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	Articles - Francis William Drake
		Francis William Drake (baptized August 22, 1724â€“ December 18, 1787) born in Buckland Monocharum, Devon the third son of Anne Heathcote and Sir Francis Henry Drake, a descendant of Sir Francis Drake.
		Drake, in command of HMS Mercury, was one of Commodore George Brydges Rodney's senior officers and was sent into Conception and Trinity Bay's and as far north as Cape Bonavista where he had authority to hear appeals from decisions of fishing admirals and to enforce the various provisions of King William's Act of 1699.
		Drake was instrumental in making reforms in the Newfoundland justice system in the way that prisoners were incarcerated and the requirement that people charged with criminal offences had to be transported to England for trial.
	www.mountainbikescenter.com /articles/Francis_William_Drake (610 words)

	Francis Drake: bio and encyclopedia article
		Francis Drake was born in Tavistock (additional info and facts about Tavistock), Devon (A county in southwestern England), the son of Edmund Drake and his wife, Protestant (An adherent of Protestantism) farmers.
		Drake's voyage to the west coast of North America (A continent (the third largest) in the western hemisphere connected to South America by the Isthmus of Panama) is important for a number of reasons.
		Drake's brother endured a long period of torture in South America (A continent in the western hemisphere connected to North America by the Isthmus of Panama) at the hands of Spaniards who sought intelligence from him about Drake's voyage.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/f/fr/francis_drake.htm (2155 words)

	Fuller Family of Sussex - pafg141 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File
		She married Vice-Admiral Francis William Drake on 03 Nov 1763 in St James, Westminster, London.
		Henry Meyrick Eliott Drake Briscoe was born in 1870.
		Theodore Francis Heathfield Briscoe was born on 15 Oct 1867.
	www3.sympatico.ca /alloydthomas/Wyon/pafg141.htm (470 words)

	WILLIAM DRAKE and CHARLOTTE VAN ZILE
		William enlisted 3 January 1813 as a private in Capt. John Hatfield's 3rd U.S. Volunteers for one year and was discharged 25 January 1814.
		Martha's brother, John Drake, had a niece named Sophia Rivenburgh living with his family in the mid 1800's, and it is thought that perhaps Martha was her mother.
		In the state census for Webster in 1875 she was referred to as a niece of John H. Drake.
	users.crocker.com /~jcamp/wd.html (912 words)

	Sir Francis Drake
		Drake was forced to cut the anchor and fight his way out of the harbor.
		In secret original plans, Drake was intended to be the sole captain; however, upon leaving, the command was to be split three ways among Drake, John Winter, and Thomas Doughty.
		Drake finally anchored his ship near St. Nicholas's Island in Plymouth Sound, and waited for his wife and the Mayor of Plymouth to bring word of the Queen.
	www.springfield.k12.il.us /schools/springfield/eliz/SirFrancisDrake.html (826 words)

	Sir Francis Drake ~ Kids' & Teachers' Pages ~ Report on Sir Francis by Rebecca O., Grade 4
		Sir Francis Drake was famous for sailing around the world, for robbing and burning Spanish ships and towns, and for defeating the Spanish Armada.
		Francis Drake did not go to school and had no formal education.
		Francis Drake was born about 1541 in Devon, England.
	www.mcn.org /2/oseeler/KBrebecca.html (1527 words)

	The Arms of Sir Francis Drake
		It would appear that Sir Francis, presuming on Bernard Drake being under some obligation to him, expected he would have attested the foregoing statement of their relationship, but he refused, and Sir Francis, having failed to satisfy the heralds, the paragraph was for very sufficient reasons omitted from the grant made by Rob.
		In the church of St. Andrew, Plymouth, is a mural monument for Francis Drake, Esq., Capt., R.N.,who died 26th Dec. 1729, aged 61, and his sister.
		The foregoing are all the Drake arms now in the church, though previous to its restoration the arms of Drake, as granted by Cook, were in one of the windows, also a lozenge charged with.
	www.uk-genealogy.org.uk /WesternAntiquary/Drakearms.html (1459 words)

	Pirates!: Fact, Well Known Pirates: Sir Francis Drake
		Sir Francis Drake was born around 1540 as the son of a puritan farmer and preacher.
		Drake was; however, liked by Queen Elizabeth, and she placed him in command of a fleet of ships with which he inflicted a great deal of damage on the oversea Spanish Empire.
		Drake plundered a Spanish war-ship, and the port of Callo.
	www.piratesinfo.com /fact/pirates/SirFrancisDrake.htm (777 words)

	swails - aqw03.htm
		William Francis DRAKE was born Jul 1868 and died 29 Aug 1932.
		William was born 12 Jan 1833 in Cumberland, England.
		William G. was born 17 Sep 1877 and died 1955.
	webhome.idirect.com /~sainsbury/family_history/swails/aqwg03.htm (1195 words)

	Biography for: William Drake
		Sir William Drake was the Secretary of the Painter-Etcher's Society.
		Drake was Treasurer of the County Courts in 1862.
		In 1881 JW was in correspondence with Drake, who was the Secretary of the newly formed Painter Etcher's Society.
	www.whistler.arts.gla.ac.uk /biog/Drake_W.htm (308 words)

	Sir Francis Drake and Music
		I became interested in Sir Francis Drake because it was mentioned to me that he carried a viol consort on board his ship during his voyage around the world.
		Drake seems not to have noticed San Francisco Bay, probably because it was hidden by the fog so common in the summer months.
		While Drake led a very interesting life, I include some material about his career in Ireland to show that he might not be regarded as a great hero when considered in modern terms.
	www.standingstones.com /fdrake.html (2035 words)

	Genealogy.com: William Francis Drake of Columbus, OH
		William Francis Drake of Columbus, OH Updated November 18, 2004
		Genealogy.com: William Francis Drake of Columbus, OH Message Boards
		This is a tree of the ancestors of Wiliam Francis Drake
	www.genealogy.com /genealogy/users/d/r/a/William-Drake-OH/index.html (151 words)

	Francis William Drake, 1750-1752: Government House
		1596), Francis William is often confused with his younger brother, also a naval officer whose death occurred around the same time.
		Drake appointed commissioners for regular trials, and was allowed to pardon all offenders except intentional murderers.
		In 1750, Drake served as the de facto Governor of Newfoundland under Commodore Rodney, senior naval officer in 1750 and 1751, and was promoted to the full position in 1752.
	www.heritage.nf.ca /govhouse/governors/g16.html (194 words)

	File 8 - 1700-1750 - Merchants and Bankers Listings
		There were also John, Francis and later William Lux all engaged in aspects of the convict service.
		William Hedges, governor of Bengal, married to Susanna Vanacker.
		William Lux in 1750 took over his father's retail business, and in 1758 went into West Indian trade with his brother, Darby, to Barbados, fetching rum.
	www.danbyrnes.com.au /merchants/merchants8.htm (16354 words)

	William Francis Gray Swann Papers, American Philosophical Society
		The William Francis Gray Swann Papers document a long career in the physical sciences, with an emphasis upon Swann's professional interests in cosmic ray research, his administrative work at the Bartol Institute, and his avocational love of music.
		Cite as: William Francis Gray Swann Papers, American Philosophical Society.
		Swann, William F. Swann, William Francis Gray, 1884-1962
	www.amphilsoc.org /library/mole/s/swann.htm (2207 words)

	UIowa Libraries - Papers of William Francis Riley
		William Francis Riley died in 1956 at the age of seventy-two.
		On March 20, 1884, William Francis Riley was born to Thomas and Anna Sullivan Riley in Ainsworth, Iowa.
		Acquisition Note: The papers of U.S. District Judge William Francis Riley were obtained for the library as a result of the efforts, interests, and correspondence initiated by George M. Sheets in April 1958.
	www.lib.uiowa.edu /spec-coll/MSC/ToMsc200/MsC192/MsC192_rileywilliam.html (4439 words)

	Descendants of Samuel Drake - Joanna Coombe Family
		Samuel Drake came from Plymouth Devonshire England in 1826 at the age of 21 with his brothers Robert "John", Charles and Enoch "Passage paid by self" It is reported that Enoch died at sea on that voyage.
		Drake (nee Mary Howard) was united in marriage to Mr.
		Mr Drake was born in 1871 at Waterside, near Pownal, Prince Edward Island.
	www.xroyvision.com.au /drake/researchs/530.html (4862 words)

	Panama, country, Central America. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
		Soon the isthmus became the route by which the treasures of the Inca empire were transferred to Spain, attracting the unwelcome attention of English buccaneers—such as Sir Francis Drake, William Parker, Sir Henry Morgan, and Edward Vernon—who swooped down on the gold-bearing galleons and the treasures of Portobelo.
		Panama was subordinated to the viceroyalty of Peru and remained in this status until 1717, when it was transferred to New Granada.
	www.bartleby.com /65/pa/Panama.html (1442 words)

	RootsWeb: DORSET-L Re: [DOR] Marriage of Francis DRAKE to Ann LOVETT, Upwey c1794?
		Other likely brothers for William and Francis are John who married Mary
		Francis and Ann, must have married a bit earlier than I thought.
		William and Amy are my gtgtgt grandparents, William Bailey and
	newsarch.rootsweb.com /th/read/DORSET/2002-08/1030311511 (451 words)

	Encyclopedia: Francis Drake
		Sir Francis Drake File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version.
		He was also second in command of the English fleet against the Spanish Armada in 1588.
		Events January 6 - King Henry VIII of England marries Anne of Cleves, his fourth Queen consort.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Francis-Drake (522 words)

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	www3.teleplex.net /gclark/homepage/html/d0003/g0000078.html (394 words)

	Re: DRAKE, WILLIAM; 1700s, Halifax, Yks,
		I have a Francis William Drake born in
		In Reply to: DRAKE, WILLIAM; 1700s, Halifax, Yks, by Alison Hargreaves-Lyons
		this is the Drake Line you are looking for.
	genforum.genealogy.com /drake/messages/989.html (42 words)

	"Order of His Majesty in Council, Approving of Revised Drafts of a Commission and Instructions for Francis Wm. Drake, as Governor and Commander-in-Chief in and over the Island of Newfoundland." Volume IV 1843: The Labrador Boundary Dispute Documents
		Drake, as Governor and Commander-in-Chief in and over the Island of Newfoundland." Volume IV 1843: The Labrador Boundary Dispute Documents
		"Order of His Majesty in Council, Approving of Revised Drafts of a Commission and Instructions for Francis Wm.
		And that His Grace do likewise cause the said Draught of Instructions to be prepared for His Majesty's Royal Signature.
	www.heritage.nf.ca /law/lab4/labvol4_1843.html (112 words)

	Edmund William DRAKE - Drake family enquiries databases.
		Her father's name was Edmund William DRAKE and her mother's name was Eliza - I do not have her maiden name.
		Edmund William DRAKE - Drake family enquiries databases.
		My great grandfather Samuel Benjamin SUTTON married Mary Ann DRAKE in 1879 in Pancras, Middx, Eng.
	www.xroyvision.com.au /drake/researchs/421.html (102 words)

	Re: Desc. of Sir Francis - my grandfather is William E. Drake....
		of Sir Francis - my grandfather is William E. Drake....
		I have a william in the line I am researching whose parents were James & Mary Drake
	genforum.genealogy.com /drake/messages/3868.html (47 words)

	Sir William Francis Patrick Napier -- Encyclopædia Britannica
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		The first Englishman to sail around the world was Sir Francis Drake.
		"Napier, Sir William Francis Patrick" Encyclopædia Britannica from Encyclopædia Britannica Premium Service.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9054816 (781 words)

	The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Doyne to Drane
		Drake, Tom II — of Cullman, Cullman County, Ala.
		Drake, John Reuben (1782-1857) — of New York.
		Drake, Harold — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Prohibition candidate for
	politicalgraveyard.com /bio/dracos-drane.html (726 words)

	A Voyage Round The World by Sir Francis Drake and William Dampier - According to the Text of the Originall Narrative - Nimmo's Library of History by Drake, Sir Francis; & Dampier, William, - Purves, D. Laing (editor) at Biblio
		Drake, Sir Francis; and Dampier, William, - Purves, D. Laing (editor): A Voyage Round The World by Sir Francis Drake and William Dampier - According to the Text of the Originall Narrative - Nimmo's Library of History
		A Voyage Round The World by Sir Francis Drake and William Dampier - According to the Text of the Originall Narrative - Nimmo's Library of History by Drake, Sir Francis; and Dampier, William, - Purves, D. Laing (editor) at Biblio
		Edinburgh,: William P. Nimmo and Co., 1st Ed, 1882.
	www.biblio.com /books/28644074.html (250 words)

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