The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-06-19
January i, 1873, and had issue. nix chill

January ts, 1875, and Ii sd Issue. xix chiiaF
drei,.
we give the will or Sir Francis Drake
and others to the Hopkins and Corey
line.
Admiral Sir Francis Drake was born
ittl5. Married Elizabeth sydenhhni. Made
viii In 1895, I'd ts brother Thomas Drake.
81 Bucklat,d, County of Devon. for ninety
yenrs and Ito Francis and Elizabeth,
fba children, OF Thomas Drake, ns long
ID they live, and their heirs forever:
r trra,cis sut, Of Thomas Drake, inher-
lied sajd estate through the above will.
i,rhla fsrnncis was first baroneti he mar
ried, first, Jane. daughter ofIAnlas
8Banpflydc, knight OF baltimore. In tho
same shire, but had no Issue. The knight
OF baltimore married. second time 20
Jane. daughter OF BIZ William Strootl
knight OF New Hum County Of Devon.
by her was. first. Francis. his successor;
second. Thot,,ns; third, John; fourth, VIII
liam. nth. Joseph. Francis, second baro-
rot son Of Francis Drake. first baronct,
inherited estates from his father. Ho
married in 1910 Dorothy. daughter Of John
Pyne. and died january 6, 1869. without
issue. He willed the estate to his brother.
Thon,as. the first son OF Francis, who In
herited ma third baronet. These estates
were decided IN trust to Sir William
Etrood John Drake and William Davy,
Esquires. executors, April 10 1861 with
the Jewel and cups given by Queen Eliza
beth to Admiral slr Thomas Drake. 70
be left TO sue cessors OF his blood. al Tor
the use OF said Francis Drake, tnird
baronet, during his natural life IN trust.
To preserve the contingent estate herein
limited ninety years. After the death
OF said sir Thomas Drake and heirs
male, OF the body OF such issue. The
remainder Of tho second. third, fourth,
flfth and every other issue male, Of the
said Francis Drake and the respective
heirs male, OF every their bodies In order.
and remainder successfully, according to
the seniority Of birth of such son and
sons The remainder for want OF such
lssuc, to John Drake, my brother, and
the heirs male OF his body, etc.
francis Drake, third baronet, married.
first, Dorothy daughter Of Sir john
1,anpfloyde. baronet of Paltimore Sec
ond, Anne, daughter and co-hcir Of
THOMAS Boon. Their children we're Dorc-
thy. Gertrude and Francis third; he mar
RED Elizabeth, daughter Of Sir Henry
rollexfcrn, knight of Hertwell Court,
and had Issue, first Francis Henry. his
heir; second, George; third, Henry.
Sir Francis Henry, fourth baronet. In
herited estates from his father Thy willy,
who married Ann, daughter Of Samuel
IIeathkote. ana had Issue, first, Francis
Henry (i1is successor); second.t Francis
l1Villlam; third. Francis Samuel. and
Anne Pollexfern.Ss Sir Francis Drake
fifth baronet. Inherited the estate from
his father (by wild |; dying without Issue
1894, willed the estate to his sisters son.
Francis Augustus Elliott. second Lord
~. 4 otz ~ n tcI Yoo
unmarried, and willed the estate to fiB
nephew. Thomas stranton Fuller, who
assumed as his sign manual the addi-y
tional surname Elliott and Drake; dying
June 8. 1870. was succeeded In the estate
by Francis George Augustus Fuller. who
was authorized by royal License October 3,
1870 to taxa the additional surname and
arms OF Elliott and Drake. who Is now
Sir Francis George Augustus Fuller Elliott
Drake. of Nutwell Court, County Devon.
born December "a, 1889. and is now in
possession Of said estates. Sir Francis
Henry Drake. fifth baronet. willing these
estates to his sisters son. placed them
out OF the male line, In violation OF the ex-
press provision OF the will OF the second
! baronet. Sir Francis Drake, who only
willed them to his nephew in trust. to be
kept in the male line OF his sons issue:
and when the line became extinct. the
whole bequeathed ana devised by DrakA
ir trust. reverted at once to the male
issue OF his brother, John Drake. who
was one of the executors. and through
whose male line We claim we have q
right by descent. When John Drake's
male issue failed, then TO pass on or re-
vert to William Drake and the heirs,
male of his body. The reverslon or re-
mainder to my right heirs In fac. by
express terms Of Wills. these estates. con-
sisting of ali and every Of my manors
at Yarcal. Shuford and Knightshayer. in
the county of Devon: and all my lands.
tenements and heredtaments In the coun-
ty of Devon and Cornwall. and the rever-
sion and reversions thereof. with all
the other land leased. and with the an
nual rents on each of the yearly sum
oc twelve hundred pounds Q,200f). and
with the stocks and government securities
and money In banks. with those purz
chased, as per order OF the will Of thu
fifth baronet. namely: at one time forty
eight thousand (asoooE) pounds to be
invested and held In trust with the other
Estates herein named and described: ani
said trustees are to be continued: henca
each one was authorized to appoint his
successor. and he was to be Invested
with NIL the powers and rights of the
original trustees. And In the Will, dated