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<div align="left">Second son of Francis and Zachary Drake<span style="font-size:12pt">.  Plague in St. Matehews Church in
Lee Bay, North Devon, England reads: "In memory of Charles Cutcliffe Drake,
Esquire, younger son of the late Zackery ....Drake, Esquire, and Frances, his
wife, daughter of Charles Newell Cutcliffe, Esquire. He died 18th October
1858 aged 50.  Also in memory of Mary, widow of the above named Charles
Cutcliffe - Drake, daughter and enentually sole heiress of Henry Cusack of
Lara, Co........Esquire.  She died 21 st. Feb. 1840 aged 61 years."  Charles
was a J.P. for Devon and Capt. North Devon Yeomanry Cavalry.  Will 11 July
1854.  Adnon. with will attached granted 23 Sept. 1859 to his widow.</span></div>
<div align="left"><span style="font-size:12pt">Charles Cutcliffe Drake was a Justice of the Peace for Devonshire and a
Captain in the North Devon Yeomanry Cavalry.  The name “C.C. Drake, Esq.”
was amongst those listed in 1850 with significant estates in the parish of
Heanton Punchardon [White's Devonshire Directory (1850)].  The following is
a description of a document dated 1851 regarding "a leasehold tenement
called Pludd at Ilfracombe":</span></div>
<div align="left"><span style="font-size:12pt">[Document dated 1851] being the assignment of a leasehold tenement called
Pludd at Ilfracombe in the county of Devon, between John Sherard Clay and
Alfred Drake both of Barnstaple in the county of Devon, Gentlemen of the first
part; John Marshall of Barnstaple aforesaid, Charles Cutcliffe Drake of
Springfield in the same county, Henry Ivie Gribble of Barnstaple aforesaid,
bankers and co-partners of the second part (being the trustees of the
Barnstaple Old Bank); the said Charles Cutcliffe Drake of the third part;
William Richard Drake of Parliament Street in the City of Westminster
Gentleman of the fourth part; and Francis Drake of the fifth part.  [15 sheets of
hand-made paper – folded size 16 inches x 13 inches in fine to very fine
condition – some storage wear to outside sheet]  [Description of a document
offered for sale on E-bay]</span></div>
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