He was the eldest son of John Drake, gentleman, of Ashe in the parish of Musbury, Devon, and his wife, Amy, daughter of Sir Roger Grenville.
Drake was the third son of John Drake (d.1558), of Ashe in Musbury, Devonshire, and Amy Grenville, daughter of Sir Roger Grenville of Stowe, Cornwall.
Subsequently he was Vicar respectively at St Thomas the Apostle, Musbury, Helmshore (1994-1999), and at St Lawrence with St Paul, Longridge, north east of the city of Preston (1999-2006).
Sir William Drake, 4th Baronet (1658-1716), of Mount Drake, and Ashe House, Musbury, Devon, was an English politician.
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There are further alignments on the A358 at Ball's Farm and Musbury south of Axminster, which imply a Roman road did continue along the River Axe toward Axmouth and Seaton.
Tottington was originally part of the larger Royal Manor of Tottington which stretched from Musbury and Cowpe with Lench in the north to Affetside in the west and Walshaw in the south.