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1216 - Reginald Le Drake held lands at Tiverton, and Ralf and Roger Le Drake held lands at Dartington, Devonshire, at slightly later dates.

1272 - John Drake was granted lands by Edward 1st.of England. 1273 - Seman Drake was living in Cambridgeshire.

1279 - Geoffrey Drake holds a cottage with a croft and which contains half a rood, paying to the abbot 4d.; and he works for 3 days in carrying hay and in other works at the will of the said abbot, each day with I man and in autumn I day in cutting grain with I man. Manor of Alwalton, Huntingdonshire from the Hundred Rolls of 1279.
William Drake holds a cottage with a croft which contains half a rood, paying to the abbot 6d.; and he works for 3 days in carrying hay and in other works at the will of the said abbot, each day with I man and in autumn I day in cutting grain with I man. Manor of Alwalton, Huntingdonshire from the Hundred Rolls of 1279.
There are there also 6 other cotters, viz. William Drakejr., Amycia the widow, Alice the widow, Robert son of Eda, Willam Pepper, William Coleman, each of whom holds a cottage with a croft which contains half a rood, paying and doing in all things, each for himself, just as the said William Drake. Manor of Alwalton, Huntingdonshire from the Hundred Rolls of 1279.