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Drake Family Crest

Drake Family Crest - Digital Download - Drake Coat of Arms JPG File - Heraldry, Genealogy, Ancestry, Surnames, Shields

Digital Download - Drake Coat of Arms
LARGE - High Resolution JPG File
3250 x 4369 pixels
200 DPI

This family crest image file is suitable for nearly all printing needs and is great for arts & crafts, school projects, scrapbooking, and genealogy/ancestral research.

Transparent PNG file available upon request.

Watermark is removed upon purchase.

Heraldic/Genealogical Details:

Argent a wyvern wings displayed and tail nowed gules. Crest—A dexter arm erect couped at the elbow proper holding a battle axe sable Motto—Aquila non captat muscas.

A – Drake Baronetcy of Ashe, co. Devon, title created in 1660 for Sir John Drake, a Member of Parliament for Bridport, son of Sir John Drake of Mount Drake and Ashe, grandson of John Drake, and great-grandson of Sir Barnard Drake (c. 1528-1586), a sea captain knighted in 1585, descends further back to Drake of Otterton

B – Drake of Barnstaple, co. Devon – family descended from

Henry Drake of Axminister, Mayor of Barnstaple in 1679, brother of Sir John Drake, 1st Baronet of Ashe, later came Henry Drake (1745-1806), town clerk of Barnstaple

C- Sir William Drake, 1st Baronet (1606-1669) of Shardeloes, co. Buckinghamshire, son of Francis Drake of Esher

D – Drake of Exmouth, co. Devonshire - descended from John Drake (fl. 1413) of Exmouth

E – Malpas, co. Cheshire – Rev. William Wickham Drake (d. 1833), Rector of Malpas