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Male William Drake Click to view William Drake in the family tree

William was born in 1604 in Wiscomb, Devon.1   William's father was William Drake and his mother was Philippa Denys.  His paternal grandparents were Robert Drake and Elizabeth Prideaux; his maternal grandfather was Robert Denys. He had two brothers and two sisters, named John, Thomas, Joan and Anye.  He was the third oldest of the five children.1 

1 phelps.FTW
Further sources/citations:
World Family Tree Vol. 1, Ed. 1 @ Tree #0259, phelps.FTW @ Tree #0259, World Family Tree Vol. 22, Ed. 1 @ Tree #3242