The Archivist: Oklahoma Farmer Claims Rights To Sir Francis Drake Estate

By Mary PhillipsFor The OklahomanWho would guess Sir Francis Drake, English nobleman, explorer and privateer, would have an Oklahoma connection? On June 6, 1920, The Daily Oklahoman published an article about a Muskogee farmer and his claim to Drake's estate. W.S. Combs of this city is ready to start suit in the courts of England to establish his right to the estate of Sir Francis Drake, nobleman, pirate and hero of the sixteenth century.Read more on NewsOK.com

 

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