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Drax: Drax of Woodhall
At the end of the entry for this family, Walker reported: "This pedigree differs very considerably from that given by Hunter in South Yorkshire, ii, 108."
Alan de Drax b about 1330
Dr18. Richard Drax b 1352, d 1370
Dr17 John Drax of Woodhall b about 1380 Sergeant at Arms to King Henry V
m Margaret Barley d before 06.04.1434, dau of Thomas Barley by Isabel, dau of John Fitzwilliam of Woodhall
Dr16 Alexander Drax of Woodhall b about 1430 d 10.08.1501
m Joan Wortley dau of Nicholas Wortley of Wortley
Dr15 John Drax of Woodhall b about 1450
m Margaret Amyas dau of Percival Amyas of Netherton b about 1430 by Elizabeth, dau of Thomas Soothill of Soothill b about 1410
Dr14 Isabell Drax b about 1475
m c04.1500 Sir Walter Calverley of Calverley
Dr15-2 Robert Drax, later of Woodhall b about 1453
m Ellinor Rockley dau of Robert Rockley
1 John Drax of Woodhall b about 1480 d before 07.02.1516
m 06.1513 Beatrice Woodrove dau of Sir Richard Woodrove of Wooley, she m2. Thomas Wentworth of Wentworth
A Nicholas Drax of Woodhall
m Katherine Wombwell dau of Roger Wombwell of Wombell by Catherine, dau of Alexander Radcliffe of Ordsall
i Robert Drax of Woodhall d before 09.03.1550
m Katherine Fleming John Fleming of Sharlston by Mary, dau of Geoffrey Leventhorpe
a Thomas Drax of Woodhall d before 25.02.1556
m Anne Nevile dau of Sir John Nevile of Chevet by Elizabeth Bosvile
1 Thomas Drax of Woodhall d before 12.11.1602
m Jane Davenport dau of Sir William Davenport of Bramhall by Margaret Booth
A Francis Drax dsp
2 Henry Drax of Budgen
m Eleanor Hyatt dau of John Hyatt of Huntingdonshire
A Anne Drax d 1565
m Thomas Bosvile of New Hall
3 Gamamiel Drax d before 13.12.1594
m 1569 Isabel Midleton dau of John Midleton of Midleton Hall, widow of John Midleton of Stockeld
A+ issue dsp - Frances, Anne
4 Elizabeth Drax
m Edward Pilkington
5 Bridget Drax
m1 George Layton of Buckinghamshire
m2 George Harrison of Hansworth
6 Mary Drax
m David Sherbrooke
7 Frances Drax d unm
8 Ursula Drax
m Richard Grinningham of Morton
b Henry Drax
c Katherine Drax
m1 Thomas Wakefield of Newark
m2 John Frobisher of Altofts bur 13.04.1543
ii Katherine Drax
m John Fleming of Sharlston d 10.04.1546
2 Isabell Drax
m _ Mountney of Cowley
3 Jane Draxprobably of this generation
m John Leeke of Normanton
Dr16-2 Sir Thomas Drax chaplain of Darfield

Sources: Walker's Yorkshire Pedigrees 1942, Drax of Woodhall near Wombwell
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