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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