Notes for Katherine Drax

Research Notes:

The Visitation of Yorkshire states that "Thomas Wakefield of Newarke in Notynghamshyre" married Kateren, daughter of Robert Drakes by his first wife "Elenor doughter of Robert Rokeley of Rokely." [1]

A deed (1452/53) names Maud as the wife of Thomas Wakefeld of Newark [2]. We seek further evidence concerning the Thomas Wakefield named as the spouse of Katherine in the Drakes pedigree.

A sketch of the Wyckersley family reported [3]:

The Wickersleys were an ancient West Riding family, long extinct. I throw together some notices of them derived from the wills. The will of the rector of Dartfield throws considerable light upon the architectural history of that church.

July 10, 1434. Thomas Wykerslay, rector med. eccl. de Derfeld, Romanam ecclesiam et S. Jacobum proponens pro salute animaa mete visitare. To 7 priests 50 marks, to cel. for a year for me, my parents' souls, & those of Sir John Scott knt, Rob^t Schore, Mr Thos Derfeld, John Fernoll, John Clay, Sir Wm Melton knt, John Drax, Thos Barley & Isabel his wife, Dom. Tho. de Toveton presb. & my parishioners. Eccl. meae de D. pro deskys in eccl. x marcas. Pro iiij filials super campanile x marcas. Pro magna campana, facienda de minima campana ibidem xx marcas. Pro revestr' faciendo x marcas. To my poor parishioners at D., Burton in Wyshall com. Cestr', & those at my burial, 80 marks. Poor at Burton 10l. Isab. & Marg^t daughters of my bro^r Wm, 10 marks each. Joan, late wife of my bro^r Wm de W., 4 marks. Cousin Thos Smyth of Wykersley, & Thos Smith of Gilthwate 10 marks each. Magistro Dawnay de Doncastre 20 s. Thomaj de Hall, servo meo, 80 marks, to find him at Oxford or Cambridge, if he would be a priest; or 'pro bona uxore sibi adquirenda,' & to find him at Stapill Inne. Eccl. matrici de Ebor., viz. pro stipul^t faciendo, 40s. To prisoners 20l. j coverlett ad serv. in chore eccl. de D. et j coverd pece ecclesiae. [Pr. 28 Sept. 1434.]
(Reg. Test. iii. 395 a.)

May 20, 1471. Roger Wykerslay of Wykerslay. Sep. in capella B. M. infra eccl. de W. Res. to Margaret my wif & Wm my son — they ex^rs. [Pr. 8 Oct. 1471.] (Reg. Test. iv. 172 a.)

Apr. 3, 1505. Nicholans Wikerslay. Sep. in parte boriali eccl. par. de W.
Ellen, my wife, ex\ Witn. Thos W. [Pr. 15 Apr. 1506.] (Reg. Test. vi.
137.)

Apr. 18, 1532. Admin, of Margaret Wickersley par. Wath, widow & gentlewoman, to Wm Grene gen. & Eliz. his wife, her daughter. (Reg. Test. xi. 4.)

See also [4]

Footnotes:

[1] William Flower, The Visitation of Yorkshire in the years 1563 and 1564 (London: 1881), 103 in the Drakes pedigree (102-104), [InternetArchive].

[2] Janet and Robert Wolfe, Genealogy Page for Thomas Wakefeld of Newark, [JRWolfeGenealogy].

[3] Testamenta Eboracensia A Selection of Wills from the Registry at York, Vol. 5 (Edinburgh:Andrews & Co., Publications of the Surtees Society, Vol. 79, 1884), 247, [HathiTrust].

[4] Newark Deeds, [URL].