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DRAYTON (BASSET) BARONY

[BAS1441] Ralf Basset, Chief Justiciar m. ?
. [BASS451] Richard Basset of Drayton, Chief Justice of England m. [RIDE382] Matilda Ridel
. . [BASS461] Ralph Basset of Drayton m. ?
. . . [BASS471] Ralph Basset of Drayton m. Isabell
. . . . [BASS481] Ralph Basset of Drayton m. ?
. . . . . [BASS491] Lord Ralph Basset of Drayton m. [SOME492] Margaret de Somery
. . . . . . [BASS501] Sir Ralph Basset of Drayton m. [GREY492] Joan de Grey of Wilton
. . . . . . . [BASS512] Margaret Basset of Drayton m. [STAF501] Lord Edmund of Stafford

26.  [BASS451] Richard Basset (born c.1102, son of [BAS1441] Justiciar Ralph, see BASSET), Chief Justice of England, married (c.1121-23) [RIDE382] Matilda (see RIDEL). Richard died 1144-47.

25.  [BASS461] Ralph (born c.1131) of Drayton (Staffs), married (c.1154) Alice. He died c.1160.

24.  [BASS471] Ralph (born c.1160), of Drayton, married (c.1185) Isabell (born c.1165). He died 1211.

23.  [BASS481] Ralph (born c.1189), of Drayton, and Colston Basset (Notts), died c.1254-61.

22.  [BASS491] Ralph (born 1227), 1st Lord of Drayton, married [SOME492] Margaret (born c.1229, see SOMERY). Ralph was slain at the Battle of Evesham (4th August 1265) fighting against the King. However, his property was not confiscated because his wife's father had been fighting on the King's side. Afterwards, Margaret (who had already been married once before) married 3. (before January 1271) Ralph de Cromwell of Cromwell (Notts), and West Hallam (Derbys). Margaret afterwards became a nun, and died at Cromwell (12th June1293).

21.  [BASS501] Ralph married [GREY492] Hawise/Joan (daughter of Lord Reginald, see WILTON (GREY) BARONY). He served in the French and Scottish wars. He succeeded his father (1265) and also held lands of Ralph Basset of Weldon (1284). He became 2nd Lord of Drayton (1295), and died December 1299.