Sir Richard De Draycote 
Sir Richard was born about 1198 in Draycote, Staffordshire, England. Sir Richard's father was Richard De Draycote. His paternal grandfather was Philip De Draycote. He was an only child. He died in 1261.General Notes
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This Draycott is indeed well documented and one of the most famous of the family. He was Justice of Chester and in 1244-50 he was a Knight. He also acquired land in Calton, (Derbs.), and Tillington. He died between 1260-8. Sir Richard certainly married twice and maybe three times. His first wife was Aliva or Alina de Legh of Leigh near Uttoxter. Although there is no reference too her, W. Fowler Carter reckons that Sir Richard had a second wife, and his third wife, who survived him was Orabilis or Orabella, (modern day "Arabella"), who was sister of Sarra de Thene (Tean). She was previously married to a Robert de Bek, and obviously was not married to Richard long, for in 1272 we hear of her as wife of William Wyther, who was a Knight and described as a "distinguished man-at-arms". Sir Richard had issue Philip, Roger and Richard, (who was probably by his second wife).
The oldest tomb in the Draycott Chapel is thought to be that of Sir Richard de Draycote.
They had a son named Richard.
They had two sons named Sir Philip and Roger.
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Children
Sir Philip de Draycote
Sir Philip was born about 1220 in Whitmore, Staffordshire, England. He died in June 1294.
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