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| | Drax, Dracas, Dracass & Drakes |
 | | Drax village gave its name to Drax Priory, which was founded between 1130 and 1139 by William Paynel, as a House of Augustinians or Black Canons. |
 | | A female Paynel married into the 'Drax' family; this may be the origin of the medieval surname 'Drax', as her husband may have taken the surname 'Drax' as a result of her estate, and not held it before this date. |
 | | If the 'Drakes', 'Drax', 'Dracas' and 'Dracass' names originate from former residents of Drax village in Yorkshire, it seems very likely that one or more branches of these families are not related via male-line descent from one male, unless the surname was only used by the descendants of the lord of Drax manor. |
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