His surname was alternatively spelt D'Abridgecourt, Dabridgcourt, Dabrichecourt or Aubréciourt and derived from the Hainault town of Auberchicourt.

[1] He was born in Bugnicourt, the son of Sir Nicholas D'Abrichecourt, a nobleman from Hainault who had come to England in 1326 as an escort of Queen Isabella.

[2] In 1348 he was selected by Edward III as a founder Knight of the Garter and allocated stall number 25 in St George's Chapel at Windsor, the spiritual home of the new order of chivalry.

[2] He left two sons, Sir John Dabrichecourt, MP for Derbyshire and Constable of the Tower (1413-1415) [3] and Sir Nicholas Dabrichecourt,[4] Esquire of the Body to Edward III, MP for Hampshire and Constable of Nottingham Castle.

[2] The castle had been the scene of Edward III's coup in 1330 against his mother, Isabella, and Roger Mortimer, 1st Earl of March.