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Families covered: Craven of Appletreewick, Craven of Craven, Craven of Coombe Abbey, Craven of Hamsted Marshall

                               
William Craven of Appletreewick
m. (1539) Beatrix Hunter (d 1597, dau of John Hunter)
1. Henry Craven of Appletreewick (b 1543, d 1603)
  m. Margaret Brockden (d 1614)
  A. Robert Craven of Appletreewick (b 1574, d 1661, 2nd son)
  m. Mary Shearwood (d 1670)
  i. Sir William Craven of Lenchwick (d 12.10.1655, 2nd son)
  m. (30.03.1646) Elizabeth Fairfax (dau of Ferdinand Fairfax, Lord of Cameron)
  a. William Craven (b c1649, dsp 03.08.1665)
b. Elizabeth Craven (d 24.12.1687)
  m. (16.12.1672) Theophilus Leigh of Adlestrop (d 10.02.1724-5)
  ii. Thomas Craven of Appletreewick (b 1611, d 15.04.1682)
  m. (1634) Anne Proctor (dau of Francis Proctor of Beckwith)
  a. Sir William Craven of Benham Valence and Coombe Abbey (b 26.08.1638, d 28.10.1695)
  m. Margaret Clapham (dau of Sir Christopher Clapham of Beamsley)
(1) William Craven of Coombe Abbey, 2nd Lord of Hamsted Marshall (b 24.10.1668, d 09.10.1711)
  William inherited the barony of Craven of Hamsted Marshall from his kinsman below.
  m. (12.10.1697) Elizabeth Skipwith (b c1679, d 16.05.1704, dau of Humberston Skipwith, younger of Newbold)
  (A) William Craven, 3rd Lord (b 1700, dsps 10.08.1739)
  m. (01/6.06.1721) Anny Tylney (b c1704, d 05.02.1729-30, dau of Frederick Tylney of Tylney)
  (i) Ann Craven (d young)
  (B) Fulwar Craven, 4th Lord (d unm 10.11.1764)
(2) John Craven of Whitley (b 23.11.1673, d 06.12.1726)
  m. Maria Rebecca Green (dau of Henry Green of Wykin)
  (A) William Craven, 5th Lord (b 19.09.1705, dsp 17.03.1769)
  m. (27.04.1749) Jane (bur 01.11.1791, dau of Rowland Green, later Berkeley of Cotheridge)
  (B) John Craven (b 07.02.1708, d 21.08.1752, vicar of Stanton Lacy)
  m. Mary Hickes (dau of Rev. Baptist Hickes of Stretton)
  (i) William Craven, 6th Lord (b 11.09.1738, d 26.09.1791)
m. (30.05.1767) Elizabeth Berkeley (b 17.12.1750, d 13.01.1828, dau of Augustus Berkeley, 4th Earl of Berkeley)
  (a) William Craven, 1st Earl of Craven (b 01.09.1770, d 30.07.1825, General) had issue
  m. (12.12.1807) Louisa Brunton (b 02.1785, d 27.08.1860, dau of John Brunton of Norwich)
(b) Henry Augustus Berkeley Craven (b 21.12.1776, d 1836, Major General)
  m. (1829) Marie Clarisse Trebhault (d 04.04.1865)
  (c) Elizabeth Craven (d 03.01.1799)
  m. (17.04.1792) John Edward Madocks of Glanywern
  (d) Maria Margaret Craven (b 26.04.1769, d 09.03.1851)
  m. (01.01.1792) William Philip Molyneux, 2nd Earl of Sefton (d 20.11.1838)
  (e) Arabella Craven (d 09.06.1819)
  m. (06.04.1793) Frederick St. John (b 20.12.1765, d 19.11.1844, General)
(f)+ other issue - Keppel Richard (b 01.06.1779, d 24.06.1851), Georgiana (d 1839)
  (C) Maria Craven (bur 09.12.1746)
  m. (c1736) Thomas Leigh, 4th Lord of Stoneleigh (bpt 29.04.1713, d 30.11.1749)
  (D)+ other issue (d unm) - Henry, Thomas (Rear Admiral), Dorothy
  (3) Charles Craven, Governor of Carolina (b 1682, d 27.12.1754)
  m. Elizabeth Staples
  (A) John Craven of Chilton House (d 19.06.1804, Rev.)
  m1. Elizabeth Raymond (dau of Sir Jemmett Raymond)
  m2. (06.07.1779) Catherine Hughes (d 31.03.1839, James Hughes of Letcombe)
  (i) Fulwar Craven of Brockhampton Park (b 25.06.1782, d 14.04.1860) had issue
  m. (26.11.1809) Laura Vansittart (d 08.02.1844, dau of George Vansittart of Bisham Abbey)
  (ii) Charles John Craven (b 14.03.1784, d 24.10.1864) had issue
  m. (23.10.1817) Penelope Wheler (d 21.09.1857, dau of Edward Wheler)
  (iii) Charlotte Elizabeth Craven (d 07.10.1877)
  m. (09.09.1819) Sir John Walter Pollen, 2nd Bart (dsp 02.05.1882)
  (4)+ 5 sons and 5 daughters
b.+ 3 daughters
  iii. Margaret Craven (b 1603)
  m. (1624) Thomas Craven of Apuldrewick (Appletreewick, Yorkshire)
a. Sir Anthony Craven, Bart of Spersholt (Sparsholt, Berkshire) (bpt 05.03.1625/6, dspms before 05.1713)
  The following comes from TCB (vol 3,' Craven of Spersholt', p204).
  m. (07.06.1662) Theodosia Wiseman (b c1643, d 02.10.1717, dau of Sir Thomas Wiseman, 1st Bart of Canfield, by Elizabeth Capell)
  (1) Elizabeth Craven
  m. (1692) Samuel Palmer of Londonm.
  (2) Mary Craven (b 30.09.1666)
  m. (before 04.1712) Edward Broughton
  (3) Anne Craven who apparently married ....
  m. Francis Hutchinson of Fornham
  (A) Anne Hutchinson
  m. Henry Ord
(4)+ other issue (a 1673) - William (b 27.06.1665, a 1686?, dvp), John (b c1669, dvp), Flower
  b.+ other issue
  iv.+ other issue including Henry (b 1607, d unm 1634), Sir Anthony (dsp c1670)
  B.+ other issue - William (b 1572, dsp), Thomas (b 1578)
2. Anthony Craven of Darley
  A.+ issue - William, Ellen, 3 daughters
3. Sir William Craven, Lord Mayor of London (d 18.07.1618)
  m. Elizabeth Whitmore (dau of William Whitmore)
  A. William Craven, 1st Lord Craven of Hamsted Marshall, Earl of Craven (b 06.1608, d 09.04.1697)
  B. John Craven, Lord Craven of Ryton (bpt 10.06.1610, dsp before 26.02.1647-8)
  m. (04.12.1634) Elizabeth Spencer (d 11.08.1672, dau of William Spencer, 2nd Lord)
  C. Thomas Craven (b 1617, d unm before 13.02.1636-7)
  D. Mary Craven (d 18.10.1634)
  m. (02.04.1627) Thomas Coventry, 2nd Lord of Aylesborough (b 1628, d 15.12.1680)
  E. Elizabeth Craven
  m. (19.11.1622) Percy Herbert, Lord Powis (d 1667)

Main source(s): BP1934 (Craven)
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