'Croft2'
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Families covered: Croft of Croft Castle, Croft of Waterhouse
| Sir James Croft of Croft Castle, Lord Deputy of Ireland (a 1552, d 1590) | |||||||||||||||
| m1. Alice Warnecombe (dau of Richard Warnecombe of Irington) | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | Edward Croft of Croft Castle (d 29.07.1601) | ||||||||||||||
| m(1). Anne Browne (bur 01.04.1575, dau of Thomas Browne of Attleborough) | |||||||||||||||
| A. | Sir Herbert Croft of Croft Castle (b 1566, d 10/6.04.1622) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Mary Bourne (dau of Sir Anthony Bourne of Holt Castle) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Sir William Croft of Croft Castle (b 1593, d unm 09.06.1645) | ||||||||||||||
| ii. | Sir James Croft of Croft Castle (d unm bur 09.08.1659, Colonel) | ||||||||||||||
| iii. | Herbert Croft, Bishop of Hereford (b 18.10.1603, d 12/8.05.1691) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Ann Brown (dau of Jonathan Brown, Dean of Hereford) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Sir Herbert Croft, 1st Bart of Croft Castle (d 03.11.1720) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Elizabeth Archer (d 09.01.1709, dau of Thomas Archer of Umberslade) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Sir Archer Croft, 2nd Bart of Croft Castle, Governor of New York (bpt 03.03.1683-4, d 10.12.1753) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (10.01.1723) Frances Waring (dau of Brig. Gen. Richard Waring of Dunston Park) | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | Sir Archer Croft, 3rd Bart of Croft Castle (b 1731, d 30.11.1792) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (24.04.1759) Elizabeth Charlotta Cowper (dau of Ashley Cowper) | |||||||||||||||
| (i) | George Thomas Herbert Croft (d infant) | ||||||||||||||
| (ii) | Charlotte or Elizabeth Croft | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1778) James Woodcock of Berkhamsted, later Croft | |||||||||||||||
| (iii) | Frances Croft | ||||||||||||||
| m. (24.04.1784) Harry Mount of Wasing | |||||||||||||||
| (iv) | Harriet Croft | ||||||||||||||
| m. Richard Ryland of Savage Gardry | |||||||||||||||
| (B) | Sir John Croft, 4th Bart of Croft Castle (dspl 04.12.1797) | ||||||||||||||
| (C)+ | other issue - Herbert (d unm 1757), Frances (d 01.01.1816) | ||||||||||||||
| (2) | Francis Croft of Waterhouse (b 25.01.1687, d 1758) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Grace Bramston (d 26.08.1725, dau of Thomas Bramston of Water House) | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | Herbert Croft of Waterhouse (b 1722/10.06.1718, d 07/15.07.1785) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (10.05.1749) Elizabeth Young (d 27.04.1763, dau of Richard Young of Midhurst) | |||||||||||||||
| (i) | Sir Archer or Herbert Croft, 5th Bart (b 1748/01.11.1751, d 25.04.1816, rector of Prittewell) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Sophia Cleave (d 08.02.1792, dau of Richard Cleave) | |||||||||||||||
| (a)+ | issue (d unm) - 5 sons (d infant), Sophia (d 19.06.1857), Mary Anne (d 17.04.1859), Elizabeth (d 09.08.1754) | ||||||||||||||
| m2. (25.02.1795) Elizabeth Lewis (dau of David Lewis of Malvern Hall) | |||||||||||||||
| (ii) | Sir Richard Croft, 6th Bart (b 09.01.1762, d 13.02.1818) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (05.11.1789) Margaret Denman (b c1770, d 04.09.1847, sister of 1st Lord Denman) | |||||||||||||||
| (a) | Sir Thomas Elmsley Croft, 7th Bart (b 02.09.1798, d 29.10.1835) had issue (1 dau) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (09.09.1824) Sophia Jane Lateward (d 10.12.1890, dau of Richard Lateward Lateward of Grove House) | |||||||||||||||
| (b) | Sir Archer Denman Croft, 8th Bart (b 07.12.1801, d 10.01.1865) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. (31.08.1837) Julia Barbara Garstin (d 17.11.1864, dau of Maj. Gen. John Garstin) | |||||||||||||||
| (c) | Richard Croft (b 22.08.1808, d 17.02.1869, vicar of Hillingdon) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (15.10.1839) Charlotte Leonora Russell (d 09.11.1854, dau of Lt. Col. Russell) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. (1856) Louisa Holland (dsp 09.12.1898, dau of Samuel Holland of Dumbleton) | |||||||||||||||
| (d) | Frances Elizabeth Croft (dsps 02.08.1877) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (19.09.1822) Louis Adolphe Marie de Chanteau | |||||||||||||||
| (iii) | Mary Croft (d 27.03.1821) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Thoms Ryder of Hendon (b c1740, d 02.03.1839) | |||||||||||||||
| (iv)+ | other issue - Ellen, James, Elizabeth, John Thomas, Herbert, Craggs, Grace | ||||||||||||||
| m2. Mary Chawner (dau of Thomas Chawner of Sudbury Wood) | |||||||||||||||
| (xi) | Elizabeth Croft (b 1769, d unm 02.10.1856) | ||||||||||||||
| (3) | Elizabeth Croft (bpt 17.09.1678) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (18.05.1712) Acton Moseley of Enfield (d 1745) | |||||||||||||||
| (4) | Margaret Croft | ||||||||||||||
| m. (15.07.1703) Richard Oakley of Oakley (d 1738) | |||||||||||||||
| (5) | Frances Croft | ||||||||||||||
| m. (30.08.1720) Robert Dyer of Llangothan | |||||||||||||||
| (6)+ | other issue - Herbert (bpt 13.04.1682, dsp 01.02.1700), James (bpt 14.08.1684, dsp), Thomas (bpt 30.09.1685, bur 19.01.1687), William (b 17.08.1693, d infant) | ||||||||||||||
| iv. | Robert Croft of Yarpole (bur 03.05.1683, Colonel) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Elizabeth | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Herbert Croft (bpt 08.04.1645) | ||||||||||||||
| (1)+ | issue - including Frances (b c1662, bur 14.01.1711) | ||||||||||||||
| v. | Mary Croft (d 1683) married to Thomas Rowden, probably the Mary (b 1598) who (also) married ... | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Richard Tomkyns (dvpsp) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Thomas Rowden of Rowden | |||||||||||||||
| vi. | Margery Croft (bur 14.12.1637) | ||||||||||||||
| vii. | Elizabeth Croft probably of this generation | ||||||||||||||
| m. Sir Thomas Cave of Stanford | |||||||||||||||
| viii. | Lucy Croft probably of this generation | ||||||||||||||
| m. (Sir) Dudley Carleton of Imber Court | |||||||||||||||
| B. | Margaret Croft | ||||||||||||||
| m. Robert Arton of Ribsford | |||||||||||||||
| C. | Alice Croft probably the Alice who married ... | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1593) James Price of Mynachdy (b 1566, a 11.1626) | |||||||||||||||
| D.+ | other issue (dsp) - James (bur 21.11.1562), Richard (bpt 08.08.1566), William (bpt 05.06.1571), Joyce (b 20.04.1570), Mary | ||||||||||||||
| m2. Mareen mentioned by the MGH source identified just below | |||||||||||||||
| 2. | John Croft ancestor of Crofts of Burton and Eardislade | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1580) Anne Wigmore (d 1593, dau of H. Wigmore of Aynestray) | |||||||||||||||
| 3. | Sir James Croft (d 1624) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Margery or Margaret Wentworth (dau of Thomas Wentworth, 1st Lord) | |||||||||||||||
| 4. | Thomas Croft (d by 1595) | ||||||||||||||
| Thomas is not mentioned by the other sources but MGH (NS4 vol 2, 1980, p42), which provides the following, identifies him as a younger son of Sir James & brother of Edward. | |||||||||||||||
| m. Etheldred (d by 1597) | |||||||||||||||
| A. | Edward Croft (2nd son?) | ||||||||||||||
| i. | Ann Croft (bur 25.12.1675) | ||||||||||||||
| m1/2. (1631, sp) Sir William Smith (d 03.1631) | |||||||||||||||
| m2/1. Sir William Salter 'of Richings Park' (a c1630) | |||||||||||||||
| ii. | daughter | ||||||||||||||
| m. Brian Duppa, Bishop of Chichester | |||||||||||||||
| iii. | (Elizabeth?) Croft | ||||||||||||||
| m. Francis Sheldon | |||||||||||||||
| B. | Alexander Croft (d by 1628) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Margaret | |||||||||||||||
| i.+ | issue- Sir Thomas (d by 1671), Ann, Jane | ||||||||||||||
| C. | Mary Croft | ||||||||||||||
| m. Thomas Bowen | |||||||||||||||
| D.+ | other issue - Richard, Elizabeth | ||||||||||||||
| 5. | Eleanor Croft (bur 09.12.1569) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Sir Thomas Scudamore of Holme Lacy | |||||||||||||||
| 6. | Margaret Croft (d 1609) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Willim Rudhall of Rudhall (d 21.08.1609) | |||||||||||||||
| 7.+ | other issue (dsp) - Jane (d 12.06.1586), Frances | ||||||||||||||
| m2. Catherine Blount (a 1582, dsp, dau of Edward Blount) | |||||||||||||||
Main source(s): 'The House of Croft of Croft Castle' (O.G.S. Croft, published by E.J. Thornton, 1945), BP1934 ('Croft of Croft Castle') with input as reported above
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