'Crayford1'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Crayford of Canterbury, Crayford of Great Mongeham (Craford of Mongham)

                               
Visitation spells the family name as "Craford" throughout. We move quickly to "Crayford" as that appears to have been the most used method.
John Craford of Mongham, Kent
m. _ Wood (dau/heir of Edward Wood of London)
1. John Craford or Crayford 'of Mongham'
  m. Margaret Crispe (dau of John Crispe of Thanet)
  A. Edward Crayford of Mongham
  m. Maria Atsea (dau/coheir of Henry Atsea of Herne)
i. Sir William Crayford of Mongham Magna (Great Mongeham)
  m. Anna Norton (dau of John Norton of London)
  a. Edward Crayford 'of Great Mongeham' - continued below
  m. Anna Hayward (dau of Sir Rowland Hayward, Mayor of London)
  b. William Crayford (3rd son)
  m. Margaret Campio (dau of Abraham Campio of London)
  c. Anna Crayford
  m. John Warren of Riple
  d. Elizabeth Crayford
  m. William Boteler of Estray (Estry) in Higham
  e. Affra (Aphra) Crayford (d 1662)
  m. Thomas Mansell (b 1577, d c1646)
  f. Alice Crayford
  m. John Meriwether of Seberts Woulde
  g.+ other issue including Thomas in Dover, son, Robert
  ii. Milicent Crayford
  m. Vincent de Wotton
  iii. Margaret Crayford
  m. _ Pix
  B. Thomas Crayford (dsp)

 

 

Edward Crayford 'of Great Mongeham' - continued above
m. Anna Hayward (dau of Sir Rowland Hayward, Mayor of London)
1. William Crayford of Great Mongeham (b 1609, d temp Charles II (who r. 1649-1685))
  m. (1635) Cordelia Nevison (d 1673, dau of Sir Roger Nevison (Nevison), m2. Nordash Rand)
  A.+ issue (d young?)
2. George Crayford 'of Great Mongeham' (b c1611, d 1661)
  m. (1641) Margaret Boys (dau of Edward Boys of Betshanger)
  A. Edward Crayford (d 1713)
  m. (1662) Susan Peters (d 1716, dau of Peter Peters of Blackfriars, Canterbury)
  i. William Crayford (d 1718)
  m1. (1693) (Anne?) Rogers (d 1698, dau of (Thomas?) Rogers of Canterbury)
  a. William Crayford (b c1695, d 1738, recorder of Canterbury)
  m. Susanna Cumberland (b c1697, d 1775, dau of Rev. Robert Cumberland of Canterbury)
  (1) Edward Crayford of Canterbury (b 1733, a 1790, alderman)
  m1/2. Bennet Toker (dsp 1767)
  m2/1. Elizabeth Banister of Sittingborn (dsp)
  (2)+ other issue - Robert (d 1727), William (d unm), Susanna (b 1725, d 1726), Elizabeth (b 1730, d 1735)
  b. (Susan?) Crayford (dsp)
  c. Elizabeth Crayford (dsp 1764)
  m. _ Budds of Feversham
  d. Susan Crayford
  m. (1714) Henry Wright of Ospringe
  m2. (1701) Ann Cobb (widow of _ Chalker)
  e. Edward Crayford (b 1707, d 1750)
  m. ?? (dau/widow of _ Ansell)
  (1)+ issue (dsp) - 1 son + 1 daughter
  f. Ann Crayford (b 1702, d 1760)
  m. (1733) Peter Hay of Canterbury
  (1) Edward Crayford Hay (b 1734, d 1736)
  (2) John Hay (b 1736)
  m. (1774) Catherine Harvey (dau of John Harvey)
  (3) Ann Hay (b 1735)
m. (1767) George Legrand of Canterbury (surgeon)
  ii. Petter Crayford (b 1676, d 1732)
  m. Anthonetta Didier (dsp 1727)
  iii. Margaret Crayford (b 1668, d 1701))
  m. (1693) William Maundy
  iv. Susan Crayford (b 1682, d 1728)
  m. (1718) James Taylor of London
  a. Susan Crayford Taylor
  m. (1746) Richard Sandys of Canterbury
  v.+ other issue - George (b 1672, d young), Edward (b 1674, d 1693)
  B. Robert Crayford of Canterbury (d c1684)
  m. (1673) Elizabeth Verrier of Sandwich (d 1698, dau of John Verrier)
  i. Susanna Crayford (d c1738)
  m. _ Warner
  ii.+ other issue (dsp) - John (b 1675), James
  C. George Crayford of Canterbury
  m. Margaret (m2. Dr. John Bale)
  D. Margaret Crayford
  m. (1670) John Bayley
  E.+ other issue - Ann, Judith
3. Richard Crayford of Smeeth (b 1613)
  m. (1637) Frances Harwood of Ashford
4.+ other issue - John of Sutton, Anne of Ulcombe

Main source(s):
(1) For upper section (originally uploaded 06.04.12 within CZmisc06) : Visitation (Kent, 1619, Craford), CountyGen (Kent, Berry, 1830, p109)
(2) For lower section : CountyGen (Kent, Berry, 1830, p133)
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