'Croft1'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Croft of Croft Castle, Croft of Wharton

Bernard de Croft, Sheriff of Gloucester (a 1086)

1.

Sir Jasper de Croft

2.

Gilbert de Croft

A.

Hugh de Croft of Wharton

i.

Hugh de Croft of Wharton (a 1165)

a.

Hugh de Croft of Wharton

m. Christine

(1)

Sir Hugh de Croft of Wharton, Newton and Croft

m. Isabel (dau of Robert Longberch)

(A)

Robert de Croft (dsp before 01.1289)

m. Eva

(B)

Sir John de Croft (a 1305)

m. Catherine

(i)

Sir Hugh de Croft of Wharton, Newton and Croft, Sheriff of Salop and Staffordshire (a 1310)

m1. Perina Havering (dau of Sir Hugh Havering)

m2. Eleanor (possibly dau of William Parker, son of John of the Fords)

(a)

John de Croft

m. _Haviock (dau of Sir John Haviock)

((1))

Sir John de Croft (a 1403) - continued below

m. Janet of Glyndwrdwy (dau of Owen Glyndwr or Glendower, Lord of Glyndwrdwy, 'Prince of Wales' )

(b)

Margaret Croft (b 27.10.1293)

m. Robert de Harley

(c)

Elizabeth Croft (b 12.12.1294)

m. (07.12.1309) Edward of Cornwall

(ii)

Robert de Croft of Staunton and Letton

b.

Miles de Croft

B.

Robert de Croft

Sir John de Croft (a 1403) - continued above

m. Janet of Glyndwrdwy (dau of Owen Glyndwr or Glendower, Lord of Glyndwrdwy, 'Prince of Wales' )

1.

William de Croft of Croft Castle (b c1398, d 1436)

m. Margaret Walwyn (dau of Thomas Walwyn of Hellens by Isabella Hathway)

A.

Sir Richard Croft of Croft Castle, Sheriff of Herefordshire (b c1431, d 29.07.1509)

m. Eleanor Cornewall (dau of Sir Edmund Cornewall of Burford)

i.

Sir Edward Croft of Croft Castle, Sheriff of Herefordshire (b 1465, d 23.03.1541)

m. Joyce Skull (dau of Sir Walter Skull of the Holt)

a.

Sir Richard Croft of Croft Castle (d 01.01.1562)

m. Katherine Herbert (dau of Sir Richard Herbert of Montgomery)

(1)

Sir James Croft of Croft Castle, Lord Deputy of Ireland (a 1552, 2nd son)

m1. Alice Warnecombe (dau of Richard Warnecombe of Irington)

m2. Catherine Blount (a 1582, dsp, dau of Edward Blount)

(2)

Thomas Croft (b 1520)

m. Audrey Paris (dau of Philip Paris of Lynton)

(A)

Christian Croft

m. John King

(3)

Joyce Croft

m. Sir Thomas Gamage

(4)

Ann Croft

m. Thomas Delawarr

(5)

Sybill Croft

m1. Edmund or Edward Randolph

m2. John Hastings

(6)+

other issue (dsp) - Richard, John (d Boulogne 1551), Edward (d Boulogne 1551)

b.

Robert Croft of Oakey Park

m. Mary Scryven (dau of G. Scryven)

(1)

son ancestor of Crofts of Oakey Park

(2)

Mary Croft

m. John Davies

c.

Eleanor Croft

m. Thomas Scryven of Froydsley

d.

Margaret Croft

m. John Apryce or Gwynne

e.

Anne Croft

m. (1520) John Harley of Brampton (b 1491, d 06.08.1542)

f.

Joyce Croft

m. Sir David ap Owen (of Tudor family)

g.

Elizabeth Croft

m. Sir James Vaughan of Hergest

h.

Maud Croft

m. Hugh Lloyd of Bellas

i.

Agnes Croft

m. H. Philips of Leominster

k.+

other issue - Thomas (dsp), George (d 1539, rector of Sapey)

ii.

John Croft ancestor of Crofts of Holt

m1. _ Skull (dsp, dau of Sir Walter Skull of Holt)

m2. Elizabeth Seymour (dau of Sir John Seymour)

iii.

Robert Croft of Kyre

m. Elizabeth

a.

Margaret Croft

m. Thomas Wysham of Tedston

iv.

Ann Croft

m. Sir Thomas Blount of Kinlet (d 1525)

v.

Elizabeth Croft

m. Thomas Whittingham of Pauntley

vi.

Joyce Croft

m. Thomas Mill of Avenbury

vii.

Alice or Jane Croft

m. Sir Edmund Darrel of Littlecote

viii.

Sibyll or Jane Croft

m. Sir George Herbert of St. Julians

B.

Joan Croft

m. Richard Wigram of Lacton (dvp 1435)

Main source(s): 'The House of Croft of Croft Castle' by O.G.S. Croft, published by E.J. Thornton, 1945.
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