'Croft3'
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Families covered: Croft of Stillington
| Ralph or Henry Croft of East Wilton, Yorkshire | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | Christopher Croft of Cottescue Park, Yorkshire (a 1611) | ||||||||||||||
| FMG starts with this generation albeit without giving Christopher as his name and identifying him as "of East Wilton, co. York, (who) came from Lancashire". | |||||||||||||||
| m. ?? Clapham of Beamsley | |||||||||||||||
| A. | Sir Christopher Croft, Sheriff then Lord Mayor of York (d 05.07.1649) | ||||||||||||||
| BLG1952 & BP1934 both show Christopher as married to Elizabeth, dau of Sir T. Harrison. Between them, FMG & VCH identify his wives as follows. | |||||||||||||||
| m1. Cecilia Welford (dau of James Welford (Wilsford)) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. (21.11.1613) Elizabeth Harrison (dau of Rob. Harrison, alderman of York) VCH shows just Elizabeth Harrison | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Thomas Croft of Stillington, Yorkshire (d 1654) | ||||||||||||||
| BLG1952 & BP1934 identifies Thomas's wife as Olive, dau/heir of John Duntsey of Bramhope. FMG & VCH identify her as ... | |||||||||||||||
| m. Olive Dyneley (dau/heir of John Dyneley of Bramhope) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Thomas Croft of Stillington (d 1711, younger son) | ||||||||||||||
| FMG (MS317) has 2 sections on the Crofts of Stillington. The first ends with this generation but does not mention Thomas. The second starts with a Stephen shown as father of the Stephen who married Elizabeth Anderson. Both BLG1952 & BP1934 show the son of Thomas & Olive who was the father of the Stephen who m. Elizabeth as this Thomas who married ... | |||||||||||||||
| m. Frances Thompson (dau of Sir Stephen Thompson) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Stephen Croft of Stillington (bpt 14.11.1683, d 1733) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1711) Elizabeth Anderson (dau of Sir Edmund Anderson, 4th Bart of Broughton, by Elizabeth Deane) | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | Stephen Croft of Stillington (b 08.12.1712, d 12.09.1798) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Henrietta Thompson (d 1772, dau of Henry Thompson of Kirkby Hall) | |||||||||||||||
| (i) | Stephen Croft of Stillington (d 08.1813) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1764) Frances Clarke (dau of John Clarke of Askham Bryan) | |||||||||||||||
| (a) | Harry Croft of Stillington (b 02.05.1775, d 1853, Colonel) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. (29.06.1822) Elizabeth Charlton (dau of William Charlton of Apley Castle) | |||||||||||||||
| (ii) | Robert Nicholas Croft (b 03.06.1754, d 23.03.1831, prebendary of Botevant, canon in York) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (28.08.1779) Elizabeth Wanley Bowes (d 02.05.1841, dau of George Wanley Bowes of Thornton Hall) | |||||||||||||||
| (a) | James Croft (d 09.05.1869, Archdeacon of Canterbury) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (05.10.1812) Charlotte Manners-Sutton (d 14.02.1825, dau of Charles Manners-Sutton, Archbishop of Canterbury) | |||||||||||||||
| (b) | Stephen Croft (b 14.08.1794, d 23.06.1868, rector of St. Mary Stoke) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. (01.01.1835) Georgiana Cuyler (dau of Sir Cornelius Cuyler, 1st Bart) | |||||||||||||||
| (c) | Thomas Hutton Croft of Aldborough Hall (b 1800, d 23.06.1873, vicar of Hutton Bushel & Stillington, Canon of York) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1828) Eliza Mary Thompson (dau of Richard Thompson of Kirby Hall by Eliza, dau of John Turton of Sugnal Hall) | |||||||||||||||
| (d) | Catherine Mary Croft (d 1876) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (08.1832) Robert Wharton | |||||||||||||||
| (e)+ | other issue - Anne (d unm), Elizabeth (d 1872) | ||||||||||||||
| (iii) | Frances Croft | ||||||||||||||
| (iv) | Henrietta Catherine Croft | ||||||||||||||
| m. Nathaniel Cholmley of Whitby & Howsham | |||||||||||||||
| (B) | Thomas Croft of London (b 15.10.1717, d 1783) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Lucy Thompson (dau of Henry Thompson of Kirby Hall) | |||||||||||||||
| (i) | John Croft of York | ||||||||||||||
| m. (14.06.1775) Henrietta Maria Tunstall (dau of Rev. James Tunstall, sister of Lady Home & Countess of Orford) | |||||||||||||||
| (a) | Sir John Croft, 1st Bart (d 05.02.1862) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (01.08.1816) Amelia Elizabeth Warre (d 20.10.1819, dau of James Warre) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. (24.07.1827) Anne Knox Radcliffe (dau of Rev. John Radcliffe of Limehouse) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Harriet Dawson | |||||||||||||||
| (ii)+ | other issue - Thomas, Harriet | ||||||||||||||
| (C) | John Croft, Sheriff of York (b 28.02.1732) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Judith Bacon (dau of Francis Bacon) | |||||||||||||||
| (i) | Francis Croft (dvp c1807) | ||||||||||||||
| (D) | Elizabeth Croft probably of this generation | ||||||||||||||
| m. John Thompson of Kirby Hall | |||||||||||||||
| (2) | Nancy Croft presumed of this family, probably of this generation | ||||||||||||||
| m. William Hildyard (rector of Rowley) | |||||||||||||||
| (3)+ | "numerous issue" | ||||||||||||||
| b.+ | other issue - Christopher (d young), John (dvp?), Elizabeth (d young) named by FMG | ||||||||||||||
| ii.+ | other issue | ||||||||||||||
Main source(s): BLG1952 ('Croft formerly of Aldborough Hall'), BP1934 ('Croft of Cowling Hall') with support/input from FMG (vol 2, MS317, 'Croft', p778+) and some support from VCH (Yorkshire, North Riding, vol 2, 'Parishes: Stillington')
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