Croft 1: Croft of Croft Castle, Croft of Wharton

Cr28 =29 =31. Bernard de Croft, Sheriff of Gloucester a 1086

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Cr28 =30

Sir Jasper de Croft ?= b c 1095 Herefordshire m Maud de la Bere b c 1100

Cr27 =29

Katherine de Croft b c 1127 Herefordshire m William de Harley b c 1120 Harley Shropshire

Cr26 =28

Nicholas de Harley b c 1148 Harley Shropshire m x de Bostock b c 1150 dau of Warren Bostock

Cr25 =27

William de Harley b 1167 Harley m Joan de la Bere b c 1176 Harley

Cr24 =26

Nicholas de Harley b c 1195 Harley m Alice de Presthop b c 1204 Harley dau of Robert de Prestho b c 1175

-1 Robert de Harley b c 1223 Harley m Alice de Pulesdon b c 1230 Pulesdon Shropshire dau of Roger de Pulesdon b c 1198

-1-1 Richard de Harley b c 1250 Harley m Burgo de Wiley b c 1256 Wiley Shropshire dau of Andrew de Wiley b c 1230 Wiley d 1265 m x de Hungerford b c 1233 Hungerford dau of Walter de Hungerford b c 1186 -1-2 Margaret de Harley b c 1258 Herefordshire m William Parker b c 1256 Puddlestone Herefordshire son of John Parker b c 1230

-1-1-1 Robert de Harley b c 1276 d 1341 m Margaret de Brampton b 27 OCT 1286 dau of Brian de Brampton b c 1263 Herefordshire, Knighton, Brampton Bryan d 28 DEC 1294 Shropshire, Kinlet and Eleanor de Hereford (dau of Robert) -1-2-1 Eleanor Parker b c 1276 Herefordshire, Croft Castle d aft 1317 m Hugh de Croft b c 1274 Herefordshire, Leominster k 1317 Ireland

-1-1-1-1 Robert de Harley b c 1298 Shropshire d c 1359 m Joan Corbet -1-1-1-2 Joan de Harley b c 1306 Harley d aft 1341 m John de Besford -1-2-1-1 Hugh de Croft b 29 SEP 1306 Leominster m Maud de Brampton b c 1295 Herefordshire, Knighton, Brampton Bryan dau of Brian de Brampton b c 1263 d 28 Dec 1294 and Eleanor de Hereford

-1-1-1-1-1 Alice de Harley b c 1345 Harley m Hamon de Peshale b c 1332 Derbyshire, Belper -1-2-1-1-1 Sir John de Croft b c 1325 d 1375 m Alina Haviock b c

-1-1-1-1-1-1 Elizabeth de Peshale b c 1375 Derbyshire d 23 JUN 1435 Bedford, Willey m John Grendon b c 1355 Warwickshire, Atherstone, Grendon

-1-1-1-1-1-1-1 Ellen Grendon b c 1393 Staffordshire m William Burley b c 1390 Broomscroft Shropshired 10 Aug 1458

-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1 Joan Burley b c 1422 Broomscroft d 22 MAR 1505 m Sir Thomas Littleton Ly16 =18 b 1421 Frankley Worcester d 23 Aug 1481 KB -1-1-1-1-1-1-1-2 Elizabeth Burley b c 1425 Broomscroft m Thomas Trussell

Cr27

Gilbert de Croft b c 1095

Cr26

Hugh de Croft of Wharton b c 1120

Cr25

Hugh de Croft of Wharton a 1165

Cr24

Hugh de Croft of Wharton m Christine

Cr23

Sir Hugh de Croft of Wharton, Newton and Croft m Isabel dau of Robert Longberch

Cr22-1

Robert de Croft dsp before 01.1289 m Eva

Cr22

Sir John de Croft a 1305 m Catherine

Cr21

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 Parker see above dau of William Parker, son of John of the Fords

Cr20

Sir John de Croft b 1332 m Alina Haviock b c 1334 d 1372 dau of Sir John Haviock

Cr19-1

Sir John de Croft a 1403 - continued below b 1372 Dalton Lancshire d 1419 Leonminster Hereford m Janet of Glyndwrdwy dau of Owen Glyndwr or Glendower, Lord of Glyndwrdwy, 'Prince of Wales'

Cr19?

possibly of this branch and generation was: Joan de Croft b 1363 m John de Washington b c 1340/?59 d 1408

Cr19?

possibly of this branch and generation was: Margaret de Croft b 1360 Lancashire m Sir William Curwen b 1355 Workington Hall d there 1403

Cu18

Sir Christopher Curwen of Workington b 1382 Workington Cumbria d there 17 Jul 1450 m Elizabeth C Huddleston of Millom b c 1382 Millom Cumberland d 1468 Worthington dau of Richard Huddleston and Sybil Croft

Cu17

Sir Thomas Curwen b 1400 Workington Hall Cumberland d there 1464 m Anne Lowther b 1422 Lowther Westmoreland d 1470 Workington Hall Cumberland

Cu17

Elizabeth Curwen b c 1458 Workington Cumberland d 4 Aug 1489 Kent Cleburne Hall Westmoreland m John Cleburne/Cleburn b 1445 Cleburne Hall Westmoreland d there 8 Aug 1487 had issue

Cu17-1+

Sir Christopher Curwen -b William Curwen b c 1444 -c Gilbert Curwen b c 1448 had Richard Curwen b c 1480 m Eleanor Thornburgh and John Curwen -d Ambrose Curwen b c 1450 -e Ann Curwen b c 1452 m Thomas Blennerhassett -g Margaret Curwen b c 1456 m Thomas Salkeld -h Janet Curwen b c 1460 -i Isabel Curwen b c 1462 Workington m y Battye -j Thomas Curwen father of Elizabeth Curwen b c 1500 Workington m Sir William Musgrave of Hartley MP

Cr20-2

Margaret Croft b 27.10.1293 m Robert de Harley

Cr20-3

Elizabeth Croft b 12.12.1294 m 07.12.1309 Edward of Cornwall

Cr21-2

Robert de Croft of Staunton and Letton

Cr24-2

Miles de Croft

Cr26-2

Robert de Croft

Cr26-3?

possibly of this family and generation was: Olivia de Croft b 1140 North Yorkshire d 1226 Sir Alan de Richmond b 1106 Richmond York d 1201 son of Roald "Le Ennase" de Richmond, 2nd Constable of Richmond Castle

Cr26-3-1

Amphyllis de Neville d aft 1219 m Jollan or John de Nevill of Rolleston b c 1155 d aft 1231

-1 x de Nevill b c 1180 m Walter Hamby -2 John de Neville b c 1185 m Isabell Meynell -3 Jollan de Neville III b 1187 Yorkshire d there 1246 m1 Sarah m2 Maud de Beauchamp

-1-1 Jolian Hamby b by 1210 Lincolnshire d c 1260

-1-1-1 Sir Walter de Hamby -1-1-2 Jollan de Hamby

Cr26-3-2

Sir Roald de Richmond b c 1165 Easby Yorkshire d there 1252 m Sibella de Rollo

-1 Roald de Richmond -2 Alan de Richmond, Lord of Burton Manor son

Cr19-1. Sir John de Croft a 1403 - continued from above m Janet of Glyndwrdwy dau of Owen Glyndwr or Glendower, Lord of Glyndwrdwy, 'Prince of Wales'

Cr19-1-1.

William de Croft of Croft Castle b c1398, d 1436 m Margaret Walwyn dau of Thomas Walwyn of Hellens by Isabella Hathway

Cr19-1-1-1

Sir Richard Croft of Croft Castle, Sheriff of Herefordshire b c 1431, d 29.07.1509 m Eleanor Cornewall dau of Sir Edmund Cornewall of Burford she m2 Sir Hugh Mortimer

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 1533

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 b about 1495

m?1 Sir James Vaughan of Hergest ?possibly m2 Richard Fiennes, 4th Lord Saye and Sele b 12.04.1471, d 1501

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 Whittington not 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

Cr19-1-1-2

Joan Croft m Richard Wigram of Lacton dvp 1435

Sources: 'The House of Croft of Croft Castle' by O.G.S. Croft, published by E.J. Thornton, 1945.
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