Peerage Record – 32488

     Sir Richard Croft was the son of William de Croft and Margaret Walwyn.¹ He married Eleanor Cornwall, daughter of Edmund Cornwall and Elizabeth de la Barre.¹ He died on 29 July 1509.¹
     He held the office of Treasurer of the Household, to King Henry VII.¹ He held the office of High Sheriff of Herefordshire.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Herefordshire.¹ He fought in the Battle of Mortimer’s Cross in 1461, with the Yorkists, the battle being fought on his own estate.¹ He fought in the Battle of Tewkesbury in 1471, where he captured Prince Edward, son of King Henry VI, but was not responsible for the Prince’s murder.¹ He fought in the Battle of Stoke in 1487.¹ He was appointed Knight, Order of the Bath (K.B.) in 1487.¹ He lived at Croft Castle, Herefordshire, England^G, Croft Castle.¹

     General Francis Straton was born circa 1806.¹ He married Anne Rosamund Orde, daughter of Lt.-Gen. Leonard Shafto Orde and Lady Louisa Anne Jocelyn, on 1 September 1827 at Landford, Wiltshire, England.¹ He died on 21 August 1882 at Tenby, Pembrokeshire, Wales.¹
     He gained the rank of General in the Indian Army.¹

     Sir Edward Croft was the son of Sir Richard Croft and Eleanor Cornwall.² He married Joyce Skull, daughter of Sir Walter Skull.¹ He died in 1547.¹
     He held the office of High Sheriff of Herefordshire.¹ He lived at Croft Castle, Herefordshire, England^G.¹ He was appointed Knight before 1513.¹

     Joyce Skull is the daughter of Sir Walter Skull.¹ She married Sir Edward Croft, son of Sir Richard Croft and Eleanor Cornwall.¹
     Her married name became Croft.

     Richard Croft was the son of Sir Edward Croft and Joyce Skull.² He married Catherine Herbert, daughter of Sir Richard Herbert.¹ He died on 1 January 1562.¹
     He lived at Croft Castle, Herefordshire, England^G.¹

     Sir Richard Herbert was born in 1468.² He is the son of Sir Richard Herbert and Margaret ap Thomas.² He married, firstly, Marged ap Gwilyn, daughter of Gwilyn ap Rhys.² He married, secondly, Ann ap David, daughter of David ap Ieuan ap Llywelyn ‘Fychan’.²
     He was appointed Knight in 1513.² He lived at Montgomeryshire, Wales^G.¹

     Catherine Herbert is the daughter of Sir Richard Herbert.² She married Richard Croft, son of Sir Edward Croft and Joyce Skull.¹
     Her married name became Croft.

     Sir James Croft was the son of Richard Croft and Catherine Herbert.² He married, firstly, Alice Warncombe, daughter of Richard Warncombe.¹ He married, secondly, Catherine Blount, daughter of Edward Blount.¹ He died on 4 September 1590.¹
     He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Herefordshire.¹ He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.)¹ He was appointed Knight in 1547.¹ He held the office of Governor of Haddington in 1549.¹ He held the office of Lord Depute of Ireland in 1551.¹ He held the office of Deputy Constable of the Tower in 1552.¹ On 21 February 1554 he was convicted of high treason and committed to the Tower.¹ On 18 January 1555 he escaped with being bound to good bearing and fined £500.¹ He held the office of a Lord of the Marches in 1557.¹ He held the office of Governor of Berwick in 1560.¹ He held the office of Comptroller of the Household.¹ In 1586 he was one of the Privy Counsellors appointed to try Mary, Queen of Scots.¹ He was Commissioner of the Treaty of Bourbourg in 1588.¹ He lived at Croft Castle, Herefordshire, England^G.¹

     Alice Warncombe was the daughter of Richard Warncombe.¹ She married, secondly, Sir James Croft, son of Richard Croft and Catherine Herbert.¹ She married, firstly, William Wigmore.¹ She died in 1573.¹
     Her married name became Wigmore.¹ Her married name became Croft.

     Elizabeth Crofton is the daughter of Thomas Crofton and Honora O’Conor.¹ She married Thomas Nugent.¹
     Her married name became Nugent.¹