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Peerage Record – 32493

Edward Crofton1

Male, Registry Number #324921, d. 19 January 1627
Last Edited=20 Dec 2008
     Edward Crofton was the son of John Crofton and Jane Duke.2 He married Elizabeth Mostyn, daughter of Captain Robert Mostyn.1 He died on 19 January 1627.1
     He lived at Ballymurray, County Roscommon, IrelandG.1
Citations:
  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 970. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S37] BP2003. [S37]

John Crofton1

Male, Registry Number #324922, d. 16 September 1639
Last Edited=14 Aug 2012
     John Crofton was the son of John Crofton and Jane Duke.1 He married Sarah Maypowder, daughter of Richard Maypowder and Margaret Woodhouse.1 He died on 16 September 1639.1
     He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for County Sligo in 1633.1 He lived at Lissadorn Castle, County Roscommon, IrelandG.1 He was ancestor of the Croftons of Lisdorne, Croftons of Lakefield and the Crofton-Atkins.1

Children of John Crofton and Sarah Maypowder

Citations:
  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 970. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S37] BP2003. [S37]
  3. [S47] BIFR1976 See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S47]

Richard Maypowder1

Male, Registry Number #324923, d. June 1630
Last Edited=6 Dec 2014
     Richard Maypowder was born at Mickleham, Dorset, England.2 He married Margaret Woodhouse, daughter of Captain Thomas Woodhouse.3 He died in June 1630.2
     He lived at Kilteevan, County Roscommon, IrelandG.1 He lived at Killinboy, County Roscommon, IrelandG.1 He held the office of High Sheriff of County Roscommon in 1585.2
Citations:
  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 970. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S142] Bernard, Sir Burke, editor, Burke’s genealogical and heraldic history of the landed gentry of Ireland, 3rd ed. (London, U.K.: Burkes Peerage Ltd, 1912), page 458. Hereinafter cited as Landed Gentry of Ireland.
  3. [S1042] Peter Wood, “re: Persse Family,” e-mail message to British and European Nobility Register, 2003 to 2021. Hereinafter cited as “re: Persse Family.”
  4. [S37] BP2003. [S37]

Sarah Maypowder1

Female, Registry Number #324924
Last Edited=14 Aug 2012
     Sarah Maypowder is the daughter of Richard Maypowder and Margaret Woodhouse.2,3 She married John Crofton, son of John Crofton and Jane Duke.1

Children of Sarah Maypowder and John Crofton

Citations:
  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 970. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S37] BP2003. [S37]
  3. [S1042] Peter Wood, “re: Persse Family,” e-mail message to British and European Nobility Register, 2003 to 2021. Hereinafter cited as “re: Persse Family.”

Thomas Dillon1

Male, Registry Number #324925
Last Edited=16 Aug 2009
     Thomas Dillon is the son of Sir James Dillon and Catherine Dalton.2 He married Mary Dillon, daughter of Christopher Dillon.2
     He also had three daughters.2 He lived at Ballynakill, County Waterford, IrelandG.2
Citations:
  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 1147. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S37] BP2003. [S37]

Katherine Loftus1

Female, Registry Number #324926
Last Edited=12 Jul 2012
     Katherine Loftus is the daughter of Most Rev. Adam Loftus and Jane Purdon.2,3 She married Sir Francis Berkeley, son of Sir Maurice Berkeley and Catherine Blount.1
     She was also known as Jane. Her married name became Berkeley.1

Children of Katherine Loftus and Sir Francis Berkeley

Citations:
  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 969. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S37] BP2003. [S37]
  3. [S6266] Sir Bernard Burke, editor, Burke’s Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry, 9th edition, (London, England: Harrison & Sons, 1894), page 2177. Hereinafter cited as Burke’s Landed Gentry, 8th ed.

unknown son Crofton1

Male, Registry Number #324927, d. before 1675
Last Edited=20 Dec 2008
     unknown son Crofton was the son of Sir Edward Crofton, 1st Bt. and Mary Ware.1 He died before 1675.1
Citations:
  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 970. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]

Edward Crofton1

Male, Registry Number #324928, b. circa 1622, d. 1669
Last Edited=21 Dec 2008
     Edward Crofton was born circa 1622.2 He was the son of John Crofton and Sarah Maypowder.3 He married Katharine Jones, daughter of Brian Jones.1 He died in 1669.2
     He held the office of High Sheriff of County Leitrim in 1658.1 He lived at Grange-Godden, County Meath, IrelandG.1

Child of Edward Crofton and Katharine Jones

Citations:
  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 970. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S31] Bernard, Sir Burke, editor, Burke’s genealogical and heraldic history of the landed gentry of Ireland, 4th ed. (London, U.K.: Burkes Peerage Ltd, 1958), page 193. Hereinafter cited as Landed Gentry of Ireland.
  3. [S37] BP2003. [S37]

Brian Jones1

Male, Registry Number #324929
Last Edited=20 Dec 2008

Child of Brian Jones

Citations:
  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 970. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S37] BP2003. [S37]

Katharine Jones1

Female, Registry Number #324930
Last Edited=21 Dec 2008
     Katharine Jones is the daughter of Brian Jones.2 She married Edward Crofton, son of John Crofton and Sarah Maypowder.1
     Her married name became Crofton.

Child of Katharine Jones and Edward Crofton

Citations:
  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 970. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S37] BP2003. [S37]
  3. [S31] Bernard, Sir Burke, editor, Burke’s genealogical and heraldic history of the landed gentry of Ireland, 4th ed. (London, U.K.: Burkes Peerage Ltd, 1958), page 192. Hereinafter cited as Landed Gentry of Ireland.