Peerage Record – 37565

     Charles Croftes was the son of Sir John Croftes and Mary Shirley.² He died in 1608, in infancy.¹

     Anne Croftes was the daughter of Sir John Croftes and Mary Shirley.² She married Thomas Wentworth, 1st and last Earl of Cleveland, son of Henry Wentworth, 3rd Lord Wentworth and Anne Hopton, in 1611.¹ She died on 16 January 1637/38, leaving issue.^1,3
     From 1611, her married name became Wentworth.¹ After her marriage, Anne Croftes was styled as Countess of Cleveland on 5 February 1626.

     Edmund Poley married Frances Croftes, daughter of Sir John Croftes and Mary Shirley.¹
     He lived at Badley, Suffolk, England^G.¹

     Frances Croftes was born in 1589.¹ She was the daughter of Sir John Croftes and Mary Shirley.² She married, firstly, Sir John Crompton.¹ She married, secondly, Edmund Poley.¹ She died in March 1661.¹
     Her married name became Poley.¹ Her married name became Crompton.

     Sir John Crompton married Frances Croftes, daughter of Sir John Croftes and Mary Shirley.¹
     He lived at Skerne, Yorkshire, England^G.¹

     Jane Croftes is the daughter of Sir John Croftes and Mary Shirley.² She married Sir Humphrey Mildmay in July 1616.¹
     From July 1616, her married name became Mildmay.¹

     Sir Humphrey Mildmay married Jane Croftes, daughter of Sir John Croftes and Mary Shirley, in July 1616.¹
     He lived at Hazlegrove, Somerset, England^G.¹ He lived at Danebury Place, Essex, England^G.¹

     Dorothea Croftes was the daughter of Sir John Croftes and Mary Shirley.² She married Sir John Bennett circa 1615.¹ She died in 1659.¹
     From circa 1615, her married name became Bennett.¹

     Alice Croftes was born in 1608.¹ She was the daughter of Sir John Croftes and Mary Shirley.² She married Sir Owen Smith in 1629.¹ She died on 7 October 1678.¹
     From 1629, her married name became Smith.

     Sir Owen Smith married Alice Croftes, daughter of Sir John Croftes and Mary Shirley, in 1629.¹
     He lived at Irmingland, Norfolk, England^G.¹