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Edward Peter ”Captain Edward” Croft 1696–1756 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 May 1696

Birth Location: Virginia, USA

Death Date: 30 Apr 1756

Death Location: Christ Church, Charleston County, South Carolina, USA

Father: John Croft

Mother: Katherine Childermas

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Brewton

Children(s): Susannah Croft, John Croft, Martha Croft, Sarah Croft, Robert Croft, Childermas Croft, Catherine Croft, Elizabeth Croft, Mary Croft, Miles II, Edward Jr.

Edward Peter ”Captain Edward” Croft was born in 1696 in Virginia, USA, the child of John Croft And Katherine Childermas. Edward Peter ”Captain Edward” Croft married Elizabeth Eliza Brewton, and had children including Catherine Croft, Childermas Croft, Edward Peter Croft Jr, Elizabeth Croft, John George Croft, Martha Croft, Mary Croft, Miles Edward Croft Ii, Robert Croft, Sarah Ann Croft, Susannah Croft. Edward Peter ”Captain Edward” Croft passed away in 1756 in Christ Church, Charleston County, South Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • Edward Peter ”Captain Edward” Croft was born in 1696 in Virginia, USA, the child of John Croft And Katherine Childermas.
  • Edward Peter ”Captain Edward” Croft married Elizabeth Eliza Brewton, and had children including Catherine Croft, Childermas Croft, Edward Peter Croft Jr, Elizabeth Croft, John George Croft, Martha Croft, Mary Croft, Miles Edward Croft Ii, Robert Croft, Sarah Ann Croft, Susannah Croft.
  • Edward Peter ”Captain Edward” Croft passed away in 1756 in Christ Church, Charleston County, South Carolina, USA.

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Spouses(s)

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Edward Croft's Ancestors

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Edward Croft
1696–1756
Birth Place: Virginia, USA
Parents
John Croft
1665–1736
Leominster, Herefordshire, England
Katherine Childermas
1670–1732
Jamaica, West Indies
Grandparents
Edward Croft
1640–
England
Margaret Ashington
1653–
England
John Childermas
1638–1687
Limerick, Ireland
Cecilia Jane
1645–1686
Limerick, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Unknown Childermas
1610–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Edward Croft's Descendants

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Edward (Peter ”Captain Edward”) Croft (8 May 1696–30 Apr 1756) m. Elizabeth (Eliza) Brewton (1701–1740)
  1. 1. Susannah Croft 1724–1781 m. Thomas (Boone) Esq 1723–1784
    1. 1. John Boone 1755–1792 m. Sarah Gibbes 1761–1843
      1. 1. Thomas Boone 1785–1830 m. Mary Snipes 1791–1853
        1. 1. Dr. (Philip Smith) Boone 1828–1862 m. Georgina (Anna) Bates 1833–1881
        2. 2. Alexander (DeSaussure) Boone 1824–1851
        3. 3. Eliza (Postell) Boone 1818–1856
        4. 4. Thomas (Fraser) Boone 1814–1887 m. Susan Knox 1831–1920
        5. 5. Sarah (Gibbes) Boone 1812–1864
        6. 6. Mary (Smith) Boone 1808–1812
        7. 7. Richard (Jones) Boone 1826–1848
        8. 8. Mary (Jones) Boone 1820–1907 m. A (C) Pickens 1818–
        9. 9. George (Fraser) Boone 1819–1891 m. Angelina Lang 1828–1908
        10. 10. William (Jones) Boone 1811–1864 m. Phoebe (Caroline) Elliott 1813–1864 m. Sarah (Amelia) DeSaussure 1808–1842
        11. 11. John (Gibbes) Boone 1809–1857
      2. 2. Maria (Ann) Boone 1790–
      3. 3. Susan (Gibbes) Boone 1789–1864 m. Henry (Alexander) DeSaussure 1788–1865
        1. 1. Henry (William) DeSaussure 1815–1887
        2. 2. John (Boone) DeSaussure 1817–1862
        3. 3. Wilmot (Gibbes) DeSaussure 1822–1886
        4. 4. Sarah (Gibbes) DeSaussure 1811–1891
      4. 4. George Boone 1786–1788
      5. 5. James Boone 1782–1786
      6. 6. Sarah Boone 1781–1781
      7. 7. John (Gibbes) Boone 1779–1788
  2. 2. John (George) Croft 1741–1780
  3. 3. Martha Croft 1748–
  4. 4. Sarah (Ann) Croft 1742–
  5. 5. Robert Croft 1742–1774
  6. 6. Childermas Croft 1746–1810
  7. 7. Catherine Croft 1734–1752
  8. 8. Elizabeth Croft 1726–1781
  9. 9. Mary Croft 1733–
  10. 10. Miles (Edward Croft) II 1729–1775
  11. 11. Edward (Peter Croft) Jr. 1723–1723

Edward Croft's Timeline

2 Records

1696
8 May 1696
Birth of Edward Peter ”Captain Edward” Croft in Virginia, USA
Virginia, USA
1756
30 Apr 1756
Age 60
Death of Edward Peter ”Captain Edward” Croft in Christ Church, Charleston County, South Carolina, USA
Christ Church, Charleston County, South Carolina, USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 May 1696
    Event Place: Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Apr 1756
    Event Place: Christ Church, Charleston County, South Carolina, USA

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