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Godfrey Croft 1580–1624 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1580

Birth Location: Willoughby, Lincolnshire, England

Death Date: 9 Mar 1624

Death Location: Peckleton, Leicestershire, England

Father: William Crofts

Mother: Maria Croft

Spouse(s): Dorothye Croft

Children(s): Benjamin 1603

Godfrey Croft was born in 1580 in Willoughby, Lincolnshire, England, the child of William Crofts And Maria Mary Alice Chaworth Croft. Godfrey Croft married Dorothye Malltbye Croft, and had children including Benjamin Gibbs Croft 1603. Godfrey Croft passed away in 1624 in Peckleton, Leicestershire, England.

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Biography

  • Godfrey Croft was born in 1580 in Willoughby, Lincolnshire, England, the child of William Crofts And Maria Mary Alice Chaworth Croft.
  • Godfrey Croft married Dorothye Malltbye Croft, and had children including Benjamin Gibbs Croft 1603.
  • Godfrey Croft passed away in 1624 in Peckleton, Leicestershire, England.

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Godfrey Croft's Ancestors

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Godfrey Croft
1580–1624
Birth Place: Willoughby, Lincolnshire, England
Parents
William Crofts
1554–1613
Barwell, Leicestershire, England
Maria ((Mary Alice) Chaworth) Croft
1556–1637
Barwell, Leicestershire, England
Grandparents
Thomas (13GGF Croft Henry Johnson) line
1525–1568
Barwell, Leicestershire
Anna Ducket
1530–1592
Leicestershire, England
Great-Grandparents
William Croft
1500–1537
Dorothea Croft
1500–1525
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Godfrey Croft's Descendants

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Godfrey Croft (1580–9 Mar 1624) m. Dorothye (Malltbye) Croft (23 Jul 1587–abt 1622)
  1. 1. Benjamin ((Gibbs) Croft) 1603 1603–1657 m. Julia (K. Gibbs) 1605 1605–
    1. 1. Ann Croft 1637–1682 m. Sir (Knight Richard Robert Cravens (Dir.) Ancestor) 1632–1672

Godfrey Croft's Timeline

2 Records

1580
1580
Birth of Godfrey Croft in Willoughby, Lincolnshire, England
Willoughby, Lincolnshire, England
1624
9 Mar 1624
Age 44
Death of Godfrey Croft in Peckleton, Leicestershire, England
Peckleton, Leicestershire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1580
    Event Place: Willoughby, Lincolnshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Mar 1624
    Event Place: Peckleton, Leicestershire, England

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