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Richard Croft 1520 – 1540 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 1520

Birth Location: Croft Castle, Herefordshire, England

Death Date: Aft. 1540

Death Location: Leominster, Herefordshire, England

Father: Sir Croft

Mother: Lady Walwyn

Spouse(s): Lady Plantagenet

Children(s): Lady Croft, Lady Croft

Richard Croft was born in 1520 in Croft Castle, Herefordshire, England, the child of Sir William Croft and Lady Margaret Walwyn. Richard Croft married Lady Eleanor Plantagenet, and had children including Lady Anne Croft, Lady Elizabeth Croft. Richard Croft passed away in 1540 in Leominster, Herefordshire, England.

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Biography

  • Richard Croft was born in 1520 in Croft Castle, Herefordshire, England, the child of Sir William Croft and Lady Margaret Walwyn.
  • Richard Croft married Lady Eleanor Plantagenet, and had children including Lady Anne Croft, Lady Elizabeth Croft.
  • Richard Croft passed away in 1540 in Leominster, Herefordshire, England.

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Richard Croft's Ancestors

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Richard Croft
1520 – 1540
Birth Place: Croft Castle, Herefordshire, England
Parents
Sir William Croft
1500 – 1520
Croft, Herefordshire, England
Lady (Margaret) Walwyn
1500 – 1520
Hellens, Hertfordshire, England
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Richard Croft's Descendants

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Richard Croft (Abt. 1520 – Aft. 1540) m. Lady (Eleanor) Plantagenet (Abt. 1520 – Aft. 1540)
  1. 1. Lady (Anne) Croft (1483 – 1548) m. Sir (Thomas "Sherriff of the County of Hereford") Blount (1467 – 4 Jun 1524)
    1. 1. Lady (ELIZABETH Le) Blount (1504 – 27 Jul 1582) m. Sir (William Clifton of Barrington) Court (1485 – 1563) m. Willem (Clifton Sir van Barrington) Court (1479 – Abt 1564)
      1. 1. Lady (Hester) Clifton, (1528 – 1570) m. Myles Sandys (29 Mar 1520 – 22 Oct 1601)
        1. 1. Isobel Sandis (1539 – 1574)
        2. 2. Henry Sandys (Abt. 1558 – 2 March 1639)
        3. 3. Barbara Sandys (1559 – 1585)
        4. 4. EDWIN Sandys (9 Dec 1561 – Oct 1629)
        5. 5. Sir (William Sandys,) Kt. (1563 – 2 March 1639)
        6. 6. Bridget Sandys (1571 – 29 Apr 1654) m. William Clifton (1574 – Apr 1637)
  2. 2. Lady (Elizabeth) Croft (Abt. 1540 – Aft. 1560)

Richard Croft's Timeline

2 Records

1520
Abt. 1520
Birth of Richard Croft in Croft Castle, Herefordshire, England
Croft Castle, Herefordshire, England
1540
Aft. 1540
Age 20
Death of Richard Croft in Leominster, Herefordshire, England
Leominster, Herefordshire, England

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1520
    Event Place: Croft Castle, Herefordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Aft. 1540
    Event Place: Leominster, Herefordshire, England

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