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Sir Richard Knight Bath Croft 1427–1509 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1427

Birth Location: Croft Castle, Hereford, England

Death Date: 29 Jul 1509

Death Location: Yarpole, Herefordshire, England

Father: William Esq

Mother: Margaret Walwyn

Spouse(s): Lady Cornwall, Elynor Bare

Children(s): Edward Croft, Sibyl Croft, Richard Crofts, Anne Croft, John Croft, Margaret Croft, Sibyl Croft, Robert CROFT, Elizabeth Croft, Anne Croft, Jane Crofts, Joyce Croft, Sybill Croft

In 1427, Sir Richard Knight Bath Croft entered the world in Croft Castle, Hereford, England, born to William De Croft Esq And Margaret Walwyn. Sir Richard Knight Bath Croft married Elynor Bare, Lady Eleanor Cornwall, and had children including Anne Croft, Edward Croft, Elizabeth Croft, Jane Crofts, John Croft, Joyce Croft, Margaret Croft, Richard Crofts, Robert Croft, Sibyl Croft, Sybill Croft. Sir Richard Knight Bath Croft passed away in 1509 in Yarpole, Herefordshire, England.

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  • In 1427, Sir Richard Knight Bath Croft entered the world in Croft Castle, Hereford, England, born to William De Croft Esq And Margaret Walwyn.
  • Sir Richard Knight Bath Croft married Elynor Bare, Lady Eleanor Cornwall, and had children including Anne Croft, Edward Croft, Elizabeth Croft, Jane Crofts, John Croft, Joyce Croft, Margaret Croft, Richard Crofts, Robert Croft, Sibyl Croft, Sybill Croft.
  • Sir Richard Knight Bath Croft passed away in 1509 in Yarpole, Herefordshire, England.

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Sir Croft's Ancestors

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Sir Croft
1427–1509
Birth Place: Croft Castle, Hereford, England
Parents
William de Croft Esq
1398–1436
Herefordshire, England
Margaret Walwyn
1397–1439
Helens, Herefordshire, England
Grandparents
John (Richard de) Croft
1372–1419
Dalton, Lancashire, England
Jenett (Ferch Owain) Glyndwr
1374–1435
Maelor Gymraeg, Denbighshire, Wales
Great-Grandparents
Sir Croft
1332–1375
Lady Haviock
1334–1400
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Croft's Descendants

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Sir (Richard Knight Bath) Croft (1427–29 Jul 1509) m. Lady (Eleanor) Cornwall (1428–23 Dec 1513) m. Elynor Bare (1437–1458)
  1. 1. Edward Croft 1465–1547 m. Joyce Scull 1469–1499
    1. 1. Sir (Knight Richard) Crofts 1525–1562
      1. 1. Jacosa Crofts 1546–1567 m. Edward Myll 1545–1567
        1. 1. Thomas Myll 1566–1586 m. Jane Knight 1560–1583
      2. 2. Sir (James) Croft 1550–1590 m. Alys Warnecomb 1550–
        1. 1. Margaret Croft 1570–1609
    2. 2. Margaret Croft 1485–1530
    3. 3. Anne Croft 1480–
    4. 4. George Croft 1488–1523
    5. 5. Thomas Croft 1490–1548
    6. 6. Ann Croft 1495–1552
    7. 7. Joyce Croft 1498–
    8. 8. Eleanor Croft 1499–
    9. 9. Maud Croft 1502–
  2. 2. Sibyl Croft 1451–
  3. 3. Richard Crofts 1451–
  4. 4. Anne Croft 1458–1549 m. Thomas Blount 1455–1524
    1. 1. Catherine Blount 1501–1549
  5. 5. John Croft 1460–1547
  6. 6. Margaret Croft 1467–1540
  7. 7. Sibyl Croft 1475–1516
  8. 8. Robert CROFT 1476–1509 m. Alice Standish 1464–1495
    1. 1. Lady (Margaret) Croft 1480–1529
  9. 9. Elizabeth Croft 1463–1527 m. John Whittington 1458–1488
    1. 1. Thomas Whittington 1488–1493
    2. 2. Jane Whittington 1518–
    3. 3. John (Lord) Whittington 1475–1520
    4. 4. Robert Whittington 1498–
  10. 10. Anne Croft 1464–1506
  11. 11. Jane Crofts 1470–1499
  12. 12. Joyce Croft 1472–1527
  13. 13. Sybill Croft 1466–1527

Sir Croft's Timeline

2 Records

1427
1427
Birth of Sir Richard Knight Bath Croft in Croft Castle, Hereford, England
Croft Castle, Hereford, England
1509
29 Jul 1509
Age 82
Death of Sir Richard Knight Bath Croft in Croft Castle, Herefordshire,England
Croft Castle, Herefordshire,England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1427
    Event Place: Croft Castle, Hereford, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Jul 1509
    Event Place: Croft Castle, Herefordshire,England
    Record Source: International, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Yarpole, Herefordshire, England
    Record Source: International, Find a Grave Index

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