Crofts, John, s. Jos., of Mottistone, Isle of Wight, pleb. New Inn Hall, matric. 31 Oct., 1673, aged 18.
Crofts, Joseph (Crofftts), s. Joh., of Puncknole, Dorset, p.p. Wadham Coll., matric. 17 May, 1667, aged 19; his father rector of Puncknole in 1639. See Croft.
Crofts, Samuel, s. Robert, of Daventry, Northants, sacerd. Magdalen Hall, matric. 15 June, 1632, aged 18; B.A. 25 Oct., 1632, M.A. 4 June, 1635, vicar of Daventry 1649, buried there 19 Dec., 1666, father of the next named. See Baker's Northants, i. 328.
Crofts, Samuel, s. Sa., of Daventry, Northants, p.p. Lincoln Coll., matric. 9 Dec., 1664, aged 16; B.A. from St. Mary Hall 9 July, 1668.
Croftes, Thomas, B.A. 18 Feb., 1537-8, of Lincoln's Inn 1539. See Foster's Inns of Court Reg. [5]
Crofts, Thomas, pleb. Magdalen Hall, matric. 15 June, 1657 (called Crafts in Mat. Reg.); B.A. from All Souls' Coll. 1661, M.A. 16 March, 1664-5 (as Croft), perhaps vicar of Deverill Langbridge, Wilts, 1664. See Foster's Index Ecclesiasticus.
Crofts, William, s. William, of Sampford Arundell, Somerset, sacerd. Balliol Coll., matric. 20 May, 1664, aged 17; perhaps beneficed in Somersetshire, his father instituted to Sampford Arundell vicarage 8 Aug., 1662. See Foster's Index Ecclesiasticus.
Croke, Alexander, of Bucks, arm. Christ Church, matric. 17 Nov., 1609, aged 14; B.A. 9 July, 1612, of Chilton, Bucks, and of Studley, Oxon (son of William), bar.-at-law, Inner Temple, 1610 (as nephew of George, the treasurer), born 23 Feb., 1594, died at Studley in 1673. See Foster's Judges and Barristers.
Croke, Alexander, s. William, of Chilton, Bucks, gent. Wadham Coll., matric. 26 March, 1675, aged 16; scholar 1676, B.A. 1678, M.A. 1681, fellow 1682, dean 1685, librarian 1686, sub-warden 1691; of Studley, Oxon, rector of Hartwell, Bucks, 1694, died 27 Nov., 1726. See Gardiner, 306.
Croke, Charles (Crooke), s. John, of Oxon, equitis. Christ Church, matric. 8 June, 1604, aged 13; B.A. 16 April, 1608, M.A. 18 April, 1611, proctor 1616, licenced to preach 16 April, 1618, B. & D.D. 20 June, 1625, fellow of Eton College 1617-19, professor of rhetoric in Gresham College 1613-19, rector of St. Olave's, Silver Street, London, 1616, licenced 10 July, 1620, to marry Amy Revett, of All Hallows, Staining, London, spinster; rector of Waterstock, Oxon, June to Oct., 1616, and of Agmondesham, Bucks, 1621, chaplain to Charles I. See Fasti, i. 423; & Foster's Index Ecclesiasticus. [10]
Croke, Charles, s. Richard, of Oxford (city), serjt.-atlaw. Lincoln Coll., matric. 3 April, 1676, aged 16; B.A. 18 March, 1679-80, bar.-at-law, Inner Temple, 1682, brother of Wright. See Foster's Judges and Barristers.
Croke, Charles, s. Nath., of Croton, Northants, gent. Trinity Coll., matric. 2 July, 1680, aged 18; B.A. from St. Mary Hall 1684.
Croke, Edmund (Crook), of Oxon, pleb. Merton Coll., matric.-entry under date 20 Dec., 1577, aged 21; B.A. from Christ Church 8 July, 1581, vicar of North Aston, Oxon, 1581, as Crooke. See Foster's Index Ecclesiasticus.
Croke, Edward (Crookar), of Oxon, eq. aur. fil. Hart Hall, matric.-entry under date 20 May, 1580, aged 14; 7th son of Sir John Croke, and brother of Sir George 1575, and Sir John 1571, died in his youth.
Croke, Edward (Crooke), of London, eq. aur. fil. St. Mary Hall, matric. 19 April, 1616, aged 14; of the Inner Temple 1618 (as 5th son of Sir John), died 4 Feb., 1626. See Foster's Inns of Court Reg. [15]
Croke, Edward, of Bucks, arm. Christ Church, matric. 12 Oct., 1621, aged 18; B.A. 20 June, 1622, M.A. 20 June, 1625, rector of Ramsden Crays, Essex, 1626, as Crooke. See Foster's Index Ecclesiasticus.
Croke, (Sir) George, of Christ Church 1575, a justice of Common Pleas and King's Bench, died 16 Feb., 1641-2, brother of Sir John 1571, and of Edward 1580. See Ath., iii. 26; Croke, i. 561; Foss's Judges; Foster's Judges and Barristers; Foster's Parliamentary Dictionary; & D.N.B.
Croke, George, fellow of New Coll. by parliamentary visitors 1649, after previous expulsion, B.A. 12 Oct., 1650, M.A. 22 June, 1653, drowned in crossing from Hampshire to the Isle of Wight 5 Sept., 1657. See Ath., i., pp. xxv. & xxviii.; & Burrows.
Croke, (Sir) George (Crooke), doctoris fil. All Souls' Coll., matric. 27 Feb., 1651-2, scholar in arts, fellow by the visitors 1648, created M.A. 27 Feb., 1651-2; of Waterstock, Oxon, a student of the Middle Temple 1649 (as son and heir of Henry, of Waterstock, Oxon, esq,), knighted 7 Nov., 1660, high sheriff of Oxon 1664, F.R.S. 1676, died at the house of his brother Henry, a linen draper, in the Haymarket, 17 Nov., 1680, buried in the chancel of Waterstock 21st. See Burrows, 173; Foster's Inns of Court Reg.; & Fasti, ii. 169.
Croke, George, arm. Christ Church, matric. 31 July, 1658, bar.-at-law of Inner Temple 1665 (as son of Unton, bencher), died unmarried, father of Richard 1691. See Foster's Judges and Barristers.
Croke, (Sir) Henry, of Oxon, 'militis. fil.' St. John's Coll., matric. 25 Jan., 1604-5, aged 16; of Chequers, Bucks, admitted to the Inner Temple 1607 (as son of Serjeant Croke), clerk of the pipe in the Exchequer 1616-59, M.P. Shaftesbury 1614, Christ Church 1628-9, knighted 21 Oct., 1615, died 1 Jan., 1659, buried at Ellesborough, Bucks, father of Robert 1629. See Foster's Judges and Barristers. [21]
Croke, Henry, of Oxon, gent. Christ Church, matric. 17 Jan., 1611-12, aged 14; B.A. 10 Feb., 1613-14, M.A. 20 June, 1616, licenced to preach (then of Brasenose Coll.) 30 Oct., 1628, B.D. 7 April, 1635, D.D. 25 June, 1640, of Waterstock, Oxon, and lord of the manor, rector 1619, a student of the Inner Temple 1611 (as son and heir of Henry, late ancient utter barrister of that house), professor of Rhetoric in Gresham College 1619-27, canon of Wells 1628, and of Lincoln 1636, buried in the chancel of Waterstock 20 April, 1642, father of George 1652. See Foster's Inns of Court Reg.
Croke, Henry, equitis fil. nat. min. Wadham Coll., matric. 29 Oct., 1657, scholar 1657, B.A. 1661, of the Inner Temple 1660 (as son of Sir Robert, knight), died in Jan., 1662. See Croke, i. 503; Gardiner, 218; & Foster's Inns of Court Reg.
Croke, James (Crooke). Hart Hall, matric.-entry under date 2 May, 1581.
Croke, John, fellow of New Coll. 1526-46, from St. Peter's in Winchester, B.C.L. 12 July, 1534, D.C.L. 11 July, 1543, an eminent advocate in the Court of Arches, preb. of St. Paul's 1544-6, chancellor of the diocese of London 1546-61. See Foster's Parliamentary Dictionary & Fasti, i. 117. [25]
Croke, (Sir) John (Crooke), B.A. (sup. 15 Jan.) 1570-1, of the Inner Temple 1570, as junior, of Chilton, Bucks, bencher of the Inner Temple 1591, Lent reader 1596, treasurer 1598, recorder of city of London 1595-1603, M.P. New Windsor 1584-5, London 1597-8 & 1601, speaker of the House of Commons 1601, sub-steward University of Oxford, knighted 22 May, 1603, serjt.-at-law 1603, king's serjeant 1603, and a judge of counties Brecknock, Radnor & Glamorgan, a justice of the King's Bench 1608, died at Chilton 23 Jan., 1619-20, brother of Edward 1580, and of Sir George 1575; father of Charles 1604, of John next named, of Henry 1605, of Edward 1616, and of Unton 1610. See Foster's Inns of Court Reg.
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