Croke, (Sir) John, of Oxon. University Coll., matric. 18 July, 1600, aged 14 (as arm); of the Inner Temple 1601 (as son and heir of John, recorder of the city of London), of Chilton, Bucks, knighted 30 March, 1609 (or ? 28 June, 1603), M.P. Oxon 1614, Shaftesbury 1628-9, died 10 April, 1640, aged 54, father of William 1636. See Foster's Inns of Court Reg.
Croke, John (Crooke), of Orleans and Cambridge, subscribed 14 July, 1602, incorp. as B.C.L. 15 July, 1602. See O.H.S., x. 349.
Croke, John, of Broadgates Hall 1602. See Cooke.
Croke, John (Crooke), of co. Southampton, gent. New Coll., matric. 12 Oct., 1610, aged 18; B.C.L. 5 May, 1618, perhaps beneficed in Dorset. See Foster's Index Ecclesiasticus.
Croke, John (Crooke), 'cler. fil.' Magdalen Coll., matric. 19 Nov., 1650, demy 1648-54, B.A. 10 Dec., 1653, fellow All Souls' Coll. 1654, M.A. 5 June, 1656, bar.-at-law, Inner Temple, 1663 (as of All Souls'), gentleman of the bedchamber to Charles II., died in Nov., 1670, buried at Waterstock, brother of George 1652. See Bloxam, v. 208; Foster's Judges and Barristers; & Burrows, 171,369. [5]
Croke, John, 'Typotheta,' s. J., of 'Cooksum,' Oxon, privilegiatus 24 Dec., 1691, aged 26.
Croke, Richard, scholar of King's Coll., Cambridge, 4 April, 1502 (from Eton); B.A. 1510, M.A. 1517, fellow of St. John's Coll., Cambridge, D.D. 1524, sup. May, 1532, for incorporation, canon of Christ Church (King's College or Cardinal College) 1532-45, professor of Greek at Cologne, Louvaine, Leipsic (1514), & Dresden, first public orator (Cambridge) 1522-8, rector of Long Buckby, Northants, 1532, until his death in Aug., 1558, brother of Robert Crooke, of Water Horton, co. Warwick. See Ath., i. 259; Croke, i. 438; Cooper, i. 177; & D.N.B.
Croke, Richard, s. Alexander, of Chilton, Bucks, arm. New Inn Hall, matric. 23 June, 1637, aged 18; of the Inner Temple 1636, died 9 March, 1662-3. See Foster's Inns of Court Reg.
Croke, Richard, s. George, of co. Lincoln, gent. Christ Church, matric. 15 Dec., 1691, aged 16; B.A. 1695, M.A. 1698, incorp. at Cambridge 1709, of the Inner Temple 1681, rector of Carleby, co. Lincoln, 1698, and of Tinwell, Rutland, 1700. See Foster's Inns of Court Reg.
Croke, (Sir) Robert (Crooke), of Middlesex, 1s. Henry, of Hampton Poyle, Oxon, militis. Balliol Coll., matric. 31 Oct., 1629, aged 18; created D.Med. 1 May, 1644 (Fasti, ii. 77), of Checkers, and Hampton Poyle, Oxon, clerk of the pipe 1659, bar.-at-law, Inner Temple, 1635, bencher Gray's Inn 1660, knighted 9 Aug., 1641, M.P. Wendover April-May 1640 & 1640 (L.P.), till disabled 15 Nov., 1643, died 8 Feb., 1680, aged 71, father of the next named. See Foster's Judges and Barristers. [10]
Croke, Robert, 1s. (Robert), equitis. Queen's Coll., matric. 24 June, 1653, bar.-at-law, Inner Temple, 1661, clerk of the pipe, M.P. Wendover 1661, until his death 30 July, 1671. See Foster's Judges and Barristers.
Croke, Simon (Crook), s. Tho., of Titherton, Wilts, gent. Queen's Coll., matric. 9 March, 1705-6, aged 18; B.A. 1709, M.A. 1712, rector of Foxley, Wilts, 1727, and of Bremilham 1729. See Foster's Index.
Croke, Thomas (Crooke), B.A. from St. Edmund Hall 5 March, 1582-3, one of these names rector of Stockton, co. Warwick, 1593.
Creke, Thomas (Croocke), of Cornwall, gent. Exeter Coll., matric. 13 Nov., 1607, aged 18.
Creke, Unton, of Berks (4s. John, of Chilton), militis. Christ Church, matric. 2 March, 1609-10, aged 15 (subscribes as 'Umpton Croke'); of Marston near Oxford, bar.-at-law, Inner Temple, 1616, bencher 1635. Lent reader 1639, serjt.-at-law 1654, M.P. Wallingford 1626, April-May, 1640, Oxford 1659, one of the commissioners for the security of the Protector, died 28 Jan., 1670-1, father of the next named. See Foster's Judges and Barristers. [15]
Croke, Unton, created B.C.L. 5 June, 1649, bar.-atlaw, Inner Temple, 1653 (as son of Unton, bencher of the Inner Temple), a major in the parliament army and a colonel of horse, etc., high sheriff Oxon 1658. See Foster's Judges and Barristers; Fasti, ii. 129; & Croke, i. 525-48.
Croke, Walter (Crocke), s. Roger, of Hammersmith, Middlesex, pleb. Magdalen Hall, matric. 11 Oct., 1633, aged 17; B.A. 25 June, 1636, incorp. at Cambridge, M.A. from Caius Coll. 1639; of St. Dunstan in the West, bach., licenced 26 June, 1641 (aged 25) to marry Mercy, daughter of Edward Archbold, of St. Clement Danes. See Venn, 203 (where his father's name is given as Roger Smith); & Marriage Licences, ed. Foster.
Croke, William, 2s. John, of Mottcombe, Dorset, militis. St. John's Coll., matric. 16 Dec., 1636, aged 17; son of John 1600.
Croke, William, s. William, of Studley, Oxon, gent. Magdalen Hall, matric. 3 Nov., 1671, aged 16; B.A. 1675, of the Inner Temple 1678 (his father of Chilton, Bucks), died s.p. 19 Jan., 1705. See Foster's Inns of Court Reg.
Croke, Wright, s. Rich., of Oxford (city), serjt.-at-law. Lincoln Coll., matric. 15 Oct., 1675, aged 17; of Marston, Oxon, bar.-at-law, Inner Temple, 1679, died 7 May, 1705, brother of Charles 1676. See Foster's Judges and Barristers. [20]
Croker, George (Crocker), s. James, of Ruon, Cornwall, pleb. Exeter Coll., matric. 10 April, 1685, aged 17; B.A. from New Inn Hall 1688, vicar of Duloe, Cornwall. 1699. See James 1671. See Foster's Index Ecclesiasticus.
Croker, Gerard, arm. St. John's Coll., matric. 6 Aug., 1596, aged 15.
Croker, Humfrey, of Cornwall, gent. St. Edmund Hall, matric. 28 June, 1616, aged 18; B.A. from Exeter Coll. 17 Feb., 1619-20, M.A. 26 June, 1622, died at Gloucester, will proved at Oxford 15 Aug., 1623, inventory of goods in Ireland.
Croker, James (Crocker), s. James, of Ruan Lanyhorne, Cornwall, gent. Exeter Coll., matric. 15 July, 1671, aged 18; brother of William 1676, and see George 1685.
Croker, John, B.A. 15 Feb., 1571-2, sup. as 'Crooke.'
Croker, John, of co. Gloucester, gent. Trinity Coll., matric. 17 Jan., 1583-4, aged 16. [26]
Croker, John, of Oxon, arm. Brasenose Coll., matric. 28 March, 1617, aged 17; for one of this name who died 1629, see Gutch, i. 118.
Croker, John (Crocker), s. John, of Stoke Fleming, Devon, cler. Exeter Coll., matric. 3 July, 1676, aged 15; of the Middle Temple 1680, perhaps rector of Willand 1684, and of Woolfardisworthy, Devon, 1685, his father instituted to Stoke Fleming rectory 26 June, 1661. See Foster's Index Ecclesiasticus & Inns of Court Reg.
Croker, Richard (Crocker), B.A. from Exeter Coll. 5 June, 1594.
Croker, Simon (Crocker), of Devon, pleb. Broadgates Hall, matric. 30 June, 1592, aged 16. [30]
Croker, Simon, of Wilts, pleb. Merton Coll., matric. 10 Oct., 1617, aged 20; B.A. from Magdalen Hall 23 Oct., 1617, vicar of Corsham, Wilts, 1638, rector of Winterbourne Stoke, 1651. See Foster's Index Ecclesiasticus.
Croker, Thomas (Crocker), B.A. 21 Feb., 1507-8, B.Can.L. (sup. in July) 1515.
Croker, William (Crocker), of Devon, gent. Broadgates Hall, matric.-entry under date 23 July, 1579, aged 17; of the Middle Temple 1581, as 3rd son of John, of Lyneham, Devon. See Foster's Inns of Court Reg.
Croker, William, of Oxon, arm. Brasenose Coll., matric. 28 March, 1617, aged 16.
Croker, William (Crocker), s. John, of Ruanlanyhorne, Cornwall, p.p. Exeter Coll., matric. 11 May, 1676, aged 18; B.A. 2 March, 1679-80, brother of James 1671. [35]
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