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CROFTS, William (c. 1611-77)

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Family and Education
b. c. 1611, s. and h. of Sir Henry Crofts‡ of Saxham and Elizabeth, da. of Sir Richard Wortley of Wortley, Yorks. educ. unknown. m. (1) c. 1 Apr. 1661, Dorothy (1620-63), da of Sir John Hobart‡, 2nd bt., wid. of Sir John Hele‡ of Clifton Maybank, Dorset, formerly wid. of Hugh Rogers of Conington, Som. and wid. of John Hele‡ esq. of Flanchford, Reigate, Surr.; HP Commons 1660-90, ii. 521. (2) Elizabeth (1618-72), da. of William Spencer†, 2nd Bar. Spencer, wid. of John Craven†, Bar. Craven, formerly wid. of Henry Howard; d.s.p. suc fa. 31 Mar. 1677. d. 11 Sept 1677; will 9 Aug 1676-30 Aug. 1677, pr. 30 Oct. 1677. TNA, PROB 11/354.
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Gent. of the bedchamber 1652 – d. capt. of gds. to Queen Henrietta Maria.

Envoy, Baltic states 1649 – 52; amb. Poland 1660; envoy, France, 1660.

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CROFTS, William (c. 1611-77)
Associated with: Little Saxham, Suff.; Spring Garden, Westminster.
CRAFTS
Author
Paley, Ruth
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Lords 1660-1715
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Oxford 1644
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CREW, Nathaniel (1634-1721)

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b. 31 Jan. 1634, 5th s. John Crew, Bar. Crew, and Jemima (d.1675), da. of Edward Waldegrave of Lawford, Essex; bro. Thomas Crew, 2nd Bar. Crew. educ. privately (Henry Bishop); Chenies Sch., Amersham (Mr Azall); G. Inn 1652; Lincoln Coll., Oxf., matric. 1653, BA 1656, fell. 1656, MA 1658; fell. in canon law 1659; incorp. Camb. 1659; DCL 1664; ord. deacon and priest 1665. m. (1) 21 Dec. 1691, Penelope (d.1699), da. of Sir Philip Frowde, of Kent and wid. of Sir Hugh Tynte, mayor of Guildford, s.p.; (2) 23 July 1700, Dorothy (d.1715), da. of Sir William Forster, of Bamburgh, Northumberland, s.p. d. 18 Sept. 1721; will 24 June 1720 – 17 Sept. 1721, pr. 3 Mar. 1722. TNA, PROB 11/584; Bodl. Add. C 303, ff. 208-23; C. Whiting, Nathaniel Lord Crewe Bishop of Durham (1940), 332-58.
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PC 1676 – 79, 1686–9. ‘Mems. of Nathaniel Lord Crewe’ ed. A. Clark (Camden Misc. ix), 15; Whiting, Nathaniel Lord Crewe, 103, 138.

Chap. to Charles II 1666 – 85, to James II, 1685 – 88; dep. clerk of the closet 1668; ‘Mems. of Nathaniel Lord Crewe’, 8. clerk of the closet 1669–85; Add. 36916, f. 135; Bodl. Tanner 44, f. 102. dean chapel royal 1685 – 89.

Sub-rect. Lincoln Coll., Oxf. 1659 – 61, 1663 – 68, rect. 1668–72; Whiting, Nathaniel Lord Crew, 11, 28; CCEd. mbr. I. Temple 1674; master, high court of chancery bef. 1668; commr. eccles. affairs 1686, CSP Dom. 1686–7, p. 202. 1687, Ibid. 338. for building 50 new churches. The Commissions for building 50 new churches: The minute books, 1711–27 (1986), 34–37.

Rect. Gedney, Lincs. 1668–71, CCEd. Witney, Oxon 1671–4; VCH Oxon. xiv. 135. dean and precentor Chichester 1669 – 71.

Ld. lt. Durham 1674 – 90, 1712–14. Durham UL (Palace Green), Mickleton and Spearman ms 23, f. 163; CSP Dom. 1673–5, p. 398; CSP Dom. 1685, p. 43; Add. 70221, Crew to Oxford, 18 July 1712; ‘Mems. of Nathaniel Lord Crewe’, 15; Whiting, Nathaniel Lord Crewe, 289.

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CREW, Nathaniel (1634-1721)
Associated with: Steane, Northants.; 16-17 Great Piazza, Covent Garden, London (1680); 43 King Street, Covent Garden, London (1681-c.1688); Newbold Verdon, Leics 1681–d.
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oil on canvas by Sir G. Kneller, 1698, Bodleian Lib., Oxf.; oil on canvas by Sir G. Kneller, after 1698, National Trust, Kedleston Hall; oil on canvas, three-quarter length in peer’s robes, Lincoln Coll., Oxf.

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Adams, Beverly
Eagles, Robin
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Lords 1660-1715
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Oxford 1644
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CREW, Thomas (c. 1624-97)

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b. c. 1624, 1st s. John Crew, later Bar. Crew; bro. Nathaniel Crew, later bishop of Durham and 3rd Bar. Crew. educ. G. Inn 1641; Padua 1647. m. (1) May 1650 (with £5,000), TNA, C6/318/54, answer of Anne, Lady Crew and others, 16 May 1701. Mary, da. of Sir Roger Townshend‡, 1st bt., of Raynham, Norf., 1s. d.v.p. 3da.; (2) 1674, Anne, da. and coh. of Sir William Armine‡, 2nd bt., of Osgodby, Lincs., wid. of Sir Thomas Wodehouse of Kimberley, Norf., 3da. Kntd. 26 Sept. 1660. d. 30 Nov. 1697; will, 11 July-12 Nov., pr. 3 Dec. 1697. PROB 11/442.
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Commr. militia 1659, Mar. 1660, assessment, Aug. 1660–79; dep. lt. col. Aug. 1660–2; high steward, Banbury 1683 – Oct. 1688.

Parlimentarian
CREW, Thomas (c.1624-97), of Steane, Northants.
Associated with: Steane, Northants; St James Sq., Westminster.
Likenesses

oil on canvas, attrib. C. d'Agar, National Trust, Calke Abbey, Derbys.

Author
Paley, Ruth
Volume
Lords 1660-1715
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Oxford 1644
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CREW, John (c. 1598-1679)

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b. c. 1598, 1st s. of Sir Thomas Crew‡ of Nantwich, Cheshire and Steane and Temperance, da. and coh. of Reynold Bray of Steane; educ. G. Inn, entered 1615, called 1624; Magdalen, Oxf. matric. 26 Apr. 1616, aged 18. m. c.1623, Jemima, da. and coh. of Edward Waldegrave of Lawford Hall, Essex, 6s. (1 d.v.p.) Beds. Archives, L30/20/1. 2da. d. 12 Dec. 1679; will n.d. (c.1677), pr. 15 Dec. 1679. TNA, PROB 11/561.
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Mbr., cttee of Both Kingdoms 1644 – 48; commr. for treaty of Uxbridge 1645, abuses in heraldry 1646, exclusion from sacrament 1646, bishops’ lands 1646, scandalous offences 1648, trade 1655 – 57, relief of Piedmontese Protestants 1656, accounts 1666; cllr. of state 25 Feb. – 31 May 1660.

Commr. for defence, 1642, assessment, 1643 – 48, 1657, Jan. 1660–1, sequestration, 1643, execution of ordinances, 1643, accounts, 1643, levying of money, 1643, appeals, Oxf. Univ. 1647, militia, Northants. 1648, Northants. and Westminster Mar. 1660, drainage Great Level 1649, visitation, Oxf. Univ. 1654, scandalous ministers, Northants. 1654, statutes, Durham college 1656, oyer and terminer, Midland circ. July 1660.

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CREWE, John (c.1598-1679), of Steane, Northants.
Associated with: Steane, Northants. and Lincoln’ Inn Fields, Mdx.
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wash drawing by unknown artist, Sutherland collection, Ashmolean Museum, Oxf.

Author
Paley, Ruth
Volume
Lords 1660-1715
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Oxford 1644
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LINDSAY, John (1671-1714)

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bap. 27 Dec. 1671, 1st s. of William Lindsay, 18th earl of Crawford [S], and 1st w. Mary, da. of James Johnston, earl of Annandale [S]. m. bef. 1702, Emilia (d. 18 Feb. 1711), da. and coh. of Hon. James Stewart, styled. Ld. Doune [S] (1st s. d.v.p. of Alexander Stewart, 5th earl of Moray [S]), and wid. of Alexander Fraser of Strichen, Aberdeen, 2s. 2da. d. 4 Jan. 1714; admon. 28 June 1714 to John Price, gent., of Tiptree House, Essex. TNA, PROB 6/90, f. 77.
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PC [S] 1698–1708. CSP Dom. 1698, p. 405; CSP Dom. 1702–3, p. 571.

Col. regt. of ft. 1694 – 97, 2nd tp. of horse, Gren. Gds. 1704 – d.; lt. col. Scots tp., Life Gds. 1698 – 1704; brig.-gen. 1703; maj.-gen. 1707; lt.-gen. 1710.

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LINDSAY, John (1671-1714)
Associated with: Struthers Castle, Ceres, Fife.
Author
Townend, Graham
Hayton, David
Volume
Lords 1660-1715
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Oxford 1644
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CRAVEN, William (1668-1711)

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b. 24 Oct. 1668, 1st s. of Sir William Craven (1638–95) and Margaret, da. of Sir Christopher Clapham; bro. of Robert Craven‡. educ. Oxf. DCL 1706. m. 12 Oct. 1697 (with £10,000), HP Commons, 1690–1715, v. 488. Elizabeth (1679–1704), da. of Humberston Skipwith, 3s. suc. fa. 1695. d. 9 Oct. 1711; admon. 27 June 1712 to Elizabeth Craven, spinster, paternal aunt and guardian William Craven, 3rd Bar. Craven. TNA, PROB 6/88, f. 112v.
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Ld. lt. Berks. 1702 – d.; warden, Whittlewood Forest 9 July 1711–d. Verney Letters 18th Century, i. 238.

Ld. proprietor of Carolina 1706 – d. ld. palatine 1708 – d.

Parlimentarian
CRAVEN, William (1668-1711)
Associated with: Coombe Abbey, Warws.;VCH Warws. vi. 74.; Hampstead Marshall, Berks.; Ashton Park, Berks.; Drury House, Middx.TNA, PROB 5/3262; E. Hatton, A New View of London (1708), ii. 623-39; Add. 22267, ff. 164-71.;
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Eagles, Robin
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Lords 1660-1715
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WINDSOR, Other (1679-1725)

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b. 27 Aug. 1679, o. s. of Other Windsor, later; styled. Ld. Windsor (d.1684) and Elizabeth (d.1688), da. of Thomas Turvey of Walcot and Wadborough, Worcs. educ. Christ Church, Oxf. 1694–7, DCL 1706; travelled abroad (France) 1700. HMC Buccleuch, ii. 747; TNA, C115/109, no. 8935. m. 27 Apr. 1705, Elizabeth (d.1711), da. of Thomas Whitley‡ (d.1696) of Peel Hall, Cheshire, 2s. suc. fa. 1684. d. 26 Dec. 1725; will 11 May 1722–5 March 1725, pr. 15 June 1726. TNA, PROB 11/609.
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Freeman, Worcester 1710; custos rot. Worcs. 1710 – 15; ld. lt. Cheshire and N. Wales 1713 – 14; recorder, Worcester 1720 – d.

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WINDSOR, Other (1679-1725)
Associated with: Hewell Grange, Tardebigg, Worcs.TNA, C9/395/32; VCH Worcs. iii. 225.;
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Eagles, Robin
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Lords 1660-1715
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FITZCHARLES, Charles (c. 1657-80)

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b. c. 7 May 1657, s. of Charles II with Catherine (d.1678), da. of Thomas Pegge of Yeldersley, Derbys. and Catherine Kniveton. educ. in Flanders; travelled abroad (France and Holland), 1674–6. m. 19 Sept. 1678, Bridget Osborne (1661–1718), 3rd da. Thomas Osborne, earl of Danby (later duke of Leeds), s.p. d. 17 Oct. 1680; will none found.
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Master of the horse to Queen Catherine, 1678.

Vol. Dutch army 1677; col. 4th Ft. 1680.

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FITZCHARLES, Charles (c. 1657-80)
Likenesses

mezzotint, by J. Smith, c. 1689-1700, NPG D29514.

Author
Paley, Ruth
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Lords 1660-1715
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Oxford 1644
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