CROKE, John I (d.c.1600), of Southampton.

Mayor, Southampton 1568 – 69, 1584 – 85; j.p. Southampton by 1570; Southampton representative on commission about Spanish ships Apr. 1573.St. Ch. 5/C9/18; Vis. Hants (Harl. Soc. lxiv), 160; T. C. Wilks, Hist. Hants, ii. 326, 355; Ct. Leet Recs. i. (Soton Rec. Soc.), 47; ii. 240; Bks. of Examinations and Depositions, 1570–94 (Soton Rec. Soc.), 10.