Sir Richard Croft the Elder, Kt.

See Peter Bartrum, https://cadair.aber.ac.uk/dspace/bitstream/handle/2160/6380/CROFT_3... (April 3, 2018; Anne Brannen, curator)

See Peter Bartrum, https://cadair.aber.ac.uk/dspace/bitstream/handle/2160/5005/GODWIN%... (February 1, 2018; Anne Brannen, curator)

See Peter Bartrum, https://cadair.aber.ac.uk/dspace/bitstream/handle/2160/6380/CROFT_3... (January 23, 2017; Anne Brannen, curator)

RICHARD CROFT HAD A YOUNGER BROTHER OF THE SAME NAME, RICHARD 'THE YOUNGER' MARRIED ANN FOX AND HAD CHILDREN, HUGH, ELIZABETH WHO M. JOHN OR (RICHARD) DE FIENNES, LIONEL AND ANN WHO M. JOHN RODNEY.

• Sir Richard Croft, Sheriff of Herefordshire, Treasurer to Henry VII1,2,3
• M, #77311, b. circa 1427, d. 29 July 1509
• Father William Croft3 b. c 1393, d. a 1433
• Mother Margaret Walwyn3 b. c 1395
• Sir Richard Croft, Sheriff of Herefordshire, Treasurer to Henry VII was born circa 1427 at of Croft Castle, Herefordshire, England.2,1,4 He married (Miss) Blount circa 1444.5 Sir Richard Croft, Sheriff of Herefordshire, Treasurer to Henry VII married Eleanor Cornwall, daughter of Sir Edmund Cornwall and Elizabeth Barre, between 1460 and 1465; They had 3 sons (Sir Edward; John; & Robert) & 5 daughters (Anne, wife of Sir Thomas Blount; Elizabeth, wife of John Whittington, Esq; Joyce, wife of Thomas Mill, Esq; Jane (Alice), wife of Edward Darrell; & Sibyl, wife of Sir George Herbert). He also had an illegitimate son (Thomas).3 Sir Richard Croft, Sheriff of Herefordshire, Treasurer to Henry VII left a will on 11 July 1509.3 He died on 29 July 1509; Buried in the church of St. Michael, Croft Castle, Herefordshire.2,3 His estate was probated on 11 November 1509.3
• Family 1 (Miss) Blount b. c 1428
• Family 2 Eleanor Cornwall b. c 1435, d. 1520
• Children
  • Anne Croft+1 b. c 1463, d. 27 Sep 1549
  • Sibyl Croft5 b. c 1464
  • Sir Edward Croft, Sheriff of Herefordshire+6,3 b. c 1465, d. 23 Mar 1547
• Citations
• [S11571] A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Commoners of Great Britain and Ireland, Vol. III, by John Burke, Esq., p. 199.
• [S147] Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Peerage, Baronetage, and Knightage, 1938 ed., by Sir Bernard Burke, p., 695.
• [S4] Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. II, p. 311.
• [S11588] Some Early English Pedigrees, by Vernon M. Norr, p. 53.
• [S61] Unknown author, Family Group Sheets, Family History Archives, SLC.
• [S11588] Some Early English Pedigrees, by Vernon M. Norr, p. 54.
• From: http://our-royal-titled-noble-and-commoner-ancestors.com/p2573.htm#...

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• Sir Richard Croft1
• M, #324871, d. 29 July 1509
• Last Edited=11 Dec 2008
• Sir Richard Croft was the son of William de Croft and Margaret Walwyn.1 He married Eleanor Cornwall, daughter of Sir Edmund Cornwall.1 He died on 29 July 1509.1
• Sir Richard Croft held the office of High Sheriff of Herefordshire.1 He held the office of Treasurer of the Household, to King Henry VII.1 He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Herefordshire.1 He fought in the Battle of Mortimer's Cross in 1461, with the Yorkists, the battle being fought on his own estate.1 He fought in the Battle of Tewkesbury in 1471, where he captured Prince Edward, son of King Henry VI, but was not responsible for the Prince's murder.1 He was invested as a Knight, Order of the Bath (K.B.) in 1487.1 He fought in the Battle of Stoke in 1487.1 He lived at Croft Castle, Herefordshire, England, Croft Castle.1
• Child of Sir Richard Croft and Eleanor Cornwall
  • 1.Sir Edward Croft+2 d. 1547
• Citations
• 1.[S37] Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes (Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003), volume 1, page 966. Hereinafter cited as Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 107th edition.
• 2.[S37] Charles Mosley, Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 107th edition.
• From: http://www.thepeerage.com/p32488.htm#i324871

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• Sir Richard Croft
• Birth: unknown
• Death: Jul. 29, 1509
• Sir Richard was a Yorkist partisan during the 'Wars of the Roses', and was governor at Ludlow and Wigmore of the household of Edward IV's sons, Edward and Richard of York. "A fierce and warlike marchman," his rough handling prompted the young princes to complain to their father "of the odious rule and governance of Richard Croft." He managed to navigate the murky time during the Tudor coup d'état which culminated at Bosworth Field [1485], and was made Treasurer of the Royal Household and Privy Counsellor to Henry VII.
• Family links:
• Parents:
• William Croft
• Margaret Walwyn Croft
• Spouse:
• Eleanor Cornewall Croft (____ - 1519)
• Children:
  • Edward Croft (____ - 1562)*
  • Jane Croft Darrell*
• Sibling:
• Richard Croft (____ - 1509)
• Richard Croft the younger (1440 - 1501)*
• Note: His tomb with a recumbant effigy was relocated from the chapel at Croft Castle upon its demolition.
• Burial: St Michael and All Angels Churchyard, Croft, Yarpole, Herefordshire Unitary Authority, Herefordshire, England
• Plot: North side of chancel
• Find A Grave Memorial# 57499352
• From: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=croft&GSfn=ri...

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• A genealogical and heraldic dictionary of the landed gentry of ..., Volume 3 By John Burke, Sir Bernard Burke
• http://books.google.com/books?id=9NDTAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA83&lpg=PA83&dq=H...
• Pg. 83
• SIR JOHN DE CROFT,(*) Knt. of Croft Castle, co. Hereford, Capt. of Merk Castle, near Calais who was frequently employed in negotiations in Flanders, between 1402 and 1404. He m. Janet, dau. and presumed co-heir of Owen ap Griffith Vychan, Lord of Wlyndowrdwy, in Merionethshire, the renowned OWEN GLENDOWER, representative of the Princess of Powys, (see HUGHES OF GWERCLAS,) and was father of WILLIAM DE CROFT, whose son was
• SIR RICHARD CROFT, Knt. of Croft Castle, high-sheriff of the co. of Hereford, the captor of Prince Edward, son of Henry VI., at the battle of Tewkesbury, in 1471. This gallant soldier was appointed treasurer of the household to HENRY VII., and had the high honour of knight-banneret conferred upon him at the battle of Stoke, in 1487. He m. Eleanor, dau. of Sir Edward Cornwall, of Burford, and widow of Sir Hugh Morimer, Knt., and d. 29 July 1 HENRY VIII., 1609, leaving (with other issue) and elder son and heir,
• SIR EDWARD CROFT, knt. of Croft Castle, sheriff of Hereford, 20 HENRY VII., and 3, 9, 21, and 25 HENRY VIII., and appointed one of the learned counsel to the Princess Mary, (afterwards Queen.) 17 HENRY VIII. He m. Joyce, dau. and sole heir of Sir Walter Skull, of the Holt, co. Worcester, and was father (with other children) of
• RICHARD CROFT, Esq., who m. Katherine, dau. of Sir Richard Herbert, Knt. of Montgomery, and was father of
• SIR JAMES CROFT, Knt., M.P. for the co. of Herford, lord-deputy of Ireland in 1552, and subsequently privy-councillor and comptroller of the household to Queen ELIZABETH. He m. Alice, dau. of Richard Warncombe, and relict of William Wygmore, and d. 4 Sept., 32 ELIZ., 1590, and was s. by his eldest son,
• EDWARD CROFT, Esq. of Croft, M. P. for Leominster in 1571 and 1586, who m. Anne, dau. and heir of Thomas Browne, of Aldborough, co. Norfolk, and d. 29 July, 1601, when he was s. by his elder son.
• SIR HERBERT CROFT, Knt., M.P. for the co. of Hereford, temp. ELIZABETH and JAMES I.

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Croft Castle

• Croft Castle [1] is a manor house and associated buildings near the village of Yarpole in Herefordshire, England some 7 km (4 mi) to the north-west of Leominster (grid reference SO449655).
  • 11th century origin
• A building has been on the site from the 11th century and it has from this time been the home of the Croft family and Croft Baronets.
• The Croft family were closely linked to their neighbours the Mortimers of Wigmore and later Ludlow. The Battle of Mortimer's Cross took place on Croft lands nearby in 1461.
• The present building originated as a castle in the 14th century and has been much altered since.
• It was the home of a John Croft who married one of Owain Glyndwr's daughters. In the 15th century the Croft family adopted the Welsh Wyvern crest, a wounded black dragon, seen as a subtle allusion to their Glyndwr heritage.
• Croft Castle was restored after slighting in the Civil War.
  • Some members of this Croft family
• Sir Richard Croft (1429/30-1509), royal official for Kings Edward IV, Edward V, Richard III, and Henry VII
• Thomas Croft (c.1435-1488), shipowner and patron of Atlantic exploration
• Sir James Croft (c.1518-1590), lord deputy of Ireland and leading conspirator in Wyatt's Rebellion
• Herbert Croft (1603-1691), bishop of Hereford, chaplain to King Charles I and dean of the chapels Royal to Charles II
• William Croft (c.1678-1727), organist and composer
• Sir Herbert Croft (1751-1816), writer and lexicographer
• Sir Richard Croft (1762-1818), physician and man-midwife
• Sir Henry Page Croft (1881-1947), 1st Baron Croft, soldier and politician, Under-Secretary of State for War 1940-1945
• Sir James Herbert Croft (1907-1941), died on active service with No 1 Commando
• Andrew Croft (1906-1998), explorer and member of Special Operations Executive
  • Manor house
• It now consists of a stone quadrangular manor house with a small castellated round tower at each corner [2] and a small square tower flanking the north side [3]. The castle is under the care of the National Trust and members of the Croft family still live within it.
• The main building shares some similarities to Treago Castle, also in Herefordshire.
  • The church
• The castle and 13th century St. Michaels church adjacent [4], lie in 1500 acres (6 km²) of glorious Herefordshire countryside.
• Inside the church is the fine altar tomb of Sir Richard Croft (1430-1509), high official to four monarchs and his wife born Eleanor Cornewall, before her remarriage the widow of Sir Hugh Mortimer of Kyre Wyard and Martley Worcestershire, killed in action at the Battle of Wakefield.
• .... etc.
• From: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Croft_Castle

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• CROFT, Richard, kt. (d. 1509)
• It is doubtful if this was the Richard Croft who was governor to Edward and Edmund, the sons of Richard of York, during their boyhood. That was more likely his younger brother, also Richard. Sir Richard’s wife was certainly the lady governess to the two boys but this was possibly before her marriage to him, all of which leaves us in a confused state. Sir Richard Croft was certainly a Lancastrian supporter at the start of the conflict. By the time of the battle of Mortimer's Cross, possibly influenced by his wife, he was fighting on the Yorkist side. There is some evidence that he was at the battle of Mortimer’s Cross. He may have been at Towton and was certainly at the battle of Tewkesbury. Sir Richard was sheriff of Herefordshire five times all told. Under the Tudors he was Steward of the Household to Prince Arthur, and fought at Stoke in 1487. Sir Richard and his wife were buried in Croft.
• From: http://www.richardiii.net/ww%20cr%20to%20hu.htm

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• 2B) ELEANOR CORNEWALL, born 1430/5, married 1st, Sir Hugh Mortimer, of Kyre Wyard and Martley, Worcestershire, and Tedstone Wafer, Herefordshire, heir of the Tedstone Wafer Mortimers. He was killed at Wakefield in December 1460, and was buried in the Church of St. Peter, Martley. By him she had a son and a daughter. She married 2nd, Sir Richard Croft (d. 29 July 1509), of Croft Castle, Herefordshire, sheriff of Herefordshire 1471-72, 1477, 1486, MP Herefordshire 1477, and had three more sons and five more daughters. The Crofts had occupied Croft Castle since before the Conquest. Eleanor was the governess of Edward IV's sons at Ludlow Castle. She died 23 Dec. 1519, at an advanced age, and was buried with her second husband in the chapel of Croft Castle (tomb now in St. Michael church, Croft). Issue:
  • 2B1) Sir JOHN MORTIMER, of Kyre Wyard, etc., born 1450/5, sheriff of Herefordshire 1477-8, 1481-2, steward of Abberley, Worcestershire during Warwick's minority 15 Aug. 1480, Squire of the Body 1481-5, knighted 1485, Knight of the Body 1485-1504, sheriff of Worcestershire 1485-6, banneret at Stoke 16 June 1487, sheriff of Herefordshire 1493-4, 1501-2, MP Worcestershire 1495. He married, after 1485, Margaret Nevill (c.1466-31 Jan. 1528), third daughter and co-heiress of John Nevill, Marquess of Montagu (d. 1471) by his wife Isabel Ingaldesthorpe. They had no issue, and Margaret went on to marry Charles Brandon, have it annulled the same year (1507), and then marry in 1522, one Robert Downes, in addition to having had an illegitimate daughter. Sir John Mortimer died without issue in October 1504 (writ of d.c.e. 1 Nov. 1504).
  • 2B2) ELIZABETH MORTIMER, LADY DE LA WARR, born 1455/60, married about 1480, Sir Thomas West, 8th Lord De La Warr (c.1457- 11 Oct. 1525), and died 29 June 1502, having had issue at least one son and four daughters.
  • 2B3) Sir EDWARD CROFT, of Croft Castle, born about 1465, sheriff of Herefordshire 1505, married Joyce Scull, said to be daughter of Sir Walter Scull, of Holt Castle, Worcestershire (d. about 1472; buried at Holt Castle church), by his first wife Margaret Beauchamp of Holt (d. 1456; buried at Holt Castle church), but this seems unlikely due to chronology, and she was probably his daughter by his second wife Frances Mulle (d. 1483). Sir Edward died 23 March 1541, having had four sons and seven daughters, and was ancestor of the Crofts of Croft Castle, descendants of whom still occupy the castle today.
  • 2B4) JOHN CROFT, of Holt, Worcestershire, born 1465/70, married Elizabeth Seymour, daughter of John Seymour of Wolf Hall, Wiltshire (d. 1491), by his wife Elizabeth Darrell, and was ancestor of the Crofts of Holt.
  • 2B5) ROBERT CROFT, of Kyre Wyard, Worcestershire, married and had a sole daughter and heiress.
  • 2B6) ANN CROFT, married Sir Thomas Blount (1455- 4 June 1524), of Kinlet, Shropshire, and died 27 Sep. 1549, having had at least five sons and six daughters.
  • 2B7) ELIZABETH CROFT, married John Whittingham, of Pauntley, Gloucestershire.
  • 2B8) JOYCE CROFT, married Thomas Mill, of Avenbury, Herefordshire.
  • 2B9) JANE CROFT, married Sir Edward Darrell (1465/6- 9 Mar. 1530), of Littlecote, Witshire, and died by 1492, having had issue, two sons and two daughters.
  • 2B10) SYBIL CROFT, married Sir George Herbert (c.1463/5- died after 1504), of St Julians, Monmouthshire, third son of William Herbert, Earl of Pembroke. He was knighted in 1487 at the battle of Stoke. Dame Sybil had two sons and one daughter.
• From: http://newsgroups.derkeiler.com/Archive/Soc/soc.genealogy.medieval/...

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• The parliamentary history of the county of Worcester : including the city of Worcester, and the boroughs of Bewdley, Droitwich, Dudley, Evesham, Kidderminster, Bromsgrove and Pershore, from the earliest times to the present day, 1213-1897, with biographical and genealogical notices of the members (1897)
• http://archive.org/details/cu31924030495141
• http://archive.org/stream/cu31924030495141#page/n48/mode/1up
• Pg. 33
• Thomas Blount, of Kidderminster, sat for co. Worc. Jan. to May 1559, and 1562-7, and bought the Manor and advowson of Kidderminster for £454 9s. od. from Queen Elizabeth, 1 Feb. 1560. His kinsman Walter Blount, of Kidderminster, was H.S. 1579. This line was founded by John, son of Sir John B., of Sodington, by his 2nd wife Isabella dau. and heir of Sir Brian Cornewall, of Kinlet. The Member seems to have been Sir Thomas Blount, of Kinlet, son of Sir Humphrey B. by Elizabeth dau. of Robert Winnington, and m. Anne dau. of Sir Richard Croftes.
  • 1562. Dec. Thomas Blount.
  • Ralph Sheldon.

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• THIS SOURCE IS MISSING TWO GENERATIONS OF JOHN'S BETWEEN HUGH CROFT AND WILLIAM CROFT. ELYNOR IS LISTED AS DAU. OF JOHN BARE BUT IS MARRIED ALSO TO HUGH MORTIMER. THERE MAY BE OTHER ERRORS.
• The visitation of Herefordshire made by Robert Cooke, Clarencieux, in 1569 (1886)
• http://www.archive.org/details/visitationofhere00cookrich
• http://www.archive.org/stream/visitationofhere00cookrich#page/21/mo...
  • Croft Pedigree Chart
• 1. Sir Hughe Croft, Knight.
  • a. William Croft, maryed (living 1433.) = Margarett, doughter to Walien (Waleyn, Ash. 831) (Walwyn.)
    • i. Sir Richard Crofte, sonne of William (d. 1509.) = Elynor, doughter to Sir John Bare. = Sir Hughe Mertymer, Knight, (Mortimer, Ash. 831.)
      • A. Anne, maried to Sir Thomas Blount (of Kinlet.)
      • B. Elizabethe, to John Wetington (Whitington, Ash. 831.)
      • C. John.
      • D. Joys, maried to Thomas Mylles (of Avenbury) (Myll, Ash. 831)
      • E. Jane, to Sir Edwarde Darell (of Littlecote, Wilts.)
      • F. Robart.
      • G. Sir Edwarde Croft, maried (d. 1546.) = Joys, doughter and soule heire to Sir Walter Scoule of the Holte in Wostershir (Skull, Ash. 831)
      • H. Sybill, to Sir George Herbert (of co. Moum.)
    • ii. Richard Croft, maryed Agnes doughter to Fox (he d. 1501).
    • iii. Agnes, maried to Domallon (Philip Domulton of Brockhampton, bur. at Bromyard.) ______________________
• .... He was succeeded by his eldest son Sir Thomas Blount, of Kinlet, Knight, who in 1479 was found to have held lands in Balterderley, Fenton Culvard, Romesore and Bydulf. He married Anne, daughter of Sir Richard Crofts, who lived at Eldersfield, and died in 1509. By his said wife he is said to have had twenty children, whose names are not all known, and of whom probably many died infants. Their eldest son, John Blount, married Katherine Peshall, as stated in the text. (Genealogical History of the Croke Family.)
• From: 'The parish of Church Eaton: Little Onn', Staffordshire Historical Collections, vol. 4 (1883), pp. 64-102. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=52410 Date accessed: 21 December 2012.

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• The Retrospective review, and historical and antiquarian magazine, Volume 1 By Henry Southern, Sir Nicholas Harris Nicolas
• http://books.google.com/books?id=c34qAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA471&lpg=PA471&dq...
• Pg.469-500
• Pg.471
• .... Sir John de Croft, his son and heir(1), who was knight of the shire for Hereford in 1357 ; and who was succeeded by his son, Sir John de Croft, Knight, who was captain of Merk Castle, near Calais, in the 4th Hen. IV. 1402(3), at which time he was a knight, and was frequently employed in negotiations in Flanders between that year and 1404(4), the correspondence relative to which is still extant(5). By Janet, the third daughter and co-heiress of the renowned Owen Glendower(6) he left issue, William Croft, Esquire(7), of whom the only
• Pg.472
• fact known is, that he was summoned to serve in the French wars in the 7th Hen. VI. 1427-8(1), and was living in 1434(2). His eldest son, Sir Richard Croft(5), was one of the most celebrated soldiers of his times. The first notice which occurs of him is in a letter from King Edward the Fourth, when Earl of March, and his brother the Earl of Rutland, to their father the Duke of York, about 1456, in which they complained of his and his brother's "odieux reule and demenynge(4)m" hence, it is presumed, that they were intrusted to his custody; which opinion is corroborated by the circumstance of his wife Eleanor, the daughter of Sir Edward Cornwall, Baron of Burford, and widow of Sir Hugh Mortimer, Knight, being called "Lady governesse," to the young princes at Ludlow(5). Sir Richard's attachment to the house of York was both manifested and rewarded after the accession of Edward to the throne. he was appointed general receiver for the earldom of March, in the shires of Hereford and Salop, and in the lordship of Wigmore, Radnor, and Melleneth, and parker of Gatelegh, which offices are specially reserved to him in the act of resumption of the 1st Henry VII.(5) He was present at the battle of Tewksbury; and having take the Prince of Wales prisoner, be brought him before Edward, in pursuance of the King's proclamation, when the young Prince was barbarously murdered, notwithstanding the assu-
  • (2) Walyn's MSS. Penes Rev. J. Duncombe. by Margaret, daughter of __ Malwyn, he had issue, Sir Richard Croft, first son, mentioned above; Richard second son, who by the description of Richard Croft the younger, received a grant of lands, togerther with Thomas Croft, Esquare, 1461, (Rot. Parl. vol. v.p. 586), and was apparently spoken of in the letter noticed in the text from Ed. IV., when Earl of March, and his brother, the Earl of Rutland, circa 1456, and died 18th Henry VII. 1502, (Cotton. MSS. Claudius, C. viii). His will is dated 12th August, 1501, and was proved 16 March, 1501-2, in which he described himself "of Chipping Norton" (Record in Doctors' Commons, marked Blaymyer, 14); he married Ann, daughter of __ Fox, by whom he had issue Hugh, son and heir; Elizabeth wife of Sir John Fienes, Knight; Lionel; and Ann, who married Sir John Rodney of Stoke Rodney, co. Somerset (Will before quoted). William Croft had also a daughter, who married John Dombleton, alias Downton, Esquire (Harleian MSS. 1566, fol. 116); and it is probable that he had a third son, Thomas, who received a grant of lands with Richard Croft, the younger, in 1461 and 1473 (Cal. Rot. and Patent Rot. Parl. vol. v. p. 589, and vol. vi. p. 84b): this Thomas Croft was Ranger of Whichwode Forest in Oxfordshire, Bailiff of Fawnhope in Herfordshire, and Parker of Pembragge, also in Hers (Rot. Parl. vol. vi. p. 342). He committed "a detestable murder in the Marches of Wales," and thereby forfeited all his offices, and took sanctuary at Baudeley, 7th Hen, VII., 1491 (Rot. Parl. vol. vi. p. 441), and levied a fine of a third part of the manor of Shotwell in Warwickshire with Elizabeth his wife, 12th Ed. IV. 1472, by which it appears, that she was coheir to the lands formerly belonging to Sir John Beauchamp (Dugdale's Warwick, Ed. 1765, p. 385).
  • .... etc.
• Pg.473
• .... leaving by Eleanor his wife,
• Pg.474
• before mentioned, who survived him, Edward Croft, his son and heir, .... He died about the beginning of March, 1547(4); and by Joyce, daughter and sole heiress of Sir Walter Skull, of the Holt in Worcestershire(5), had .... etc.

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• 'Blount05'
• John Blount of Kynlet (Visitation mentions a possible additional marriage for John, to a daughter (& co-heir) of Brian Brampton.)
• m. Alice Delabere (dau of Kinard Delabere of Cheshire)
  • 1. Humphrey Blount of Kinlet, Sheriff of Shropshire (d 1477)
  • m. Elizabeth Winnington (dau of Robert Winnington of Cheshire)
    • A. Sir Thomas Blount of Kinlet, Sheriff of Shropshire (b. by 1456, d. 1525)
    • m. Ann Croft (dau of Sir Richard Croft of Croft Castle) ..... etc.
• From: http://stirnet.com/genie/data/british/bb4fz/blount05.php

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• From: http://www.stirnet.com/main/index.php?option=com_wrapper&Itemid=79&...

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• Transactions of the Woolhope Naturalists' Field Club By Woolhope Naturalists' Field Club
• http://books.google.com/books?id=ZBYXAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA37&lpg=PA37&dq=R...

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Sir Richard Croft held the office of High Sheriff of Herefordshire. He held the office of Treasurer of the Household, to King Henry VII. He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Herefordshire. He fought in the Battle of Mortimer's Cross in 1461, with the Yorkists, the battle being fought on his own estate. He fought in the Battle of Tewkesbury in 1471, where he captured Prince Edward, son of King Henry VI, but was not responsible for the Prince's murder. He was invested as a Knight, Order of the Bath (K.B.) in 1487. He fought in the Battle of Stoke in 1487. He lived at Croft Castle, Herefordshire, England, Croft Castle.

Link to photos

http://www.richardiiiworcs.co.uk/pictures.html