Sir
Hugh
"2nd Baronet Crofton of Mohill Castle"
Crofton
Bt
Born in Mohill, County Leitrim, Ireland
Ancestors 
Son of Morgan Crofton Bt
and Jeanne (d'Abzac) Crofton
Brother of
Henry Crofton
Husband of
Frances (Smyth) Crofton
— married
1787 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Morgan George Crofton Bt, Barbara (Crofton) Rotheram, Augustus Crofton, Frances (Crofton) Hyde, Jane (Crofton) Mahon and Anne Digby (Crofton) Otway
Died
at age 70
in Mohill, County Leitrim, Ireland
Profile last modified
| Created 5 Jun 2013
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| Preceded by Morgan Crofton 1st Bt |
Baronet Crofton of Mohill Castle 1802-1834 |
Succeeded by Morgan George Crofton 3rd Bt |
Biography
Sir Hugh Crofton, 2nd Bt. was born on 17 July 1763, the son of Sir Morgan Crofton, 1st Bt. and Jeanne d'Abzac.
Hugh married Frances Smyth, daughter of Ralph Smyth, in June 1787.
Children: [1]
- Ralf Crofton
- Reverend Henry William Crofton d. 2 Apr 1862
- Anne Digby Crofton d. 14 Dec 1899
- Charles
- Frances married Reverend Arthur Hyde, son of Reverend Arthur Hyde and Sarah French
- Jane married Ross Mahon on 27 September 1838.
- Barbara married Edward Rotherham.
- Sir Morgan George Crofton, 3rd Bt. b. 21 Dec 1788, d. 24 Jun 1867
- Reverend Augustus Crofton b. 1798, d. 24 Feb 1861
- Parsons Crofton b. 1805, d. 23 Oct 1884
He represented the constituency of Tulsk in the Irish Parliament from 1768-1790.
Upon the passing of his father on 12 February 1802, he succeeded to the title of 2nd Baronet Crofton, of Mohill Castle, co. Leitrim (est. 1801 in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom). The title gave him the equivalent status of a knight.
He died on 6 January 1834 at age 70. The title passed to his son.
Sources
- Wikidata: Item Q89137834, en:Wikipedia
- biography stub
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crofton_baronets
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Hugh's full will is at https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-994X-T6V3?i=266&cat=466810
All the best
John