William Craven (abt. 1572)

Born about 1572 in Appletreewick, Yorkshire, England

Ancestors

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Biography

William Craven was a member of the aristocracy in British Isles.

William Craven (b. 1572; dvp.)

William Craven was born in 1571.1 He was the son of Henry Craven and Margaret Brockden.1 ^[1]

Lineage

1. Henry Craven, of Appletreewick, co. York (b. 1543; d. 1603), mar. Margaret Brockden (d. 1614), and had issue:

1a. William Craven (b. 1572; dvp.)

2a. Robert Craven, of Appletreewick, co. York (b. 1574; d. 1661), mar. Mary Shearwood (d. 1670), and had issue:

1b. Henry Craven (b. 1607; dvp. 1634)

2b. Sir William Craven, of Lenchwick, co. Worcester (d. 12 Oct 1655), mar. 30 Mar 1646 Hon Elizabeth Fairfax (b. 4 Feb 1613/4; mar. (2) Capt Thomas Prior, of Essex and Rathdowney, Queen's County), 4th dau. of Ferdinand [Fairfax], 2nd Lord Fairfax of Cameron, by his first wife Lady Mary Sheffield, 3rd dau. by his first wife of Edmund [Sheffield], 1st Earl of Mulgrave, and had issue

3b. Thomas Craven, of Burnsall, co. York (b. 1611; d. 15 Apr 1682; bur. at Burnsall in Craven, co. York), mar. 1634 Anne Proctor (d. 1631), dau. of Francis Proctor, of Beckwith, co. York, and had issue:

1c. Sir William Craven, of Benham Valence and of Coombe Abbey, co. Warwick (b. 26 Aug 1638; d. 28 Oct 1695), mar. Margaret Clapham, dau. of Sir Christopher Clapham, of Beamsley, co. York, by his wife Margaret Oldfield, dau. of Anthony Oldfield, of Spalding, co. Lincoln, and had issue:

1d. William Craven, later 2nd Baron Craven

2d. Thomas Craven (b. 14 Jan 1670/1; d. unm.)

3d. John Craven, of Whitley, co. Warwick (b. 23 Nov 1673; d. 6 Dec 1726), mar. Maria Rebecca Green, dau. of Henry Green, of Wykin in Coventry, co. Warwick, and had issue:

1e. William Craven, later 5th Baron Craven

2e. Rev John Craven, Vicar of Staunton Lacy and Rector of Felton, co. Shropshire (b. 7 Feb 1708; d. 21 Aug 1752), mar. Mary Hickes, dau. of Rev Baptist Hickes, of Stretton-on-the-Foss, co. Warwick, and had issue:

1f. William Craven, later 6th Baron Craven

3e. Henry Craven (d. unm.)

4e. Rear Admiral Thomas Craven RN (d. unm.)

1e. Dorothy Craven (d. unm.)

2e. Maria Rebecca Craven (bur. 9 Dec 1746 at Stoneleigh, co. Warwick), mar. c. 1736 as his first wife Thomas [Leigh], 4th Baron Leigh, and had issue

4d. Robert Craven (b. 3 Dec 1674; d. Nov 1710)

5d. Christopher Craven (b. 6 May 1675)

6d. Anthony Craven (b. 16 Dec 1679; d. 6 Sep 1701)

7d. Henry Craven (b. Nov 1680)

8d. Charles Craven, Governor of Carolina (b. 1682; d. 27 Dec 1754), mar. Elizabeth Staples, and had issue

1d. Margaret Craven (b. 15 Dec 1664)

2d. Mary Craven (b. 13 Aug 1665)

3d. Martha Craven (b. 1 Nov 1667)

4d. Elizabeth Craven (b. 10 Sep 1670)

5d. Penelope Craven

6d. Anne Craven

Sources

1. ↑ The Complete Peerage: G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume III, page 502. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage

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