CROFTON. 155 CROFTON, Sir Morgan George, of Mohill House, CO. Leitvim (1801, U.K.); d.l. high sheriff 187'1, officer North Somersets, yeo. cav. ; s. his grandfather as 4th Barouet in 1867 ; b. 5 April, 1850; heir presumptive, his brother Major Arthur Crofton. ARMS— Per pale indented or and az., a lion passant guardant counterchanged. a crescent for difference. Crest — A wheatstalk ppr. MOTTO — Dat Deus incrementuni. Seat — Mohill House, Leitrim. Besidexces— Sunnyside, Box, Wilts, and Shipton Court, Chipping Noi-ton. JOHN CROFTON, o£ Mote, co. Roscommon, auditor and escheator gen. temp. Q. Eliz.; m. Jane, sister of Sir Henry Duke, of Castle Jordan, co. Meath, and had 4 sons, /!/ Edward, ancestor of Sir Edwai-d Crofton, of Mote, created a Baroxet, 1 July, 1661, extinct on the death of Sir Oliver, 5th Baronet, and also of Su- James Crofton, of Longford House, CO. Sligo, created a B.uioxet, 18 Aug. 1838 (see next article). /2/ John, of Lisdorne, co. Roscommon, m.p. Sligo 1585, whose grandson, George, of Lisdorne, had 3 daus. of whom the eldest, Anne, was great-grandmother of Sir James Crofton, Bart, aforesaid, the 2nd dau. m. to John Duke, who took the name of Crofton, and was ancestor of Crofton, of Lakefield, and the youngest, Anne, was mother of Sir Morgan Crofton, Bart. /3/ William, m. Mary, eldest dau. of Sir WiUiam Usher, Knt. clerk of the privy council, and had an only son, WiUiam, of Temple House, Sligo, M.P. who left an only dau. and heir. /4/ Henry, of Mohill, co. Leitrim, by gift of his father, deeil dated 2 June, 1607, had licence to erect into a manor from Charles I. 1637 ; m. Frances, eldest dau. and coheir of Robert Morgan, of Castletown co. Sligo (by Bridget, dau. and coheir of Robert Blayney, Esq. of Tregonan, co. Montgomery,and of Castle Blayney, co. Monaghan. His great-great-gi-andson, SIR MORGAN CROFTON, of Mohill, created a Baronet, 10 Aug. 1801 (son of Hugh Morgan and Anne, dau. of George Crofton, of Lisdorne, aforesaid); b. 25 Mar. 1733 ; d. 12 Feb. 1802, having m. 19 Aug. 1761, Jane, youngest dau. of Lieut.-Col. Heni'i D'Abzac, a Huguenot refugee, formerly capt. of la garde royale, after col. 18th royal Irish ; she d. July, 1797, having had 3 sons, /I/ Sir Hugh, s. as 2nd Baronet. /2/ Henry, chaplain to royal hospital, Kilmainham, b. 26 July, 1765 ; d. 23 April, 1834, having m. 1st— 1791, Susan, dau. of Duke Crofton, Esq. of Lakefield, co. Leitrim, and had a son and dau. [1] Morgan, of Molhill, in H.O.; d. Aug. 1847, having m. 19 Jan. 1836, Jane Carlisle, youngest dau. of William Hearn. Esq. of Dublin, and niece of Henry F Carlisle, Esq. of Springfield, Mohill, co. Leitrim. /2/ Mai-y, d- 25 April, 1869, having m. 1822, to Most Rev. Joseph Henderson Singer, D.d. bishop of Meath ; he d. 16 July, 1866. Rev. H. Crofton m. 2ndly— 1798/9, Frances, eldest dau. of Capt. Francis FfoUiott, of Holy Brook, co. Sligo; she d. 1851, having had 2 sons and 2 daus. [3] John ffolliott, gen. in the army, col. 6th regt. since 1869, commanded Red River expedition 1846; b. 9 Oct. 1802 ; m. 15 Oct. 1845, Anne Agnes, only child of John Addison, Esq. of Preston, bar.-at-law, recorder of CUtheroe, and had 4 sons and a dau. (1) Addison, curate of St. John, Broughton, Manchester, 1870, and now of Reddish Green, Stockport, b. 13 July, 1846 ; m. 7 Aug. 1873, Mary Pilkington, elder dau. of John Hall, Esq. of Baldingstone, and has 2 daus. Annie. — Svdney D'Abzac. (2) Henry Thomas, b. 23 July, 1848 ; m. 8 Sept. 1871, Martha Pilling, younger dau. of Joseph McKeand, of Manchester, surgeon, and has a son and 2 daus. John ffolliott Frederick, b. 1 Jan. 1877. — Josephine Chi-istie. — Alice Addison. (3) Richard flfoUiott, B.A, Worcester College, Oxen, bar.- at-law ; b. 29 Sept. 1849. (4) William D'Abzac, B..4.. Worcester College, Oxon. 1878; b. 3 June, 1854. (5) Caroline Anne Agnes, d. 2 Jan. 1880, having m. 21 Jan. 1879, to Ralph Cririe Clayton, Esq. and had an only child, Gerald Edward Cririe CL.TT0X, b. 27 Dec. 1879. [4] Charles Stanhope, b. 7 May, 1810; d. 6 Dec. 1868, having m. 30 Sept. 1846, his cousin, Mary, eldest dau. of Duke Crofton, Esq. of L.akefield, co. Leitrim, and had a son and 3 daus. (1 ) Henry, capt. R..^.. 1878, served tlu*ough Abj-ssinian cam- paign; b."l8 July, 1847; m. 18 July, 1872, Annie, dau. of Thomas Foster, Esq. M.D. of Manchester and Coniston, co. York, and has a son and 2 daus. Charles Stanhope Foster, b. 16 April, 1873.— Matilda Kathleen. — Charlotte Ann fi^oUiott. (2) Alice Frances. (3) Mary Agnes. (4) SarahLetitia. [5] Sarah Frances, m. 1827, to Rev. Robert Staveley, prebendary Tipperkevin, in St. Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin, and afterwards of St. Muuchin's, Limerick; he d. June, 1854. [6] Letitia, d. 1842, having m. 1829, to Robert Bm-n, gen. R.A. who d. 18 Dec. 1878. /3/ Morgan, b-in-at-law, b. Oct. 1766, d. 10 Jan. 1831, having m. 19; Sept. 1791, Mary, dau. of William Dunn, M.p. Dublin, banker ; she d. 9 Oct. 1846, having had with other issue 5 sons and 4 daus. [1] Morgan, capt. R.N. b. 11 Oct. 1793, d. 21 June, 1871, having m. 18 Jan. 1818, his cousin, Helen Elizabeth, dau. of Col. Henry O'Hara, of O'Harabrook, co. Antrim ; she d. 6 July, 1866, having had with other issue 5 sous and 2 daus. (1) Morgan, of Dungarvan, co. Waterford, in H.O. b. 1 June, 1819 ; d. 16 May, 1849, having m. 13 July, 1847, Rebecca, dau. of William Carter Barrett, Esq. and widow of Capt. Nicholas Palmer, E.l.C.S. and had a son and dau. /I/ Morgan Samuel, capt. 38th regt. a.d.C. to general commanding n.b. district ; b. 2 Jan. 1860. /2/ Mary Elizabeth, m. 20 July, 1870, to John Augustus Schneider, bar.-.at-law (eldest son of Henry Schneider, Esq. of Belsfield, Windermere, M.p. Lancaster), and has a son— Henry Crofton SCHNEIDER, b. 27 Sept. 1876. (2) Henry, col. late 67th regt. b. 23 June, 1820. (3) James, major-gen. in the army, R.E. (Bengal), in- spector-gen. of irrigation and dep.-sec. public works, Cal- cutta; b. 7 May, 1826; m. 1st— 1 Miir. 1858, Mary Susan, dau. of Sir Robert Montgomery, K.C.B.; she d. s. p. 22 Dec. 1860. He m. 2ndly— 5 Mar. 1867, Clara Elizabeth, dau. of Capt. Edward Lake, R.N. (B.RT.),and has a son and 2 daus. Robert Benjamin, b. 19 Sept. 1873. — Marion, and another. (4) Hugh, b. 10 April, 1830. (5) LawTcnce Harman, b. 30 Sept. 1834; d. unm, 8 Oct. 1874. (6) Eleanora Jane. (7) Mary Anne. [2] William, rector of Skreen, co. Sligo; b. 31 July, 1795; d. 25 Dec. 1851, having m. May, 1825, Melesina, dau. of Rev. H. Woodward, rector of Fethard; she d. 24 Jan. 1881, having had 5 sons and 7 daus. (1) Morgan William, M.A. Trin. CoU. Dublin, F.R.S. pro- fessor of mathematics and mechanics, R. military academj', Woolwdch; b. 27 June, 1826; m. 31 Aug. 1857, Julia Agnes Cecilia, 3rd dau. of J. B. Kernan, Esq. of Cabra, co. Mona- ghan, and has 3 sons and 2 daus. William John Camille, b. 15 July, 1858. — John Loius, b. April, 1863.— Henry Joseph, b. Sept. 1865,— Marie Robertine — Josephine Adrienne. (2) Henry Woodward, rector of St. Mary, March, co. Camb. and formerly chaplain E.I.C.S.; b. 10 Sept. 1827 ; m. 1st — 1856, Janette Barberie Butler; she d. 1872. Hem. 2ndly— 29 April, 1875, Jane, 3rd dau. of E W H Schenley, Esq. of London, and has had 3 daus. the j-oungest Norah Helen Fanny, b. 23 June, 1879 ; d. 26 April, 1881. (3) Hai-man, d. Nov. 1870, aged 34, in Melbourne. (4) James Edward Dunn, b. , 1840; d. mim. (5) Francis Blake, b. 17 July, 1842; m. 12 Dec. 1872, Emma, 2nd dau. of James Foster Bradshaw, Esq. and has 2 sons and a dau. Algernon Francis Blake, b. 20 Oct. 1873. — Arthur Moles- worth, b. 5 Dec. 1874.— Alice Muriel Woodward, b. 22 April, 1879. (6) Melesina, d. 23 July, 1860, having m. 20 June, 1859, to G. O. Wray, a judge in India, and had a son, George WRAT. (7) Mary Louisa, m. 1st — 17 Jan. 1857, to Lieut.-Col. WilUam Heathcote Tottenham, 12th lancers (M. ELY); he d. 6 July, 1857, having had a dau. WUhelmina Heathcote. She re-m. 3 April, 1866, to Francis John Webber, royal Scots fusiliers, 3rd son of Rev. Thomas Webber, Esq. of Kellyville, Queen's co. (8) Ellen Jane, d. 31 May, 1875; m. 28 May, 1861, to Cyril Blackbume Tew, major late 15th regt. adjutant East York militia, and has a son and S daus.
