John de Croft

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• Background Information: VCH: Lancaster, Volume 8. ⁷⁷⁵
Henry son of Roger, and his wife Agnes, obtained lands in Priest Hutton, called Quenildoft. In 1324, Henry is recorded to hold the manor of Dalton by a rent of 10s. In addition to Dalton, Henry de Croft held the manor of Leighton Conyers. Of both of these, he made a settlement in 1325, recorded in 1328, by which Leighton was granted to his son John, who had married Alina or Alice [Final Conc. ii. 70].

John son of Henry, held a plough-land and a half by the rent of 10s., and he appeared as a plaintiff or defendant in 1355/6 [Duchy of Lanc. Assize R. 4, m. 21 d.; 5, m. 7]. His son also named John succeeded. The elder John also had sons Richard and Peter. John's son and successor, John occurs from 1371 onward, as Sir John de Croft, chivaler.

~VCH: Lancaster, Vol. 8, Dalton, pp. 183-185

John married Alina.⁷⁷⁵