John Croft

• Page 4 Survey for John Croft Esq
• Page 4 Survey taken by NASH IN LATE 1700’s and was obtained from Herefordshire/Worcestershire county records office. These documents are authentic as it was among Sir John de Wysham Woodmanton Manor papers, files:
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• This Survey taken by NASH IN LATE 1700’s is evidences and it is proof that Alice de Wysham is the daughter of Sir John de Wysham and Lady Elizabeth Hopton. Alice de Wysham she married John de Croft Esq:
• This information was found on deed no 6 and 7
• These deeds at held at the Herefordshire/Worcestershire county records office in England

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• Informatio was found on

http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/worcs/vol4/pp246-255#p33

• The manor of WOODMANTON (Wodemonton, xiii cent.; Woddemanton, xiv cent.) was held of the lords of Ham Castle. (fn. 127) Among early undated deeds in a collection of documents (fn. 128) relating to the property of the Ingrams is included a grant by Ellis 'Venator' de Woodmanton to Walter, clerk, son of Richard Fitz Eustace of Homme, of land called Held lying in Modebache, (fn. 129) near the grove of Modebache, and in length extending from the place called Wam Grove to the land of Lucian de Woodmanton. This evidently refers to Woodmanton in Clifton upon Teme, as does also another grant by Lucian de Woodmanton and Alice his wife to Richard son of Richard Eustace of Ham, (fn. 130) of land lying between Lucian's land and Walter Grey's, (fn. 131) and extending from the Held Helie to the king's highway. Gilbert de Woodmanton contributed 3s. to the subsidy of about 1280. (fn. 132) There is, however, no mention of the manor until 1332, (fn. 133) when John de Wisham (fn. 134) obtained leave to crenellate his manor-house of Woodmanton. A grant of 1328 of free warren to John in his demesnes at Clifton and Ham may relate to this estate. (fn. 135) He died in 1332 seised of the manor, which then comprised a messuage and 2 carucates of land. (fn. 136)

'Woodmanton then followed the same descent as Churchill and Holt to the Guise and Croft families. (fn. 137) 'John Croft' sold his moiety in 1540 to 'Richard Callowhill', (His Son-in-Law) (fn. 138) who seems to have obtained the other moiety before his death in 1548. (fn. 139) His brother John succeeded him, and sold the manor in 1570 to John Coucher. (fn. 140)'

John Coucher was high bailiff of Worcester in 1563 and 1565. (fn. 141) His son John was bailiff of Worcester in 1593 and 1595, (fn. 142) and member for Worcester in several Parliaments of James I and Charles I. (fn. 143) He, with Mary his wife, was holding the manor in 1616. (fn. 144) John Coucher the elder was in possession in 1653. (fn. 145) Yet another John Coucher held Woodmanton in 1715. (fn. 146) Martin Coucher was the owner in 1824, (fn. 147) and it remained in the Coucher family until 1867, when on the death of Martin Shelton Coucher it passed to his only child, Mrs. E. V. de Meric, the present owner. (fn. 148)

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