John Croft

John Croft, son of John Frederick Croft and Catherine ?, was born in 1770 and died in 1840 in Hopkins, Kentucky, United States at age 70.

family

John married Elizabeth Sullivan, in 1787 in Liberty, Georgia. Elizabeth was born in 1782 in Greenville, South Carolina, United States and died after 1840 in Hopkins, Kentucky, United States.

Children from this marriage were:

• M i. Martin L. Croft was born in 1799 in Greenville, South Carolina, United States and died August 24, 1854 in Hopkins, Kentucky, United States at age 55.Martin married Mary Butner, daughter of Edward Butner and Patsy Almond, September 21, 1825 in Christian, Kentucky, United States. Mary was born in 1804 in Kentucky, United States. Another name for Mary was Polly Butner.
• M ii. William L. Croft was born in 1802 in Greenville, South Carolina, United States and died August 11, 1854 in Hopkins, Kentucky, United States at age 52.
• M iii. Rufus W. Croft was born in 1804 in South Carolina, United States. Rufus married Zella Dyer, daughter of ? Dyer and ? ?, March 15, 1826 in Hopkins, Kentucky, United States.
• F iv. Dorothy Croft was born March 27, 1804 in South Carolina, United States.Dorothy married Solomon Menser, son of Daniel Menser and Catherine ?, June 15, 1824 in Hopkins, Kentucky, United States. Solomon was born in 1790 in Pennsylvania, United States.
• M v. Frederick A. Croft was born in 1806 in Greenville, South Carolina, United States. General Notes: He received a grant of 50 acres on Buffalo Creek in Hopkins Co., KY in 1843. Frederick married Sarah A. Menser, daughter of ? Menser and ? ?, September 2, 1833 in Caldwell, Kentucky, United States. Sarah was born in 1814 in Tennessee, United States.
• F vi. Elizabeth Catharine Croft was born January 10, 1811 in Hopkins, Kentucky, United States, died May 14, 1875 in Mississippi, United States at age 64, and was buried in Collums Cemetery, Bruce, Calhoun, Mississippi, United States. Elizabeth married Thomas Lantrip, son of Shadrack Lantrip and Catherine Croft, January 30, 1832 in Hopkins, Kentucky, United States. The marriage ended in divorce before 1850. Thomas was born September 17, 1812 in Christian, Kentucky, United States, died February 12, 1903 in Christian, Kentucky, United States at age 90, and was buried in McKnight Cemetery, Christian, Kentucky, United States.
• F vii. Martha Croft was born in 1814 in Hopkins, Kentucky, United States.
• M viii. John A. Croft was born in 1818 in Hopkins, Kentucky, United States.
• M ix. ? Croft was born in 1820 in Hopkins, Kentucky, United States.
• M x. James R. Croft was born in 1825 in Hopkins, Kentucky, United States and was buried in Pollard Cemetery, Christian, Kentucky, United States. James married Catherine Menser, daughter of Noah Menser and Abigail Stallins, March 5, 1843 in Hopkins, Kentucky, United States. Catherine was born June 20, 1826 in McCracken, Kentucky, United States, died September 12, 1919 in Carterville, Williamson, Illinois, United States at age 93, and was buried September 13, 1919 in Oakwood Cemetery, Carterville, Williamson, Illinois, United States. Another name for Catherine was Kate Menser.
• F xi. Margaret A. C. Croft was born in 1827 in Hopkins, Kentucky, United
• States. Another name for Margaret was Peggy Croft. Margaret married James Pat Menser, son of Solomon Menser and Mary Brasher, December 28, 1845 in Hopkins, Kentucky, United States. James was born in 1824 in Kentucky, United States.

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notes

General Notes: John bought 292 acres of land for 60 pounds from his father, Frederick, in Greenville Co., South Carolina in December 1797 Book D, pg. 453. At the same time, Frederick sold 200 acres to his son George, and gave his three unmarried daughters his household furnishings. The 292 acres had been purchased just a couple months earlier for 60 pounds from Lewis Duvall Book D pg. 452, was described as Frederick's homeplace. There is no record of additional land purchases in Greenville Co. until he bought 50 acres from William Ray in September 1812 for $30 Book I, pg. 218. At the same time, John sold 150 acres to James Sanford and 250 acres to Eli Baldwin, apparrently just before moving to Kentucky. In January 1819, John bought 100 acres on Drakes Creek of Pond River in Hopkins Co., Kentucky from John and Elizabeth Taylor of Madison Co. , Illinois for $200.

John and his oldest brother, Frederick, Jr. were named as joint Executor of his father's estate in Greenville Co., South Carolina in 1805, and he and his brother-in-law, Christopher Jackson, were joint executors of Joseph Jackson's will in Hopkins Co., Kentucky in 1814. Joseph Jackson was one of three selected to make an inventory of the estate of John's father in 1805 in Greenville Co., South Carolina, and Christopher was Joseph's son who married John's sister, Rebecca. There are no known records of John's will or estate papers in Kentucky.

Elizabeth Sullivant in the Georgia, Compiled Marriages, 1754-1850

• Name: Elizabeth Sullivant
• Spouse: John Croft
• Marriage Date: 13 Feb 1787
• Marriage County: Liberty
• Marriage State: Georgia

Source Information Ancestry.com. Georgia, Compiled Marriages, 1754-1850 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1997.

Source Information Herrin, Cynthia. Nash County, North Carolina Vital Records Abstracts [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000. "Original data: Families of Early North Carolina. 1909."