Cradock of East Farndon, Northamptonshire,                               and Leicester, Leicestershire, England.

St John the Baptist Church in East Farndon.

This pedigree was originally extracted from secondary sources, and some, but not all, has been verified. Much of it came from "History & Antiquities of Leicestershire", Nichols, Vol 3, part 2, page 1150 and has been partially verified from the East Farndon parish registers and the All Saints, Northampton parish registers.

Arms - on a bend Azure, three garbs Or, a mullet for difference.
Crest - on a wreath, a boar's head couped sable.

1. Nicholas CRADOCK, was living during the reign of Henry VII (1485-1509)
    Children:
    2. i Thomas
    3. ii Richard
    4. iii Robert

Second Generation

2. Thomas CRADOCK of East Farndon, Northampton, England,  married Margaret ASHERN, of Northampton.
    Children:
    5. i Richard
    6. ii Robert
      iii Edward CRADOCK, of Donington, England.   Died s.p.

3. Richard CRADOCK, of Codesbroke (sic, probably Cottesbrook) Northampton.
    Children:
      i William CRADOCK, of East Farndon, Northampton.
      ii Robert CRADOCK  of East Farndon, Northampton.

4. Robert CRADOCK, of Maidwell, Northampton, England.
    Children:
      i Edward CRADOCK, of East Farndon, Northampton, England.   Died s.p.

Third Generation

5. Richard CRADOCK, of Kelmarsh, Northampton, England.
    Children:
      i Edward CRADOCK, of East Farndon, Northampton, England.
      ii Joshua CRADOCK, of Northampton, England.
      iii Robert CRADOCK, of Northampton, England.

6. Robert CRADOCK of East Farndon, Northampton, England,  died 1610.
    Children:
    7. i William born 1591.
    8. ii John

Fourth Generation

7. William CRADOCK baptized 1 Aug 1591, East Farndon, Northampton, England. Died 1663.
    Children:
    9. i Bartholomew born about 1617.
    10. ii Robert born about 1620.

8. John CRADOCK, of Kelmarsh, Northampton, England.  See his issue in "History and Antiquities of Leicestershire" Vol II, p 466, as entrered in Vincent's Visitation of 1619 by his grandson Joseph CRADOCK of Husbands Bosworth.
Children:
    11. i Edward.
      ii Maurice CRADOCK, of Northampton, England.
      iii Robert CRADOCK, of Northampton, England.

Fifth Generation

9. Bartholomew CRADOCK, married Anne STANLEYdaughter of William STANLEY of Leicester, England. Anne died 27 Jan 1656 aged 28yrs. Bartholomew was baptised 20 June 1619 and he died 9 Feb 1656, aged 39yrs,  buried: East Farndon, Northampton, England.  Note that Bartholomew died just a few days after his young wife Anne.
    Children:
      i William CRADOCK  died 24 Feb 1662,  buried: 29 Feb 1662, St Martin, Leicester, England.   Died unmarried.  Buried in the great chancel.
      ii Mary CRADOCK  of East Farndon, Northampton, England,  married Thomas PALMER, born 1643, of Newark, Leicestershire, England.   Mary died 7 May 1676, buried: Wanlip, Leicestershire, England.
      iii Anne CRADOCK of East Farndon, Northampton, England.   Married first Randolph MIDDLEMORE, of Staunton by Dale, Derby; second Edward GRIFFITH. Inherited the manor of East Farndon, 1663.

10. Robert CRADOCK born about 1620, of East Farndon, Northampton, England,  married Mary WALKER, of East Farndon, Northampton, England.
    Children:
    12. i John

11. Edward CRADOCK, of Northampton, England,  married Elizabeth LONGE, of Northampton, England.   High sheriff and coroner of the county.
    Children:
      i John CRADOCK baptized 20 Jan 1593, All Saints, Northampton, England,  died young.
    13. ii Joseph, see below.
      iii Edward CRADOCK baptized11 Feb 1593, All Saints, Northampton,
      iv Thomas CRADOCK baptized 2 Mar 1595, All Saints, Northampton,
      v Benjamin CRADOCK baptized 17 Apr 1597, All Saints, Northampton,
      vi Sarah CRADOCK,  named in Vincent's Visitation 1619, but no baptism found.
      vii Elizabeth CRADOCK baptized 3 Feb 1600, All Saints, Northampton,

Sixth Generation

12. John CRADOCK of London, England,  occupation merchant taylor, married Elizabeth PULMAN, of Limehouse, Middlesex, England.
    Children:
      i Mary Anne CRADOCK born 1629, of London, England.
      ii Elizabeth CRADOCK born about 1630, of London, England.   Married John LEE 13 Jun 1663

13. Joseph CRADOCK, baptized 8 May 1590 All Saints, Northampton, of Bosworth, Leicestershire,  married Hannah COTTON, of Laughton, Leicestershire, England.   Second son and heir.
    Children:
      i William CRADOCK, son and heir, aged 4 years on 1619,  baptised 29 Jun 1615, Husband's Bosworth, Leicestershire.
      ii Joseph CRADOCK baptised 19 May 1619, Husband's Bosworth, Leicestershire.
      iii Hannah CRADOCK named in Vincent's Visitation of 1619, of Bosworth, Leicestershire, England.
 

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