Lieut. Griffin Croft (It should be noted that the last name is spelled several ways as Croft, Crofte, Crofts, Crafts, or Craft)
Birth 21 May 1600 in Croft Castle Hereford, Yorkshire,North Leominster, England
Death 4 Oct 1689 in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA

Married first: 1627(Age: 27)in Barton Somerset England to Alice Taylor [father Richard Taylor] Birth circa 1600 in England. Death 23 Mar 1673 in Roxbury Suffolk MA. Alice died of apoplexy.
Their children include:
(*under Craft or Crafts)
i.Hannah Croft (ca 1628 England -17 Aug 1692)married Roxbury 2 Apr 1645 to Nathaniel Wilson.

ii.John Croft (10 Jul 1630 Roxbury -3 Oct 1685)(1) married Rebecca Wheelock, Birth 1632 in Derby, Shropshire, England , [Father: Rev. Ralph Wheelock from England, Mother: Rebecca Barbour from England] arrived 1637 Watertown, MA., married in Roxbury 7 Jun 1654, died Nov 24, 1667 in Roxbury Suffolk MA in childbirth and was buried at Roxbury 28 Nov 1667.
(2) married Mary Hudson, Birth circa 22 Aug 1644 in Lynn (Boston) MA, [Father: Francis Hudson Birth 1618 in Chatham, Kent, England, Death 3 Nov 1700 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Mother : Mary Francis Birth 1613 in Chatham, Kent, England, Death 20 Nov 1665 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts] (her 2nd marriage) in Roxbury 30 Mar 1669. She died 3 Jan 1724 in Roxbury Suffolk MA.
Issue:
1. Abigail Croft – Birth 6 Mar 1670 in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts
2.Mehitable Croft - Birth 31 Aug 1673 in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts
3.Sarah Croft - Birth Feb 17, 1675 in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts
4.Ephriam Croft - Birth Aug 9, 1677 in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts
5.Lydia Croft - Birth 4 Aug 1681 in Roxbury Suffolk Massachusetts, married Thomas Bedoona (his Birth 1680 in Roxbury Suffolk MA Death 31 Mar 1733 in Roxbury Suffolk MA) with issue.

iii.Mary Croft (10 Oct 1632 Roxbury -3 Jul 1653)married by 1653 to Joseph Griggs; according to the record kept by Rev. John Eliot, "Mary Griggs, wife to Joseph Griggs, daughter to brother Craft, died" 3 Jul 1653 but according to the town record she was buried 30 Jun 1653.

iv.Abigail Croft (8 or 28 Mar 1634 Roxbury -19 Jun 1706)
(1) married John Ruggles in Roxbury 24 Jan 1650
(2) married Ralph Day in Dedham 15 Nov 1659
(3) married Edward Adams in Dedham 7 Dec 1678

v.Lieut. Samuel Croft (12 Dec 1637-9 Dec 1709)
(1)married Roxbury 16 Oct 1661 Elizabeth Seaver Birth 19 Nov 1643 in Roxbury Suffolk MA, Death 9 Dec 1731 in Roxbury, Suffolk, MA.
(2)married MA 25 Dec 1693 Elizabeth Sharp Birth 1670 in MA

vi.Moses Croft (28 Apr 1641 Roxbury -30 Dec 1718) m. Roxbury 24 Jun 1667 Rebecca Gardner.

On 15 Jul 1673 Griffin second married Ursula Adams, daughter of Henry Adams (ca Jan 1583-6 Aug 1646) & Edith Squire (29 May 1587-21 Jan 1673), in Dorchester, MA.43 Born ca Jul 1619 in Barton, St David, Somerset. Ursula was baptized in Barton, St David, Somerset, on 19 Jul 1619. Ursula died on 10 Feb 1679 in Charlestown, MA. Ursula’s prior husbands were Samuel Streeter, Samuel Hosier and William Robinson.

In that same year 1673, in Connecticutt, Griffin third married Dorcas French Peake widow of CHRISTOPHER PEAKE, daughter of Thomas French(ca Oct 1584-late 1639) & Susan Riddlesdale(ca 1584-Aug 1658). Born ca 1614 in Assington, Suffolk. Dorcas was baptized in St. Edmund’s, Assington, on 31 Jul 1614. Dorcas died on 30 Dec 1697 in Roxbury, MA

Comments: As a result of the second marriage of Griffin Croft, to Ursula, the daughter of Henry Adams, several dates for vital events in this family are found in a Streeter family Bible. In that record the death date for Griffin Craft is given as 21 Aug 1690, whereas his death date from his inventory was given as 4 Oct 1689, and the inventory was taken on 27 Nov 1689, so the 1690 date must be wrong. The death date for Ursula Adams is recorded in the Bible as 20 Feb 1649, which is wrong by decades, and the year of death of 1679 is an editorial suggestion. When the date of a vital event is found only in this Bible, then, it should be treated with some skepticism.
Also, among his descendants, in eastern Massachusetts ‘Craft’ was favored, but in western Massachusetts and Connecticut ‘Crafts’ was more common.

Estate: In his will of 18 May 1689 Griffin Crafts bequeathed to wife Dorcas £7 10s. and "one book of Mr. Girren's works," to son Moses Craft £10 "be~sides what he oweth me already and all my wearing clothes," to son-in-law Nathaniel Wilson "besides fifteen pounds that he oweth me already five pounds more," to son-in-law Edward Adams £5, to daughter Hannah Wilson £10 if she outlive her husband, to daughter Abegail Adams £10 (in same manner as to Hannah Wilson), to grandchild Ephraim Craft a cow at age twenty-one, and to son Samuel Craft (executor) "all my housing and lands & estate of what kind & nature soever ... excepting the movables in the house"; signed by mark (he was blind several years), witnessed by Joseph Griggs and William Gareis, and proved 9 November 1690.
Administration on the estate of Griffin Crofts was granted on 27 January 1690/1 to "Elizabeth Crofts, widow, and Samuel Crofts, son of Samuel Crofts, late of Roxbury aforesaid, deceased".
The inventory of "Griffin Croft late of Roxbury who died upon the fourth day of October" 1689 was taken 27 November 1689 by Samuel Ruggles Sr., Joseph Griggs and Samuel Gore, and totalled £288 10s., of which £250 was real estate:
"dwelling house with outhousing, about 7 acres of meadow before the door together with the orchard," £120; and "about 33 acres of land adjoining to said orchard & meadows," £130