CRAVEN 503 at Speen, Berks, 12 Nov. 1668, being s. and h. of Sir Wm. Craven (') (named in the remainder of 1666), by Margaret, da. of Sir Christopher Clapham, of Beamsley, co. York. He sue. his father 28 Oct. 1695; Lord Lieut, of Berks, 1702 till his death; cr. D.C.L., Oxford, 26 Apr. 1706; A Lord Proprietor of the Province of Carolina, 1705/6, and Lord Palatine 1708. (*>) A Tory. He m., 12 Oct. 1697, Elizabeth, sister of Sir Fulwar Skipwith, 2nd Bart., of Newbold Hall, da. of Humberston S., by Elizabeth, da. of Sir George Cony. She d. in childbed, in Warwickshire, 16, and was bur. 27 May 1704, at Binley, aged 25. He d. suddenly, at Combe Abbey, co. Warwick, 9, and was bur. 13 Oct. 171 1, at Binley, aged 43. (°) Admon. 27 June 17 12. in. 1711. 3. William (Craven), Baron Craven of Hampsted Marshall, s. and h., b. 1700. Ed. at Rugby school, C) and St. John's Coll. Cambridge, 171 6; cr. D.C.L., Oxford, 16 June 1722; was a Gov. of the Foundling Hospital, 1739. A Tory, like his father. He ?«., I June 1721, Anne (a fortune of ;^4,ooo p.a.), da. of Frederick Tylney, of Tylney Hall, in Rotherwick, Hants. An act 10 Geo. I enabled their descendants to take the name of Tylney in addition to that of Craven. She d. 5 Feb. 1729/30, in her 26th year, and was bur. at Binley. He d. s.p.m. and s.p.i.^ 10 Aug. 1739, and was bur. at Binley, aged 39. Will pr. Sep. 1739. IV. 1739. 4. Fulwar (Craven), Baron Craven of Hampsted Marshall, br. and h. Ed. at Rugby school,() and at Magd. Coll. Oxford, 1721. He also was a Tory. He d. unm., "after a lingering illness," at Benham Valence, Berks, 10, and was bur. 23 Nov. 1764, at Hampsted Marshall. Will pr. Feb. 1773, Dec. 1784, and May 1845. V. 1764. 5. William (Craven), Baron Craven of Hampsted Marshall, cousin and h., being s. and h. of John Craven, of Whitley, co. Warwick, by Maria Rebecca, da. of Henry Green, of Wykin, in Coventry, which John was next br. to the 2nd Baron, and d. 6 Dec. 1726. He was b. 19 Sep. 1705, at Hope, co. Worcester ; M.P. (Tory) for co. Warwick, 1746-64; High Steward of Newbury. He w., 27 Apr. 1749, at Honnily, co. Warwick, Jane, da. of the Rev. Rowland Berkeley, formerly Green, of Cotheridge, co. Worcester, by Mary, da. and coh. of George Bohun, of Coundon, co. Warwick. He d. s.p., ij Mar. 1769, at Combe Abbey, and was bur. at Binley afsd., aged 63. Will pr. (^) See tabular pedigree. (^) See ante, p. 501, note " b." (<=) "Hath a very good estate; loves field sports and a bottle; is very fat and fair; towards 40 years old." (Macky's Characters). {^) He is entered on the Rugby register on 8 Oct. 1704, when he must have been too young to be there. V.G.
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