Baronet Crofton of The Mote in Roscommon is in Baronet Ireland.
On 12th June 1758 Marcus Lowther-Crofton 1st Baronet was created 1st Baronet Crofton of The Mote in Roscommon.
Before 23rd October 1778 Edward Crofton 2nd Baronet [aged 30] and Anne Croker 1st Baroness Crofton [aged 27] were married. She by marriage Lady Crofton of The Mote in Roscommon.
On 17th January 1784 Marcus Lowther-Crofton 1st Baronet died. His son Edward [aged 35] succeeded 2nd Baronet Crofton of The Mote in Roscommon.
On 30th September 1797 Edward Crofton 2nd Baronet [aged 48] died. His son Edward [aged 18] succeeded 3rd Baronet Crofton of The Mote in Roscommon. Charlotte Stewart Lady Crofton [aged 20] by marriage Lady Crofton of The Mote in Roscommon.
On 8th January 1816 Edward Crofton 3rd Baronet [aged 37] died. His son Edward [aged 9] succeeded 3rd Baronet Crofton of The Mote in Roscommon. Georgina Paget Lady Crofton [aged 15] by marriage Lady Crofton of The Mote in Roscommon.
On 17th December 1896 Edward Crofton 2nd Baron Crofton [aged 90] died. His son Edward [aged 62] succeeded 3rd Baron Crofton, 4th Baronet Crofton of The Mote in Roscommon.
On 22nd September 1912 Edward Crofton 3rd Baron Crofton [aged 77] died. His nephew Arthur [aged 46] succeeded 4th Baron Crofton, 5th Baronet Crofton of The Mote in Roscommon.
On 15th June 1942 Arthur Crofton 4th Baron Crofton [aged 75] died. His grandson Edward [aged 16] succeeded 5th Baron Crofton, 6th Baronet Crofton of The Mote in Roscommon.
On 13th June 1974 Edward Crofton 5th Baron Crofton [aged 48] died. His son Charles [aged 25] succeeded 6th Baron Crofton, 7th Baronet Crofton of The Mote in Roscommon.
This is a translation of the 'Memoires of Jacques du Clercq', published in 1823 in two volumes, edited by Frederic, Baron de Reissenberg. In his introduction Reissenberg writes: 'Jacques du Clercq tells us that he was born in 1424, and that he was a licentiate in law and a counsellor to Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy, in the castellany of Douai, Lille, and Orchies. It appears that he established his residence at Arras. In 1446, he married the daughter of Baldwin de la Lacherie, a gentleman who lived in Lille. We read in the fifth book of his Memoirs that his father, also named Jacques du Clercq, had married a lady of the Le Camelin family, from Compiègne. His ancestors, always attached to the counts of Flanders, had constantly served them, whether in their councils or in their armies.' The Memoires cover a period of nineteen years beginning in in 1448, ending in in 1467. It appears that the author had intended to extend the Memoirs beyond that date; no doubt illness or death prevented him from carrying out this plan. As Reissenberg writes the 'merit of this work lies in the simplicity of its narrative, in its tone of good faith, and in a certain air of frankness which naturally wins the reader’s confidence.' Du Clercq ranges from events of national and international importance, including events of the Wars of the Roses in England, to simple, everyday local events such as marriages, robberies, murders, trials and deaths, including that of his own father in Book 5; one of his last entries.
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In 1989 Charles Crofton 6th Baron Crofton [aged 39] died. His brother Patrick [aged 37] succeeded 7th Baron Crofton, 8th Baronet Crofton of The Mote in Roscommon.
On 25th November 2007 Patrick Crofton 7th Baron Crofton [aged 56] died. His son Edward [aged 19] succeeded 8th Baron Crofton, 9th Baronet Crofton of The Mote in Roscommon.