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Sir Robert Croc
(Abt 1120 - )
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== Biography ==
Extract from Wikipedia
Sir Robert Croc (often incorrectly referred to as Sir Robert de Croc) was an Anglo-Norman Knight and landowner of Scotland in the High Middle Ages. He was gifted the Levern valley in Scotland by King David I of Scotland in 1170.
Crookston, Glasgow takes its name from Robert Croc.[1] Crookston Castle is surrounded by a defensive ring-ditch that dates back to the 12th century when Croc, built a timber and earth castle. Remains of a chapel founded by de Croc in 1180 have been uncovered.[2]
Croc is known to have assigned the patronage of Neilston to the monks of St Mirren's in 1163, on condition that masses should be regularly said for the benefit of his soul.[3]
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Croc children - source of info. corkerhillhistory.webs.com/earlyhistorycorkerhill.htm
other Croc descendants listed :-
Robert Croc (b1259 )
Thomas Croc(1234-1272)
Johannes Croc(1260 - ?)
Robert Croc(1295-1296)
Malcolm Croc
Marion Croc
Parents of above not shown-
===Note===
The Crookisfeu in the 12th Century
For his services to David in accountancy and in battle Walter Fitzalan was rewarded with the lands now covering the County of Renfrewshire. When David and Walter the Steward returned from Shropshire in England after being defeated at the Battle of the Standard, they returned with five Norman knights who fought on the Scottish side. One of them was called Sir Robert de Croc. Walter Fitzalan awarded part of his lands surrounding the White Cart Water to his trusted knight Sir Robert de Croc. De Croc was charged with the responsibility of defence from Cowglen to Hawkhead, including Cardonald and Corkerhill, and from Renfrew Harbour to Fereneze (Barrhead). He established an outpost on Kerr’s Hill (in Cardonald) and around 1202 he built a wooden motte fort on the other side of the Cart. De Croc’s lands around the River Cart and Levern Water were called the “Crookisfeu”, and he built a nearby hamlet for his farm workers and serfs, which was called ‘de Croc’s Toun’, later to be known as Crookston.
Robert de Croc came from an Anglo-Norman family who were hereditary wardens of the royal forests of England starting with Croc the Huntsman in the Chute forest of Hampshire in 1068. Robert de Croc's family were wardens of Cannock Chase in Staffordshire before he came to Scotland. There is also a strong association between the Fitzalan / Croc families in England through Robert's other brother whose descendents became the Dukes of Arundel and Surrey. The Croc / Croke / Crooks lineage was much more successful in England serving as archers and probably fighting against their Scotish namesakes. Why did the Croc family line suddenly finished at the beginning of the 14th century - was this anything to do with the War of Independence and the changing loyalties of the Scottish nobles at that time?
Source http://corkerhillhistory.webs.com/apps/guestbook
1300s Croc Marion Last of Croc line Crookston
1200s Croc Sir Robert de Knight & landowner Crookston
===Crookston Castle ===
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crookston_Castle Wikipedia Crookston Castle]
*[http://www.ancient-scotland.co.uk/site/186 Ancient Scotland - Pictures of Crookston Castle]
*[http://www.electricscotland.com/history/glasgow/cardonald.htm Rambles around Glasgow Cardonald and Crookston ]
== Sources ==
*[https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=bpnmAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA289&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q&f=false History of Renfrewshire page 39.]
*[http://thepeerage.com/p46280.htm#i462792 The Peerage]
*[http://corkerhillhistory.webs.com/apps/guestbook History of Corkerhill]
http://corkerhillhistory.webs.com/earlyhistorycorkerhill.htm
* WikiTree profile De Croc-1 created through the import of My-Family-13-Jun-2011.ged on Jun 13, 2011 by [[Langlands-4 | Kerry Langlands]]. See the [http://www.wikitree.com/index.php?title=Special:NetworkFeed&who=De Croc-1 Changes page] for the details of edits by Kerry and others.
== Biography ==
Extract from Wikipedia
Sir Robert Croc (often incorrectly referred to as Sir Robert de Croc) was an Anglo-Norman Knight and landowner of Scotland in the High Middle Ages. He was gifted the Levern valley in Scotland by King David I of Scotland in 1170.
Crookston, Glasgow takes its name from Robert Croc.[1] Crookston Castle is surrounded by a defensive ring-ditch that dates back to the 12th century when Croc, built a timber and earth castle. Remains of a chapel founded by de Croc in 1180 have been uncovered.[2]
Croc is known to have assigned the patronage of Neilston to the monks of St Mirren's in 1163, on condition that masses should be regularly said for the benefit of his soul.[3]
---------------
Croc children - source of info. corkerhillhistory.webs.com/earlyhistorycorkerhill.htm
other Croc descendants listed :-
Robert Croc (b1259 )
Thomas Croc(1234-1272)
Johannes Croc(1260 - ?)
Robert Croc(1295-1296)
Malcolm Croc
Marion Croc
Parents of above not shown-
===Note===
The Crookisfeu in the 12th Century
For his services to David in accountancy and in battle Walter Fitzalan was rewarded with the lands now covering the County of Renfrewshire. When David and Walter the Steward returned from Shropshire in England after being defeated at the Battle of the Standard, they returned with five Norman knights who fought on the Scottish side. One of them was called Sir Robert de Croc. Walter Fitzalan awarded part of his lands surrounding the White Cart Water to his trusted knight Sir Robert de Croc. De Croc was charged with the responsibility of defence from Cowglen to Hawkhead, including Cardonald and Corkerhill, and from Renfrew Harbour to Fereneze (Barrhead). He established an outpost on Kerr’s Hill (in Cardonald) and around 1202 he built a wooden motte fort on the other side of the Cart. De Croc’s lands around the River Cart and Levern Water were called the “Crookisfeu”, and he built a nearby hamlet for his farm workers and serfs, which was called ‘de Croc’s Toun’, later to be known as Crookston.
Robert de Croc came from an Anglo-Norman family who were hereditary wardens of the royal forests of England starting with Croc the Huntsman in the Chute forest of Hampshire in 1068. Robert de Croc's family were wardens of Cannock Chase in Staffordshire before he came to Scotland. There is also a strong association between the Fitzalan / Croc families in England through Robert's other brother whose descendents became the Dukes of Arundel and Surrey. The Croc / Croke / Crooks lineage was much more successful in England serving as archers and probably fighting against their Scotish namesakes. Why did the Croc family line suddenly finished at the beginning of the 14th century - was this anything to do with the War of Independence and the changing loyalties of the Scottish nobles at that time?
Source http://corkerhillhistory.webs.com/apps/guestbook
1300s Croc Marion Last of Croc line Crookston
1200s Croc Sir Robert de Knight & landowner Crookston
===Crookston Castle ===
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crookston_Castle Wikipedia Crookston Castle]
*[http://www.ancient-scotland.co.uk/site/186 Ancient Scotland - Pictures of Crookston Castle]
*[http://www.electricscotland.com/history/glasgow/cardonald.htm Rambles around Glasgow Cardonald and Crookston ]
== Sources ==
*[https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=bpnmAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA289&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q&f=false History of Renfrewshire page 39.]
*[http://thepeerage.com/p46280.htm#i462792 The Peerage]
*[http://corkerhillhistory.webs.com/apps/guestbook History of Corkerhill]
http://corkerhillhistory.webs.com/earlyhistorycorkerhill.htm
* WikiTree profile De Croc-1 created through the import of My-Family-13-Jun-2011.ged on Jun 13, 2011 by [[Langlands-4 | Kerry Langlands]]. See the [http://www.wikitree.com/index.php?title=Special:NetworkFeed&who=De Croc-1 Changes page] for the details of edits by Kerry and others.
Events
| Birth | Abt 1120 | ||||
| Marriage | 1125 | Eschina "Eschyna" Loudin | |||
| Reference No | 6151720 | ||||
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| Reference No | 60 |
Families
| Spouse | Eschina "Eschyna" Loudin (1106 - 1209) |
| Child | Alan Croc (1202 - 1246) |
| Child | Simon Croc (1202 - ) |
| Child | Walter Croc (1203 - ) |
| Child | Isabel Croc (1204 - ) |