Background
Anne Crofton (née Croker) was the daughter of Thomas Croker and Anne Ryves.
Anne Crofton (née Croker) was the daughter of Thomas Croker and Anne Ryves.
Sir Edward had been offered a peerage shortly before his death on 30 September 1797. The honour was instead bestowed on his widow Anne, Lady Crofton, who on 1 December 1797 was raised to the Peerage of Ireland as Baroness Crofton.
Crofton was the wife of Sir Edward Crofton, 2nd Baronet, Member of the Irish Parliament for Roscommon.