b. c. 1700, 1st s. William Craven, 2nd Bar. Craven, and Elizabeth Skipwith; bro. of Fulwar Craven* [921], later 4th Bar. Craven. educ. Rugby sch.; travelled abroad 1716, 1718-20;Weekly Journal or British Gazetteer, 4 Aug. 1716; Original Weekly Journal, 7-14 June 1718; Evening Post, 17-19 Jan. 1720. St John’s, Camb. 1716; DCL Oxf. 1722. m. 1 June 1721 (with £4,000 p.a.), Anne (d.1730), da. of Frederick Tylney‡ of Tylney Hall, Hants, 1da. d.v.p.London Evening Post, 11-14 Aug. 1739.d. 10 Aug. 1739; will 19 June 1735 – 7 Mar. 1738, pr. 25 Sept. 1739. TNA, PROB 11/698.
b. unknown date, ?2nd but first surv. s. of John Boteler†, Bar. Boteler and Elizabeth, da. of Sir George Villiers of Brokesby, Leics. bur. 13 Aug. 1664 13 Aug. 1664; Herts. ALS, DP/22/1/1.admon. 8 Oct. 1664 to sisters Jane, countess of Marlborough, and Ellen Drake. E. Suss. RO, ASH/4501/829; PROB 6/39, f. 84.