There have been four baronetcies created for persons with the surname Crofton, two in the Baronetage of Ireland and two in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. As of 2023, three creations are extant; one is held with a barony.

<!-- The **Crofton Baronetcy**, of The Mote in [County Roscommon](https://bliptext.com/articles/county-roscommon), was created in the Baronetage of Ireland on 1 July 1661 for [Edward Crofton](https://bliptext.com/articles/sir-edward-crofton-1st-baronet), as a reward for his record of loyalty to King [Charles II](https://bliptext.com/articles/charles-ii-of-england) during the [English Civil War](https://bliptext.com/articles/english-civil-war). He sat in the Irish House of Commons as member for [Lanesborough](https://bliptext.com/articles/lanesborough-parliament-of-ireland-constituency), and served as [High Sheriff of Roscommon](https://bliptext.com/articles/high-sheriff-of-roscommon) and [High Sheriff of Leitrim](https://bliptext.com/articles/high-sheriff-of-leitrim). He was succeeded in the title by his son Edward, the second Baronet, who sat in the [Irish House of Commons](https://bliptext.com/articles/irish-house-of-commons) as member first for [Boyle](https://bliptext.com/articles/boyle-parliament-of-ireland-constituency), and subsequently for [Roscommon](https://bliptext.com/articles/roscommon-county-parliament-of-ireland-constituency), and was a member of the [Privy Council of Ireland](https://bliptext.com/articles/privy-council-of-ireland) in 1713–14. He was a prominent opponent of King [James II of England](https://bliptext.com/articles/james-ii-of-england), and was [attainted](https://bliptext.com/articles/attainted) by the [Patriot Parliament](https://bliptext.com/articles/patriot-parliament) of 1689, but recovered his estates the following year. His eldest son, the third baronet, also represented Roscommon in the House of Commons. The title became extinct on the death of the fifth Baronet in 1780. The **Crofton Baronetcy**, of The Mote in the County of Roscommon, was created in the Baronetage of Ireland on 12 June 1758 for [Marcus Lowther-Crofton](https://bliptext.com/articles/sir-marcus-lowther-crofton-1st-baronet). He was the husband of Catherine, daughter of the third Baronet of the 1661 creation and had earlier assumed the surname of Crofton. For more information on this creation, see the [Baron Crofton](https://bliptext.com/articles/baron-crofton). The **Crofton Baronetcy**, of Mohill in the County of Leitrim, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 10 August 1801 for [Morgan Crofton](https://bliptext.com/articles/sir-morgan-crofton-1st-baronet). The sixth Baronet was a [Lieutenant-Colonel](https://bliptext.com/articles/lieutenant-colonel) in the [2nd Life Guards](https://bliptext.com/articles/2nd-life-guards) and fought in the [Second Boer War](https://bliptext.com/articles/second-boer-war), where he was severely wounded at the [Relief of Ladysmith](https://bliptext.com/articles/relief-of-ladysmith), and in the two world wars. His diaries from the First World War are published as Massacre of the Innocents: The Crofton Diaries, Ypres 1914–1915 (2004). Another member of the family, James Crofton, grandson of Morgan Crofton, third son of the first Baronet, was a [Lieutenant-General](https://bliptext.com/articles/lieutenant-general) in the Army. The **Crofton Baronetcy**, of Longford House in the County of Sligo, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 18 August 1838 for [James Crofton](https://bliptext.com/articles/sir-james-crofton-1st-baronet). He was descended from Thomas Crofton, uncle of the first Baronet of the 1661 creation. # Crofton baronets, of The Mote (1661) # Crofton baronets, of The Mote (1758) # Crofton baronets, of Mohill (1801) The [heir apparent](https://bliptext.com/articles/heir-apparent) is the present holder's son Henry Morgan Crofton (born 1979). # [William Cropton, brother of Baronet 3rd, of Mohill Old Burying Ground (Halifax, Nova Scotia) | upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7a/William///Cropton%2C///Old///Burying///Ground%2C///Halifax%2C///Nova///Scotia.jpg] # Crofton baronets, of Longford House (1838) Sir Julian Malby Crofton also has two other children, Harriet Crofton and Edward James Crofton (b. 29 October 1998). # [Escutcheon of the Crofton baronets of Longford House | upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/35/Blazon///of///Crofton///Baronets///of///Longford///House///%281838%29.svg]