Based on naming pattern, the most likely candidate as father to my Henry Craft of Challock parish (about 1520 - 1564/65) of Challock parish, in Kent, is the Henry Cofte of Stalisifeld, whose will was proved in 1547.
There were four Crafte families in Faversham Hundred at that time, at least two of which had lands in Stalisfield.
- Henry Crafte (current candidate for father of Henry Crofte of Challock)
- Laurence Crafte
- in goods - x. l.s- xij. d. - Subsidy Roll for the Hundred of Faversham, A° 14 Henry VIII (22 April, 1523 - 21 April 1524)
- 1515 Survey of the Faversham Abbey Lands in the Hundred, in the section Of the lands and tenements at Wodegate lease - in description of Thomas Bailey's lands (p 353) " ... towards the West and land of the heirs of Lawrence Croft ..." - From Patricia Hyde, THOMAS ARDEN IN FAVERSHAM: THE MAN BEHIND THE MYTH (p 353)
- Will: Crofte, Laurence, Stalisfield, 1550, 1552, PRC/17/27/230c.
- 1556-58 lawsuit: Crofte v Grenestrete. Plaintiffs: Richard son of Laurence CROFTE. Defendants: William GRENESTRETE, husband of Benedict, late the wife of the said Laurence. Subject: Detention of a deed of entail of the manor of Stalisfield (Stalkysfeld). Kent - National Archives, Kew C 1/1413/53-54\
- Margaret Crafte, widow,
- Stephyn Craft
- in goods - xl.s - xij.d. - Subsidy Roll for the Hundred of Faversham, A° 14 Henry VIII (22 April, 1523 - 21 April 1524)
- 1515 Survey of the Faversham Abbey Lands in the Hundred, in the section Of the lands and tenements at Wodegate lease - in the description of John Norton's lands (p 354) " ... land of the heirs of Stephen Crofte" (p 355) Tomas Mason, Thomas Warmesell and Stephen Croft (s/o preceding?) hold of the lord Abbot of Faversham as of his manor of Faversham aforesaid one croft of land enclosed Stonysfield otherwise Stonyfield and containing by estimation 3 acres and 1/2 and 1 rood lying between the King's Highway South and West and Land of Leese Curt North and east. Stephen Croft's rent was 7 1/2 d and one hen and 1/2. - - From Patricia Hyde, THOMAS ARDEN IN FAVERSHAM: THE MAN BEHIND THE MYTH