Treasurer of wells 1634, chaplain to Charles II in exile, Dean of Wells 1660, Bishop of Bath and Wells 1670-1672.
∼BISHOP OF WELLS (1670-1672) Robert Creyghton (Creighton)I, was born in 1593 in Scotland, to Thomas Crichton of Frendraught and Lady Margaret Stuart. Scholar of TRINITY, from Westminster, 1614. B.A. 1617-8; M.A. 1621. Fellow, 1619. Incorp. at Oxford, 1628; and (as D.D.) 1642-3. Regius Professor of Greek, 1625-39. Public Orator, 1627-39. Preb. of Lincoln, 1631.
Preb. of Wells, 1632; Treasurer, 1632. Archdeacon of Stowe, 1641. R. of Huggate, Yorks., 1641. R. of St Burian's, Cornwall, 1642. Chaplain to Charles I and Charles II. Dean of Wells, 1660. R. of Uplowman, Devon, 1664. V. of Cheddar,
Somerset, 1665-70. Bishop of Bath and Wells, 1670-2. Died Nov. 21, 1672.

Robert married Frances Walrond in 1639. They had 4 children in Wells. King Charles II bestowed a large amount of land to Robert, in and around Wells, as a result of his dedication to Charles during his exile. Robert accompanied Charles during his exile. It is thought that Robert's son, Robert II, was also present in that exile, and that he and an unknown woman bore a son, John Creyghton (Creighton) while in exile. (John being the grandson of Robert I).

Robert Creyghton I died as the Bishop of Bath & Wells in 1672. He is buried at Wells Cathedral in a crypt of his own design.

Treasurer of wells 1634, chaplain to Charles II in exile, Dean of Wells 1660, Bishop of Bath and Wells 1670-1672.
∼BISHOP OF WELLS (1670-1672) Robert Creyghton (Creighton)I, was born in 1593 in Scotland, to Thomas Crichton of Frendraught and Lady Margaret Stuart. Scholar of TRINITY, from Westminster, 1614. B.A. 1617-8; M.A. 1621. Fellow, 1619. Incorp. at Oxford, 1628; and (as D.D.) 1642-3. Regius Professor of Greek, 1625-39. Public Orator, 1627-39. Preb. of Lincoln, 1631.
Preb. of Wells, 1632; Treasurer, 1632. Archdeacon of Stowe, 1641. R. of Huggate, Yorks., 1641. R. of St Burian's, Cornwall, 1642. Chaplain to Charles I and Charles II. Dean of Wells, 1660. R. of Uplowman, Devon, 1664. V. of Cheddar,
Somerset, 1665-70. Bishop of Bath and Wells, 1670-2. Died Nov. 21, 1672.

Robert married Frances Walrond in 1639. They had 4 children in Wells. King Charles II bestowed a large amount of land to Robert, in and around Wells, as a result of his dedication to Charles during his exile. Robert accompanied Charles during his exile. It is thought that Robert's son, Robert II, was also present in that exile, and that he and an unknown woman bore a son, John Creyghton (Creighton) while in exile. (John being the grandson of Robert I).

Robert Creyghton I died as the Bishop of Bath & Wells in 1672. He is buried at Wells Cathedral in a crypt of his own design.