Unity Croshaw
Unity Croshaw (ca. 1636 – April 20, 1669, New Kent County, Virginia) was the daughter of Major Joseph Croshaw, one of the main figures of early Jamestown, Virginia. She was the grandchild of Raleigh Croshaw, one of the founders of Jamestown. She was the daughter-in-law of Colonial Virginia Governor John West of the Colony and Dominion of Virginia (now part of the United States). She married Colonel John West.
Biography
Unity Croshaw was born at Bruton Parish, Williamsburg, James City, Virginia. She was christened in 1636 at West Point, King William County, Virginia, and she married Colonel John West there in 1654. The couple had the following children:[1]
- John, married Judith Armistead.
- Thomas, married Agnes (?)
- Nathaniel, married Martha Woodard, widow of Gideon Macon.
- Anne, married Henry Fox.
Unity died on April 20, 1669 in New Kent County Virginia.
References
- ^ Dorman, John Frederick, Adventurers of Purse and Person, 4th ed., v.3, p.490
Sources
- "Records of York County, Croshaw, vol. 1664-1672, p. 257"
- "Notes and Queries", The William and Mary Quarterly, Vol. 2, No. 4 (Apr., 1894)
- "Tax Rolls, March 1660. 3 March 1659."