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Unity Croshaw (ca. 1636 – April 20, 1669, New Kent County, Virginia) was the daughter of Major Joseph Croshaw, and a granddaughter of Raleigh Croshaw, who came to Virginia in 1608 with the Second Supply.[1] She married Colonel John West.

Biography

Unity Croshaw was born in Bruton Parish, York County, Virginia, in 1636. She married Colonel John West in 1664. The couple had the following children:[2]

  • 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

  1. ^ Second Supply -- Jamestown Rediscovery [1]
  2. ^ 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."

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