Unity Croshaw
American colonist

Unity Croshaw

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Gender:
Female
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Father:
Joseph Croshaw
Spouse(s):
John West
Children:
Nathaniel WestJohn West III
Anne West
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Unity Croshaw was the daughter of Major Joseph Croshaw, and agranddaughter of Raleigh Croshaw, who came to Virginia in 1608 with the Second Supply.She married Colonel John West.

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Unity Croshaw married Colonel John West by 1664.As a result of the marriage, and the early death of the intended heir, Croshaw's plantation at "Poplar Neck" passed to John West.

Unity Croshaw and John West had the following children:

  • John West III, married Judith Armistead, daughter of Anthony Armistead.
  • Thomas West 1669–1714, married Agnes 1670-1720
  • Nathaniel West, married Martha Woodward, widow of Gideon Macon.
  • Anne West, married Henry Fox.
  • Ursula Unity Susanna West (24 December 1658 - 12 May 1708, Elsing Green, King William County); married in 1676 George Thomas Martin (b. 1656).

Unity died after 30 October 1693, when she relinquished dower in "Poplar Neck."

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."