Background
Crowshaw was born in probably 1610-1612, the son of Captain Raleigh Croshaw.
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Joseph Croshaw
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Career
He became a substantial planter and lived just a few miles from present-day Williamsburg, Virginia. On December 10, 1651, he patented land which became the plantation known as Poplar Neck:
1000 a. in York Company, upon the side of York River, commonly known by the name of Poplar Neck, abutting n. West upon the mouth of Saint Andrew"s Creek" (later called Carter"s Creek) "n. est upon York River, son est upon a small creek called Croshaw"s Desire dividing this land & the land now in possession of Richd. Croshaw into the woods, West son West
& by son and son West along the Indian Field upon the land of James
Harris, West by n. upon the land of Samuel Snead, n. West by West upon a line of marked trees leading along to Saint Andrew"s Creek. Croshaw married five times and had six children:
1.
Mary Croshaw (1632-1687), married 1. Henry White; 2. Thomas Taylor.
Richard Croshaw (since 1633)
Rachel Croshaw (1635-1670), married 1.
Ralph Graves (grandson of Captain Thomas Graves). And 2. Richard Barnes. Betty Croshaw (1636-1637)
Unity Croshaw (1636-1669), married Colonel John West.
Benjamin Croshaw (1640-1645), died young.
Joseph Croshaw (1642-1650), died young. 2. Widow Finch
3. Mistress
Anne Hodges (d1663), widow of Augustine Hodges
4. Mistress Margaret Tucker (d1664), widow of Daniel Tucker
5.
Mistress Mary Bromfield (d bef 28 May 1673), widow of Thomas Bromfeild
Joseph Croshaw (1667-1682)
Croshaw died by April 10, 1667, when his will was recorded in York County, Virginia.
The inventory of his estate included two pewter candlesticks, forty-two pewter dishes, four porringers, thirty-six spoons, one bedpan, and one still. lieutenant also listed a silver sack-cup. Twenty-four silver spoons.
And a silver tankard of the largest size, valued at four pounds sterling (equal in purchasing power to about 330 pounds or $530 in modern currency).
The inventory of 1668 also listed the Croshaw estate as having 1000 bricks manufactured either by their own servants or by transient laborers.
