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Major Joseph Croshaw (c. 1610-12–1667) was a planter living near Williamsburg in the Colony of Virginia. He was the son of Captain Raleigh Croshaw . He became a planter and lived a few miles from present-day Williamsburg, Virginia .
This is a list of members of the Virginia House of Burgesses from 1619 to 1775 from the references listed at the end of the article. The members of the first assembly in 1619, the members of the last assembly in 1775 and the Speakers of the House are designated by footnotes.
Richard Croshaw (1621–1667), brother and executor for estate of Noah Croshaw in a April 1665 York County, VA proceeding, in which Major Joseph Croshaw was the Attorney for Capt Richard Croshaw. Richard married Elizabeth (unknown), named as his widow and executor for his estate, in an October 1668 York County Court proceeding.
1609 or 1610 winter Secretary to the Council (lawyer) [11] John Asbie: 1607–08–06 First death of the colony (dysentery) [10] Robert Beheathland: Captain and Gentleman Behethland, R. 1627 Benjamin Best: Gentleman Beast, B. 1607–09–05 Edward Brinto: Mason and Soldier Brinton, E. Edward Brookes: Gentleman 1607–04–07
By 1664, West married Unity Croshaw, daughter of Major Joseph Croshaw of York, member of the House of Burgesses. The children of Colonel John and Unity Croshaw were: [7] John West III; married Judith Armistead. Nathaniel West, married, as her second husband, Martha Woodard, widow of Gideon Macon and grandmother of Martha Washington.
The Wilkes County Regiment was authorized on December 9, 1777 by the Province of North Carolina Congress at the same time that Wilkes County, North Carolina was created from Surry County, North Carolina and Washington District, North Carolina.
William Powell (b. before 1586 – d. January 1623), was an early Virginia colonist, landowner, militia officer and legislator. Considered an ancient planter for living in the Virginia colony during its first decade, he was one of two representatives from what became James City County, Virginia in the first Virginia House of Burgesses in 1619.
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