Capt. Richard Croshaw

See Elizabeth Palmer

page 271 of William and Mary College Quarterly Historical Magazine, Volume 2

Capt. Richard Croshaw was brother of Major Joseph Croshaw and was b. in 1621 and d. in April, 1669; m. Elizabeth , and left Benjamin d. s. p. [as Benjamin was a. name given to a son by each brother it was probably the name of their father], Rachel who m. John Walker, of St. Stevens Parish in King and Queen County, Margaret d. s. p., and Elizabeth who m. Rie Jones of York County. [The latters will was proved May 24, 1697; he had 7 Morris Jones, Rebecca, and other children. In 1724, Elizabeth, admr. of Richard Croshaw Walker, was wife to Christopher Beverley. Croshaw is sometimes written Crosher in the records]

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THE WILL OF RICHARD CROSHAW 1667

York County, Virginia, Records, Yorktown, Va. Volume 4, page 248. Transcripts, Archives Division, Virginia State Library, Richmond, Virginia Volume 4, page 346.

"In the Name of God Amen, the last of July 1667. I Richard Croshaw being in health and of perfect memory thanks be to Almighty God, and calling to rememberance the uncertaine Estate of this transitory life Doe make constitute and ordain this my last will in manner and form following, Revoking and annuling by those presents every Testament will and wills heretofore by me made and Declared either by word or my writing and this only to be taken for my last will and Testament and first being penitent from the bottom om my heart for all my sins committing my Soul to God my Savior by whom I hope Eternally to be saved, and my Body to be Desently buried, when it shall please God to call me in some place as Execut's hereafter named shall appoint and for my Temporal Estate I dispose order and give in manner and form following.

"Imprimis. I give and bequeath unto my loving wife Elizabeth Croshaw my land I now live on during her life, it joyning on the Indian field in Mastin parish and after her decease to my son Benjamin and his heirs forever.

"2ly. I give to my daughter Elizabeth Jones and heirs of her body forever 300 acres of Land at Mattapony according to bill of sale, and 600 acres I give as followeth it joyneth in the said Divident at Mattapony (Vizt) to my aforesaid Son 200 acres to my daughter Margaret Croshaw 200 acres and to my daughter Rachell Croshaw 200 acres and to them and their heirs forever but in case that either of my said children dye, Then it equally to be divided between the survivor or either of them my sd children, and I give and gequeath unto Villehill Hughes during his life 170 acres of Land more or lesse which formerly went by old John Holdings land joyning upon the Land of Goodman Snead and after the decease of the sd Villenill the said land to fall to my said son Benhamin and his heirs forever. And further I give to my son Benhamin one mare marked with R on the left Buttock with her increase male and female, only the first mare folo Excepted who I give and gequeath with the increase thereof male and female to my aforesaid daughter Margaret Croshaw and the heirs of her body foreever. And further the Remainder of my Temporall Estate I give and bequeath to my aforesaid loving wife Elizabeth Croshaw during her widdowhood but in case of her marriage she only to have her third and the Remainder Equally to be divided between my said three children Benjamin Croshaw, Margaret and Rachell, And I do hereby make Constitute and ordaine my aforesaid loving wife full and whole Executrix of this my last will and Testament

(signed) Richard Croshaw (seal) Signed sealed and delivered in the presence of us

Paul Johnson

The Marke of Villenill Hughes

Probt'n in Cur C- Ebor 24th May 1669 p. Sacrament Paulis Johnson & Recordnt'n Die & ano pr Dict.

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• https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/crispincousins/conversations/to... maybe didn't marry a Mallory
• http://www.genealogy.com/ftm/m/a/r/Dianne-K-Martinez-OK/WEBSITE-000...

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From http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~palmerpaths/pg6814.html

Capt Martin Palmer (died about 1702) was married four times. His first wife was Mary, whom he married in England and who died sometime before Feb. 26, 1667/68. His second wife was Rachel Jones, whom he had married by Feb., 26, 1667/68, and she was the daughter of Rice (or Reece) Jones and widow of Capt. Richard Croshaw. His third wife was the widow of Capt. William Cobbs (or Corben) [SIC: CORKER] whom he had married by Jan. 14, 1667/68. His fourth wife was the widow of Dr. Thomas Robins, who he had married by Feb. 24, 1678/79.
(1) On June 25, 1677, Capt. Martin Palmer was appointed administrator of the estate of Benjamin Croshaw, son of Capt. Richard Croshaw, deceased, in the right of said Martin Palmer's wife, Rachel, youngest daughter of Mr. Rice (or Reece) Jones and relict of said Capt. Richard Croshaw (Vol DW-6, p. 95). Evidently Benjamin Croshaw had died more than a year previous, for on Dec. 24 1675, Capt. Martin Palmer was ordered by the court not to remove any of the estate in the County of York "till such time as he shall have given security for the orphans of Benjamin Croshaw" (Vol. DW-6, p. 30) Martin's first wife Mary evidently had died shortly before this date.

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From http://www.gravesfa.org/Croshaw-articles.htm

Raleigh Croshaw s son, Richard2, was born in 1622 and died in 166  He married Elizabeth whose last name may have been Rice  Their children were Benjamin, Elizabeth, Rachel and Margaret His will, dated 1667, was recorded in York Co.
After the death of Capt. Richard Croshaw, his widow married Capt. Martin Palmer  He is a vital link in proof that the Croshaw name became Crenshaw.
Deed Book, York Co., 6, p. 66, abstracted in the Edward Pleasants Valentine Papers: Capt. Martin Palmer was appointed administrator of the estate of Benjamin Croshaw, decd., son of Capt. Richard Croshaw, decd., in the right of said Martin Palmer wife  June 25, 1677.
Dec. 24, 1675 it is ordered that Capt. Martin Palmer remove no estate of this county till such time as he shall have given security etc. for the orphans of Benjamin Croshaw This indicates that Benjamin Croshaw had married and had children, since his two sisters could scarcely have been called his orphans  Were two of them Thomas Crenshaw and Ed Crenshaw, headrights of Accomac Co.?
Edward Pleasants says in vol. 4 of his Valentine Papers œThe Crenshaw family had its Virginia origin in New Kent and King William counties  He never realized that when the Crenshaws appeared, the Croshaws disappeared from records  The conclusion is inescapable; there was just a little difference in the spelling of their names  The pronunciation of the two forms probably differed but slightly.