Raleigh Croshaw 1570-1624
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Raleigh Croshaw Esquire (abt. 1570 - bef. 1624)
Captain Raleigh "Rawly" Croshaw Esquire aka Crashaw, Crowshaw
Born about 1570 in Crashaw, Lancashire, England
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of Unknown Descendants descendants
Father of Joseph Croshaw, Noah Croshaw and Richard Croshaw
Died before 27 Dec 1624 before about age 44 in Elizabeth City,
Jamestown, Colony of Virginia
Biography
Raleigh Croshaw Esquire was a
Jamestown colonist.
Raleigh Croshaw Esquire is a
Qualifying Ancestor of the Jamestowne Society
This surname has been spelled variously as Croshaw,
Croshawe, Crashaw, Crowshaw
and Chroshaw. Croshaw seems
to be the most-widely-used and has been adopted here.
Little is known about Raleigh Croshaw
prior to his arrival in America in September, 1608 as part of the "Second
Supply." He was a member of the London Company in 1608 and is listed as an
"adventurer" in 1618 and 1620. A patent was issued to "Captain Rawleigh Crashaw, of Kequotan, gent., and ancient planter," about 1623. The wording of
the patent has led to confusion about his wife since it reads "due for his
per. adv. and trans. out of England of his swrvt
& his wife, whoe came in the Bona Nova in 1620
and 25 Lbs. adventured &c." The land patent states that he had been in
America continuously for 15 years; no wife is named in any records. The logical
conclusion is that Raleigh's wife was already in America, that his children
were born in America, and the wife listed in the patent was the wife of the
unnamed servant. In March, 1623/4 he was issued a commission to trade with the
Indians. He was a Burgess for Elizabeth City in 1624.
His exact date of death is unknown, but on 27 December 1624
Capt. Francis West, administrator of his estate was
ordered to take an inventory. Raleigh is believed to be the father of Joseph,
Richard, and possibly Noah Croshaw. No wife or
children are mentioned in the estate records, so an assumption is made that
they returned to England when he died as there are no Croshaw
entries in the 1625 muster.
Research Notes
Rawleigh was often referred to as
"Captain Rawleigh Crashaw, of Kequotan, gent., and ancient
planter."
Chet Snow: Capt. Raleigh Croshaw Esq.,
(AKA Capt. Rawleigh Crashaw), was from an old London
merchant family; relatives were in the Virginia Company that founded Jamestown,
VA on May 13, 1607. Captain Raleigh emigrated to Jamestown in 1608 (in his 30s)
and was elected to the Virginia House of Burgesses in 1623 for Elizabeth City,
when the colony gave him a grant of 500 acres at "Olde
Poynt Comfort" near "Kequotan"
(modern-day Hampton), Virginia, across the James River. He had two sons: Joseph
(b: 1610) and Richard (b: 1618).
The Hentschel, Inwood, Lucas, Klein,
Wheeler Family Tree says:
ID: I220555
Name: Rawleigh Capt. Chroshaw
Birth: 1574 in England
Death: in York Co, Virginia
Other genealogies [citation needed] state that he was born in
1569 or 1570; this seems more likely if he had a daughter in 1586. Some sources
[citation needed] say he was born in Lancashire, England: more research in
England would be needed to resolve his birthplace and his parents.
"Upon the Mary and Margaret, a part of the Second Supply,
traveled 38 year old Captain Raleigh Croshaw, Esq.
from Crashaw, Lancashire, England, who later through his early experiences in
protecting the young colony against the natives, achieved a reputation as a
skilled Indian fighter, and is listed as an adventurer in the Virginia Company,
1618, 1620. When the massacre of 1622/3 occurred, Croshaw
was on a trading cruise on the Potomac and at once challenged any of [the
Indian] men to fight him naked but the offer was not accepted. Raleigh Croshaw was elected to the House of Burgess for Elizabeth
City in 1624 and died [later] that same year. According to Land Office Patents
and Grants in Virginia, Raleigh purchased 500 acres of land, but no date or
county location was given.
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