Katherine Croshaw

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Very little is known about Katherine, wife of Capt. Thomas Graves. Her maiden name may have been Croshaw. (There was a Raleigh Chroshaw, Gent., who arrived with the second supply with Thomas Graves.) Just when she came to Virginia is not recorded. She and her children are not included in the 1625 census of the Eastern Shore, although Capt. Thomas Graves is. The patent granted to John Graves (son of Capt. Thomas Graves) on Aug. 9, 1637 states that the 600 acres granted to him in Elizabeth City was "due in right of descent from his father Thomas Graves, who transported at his own cost himself, Katherine Graves his wife, John Graves the patentee, and Thomas Graves, Jr., and 8 persons." (Cavaliers and Pioneers, Nugent.) The 50 acres assigned for each person transported shows they came after 1616. The other 8 persons transported did not include any members of Capt. Graves' family. The girls, Ann, Verlinda, and Katherine obviously came later, and Francis was born in Virginia. The last reference to Mrs. Graves shows her living at the Old Plantation, Accomack, as of May 20, 1636.

Katherine married Thomas Graves about 1614. Thomas (son of Thomas Graves and Joan Blagrove) was christened on 1 Apr 1584 in Lamborne, Berkshire, England; died on 16 Nov 1635 in Accomack County, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Thomas Graves was born about 1617 in England; died before 6 Mar 1675 in Gloucester County, VA.

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Probably came to VA with the 3rd VA Charter 12 Mar 1612