Read, William^{[1, 2]}

Abt 1587 - 1656  (69 years)

• Name	Read, William
  Birth	Abt 1587	Northumberland, England   [1, 3]
  	Address: (likely)
  Gender	Male
  Emigration	18 Jul 1635	London, Middlesex, England   [1]
  	Left London with his wife and three children, arriving at Boston 8 October. They settled first at Dorchester, removed briefly to Scituate, then resided at Muddy River and in 1648 at Woburn.
  Adm_Church	BY 1638	Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts   [2]
  	Address: Second Parish Church
  Freeman	14 Mar 1638/9	Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts   [2]
  Settled	Bef 1656	Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland, England   [1]
  	Before 1656 he had returned with his wife and four younger children to England leaving his three married children in New England and in that year he died at Newcastle-upon-Tyne leaving a will dated April 9, 1656. His widow Mabel was appointed on October 31, 1656, at London to handle the estate.
  Will	9 Apr 1656	Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland, England   [1, 2]
  _COLOR	3
  _UID	C7577A039D0344EE9BAEB941C8639F74EE0F
  Death	BY 31 Oct 1656	Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland, England   [3, 4]
  	his will was probated 31 Oct 1656
  Person ID	I10391	Tree_1
  Last Modified	10 Dec 2023

  
  

  Family	Kendall, Maybell,   b. 1605, Northumberland, England d. 15 Jun 1690, Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts (Age 85 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1625	England, United Kingdom   [2]
  Residence	BY 1642	Scituate, Plymouth County, Massachusetts   [2]
  Residence	BY 1647	Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts   [2]
  Residence	BY 1648	Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts   [2]
  Children	1. Read, George Sr.,   b. Abt 1629, Northumberland, England d. Aft 1665 (Age > 37 years)   2. Reed, George,   b. 24 Oct 1627, Brocket Hall, Hertfordshire, England d. 21 Feb 1706, Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts (Age 78 years)   3. Read, Ralph,   b. Abt 1630, England, United Kingdom d. Yes, date unknown   4. Read, Justice,   b. Abt 1634, England, United Kingdom d. Yes, date unknown   5. Read, Abigail,   b. BY 1635, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland, England d. 30 Nov 1699, Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts (Age 64 years)   6. Read, Israel,   b. BY Jul 1642, Scituate, Plymouth County, Massachusetts d. Yes, date unknown   7. Read, Sarah,   b. Abt 1644, Scituate, Plymouth County, Massachusetts d. Yes, date unknown   8. Read, Rebecca,   b. BY Dec 1647, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F3350	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	11 Dec 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Address: (likely) - Abt 1587 - Northumberland, England Marriage - Abt 1625 - England, United Kingdom Emigration - 18 Jul 1635 - London, Middlesex, England Adm_Church - Address: Second Parish Church - BY 1638 - Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Freeman - 14 Mar 1638/9 - Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Residence - BY 1642 - Scituate, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Residence - BY 1647 - Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Residence - BY 1648 - Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Settled - Bef 1656 - Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland, England Will - 9 Apr 1656 - Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland, England Death - BY 31 Oct 1656 - Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland, England  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  NB: there were others named William Read(e) in Massachusetts by 1640. Specifically, William Read of Weymouth may have married in England by 1635 and emigrated to New England. There was another William Read in Weymouth who may have come from County Kent. Currently (3/2022), I find no verifiable connection between the Williams of Woburn & Weymouth, and Thomas Read of Colchester, Essex, also an ancestor. Anderson (GM, VI:30) says: "BIBLIOGRAPHIC NOTE: The prior literature on this William Read and the other William Reads of Weymouth and Boston contains so much confusion and error that no attempt will be made here to address and correct all problems. By far the best treatment of both William Reads of Weymouth was published in 1945 by Donald Lines Jacobus [Granberry 297-303]. Less successful but still useful is the work on these families by George Walter Chamberlain [Weymouth Hist 4:565-66, 568-69]. Both Savage and Pope muddled the records for these men [Savage 3:519-20; Pope 380-81]. Jacob Whittemore Reed’s History of the Reed Family in Europe and America (Boston 1861) is worthless." ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Dawes-Gates William Reade, born about 1587, with his wife Mabel Kendall, born about 1605 and married about 1627-8 emigrated to New England on the “Defence” from London in 1635 with three children, arriving at Boston on October 6. They settled first at Dorchester, removed briefly to Scituate, then resided at Muddy River and in 1648 at Woburn. Before 1656 he had returned with his wife and four younger children to England leaving his three married children in New England and in that year he died at Newcastle-upon-Tyne leaving a will dated April 9, 1656. His widow Mabel was appointed on October 31, 1656, at London to handle the estate. Anderson's Great Migration Study Project. Born about 1587, perhaps in or near Newcastle-upon-Tyne, where he settled upon return to England. Came to Massachusetts Bay in 1635 on the Defence (on 18 July 1635, "W[illia]m Read," aged 48, "Maybell Read," aged 30, "George Read," aged 6, "Ralph Read," aged 5, & "Justice Read," aged 18 months, were enrolled at London as passengers for New England on the Defence). They settled at Dorchester, moved to Scituate by 1642, Roxbury by 1647, & Woburn in 1648. Returned to England permanently between 1648 & 1656, settling at Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland. He died between 9 April 1656 (date of will) & 31 Oct 1656 (probate of will). Married by about 1629 Maybel ____. She married (2) at Woburn on 21 Nov 1660 Henry Summers Senior. She died at Woburn on 15 Jun 1690, 11 days AFTER her inventory was taken & 2 days before her will was proved. -- MERGED NOTE ------------ NB: there were others named William Read(e) in Massachusetts by 1640. Specifically, William Read of Weymouth may have married in England by 1635 and emigrated to New England. There was another William Read in Weymouth who may have come from County Kent. Currently (3/2022), I find no verifiable connection between the Williams of Woburn & Weymouth, and Thomas Read of Colchester, Essex, also an ancestor. Anderson (GM, VI:30) says: "BIBLIOGRAPHIC NOTE: The prior literature on this William Read and the other William Reads of Weymouth and Boston contains so much confusion and error that no attempt will be made here to address and correct all problems. By far the best treatment of both William Reads of Weymouth was published in 1945 by Donald Lines Jacobus [Granberry 297-303]. Less successful but still useful is the work on these families by George Walter Chamberlain [Weymouth Hist 4:565-66, 568-69]. Both Savage and Pope muddled the records for these men [Savage 3:519-20; Pope 380-81]. Jacob Whittemore Reed’s History of the Reed Family in Europe and America (Boston 1861) is worthless." ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Dawes-Gates William Reade, born about 1587, with his wife Mabel Kendall, born about 1605 and married about 1627-8 emigrated to New England on the “Defence” from London in 1635 with three children, arriving at Boston on October 6. They settled first at Dorchester, removed briefly to Scituate, then resided at Muddy River and in 1648 at Woburn. Before 1656 he had returned with his wife and four younger children to England leaving his three married children in New England and in that year he died at Newcastle-upon-Tyne leaving a will dated April 9, 1656. His widow Mabel was appointed on October 31, 1656, at London to handle the estate. Anderson's Great Migration Study Project. Born about 1587, perhaps in or near Newcastle-upon-Tyne, where he settled upon return to England. Came to Massachusetts Bay in 1635 on the Defence (on 18 July 1635, "W[illia]m Read," aged 48, "Maybell Read," aged 30, "George Read," aged 6, "Ralph Read," aged 5, & "Justice Read," aged 18 months, were enrolled at London as passengers for New England on the Defence). They settled at Dorchester, moved to Scituate by 1642, Roxbury by 1647, & Woburn in 1648. Returned to England permanently between 1648 & 1656, settling at Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland. He died between 9 April 1656 (date of will) & 31 Oct 1656 (probate of will). Married by about 1629 Maybel ____. She married (2) at Woburn on 21 Nov 1660 Henry Summers Senior. She died at Woburn on 15 Jun 1690, 11 days AFTER her inventory was taken & 2 days before her will was proved.

  
  

• Sources

  [S1553] Dawes-Gates ancestral lines, viewed; 14 May 2020; Descendants of William Reed; pg. 392-3. [S346] Great Migration, Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635, 30 March 2021; William Red biography, vol VI, pg 30-35. [S4128] Reed, William (1587-1656) - FindaGrave #44809233, William Reed; 1587–1656; 44809233. [S1532] Wyman Family (NEHGR Vol 3, 1849), 1 May 2020; pg. 38.