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Capt. William Josiah Reed 1606–1659 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 Aug 1606

Birth Location: Maidstone, Kent, England

Death Date: Feb 1659

Death Location: Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts

Father: Sir Reade

Mother: Lucy Heneage

Spouse(s): Avis Chepman

Children(s): John Reed, Esther Austin, Thomas Reed, James Reed, William Reed, Hannah Reed, Mary Reed

In 1606, Capt. William Josiah Reed entered the world in Maidstone, Kent, England, born to Sir William Cain Reade And Lucy Heneage. Capt. William Josiah Reed married Avis Chepman, and had children including Esther Reed Austin, Hannah Reed, James Reed, John Chapman Reed, Mary Reed, Thomas Reed, William Reed. Capt. William Josiah Reed passed away in 1659 in Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts.

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Biography

  • In 1606, Capt. William Josiah Reed entered the world in Maidstone, Kent, England, born to Sir William Cain Reade And Lucy Heneage.
  • Capt. William Josiah Reed married Avis Chepman, and had children including Esther Reed Austin, Hannah Reed, James Reed, John Chapman Reed, Mary Reed, Thomas Reed, William Reed.
  • Capt. William Josiah Reed passed away in 1659 in Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Capt. Reed's Ancestors

Self
Capt. Reed
1606–1659
Birth Place: Maidstone, Kent, England
Parents
Sir William Cain Reade
1565–1621
Canterbury, City of Canterbury, Kent, England
Lucy Heneage
1586–1621
London, City of London, Greater London, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Capt. Reed's Descendants

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Capt. (William Josiah) Reed (30 Aug 1606–Feb 1659) m. Avis Chepman (1618–1676)
  1. 1. John (Chapman) Reed 1648–1721 m. Bethia Frye 1653–1730
    1. 1. Mary Read 1681–1748 m. Joseph Atwood 1681–1724
      1. 1. Esther Atwood 1711–1774 m. Jotham Burt 1710–1806
        1. 1. Priscilla Burt 1739–1825 m. Ezra Fairchild 1734–1777
        2. 2. Zephaniah Burt 1730–1814
        3. 3. Jotham Burt 1733–1806
        4. 4. Jemima Burt 1724–1810
        5. 5. Nathaniel Burt 1747–1814
        6. 6. Mary Burt 1771–1837
      2. 2. Joseph Atwood 1704–1780
      3. 3. John Atwood 1712–1749
      4. 4. Benjamin Atwood 1715–1763
      5. 5. Mary Atwood 1718–
      6. 6. Benjamin Atwood 1706–1713
    2. 2. Ruth Tisdale 1685–1748
    3. 3. Hannah Talbut –1731
    4. 4. William Reed –1734
  2. 2. Esther (Reed) Austin 1641–1719
  3. 3. Thomas Reed 1640–1670
  4. 4. James Reed 1657–1726
  5. 5. William Reed 1639–1706
  6. 6. Hannah Reed 1640–1695
  7. 7. Mary Reed 1642–1655

Capt. Reed's Timeline

7 Records

1605
1 Sep 1605
Capt. William Josiah Reed was baptized in Middlesex, England
Middlesex, England
1606
30 Aug 1606
Birth of Capt. William Josiah Reed in Maidstone, Kent, England
Maidstone, Kent, England
1618
30 Aug 1618
Age 12
Capt. William Josiah Reed was christened in Kent, England
Kent, England
1658
11 Jan 1658
Age 52
Death of Capt. William Josiah Reed in Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
1659
Feb 1659
Age 53
Burial of Capt. William Josiah Reed in Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts
Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts
1663
1663
Age 57
Death of Capt. William Josiah Reed in Weymouth, Massachusetts
Weymouth, Massachusetts
1669
13 Jun 1669
Age 63
Death of Capt. William Josiah Reed in Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Aug 1606
    Event Place: Maidstone, Kent, England
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 1 Sep 1605
    Event Place: Middlesex, England
    Record Source: London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; Reference Number: DRO040A01001

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 30 Aug 1618
    Event Place: Kent, England
    Record Source: Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1635
    Event Place: Weymouth, Massachusetts
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Weymouth, Massachusetts; Year: 1635; Page Number: 241

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Jan 1658
    Event Place: Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: North America, Family Histories, Book Title: A family history : recording the ancestors of Russell Snow Hitchcock : this includes the ancestral lines of Hitchcock, Andrews, Snow, Russell, Bardwell, Warriner, Pepper, and their allied linesFamily history : ancestors of Russell Snow Hitchcoc

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Jun 1669
    Event Place: Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1663
    Event Place: Weymouth, Massachusetts
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: Feb 1659
    Event Place: Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts
    Record Source: Millennium File

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