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Dorcas Read 1741–1807 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1741

Birth Location: Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 22 December 1807

Death Location: Wake County, North Carolina, United States of America

Father: Harmon Read

Mother: Mary Pendry

Spouse(s): Mordecai Mobley, John Ray

Children(s): Amelia Mobley, Olive Mobley, Susannah Mobley, Pharaby Mobley, Elizabeth Mobley, Mary Mobley, Edith Mobley, Dorcas Mobley, Jesse Mobley, Lydia Mobley, Mavil Mobley, Mary Lowry, Elizabeth *, Susanna Mobley, Edith Gill, Jesse Mobley

The story of Dorcas Read began in 1741 in Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States. Dorcas Read married John Ray, Mordecai Mobley, and had children including Amelia Milly Mobley, Dorcas Moberly Mobley, Edith Edy Mobley Gill, Edith Mobley, Elizabeth Betsy Mobley, Elizabeth Betsy Mobley, Jesse Moberly Mobley, Jesse Mobley, Lydia Moberly Mobley, Mary Molly Lowry, Mary Molly Mobley, Mavil Mobley, Olive Olley Mobley, Pharaby Mobley, Susanna Sukey Mobley, Susannah Sukey Mobley. Dorcas Read passed away in 1807 in Wake County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Dorcas Read began in 1741 in Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States.
  • Dorcas Read married John Ray, Mordecai Mobley, and had children including Amelia Milly Mobley, Dorcas Moberly Mobley, Edith Edy Mobley Gill, Edith Mobley, Elizabeth Betsy Mobley, Elizabeth Betsy Mobley, Jesse Moberly Mobley, Jesse Mobley, Lydia Moberly Mobley, Mary Molly Lowry, Mary Molly Mobley, Mavil Mobley, Olive Olley Mobley, Pharaby Mobley, Susanna Sukey Mobley, Susannah Sukey Mobley.
  • Dorcas Read passed away in 1807 in Wake County, North Carolina, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Harmon Read
1698–1767
Birth Location: Prince George, Prince George, Virginia, United States
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Mary Pendry
1719–1781
Birth Location: Virginia
MP

Spouses(s)

Mordecai Mobley
1714–1792
Birth Location: Prince George's County, Maryland, USA
MM
John Ray
1738–
Birth Location: –
JR

Children(s)

Amelia Mobley
1758–1804
Birth Location: Wake, North Carolina, United States
AM
Olive Mobley
1762–1797
Birth Location: Wake County, North Carolina, USA
OM
Susannah Mobley
1775–1824
Birth Location: Wake County, North Carolina, USA
SM
Pharaby Mobley
1764–1824
Birth Location: Wake County, North Carolina, USA
PM
Elizabeth Mobley
1762–1855
Birth Location: Wake County, North Carolina, USA
EM
Mary Mobley
1785–1840
Birth Location: Wake County, North Carolina, USA
MM
Edith Mobley
1774–
Birth Location: Wake County, North Carolina, USA
EM
Dorcas Mobley
1770–1808
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
DM
Jesse Mobley
1760–1811
Birth Location: Wake County, North Carolina, USA
JM
Lydia Mobley
1759–1846
Birth Location: Wake County, North Carolina, USA
LM
Mavil Mobley
1763–1807
Birth Location: Wake County, North Carolina, USA
MM
Mary Lowry
1769–1842
Birth Location: Wake, NC
ML
Elizabeth *
1781–1855
Birth Location: North Carolina, United States
E*
Susanna Mobley
1758–1824
Birth Location: Hillsborough, Wake, North Carolina, United States
SM
Edith Gill
1757–
Birth Location: Wake, North Carolina, United States
EG
Jesse Mobley
1750–1811
Birth Location: Wake, North Carolina, United States
JM

Dorcas Read's Ancestors

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Dorcas Read
1741–1807
Birth Place: Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
Parents
Harmon Read
1698–1767
Prince George, Prince George, Virginia, United States
Mary Pendry
1719–1781
Virginia
Grandparents
Henry Read
1660–1731
Prince George, Prince George, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth (Hancock) Read
1670–1731
Gloucester, Gloucester, Virginia, United States
Caroline (Harriet Elizabeth UK) (Pendry)
1700–
Richards Castle, Hereford, England
Great-Grandparents
Gov. Esqr.
1608–1674
Elizabeth Martiau
1625–1686
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Linkenholt
1584–1627
Mildred Windebank
1585–1630

Dorcas Read's Descendants

1.
DR
Dorcas Read (1741–22 December 1807) m. Mordecai Mobley (1714–Dec 1792) m. John Ray (abt 1738–)
  1. 1. Amelia ((Milly)) Mobley 1758–1804 m. William (Alsey) Shaw 1761–1833
    1. 1. Frances (Franky) Shaw 1798–1872 m. Silas (Mercer) Williams 1792–1875
      1. 1. Frances Williams 1812–
      2. 2. Elizabeth Williams 1813–1880
      3. 3. Hon. (Samuel Henry (Judge)) Williams 1815–1864
      4. 4. Dicy Williams 1817–
      5. 5. Clarissa (Brown) Williams 1833–1833
      6. 6. Joseph (Simpson) Williams 1825–1861
      7. 7. John (Wiserman) Williams 1843–1863
      8. 8. Charles (Calvin) Williams 1869–
      9. 9. Rebecca Williams 1829–1902
      10. 10. Silas (Mercer) Williams 1837–1912
      11. 11. Henry (Marsh) Williams 1823–1877
      12. 12. Stephen (Lacey Williams,) DR 1839–1918
      13. 13. Nancy (Jane) Williams 1831–1877
      14. 14. Sarah (Crutchfield) Marshall 1827–1899
      15. 15. Stephen (Lacey) Williams 1839–1918
      16. 16. Mildred ("Milley") Williams 1821–1857
      17. 17. Clarissa (Brown) Williams 1833–1897
      18. 18. Sarah Williams 1844–1921
      19. 19. William (Shaw) Williams 1821–1874 m. Mary (Ann) Matthews 1827–1893 m. Mary (Ann) Williams 1827–1893
        1. 1. Barnell (S) Williams 1850–
        2. 2. Willie (J) Williams 1871–
        3. 3. Susan (R) Williams 1854–
        4. 4. Ann (E) Williams 1856–
        5. 5. Ann (E.) Williams 1857–
        6. 6. Benjamin (Alexander) Williams 1861–1938
        7. 7. HENRY (MARSH) WILLIAMS 1847–1882 m. Harriet (Adeline) Vaughn 1849–1872
        8. 8. Thomas (M.) Williams 1845–1845
        9. 9. Marquis (Lafayette "Mark") Williams 1852–1925
        10. 10. Sarah (Elizabeth) Williams 1857–1920 m. Hiram (Benjamin) Marshall 1847–1931
        11. 11. John (Lemuel) Williams 1859–1903 m. Margaret (Mary Alice) Wills 1865–1934 m. Charlotte (L.) Franklin 1867–1885
        12. 12. Samuel (Joseph) Williams 1862–1941
        13. 13. Basil (Taylor) Williams 1849–1922 m. Winnie (Caroline (Denney)) Williams 1853–1926 m. Winnie (Caroline) Denney 1853–1926
    2. 2. Mary (Ann) Shaw 1779–1837
    3. 3. Jeremiah Shaw 1777–1855
    4. 4. Alsey Shaw 1787–1852
    5. 5. Zenath Shaw 1794–1864
    6. 6. Levinia Shaw 1797–1860
    7. 7. Jones Shaw 1789–1847
    8. 8. Ozinia Shaw 1794–1864
    9. 9. Mary (Ellen) Shaw 1779–1852
    10. 10. Rebecca (Nakita (Nakisha)) Shaw 1791–1866
    11. 11. John (C.) Shaw 1801–1867
    12. 12. John (Abner) Shaw 1782–1822
    13. 13. Robert (W) Shaw 1800–1873
    14. 14. Eliza Shaw 1804–1830
    15. 15. Mary ("Polly" Ann) Shaw 1782–1837
    16. 16. William Shaw 1778–
    17. 17. Susan Shaw 1786–
    18. 18. James Shaw 1784–
    19. 19. Delilah Shaw 1782–1872
  2. 2. Olive ("Olley") Mobley 1762–1797
  3. 3. Susannah ("Sukey") Mobley 1775–1824
  4. 4. Pharaby Mobley 1764–1824
  5. 5. Elizabeth ("Betsy") Mobley 1762–1855
  6. 6. Mary ("Molly") Mobley 1785–1840
  7. 7. Edith Mobley 1774–
  8. 8. Dorcas (Moberly) Mobley 1770–1808
  9. 9. Jesse (Moberly) Mobley 1760–1811
  10. 10. Lydia (Moberly) Mobley 1759–1846
  11. 11. Mavil Mobley 1763–1807
  12. 12. Mary ('Molly') Lowry 1769–1842
  13. 13. Elizabeth (Betsy Mobley) * 1781–1855
  14. 14. Susanna ("Sukey") Mobley 1758–1824
  15. 15. Edith ("Edy" Mobley) Gill 1757–
  16. 16. Jesse Mobley 1750–1811

Dorcas Read's Timeline

2 Records

1741
1741
Birth of Dorcas Read in Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
1807
22 December 1807
Age 66
Death of Dorcas Read in Wake County, North Carolina, United States of America
Wake County, North Carolina, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1741
    Event Place: Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 December 1807
    Event Place: Wake County, North Carolina, United States of America
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