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James Read 1718–1796 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1718

Birth Location: Isle Wright, VA

Death Date: 3 May 1796

Death Location: Meherrin, Brunswick, Virginia, USA

Father: Harmon Read

Mother: Anne Lee

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Children(s):

The story of James Read began in 1718 in Isle Wright, VA. James Read passed away in 1796 in Meherrin, Brunswick, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of James Read began in 1718 in Isle Wright, VA.
  • James Read passed away in 1796 in Meherrin, Brunswick, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Harmon Read
1698–1767
Birth Location: Prince George, Prince George, Virginia, United States
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Anne Lee
1698–1735
Birth Location: Prince George, Prince George, Virginia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Read's Ancestors

Self
James Read
1718–1796
Birth Place: Isle Wright, VA
Parents
Harmon Read
1698–1767
Prince George, Prince George, Virginia, United States
Anne Lee
1698–1735
Prince George, Prince George, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Henry Read
1660–1712
Prince George, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth Hancock
1670–1731
Gloucester, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Read's Timeline

2 Records

1718
1718
Birth of James Read in Isle Wright, VA
Isle Wright, VA
1796
3 May 1796
Age 78
Death of James Read in Meherrin, Brunswick, Virginia, USA
Meherrin, Brunswick, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1718
    Event Place: Isle Wright, VA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 May 1796
    Event Place: Meherrin, Brunswick, Virginia, USA
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