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John Read 1598 – 1656 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1598

Birth Location: Pucklechurch, Gloucestershire, England

Death Date: 1656

Death Location: Northumberland, Virginia, United States

Father: William Read

Mother: Lucy HENNAGE

Spouse(s): Annie Spann

Children(s): Samuel Read, Richard Read, Thomas Read

In 1598, John Read entered the world in Pucklechurch, Gloucestershire, England, born to William Read and Lucy HENNAGE. John Read married Annie Spann, and had children including Samuel Read, Richard Read, Thomas Read. John Read passed away in 1656 in Northumberland, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1598, John Read entered the world in Pucklechurch, Gloucestershire, England, born to William Read and Lucy HENNAGE.
  • John Read married Annie Spann, and had children including Samuel Read, Richard Read, Thomas Read.
  • John Read passed away in 1656 in Northumberland, Virginia, United States.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Read's Ancestors

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John Read
1598 – 1656
Birth Place: Pucklechurch, Gloucestershire, England
Parents
William Read
1565 – 1621
Maidstone, Kent, England
Lucy HENNAGE
1586 – 1621
London, Middlesex, England
Grandparents
William Read
1535 – 1566
Folkestone, Kent, England
Rebecca Mennis
1540 – 1569
London, London, England
Michael Heneage
1540 – 1600
London, Middlesex, England
Grace Honeywood
1556 – 1620
Charing, Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
Robert Heneage
1500 – 1556
Lucy Buckton
1501 – 1546
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Heneage
1452 – 1530
Katherine Wymbish
1457 – 1535
Ralph Buckton

John Read's Descendants

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John Read (1598 – 1656) m. Annie Spann (1622 – 1656)
  1. 1. Samuel Read (1645 – Oct 1698)
  2. 2. Richard Read (1649 – )
  3. 3. Thomas Read (1653 – 1654)

John Read's Timeline

3 Records

1598
1598
Birth of John Read in Pucklechurch, Gloucestershire, England
Pucklechurch, Gloucestershire, England
1599
Jul 1599
Age 1
John Read was baptized in Pucklechurch, Gloucestershire, England
Pucklechurch, Gloucestershire, England
1656
1656
Age 58
Death of John Read in Northumberland, Virginia, United States
Northumberland, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1598
    Event Place: Pucklechurch, Gloucestershire, England
    Record Source: England & Wales Christening Records, 1530-1906

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: Jul 1599
    Event Place: Pucklechurch, Gloucestershire, England
    Record Source: England & Wales Christening Records, 1530-1906

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: England
    Record Source: England & Wales Christening Records, 1530-1906

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1656
    Event Place: Northumberland, Virginia, United States

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