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John Read 1680–1749 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1680

Birth Location: Mendon, Massachusetts

Death Date: 1749

Death Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA

Father: William Read

Mother: Deborah Baldwin

Spouse(s): Ruth Talcott

Children(s): John Read, Rachel Reed, Mary READ, Abigail Read, Deborah Read, William Read

In 1680, John Read entered the world in Mendon, Massachusetts, born to William Percival Read And Deborah Baldwin. John Read married Ruth Talcott, Tabitha Hawley, and had children including Abigail Read, Deborah Read, John Read, Mary Read, Rachel Reed, William Read. John Read passed away in 1749 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1680, John Read entered the world in Mendon, Massachusetts, born to William Percival Read And Deborah Baldwin.
  • John Read married Ruth Talcott, Tabitha Hawley, and had children including Abigail Read, Deborah Read, John Read, Mary Read, Rachel Reed, William Read.
  • John Read passed away in 1749 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Read
1654–1697
Birth Location: Elmdon,Essex,England
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Deborah Baldwin
1652–1689
Birth Location: Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut River Colony, British America
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Spouses(s)

Ruth Talcott
1677–1759
Birth Location: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
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Children(s)

John Read
1699–1699
Birth Location: Fairfield, Connecticut
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Rachel Reed
1703–1782
Birth Location: Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
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Mary READ
1716–1782
Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
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Abigail Read
1705–1767
Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
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Deborah Read
1710–1774
Birth Location: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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William Read
1706–1780
Birth Location: –
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John Read's Ancestors

Self
John Read
1680–1749
Birth Place: Mendon, Massachusetts
Parents
William Percival Read
1654–1697
Elmdon,Essex,England
Deborah Baldwin
1652–1689
Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut River Colony, British America
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Read's Descendants

1.
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John Read (1680–1749) m. Ruth Talcott (12 SEP 1677–20 JUL 1759)
  1. 1. John Read 1699–1699 m. Mary Hawley 1697–1748 m. Sarah Read 1727–1774
    1. 1. Elizabeth Read 1722–1827 m. Capt. (James) Alexander 1723–1803
      1. 1. George (William) Alexander 1754–1809 m. Mary (Aiken) Tinsley 1755–1850
        1. 1. Mildred ((Milly) Alexander) ***** 1798–1868 m. Rev (William F) Glenn 1793–1874
        2. 2. Mary (Polly) Alexander 1785–1864 m. John (Francis) Cook 1769–1846
        3. 3. Elizabeth Alexander 1779–1859 m. John Hulme 1773–1857 m. Robert Collier 1817–
        4. 4. William Alexander 1783–1857
        5. 5. Mourning Alexander 1792–1876
        6. 6. Ann Alexander 1793–1888 m. Richard (Strother) Gaines 1784–1870
        7. 7. James (Barton) Alexander 1796–1862 m. Candis (Elizabeth) Dean 1807–1879
        8. 8. William (A) Alexander 1803–1879
        9. 9. George Alexander 1806–1859
        10. 10. Lucy (Tinsley) Alexander 1790–1882 m. Anderson Craft 1794–1862
        11. 11. Elizabeth Alexander 1792–
        12. 12. Sarah Alexander 1786–1809 m. Robert (Taliaferro) Gaines 1781–
      2. 2. Elizabeth (Betty) Alexander 1750–1833 m. William (Elisha) Rucker 1744–1834
        1. 1. Barden Rucker 1785–1855 m. Milly Alexander 1783–1860 m. Frances Alexander 1784–1860 m. Elizabeth Wade 1793–1864 m. Elizabeth Brown 1780–1842
        2. 2. Elizabeth Rucker 1797–1820
        3. 3. Frances Rucker 1800–
        4. 4. Jarvis Rucker 1779–1837
        5. 5. Lemuel Rucker 1771–1835
        6. 6. Sally Rucker 1782–1840
        7. 7. Tavner Rucker 1787–1855
        8. 8. William Rucker 1790–1851
      3. 3. Lucy Alexander 1757–1831 m. Oliver Crawford 1755–1792
      4. 4. Mildred ("Milly") Alexander 1762–1830 m. Galen White 1759–1833
        1. 1. Jefferson White 1804–1829
        2. 2. Lucy White 1786–1864
        3. 3. James (R) White 1793–1827
        4. 4. Eliza (Betsy) White 1789–1860
        5. 5. Mary ('Polly') White 1799–1857
        6. 6. Martha (Ann "Patsy") White 1802–1850
        7. 7. Mary (Frances "Franky") White 1784–1812
        8. 8. Henry White 1791–
        9. 9. Jeremiah White 1796–1841
      5. 5. Mary Alexander 1756–1843
      6. 6. James Alexander 1769–1841 m. Frances Alexander 1771–
        1. 1. Horace (Martin) Alexander 1812–1881
        2. 2. Thornton Alexander 1809–1854
      7. 7. William Alexander 1759–1806 m. Frances ("Frankey") Rucker 1760–1792
        1. 1. Mary Alexander 1784–1855
        2. 2. Frances Alexander 1783–1860
        3. 3. Ezza Alexander 1787–
        4. 4. Peter (Wellington) Alexander 1783–1856
        5. 5. John Alexander 1789–1790
        6. 6. Elijah Alexander 1784–1849
        7. 7. Elizabeth Alexander 1786–1825
        8. 8. Milly Alexander 1785–1813 m. Willis Rucker 1782–1835
        9. 9. Frances Alexander 1791–1860
    2. 2. William Read –1808
    3. 3. Hezekiah Read 1753–1739
    4. 4. John Read –1757
    5. 5. Mary Reed 1724–
    6. 6. Esther Bartlett 1761–1809
    7. 7. Zalmon Read 1740–1801
  2. 2. Rachel Reed 1703–1782 m. William Morrow 1700–1780
    1. 1. Eleanor Morrow 1721–1789 m. Edmund (William) Morris 1719–1779
      1. 1. John (B) Morris 1744–1835 m. Susannah Jordon 1756–1830
        1. 1. Margaret Morris 1770–1850 m. Austin (Augustine) Cornelius 1767–1818
        2. 2. John (H.) Morris 1778–1858
        3. 3. Adam Morriss 1781–1841
        4. 4. Jane Morriss 1782–1844
        5. 5. Amos Morriss 1783–
        6. 6. James (J N) Morriss 1780–1867
        7. 7. Mary (Margaret) Morris 1785–1854
        8. 8. David (Jordan) Morriss 1788–1876
        9. 9. William Morris 1786–
      2. 2. Jesse Morris 1747–1835
      3. 3. Jonathan Morris 1749–1791
      4. 4. Hessiah Morris 1753–
      5. 5. Catherine ("Caty") Morris 1755–
      6. 6. Cynthia Morris 1755–
      7. 7. Edmund (William) Morris 1755–1834
      8. 8. William (Alonzo) Morris 1755–1834
      9. 9. isabella Morris 1755–
      10. 10. Carroll Morris 1755–
      11. 11. Burrell Morris 1757–
      12. 12. Joseph Morris 1761–
  3. 3. Mary READ 1716–1782
  4. 4. Abigail Read 1705–1767
  5. 5. Deborah Read 1710–1774
  6. 6. William Read 1706–1780

John Read's Timeline

4 Records

1673
1673
Birth of John Read in Mendon, Massachusetts
Mendon, Massachusetts
1680
1680
Birth of John Read
None
1749
07 FEB 1749
Age 69
Death of John Read in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
1749
1749
Age 69
Death of John Read
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1673
    Event Place: Mendon, Massachusetts
    Record Source:
    [1] Appletons' Cyclopedia of American Biography, Appletons' Cyclopedia of American Biography; Volume: Vol. VI
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1680

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 07 FEB 1749
    Event Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1749
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