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Martha Church 1541 – 1577 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1541

Birth Location: Runwell, Essex, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 16 DEC 1577

Death Location: Wickford, Essex, England, United Kingdom

Father: John Church

Mother: Margaret Wiseman

Spouse(s): William Reade

Children(s): Edmund Reade, William Reade, John Reade, Margaret Reade, Compton Reade, William Reade, Mary Reade, Mary Reade, Sir Reade, John Reade

In 1541, Martha Church entered the world in Runwell, Essex, England, United Kingdom, born to John Church and Margaret Wiseman. Martha Church married William Reade, and had children including Edmund Reade, William Reade, John Reade, Margaret Reade, Compton Reade, William Reade, Mary Reade, Mary Reade, Sir Richard Reade, John Reade. Martha Church passed away in 1577 in Wickford, Essex, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • In 1541, Martha Church entered the world in Runwell, Essex, England, United Kingdom, born to John Church and Margaret Wiseman.
  • Martha Church married William Reade, and had children including Edmund Reade, William Reade, John Reade, Margaret Reade, Compton Reade, William Reade, Mary Reade, Mary Reade, Sir Richard Reade, John Reade.
  • Martha Church passed away in 1577 in Wickford, Essex, England, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Church
1520 – 1577
Birth Location: Runwell, Essex, England, United Kingdom
JC
Margaret Wiseman
1525 – 1585
Birth Location: Essex, England, United Kingdom
MW

Spouses(s)

William Reade
1539 – 1603
Birth Location: Wickford, Essex, England, United Kingdom
WR

Children(s)

Edmund Reade
1563 – 1623
Birth Location: Wickford, Essex, England, United Kingdom
ER
William Reade
1564 – 1572
Birth Location: Wickford, Essex, England, United Kingdom
WR
John Reade
1564 – 1629
Birth Location: Cockfield, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
JR
Margaret Reade
1566 – 1603
Birth Location: Wickford, Essex, England, United Kingdom
MR
Compton Reade
1567 –
Birth Location: Wickford, Essex, England, United Kingdom
CR
William Reade
1568 – 1571
Birth Location: Wickford, Essex, England, United Kingdom
WR
Mary Reade
1569 – 1570
Birth Location: Wickford, Essex, England, United Kingdom
MR
Mary Reade
1571 – 1603
Birth Location: Wickford, Essex, England, United Kingdom
MR
Sir Reade
1573 – 1603
Birth Location: Northfleet Parish Essex England
SR
John Reade
1575 – 1603
Birth Location: Wickford, Essex, England, United Kingdom
JR

Martha Church's Ancestors

Self
Martha Church
1541 – 1577
Birth Place: Runwell, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Parents
John Church
1520 – 1577
Runwell, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Margaret Wiseman
1525 – 1585
Essex, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
John Wiseman
1500 – 1558
Great Canfield, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Agnes Josselyn
1499 – 1558
Great Canfield, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
William Wiseman
1463 – 1495
Mary Glascock
1467 –
Ralph Josselyn
1475 – 1542
Mary Cornish
1479 – 1546
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Wiseman
1440 – 1483
Margarett Bokenham
1440 – 1518
John Josselyn
1451 – 1524
Jeanne Lavenham
1451 – 1512
William Cornish
1435 – 1503
Jane Barnett
1455 –

Martha Church's Descendants

1.
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Martha Church (1541 – 16 DEC 1577) m. William Reade (11 MAR 1539 – 19 JUL 1603)
  1. 1. Edmund Reade (23 MAY 1563 – 20 NOV 1623) m. Elizabeth Cooke (ABT 1580 – JUL 1636)
    1. 1. John Reade (1593 – 12 OCT 1629) m. Margerye Hallibrand (ABT 1596 – )
    2. 2. Thomas Read (ABT 1594 – 1666) m. Mary (ABT 1604 – )
    3. 3. Edmund Reade (1596 – 30 MAR 1600)
    4. 4. Jacob Reade (1596 – 1627) m. Jane Audye (1600 – )
    5. 5. Maria Read (18 JUN 1597 – 13 APR 1602)
    6. 6. Margaret Reade (11 JUL 1598 – 24 SEP 1672) m. John Lake (26 SEP 1590 – 18 JAN 1662)
      1. 1. John Lake (6 JUL 1617 – 6 AUG 1696) m. Sarah Boosey (Of, North Benfleet, Essex, England – )
      2. 2. Thomas Lake (18 JAN 1618 – 27 OCT 1678) m. Mary (ABT 1623 – )
      3. 3. Richard Lake (21 MAY 1620 – 22 MAY 1620)
      4. 4. William Lake (1621 – 26 JUN 1680) m. Anne Stratton (1646 – 1687)
      5. 5. Hannah (Ann) Lake (3 JUL 1621 – 19 DEC 1675) m. John Gallup (25 JAN 1620 – 19 DEC 1675)
        1. 1. Hannh Gallop (14 SEP 1644 – 20 JAN 1724) m. Stephen Gifford (1641 – 27 NOV 1724)
        2. 2. John Gallup (14 SEP 1646 – 26 DEC 1733) m. Elizabeth Harris (8 FEB 1654 – 1 FEB 1734) m. Elizabeth Harris (8 FEB 1654 – 1 FEB 1734)
        3. 3. Margaret Gallup (1650 – 20 DEC 1750) m. Joshua Culver (12 JAN 1642 – 23 APR 1713) m. Joseph Colver (20 SEP 1646 – ABT 1730)
        4. 4. Mary Gallop (ABT 1653 – BEF 1672)
        5. 5. Hester Gallup (24 MAR 1653 – 1749) m. Henry Hodges (1652 – 30 SEP 1717)
        6. 6. Benadam Gallup (16 DEC 1655 – 2 AUG 1727) m. Esther Prentice (20 JUL 1660 – 18 AUG 1751)
        7. 7. William Gallup (APR 1658 – 15 MAY 1731) m. Sarah Chesebrough (30 JAN 1688 – 9 SEP 1729)
        8. 8. Samuel Gallop (1659 – BEF 1687)
        9. 9. Samuel Gallup (1660 – 1731) m. Hannah Godderidge (24 DEC 1663 – 9 SEP 1729)
        10. 10. Christobel Gallup (SEP 1660 – 25 OCT 1708) m. Peter Crary (1645 – 24 OCT 1708)
        11. 11. Elizabeth Gallup (8 MAR 1663 – 9 AUG 1726) m. Henry Stevens (<1652> – ) m. Henry Stevens (20 JUL 1656 – 1726)
        12. 12. Mary Gallop (ABT 1665 – AFT 1688) m. John Cole (14 FEB 1652 – ) m. John Cole (1652 – 1694)
      6. 6. Elizabeth (Reade) Lake (5 JUN 1623 – 31 AUG 1623)
      7. 7. Martha Lake (20 JUL 1624 – 5 APR 1720) m. John (T) Wheeler (ABT 1620 – ) m. Thomas Harris (ABT 1618 – 2 AUG 1687)
      8. 8. Samuel Lake (29 MAR 1629 – 19 MAR 1629)
      9. 9. Elizabeth Lake (17 FEB 1630 – )
    7. 7. William Reade (28 OCT 1599 – 3 APR 1659) m. Anne Alleyn (1601 – 14 NOV 1639)
    8. 8. Martha Reade (13 JUL 1602 – 1662) m. Samuel Symonds (9 JUN 1595 – 11 OCT 1678) m. Daniel Eppes (1590 – 26 JUN 1630)
    9. 9. Thomas Reade (2 JAN 1605 – 15 SEP 1607)
    10. 10. Edmund Reade (ABT 1607 – )
    11. 11. Samuel Reade (23 JUL 1609 – BEF 1659)
    12. 12. Thomas Reade (15 AUG 1612 – 3 APR 1659) m. Pricilla Banks (1613 – 1662)
    13. 13. Elizabeth Reade (ABT 17 NOV 1614 – 24 NOV 1672) m. John Winthrop (12 FEB 1606 – 6 APR 1676)
  2. 2. William Reade (1564 – BEF 1572)
  3. 3. John Reade (ABT 1564 – 1629) m. Mary (Ann) Derby (1562 – 1603) m. Margaret Goldsmith (9 JAN 1567 – 1603)
  4. 4. Margaret Reade (1566 – 1603) m. William Hurt (ABT 1555 – )
  5. 5. Compton Reade (1567 – )
  6. 6. William Reade (1568 – MAR 1571)
  7. 7. Mary Reade (1569 – 1570)
  8. 8. Mary Reade (2 JAN 1571/1572 – 1603)
  9. 9. Sir (Richard) Reade (24 JUL 1573 – 1603) m. Alice Shorte (1578 – )
  10. 10. John Reade (1575/1576 – 1603)

Martha Church's Timeline

3 Records

1541
1541
Birth of Martha Church in Runwell, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Runwell, Essex, England, United Kingdom
1577
16 DEC 1577
Age 36
Death of Martha Church in Wickford, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Wickford, Essex, England, United Kingdom
1577
16 DEC 1577
Age 36
Burial of Martha Church in Wickford, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Wickford, Essex, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1541
    Event Place: Runwell, Essex, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 DEC 1577
    Event Place: Wickford, Essex, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 16 DEC 1577
    Event Place: Wickford, Essex, England, United Kingdom
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