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Sir William Matthew Read 1535–1566 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1535

Birth Location: Folkestone, Kent, , England

Death Date: 20 Jan 1566

Death Location: Folkestone, Kent, England

Father: Roger Reade

Mother: Martha Church

Spouse(s): Martha Reade

Children(s): Edmund Reade

Sir William Matthew Read was born in 1535 in Folkestone, Kent, , England, the child of Roger Reade And Martha Church. Sir William Matthew Read married Martha Church Reade, and had children including Edmund Reade. Sir William Matthew Read passed away in 1566 in Folkestone, Kent, England.

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Biography

  • Sir William Matthew Read was born in 1535 in Folkestone, Kent, , England, the child of Roger Reade And Martha Church.
  • Sir William Matthew Read married Martha Church Reade, and had children including Edmund Reade.
  • Sir William Matthew Read passed away in 1566 in Folkestone, Kent, England.

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Sir Read's Ancestors

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Sir Read
1535–1566
Birth Place: Folkestone, Kent, , England
Parents
Roger Reade
1509–1559
Wickford, Essex, England
Martha Church
1513–1557
Wickford, Essex, England
Grandparents
Edward Reade
1474–1544
Wrangle & Boston, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England
Margaret (TOOLEY) Reade
1483–1534
Catton, Norfolk, England
Joan Henkyn
1505–1593
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
Great-Grandparents
**John Reade
1440–1502
Joan Ludlow
1453–1507
Sir Townley
1473–1540
John Tyrrell
1478–1541
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Reade
1425–1466
*Lady Charlemagne\Plantagenet)
1425–1482
William Ludlow
1397–1478
Margaret Rymer
1410–1488
Lady Osbaldeston
1449–1508

Sir Read's Descendants

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Sir (William Matthew) Read (1535–20 Jan 1566) m. Martha (Church\) Reade (1541–16 Dec 1577)
  1. 1. Edmund Reade 1563–1623 m. Elizabeth Cooke 1578–1637
    1. 1. Margaret Reade 1598–1672 m. John LAKE 1590–1662
      1. 1. Hannah (Anna) LAKE 1621–1675 m. John Gallup 1620–1675 m. John Gallop 1631–
        1. 1. Elizabeth Gallup 1662–1726 m. Henry Stephens –1689 m. Henry Stevens 1656–1689
        2. 2. Margaret Gallup 1668–1669
        3. 3. Esther Gallup 1653–1710
        4. 4. Margaret Gallup 1650–1750
        5. 5. Hannah Gallop 1644–1724
        6. 6. Benadam Gallup 1655–1727
        7. 7. Susannah Gallop 1653–
        8. 8. Elizabeth (Alice) Gallup 1640–1649
        9. 9. William Gallop 1638–
        10. 10. Samuel Gallup 1648–1731
        11. 11. Elizabeth (Gallup) Stevens 1639–1670
      2. 2. Richard Lake 1620–1620
      3. 3. John Lake 1616–1658
      4. 4. Thomas Lake 1666–1726
      5. 5. Martha Lake 1624–1700
      6. 6. Samuel Lake 1629–1630
      7. 7. LYDIA ((Elizabeth)) Warner 1610–1680
      8. 8. John Lake 1617–1696
      9. 9. Elizabeth Lake 1613–1643

Sir Read's Timeline

2 Records

1535
1535
Birth of Sir William Matthew Read in Folkestone, Kent, , England
Folkestone, Kent, , England
1566
20 Jan 1566
Age 31
Death of Sir William Matthew Read in Folkestone, Kent, England
Folkestone, Kent, England

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1535
    Event Place: Folkestone, Kent, , England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Jan 1566
    Event Place: Folkestone, Kent, England

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