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Sir William Reade 1539–1603 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Mar 1539

Birth Location: Wickford, Essex County, England

Death Date: 19 Jul 1603

Death Location: Wickford, Basildon District, Essex, England

Father: Sir Reade

Mother: Elizabeth Reade

Spouse(s): Martha Church

Children(s): Edmund Reade

The story of Sir William Reade began in 1539 in Wickford, Essex County, England. Sir William Reade married Martha Church, and had children including Edmund Sir Reade. Sir William Reade passed away in 1603 in Wickford, Basildon District, Essex, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir William Reade began in 1539 in Wickford, Essex County, England.
  • Sir William Reade married Martha Church, and had children including Edmund Sir Reade.
  • Sir William Reade passed away in 1603 in Wickford, Basildon District, Essex, England.

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Sir Reade's Ancestors

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Sir Reade
1539–1603
Birth Place: Wickford, Essex County, England
Parents
Sir Roger Reade
1517–1559
Wickford, Essex, England
Elizabeth Reade
1508–1557
Essex, England
Grandparents
William Reade
1485–1534
Wickford, Essex, England
Catherine Rowdon
1488–1517
Banbury, Oxfordshire, England
Richard Reade
1490–1544
Boddington, Gloucestershire, England
Margaret Southcott
1488–1508
Southcott, Devon, England
Great-Grandparents
John Reade
1460–1503
Anne Brydges
1466–1486
Richard Rowdon
1466–1526
Cicely Arnold
1466–1558
John Reade
1460–1503
Margaret Beauchamp
1472–1503
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Reade
1434–1460
Elizabeth Anne
1436–1460
Richard (Rowden)
1440–1465
Sybil Baskerville
1442–1466
John Arnold
1446–1466
Joan Morgan
1446–1466
Thomas Reade
1434–1460
Elizabeth Anne
1436–1460
Richard Beauchamp
1435–1502
Lady Stafford
1435–1476

Sir Reade's Descendants

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Sir (William) Reade (11 Mar 1539–19 Jul 1603) m. Martha Church (1541–16 Dec 1577)
  1. 1. Edmund ((Sir)) Reade 1563–1623 m. Elizabeth Cooke 1578–1637 m. Thomasine Wallenger 1563–1592
    1. 1. Elizabeth Reade 1614–1672 m. Gov (John Winthrop "John the) Younger" 1606–1676
      1. 1. Margaret Winthrop 1641–1697 m. John Corwin 1638–1683
        1. 1. George Corwin 1666–1696 m. Lydia Gedney 1669–1700
      2. 2. Waitstill Winthrop 1642–1717

Sir Reade's Timeline

2 Records

1539
11 Mar 1539
Birth of Sir William Reade in Wickford, Essex County, England
Wickford, Essex County, England
1603
19 Jul 1603
Age 64
Death of Sir William Reade in Wickford, Essex, England
Wickford, Essex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Mar 1539
    Event Place: Wickford, Essex County, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Wickford, Essex, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Jul 1603
    Event Place: Wickford, Essex, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Wickford, Basildon District, Essex, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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