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William Read 1607–1669 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1607

Birth Location: Kent, England

Death Date: 13 Jun 1669

Death Location: Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA

Father: William Reade

Mother: Lucy Heneage

Spouse(s): Susannah Hayme

Children(s): Josiah Read, Mary Read

The story of William Read began in 1607 in Kent, England. William Read married Ruth Read Percy, Susannah Hayme, and had children including Josiah Read, Mary Read. William Read passed away in 1669 in Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of William Read began in 1607 in Kent, England.
  • William Read married Ruth Read Percy, Susannah Hayme, and had children including Josiah Read, Mary Read.
  • William Read passed away in 1669 in Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA.

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William Read's Ancestors

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William Read
1607–1669
Birth Place: Kent, England
Parents
William Reade
1565–1621
Canterbury, Kent, England
Lucy Heneage
1586–1621
London, Middlesex, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Read's Descendants

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William Read (1607–13 Jun 1669) m. Susannah Hayme (Abt. 1606–12 Oct 1653)
  1. 1. Josiah Read 1643–1717 m. Grace Holloway 1648–1727
    1. 1. Experience Read 1675–1732 m. Shadrack Lanphear... 1674–1727 m. Samuel (Cornet Lincoln) I 1658–1720
      1. 1. Oliver Lanphear... 1703–1793
      2. 2. Ann (Lanphere) (maiden) 1701–1732
      3. 3. Experience Lanphear... 1711–1752
      4. 4. Prudence Lamphear 1706–1741 m. Robert Brand 1706–
        1. 1. Thomas ((3)) Lincolin 1739–1833 m. Elizabeth (Johnson...) Jr. 1744–1788
      5. 5. Mary Lanphear... 1718–1744
      6. 6. Solomon Lanphere 1708–1782 m. Mary (Hewit) Palmer 1713–1787
        1. 1. Hannah Lanphear... 1744–1825 m. William King 1740–1815
      7. 7. John Lanphere 1712–1757
      8. 8. Hezekiah Lanphear... 1696–1732
      9. 9. Joseph Lanphere 1699–1732
    2. 2. Elizabeth Read 1672–1692
    3. 3. Josiah Read 1668–1752
    4. 4. William Read 1670–1756
    5. 5. Susanna Read 1685–1752
    6. 6. Hannah Reed 1688–1761
    7. 7. John Reed 1674–1732
    8. 8. Joseph Read 1681–1753
    9. 9. Patience Read 1691–1772
  2. 2. Mary Read 1662–1662

William Read's Timeline

2 Records

1607
1607
Birth of William Read in Kent, England
Kent, England
1669
13 Jun 1669
Age 62
Death of William Read in Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1607
    Event Place: Kent, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Massachusetts; Year: 1635; Page Number: 284
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1635
    Event Place: Massachusetts
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Massachusetts; Year: 1635; Page Number: 284

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Jun 1669
    Event Place: Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

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