Amy (Pierson) Reading (abt. 1734 - 1828)

Born about 1734 in Rosemont, Hunterdon, New Jersey

Ancestors

Wife of Joseph Reading — married 21 Jun 1753 in Hunterdon, New Jersey

Descendants

Died 1828 at about age 94 in New Jersey, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States

Problems/Questions Profile manager: Shelley Burleyson [send private message]

Biography

Amy Pierson was born in 1734 in New Jersey, a daughter of William Pierson and Elizabeth Howell. She married Joseph Reading in Hunterdon, New Jersey, on June 21, 1753, when he was 24 years old.^[1] They had twelve known children. Judge Reading “located on a plantation of several hundred acres above the Wickheckeoke creek, and about a mile southwest of what is now Rosemont. The old homestead commanded a view of the Delaware river and of the Pennsylvania shore, and was reached from the public road by a drive of one-fourth of a mile, on each side of which were cherry and other fruit trees planted in regular order, till the mansion-house was reached, thence continuing for one-eight of a mile to the Delaware river. “ Amy died about 1828, her remains were cremated and most likely interred in the family burying-ground on the estate.

Sources

1. ↑ Kugler, Rev. John Backer. The History of the First English Presbyterian Church in Amwell. The Unionist-Gazette Association; Somerville, NJ; 1912. Page 45. https://archive.org/details/historyoffirsten00kugl/page/n7/mode/2up

• Source: S-2047884636 Repository: #R-2138058733 Title: Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Note: This information comes from 1 or more individual Ancestry Family Tree files. This source citation points you to a current version of those files. Note: The owners of these tree files may have removed or changed information since this source citation was created. Page: Ancestry Family Trees Data: Text: http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=16494341&pid=685 Repository: R-2138058733
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/243433585/amy-reading: accessed 28 March 2023), memorial page for Amy Pierson Reading (unknown–unknown), Find a Grave Memorial ID 243433585; Cremated; Maintained by Elisa Rolle (contributor 48982101).
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/171523186/joseph-reading: accessed 28 March 2023), memorial page for Judge Joseph Reading (23 Nov 1730–15 Nov 1806), Find a Grave Memorial ID 171523186, citing Reading-Johnson Cemetery, Raven Rock, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, USA; Maintained by James Reese (contributor 47076925).

Acknowledgements

• Pierson-990 was created by Shelley Burleyson through the import of Burleyson Family Tree.ged on Aug 10, 2014.
• WikiTree profile Pierson-276 created through the import of RYER.GED on Aug 19, 2011 by Lawrence Schliessmann. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Lawrence and others.

• Source: S500254 Laurel Edwards Laurin Edwards/Laurin Web Site

  MyHeritage family tree

  Family site: Edwards/Laurin Web Site

  Family tree: 127040021-1 Discovery Media: 127040021-1Amy* Reading* (born PIERSON*) Certainty: 3 3 APR 2018 Added via a Smart Match