William Reed (1587 - 1656)

Born 1587 in England

Husband of Mabel (Unknown) Summers — married 1625 in England

Descendants

Died 9 Apr 1656 at about age 69 in Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, England

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William Reed migrated to New England during the Puritan Great Migration (1621-1640). (See The Great Migration (Series 2), by R. C. Anderson, vol. 6, p. 24) Join: Puritan Great Migration Project Discuss: pgm

Identity issues, Disputed Associations

Multiple William Reads. Robert C. Anderson in his Great Migration, warns that there were multiple William Reads living in Boston and Weymouth at the same time, and that their biographies are so confused that Anderson chose not to deal with the problems (in the feature for another William Read, ending on p 30)^[1] He said the works of Pope and Savage "muddled the records."^[1] The one work he recommends is by Donald Lines Jacobus, The Granberry family and allied families, including the ancestry of Helen (Woodward) Granberry".^[2]

The other William Read of Weymouth was married to Hayme and Crooke.^[1] Yet another William Reed of Weymouth was the husband of Avis Chapman.^[1] This William Read of Woburn, was married only to Mabel Unknown.^[1]

Unknown Origin. William Reed had been assumed to have been the son of Sir Thomas Reade and Mary Cornwall.^[3] This is not shown/proven and these parents were detached. See Research Notes.

Biography

William was born c. 1587 (aged 48 on 18 July 1635) [Hotten 106].^[1] He may have been from Newcastle-uon-Tyne, Northumberland, as he went there sometime after 1648 and died there in 1656.^[1] His origin is unknown.^[1]

William married about 1629 to Mabel Unknown.^[1] After William's death, she married 21 November 1660 at Woburn, as her 2nd, to Henry Summers, Sr. [WoVR 2:181],^[1] She died at Woburn on 15 Jun 1690, ^[1] She is sometimes assumed (by various online data bases) to have been the daughter of John Kendall and Elizabeth Sackerell, but apparently without evidence.

Immigration

William immigrated in 1635 aboard the Defence with his wife and three oldest children, George, Ralph and Justice (on 18 July 1635, "W[illia]m Read," aged 48, "Maybell Read," aged 30, "George Read," aged 6, "Ralph Read," aged 5, & "Justice Read," aged 18 months, were enrolled at London as passengers for New England on the Defence).^[1]

At New England

William settled first at Dorchester, moved to Scituate by 1642, Roxbury by 1647, & Woburn in 1648. Returned to England permanently between 1648 & 1656, settling at Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland.^[1]

On 18 March 1637/8, William was granted land in the Neck and in the Cow's Pasture at Dorchester.^[1] On 26 August 1639, William sold to Thomas Clarke this property and more: his dwelling house with 4 acres, 4 acres of commons at Squantum Neck, 6 acres 46 rod at the neck of land, a meadow 10 acres more or less, 3 acres with commons which belonged to John Miller, and 2 acres of meadow at the second fresh marsh.^[1]

On 7 July 1648, W[illia]m Read of Muddy River bought a house and land at Woobourne from Nicholas Davis of Charlestowne; this included 50 acres of upland, 4 acres of meadow, 4 acres in Rock Meadow, 2 acres in Brook Meadow, with all barns, outhouses, fences, etc.^[1] On 10 June 1674, Samuel Walker, Sr. of Woburne deeded to his son, Samuel Walker, half of the farm which was purchased of William Read.^[1]

William wrote his will 9 April 1656, and it was probated on 31 October 1656 at Woburn, Massachusetts.^[1] However, he had traveled to Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland, England sometime between 1648 and 1656, where he died.^[1]

On 19 June 1660, Israel appeared in court and chose his older brother, George, as his guardian.^[1] Both George and Mabell asked the court to allow for an apprenticeship, paid to the guardian (George), out of Israel's inheritance, because of his lameness.^[1]

Children

Children of William and Mabel Unknown,^[1]

1. George Reed b 1629; mar 1) Elizabeth Ginnings (Jennison), 2) Hannah Rockwell
2. Ralph Read b c. 1630 (aged 5 on 18 July 1635) [Hotten 106]; mar Mary Pierce
3. Justice Read b c. Jan 1634, sailed to England with family in 1635, no further record
4. Abigail (Reed) Wyman bp 10 Dec 1638, but may have been b c. 1635; mar 2 Oct 1650 Francis Wyman
5. Israel Read bp 31 July 1642 Dorchester (family was living at Situate); mar Mary Kendall, daughter of Francis Kendall
6. Sarah Read b say 1644; mar Samuel Walker
7. Rebecca Read bp 26 Dec 1647 Roxbury; mar Joseph Winn
8. Child Reed b say 1649, included based on the reference in father's will to his "four youngest children" (who were all younger than Abigail)

Research Notes

Unknown Parentages and Origin. William Reed has been assumed to have been the son of Sir Thomas Reade and Mary Cornwall.^[3] However, the dates are impossible. Thomas Reade was born in 1607, and when William Reed was deposed on 18 July 1635, he reported his age was 48 years (b c. 1587).^[1] Also, according to Compton Reade in A record of the Redes of Barton Court, Berks ..., Sir Thomas Reade and Mary Cornwall had no son named William.^[4] (Please see their profiles for more information).

Anderson reports William's origin is unknown, except that he went to Newcastle-upon-Tyne in his last months or years.^[1] The profiles for Sir Thomas Reade and Mary Cornwall have been detached as parents.

Additional biographical? A prior version of this profile included, "William Read (spelled "Read" in Great Migration series); born about 1587; immigrated: 1635 aboard the Defence; marriage: Mabel Unknown; residences: first Dorchester, then Scituate, Roxbury, Woburn, Massachusetts; died after April 9, 1656 at Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England."

Non-existent child, Michael. William's will was probated at London, but a copy of the will was submitted at Middlesex County, Massachusetts.^[1] That copy replaced the name "Abigail" with "Michael."^[1] This may be the source of the reports of a non-existent child named Michael.

Disputed children. As a result of multiple merges with duplicates (correct and incorrect), there are currently several "extra" children attached to this profile. It is currently "under construction."

• Agnes (Reed) Dyer
• Michael Reed b 1626 (before parents' marriage)
• Michael Reed
• Bethiah Reed

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 1.19 1.20 1.21 1.22 1.23 1.24 1.25} Anderson, Robert C., (2009) "William Read," Featured name. Great Migration 1634-1635, R-S. AmericanAncestors.org NEHGS (Vol VI, R-S, Pages 30-34)
2. ↑ Jacobus, Donald L., and Waterman, Edgar F., (1945) The Granberry Family and Allied Families, Including the Ancestry of Helen (Woodward) Granberry ..." Hartford: E. F. Waterman, HathiTrust.org (Pages 297-302).
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Mackenzie, George Norbury, Colonial Families of the United States ... (Page 396) New York, Boston, The Grafton Press, 1907, Archive.org accessed April 21, 2015
4. ↑ Reade, Compton, (1899) A record of the Redes of Barton Court, Berks; with a short précis ... Hereford, Jakeman and Carver, HathiTrust.org accessed 24 October 2016 (Pages 26-).

See also:

• "History of Woburn MA." p. 631
• "Pioneers of Massachusetts" Pope (note: Anderson cautions that Pope "muddled the records")
• Galbraith clan
• Vinton, John Adams. (1876).Vol II. The Richardson Memorial; Full History and Genealogy of Ezekiel, Samuel, and Thomas Richardson. Posterity of Thomas Richardson .Portland ME. (Pg 515) https://archive.org/stream/richardsonmemori00vint#page/514/mode/2up
• The Reade Record (Reade Historical & Genealogical Assoc., Old State House, Boston, Massachusetts, 1919) no. 13, Page 4.