John Breade (abt. 1559 - 1616)

Born about 1559 in Westoning, Bedfordshire, England

Ancestors

Husband of Agnes (Pratchett) Bread — married 14 Oct 1585 in Westoning, Bedfordshire, England

Descendants

Died 18 May 1616 at about age 57 in Westoning, Bedfordshire, England

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Biography

John Breade "of Flittwicke and Westoninge" ^[1] was born c. 1559, probably at Flitwick or Westoning, Bedfordshire, England. Birth date is an estimate, based on other known historical dates. Westoning parish register only begins in 1560. He was the son of John Breade and Clemens (Unknown). ^{[citation needed]} He had three sisters: Agnes, Susan and Elizabeth Breed (no evidence, source is the highly unreliable The Millennium File). ^{[citation needed]}

Marriage

John married to Agnes Pratchett (or Prechat) on 14 Oct 1585 at Westoning, Bedfordshire. ^[2][3]. ^[4] Agnes was a daughter of Ralph Pratchett.

Death and Legacy

to his wife, Agnes, all his goods in Westoninge; his estate in Flitwick to be equally divided among his children; "Alline" (Allen), his son, 2 bedsteads; each daughter, 5 pounds already given to them, "bequeathed by their late Uncle William Pratchett of Flittwick; to son John Breade of Westoning, all freehold lands in both Westoninge and Flittwick; to daughter Agnes 10 pounds.^[4]

To William Prattchatt, son of Ralff Pratchatt of Easte end, one lamb. Executor: John Bread my son. Overseers: Thomas Crispsey of Flitwick and Edmonde Crowche of Westoninge. Witnesses: William Whittbreade, Theophilus Barrowe, Henry Bell, John Cockyn. Arch. Beds. liber 28, folios 72-4. ^[1]

John died probably on 18 May 1616, the date of his will, at Westoning, Bedfordshire, England ^[2] and he requested his burial there (p 148). ^[1]

He was buried at Westoning, Bedfordshire, on 19 May 1616. ^[5]

Children

Children of John and Agnes (from John's will, Westoning Parish Register 1560-1595, and the transcripts of the Archdeaconry of Bedford, commonly known as the Bishop's Transcripts which begin in 1602, so 1596-1601 baptisms are missing. ^[4][1] ba

1. *Agnes Bread baptized 9 Jul 1587
2. *John Bread, baptized 29 Jan 1588; married 5 Oct 1626 to Judith Butt.
3. Clemente Bread, (1 of 2) daughter, baptized 14 Dec 1593, buried 25 Feb 1603
4. Ann Bread baptized 31 Oct 159* (1590 or 1591) married John Franckline 17 Feb 1627
5. *Allen Bread, born 1599-1600 prob. Westoninge Parish, Bedfordshire, died 17 Mar 1690/1 Lynn; married 1) 14 Nov 1622 to Elizabeth Wheeler, 2) Elizabeth (Unknown) Ballard Knight (as her 3rd)
6. Mary Bread, baptized 2 May 1602
7. Clemens Bread, (2 of 2) daughter, baptized 11 Aug 1605 ^[6]
8. Margaret Bread, baptized 20 Oct 1609

*Mentioned by name in their father's will.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4} (1904) "English Notes about Early Settlers: Breed." Essex Institutional Historical Collections. HathiTrust.org (Vol 40, Pages 147-153).
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Emmison, F. G., editor. Bedfordshire Parish Registers. Bedford: County Records Office, Shire Hall, 1939. pg. B3, B4, B24, B37. Bedfordshire Parish Registers
3. ↑ https://archive.org/details/bedfordshirepari20bedf/page/n83
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2} Lindberg, Marcia Wiswall, (1991) "The Breed Family: Descendants of Allen Breed (or Bread) of Lynn." The Essex Genealogist. AmericanAncestors.org (Vol 11, Pages 196-203, citing pp 196, 198).
5. ↑ Westoning Parish Register 1560-1812. https://archive.org/details/bedfordshirepari20bedf/page/n93
6. ↑ 2nd of 2 daughters named Clemente/Clemens.

• Bread, J. Howard, (1892) A Record of the Descendants of Allen Bread, Who Came to America from England in 1630. Philadelphia: Hathaway & bros., Archive.org (Record of the Bread Family).