William Read was "of" Batchcombe, Somersetshire, England, married in Gillingham, Dorset Co, England.
 
See the Somerset Co, England Heritage Page, the home of William Read

See the Dorset Co, England Heritage Page, where they were married.

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Born: Approx 1607, was 28 in 1635, from ship's passenger list

Immigration: Sailed March 20, 1635, with wife, Susannah (Hayne) and Susannah and Hannah, ages 1 and 3. Immigrated with Rev Joseph Hull's "flock." See passenger list - One and Two and Three.

Residences:   Weymouth, Mass 1635 > Boston, Mass, abt 1646, Boston land lost in foreclosure in 1672 > To New London, Conn abt 1672 until death in 1679.

Occupation: Tailor

Spouses:

 
1) Susannah Hayne/Hayme, md October 12, 1629, Gillingham, Dorset Co, England. She was  b. abt. 1606 in England, d. Boston, MA Oct. 12, 1653.

2) Ruth Crooke, md March 20, 1654, Weymouth, Mass
 

Died:  Before Bef. June 1679, in, probably New London, Conn

Associations:

 
Richard Adams, servant, age 29, sailed with the family when they migrated.
Time-Line:
 
Abt 1607 - born, possibly Batchcombe, Somersetshire, England

March 20, 1635 - sailed for America

Sep 2, 1635 - Freeman

1636 - chosen the deputy from Weymouth to the General Court, a great honor for so young a man and proof of his popularity and ability

1638 - again elected deputy from Weymouth, Mass

1644 - constable of Weymouth, Mass

Abt 1646 - Moved to Boston, Mass

1651 - Caulkins reports that son John Read is in New London, Conn in History of New London, Conn.

1653 - Susannah (Hayme), first wife, died.

1661-1671 - Caulkins reports that son Josiah Read is in New London, Conn in History of New London, Conn.

1669 - Ruth (Crooke), second wife, went back to England in 1669 after the birth of their tenth child, and upon her return four years later, she was brought to trial and banished from the colony for misconduct while abroad.

1674 - She was living in Rhode Island in 1674 as appears by William Read's petition for permission for her to return, dated Sept. 2 of that year, which was not granted by the court.

June 13, 1679 - the time at which his "orphan" son Hezekiah was granted liberty by the court to choose a guardian.

Biography and research on William Read and his family - material furnished by M. Anderson.

Biography of William Read by Michael Roman

Still lookin!

 "Some Descendants and Allied Families of William Reed of Batcombe,
England; Weymouth, Mass., 1635-1646; Boston, Mass., 1646-1679" by Marion
Read Page and David R. Symonds, published in 1992.

The History of New London, Conn, by Frances Manwaring Caulkins
The History of Norwich, Conn, by Frances Manwaring Caulkins
The History of Weymouth - George Chamberlain, 1923 (pgs.565-6)
The Reade Record, Number 10, 1917 (pgs.2-4)

M. Anderson gives the following bibliography in her 07/30/1998 E-Mail:
 

Banks, Charles Edward "Planters of the Commonwealth" 1620-1640" page 127:
Chamberlain, George W. "History of Weymouth" page 565.
Coldham, Peter Wilson "The Complete Book of Emigrants, 1607-1660" page 175
Colket, Meredith B. Jr. "Founders of Early American Families" page 257
Cutter, William Richard "Genealogical History of Connecticut" vol. 2, page 734
Holmes, Frank R. "Directory of the Ancestral Heads of New England Families 1620- 1700" (1923) page cxcviii/ix
Hotten, John Camdon "The Original Lists of Persons of Quality" (1962), p.286; XVII
Jacobus, Donald Lines "The Granberry Family and Allied Families" p. 297 NEHG "Register" 25:14
O'Brian, Sue M. "The Register of Americans of Prominent Descent" p. 13
Pope, Charles Henry "Pioneers of Massachusetts"  page 380
Savage, James "Genealogical Dictionary of New England"  vol. 3, page 519
Spears, Burton W. "The Search for the Passengers of the Mary & John, 1630"vol. 22,  page 75
"The Order of the Founders and Patriots of America; Register Lineages of Associates 1896-1993"
 General no. 1339, vol. 1, page 832
"The Reade Record" pub. from 1904-1930; Vol. II, p.2 (1909) & Vol. X, p.2-4  (1917)
Torrey, Clarence Almon "New England Marriages Prior to 1700" page 616
Caulkins, Francis Manwaring "History of Norwich, Ct"  p.197; X
Chamberlain, George W. "History of Weymouth"  page 565.
Holmes, Frank R. "Directory of the Ancestral Heads of New England Families 1620- 1700"  (1923) page cxcix
Jacobus, Donald Lines "The Granberry Family and Allied Families" p. 297
NEHG "Register" 6:347; 58:404-405
NEHGR "Genealogies of Connecticut Families" vol. 3, P.186
"Norwich Vital Records 1659-1848" (1913), Part I, p. 58
Norwich Vital Records, vol. 1, page 17
O'Brian, Sue M. "The Register of Americans of Prominent Descent" v. 1, p. 13
Roser, Susan E. "Mayflower Births & Deaths" vol. 1, p. 181 [Fitch]
Savage, James "Genealogical Dictionary of New England" vol 3, p. 517
Spears, Burton W. "The Search for the Passengers of the Mary & John, 1630" vol. 22, page 75
"The Order of the Founders and Patriots of America; Register Lineages of Associates 1896-1993"
General no. 1339, vol. 1, page 832
"The Reade Record" pub. from 1904-1930; Vol. II, p.2 (1909) & Vol. X, p.2 (1917)
Torrey, Clarence Almon "New England Marriages Prior to 1700"  page 615
Virkus, Frederick A.  "The Compendium of American Genealogy" vol. 6, p. 800
"Vital Records of Marshfield, Ma to Year 1850" (1970) p. 6

EXCERPTS: History of New London, Connecticut, by Frances Manwaring Caulkins, 1895
Pg 77, "Other names that make their first appearance during the year 1651, principally as grantees, are... John READ (** Brother of Josiah **)

Pg 145, "the new names that appear between 1661 and 1671 must be collected.... Josiah READ" (** Note this indicates that Josiah's brother, John, was in New London before Josiah **).
 
 

ERRORS IN HISTORY OF THE REED FAMILY BY JACOB WHITTEMORE REED, 1861

"The Reade Record" pub. from 1904-1930 went to great lengths to point out the many errors in the book "History of Reed Family In Europe and America" by Jacob Whittmore Reed (1861), with much documentation. Vol. II, p.2 (1909) & Vol. X, p.2 (1917) contain several pages of discussion of the two Williams that came to New England.  "Concerning this Puritan emigrant and his family, it would seem impossible to make more mistakes in two pages of print than occur in the account given in the "History of the Reed Family" in pp. 41 and 42."

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 1   William Read 1607 - 1679
..  +Susanna (Hayne) Hayme 1606 - 1653
.............. 2   Hannah Read 1632 - 1656
.............. 2   Susannah Read 1634 -
..................  +Samuel Smith 1639 - 1688
..............  *2nd Husband of Susannah Read:
..................  +Thomas Lincoln 1634 -
.............. 2   Margaret Read 1637 -
..................  +Richard Stubbs 1637 -
.............. 2   William (1) Read 1639 - 1654
.............. 2   Esther Read 1641 -
..................  +John Cann 1641 -
.............. 2   Josiah Read 1643 - 1717
..................  +Grace Holloway 1648 - 1727
.............. 2   Daughter Read 1646 -
.............. 2   John Read 1646 - 1728
..................  +Hannah Holloway 1654 -
..............  *2nd Wife of John Read:
..................  +Sarah 1646 -
  *2nd Wife of William Read:
..  +Ruth Crooke 1636 - 1681
.............. 2   William Read 1655 -
.............. 2   Isaac Read 1656 - 1695
.............. 2   Ephraim Read 1657 -
.............. 2   Jonathan Read 1659 - 1659
.............. 2   Timothy Read 1660 -
.............. 2   Ruth Read 1662 - 1662
.............. 2   Hezekiah Read 1663 -
.............. 2   Sarah Read 1665 -
.............. 2   Elizabeth (1) Read 1666 - 1669
.............. 2   Elizabeth Read 1669 -
.............. 2   Child Read 1669 -

 
 1   William Read 1607 - 1679 b: Abt. 1607 in England, Possibly Batcombe, Somersetshire
....  +Susanna (Hayne) Hayme 1606 - 1653 b: Abt. 1606 in England, Possibly Gillinngham
. 2   Josiah Read 1643 - 1717 b: 1643 in Mass, Boston or Weymouth
.......  +Grace Holloway 1648 - 1727 b: Bef. 1648
.... 3   William Read 1670 - 1736 b: April 1670 in Norwich, New London, Conn
..........  +Anna Stark 1681 - 1748 b: Bef. 1681
........ 4   Sarah Read 1711 - b: December 28, 1711 in Norwich, New London, Conn
..............  +Joseph Knight 1705 - 1739 b: November 07, 1705 in Norwich, New London Co, Conn, USA
........... 5   Anna "Hannah" Knight 1735 - 1809 b: November 15, 1735 in Norwich, New London Co, Conn, USA
.................  +Daniel Baldwin II 1731 - 1816 b: November 14, 1731 in Norwich, New London Co, Conn, USA
.............. 6   Elijah Baldwin 1756 - 1841 b: May 16, 1756 in Windham or Mansfield, Connecticut, USA
..............  *2nd Wife of Elijah Baldwin:
....................  +Polly 'Patty' Richardson 1768 - 1812 b: 1768
.................. 7   Ezra Baldwin 1805 - 1892 b: March 27, 1805 in Dover, Vermont, USA
..................  *2nd Wife of Ezra Baldwin:
........................  +Lydia Eaton 1810 - 1872 b: December 16, 1810 in Dover, Vermont, USA
..................... 8   Henry Gilbert Baldwin 1836 - 1894 b: June 14, 1836 in Dover, Vermont, USA
...........................  +Eleanor Serepta Fisher 1843 - 1924 b: October 30, 1843 in Marlboro, Windham Co,  Vermont
........................ 9   Arthur Willis Baldwin 1876 - 1961 b: July 06, 1876 in Near Ada, Fountain Twp, Ottawa Co, KS, USA
..............................  +Inez Evangeline Hallock 1886 - 1976 b: October 14, 1886 in Near Milo, Lincoln Co, Kansas, USA

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