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Carney & Wehofer Family
Genealogy Pages
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 1608 - 1674 (65 years)
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| Name |
George READE [1, 2] |
| Prefix |
Col. |
| Born |
25 Oct 1608 |
Linkenholt, Hampshire, England  [1, 2] |
| Christened |
Aft 25 Oct 1608 |
Linkenholt, Hampshire, England [1, 2] |
| Gender |
Male |
| FamilySearch ID |
LB8G-GHT |
| MilitaryService |
[3] |
| as a Colonel |
| Immigration |
1637 |
Virginia, British Colonial America [3] |
| Arrival |
| TitleOfNobility |
1638 |
Virginia, British Colonial America [3] |
| Acting Governor of Virginia Colony |
| Will Proved |
21 Nov 1671 |
James City, Virginia, British Colonial America [3] |
| Name |
George Read [3] |
| Occupation |
[3] |
| Governor |
| Died |
Oct 1674 |
Yorktown, York, Virginia, British Colonial America [1, 2] |
| Buried |
Oct 1674 |
Grace Episcopal Churchyard, Yorktown, York, Virginia, United States [1, 2] |
| Person ID |
I594779433 |
Carney Wehofer 2024 Genealogy |
| Last Modified |
6 Oct 2024 |
| Father |
Esq. Robert READE, b. Abt 1568, Linkenholt, Hampshire, England , d. Bef 20 Dec 1627, Middlesex, England (Age ~ 59 years) |
| Mother |
Mildred WINDEBANK, b. 21 Jul 1585, Haines Hall, Hurst, Kent, England , d. 15 Aug 1630, Stepney, London, Middlesex, England (Age 45 years) |
| Married |
18 Dec 1599 |
Glemsford, Suffolk, England [4] |
| Family ID |
F536732148 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Elizabeth MARTIAU, b. 12 Dec 1625, York, Virginia, British Colonial America , d. Bef 24 Jan 1687, Yorktown, York, Virginia, British Colonial America (Age 61 years) |
| Married |
1 Mar 1641 |
Yorktown, York, Virginia, British Colonial America [3] |
| Children |
| | 1. George READE, b. 6 Feb 1642, Gloucester, Virginia, Colonial America , d. Bef 1686, Yorktown, York, Virginia, British Colonial America (Age 43 years) |
| | 2. Mildred READE, b. 2 Oct 1643, York, Virginia, British Colonial America , d. 20 Oct 1686, Naxera, Gloucester, Virginia, British Colonial America (Age 43 years) |
| | 3. Robert READE, b. 1644, Yorktown, York, Virginia, British Colonial America , d. 30 Dec 1712, Yorktown, York, Virginia, British Colonial America (Age 68 years) |
| | 4. Francis READE, b. 1650, Gloucester, Gloucester, Virginia, British Colonial America , d. 1694, James City, Virginia, British Colonial America (Age 44 years) |
| | 5. Elizabeth READE, b. 1651, Yorktown, York, Virginia, British Colonial America , d. 18 Nov 1717, Charles Parish, York, Virginia, United States (Age 66 years) |
| | 6. Rev. Benjamin READE, b. 1667, Yorktown, York, Virginia, USA , d. 30 Nov 1731, Virginia, British Colonial America (Age 64 years) |
| | 7. Capt. Thomas READE, Sr., b. 1669, York, Virginia, British Colonial America , d. Aft 10 Mar 1734, Gloucester, Gloucester, Virginia, British Colonial America (Age 65 years) |
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| Last Modified |
3 Oct 2024 |
| Family ID |
F536732147 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Notes |
- WikiTree ID: Reade-10
Colonel George Reade, Esq.
Immigrated to Virginia in 1637
Married Elizabeth Martiau about 1641
Virginia Secretary, Acting Governor, House of Burgesses, King's Council
Ancestor of US President George Washington
Origin
Colonel George Reade was the son of Robert Reade,[3] Gent., and his second wife, Mildred Windebank.[4][5] He was baptized at Linkenholt, Hampshire in 1610.
He was born at Linkenholt Manor, Hampshire, England, probably about 1608, into a very prominent and well-documented English family, the Reade family of Facombe.[citation needed] A possible date of birth is enscribed on his headstone: 25 October 1608, however no birth record has been found to substantiate this date.
Associations
Brother Robert Reade was the private secretary to Sir William Windebanke who was Secretary of State in England.
Immigrated to Virginia
George likely immigrated to Virginia with Sir John Harvey's party, when Harvey returned to the colony under orders of the king to fulfill the office of Governor. George is first documented as being in Virginia in a 1637 letter written to family in England. He wrote that he was "still at the Governor's House."George was a friend and loyal supporter of Governor Harvey and Secretary Kempe.
Family
George married in 1641 at Charles River County, Virginia to Elizabeth Martiau, daughter of Nicholas Martiau. They were probably married at her father's plantation, at the site of present-day Yorktown. Elizabeth's age at the time of her marriage is uncertain (see her profile).
Researchers disagree about the children of Col. George Reade and Elizabeth Martiau. According to du Bellet in Some Prominent Virginia Families, and also Richardson in Royal Ancestry, there were seven children: five sons, George, Robert, Thomas, Francis, Benjamin, and two daughters, Mildred (Reade) Warner and Elizabeth (Reade) Cheesman. Van horn of the Nicolas Martiau Descendant Association agrees, identifying both George and Elizabeth as children.According to McAllister, George and Elizabeth had five children, four sons (Robert, Francis, Benjamin and Thomas) and one daughter, Mildred, who married Augustine Warner.
Their oldest child, daughter Mildred Reade, married Colonel Augustine Warner Jr., of Warner Hall, and the daughter of this marriage, Mildred Warner, married Lawrence Washington, the grandfather of George Washington.
Children of George and Elizabeth Martiau:
Mildred Reade[1] (born 2 October 1643, died 1694),[citation needed] married Col. Augustine Warner.[1]
Robert Reade[1] (born ca. 1644, died before 16 March 1722/23 in York Co., Virginia), married Mary Lilly ca. 1688.[citation needed]
George Reade[1] (born ca. 1648) died without issue; Gov. Berkeley gave him a bay mare in 1665.[citation needed]
Francis Reade[1] (born 1650 York Co., died ca. 1694), married 1st Jane Chisman, 2nd Anne Unknown.[citation needed]
Elizabeth Reade[1] (born ca. 1654, died 18 November 1717 in Charles Parish, York Co., Virginia),[citation needed] married Capt. Thomas Cheesman.[1]
Benjamin Reade[1] (born ca. 1667, one of the two youngest, minor in 1687), married Mary Gwynne/Gwyn, daughter of Edmund/Edmond Gwyn.[citation needed]
Thomas Reade[1] (one of the two youngest, minor in 1687), married Lucy Gwynn, daughter of John Gwynn and granddaughter of Col. Hugh Gwynn.[citation needed]
The following profiles are NOT children of George and were detached (possibly they are grandchildren, as some of the older texts can be confusing):
Andrew Read
Margaret Reade
Mary Reade
Ann Reade
Virginia Government
George Reade was involved in Virginia government from the moment of his arrival in 1637, as he was appointed acting Secretary of the colony in 1637.[11] and was Acting Governor in 1638/9,[11] when Governor Harvey was recalled to England.
On 27 August 1640, he was officially elected Secretary of the Virginia Colony.[5][12][8] He was Burgess for James City County in 1649, and again in December 1656[7] for York.[11][13] In 1652, he served as a Justice for York County.[8] George served as a member of His Majesty's Council, elected March 13, 1657/8.[7] He took the oath of office on April 3, 1658,[13] and served until his death in 1671.[7][11]
In 1659 he was named Colonel of York County.[5]
Middle Plantation
Soon after their marriage in 1641, George and Elizabeth established a plantation home at Middle Plantation (later Williamsburg), Virginia Colony.[8] By 1652, the family had removed to Yorktown; Stoudt suspects it was to be near Elizabeth's ageing father.[8]
Death and Legacy
The will of Colonel George Reade was probated 20 November, 1671.[14] He was buried at Grace Episcopal Churchyard, Yorktown, Virginia, and his wife was later buried at his side.[1][15]
The gravestones of both George and his wife, Elizabeth, were discovered buried while excavating on Buckner Street in Yorktown. In 1931, descendant Letitia Pate Evans had them restored and moved to the churchyard of Grace Episcopal Church in Yorktown, York County, Virginia.[16] Unfortunately, the new stones contain errors. George Reade's stone says he died in Oct. 1674, "he being in the 66th yr of his age."[6] The death date should be 1671 (will probated). Therefore, either the age shown or year of his birth (or both) must be incorrect. (For errors on the stone for Elizabeth Martiau, see her profile.)
The Find a Grave memorial includes a photo of George Reade's stone.[6][17]
Lineage
In addition to being descended from Magna Carta Surety Barons (see below), Col. George Reade was the 9th Great-grandfather of Queen Elizabeth II through his daughter Mildred to the Bowes-Lyons family[18] (Queen Elizabeth, wife of George VI, parents of Queen Elizabeth II). Colonel Reade is also the great-great-grandfather of the first U.S. President, George Washington (also through his daughter Mildred).
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- [S1160] FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 3 Jan 2023), entry for Mildred Reade, person ID MRP6-455. (Reliability: 3).
- [S1160] FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 3 Oct 2024), entry for Thomas Reade, person ID KNDX-6Y3. (Reliability: 3).
- [S1160] FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 3 Oct 2024), entry for George Reade, person ID LB8G-GHT. (Reliability: 3).
- [S1160] FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 3 Oct 2024), entry for Robert Reade, person ID LLHM-4SD. (Reliability: 3).
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