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Found at findagrave.com on 8/12/2023
Col George Reade V Veteran
Birth: 25 Oct 1608 Linkenholt, Test Valley Borough, Hampshire, England
Death: Oct 1674 (aged 65-66) Yorktown, York County, Virginia, USA
Burial: Grace Episcopal Churchyard, Yorktown, York County, Virginia, USA
Memorial #: 5737079
Bio:
After a repeated request to change the spelling to Reade, it was done.
When I explained why Read was correct the suggestor implored I show her any reference spelled Read. It seems the examples carved in stone and cast in bronze at the grave went unnoticed. Had to change it. Entitled are persistently so.
Col. Esq. Wed to Elizabeth M. Read
He was born in Linkenholt, Southamptonshire, England He was the son of Robert Reade and Mildred Windebank.
Born in Linkenholt, England to Robert & Mildred (Windebank) Reade. He came to VA in 1637 from England. He married Elizabeth Martiau in 1641 in York Co., Virginia. George was the Secretary of the Colony and Acting Governor of Virginia (1638-39); member of the Council of Virginia; member of the House of Burgesses from James City Co.,VA in 1649 and frequently thereafer. He became a member of the Governor's Council on 13 Mar 1657-58, which office he held until his death in 1671. Father of Mildred (Warner).
Adventurers of Purse and Person 1607 - 1624/5 and Their Families" published by the Order of First Families of Virginia, indicates in a footnote (pp. 419-420) the discrepancy between the dates inscribed on his Grace Church tablets and the filing of the wills for George Read and his wife Elizabeth as follows: "His and his wife's gravestones were discovered during street excavations in Yorktown in 1931. The inscriptions on both were recut with errors. George Reade's stone now states he died Oct. 1674, "he being in the 66th yr of his age." Since the date should be 1671 (per his will), either the age shown, or his year of birth, is in error as well....The gravestone of Elizabeth (Martiau) Read now states she was born in 1625 and died in 1696, "being in ye 71st yeare of her age." Since the year of death should be 1686 (per her will), again the age or year of birth is in error. Since Nicholas Martiau claimed...his daughter Elizabeth as headrights...it would appear Elizabeth was born prior to his arrival in Virginia in 1620...and that Elizabeth's birth occurred in 1615 rather than 1625."Birth: 1625 Ancestor of George Washington .Also descended from the Reades were Robert E Lee and Thomas Nelson (a signer of the Declaration of Independence).
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George Reade
Acting Governor of Virginia Colony
In office
1638-1639
Monarch Charles I
Preceded by John Harvey
Succeeded by Francis Wyatt
Personal details
Born October 25, 1608
Linkenholt, Hampshire, England
Died November 21, 1671 (aged 63)
Yorktown, Virginia,
British America
Spouse Elizabeth Martiau (m. 1641)
Relations George Washington (great-great grandson)
Thomas Nelson Jr. (great-great grandson)
Children 7
Military service
Branch/service Virginia Militia
Rank Colonel
George Reade (October 25, 1608 - November 21, 1671) was a prominent landowner, military officer, judge, and politician who served as a member of the House of Burgesses and as Acting Governor of Virginia Colony.[1][2] He is the great-great-grandfather of the first President of the United States, George Washington.[3][4]
Early life and family[edit]
Reade was born on October 25, 1608 in Linkenholt, Hampshire, England, the son of Sir Robert Reade and Mildred Windebank Reade.[5] He descended from Magna Charta Sureties. His paternal grandparents were Andrew Reade and Alice Cooke, and his maternal grandparents were Frances Dymoke and Sir Thomas Windebank.[6] His uncle was Sir Francis Windebank, Secretary of State to King Charles I.[7] After his mother died, Reade traveled to Virginia in January 1637 at the age of 28 as a member of John Harvey's staff.
Marriage and children[edit]
In 1641, Reade married Elizabeth Martiau, daughter of Nicolas Martiau. They were likely married in what is now known as Yorktown in York County, Virginia. They had seven children, including:[8]
Mildred Reade (1643-1694), married Augustine Warner Jr.
Robert Reade (1644-1722/23), married Mary Lilly
George Reade Jr. (born ca. 1648)
Francis Reade (1650-1694), married Jane Chisman
Elizabeth Reade (1654-1717), married Capt. Thomas Cheesman
Benjamin Reade (born ca. 1667), married Mary Gwynn
Thomas Reade (birthdate unknown), married Lucy Gwynn
Career[edit]
Reade settled first in a plantation home in Williamsburg, and later resided in York and Gloucester Counties.[9] Reade acquired considerable land holdings throughout Virginia colony.[10] He was granted 600 acres of land in Lancaster County in 1651, 500 acres in Northumberland County in 1653, 2,000 acres in Westmoreland County in 1657, and 2,000 acres of land along the Piankatank River by the General Assembly in 1667.[11] Reade served in the Virginia Militia beginning in the late 1630s, achieving the ranks of Captain, Major, and Colonel.[12]
Virginia political career[edit]
After Charles I restored John Harvey to the post of Governor of Virginia in 1636, Reade joined him as a member of his party to return to Virginia. Reade worked as an advisor to Harvey and resided at the governor's mansion for a period. From 1638 to 1639, Reade served in the post of Acting Governor of Virginia during Harvey's absence, and until Sir Francis Wyatt was appointed to succeed Harvey.[10] Reade worked closely with Richard Kemp who was the Secretary of the Virginia Colony, and he assumed the post in an acting capacity during Kemp's absence from 1640 until 1642.[13]
From 1649 until 1656, Reade served as a member of the House of Burgesses representing James City County.[14] Reade served as a member of the Virginia Governor's Council from around 1656 until his death.[15] On August 25, 1656, Reade was a justice of the General Court of Virginia, sitting for York County.[16]
Death[edit]
Reade died in 1671 at the age of 63.[17] He is buried at the Grace Episcopal Churchyard in Yorktown.[3]
Notable descendants[edit]
George Washington (1732-1799) - General of the American Revolutionary War, first American President; 2rd great-grandson[4][18]
Thomas Nelson Jr. (1738-1789) - Brigadier General, Signer of the Declaration of Independence, Governor of Virginia; 2nd great-grandson[19]
Meriwether Lewis (1774-1809) - American explorer, Governor of Louisiana Territory; 3rd great-grandson[20]
George S. Patton (1885-1945) - General of the United States Army during World War II; 7th and 8th great-grandson[21]
Queen Elizabeth II (1926-2022) - Queen of the United Kingdom; 9th great-granddaughter[22]
Contributor: Lanita SS (50904195)
No really this is the junk people send;
Suggested edit: George Reade in the U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
Name George Reade
Gender Male
Birth Place En
Birth Year 1608
Spouse Name Elizabeth Martiau
Spouse Birth Place VA
Spouse Birth Year 1625
Marriage Year 1641
Number Pages 1
Contributor: Lanita SS (50904195)
Family Members
Parents
Robert Reade 1551-1627
Mildred Windebank Reade 1585-1630
Spouse
Elizabeth Martiau Reade 1625-1696
Children
Mildred Reade Warner 1643-1686
Robert Reade 1644-1712
Francis Reade 1645-1694
Thomas Reade 1669-1716
Created by: George Seitz (40539541)
Added: 4 Sep 2001
URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5737079/george-reade
Citation: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5737079/george-reade: accessed 12 August 2023), memorial page for Col George Reade (25 Oct 1608-Oct 1674), Find a Grave Memorial ID 5737079, citing Grace Episcopal Churchyard, Yorktown, York County, Virginia, USA; Maintained by George Seitz (contributor 40539541).
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