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George Reade
(25 Oct 1608 - 1674)
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Col George Reade is a descendant of Magna Carta surety baron [[Lacy-284|John de Lacy]] ----[[Category:Gateway Ancestors]] [[Category:House of Burgess, Virginia Colony]][[Category:Magna_Carta]][[Category:US President Direct Ancestor]]} [[Category:Virginia Colony]][[Category:Albini-39 Descendants]][[Category:Clare-651 Descendants]][[Category: Clare-673 Descendants]][[Category: Lacy-284 Descendants]][[Category: Quincy-226 Descendants]][[Category:Ros-162 Descendants]] ---- Ancestor of [[Washington-11|US President George Washington]] == Biography == Colonel George Reade :Immigrated to Virginia in 1636 :Married Elizabeth Martiau in 1641:Virginia Secretary, Acting Governor, House of Burgesses, King's Council === Origin ===Colonel George Reade was born at the Linkenholt Manor, Hampshire, England, probably in 1608, into a very prominent and well-documented English family, the Reade family of Facombe.Jamestowne Society, [http://www.jamestowne-wash-nova.org/GeorgeReade.htm "Washington & Northern Virginia Company Biographies of Ancestors of Members: George Reade."] accessed June 23, 2015 George Reade was baptized at Linkenholt, Hampshire, England in 1610.Richardson, Douglas, ''Royal Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families'' Vol IV, page 468, Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company, Inc. 2005 He was a son of [[Reade-11|Robert Reade]]Tyler, Lyon G., [https://archive.org/stream/encyclopediavir03unkngoog#page/n150/mode/2up ''Encyclopedia of Virginia biography, Vol I.''] (Page 123) New York: Lewis historical publishing company, 1915, OpenLibrary.org accessed July 28, 2014 and [[Windebank-2|Mildred Windebank]].Williams, David, [http://www.carolshouse.com/familyhistory/reade/ "George Reade"], Web accessed June 23, 2015 === Associations ===Brother Robert Reade was the private secretary to Sir William Windebanke who was Secretary of State to Charles I: IV.[http://www.jstor.org/stable/1916351 "Reade Family"] ''The William and Mary Quarterly,'' Vol. 14, No. 2 (Oct., 1905), pp. 117-125, Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture, JSTOR.org accessed September 25, 2014 === Immigrated to Virginia ===George immigrated to Virginia in 1637, with Sir John Harvey's party. Harvey was returning to Virginia to fulfill the office of Governor. In a letter written to family in England in 1637, George wrote, "still at the Governor's House." Reade was appointed Secretary of the colony in 1637.McAllister, John M., editor, and Lura Boulton Tandy, [https://archive.org/stream/genealogiesoflew00mcal#page/20/mode/2up ''Genealogies of the Lewis and Kindred Families''] (Pages 20-23) Columbia, MO: E.W. Stephens, 1906, Web accessed August 23, 2014 George was a friend and loyal supporter of Governor Harvey and Secretary Kempe. === Family ===George married in 1641, at Charles River County, Virginia to [[Martiau-11|Elizabeth Martiau]] daughter of Nicholas Martiau.Stoudt, John B., [http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015050616443;view=1up;seq=79 ''Nicolas Martiau, the Adventurous Huguenot, the Military Engineer, and the Earliest American Ancestor of George Washington.''] (Pages 49-51) Norristown, PA: Norristown Press, 1932, accessed September 25, 2014 They were probably married at her father's plantation, at the site of present-day Yorktown. She would have been a young girl of around 15 at the time. 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: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families,'' there were seven children: five sons, George, Robert, Thomas, Francis, Benjamin, and two daughters, Mildred (Reade) Warner and Elizabeth (Reade) Cheesman.du Bellet, Louise Pacquet, [https://archive.org/stream/someprominentvir04pecq#page/10/mode/2up ''Some Prominent Virginia Families''], (Vol. IV, pp. 9-11) (1907) accessed September 29, 2014 Van horn of the Nicolas Martiau Descendant Association agrees, identifying both George and Elizabeth as children.Van horn, Larry [http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~vanhornfamily/Martiau_Descendants_6_Gen.pdf ''Nicolas Martiau Descendant Indented Chart''] Nicolas Martiau Descendant Association, December 15, 2005, accessed October 27, 2014 According to McAllister, George and Elizabeth had five children, four sons: Robert, Francis, Benjamin and Thomas, and one daughter, Mildred (Reade) Warner. The oldest child was daughter, Mildred Reade, married Col Augustine Warner Jr., of Warner Hall, and the daughter of this marriage, Mildred Warner, married Lawrence Washington, the grandfather of George Washington." Robert was the oldest son of Col. George and Elizabeth (Martiau) Reade.Crozier, William A., editor, [https://archive.org/stream/virginiaheraldic00croz#page/n57/mode/2up ''Virginia Heraldica Being a Registry of Virginia Gentry Entitled to Coat Armor, with Genealogical Notes of the Families''] (Page 31) New York: The Genealogical Association, 1908, OpenLibrary.org accessed September 25, 2014 Children of George and Elizabeth Martiau: # [[Reade-141|Mildred Reade]] b 2 Oct 1643, d 1694; mar Col Augustine Warner Jr.# [[Reade-255|Robert Reade]] b ca 1644, d Bef. 16 Mar 1722/23 in York Co, Virginia; mar Mary Lilly ca 1688# [[Reade-138|George Reade]] b c. 1648, d without issue, Gov Berkeley gave him a bay mare in 1665.# [[Reade-149|Francis Reade]] b 1650 York Co., d ca 1694; mar 1) Jane Chisman, 2) Anne Unknown# [[Reade-150|Elizabeth Reade]] b c. 1654, d 18 Nov 1717 in Charles Parish, York Co, Virginia; mar Capt. Thomas Chisman# [[Reade-143|Benjamin Reade]] b c. 1667, one of the two youngest, minor in 1687; mar Mary Gwynne/Gwyn, daughter of Edmund/Edmond Gwyn # [[Reade-140|Thomas Reade]] one of the two youngest, minor in 1687; mar Lucy Gwynn, daughter of John Gwynn and granddaughter of Col. Hugh Gwynn Note: Apparently the two wives of Thomas and Benjamin, Lucy Gwynn and Mary (AKA Lucy) Gwyn/Gwynne, were not closely related. The wife of Thomas is described as the granddaughter of Col. Hugh Gwynn, and the wife of Benjamin is described only as "Miss Gwyn." These profiles are NOT children of George and were detached (possibly they are grandchildren, as some of the older texts can be confusing): * [[Read-656|Andrew Read]] * [[Reade-142|Margaret Reade]] * [[Reade-144|Mary Reade]] * [[Reade-146|Ann Reade]] === Virginia Government ===George Reade was involved in Virginia government from the moment of his arrival in 1637. He was acting Secretary to the colony in 1637, He was Acting Governor from 1639-9 when Governor Harvey was recalled to England. On August 22, 1640, he was officially elected Secretary of the Virginia Colony. He was a member of the House of Burgesses for James City County in 1649, and for York County in 1655/6-56 (or "probably" for Gloucester). In 1652, he served as a Justice for York County. George served as a member of His Majesty's Council from his elections March 13, 1657/8Virginia. General Assembly. House of Burgesses; McIlwaine, H. R. (Henry Read), [https://archive.org/stream/journalsofhousb1619virg#page/n15/mode/2up ''Journals of the House of Burgesses of VA, 1659/60-1963.''] (Vol 1 1619-1658/1659, Page xxii) Richmond, VA: [Library Board, Virginia State Library] Archive.org accessed June 24, 2015 and again on April 3, 1658, until his death in 1671. In 1659 he was named Colonel of York County. === Middle Plantation ===Soon after their marriage in 1641, George and Elizabeth established a plantation home at [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_Plantation_%28Virginia%29 Middle Plantation] (later Williamsburg), Virginia Colony. By 1652, the family had removed to Yorktown; Stoudt suspects it was to be near Elizabeth's ageing father. === Death and Legacy ===The will of Col George Reade was probated 20 November, 1671.Watson, Annah Walker Robinson, [https://archive.org/stream/somenotablefami00watsgoog#page/n118/mode/2up ''Some Notable Families of America ...''] (Page 75) New York: 1898, Archive.org accessed June 24, 2015 He was buried at Grace Episcopal Churchyard, Yorktown, Virginia, and his wife was later buried at his side. The grave stones 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 remade, but 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." 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 [[Martiau-11|Elizabeth Martiau]], see her profile.) The stones are installed at the church yard of Grace Episcopal Church, Yorktown, York County, Virginia. The Find a Grave memorial includes a photo of George Reade's stone.Vining, Kaaren Crail, (Aug 22, 2005) [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=11591850 "Col. George Reade."] Find A Grave Memorial# 11591850, accessed 8 June 2016.*GPS (lat/lon): 37.2358, -76.50767 ===Lineage===Col. George Reade was the 9th Great-grandfather of Queen Elizabeth II through his daughter Mildred to the Bowes-Lyons family.Kinner, John, [http://www.lva.virginia.gov/queen/transcriptions.htm "Queen and Commonwealth: The 1957 Royal Visit to Virginia."] "The Queen Visits Soil of her Ancestors." By William H. Hudgins, Times–Dispatch News Bureau, October 16, 1957, accessed June 23, 2015 == Sources ==
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Events
| Birth | 25 Oct 1608 | Linkenholt, Hampshire, England |  | ||
| Death | 1674 | Virginia USA | |
Families
| Spouse | Elizabeth Martiau (1608 - 1686) |
| Child | Mildred Reade (1643 - 1694) |