William READ

1587 - 1656  (69 years)

• Name	William READ  [1]
  Birth	1587	Hatfield, , Hertfordshire, England   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  _UID	CC48C5532B0C4BA19944B9491BB228A7CAF4
  Immigration	18 Jul 1635	Boston, , Massachusetts,   [1, 2]
  From London on ship "Defence" On 18 July 1635, "W[illia]m Read," aged 48, "Mabell Read," aged 30, "George Read," aged 6, "Ralph Read," aged 5, and "Justice Read," aged 18 months, were enrolled at London as passengers for New England on the Defence [Hotten 106]).
  Residence	Aft 18 Jul 1635	Dorchester, , Massachusetts,   [1]
  First Residence in New England
  Public Record	16 Jan 1636/37	Dorchester, , Massachusetts,   [1]
  Fenceviewer
  Religion	Abt 1638	Dorchester, , Massachusetts,   [1]
  Puritan, admitted to Second Church of Dorchester
  Public Record	18 Mar 1637/38	Dorchester, , Massachusetts,   [1]
  Fenceviewer
  Public Record	14 Mar 1638/39	Dorchester, , Massachusetts,   [1]
  Made a Freeman
  Removed	Abt 1642	Scituate, , Plymouth,   [1]
  Plymouth Colony
  Public Record	5 Jun 1644	Scituate, , Plymouth,   [1]
  Scituate, Plymouth Colony: Constable
  Removed	Abt 1647	Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts,   [1]
  Removed	1648	Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts,   [1]
  Removed	Bef 1656	Newcastle-on-Tyne, , Northumberland, England   [1, 2]
  Alt Name	William Reed  [2]
  Death	1656	Newcastle-on-Tyne, , Northumberland, England   [1, 2]
  Person ID	I3101	Our Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Oct 2023

  
  

  Family	Mabel,   b. 1605, , , , England d. 5 Jun 1690, Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, (Age 85 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1629	, , , England   [1]
  Children	1. George READ,   b. Abt 1629, , , , England d. Yes, date unknown   2. Ralph READ,   b. Abt 1630, , , , England d. Yes, date unknown + 3. Abigail READ,   b. Abt Jan 1633/34, , , , England d. Yes, date unknown   4. Israel READ,   b. Abt 1642   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Sarah READ,   b. Abt 1644, , , Massachusetts, d. Yes, date unknown   6. Rebecca READ,   b. Abt 1647   d. Yes, date unknown   7. READ,   b. Abt 1649   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F161	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Jun 2021

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 1587 - Hatfield, , Hertfordshire, England Marriage - Abt 1629 - , , , England Immigration - 18 Jul 1635 - Boston, , Massachusetts, Residence - Aft 18 Jul 1635 - Dorchester, , Massachusetts, Public Record - 16 Jan 1636/37 - Dorchester, , Massachusetts, Religion - Abt 1638 - Dorchester, , Massachusetts, Public Record - 18 Mar 1637/38 - Dorchester, , Massachusetts, Public Record - 14 Mar 1638/39 - Dorchester, , Massachusetts, Removed - Abt 1642 - Scituate, , Plymouth, Public Record - 5 Jun 1644 - Scituate, , Plymouth, Removed - Abt 1647 - Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, Removed - 1648 - Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, Removed - Bef 1656 - Newcastle-on-Tyne, , Northumberland, England Death - 1656 - Newcastle-on-Tyne, , Northumberland, England  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Reference

  Gayle Leighton Nowell, Rooted in New England, Our Family Tree (https://nowellfamily.org/genealogy/tng/getperson.php?personID=I3101&tree=tree1: accessed 5 April 2025), "William READ."