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Reade

The Reades of Hampshire and Virginia are reasonably well known and documented from George the emigrant forward. The earlier generations, before Andrew who bought the manor at Faccombe, are as well, thanks to their marriages with the Windebankes, historical record, and graveyard and church records in England. The questions of why George received only 40 shillings in his mother's will, and what happened to the biggest silver bowl, the red cloth stool laid with lace, and all the gold buttons are each something else again.

Sources: Sorley, Lewises of Warner Hall; Glenn family papers; Faccomb parish register;; Linkenholt parish register

generation no. 1

William Reade, born c 1410. Married Anne Farnley, born c 1415.

generation no. 2

William Reade, born c 1436. Married Gertrude Paston, born c 1438.

generation no. 3

Thomas Reade, born c 1460. Married Mildred Cecil, born c 1462.

generation no. 4

Thomas Reade, born c 1500 in Abingdon, Oxfordshire. Married Ann Hoo, born c 1500, daughter of Thomas Hoo.

generation no. 5

Thomas Reade, born 1535 in Barton, England. Married Mary Stonehouse, born c 1527, daughter of John Stonehouse.

generation no. 6

Andrew Reade, born 1550 in Turacombe(?) England, died 1623 in manor of Linkenholt, Hampshire. Married c 1568 Alice Cooke, born c 1550, died 1606.

generation no. 7

Robert Reade, born c 1575 at Linkenholt Manor, died 10 December 1626. Married (2) 31 July 1600 Mildred Windebanke in Westminster, daughter of Sir Thomas Windebanke and Frances Dymoke, born 21 July 1585 Hurst, Berkshire, died August 1631 in London (see will).

generation no. 8

George Reade, born 25 October 1608 in Linkenholt, Hampshire, died October 1674 in York Co. VA. Married in 1641 Elizabeth Martiau, born 12 December 1625 in Elizabeth City, died c 1686 in Gloucester Co (see will).

generation no. 9

Mildred Reade, born 10 February 1643 in York Co., died 6 January 1694 at Warner Hall. Married in 1670 Colonel Augustine Warner in York Co. Inherited her mother's mourning ring (see will).

Thomas Reade, born c 1645 in York Co., died 27 April 1739. Married 4 January 1695 Lucy Gwynne, daughter of Edmund Gwynne and Lucy Bernard, born c 1655 and died 22 November 1731.

generation no. 10

Mildred Reade, born 1703 Gloucester Co. VA. Married c 1722 Major Philip Rootes.

Will: Mildred Windebanke Reade

21 January 1631

In the name of God Amen. I, Mildred Reade, of Linkenholt in the County of Southhampton, widow, doe make my last will and testament in manner and form following. And first I doe bequeath and render up my soule into the merciful hands of Jesus Christ my maker Saviour and Redeemer, assuring myself, by his mediation and by the merits of his precious blood shedd for me, to obtayne pardon and remission of all my sinnes and to live and reigne with him eternallie. And my bodie I committ to the earth whereof it was made and to wch it must be returned, to be honestly and with out great cost interred, and as neire the body of deire deceased husband as conveniently may be. And concerning the disposition of both my deire husbands worldly estate committed to my care and trust by him, As alsoe of that poore estate and means by the blessing of God bestowed on me and resting in my power to be disposed of.

First, my will is and I doe make my earnest desire and request to my executors and to my overseers, hereafter by me herein named, to so to care and to provide that both his last will and testament and also his will mind and intent declared and signified by him in one deed subscribed with his hand and sealed with his seale bearing date the tenth day of December in the second year of his Majesty's Reigne that now is and in the yeare of our Lord God 1626; and all the legacies, gifts, and bequests in them both expressed and declared, and not by me performed in my lifetime performed and discharged, be truly and faithfully paid performed and discharged according to their true meanings and intent in all things and according to that trust wch it pleased him to repose in mee concerning the same.

And as concerning the overplus and surplusage of the monie made and arising of and out of the sale of the manor of Linkenholt, appointed to be sold by my said husband deceased, to the satisfaction and discharging of certaine gifts and portions of money by him given and appointed to be paid, as appeareth by his last will and testament and his said deed. The overplus and surplusage whereof my said husband hath willed and appointed to be imployed by mee as I should thinke fitt.

I doe hereby signifie and declare that I have in my lifetime imployed and disbursed the sum of four hundred pounds of the said surplusage in the payment of 400 pounds which my husband did at the time of his death owe unto his sonn Mr. Andrew Reade.

And the sum of fourscore pounds I have likewise putt forth for his daughter Mary Hanwell widow and her children, according to the appointment request and desire of my husband and his lifetime to mee signified, over and besides the payment and discharging of other debts of my husband and the payment of other monies wch I have bin enforced to take up and borrow for manie necessary and urgent occasions since the death of my husband in the affairs of him and his children.

And the residue of the said monies wch shall remain at my decease and mine owne poore means and estate wch God of his goodness hath bestowed on me doe dispose and bestowe in manner following.

I bequeath to my daughter Alice ffarwell the Bedstead in my chamber called the wainscote chamber where I now dwell wth the downe bedd, bolster, mattress, quilt, one paire of blankets and one paire of fine Holland sheets together with all other things usually belonging to the said chamber. I also bequeath to her the best wicker chair one red cloth stoole laid with lace and my deske and one long flaxen table cloth, one long cupbord cloth, eleven laid work napkins, one square damask cloth, one long damask cloth and my great German clock, the biggest silver bowle, the silver pottinger with cover, the silver sugar box with spoon and all my gold buttons.

I give to Anne Read my daughter in lawe one feather bed, bolster, two blankets, one paire of fine canvas sheets, one pillow case, one yellow coverlet, one mattress, one bedstead, the little gilt saltseller, one silver spoon, one candelstick, one smock and one apron.

I bequeath to my son William Read the best silver bowle and three silver spoons, the best bedstead tapestrie etc in the green chamber with the other things therein. I bequeath to my son Thomas Reade one silver spoon, a feather bed, blanket and canvas sheet and three pounds in money. To my son Robert Reade my little clock and a silver tankard.

And also my further will is that my executors shall pay to my son George Reade fortie shillings at the end of his apprenticeship in consideration of three silver spoons given him at his christening. I doe further bequeath to my son Francis Reade the double silver salt seller, one silver spoon and the silver mandlin cup with cover.

I bequeath to my nephew Thomas Mayhew the younger, one cow and six ewes. I doe also bequeath to my dear brother Mr. Francis Windebank my biggest diamond ring and to my brother in law Mr. Henry Reade one of my silver tankards. To my trustie and well beloved friend Mr. Nicholas Blake 20/ [shillings] to make him a ring. And I also give to my daughter in law Mary Hanwell one blanket, one table cloth and 20/ in money with my turkie grogeran gown and wastecoat.

To the poor of Verham 10/ to the church of Linkenbolt 10/ And I doe furthermore acknowledge that there was the some of fourscore pounds remaining in the hands of my husband the use and profitt thereof was and is to be disposed and bestowed on Mary Hanwell during her life yearly and after her death to be equally divided between Andrew and Gerrard Hanwell her sonnes and if either of them shalbe then deceased the survivor to received the whole and in case both of them die before their moter then the money shall be paid to Anne Read sister of the said Mary and if she be also dead then it is to go to Andrew Read their brother.

And my further will and mind is that all my children's portion and also that of Andrew Hanwell shall be paid and delivered whollie unto them over and besides such moneys as I have already disbursed or shall in my lifetime disburse for their putting out and setting into the world. And my will and desire is that if any of my said children shall die before these bequests become due that these the money and other things shall be divided among the survivors at the discretion of my executors and overseers. And lastly of this my will and testament I doe make and appoint my sonne Robert Reade and my son in law Thomas ffarwell executors and I do bequeath to my said executors (all my debts and legacies being discharged) all the residue of my good and chattels not herin bequeathed by me. And I do make my worthy trustie and well beloved brother and friend Mr. Francis Windebank, Mr. Henry Reade and Mr. Nicholas Blake the coaintors and overseers of my said will and I doe desire them to be helping ayding and assisting to my executors and to my said children in all things. And I do require and charge all my children to be ruled and advised by them in all things wch concern them. And my said executors to execute this my last will with their private consent and advise in all things and all my said children and executors to be ordered and ruled by them in anie doubt question or difference wch shall happen to arise either in or about this my will.

In witness whereof I have to these present set my hand and seale this 15 August in the sixth year of the reign of Our Sovereign Lord Charles etc A.D. 1630 in the presence of Henry Reade and Thomas Mayhew. It is my will that my executors shall lay out 5 pounds to the binding of Gerrard Hanwell apprentice in some trade. And that for three months after my death till he may be bound to be kept and maintained at the charges of my executors.

Mildred Reade

Endorsed copie of my mothers last will, who died 21 January 1631

Will: Elizabeth Martiau Reade

10 February 1685

In the name of God, Amen. The 10th day of February in the year of o'r Lord God one Thousand six hundred eighty and five I Elizabeth Reade of York parish in the County of York being weake in body, but of good and p'fect memory, Thanks be to Almighty God, Calling to Remembrance the uncertain Estate of this transitory life, And that all fflesh must yielde unto Death, when it shall please God to Call, Do make constitute ordaine and declare This my last will and testament in manner and form following revoking and anulling by these presents, all and any testament or testaments, will and wills heretofore made by me and declared either by word or writing, and this to be taken for my last will, and testament and none other, and first being penitent and sorry from the bottom of my heart for any sins past, most humbly desireing for forgiveness for the same, I give and commit my soule unto Almighty God my Saviour and Redemer in whom and by the meritts of Jesus Christ, I trust and believe assuredly to be saved, and that my soule with my body att the Generall Day of Resurrection shall rise againe with Joye, and through the meritts of Christ's Death and passion inheritt the Kingdom of heaven prepared for his Elect, and my body to he decently buryed where and in such place as my sonn Robert Reade shall appoint,

And for the settling my Temporall Estate, such goods, Cattle, Chattells and debts as it hath pleased God farr above my deserts to bestown upon me, I doe order give and dispose of in manner and forme ffollowing, that is to say, that all my Debts, and dues that I owe in Right or conscience to any manner of p'son or p'sons whatsoever, be truly paid in convenient time after my Decease, by my Executor hereafter named.

Imprimis I give and bequeath unto my sonn Robert Reade, one Negro man named Peter and Brigitt his wife, and one mollotta boy named Dick, one negro woman named Tony, one ffrench Nickolice Morell, and one woman servant named Mary Jane Tisso, the said negroes I give unto my said son Robert with their increase.

Itm. I give and bequeath unto my sonn Francis Reade, one negro man named Sandy one negro woman named Bess, one negro boy named Peter with their increase.

Itm. give and bequeath unto my sonn Benjamine Reade one negro man named Will and Jane his wife with their increase. Itm. I give and bequeath unto my son Thomas Reade one negro man named Jeffry Nimino his wife with her child, a Boy named Tom, and one negro boy named Will also one negro man named Jack my said son Thomas Reade Shipping Tobacco for England until he hath paid the full summ of twenty five pounds unto my Executor after named, provided itt be not paid before my decease, the said negroes I give unto my said sonn Thomas with their increase.

Itm. I give and bequeath unto my daughter Elizabeth Chisman one negro Woman named Kate, one negro woman named Pegg with her child a Mollatta Girle named Dina with their Increase.

Itm. I give and bequeath unto my granddaughter Mildred Chisman one negro Girle named Murriah with her Increase.

Itm. I give and bequeath unto my granddaughter Eliz. Chisman one negro Girle named Hannah with her increase.

Itm. give and bequeath unto my sonn Benjamin the ffeather bed I lye on with the furniture belonging to itt three pairs of sheets three silver spoons three peuter Dishes and one Iron pott.

Itm. give and bequeath unto my sonn Thomas good ffeather and furniture three pairs of Sheets, three silver spoons three peuter Dishes and one Iron pott.

Itm. give and bequeath unto my Daughters Elizabeth Chisman and Mary Reade all my wearing Apparill to be Equally Divided between them.

Itm. give and bequeath unto my sonn Benjamin one young mare of three or fouer years old.

Itm. I give and bequeath unto my sonn Thomas one young mare of three or fouer years old.

Itm. I give unto my son Benjamin two cows of ffouer years old and one heater with his pportion of the stock of Cattle which belonged unto his Brother George Reade Dece'd according to ye Division already made.

Itm. give and bequeath unto my Daughter Mildred Warner the mourning Ring I usually ware.

Itm. My Will and desire is that all such servents Cattle and other movables as shall belonge unto my two sonns Benjamin and Thomas Read as before mentioned Remaine and be in the care and custody of my sonn Robert Reade until my said two sonns Benjamin and Thomas come to the age of one and twenty years, allowing my said two sonns such necessaries apparell as they shall have occasion for Duerring there nonage to be allowed out of the pp''itss of their ffore mentoned Servants Labors, also my will and desire is that my sonn Robert Reade when my two sonns Benjamin and Thomas doe come to age and Reaceive their Estates, that then they have allowed to each of them by my said sonn Robert, Corn sufficient for one year's provision for them selves and servants and all their servants sufficiently cloathed.

Itm. My Will and desire is that if itt should please God to take to himself either of my two youngest sonns Benjamin or Thomas before they come to the full age of one and twenty years, That then the Survivor to Injoye and posses whatsoever is given and bequeathed to him that is Deceased, but if itt Should please God that both my said to youngest sonns should Dye before they cum to Age as aforesaid that then my two sonns Robert and ffrancis Reade doe posses and injoye whatsoever is given and bequeathed unto my two Sonns Benjamin and Thomas to be equally Divided between them.

Itm. It is my will and Desire and I doe hereby give and bequeath unto my son Robert Reade all my Stock of Cattle sheep, horses, hoggs, goods Chattles, Debts, bills mdse and accounts whatsoever is may or shall be or belong to me nott being already bequeathed to any p'son before expressed. In this my last Will and Testament, nominating appointing and declaring my well beloved Sonn Robert Read the Sole Executor of this my last Will and Testament.

It is my Will and Desire that my well beloved Sonn Mr. Thomas Chisman, Mr. Edward Noss and Mr. Thomas Barbar be overseers to See that this my last Will and Testament. be Carefully and Truly pperformed.

Signed and Sealed in the presence of David Condon, Tho. Periman, Charles [his mark] A. Allen.

Eliz: Reade (X) Seale, Jan'ury the 24th 1686-7

Prov'd then in open Court by the oaths of the Wittnesses and a probatt is granted to the Executor therein named and is Recorded.

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