William Reed

William Reed[1, 2]

Male 1639 - Bef 1706  (< 66 years)

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  • Name William Reed 
    Born 15 Dec 1639  Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Gender Male 
    _UID 29569926BD974B14BE55054E57C804BB353F 
    Died Bef 12 Sep 1706  Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Person ID I3958  Strong History
    Last Modified 6 Jan 2018 

    Father William Reed,   b. 1605, Maidstone, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 6 Apr 1658, Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age < 53 years) 
    Mother Avis Chepman,   b. Abt 1610, Knole, Long Sutton, Somersetshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 26 Oct 1635  Long Sutton, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Family ID F1178  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Esther Tomson,   b. 28 Jul 1652, Barnstable, Plymouth, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 12 Sep 1706, Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age < 54 years) 
    Married Abt 1675  Prob. Middleboro, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Children 
     1. Bashua Reed,   b. Abt 1676, Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 10 Jun 1725  (Age ~ 49 years)
     2. John Reed,   b. 21 Oct 1680, Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Mercy Reed,   b. Abt 1682, Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Feb 1738, Abington, Plymouth, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 56 years)
     4. Capt. William Reed,   b. 24 May 1682, Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Jun 1753, Abington, Plymouth, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years)
     5. Mary Reed,   b. Abt 1684, Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 2 Apr 1759, Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 75 years)
     6. Hester Reed,   b. Abt 1685, Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     7. John Reed,   b. 10 Jul 1687, Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 16 May 1739, Abington, Plymouth, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age < 51 years)
     8. Jacob Reed,   b. 6 Nov 1691, Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     9. Sarah Reed,   b. 21 Mar 1694, Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 May 1750, Dutchess Co., New York Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 56 years)
    Last Modified 14 Jan 2020 
    Family ID F1161  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • William was born probably before 1650; died at Weymouth between 26 Oct. 1705, and 12 Sept. 1706. He married, in 1675, Esther Tomson, daughter of Lieut. John and Mary (Cooke) Tomson of Middleborough. Her maternal grandfather was Francis Cooke of the Mayflower. (The Mayflower Descendant, 4: 22.) She also died at Weymouth between 26 Oct. 1705, when she was appointed executrix of her husband’s will, and 12 Sept. 1706. He resided on Pleasant Street in the South Parish. A part of his ancient house was occupied by Palmer Loud in 1888. He made his will 26 Oct. 1705, and it was probated 12 Sept. 1706. To his wife Hester Read he gave the use of his dwelling house and lands for life. To his eldest son William Read the new double house and land adjoining. To son John Reed his homestead. To son Jacob Reed land “in Ragged plaine.” To his daughters Bashna Porter, Mercy Whitmarsh, Mary Reed, Hester Reade, and Sarah Reade each £20. Sons William, John and Jacob Reed the remainder, Jacob to pay his youngest daughter, Sarah Reed, the £20. His friends Edward Bates, Sr., and James Humphrey, both of Weymouth, overseers. Witnesses: Edward Bates, Sr., John Bates, Jr., and Samuel Bates, Jr. - History of Weymouth Massachusetts
      Excerpt: William Reade, (Sometime Reed-Read-Reid.) - 1639-1706, of Wessaguscus, renamed Plymouth, Mass. He was a Trooper under Captain Thomas Prentice; also under Lieut. Edward Oakes and also under Captain Isaac Johnson; also of the militia of Weymouth under Capt. William Torrey, 1675 and 1676, Mount Hope campaign. His wife was Esther Thompson of Middleborough, Mass., a grand-daughter of Mr. Francis Cooke, who came over in the "Mayflower" in 1620.
      - Source: Ancestors of Captain Philip Reade, 3d Regiment of Infantry, U.S. Army : who, in a military capacity, aided to create, defend and preserve the colonies of North America between 1607 and 1776. by Philip Hildreth Reade, 1844- Fort Snelling, Minn. (1886) pg 7 / Reel/Fiche Number: Genealogy and local history ; G5266
      William Read's will of 26 Oct 1705 mentions "my beloved Wife Hester Read", but probate records show it was presented to court at Boston 12 Sep 1706 by "William Read and John Read, Executors therein named ... the Execut'rx [Hester] being dead." - Source: "William Read's Will", in Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants. Mayflower Descendant, 23:72.
      Abstract of the will of William Reed from Mayflower Descendant 23:72-74
      "... my beloved wife Hester Read shall have the sole use and improvement of my dwelling house and some land and meadow adjoining ... and also the sole use and improvement of all my movables ... and I do enjoin my sons William Read and John Read to manage and improve the said lands and meadow for their mother according to her direction ... during her natural life." To "my eldest son William Read the new double house and land adjoining that I built for him ..." To "my son John Read my dwelling house wherein I live ... and all that my land adjoining and meadow ..." To "my son Jacob Read my lot of land in Ragged Plain..." To "my daughter Bashua Porter" £ 20, To "my daughter Mercy Whitmarsh" £ 20, To "my daughter Mary Read" £ 20, To "my daughter Hester Read" £ 20, To "my daughter Sarah Read" £ 20, To "my aforementioned three sons William Read, John Read and Jacob Read my part of the wharf and my common lot by the great pond and all my lands in the Township of Bridgewater and my part of the sawmill in said Bridgewater to be equally divided amongst them ... and further I do oblige my son William Read and John Read to pay my four daughters first mentioned above to each of them twenty pounds ... within two years after my decease and to do what work their mother shall need or require ... and I do hereby oblige my son Jacob to pay twenty pounds ... to my youngest daughter Sarah Read within two years after my decease, if she require it so soon." To "my five daughters before mentioned ... all my movables which shall remain after my wife's decease to be equally divided amongst them."

  • Sources 
    1. [S12] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Trees.

    2. [S550] Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988.
      Birth date: 15 Dec 1639 Birth place: Weymouth, Massachusetts
      Massachusetts, Town Vital Collections, 1620-1988
      Massachusetts, Town Vital Collections, 1620-1988


    3. [S385] Francis Cooke of the Mayflower; The First Five Generations, Page 94.

    4. [S361] History of Weymouth, Massachusetts.