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Esq. Robert READE

Esq. Robert READE

Male Abt 1568 - Bef 1627  (~ 59 years)


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  • Name Robert READE  [1
    Prefix Esq. 
    Birth Abt 1568  Linkenholt, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    FamilySearch ID LLHM-4SD 
    Burial 20 Jan 1627  London St Michael Queenhithe with Holy Trinity the Less, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Death Bef 20 Dec 1627  Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I594779436  Carney Wehofer 2024 Genealogy
    Last Modified 3 Oct 2024 

    Father Andrew READE,   b. 1536, Linkenholt, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Jul 1623, Linkenholt Manor, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 87 years) 
    Mother Alice COOKE,   b. 1548, Kent Manor, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Mar 1606, Faccombe, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 58 years) 
    Family ID F536732150  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Alice POOLEY,   b. Abt 1551, Linkenholt, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Oct 1598, Faccombe, Hampshire, , England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 47 years) 
    Marriage 17 Apr 1588  Faccombe, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Children 
     1. Edward READE,   b. Mar 1589, Faccombe, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Jun 1638, Faccombe, Hampshire, England, Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 49 years)
     2. Alice READE,   c. 6 Jul 1590, Faccombe, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     3. Mary READE,   b. 28 May 1592, Faccombe, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. England, Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. Rev. Andrew READE,   b. 17 Jun 1593, Faccombe, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Dec 1626, England, Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 33 years)
     5. Judith READE,   b. Sep 1594, Faccombe, Hampshire, England, Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     6. Anne READE,   b. 21 Dec 1595, Faccombe, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
    Family ID F536732151  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 3 Oct 2024 

    Family 2 Mildred WINDEBANK,   b. 21 Jul 1585, Haines Hall, Hurst, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Aug 1630, Stepney, London, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 45 years) 
    Marriage 18 Dec 1599  Glemsford, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Children 
     1. William READE,   b. 25 Jul 1601, Faccombe, Hampshire, England, Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1663, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 61 years)
     2. Thomas READE,   b. 1602, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     3. Mildred READE,   b. 3 Jul 1603, Linkenholt, Hampshire, England, Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Nov 1608 (Age 5 years)
     4. William READE,   b. 1604, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     5. Reverend Father Thomas READE,   b. 18 Oct 1604, Faccombe, Hampshire, England, Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Mar 1668, Exeter House, on the Strand, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 63 years)
     6. Alice READE,   c. 11 May 1607   d. Yes, date unknown
     7. Col. George READE,   b. 25 Oct 1608, Linkenholt, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Oct 1674, Yorktown, York, Virginia, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 65 years)
     8. Robert READE, Jr.,   b. 25 Jul 1609, Faccombe, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1669, Gloucestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 59 years)
     9. Benjamin READE,   b. 1610, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     10. Francis READE,   b. 30 May 1613, Linkenholt, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 May 1613, Faccombe, Hampshire, England, Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
     11. Andrew READE,   b. 1614, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     12. Benjamin READE,   b. 1614, Linkenholt Manor, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Jan 1693, York, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years)
    Family ID F536732148  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 3 Oct 2024 

  • Notes 
    • Ancestor of George Washington Also descended from the Reades were Robert E Lee and Thomas Nelson (a signer of the Declaration of Independence).

      Excerpt from the book "Some Prominent Families of Virginia, vol 4", 1907.
      The second son of Andrew was Robert Reade who lived at Linkenholt, and was married three times. His third wife was Mildred. daughter of Sir Thomas Windebanke, of Haines Hill, Parish of Hurst, Berkshire, who was clerk of the signet to Elizabeth and James. and died October 24. 1007. Sir Thomas Windebanke's wife was Frances, daughter of Sir Edwaid Dymoke of Scrivelsby, Lincolnshire, hereditary Champion of England. Robert Reade's will was dated December 10, 1626. Robert and Mildred had issue:
      I. Andrew Reade, mentioned in the House of Lords Calendar as •Andrew Reade. D. D.." of Luger-hall Witts.
      II. William Reade.
      III. Dr. Thomas Reade. b. at Linkenholt, 1606: was admitted scholar of New College. Oxford. December 10, 1624: Fellow. January 15, 1626. LL. D. 1628. Principal of Magdalin Hall. Oxford, 1643. In 1642, he volunteered in the King's army and saw some
      service; but on the decline of the Royal cause, went to France and became a Catholic Priest. In 1659, he published, in Paris, a work in defence of Catholicism. He returned to England, at the Restoration, and died 1669. There is a sketch of his life in the dictionary of National Biography which states that he was a brotlier of Robert Reade, who was secretary to his uncle. Sir Francis Windebanke.
      IV. Robert Reade, just referred to as Secretary to Windebanke. In March, 1641, he was in Paris, having probably fled abroad with Windebanke to escape prosecution by Parliament, which was then bringing to account the agents of Charles the First's misgovernnient. He was living in 1669.
      V. George Reade, who came to Virginia in 1637 and married Elizabeth Martieu.
      Birth: 1551
      Hampshire, England
      Death: Jan., 1627
      London
      Greater London, England

      Son of Alice (Cook) and Andrew Reade. Third marriage was to Mildread Windebank. Father of George Reade b. 1608.
      Died at age 67. London, England, Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812 about Robert Reade Name: Robert Reade Burial Date: 20 Jan 1627 Parish: Holy Trinity the Less, County: London Borough: City of London Record Type: Burial Register Type: Parish Register Cemetery notes and/or description:Holy Trinity the Less was an ancient church within the boundaries of the City of London which was destroyed during the Great Fire of London in September 1666.

      Family links:
      Parents:
      Andrew Reade (____ - 1673)
      Alice Cook Reade (____ - 1605)

      Spouse:
      Mildred Windebank Reade (1585 - 1656)

      Children:
      George Read (1608 - 1674)*

      *Calculated relationship

      Burial:
      Holy Trinity the Less Churchyard (Defunct)
      London
      City of London
      Greater London, England

      Created by: Kaaren Crail Vining
      Record added: May 03, 2010
      Find A Grave Memorial# 51937848

  • Sources 
    1. [S1160] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 3 Oct 2024), entry for George Reade, person ID LB8G-GHT. (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S1160] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 3 Oct 2024), entry for Robert Reade, person ID LLHM-4SD. (Reliability: 3).