'Reade2'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Reade of Bardwell, Reed of Boddington (Bodington), Reed of Bromshill, Reed (Read) of Mitton, Reade of Wrangle

                               
It is possible, but not certain, that the following family was a branch of the family shown on Reade1.
John Reade of Wrangle, Lincolnshire (d 24.10.1503)
m. Margaret (d 27.03.1503)
1. Richard Reade of Wrangle (d before 05.05.1537)
  m. Agnes Hamby (d before 08.05.1537, dau of George Hamby of Brocklesby)
  A. John Reade of Wrangle
  m. Katherine Copledyke (dau of Sir John Copledyke of Harrington)
i. John Reade of Wrangle
  m1. ??
  a. Sir John Reade of Wrangle, Sheriff of Lincolnshire (b 1561-2, d 12.11.1626)
  m. Jane or Anne Garrard (d 1652, dau of Sir John Garrard, Alderman of London)
  (1) Thomas Reade of Wrangle (b c1614, d 18.03.1651-2)
  m. Bridget Crofts (b c1613, d 08.03.1694-5, dau of Sir Charles Crofts of Bradwell)
  (A) Sir Charles Crofts Reade of Wrangle & Bardwell (b 25.07.1652, d 09.10.1690, 2nd son)
  m. (18.10.1674) Mary Hewett (dau of Sir Thomas Hewett of Pishiobury)
  (i) Charles Crofts Reade of Bardwell, Suffolk (b 1699, d 08.08.1769)
  m. (28.04.1698) Susan Harrison (dau of James Harrison of Cambridge)
  (a) Thomas Crofts Reade of Bardwell (b 1699, d 08.08.1769)
  (b)+ other issue - James Crofts (b/d 08.1705, Bridget (b 1697-8, d 01.04.1746), Susan (b c1708, d 14.09.1725)
(ii) Jane (or Anne) Reade
  m. Thomas Wroth of Cotton
  (iii) Bridget Reade
  m1. Thomas Tarver of Farnham
  m2. Henry Short of Bury St. Edmund's
(iv)+ other issue - Thomas, Mary (b 26.06.1675, bur 26.05.1676), Mary (b 06.12.1678, d 05.03.1679-80)
  (B) Bridget Reade
  m. Sir John Castleton of St. Edmund's Bury
  (C) Jane Reade (bpt 04.04.1645, d 20.11.1665)
  m. (31.01.1662/3, sp) Sir John Playten of Sotterley
  (D)+ other issue - Crofts (bpt 25.06.1648, d young?), Thomas (b 25.07.1652, d 28.03.1678), other (son?, dsp)
  (2) Isabell Reade (d 03.06.1639)
  m. George Bradley of Louth
  (3) Anne Reade
  m. (03.04.1632) Sir Thomas Ogle of Pinchbeck
(4) Judith Reade
  m. (c1647) Luke Robinson of Thornton Risborough
  (5) Jane Reade
  (6) Martha Reade (a 1648)
  m. Edward Empson of Boston
  m2. Elizabeth Thorpe (dau of Robert Thorpe of Minting & Torksey, widow of Roger Boswell then Jackson)
  ii. Florence Reade
  m. (after 1572) John Heyton of West Kirkby
  iii. Alice or Eleanor Reade (b 1534-5) possibly of this family, of this generation
  m. Richard Friskney of Benington (d 1582)
  B. Francis Reade of Wrangle (4th son)
  i. Elizabeth Reade (b 1556, d 16.11.1601)
  m. Francis Hamby of Tathwell
  C. daughter
  m. _ Eyton of Northamptonshire
  D. Margery Reade
  m. John Davey
  E.+ other issue - Richard, Thomas, Geoffrey (parson of Bennington), Robert, Andrew, Anne, Elizabeth

 

 

(1) Probably not connected to the above family, sharing the page with the above only for our convenience, was the following family which (according to Robinson) descended "from an ancient Worcestershire family".
(2) The following Thomas is identified by Siddons as "heire masle to Sr. Tho: Reed of Roch Castell & Castell Moyle"
Thomas Read
1. William Reed of Bodington (Boddington), Gloucestershire
  m1. Margery (Margaret) Beauchamp (dau/coheir of Sir Richard Beauchamp, Lord Powick)
  A. Richard Reed of Boddington (Bodington) (d 1547)
m. Jane Rudhall (dau of William Rudhall (sergeant-at-law))
  VCH mentions their sons William & John. Siddons mentions Gabriel.
  i. William Reed (Rede or Read) of Boddington (d 1570)
  ii. (Sir) John Reed (Rede or Read) of Boddington
  a. Dorothy Rede or Read (d 1605)
  m. Oliver St. John, 3rd Lord of Bletsoe (bur 28.06.1618)
  iii. Gabriel Reed of Bromshill Castle, Lugwardine, Herefordshire
  m. Milborow Clinton
  a. William Reed of Bromshill (d 11.12.1634)
m. Sibell Prior (d 17.07.1624, dau of John Prior of Wolhop)
  (1) Richard Reed of Bromshill Castle (a 1634)
  m. Eleanor Reed (dau/heir of John Reed of Mitton by Jane, dau of Sir George Huntley of Frocester) @@ below
  (A) Richard Reed of Bromshill Castle
  m. Mary Savage (dau of Thomas Savage of Elmley Lovell)
  (i) Thomas Reed (a 1723)
  (2) William Reed
  (3) Mary Reed
m. John Price of the Parke
  (4) Margaret Reed
  m. Walter Hooper of Bartestree
  iv. Anne Reed (Reade) probably of this generation
  m. Anthony Washbourne of Wichenford (d 1570)
  m2. Anne Brudges (sister of Sir Giles Brudges)
  ?B. William Reed
  m. Katherine Rowden (dau of Richard Rowden)
  i. Giles Reed or Read of Mitton had issue, presumed father of ...
  a. John Reed or Read of Mitton
  m. Jane Huntley (dau of Sir George Huntley of Frocester)
  (1) Eleanor Reed or Read (heir)
  m. Richard Reed of Bromshill Castle (a 1634) @@ above

Main source(s):
(1) For upper section (uploaded 08.02.09) : Maddison's Lincolnshire Pedigrees (1906, Reade of Wrangle)
(2) For lower section (uploaded 09.07.15) : Visitation (Michael Powell Siddons (2002), VCH (Gloucestershire, vol 8, 'Parishes: Boddington') , Herefordshire, 1634, 'Read of Bromshill Castle', p46+), Robinson (Hereford, 'Lugwardine', p215)
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