William READ
NAME: Wiliam READ, Sr. SOURCES: 1. Family Records 2. Main Archives 3. Ancestral File 4. 1994 IGI
NAME: Elizabeth (Betsie) READ NOTES: Elizabeth was not married
BIRTH: Birth date listed on Ancestral File as 2 Oct 1784 DEATH: Death date also listed on Family Records as 1 Oct 1856 HISTORICAL NOTES: William died on the trail near Laramie, WY - part of the James Willie Handcart Company, buried under rocks by the side of the road on the Mormon Trail - immigrants to Utah in 1856 SOURCES: 1. Family Records 2. Ancestral File 3. Main Archives 4. 1994 IGI
He married Lucy Robinson 6 Jan 1779 at North Crawley, Buckingham, England . Lucy Robinson was born at of North Crawley, Bucks, England Apr 1754 .
They were the parents of 8
children:
James Read
christened 26 Mar 1780.
Elizabeth Read
christened 31 Mar 1782.
Mary Read
christened 30 Jan 1785.
Ann Read
christened 1 Feb 1789.
Sarah Read
born Abt 1790.
William M. Read
born 1 Oct 1794.
John Read
born 19 Apr 1797.
George Read
christened 4 May 1800.
Lucy Robinson died 4 Mar 1819 at North Crawley, Bucks, England .