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[Brøderbund WFT Vol. 12, Ed. 1, Tree #2357, Date of Import: Apr 25, 1999]
1637 Arrived in Virginia
1638-9 Acting Governor of the County
1640 Appointed Secretary of State, Pro Tem
1641 Marriage to Elizabeth Martiau/Martian of York Co., Virginia
1649 Burgess of James City County, Virginia
1655-6 Burgess of James City County and New York
1657-71 Member of the Governor's Council
Elected twice: March 13,1657 and April 3,1658
1671 Died
Nov 11 1671 Will admitted to probate
[Brøderbund WFT Vol. 1, Ed. 1, Tree #2617, Date of Import: Jan 19, 1999]
COLONEL GEORGE READE CAME TO JAMESTOWN, VA. IN A SECRETARIAL CAPACITY
WITH GOV. SIR JOHN HARVEY IN 1637. HE BACAME OWNER OF LARGE TRACTS OF
LAND. WAS FIRST CAPTAIN, THEN MAJOR AND LATER COLONEL IN THE COLONIAL
MILITIA. HE WAS ACTING SECRETARY OF THE COLONY DURING RICHARD KEMP'S
ABSENCE , 1637 TO 1641: ACTING GOVERNOR 1638 AND 1639: BURGESS FOR
JAMES CITY COUNTY, 1649 AND FOR YORK COUNTY 1655 TO 1656. HE WAS
APPOIONTED A MEMBER OF THE KING'S OR GOVERNOR'S COUNCIL OF VIRGINIA,
SERVED FROM 1657 TO 1661.
REFERENCES FOR MILITARY RECORD:
MAGNA CARTA, PART 4, PAGES 752, 834, 945, BY JOHN S. WARTS
HENNING'S STATUTES AT LARGE, VOL 1, PAGRS 358,414,421, 429, 432, 499, 505.
TYLER'S ENCYCLOPEDIA VIRGINIA BIOGRAPHY, VOL 1, PAGE 122
HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF PENNSYLVANIA, MAG. VOL. 12, PAGE 49
STANARDS, PAGES 38, AND 72
VIRGINIA MAGAZINE OF HISTORY, VOL. 4, PAGES 204-205
THROCKMORTON FAMILY, PAGES 321 AND 322.
"AMONG THOSE WHO CAME FROM THE NOBILITY OF ENGLAND TO SEEK THEIR FORTUNES
IN VIRGINIA WAS GEORGE READE. HIS SOLE IMPORTANCE IN HISTORY IS THE FACT
THAT HE WAS ONE OF THE FIRST ANCESTORS OF GEORGE WASHINGTON WHO VENTURED
ACROSS THE ATLANTIC; AND IT WAS FROM HIM THAT WASHINGTON DERIVED HIS
GIVEN NAME." (THOMAS GREEN)
GEORGE READE CAME TO VIRGINIA IN 1637 SECTY OF THE COLONY, ACTING
GOVERNOR 1638-39 MEMBER OF THE KING'S COUNCIL1657-71; BURGESS FROM JAMES
CITY 1647 OF YORK.
IT IS INTERESTING TO KNOW THAT COL READE WAS DESCENDED FROM CERDIC, KING
OF MIDDLESEX A.D. 519
QUEEN VICTORIA INCORPORATED THIS LINE IN HER GENEOLOGICAL
TREE.[Brøderbund WFT Vol. 19, Ed. 1, Tree #1362, Date of Import: Apr 26,
1999]
[Brøderbund WFT Vol. 7, Ed. 1, Tree #3244, Date of Import: May 29, 1997]
!George came to America (VA) in 1637. He was
Acting Governor of VA 1638-39. George was
Secretary to the Colony of VA in 1640. He
was a Burgess for James City County in 1649
& York County in 1656. He was a member of the
Council 1657-71. George was also a Colonel of
Militia, etc. He & Elizabeth had 12 children,
but there are only records of seven.
In Vol. IV of "Genealogies of Virginia
Families" (pp. 260-271), we read, "George
Reade came to Virginia in 1637, and is several
times mentioned in letters in Vol. I, Calendar
of Colonial State Papers. He was a friend and
adherent of Governor Harvey and Secretary Kemp,
and when Kemp was in England in 1640, was
appointed Secretary of State pro tem. He was
Burgess for James City County in 1649 (Hening,
Statutes at large I., 358) and again in
December, 1656 (Ibid, 421), probably for
Gloucester. He was elected member of the Council
March 13, 1657-'8 (Ibid, 432), and again elected
April 3, 1658 (Ibid, 505), holding the office
until his death in 1671. (General Court Minute
Book). On November 20, 1671, the will of Colonel
George Reade was admitted to probate in the
General Court on the oaths of Mr. Thomas Reade
and Henry Richardson. (Va. Magazine, IV., 205;
Quarterly, XII., 65, 66.)"
[Brøderbund WFT Vol. 16, Ed. 1, Tree #2294, Date of Import: Apr 26, 1999]
Dpty Secy State VA 1642;Burgess JAMES CITY VA 1649,1656;Gov.Council
1657-71;JAMES CITY & GLOUCESTER VA; immigrated to VA 1637; {Rd 1.2.1; ref
22,32,103,152,209,233,WFT 3869}