Daniel Read

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name
Daniel Read
aka
[Daniel Reed]
sex
male
access
public
summary
Of Rehoboth, where he was born in March 1655, a son of John Read and probably of Sarah Lessie. In King Philip's War his brother John was killed on 26 Mar 1676 and the town was burned. He married Hannah Peck in August 1677, and their six children were recorded there from 1678 to 1690, among them Daniel (b. 1680), who married Elizabeth Bosworth and Elizabeth Ide.
born
date
March 1655
place
Rehoboth, Massachusetts
basis
documented
confidence
proven
sources
[vital-records-rehoboth]
note
"Daniel of John, March, 1655" (p. 723).
died
date
17 Oct 1710
basis
compiled
confidence
probable
sources
[book-reed-1861-history-reed-family]
note
"The elder Daniel died Oct. 17, 1710" (J. W. Reed, p. 234). No death record seen.
father
id
john-read-1598
basis
documented
confidence
proven
sources
[vital-records-rehoboth, online-tree-wikitree-tyler-ginn-profiles]
note
The birth record names John; John's will of 6 Jan 1679 names a son Daniel.
mother
id
sarah-lessie-fl1644
basis
inferred
confidence
probable
sources
[book-aspinwall-notarial-records]
note
John Read's wife Sarah is on record in 1644; no other wife is known.
spouses
id
hannah-peck-1653
married
date
20 Aug 1677
basis
documented
confidence
proven
sources
[vital-records-rehoboth]
basis
documented
confidence
proven
sources
[vital-records-rehoboth, book-peck-1868-joseph-peck]
note
Her father's will (1697) leaves land to "my daughter Hannah wife of Daniel Reed".

Daniel was born at Rehoboth in March 1655, a son of John Read, whose will of 6 Jan 1679 names sons Moses, Daniel and Israel (WikiTree Read-42, citing Bowen, Early Rehoboth 3:163).

King Philip's War. He was twenty when the war came to Rehoboth. His brother John was "slain on the 26th of March, 1676," the day of Pierce's Fight, and two days later the town was burned, "forty houses and thirty barns" (Bliss, History of Rehoboth, p. 95). His brothers Thomas and Israel served under Major Bradford in the summer of 1676 (Bliss p. 117), and his father, his brother Thomas and his brother John's widow Rachel were rated for the war (Bliss pp. 117-118); see John Read. So was Joseph Peck, whose daughter Hannah Daniel married on 20 Aug 1677, in the first summer of peace in the colony (Vital Record of Rehoboth, pp. 900-901).

Their children were recorded at Rehoboth (VR p. 723): Hannah, June 30, 1678; Daniell, Jan. 20, 1680; John, Feb. 25, 1682, buried 1 Mar 1682/3; Sary, 1684; Noah, 1687; and Abigail, 1690. Hannah married Daniel Taft of Mendon on 28 July 1703. Daniel died on 17 Oct 1710, and his son Noah three days after him (J. W. Reed).

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  • A record of his death.
  1. ---
  2. name: Daniel Read
  3. aka: [Daniel Reed]
  4. sex: male
  5. access: public
  6. summary: >-
  7. Of Rehoboth, where he was born in March 1655, a son of John Read and probably of Sarah Lessie. In
  8. King Philip's War his brother John was killed on 26 Mar 1676 and the town was burned. He married
  9. Hannah Peck in August 1677, and their six children were recorded there from 1678 to 1690, among
  10. them Daniel (b. 1680), who married Elizabeth Bosworth and Elizabeth Ide.
  11. born:
  12. date: March 1655
  13. place: Rehoboth, Massachusetts
  14. basis: documented
  15. confidence: proven
  16. sources: [vital-records-rehoboth]
  17. note: '"Daniel of John, March, 1655" (p. 723).'
  18. died:
  19. date: 17 Oct 1710
  20. basis: compiled
  21. confidence: probable
  22. sources: [book-reed-1861-history-reed-family]
  23. note: '"The elder Daniel died Oct. 17, 1710" (J. W. Reed, p. 234). No death record seen.'
  24. father:
  25. id: john-read-1598
  26. basis: documented
  27. confidence: proven
  28. sources: [vital-records-rehoboth, online-tree-wikitree-tyler-ginn-profiles]
  29. note: The birth record names John; John's will of 6 Jan 1679 names a son Daniel.
  30. mother:
  31. id: sarah-lessie-fl1644
  32. basis: inferred
  33. confidence: probable
  34. sources: [book-aspinwall-notarial-records]
  35. note: John Read's wife Sarah is on record in 1644; no other wife is known.
  36. spouses:
  37. - id: hannah-peck-1653
  38. married:
  39. date: 20 Aug 1677
  40. basis: documented
  41. confidence: proven
  42. sources: [vital-records-rehoboth]
  43. basis: documented
  44. confidence: proven
  45. sources: [vital-records-rehoboth, book-peck-1868-joseph-peck]
  46. note: Her father's will (1697) leaves land to "my daughter Hannah wife of Daniel Reed".
  47. ---
  49. Daniel was born at Rehoboth in March 1655, a son of John Read, whose will of 6 Jan 1679 names sons
  50. Moses, Daniel and Israel (WikiTree Read-42, citing Bowen, *Early Rehoboth* 3:163).
  52. **King Philip's War.** He was twenty when the war came to Rehoboth. His brother John was "slain on
  53. the 26th of March, 1676," the day of Pierce's Fight, and two days later the town was burned, "forty
  54. houses and thirty barns" ([Bliss, *History of Rehoboth*](/files/sources/book-bliss-1836-history-rehoboth/),
  55. p. 95). His brothers Thomas and Israel served under Major Bradford in the summer of 1676 (Bliss p.
  56. 117), and his father, his brother Thomas and his brother John's widow Rachel were rated for the war
  57. (Bliss pp. 117-118); see [John Read](/people/john-read-1598/). So was [Joseph
  58. Peck](/people/joseph-peck-1623/), whose daughter Hannah Daniel married on 20 Aug 1677, in the first
  59. summer of peace in the colony ([*Vital Record of Rehoboth*](/files/sources/vital-records-rehoboth/), pp.
  60. 900-901).
  62. Their children were recorded at Rehoboth (VR p. 723): Hannah, June 30, 1678; Daniell, Jan. 20,
  63. 1680; John, Feb. 25, 1682, buried 1 Mar 1682/3; Sary, 1684; Noah, 1687; and Abigail, 1690. Hannah
  64. married Daniel Taft of Mendon on 28 July 1703. Daniel died on 17 Oct 1710, and his son Noah three
  65. days after him (J. W. Reed).
  67. ## Open questions
  69. - A record of his death.
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