Daniel Read

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name
Daniel Read
aka
[Capt. Daniel Read, Daniel Reed]
sex
male
access
public
summary
Capt. Daniel Read of Attleborough, who married Mary White in 1741. She died in September 1775, in the same weeks as their sons David and Ezra and three of their Tyler grandsons. Probably a son of Daniel Read and Elizabeth Ide, and probably the father of Hannah Read, who married Ebenezer Tyler.
born
date
c. 1716
basis
documented
confidence
probable
sources
[vital-records-attleborough]
note
From his age at death ("in his 85th y."). No birth record seen.
died
date
23 Feb 1801
basis
documented
confidence
proven
sources
[vital-records-attleborough]
note
"in his 85th y."
residences
date
1775
place
Attleborough, Massachusetts
basis
documented
confidence
probable
note
Captain of Attleborough; the town record has his wife Mary and two of his children dying there in September 1775.
father
id
daniel-read-1680
basis
inferred
confidence
probable
sources
[vital-records-attleborough, vital-records-rehoboth]
research
research/low/Tyler_Ginn_Line_Research.md
note
Mollie Pfeiffer's chart and the research treat him as the son of Capt. Daniel and his second wife, married Dec 1715; his age at death fits. No record naming his parents has been seen.
mother
id
elizabeth-ide-1690
basis
inferred
confidence
probable
sources
[vital-records-rehoboth]
research
research/low/Tyler_Ginn_Line_Research.md
spouses
id
mary-white-1720
married
date
2 Apr or 2 May 1741
basis
documented
confidence
probable
sources
[book-bailey-early-massachusetts-marriages, book-lothrop-1902-nicholas-white-family]
note
Bailey gives 2 April 1741, Lothrop 2 May 1741.
basis
documented
confidence
proven
sources
[book-bailey-early-massachusetts-marriages]
name
Mary ___
basis
documented
confidence
probable
sources
[vital-records-attleborough]
note
A later wife, Mary, died 25 Sept 1810. Her maiden name and the marriage are not in the research.

Of Attleborough. J. W. Reed (1861, p. 235) gives his birth as "Dec. 3, 1716," at Attleborough, among the children of Capt. Daniel Read and Elizabeth Ide, and says: "The elder Daniel of this family was known, as was his father, by the appellation of 'Captain.'" His age at death ("in his 85th y." on 23 Feb 1801) puts his birth between Feb 1716 and Feb 1717, after his father's marriage to Elizabeth Ide on 8 Dec 1715; the dates support her as his mother (inference). See the open questions on the earlier son Daniell of 1713.

His wife Mary (White) died on 23 Sept 1775, in the same weeks as their sons David (12 Sept), aged twenty-six, and Ezra (21 Sept), aged fifteen, and three of their Tyler grandsons; no cause is recorded.

Children (Lothrop pp. 40-41, from the Attleborough records, and J. W. Reed p. 235): Matthew, July 23, 1742; Hannah, June 26, 1744; Mary, 1746/7; David, 1748/9; Peter, 1751; Joel, 1753; Eunice, 1755; Daniel, Nov. 10, 1757; Ezra, May 2, 1760; Levi, Aug. 1762; William, Dec. 27, 1764.

The composer. His son Daniel was very probably the composer Daniel Read (1757-1836) of New Haven, author of the hymn tunes "Windham" and "Sherburne" and of The American Singing Book (1785) (inference). The Hymnology Archive gives the composer's birth as 16 Nov 1757 at Rehoboth, "the son of Daniel and Mary Read" (Lothrop has 10 Nov, recorded at Attleborough). Lothrop says this family's son Peter, a clergyman who moved to New Haven, had a son Ezra who worked "with his uncle, Daniel Read, in publishing musical and other works in New Haven," the composer's town. A Daniel Read of Attleborough also served three short stints in 1777-78, two of them recorded as at Rhode Island (MSSRW 13), which matches the composer's biography.

The Revolution. Men named David, Joel and Peter Read of Attleborough, very probably his sons, served in the Revolution (inference). David and Joel marched in Capt. Jabez Ellis's company on the Lexington alarm (11 days), the company of their brother-in-law Ebenezer Tyler. Joel then enlisted on 1 May 1775 in Capt. Caleb Richardson's company at Roxbury and rose to sergeant, and Peter was a corporal on the Rhode Island alarm of Dec 1776 (MSSRW 13).

Open questions

  • His birth and parentage: check the printed Attleborough births for the children of Daniel Read and Elizabeth Ide. His father also had a son Daniel (recorded "Daniell"), b. 9 Sept 1713, by his first wife. If that son survived, could he be this Daniel? His age at death ("in his 85th y." in 1801) points to a birth about 1716, not 1713. J. W. Reed's "Dec. 3, 1716," at Attleborough, to Daniel and Elizabeth (compiled) would make him a second Daniel, the 1713 son having presumably died young; the page keeps the birth as "c. 1716" until the Attleborough record is seen.
  • The marriage date: 2 April or 2 May 1741?
  1. ---
  2. name: Daniel Read
  3. aka: [Capt. Daniel Read, Daniel Reed]
  4. sex: male
  5. access: public
  6. summary: >-
  7. Capt. Daniel Read of Attleborough, who married Mary White in 1741. She died in September 1775,
  8. in the same weeks as their sons David and Ezra and three of their Tyler grandsons. Probably a
  9. son of Daniel Read and Elizabeth Ide, and probably the father of Hannah Read, who married
  10. Ebenezer Tyler.
  11. born:
  12. date: c. 1716
  13. basis: documented
  14. confidence: probable
  15. sources: [vital-records-attleborough]
  16. note: From his age at death ("in his 85th y."). No birth record seen.
  17. died:
  18. date: 23 Feb 1801
  19. basis: documented
  20. confidence: proven
  21. sources: [vital-records-attleborough]
  22. note: '"in his 85th y."'
  23. residences:
  24. - date: "1775"
  25. place: Attleborough, Massachusetts
  26. basis: documented
  27. confidence: probable
  28. note: "Captain of Attleborough; the town record has his wife Mary and two of his children dying there in September 1775."
  29. father:
  30. id: daniel-read-1680
  31. basis: inferred
  32. confidence: probable
  33. sources: [vital-records-attleborough, vital-records-rehoboth]
  34. research: research/low/Tyler_Ginn_Line_Research.md
  35. note: Mollie Pfeiffer's chart and the research treat him as the son of Capt. Daniel and his second wife, married Dec 1715; his age at death fits. No record naming his parents has been seen.
  36. mother:
  37. id: elizabeth-ide-1690
  38. basis: inferred
  39. confidence: probable
  40. sources: [vital-records-rehoboth]
  41. research: research/low/Tyler_Ginn_Line_Research.md
  42. spouses:
  43. - id: mary-white-1720
  44. married:
  45. date: 2 Apr or 2 May 1741
  46. basis: documented
  47. confidence: probable
  48. sources: [book-bailey-early-massachusetts-marriages, book-lothrop-1902-nicholas-white-family]
  49. note: Bailey gives 2 April 1741, Lothrop 2 May 1741.
  50. basis: documented
  51. confidence: proven
  52. sources: [book-bailey-early-massachusetts-marriages]
  53. - name: Mary ___
  54. basis: documented
  55. confidence: probable
  56. sources: [vital-records-attleborough]
  57. note: A later wife, Mary, died 25 Sept 1810. Her maiden name and the marriage are not in the research.
  58. ---
  60. Of Attleborough. J. W. Reed (1861, p. 235) gives his birth as "Dec. 3, 1716," at
  61. Attleborough, among the children of Capt. Daniel Read and Elizabeth Ide, and says: "The
  62. elder Daniel of this family was known, as was his father, by the appellation of
  63. 'Captain.'" His age at death ("in his 85th y." on 23 Feb 1801) puts his birth between
  64. Feb 1716 and Feb 1717, after his father's marriage to Elizabeth Ide on 8 Dec 1715; the
  65. dates support her as his mother (inference). See the open questions on the earlier son
  66. Daniell of 1713.
  68. His wife Mary (White) died on 23 Sept 1775, in the same weeks as their sons David
  69. (12 Sept), aged twenty-six, and Ezra (21 Sept), aged fifteen, and three of their Tyler
  70. grandsons; no cause is recorded.
  72. Children (Lothrop pp. 40-41, from the Attleborough records, and J. W. Reed p. 235):
  73. Matthew, July 23, 1742; Hannah, June 26, 1744; Mary, 1746/7; David, 1748/9; Peter, 1751;
  74. Joel, 1753; Eunice, 1755; Daniel, Nov. 10, 1757; Ezra, May 2, 1760; Levi, Aug. 1762;
  75. William, Dec. 27, 1764.
  77. **The composer.** His son Daniel was very probably the composer Daniel Read (1757-1836)
  78. of New Haven, author of the hymn tunes "Windham" and "Sherburne" and of The American
  79. Singing Book (1785) (inference). The Hymnology Archive gives the composer's birth as
  80. 16 Nov 1757 at Rehoboth, "the son of Daniel and Mary Read" (Lothrop has 10 Nov, recorded
  81. at Attleborough). Lothrop says this family's son Peter, a clergyman who moved to New
  82. Haven, had a son Ezra who worked "with his uncle, Daniel Read, in publishing musical and
  83. other works in New Haven," the composer's town. A Daniel Read of Attleborough also served
  84. three short stints in 1777-78, two of them recorded as at Rhode Island (MSSRW 13), which
  85. matches the composer's biography.
  87. **The Revolution.** Men named David, Joel and Peter Read of Attleborough, very probably
  88. his sons, served in the Revolution (inference). David and Joel marched in Capt. Jabez
  89. Ellis's company on the Lexington alarm (11 days), the company of their brother-in-law
  90. Ebenezer Tyler. Joel then enlisted on 1 May 1775 in Capt. Caleb Richardson's company at
  91. Roxbury and rose to sergeant, and Peter was a corporal on the Rhode Island alarm of
  92. Dec 1776 (MSSRW 13).
  94. ## Open questions
  96. - His birth and parentage: check the printed Attleborough births for the children of
  97. Daniel Read and Elizabeth Ide. His father also had a son Daniel (recorded "Daniell"),
  98. b. 9 Sept 1713, by his first wife. If that son survived, could he be this Daniel?
  99. His age at death ("in his 85th y." in 1801) points to a birth about 1716, not 1713.
  100. J. W. Reed's "Dec. 3, 1716," at Attleborough, to Daniel and Elizabeth (compiled) would
  101. make him a second Daniel, the 1713 son having presumably died young; the page keeps
  102. the birth as "c. 1716" until the Attleborough record is seen.
  103. - The marriage date: 2 April or 2 May 1741?
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