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1707 |
King and Queen Co., Virginia Colony  |
| Died |
2 Jan 1763 |
Charlotte Co., Virginia Colony |
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Bushy Forest Charlotte Court House, Charlotte County, Virginia |
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1711 |
Virginia Colony |
| Died |
11 Nov 1786 |
Charlotte County, Virginia |
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| Born |
1739 |
Likely Charlotte Co., Virginia |
| Died |
21 Jul 1777 |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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Sarah Embra | F9331 |
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| Born |
12 Oct 1734 |
Lunenburg County, Virginia |
| Died |
1 May 1766 |
Charlotte Co., Virginia |
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Mulberry Hill Plantation Charlotte Co., Virginia |
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Paul Carrington | F5434 |
| Married |
Abt 1755 |
Lunenburg Co., Virginia |
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| Sources |
- [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/170815404/mary_read.
Birth: 1711, Virginia
Death: 11 Nov 1786 (aged 74?75)
Charlotte County, Virginia
Burial: Bushy Forest, Charlotte Court House, Charlotte County, Virginia
Mary Hill Read
1711 ? 1786, Bushy Forest
She married Clement Read about 1730. She was a strong woman known as "Madame Mary Read." The County Seat of Charlotte County was originally named Marysville in her honor.
Col. Clement Read and Madame Mary Read had eight children: Mary Read (Nash), Margaret Read (Carrington), Clement Read, Jr., Isaac Read, Thomas Read, Edmund Read, Anne Read (Jameson) (Elliott), and Jonathan Read.
She was buried at Bushy Forest with her husband, Col. Clement Read, whom she outlived by 23 years.
Source: The Reads and their Relatives: Being an Account of Colonel Clement and Madam Read of Bushy Forest, Lunenburg County, Virginia, their Eight Children, their Descendants, and Allied Families by Alice Read (Mrs. Shelley Rouse) (1930).
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