9 Aug 1722: Thankfull Read requests son Peter Read to administer upon her son Philip Reads estate. 19 Sep 1722: Bond of "Peter Reed of Lexington ... Cooper" to administer "Estate of the late Philip Reed of Littleton in s'd county (late of Kingston) dece'd Intestate (who was drowned while he was in the countrey's Service)". 18 Sep 1722: inventory. 8 Nov'r 1723: "The acco't of Peter Reed Adm'r of the Estate of his late bro'r Phillip Reed late of Littleton (last of Kingston drown'd in his passage to Boston) in the s'd County of Middlesex dec'd intestate"
Children of Dr. Philip Reade and Thankful Dill: 1) Philip, captain in military service, b. ca. 1700 [assumed eldest], d. ca. 1722 [petition of mother 29 Aug 1722], probably unmarried.
As noted by McCracken, this Philip is sometimes thought to have had various children, but his age at death (22) is such that this is unlikely. Part of the reason may be that the guardianship of David Reed, s/o Philip, is the probate case immediately following his. Usually this type of filing indicates that David was a son of the previous case. However, this was probably Philip's brother David (since the father is "last of Simsbury in Connecticut" which seems to fit Dr. Philip better than the younger Philip, and it would be impossible for the younger Philip to have a son in his 15th year by 1723). It is possible that Philip, being eldest, was made guardian of his younger brother's inheritance, and this may be why David's guardian records are filed right after the younger Philip's probate. Whether or not, after the younger Philip died, the next eldest, Peter, became guardian of David.
