John Nash Read and his first wife (married 1786), Elizabeth Julia Spencer, had twelve children:
Clement Nash Read (1787-__);
Jack Harris Read (b. 1788 died young);
Polly Harris Read (b. 1789 died young);
Sion Spencer Read(1791-1845);
Martin James Read (b. 1792 died young);
Harriett James Read (b. 1793 died young);
Polly Hill Read (Barksdale) (1795- __);
Thomas Hill Read (1798-__);
Elizabeth Fanny Ann Read (b. 1799 died young);
Lucia Flournoy Read (b. 1801 died young);
Harry Ann Read (b. 1802 died young); and
Elizabeth Julia Read (Allen) (1804-__).
