Person:Clement Read (3)

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Clement Read, of Bushby Forest
b.1707
  • HClement Read, of Bushby Forest1707 - 1763
  • WMary Hill1712 - 1780
m. 1730
  1. Mary Reade1732 - 1758
  2. Clement Read, Esq.1736 - 1779
  3. Margaret Read1739 - 1776
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Name Clement Read, of Bushby Forest
Gender Male
Birth? 1707
Marriage 1730 to Mary Hill
Military[1] Colonel
Death? 2 Jan 1763 Charlotte, Virginia, United States
References
  1. Hardy, Stella Pickett. Colonial families of the Southern States of America: a history and genealogy of colonial families who settled in the colonies prior to the Revolution. (Baltimore [Maryland]: Genealogical Pub. Co., 1965)
    302.

    [... states that Col. Clement Reade, of "Bushby Forrest," Lunenburg County., Va., born 1707; died 1763; was educated at William and Mary College, and in 1729 became a Trustee of the College; he was a supporter of the Established Church, a Vestryman of Brunswick and Lunenburg Parish; served as Clerk of Lunenburg Co., 1746; and was an influential member of the King's Council. At the departure of Gov. Gooch for England, he became Governor of the Colony, but died a few days afterwards.]