Moved to Rutherford County in 1806. An early settler of the area. Served in the American Revolution
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John Nash Read was married three times and had children by each marriage.
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-__).
John Nash Read and his second wife (married 1805), Elizabeth Fisher Nash, had two children: James Allen Read (1806-___); and Francis Nash Read (1807-1827).
John Nash Read and his third wife (married 1810), Mary Barksdale, had ten children: Sarah Wimbish Garden Read (Allen)(1811-__) ; Anne Elizabeth Margaret Read (Norfleet); William Harrison Read (1814-1834); Nathaniel Barksdale Read (1815-1861); Edmund Randolph Read (b. 1816 died young); Susan Katherine Read (Askew) (1818-___); Nancy Garden Read (Wilson) (1820-__); Martha Newell Read (1821-1823); Peter Finis Armistead Read (b. 1823 died young); and Mary Sydnor Read (1825-1826).
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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John Nash Read was married three times and had children by each marriage.
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-__).
John Nash Read and his second wife (married 1805), Elizabeth Fisher Nash, had two children: James Allen Read (1806-___); and Francis Nash Read (1807-1827).
John Nash Read and his third wife (married 1810), Mary Barksdale, had ten children: Sarah Wimbish Garden Read (Allen)(1811-__) ; Anne Elizabeth Margaret Read (Norfleet); William Harrison Read (1814-1834); Nathaniel Barksdale Read (1815-1861); Edmund Randolph Read (b. 1816 died young); Susan Katherine Read (Askew) (1818-___); Nancy Garden Read (Wilson) (1820-__); Martha Newell Read (1821-1823); Peter Finis Armistead Read (b. 1823 died young); and Mary Sydnor Read (1825-1826).
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).
Moved to Rutherford County in 1806. An early settler of the area. Served in the American Revolution
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John Nash Read was married three times and had children by each marriage.
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-__).
John Nash Read and his second wife (married 1805), Elizabeth Fisher Nash, had two children: James Allen Read (1806-___); and Francis Nash Read (1807-1827).
John Nash Read and his third wife (married 1810), Mary Barksdale, had ten children: Sarah Wimbish Garden Read (Allen)(1811-__) ; Anne Elizabeth Margaret Read (Norfleet); William Harrison Read (1814-1834); Nathaniel Barksdale Read (1815-1861); Edmund Randolph Read (b. 1816 died young); Susan Katherine Read (Askew) (1818-___); Nancy Garden Read (Wilson) (1820-__); Martha Newell Read (1821-1823); Peter Finis Armistead Read (b. 1823 died young); and Mary Sydnor Read (1825-1826).
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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John Nash Read was married three times and had children by each marriage.
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-__).
John Nash Read and his second wife (married 1805), Elizabeth Fisher Nash, had two children: James Allen Read (1806-___); and Francis Nash Read (1807-1827).
John Nash Read and his third wife (married 1810), Mary Barksdale, had ten children: Sarah Wimbish Garden Read (Allen)(1811-__) ; Anne Elizabeth Margaret Read (Norfleet); William Harrison Read (1814-1834); Nathaniel Barksdale Read (1815-1861); Edmund Randolph Read (b. 1816 died young); Susan Katherine Read (Askew) (1818-___); Nancy Garden Read (Wilson) (1820-__); Martha Newell Read (1821-1823); Peter Finis Armistead Read (b. 1823 died young); and Mary Sydnor Read (1825-1826).
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).
