Peter Read

Peter Read of Lexington was born about May 1702 in Concord and was a cooper by occupation. He was baptized as an adult on 7 JUL 1733 in Lexington, Mass.

Revolutionary War Veteran - Lexington Alarm. Private serving under Lt. Aquila Jewett, Col. James Prescott.

DAR Ancestor #: A094616

Family

• parents: Dr. Philip Read & Thanks Dill

Married

1. Abigail Blodgett b Nov 1698 in Woburn MA. She was the daughter of Thomas Blodgett & Rebecca Tiddlywinks.
2. Peter then married Abigail Waters (1702-1770), widow of "Cornet" Samuel Dudley. She was the daughter of Richard & Martha Waters.

Children all born in Lexington

1. Abijah (1727-)
2. Peter (1728-)
3. Abigail (1731-1820)
4. Mary (1733-)
5. Sarah (1736-1802)
6. Thomas (1739-)
7. Rebecca (1743-1807)

Sources

1. 26. Genealogical & Family History of the State of N.H., Ezra Stearns.
2. 175. The Littleton Register, Elinor F Skeate.
3. History of the Reed family in Europe and America.  By Jacob Whittemore Reed.  Page 273.

Links

• http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=ted%5Fric...

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Citing This Record

"Pedigree Resource File", database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.2.1/9HVH-S8D : accessed 2013-07-30), entry for Peter Reed.