William Reade, passenger on the 'Assurance'

Not the same as William "of Weymouth" Reade or as William Read, of Weymouth & New London

Was he the son of Sir William Reade, of Canterbury, Kt. & Lucy Reade?

Notes

https://www.genealogy.com/forum/surnames/topics/reed/3918/

That William Reade who came to America in the "Assurance de Lo' (London) in 1635, and a numerous company of other emigrants, and among them one Thomas Deacon, age 19, are all expressly declared "to be transported to Virginea."And that Avis Deacon who came with other emigrants, is also expressly declared "to be transported to Virginea."Although at one time New England territory was included under the name Virginia, that such was not intended in the entries above is plainly shown from the fact that five other ships left the same date, July 13, 1635, from the same port, "ye port of London," and in all these five ships it is expressly declared that their passengers are "to be transported to New England," thus showing that the difference in localities was distinctly recognized by different names.William Reade and his wife Mabel who came in July, 1635, from the port of London and settled in Woburn, are declared "to be transported to New England."William Reade, the first who departed from the port of Weymouth, England, March 1635, in the company of the Rev. Joseph Hull and settled in Weymouth, New England, as stated above, is expressly declared in the shipping list to be "Bound for New England."Certainly in view of these facts, it is not unreasonable to conclude that "Virginea" meant the Plantaiton to the south of New England, and that thither went the William Reade and Thomas Deacon of the "Assurance de Lo" as also the Avis Deacon of the ship Alice; so in all probability no one of them ever saw either the William Reads who went to Weymouth and Boston.If it be true that the spirits of those gone before us "keep tabs" on the proceedings of their descendants, they must be amused and fretted, and perhaps at times disgusted, at the general "mix-up" of family relations in the efforts made to place each person in a true genealogical record and to give even a brief account of his time and doings. But if they won't come forward and help us, we have to do the best we can and let it go at that!
Alanson H. Reed, Junior Secretary, Oct. 28, 1909."

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https://archive.org/details/proceedingsofrea00read/page/26/mode/2up

14. William Reade of Weymouth [sic: that's a mix up with another man], our first progenitor in America, was, as previously stated, the second son of Sir William Reade, Barrister of the Middle Temple and Gray's Inn, London, and also of Canterbury, in the County of Kent. His mother was Lucy Heneage, daughter of Michael Heneage, Esq., who was Keeper of Her Majesty's Records in the Tower of London from 1581 to his death, December 30 (43rd Elizabeth), A. D. 1600. Michael Heneage, Esq., was buried in the Cathedral Church of St. Paul's, London. ...

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https://archive.org/details/proceedingsofrea00read/page/30/mode/2up

William Reade probably resided in London, or Maidstone, near London, at the time he emigrated to America. He sailed from Gravesend in the County of Kent, forty miles from London, in the ship "Assurance de Lo " \i.c. of London], Isaac Bromwell and George Pewsie, Masters, in the early part of July, 1635. There were one hundred and eighty-one male and thirl)'nine female passengers, and one infant on board, making a total of two hundred and twenty-one souls, besides the crew and officers. Among the list of passengers appear the names of William Reade, age 30, and Thomas Deacon, age 19, supposed to be a twin brother of William Reade's future wife, to whom he was married soon after her arrival. The ship kuuled at Boston, and our progenitor at once jiroceeded to Weymouth, where he settled.

Avis Deacon did not sail in the same vessel with her future husband, but came in the "Alice," Richard Orchard, Master, which cleared from Gravesend later in the month of July. The vessel carried thirty-one passengers, and one infant, six being females : among them appears the name of Avis Deacon, age 19 years. As both ships sailed from Gravesend, during the same month, the sailings being set down in the official records as July, 1635, and as both William Reade and Avis Deacon were of London, or Maidstone, they were undoubtedly acquainted and inobably engaged before sailing. The fact that her brother Thomas Deacon sailed with William Reade, has also manifestly some significance in connection with this subject. The "Assurance" cleared a week or two previous to the "Alice," and undoubtedly William Reade sailed in the first ship in order to arrive earlier and secure a home for his future wife before her arrival. There being but thirty-one passengers on the "Alice," it is reasonable also to suppose that the accommodations for women were much better than on the other overcrowded vessel. She may have had friends among the female passengers of the "Alice," some of whom, the records show, were on the way to America with their children to join their husbands who had preceded them. Of the thirty-one passengers nineteen were under twenty-one years of age.

Research Notes

From https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Reed-1700

There may have been a third William Reed in early Weymouth. A 1907 article by the Reade Historical and Genealogical Association reports the son of Sir William Reade of Folkestone immigrated to Weymouth and was married to an Avis.[10] Robert C. Anderson also mentions him, "There were at least two William Reads who resided at Weymouth in the early years, the subject of this sketch and another of the same name who arrived in town around 1650 with wife Avis" (p 28).[1] Anderson also mentions an interesting entry in the town record for the 1657 birth of an Ephraim Reed.[1] This was after the other known Reed family (William Read who married 1) Susanna Hayme and 2) Ruth Crooke), had removed to Boston and was certainly not a son of this profiled William Reed.

References

1. Freeman, Laura, trancriber, Passengers on Ship Assurance of London from London England to Virginia 1635 accessed February 4, 2015 link “Wm. Read - age 30”; “ Tho: Deacon - age 19”
2. Reed, Edward, F. “The English Ancestry of William Reade of Weymouth” in Proceedings of the Reade Historical and Genealogical Association, Boston: 1907. Page 27. Archive.Org
3. A Record of the Redes of Barton Court, Berks: With a Short Précis of Other ...By Compton Reade. Page 127. < GoogleBooks > William Reade of Folkestone = Elizabeth, heir of Menis, and by her had with others William of Folkestone (died 1618) = Rebecca, daughter of Sir Robert Menis, and aunt of Sir Matthew Menis. By her he had (1) Matthew of Folkestone (died 1625) = Alice, daughter of Ambrose Ward, and had issue with others a daughter, Elizabeth, living in 1659, who married (1) Mark, nephew of Sir Basil Dixwell, Bart. (creation 18th February, 1627), and had issue Sir Basil Dixwell, of Brome, who Dorothy, daughter of Sir Thomas Peyton, Bart.; (2) Sir Henry Oxenden of Dean, s. p. (2) John, s. p. ; (3) William Reade of Canterbury (admon, granted 1621) Lucy, daughter of Michael Heneage, and had a son John of Gray's Inn, will proved 1662; (4) Richard of St. Gregory's, London (admon. 1658) = Joan, daughter of William Dale, and had issue, with others, Richard of Whittlesey, who attested his pedigree at the visitation of Cambridge, 1684 Margaret, daughter of Henry Atkinson of Whittlesey, and had issue four sons and four daughters. Arms, Visitation of Cambridge, 1684: Quarterly 1st and 4th, Azure, a griffin segreant, or; 2nd and 3rd, Gules a chevron or and azure, between three leopards' heads cabossed of the 2nd, for Menis. Crest (given in MS. Eng., c. 14, fo. 39, Bodleian Library): A garb or, banded gules. [Comment: William Reade of Canterbury is not mentioned with a son William in this source.]