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Paternal Family Tree: Reade
In March 1598 [his father] Thomas Reade (age 23) and [his mother] Mary Brocket were married.
Around 1616 John Reade 1st Baronet was born to Thomas Reade (age 41) and Mary Brocket.
On 2nd January 1640 John Reade 1st Baronet (age 24) and Susanna Style Lady Reade were married.
On 12th March 1642 John Reade 1st Baronet (age 26) was knighted by King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland (age 11) at Newmarket, Suffolk.
On 16th March 1642 John Reade 1st Baronet (age 26) was created 1st Baronet Reade of Brocket Hall in Hertfordshire. [his wife] Susanna Style Lady Reade by marriage Lady Reade of Brocket Hall in Hertfordshire.
In November 1650 John Reade 1st Baronet (age 34) was appointed Commissioner for Hertfordshire.
Before 20th December 1650 [his father] Thomas Reade (age 75) died.
In 1655 John Reade 1st Baronet (age 39) was appointed High Sheriff of Hertfordshire.
All About History Books
The Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke. Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.
On 5th March 1655 [his son] James Reade 2nd Baronet was born to John Reade 1st Baronet (age 39) and [his wife] Susanna Style Lady Reade. He was baptised on 10th March 1655 at St Elthreda's Church, Bishop's Hatfield.
On 25th June 1656 John Reade 1st Baronet (age 40) was recreated Baronet Reade of Brocket Hall in Hertfordshire by Oliver Cromwell (age 57) since the earlier creation was not recognised.
Around 15th May 1657 [his wife] Susanna Style Lady Reade died.
On 15th January 1663 John Reade 1st Baronet (age 47) and "Lady Alisimon" were married at St Nicholas Acons Church. She the widow of Francis Pierrepont.
In 1673 John Reade 1st Baronet (age 57) was appointed High Sheriff of Hertfordshire.
On 26th January 1690 [his son] James Reade 2nd Baronet (age 34) and [his daughter-in-law] Love Dring Lady Reade (age 35) were married. She brought a dowry of £10,000. They had one son and five daughters.
On 3rd February 1694 John Reade 1st Baronet (age 78) died. He was buried on 6th February 1694 in the Brocket Chapel at St Elthreda's Church, Bishop's Hatfield. His son [his son] James (age 38) succeeded 2nd Baronet Reade of Brocket Hall in Hertfordshire. [his daughter-in-law] Love Dring Lady Reade (age 39) by marriage Lady Reade of Brocket Hall in Hertfordshire.
Father: Thomas Reade
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Brocket
GrandFather: John Brocket
Mother: Mary Brocket
Great x 1 Grandfather: Robert Lytton of Knebworth
GrandMother: Helen Lytton