26440. William READE
(186) died about 1618 in of Folkestone,England.
The union of the Menis arms with those of Reade which occurred upon the marriage
of Sir William Reade to Elizabeth Menis, became doubly appropriate and peculiarly
significant to their son William of Folkestone, and his wife Rebecca (Menis)
Reade, as their marriage would have necessitated this identical quartering of
arms; for Sir Robert Menis, who was a kinsman of Elizabeth, had two daughters,
but as in the former case, no male issue to succeed to the estate, and to perpetuate
his name and arms.
Thus this branch of the Reeds are dually descended from the Menis family, one
of the most valiant and honorable of that period in England, and the Menis arms
having been quartered with the ancient arms of Rede, have thus been perpetuated,
and have come down to us by inheritance, and will continue to descend by heraldic
law, to our issue, and their descendants.
26441.
Rebecca MENIS(186). Of Sandwich,
Kent, England Children were:
i.
Matthew READE(186). Of Folkestone
(in the County of Kent), eldest son and heir, married Alice (or Mary), daughter
of Ambrose Ward
ii.
John READE(186). Died without issue
iii.
Richard READE(186). Of London, married
Joan, daughter of John Dale of that city.
13220 iv.
Sir William READE.
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