Joshua Read^[1]

1728 - 1777  (49 years)

• Name	Joshua Read
  Birth	21 Jan 1728	Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA   [2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  _UID	EA20CF49755040C98F5DFD93814776832D1C
  Death	23 Jun 1777	Cheshire, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, USA   [2]
  Person ID	I2124	Larry and Jane's Family Tree
  Last Modified	1 Aug 2011

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth "Betsey" Barney,   b. 14 Apr 1733, Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA d. 18 Sep 1815, Cheshire, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, USA (Age 82 years)
  Marriage	8 Nov 1753	Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA   [2, 3, 5, 6]
  	John Culp (July 1999): Joshua and Elizabeth's marriage date according to the Vital Records of Rehoboth is 18 November 1753 instead of 8 November 1753. Seems like a simple typo made long ago. marriage sources from Rehoboth Roots; Updated: Mar 19, 2002. Contact: Jim Bullock Descendants of Early Settlers of Rehoboth, Mass.: Joshua of Swansea, Betty of Rehoboth. Married by Elder Richard Round. Intentions 20 Oct 1753.
  Family ID	F199	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Jul 2019

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 21 Jan 1728 - Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA Marriage - 8 Nov 1753 - Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA Death - 23 Jun 1777 - Cheshire, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Family, descendants from "Reed Family History," by Nellie Reed Sutherland: "Some of these children were born near North Adams after the family moved to western Massachusetts." "Jacob Barney, 1634" p 123 by Mary E. Wesbrook, 1982. birth: from WFT #7:1337 parents: from WFT #7:1337 sources from Rehoboth Roots; Updated: Mar 19, 2002. Contact: Jim Bullock Descendants of Early Settlers of Rehoboth, Mass. Notes from John Culp (June 1999): DAR Lineage Book 31:22 "Reed Family History," by Mrs. Nellie Reed Sutherland, DAR ID Number: 30067 Born in Mt. Morris, New York. Wife of Arthur E. Sutherland. Descendant of Joshua Reed. Daughter of Frederick Reed and Honora Egan, his wife. Granddaughter of Benjamin Reed and Betsey Allen, his wife. Gr.-granddaughter of Benjamin Reed and Elizabeth Reed, his wife. Gr.-gr.-granddaughter of Joshua Reed and Betsey Barney, his wife. "The descendants of Joshua are eligible to membership in the D.A.R. and S.A.R. because of his services in establishing the independence of the colonies. My own memberhsip in the D.A.R. came through Susan B. Anthony's furnishing me a little book,"History of pittsfield, Mass.," I think written by a lawyer by the name of Parker or Barker, and published about 50 years ago. In it he describes the early settlement of Cheshire, North Adams and other Berkshire towns in Massachusetts, and the Read family is mentioned a number of times. I think Betsey Read (wife of Joshua) hwas some special mention also. In that book is a record of Joshua Read's going out under Captain Brown who led a company of militia, apparently a local company which marched to points north toward the Vermont border and as far south as Long Island Sound. Susan claimed to know from her grandfather, Daniel Read, that Joshua was also at the battle of Stone Arabia within the present boundaries of New York state." "Joshua Read marched under Captain Daniel Brown of Lanesborough, now Cheshire, to Paulet, Vermont headquarters of General Lincoln on Sept. 5, 1777, to defend to frontier against Burgoyne and the Tories. He also marched in the same command during the weeks of Oct 13, 20th, and 27th, 1780, when his company was called upon to defend settlers during a raid in the Mohawk Valley. Also, on July 13th, 1779, he went out with his company under the command of Lt. White and was sent to New Haven." "Joshua Read of Swansea, Mass. (he also lived in Scituate for a time) was married to Betty Barney of Rehoboth on Nov. 18, 1753, by Elder Richard Round Jr. Their intentions were published Oct. 20, 1753 (just a month previous to the wedding). This information is found in "Vital Records of Rehoboth," by Arnold. Betty Barney was born April 14, 1733, daughter of Daniel and Else (Wheaton) Barney, both of Rehoboth. Their record also is found in Arnold's "Vital Records of Rehoboth." Daniel Barney and Else Wheaton were married Feb. 24, 1726/27 by Rev. David Turner. Their intentions were published Jan. 1, 1726/27. From page 20 of Arnold's "Vital Records of Rehoboth," Daniel Barney was born Nov. 20, 1697, son of Joseph Barney and his wife Constance (last name unknown). They all lived at Rehoboth. I believe your grandfather was named Joseph Barney after this man who was his great grandfather." Joshua Reed was a minute man in the Massachusetts militia under Capt. Daniel Brown for the defense of the frontier, 1777-80. He was born in Scituate, R. I.; removed, 1770, to Cheshire, Mass. (Downloaded 17 September 1998, from www.ancestry.com) From Michigan Historical Record, DAR, 1893 - 1930, Vol. II: 4557 Reed, Joshua, pvt. Mass, b. abt. 1732, d. aft. 1779, m. 1753 Betsey Barney at Rehoboth, Mass. Desc. Ida Crego Also: 4539 Read, Joshua - same information with Desc. Ida Amelia Crego (Minnesota Historical Library, 9 Jan 1999) John Culp (July 1999): Joshua b. 1728 couldn't have died in 1777. Per "Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War," Vol. 13, p. 23, Joshua was a Revolutionary war soldier as follows, Read, Joshua.Private, Capt. Daniel Brown's co. commanded by Lieut. William White, Col. Miles Powell's (Berkshire Co.) regt.; enlisted July 23, 1779; discharged Sept. 1, 1779; service, 1 mo. 10 days, at New Haven, Conn., including 6 days (120 miles) travel home. Roll sworn to at Lanesborough. His service is also mentioned on p. 56 of the "History of the Town of Cheshire". Nellie Reed Sutherland recorded "aft. 1779" for his death. For the record, the 1790 and 1800 Berkshire Census shows: 1790 Berkshire Co., Adams Town Census Read, Elizabeth: Males none, Females 2 Read, Benjamin: Males 4 over 16, 1 under 16, Females 2 Read, Daniel: Males 1 under 16, 1 over 16, Females 3 Read, Joshua: Males 2 under 16, 1 over 16, Females 2 1800 Berkshire Co. Read, Benjamin, p. 155: Males 1 from 10 to 15, 3 from 16 to 25, and 1 over 45 Females 1 under 10, 2 from 26 to 45 Reed, Daniel, p. 156: Males 1 under 10, 1 from 26 to 45 (Daniel b. 18 September 1754) Females 1 under 10, 1 from 10 to 15, 1 from 15 to 26, and 1 over 45 It doesn't seem that young Joshua would have died 1 Oct. 1777. Isn't that him in the 1790 census? Did he stretch his age a little? Elizabeth would seem to show as a head of household in 1790, and maybe is living with Daniel, her oldest son in 1800. What happened to Daniel's wife? Shouldn't she show as a 26 to 45 year old?

  
  

• Sources

  [S489] Cliff Barney, Cliff Barney gedcom. [S5] Sunni Kay McPheeters (mcpheetersfam@gbis.com, My Roots, (Updated 10/21/2001). [S50] Arnold, James N., Vital Record of Rehoboth, Bristol Co., Massachusetts, 1642-1896, (Narragansett Historical Publishing Co., Providence, R.I.; 1897). [S51] Early Vital Records of Massachusetts to about 1850, (Search & Research Publishing Corporation, Wheat Ridge CO, 1998, Type II CD), p. 725, VR 2-8, Rehoboth Births (Reliability: 3). [S51] Early Vital Records of Massachusetts to about 1850, (Search & Research Publishing Corporation, Wheat Ridge CO, 1998, Type II CD), p. 314, VR 3-326, Rehoboth Marriages (Reliability: 3). [S52] Transcriber, H. L. Peter Rounds; Editors Jane Fletcher Fiske & Margaret F. Costello, Vital Records of Swansea, Mass. to the Year 1850, (New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, 1992), p. 377 (Reliability: 3).