Peyton Townes and Muriel Pearce Family History

Tabitha Platt

F, #1326, Deceased, b. about 1660, d. about 1692

Relatonship

6th great-grandmother of Peyton Giles Townes

Father	Gilbert Platt
Mother	Mary Browne

Family: Edward Osborne (b. 1646, d. 1 April 1697)

Daughter	Tabitha Osborne+ (b. 7 February 1676, d. March 1756)
Daughter	Martha Osborne (b. 1680, d. after 20 April 1757)
Son	Edward Osborne, Jr.+ (b. 1689, d. 1724)

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Events

Death
Tabitha Platt died Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/176121190/tabitha-osborne: accessed 11 December 2023), memorial page for Tabitha Platt Osborne (1660– 1692), Find a Grave Memorial ID 176121190, citing Henrico Parish Church Cemetery, Varina, Henrico County, Virginia, USA; Maintained by Gary Cummings (contributor 47012773).
Burial
Henrico Parish Church Cemetery Varina, Henrico County, Virginia, USA
Citation: 1
Witness | Geneology.com | Edward Osborne
Edward Osborne; Osborne records; W:Elizabeth Eppes Osborne, Edward Osborne, III, Edward Osborne, Jr., Martha Osborne, Tabitha Osborne, and Martha Osborne
Witness | Biography | Mary Browne
Mary Browne; Mary Brown and Gilbert Platt note; W:Gilbert Platt and Mary Platt
Mentioned | Research | Mary Browne
Mary Browne; Mary and Gilbert Platt conflict; W:Gilbert Platt
Chart
Temperance Baily& John Browne descendents
Research
Mary and Gilbert Platt conflict
Research
From Osbornes and Related Families
1660
Birth
About 1660 | Henrico, Virginia, British Colonial America
Citation: 1
1676~16
Marriage | Edward Osborne
1676 | Virginia, British Colonial America
Edward Osborne
Age ~30
Birth 1646 | Henrico, Virginia, British Colonial America
Death: 1 April 1697 | Varina, Henrico, Virginia, British Colonial America
Citation: 2
1692~32
Death
About 1692 | Henrico, Virginia, British Colonial America
Citation: 1
1914
Witness | Family | Edward Osborne
1914 | Richmond, Va.
1914; Edward Osborne; Richmond, Va.; Osborne and Branch Newspaper Genology; W:Elizabeth Eppes Osborne, Edward Osborne, III, Edward Osborne, Jr., Benjamin Branch, Tabitha Osborne, Elizabeth Eppes, John Branch, Capt. Benjamin Branch, III, Thomas Osborne, II, Martha Osborne, Benjamin Branch, Jr., Benjamin Branch, II, Mary Branch, Lucy Osborne, Agnes Osborne, and Edward Osborne, IV,

Citations

[S118] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, i FamilySearchi0, accessed 7 Dec 2023), entry for Tabitha Platt, person ID G94P-J1R.
[S118] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, i FamilySearchi0, accessed 28 Nov 2023), entry for Edward Osborne, person ID LY37-SZR.

Last Edited

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Gilbert Platt

M, #1327, Deceased

Relatonship

7th great-grandfather of Peyton Giles Townes

Family: Mary Browne

Daughter	Mary Platt
Daughter	Tabitha Platt+ (b. about 1660, d. about 1692)

Tree

Biography

Details have to be pinned down. His birth is listed in sources as 1634.

However, a Gilbert Piatt is first mentioned as a "servant" imported by Elizabeth Parker, widow, in a patent which received 12 February 1635. Ithat may have been his father. In 1679 documents, Gilbert Platt was listed as Mr. which was a term to describe socially elevated persons. So it is likely that Platt started from a reltively lowly position and worked his way up.

(Torrence, William Clayton. "Henrico County, Virginia: Beginnings of Its Families: Part I." The William and Mary College Quarterly Historical Magazine, vol. 24, no. 2, 1915, pp. 116-42. JSTOR, https://doi.org/10.2307/1914991. Accessed 21 Dec. 2023).

His wife, Mary was described as a contentious person who was prone to starting arguments conflicts. She had been previously married. She married Gilbert Platt in 1678, Gilbert Platt, who died 1691. Complaining of bad treatment from his wife and stepson, Joseph Tanner, he (Gilbert Platt) left his property to Edward Osborne and wife (brother of Thomas, and son of Thomas Osborne, Sr.) because "they cared for him in his last illness."

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Events

Marriage | Mary Browne
Mary Browne
Family | Biography | Mary Browne
Mary Browne; Mary Brown and Gilbert Platt note; W:Tabitha Platt and Mary Platt
Mentioned | Research | Mary Browne
Mary Browne; Mary and Gilbert Platt conflict; W:Tabitha Platt
Research
Early Henrico residents; W:Richard Cocke, "The Immigrant", Edward Osborne, and Robert Hancock
Research
Mary and Gilbert Platt conflict

Last Edited

27 December 2023 16:02:00

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Martha Osborne¹

F, #1329, Deceased, b. 1680, d. after 20 April 1757

Relatonship

5th great-grandaunt of Peyton Giles Townes

Father	Edward Osborne (b. 1646, d. 1 April 1697)
Mother	Tabitha Platt (b. about 1660, d. about 1692)

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Events

Burial
Renfrow Family Cemetery, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, Virginia, United States
Citation: 1
Witness | Geneology.com | Edward Osborne
Edward Osborne; Osborne records; W:Elizabeth Eppes Osborne, Edward Osborne, III, Edward Osborne, Jr., Martha Osborne, Tabitha Platt, and Tabitha Osborne
1680
Birth
1680 | Fauquier, Virginia, British Colonial America
Citation: 1
1757
Death
After 20 April 1757 | Henrico, Virginia, British Colonial America
Citation: 1
1914
Witness | Family | Edward Osborne
1914 | Richmond, Va.
1914; Edward Osborne; Richmond, Va.; Osborne and Branch Newspaper Genology; W:Elizabeth Eppes Osborne, Edward Osborne, III, Edward Osborne, Jr., Benjamin Branch, Tabitha Osborne, Elizabeth Eppes, John Branch, Capt. Benjamin Branch, III, Thomas Osborne, II, Tabitha Platt, Benjamin Branch, Jr., Benjamin Branch, II, Mary Branch, Lucy Osborne, Agnes Osborne, and Edward Osborne, IV,

Citations

[S118] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, i FamilySearchi0, accessed 7 Dec 2023), entry for Tabitha Platt, person ID G94P-J1R.

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7 December 2023 01:59:00

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Ann Branch Moseley

F, #1331, Deceased

Relatonship

2nd great-grandaunt of Peyton Giles Townes

Father	Lt. Benjamin Moseley (b. about 1755, d. 1791)
Mother	Amey Giles (b. about 1760, d. October 1818)

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Events

Mentioned | Research | Temperence Bailey
Temperence Bailey; Discussion with Jamestown geneologist; W:Elizabeth Giles Moseley, Mary Robertson Moseley, Mary Moseley, Sarah Hancock, Sarah Hancock, William Moseley, Jr., John Moseley, Richard Moseley, Sarah Moseley, Thomas Cocke, Elizabeth Cocke, John Browne, and Mary Browne

Giiles Line	Great-granddaughter of John Giles
Branch Line	4th great-granddaughter of Christopher Branch
Moseley Line	4th great-granddaughter of William Moseley
William the Conqueror	21st great-granddaughter of Guillaume (William I the Conqueror) de Normandie
Eleanore of Aquitaine	18th great-granddaughter of Elanore (Alienor)_ Aquitaine
King Alfred the Great	28th great-granddaughter of Ælfred (The Great) Wessex, King of Wessex,
King Louis VII of France	17th great-granddaughter of Louis VIII ("The Lion") ("The Lion") Capet de France, King of France,
Last Edited	9 December 2023 01:26:00

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Dr. James Conway

M, #1332, Deceased

Relatonship

Partner of Ann Augusta Giles (great-grandaunt of Peyton Giles Townes)

Family: Ann Augusta Giles

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Events

Marriage | Ann Augusta Giles
Ann Augusta Giles

Giiles Line	Partner of Ann Augusta Giles (great-granddaughter of John Giles)
Branch Line	Partner of Ann Augusta Giles (4th great-granddaughter of Christopher Branch)
Peyton Line	Partner of Ann Augusta Giles (14th great-granddaughter of Sir John Peyton (de Peyton), Sr.,)
Moseley Line	Partner of Ann Augusta Giles (4th great-granddaughter of William Moseley)
Eleanore of Aquitaine	Partner of Ann Augusta Giles (18th great-granddaughter of Elanore (Alienor)_ Aquitaine)
Last Edited	9 December 2023 11:37:00

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John Gwynn

M, #1333, Deceased, b. 1756, d. 1770

Relatonship

3rd great-granduncle of Peyton Giles Townes

Father	Humphrey Gwynn (b. 6 December 1727, d. 8 December 1794)
Mother	Frances Tabb Peyton (b. 1 January 1729, d. 8 May 1809)

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Events

Mentioned | Research | Humphrey Gwynn
Humphrey Gwynn; Hugh Gwynn and Descendents; W:Thomas Peyton Gwynn, John Gwynn, Mildred Reade, Benjamin Reade, George Reade, Elizabeth Martiau, and Thomas Reade, Sr.,
Mentioned | Research | Thomas Peyton
Thomas Peyton; From The Peytons of Virginia published by The Peyton Society; W:John Peyton Bart, Sir, Frances Tabb Peyton, Frances Tabb, Maj. Robert Peyton, Eliabeth Peyton, Mary Keeble, Robert Peyton, Thomas Peyton Gwynn, Martha Peyton Gwynn, Martha Peyton Tabb, John Tabb, Humphrey Gwynn, Frances Cook, Peter Beverly, Col., and Marianne Tabb
Mentioned | Research | Hugh Gwynn, Col.
Hugh Gwynn, Col.; Hugh Gwynn Line; W:Frances Ann Gwynn, Thomas Peyton Gwynn, Col. Walter Gwynn, Martha Peyton Gwynn, John Gwynn, Humphrey Gwynn, John Gwynn, Rev John Gwynn, and Lucy Gwynn
1756
Birth
1756
1770~14
Death
1770
2023
Geography | Civic | Frances Mildred Amelia Hudgins
2023
2023; Frances Mildred Amelia Hudgins; Matthews and Gloucester counties; W:Edward Davis, Jesse E. Hudgins, Mary Deggs Hudgins, Sarah Foster Hudgins, Robert Hudgins, Charlotte Lewis, Lucy Rebecca Davis, Ira H Acree, Sr., Ernest Virgil Acree, Sarah Amelia Acree, Lucy Allan Acree, Frances Ann Gwynn, Jacob Acra, James Harvey Acra, William Jackson Acra, John Gwynn, Humphery B. Davis, Mary Ann Davis, Sarah Frances Davis, Elizabeth Virginia Davis, Martha Cowles Davis, Amelia Davis, Thomas Peyton Gwynn, (Lucy) Octavia. Acree, Thomas Acra, Allen Washington Acree, Capt., Col. Walter Gwynn, Martha Peyton Gwynn, Jacob Acra, Ann (Acra), James Harvey Acra, William J. Acra, John Acra, William Acra, Rosanna Hudgins, William D. Hudgins, John Perrin Hudgins, Lucina Foster Hudgins, Jesse Hudgins, Jr., Humphrey Hudgins, Humphrey Gwynn, John Gwynn, Edmund Gwynn, Rev John Gwynn, Hugh Gwynn, Col., Lucy Gwynn, Ann Acra, William Acra, Mary Gwynn, Julia Ann Acra, Melvina Acra, Melvin Franklin Acra, James Acra, John Acra, Elizabeth Acra, Elizabeth Morris, Thomas J. Acra, John B Acra, James M Acra, Elizabeth ("Bessie") Acra, Lucy Agnes Acra, and Jacob Henry Acra
Gwynn Island
Matthews County
Gloucester County

Peyton Line	12th great-grandson of Sir John Peyton (de Peyton), Sr.,
Gwynn Line	Son of Humphrey Gwynn
William the Conqueror	21st great-grandson of Guillaume (William I the Conqueror) de Normandie
Eleanore of Aquitaine	18th great-grandson of Elanore (Alienor)_ Aquitaine
King Alfred the Great	28th great-grandson of Ælfred (The Great) Wessex, King of Wessex,
Last Edited	17 December 2023 17:10:00

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Benjamin Reade

M, #1337, Deceased

Relatonship

6th great-grandfather of Peyton Giles Townes

Father	George Reade
Mother	Elizabeth Martiau (b. 12 December 1625, d. before 24 January 1687)

Family: Mary Gwynn

Daughter

Mildred Reade+

Tree

Biography

Possible. (Research): Col George Reade married Elizabeth, daughter of Capt. Nicholas Martiau, who was the first to patent land on the site of Yorktown. Capt. Martiau represented York in the House of Burgesses in 1632. … Mrs. Elizabeth Read made her will the 10th day of Feb. 1685-6 and same was proved 24th Jan. 1686-7.
Children:
I. GEORGE, mentioned as deceased in his mother's will 1686-7.
II. ELIZABETH, married Captain Thomas Chisman, who made his will in York 1715…
III. MILDRED, m. Col. Augustine Warner, speaker of the House of Burgesses…
IV. ROBERT, m. Mary Lilly, dau. of John Lilly, a Justice of York 1692…
V. THOMAS… was underage when his mother made her will 10th Feb. 1685-6…
VI. FRANCIS, son of Colonel George Reade, was not of age when his mother, Elizabeth, made her will 10 Feb. 1685-6…
VII. BENJAMIN, m. Mary Gwynn and moved to Gloucester… "
---Historical Southern Families, Volume II, by John Bennett Boddie, (1958), pp. 185-194: George Reade and family.

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Events

Marriage | Mary Gwynn
Mary Gwynn
Mentioned | Research | Humphrey Gwynn
Humphrey Gwynn; Hugh Gwynn and Descendents; W:Thomas Peyton Gwynn, John Gwynn, John Gwynn, Mildred Reade, George Reade, Elizabeth Martiau, and Thomas Reade, Sr.,
Mentioned | Research | Mildred Reade
Mildred Reade; Reade and Gwynn chart; W:John Gwynn, Humphrey Gwynn, Mary Gwynn, George Reade, and Elizabeth Martiau
Mentioned | Research | Mildred Reade
Mildred Reade; Reade Family Lineage; W:John Gwynn, Mary Gwynn, George Reade, Elizabeth Martiau, Thomas Reade, Sr., and Nicholas Martiau
Mentioned | Research | Mildred Reade
Mildred Reade; Reade Gwynn Family; W:John Gwynn, Humphrey Gwynn, Mary Gwynn, George Reade, Elizabeth Martiau, and Thomas Reade, Sr.,
Research
Reade Family; W:Mildred Reade, Mary Gwynn, George Reade, Elizabeth Martiau, and Thomas Reade, Sr.,

Gwynn Line	Grandfather of Humphrey Gwynn
Last Edited	19 December 2023 12:09:00

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Mary Gwynn

F, #1338, Deceased

Relatonship

6th great-grandmother of Peyton Giles Townes

Family: Benjamin Reade

Daughter

Mildred Reade+

Tree

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Events

Marriage | Benjamin Reade
Benjamin Reade
Mentioned | Research | Mildred Reade
Mildred Reade; Reade and Gwynn chart; W:John Gwynn, Humphrey Gwynn, Benjamin Reade, George Reade, and Elizabeth Martiau
Mentioned | Research | Mildred Reade
Mildred Reade; Reade Family Lineage; W:John Gwynn, Benjamin Reade, George Reade, Elizabeth Martiau, Thomas Reade, Sr., and Nicholas Martiau
Mentioned | Research | Mildred Reade
Mildred Reade; Reade Gwynn Family; W:John Gwynn, Humphrey Gwynn, Benjamin Reade, George Reade, Elizabeth Martiau, and Thomas Reade, Sr.,
Mentioned | Research | Benjamin Reade
Benjamin Reade; Reade Family; W:Mildred Reade, George Reade, Elizabeth Martiau, and Thomas Reade, Sr.,
2023
Geography | Civic | Frances Mildred Amelia Hudgins
2023
2023; Frances Mildred Amelia Hudgins; Matthews and Gloucester counties; W:Edward Davis, Jesse E. Hudgins, Mary Deggs Hudgins, Sarah Foster Hudgins, Robert Hudgins, Charlotte Lewis, Lucy Rebecca Davis, Ira H Acree, Sr., Ernest Virgil Acree, Sarah Amelia Acree, Lucy Allan Acree, Frances Ann Gwynn, Jacob Acra, James Harvey Acra, William Jackson Acra, John Gwynn, Humphery B. Davis, Mary Ann Davis, Sarah Frances Davis, Elizabeth Virginia Davis, Martha Cowles Davis, Amelia Davis, Thomas Peyton Gwynn, (Lucy) Octavia. Acree, Thomas Acra, Allen Washington Acree, Capt., Col. Walter Gwynn, Martha Peyton Gwynn, Jacob Acra, Ann (Acra), James Harvey Acra, William J. Acra, John Acra, William Acra, Rosanna Hudgins, William D. Hudgins, John Perrin Hudgins, Lucina Foster Hudgins, Jesse Hudgins, Jr., Humphrey Hudgins, Humphrey Gwynn, John Gwynn, Edmund Gwynn, Rev John Gwynn, Hugh Gwynn, Col., Lucy Gwynn, Ann Acra, William Acra, John Gwynn, Julia Ann Acra, Melvina Acra, Melvin Franklin Acra, James Acra, John Acra, Elizabeth Acra, Elizabeth Morris, Thomas J. Acra, John B Acra, James M Acra, Elizabeth ("Bessie") Acra, Lucy Agnes Acra, and Jacob Henry Acra
Gwynn Island
Matthews County
Gloucester County

Gwynn Line	Grandmother of Humphrey Gwynn
Last Edited	18 December 2023 22:59:00

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George Reade

M, #1339, Deceased

Relatonship

7th great-grandfather of Peyton Giles Townes

Family: Elizabeth Martiau (b. 12 December 1625, d. before 24 January 1687)

Son	Benjamin Reade+
Son	Thomas Reade, Sr. (b. 1669, d. after 10 March 1734)

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Biography

GEORGE READE, son of Mildred (Windebanke) and Robert Reade of Linkenholt in Hampshire, first appears in the Virginia records about 1637.
…
Col. George Reade was Burgess for James City County in 1649 and in Dec. 1656 (Henning I, P. 356, 421). He became a member of the Governor's Council on March 13, 1657-58, which office he held until his death in 1671 (Henning I, P. 438, 505).
The will of Col. George Reade was admitted to probate in the General Court on the oath of his kinsman, Mr. Thos. Reade and Henry Richardson (W&M 12, p. 65) but his will perished in the destruction of the General Court records in Richmond during the Civil War.
Col George Reade married Elizabeth, daughter of Capt. Nicholas Martiau, who was the first to patent land on the site of Yorktown. Capt. Martiau represented York in the House of Burgesses in 1632. … Mrs. Elizabeth Read made her will the 10th day of Feb. 1685-6 and same was proved 24th Jan. 1686-7.
Children:
I. GEORGE, mentioned as deceased in his mother's will 1686-7.
II. ELIZABETH, married Captain Thomas Chisman, who made his will in York 1715…
III. MILDRED, m. Col. Augustine Warner, speaker of the House of Burgesses…
IV. ROBERT, m. Mary Lilly, dau. of John Lilly, a Justice of York 1692…
V. THOMAS… was underage when his mother made her will 10th Feb. 1685-6…
VI. FRANCIS, son of Colonel George Reade, was not of age when his mother, Elizabeth, made her will 10 Feb. 1685-6…
VII. BENJAMIN, m. Mary Gwynn and moved to Gloucester… "
---Historical Southern Families, Volume II, by John Bennett Boddie, (1958), pp. 185-194: George Reade and family.

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Events

Marriage | Elizabeth Martiau
Elizabeth Martiau
Birth 12 December 1625 | York, Virginia, British Colonial America
Death: before 24 January 1687 | Yorktown, York, Virginia, British Colonial America
Mentioned | Research | Humphrey Gwynn
Humphrey Gwynn; Hugh Gwynn and Descendents; W:Thomas Peyton Gwynn, John Gwynn, John Gwynn, Mildred Reade, Benjamin Reade, Elizabeth Martiau, and Thomas Reade, Sr.,
Mentioned | Research | Mildred Reade
Mildred Reade; Reade and Gwynn chart; W:John Gwynn, Humphrey Gwynn, Benjamin Reade, Mary Gwynn, and Elizabeth Martiau
Mentioned | Research | Mildred Reade
Mildred Reade; Reade Family Lineage; W:John Gwynn, Benjamin Reade, Mary Gwynn, Elizabeth Martiau, Thomas Reade, Sr., and Nicholas Martiau
Mentioned | Research | Mildred Reade
Mildred Reade; Reade Gwynn Family; W:John Gwynn, Humphrey Gwynn, Benjamin Reade, Mary Gwynn, Elizabeth Martiau, and Thomas Reade, Sr.,
Mentioned | Research | Benjamin Reade
Benjamin Reade; Reade Family; W:Mildred Reade, Mary Gwynn, Elizabeth Martiau, and Thomas Reade, Sr.,

Gwynn Line	Great-grandfather of Humphrey Gwynn
Last Edited	14 January 2024 10:10:00

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Elizabeth Martiau

F, #1340, Deceased, b. 12 December 1625, d. before 24 January 1687

Relatonship

7th great-grandmother of Peyton Giles Townes

Father

Nicholas Martiau

Family: George Reade

Son	Benjamin Reade+
Son	Thomas Reade, Sr. (b. 1669, d. after 10 March 1734)

Tree

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Events

Marriage | George Reade
George Reade
Mentioned | Research | Humphrey Gwynn
Humphrey Gwynn; Hugh Gwynn and Descendents; W:Thomas Peyton Gwynn, John Gwynn, John Gwynn, Mildred Reade, Benjamin Reade, George Reade, and Thomas Reade, Sr.,
Mentioned | Research | Mildred Reade
Mildred Reade; Reade and Gwynn chart; W:John Gwynn, Humphrey Gwynn, Benjamin Reade, Mary Gwynn, and George Reade
Mentioned | Research | Mildred Reade
Mildred Reade; Reade Family Lineage; W:John Gwynn, Benjamin Reade, Mary Gwynn, George Reade, Thomas Reade, Sr., and Nicholas Martiau
Mentioned | Research | Mildred Reade
Mildred Reade; Reade Gwynn Family; W:John Gwynn, Humphrey Gwynn, Benjamin Reade, Mary Gwynn, George Reade, and Thomas Reade, Sr.,
Mentioned | Research | Benjamin Reade
Benjamin Reade; Reade Family; W:Mildred Reade, Mary Gwynn, George Reade, and Thomas Reade, Sr.,
1625
Birth
12 December 1625 | York, Virginia, British Colonial America
Citation: 1
168559
Will
10 February 1685 | Yorktown, York, Colony of Virginia, British America
Citation: 1
1687
Death
Before 24 January 1687 | Yorktown, York, Virginia, British Colonial America
Citation: 1

Citations

[S118] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, i FamilySearchi0, accessed 19 Dec 2023), entry for Elizabeth Martineau, person ID L1WL-VWT.

Gwynn Line	Great-grandmother of Humphrey Gwynn
Last Edited	14 January 2024 10:07:00

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Nicholas Martiau

M, #1341, Deceased

Relatonship

8th great-grandfather of Peyton Giles Townes

Family:

Daughter

Elizabeth Martiau+ (b. 12 December 1625, d. before 24 January 1687)

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Biography

He is a great grandfather in the Peyton Townes family through the Gwynn line. A French Protestant, naturalized in England before sailing for Virginia on the Francis Bonaventure in the spring of 1620, came to the colony as one of two agents of the Earl of Huntington. He settled at Elizabeth City where he was listed in the census, 1623/4, and also in the muster, Feb. 1624/5 (as Capt. Nicholas Martue), when his age is given as 33 years. Capt. Martiau was granted over 1000 acres at Chiskiake on the Pamunkey [York] River for "the adventures of himself, his wife and 10 persons the first year to Chiskiake and for transportation at his own expense of 14 persons into the Colony.

He was named in an Act of Assembly, 6 Jan. 1639/40, as a tobacco viewer from the lower side of the parish to the eastern side of Capt. Utye's Creek. Martiau was elected to the House of Burgesses from "Kiskyacke and the Isle of Kent," 1632, and was among the first appointees as a justice of York County, serving from 1633 until his death. Court was held at times at his home.
The 1632 Assembly of which Martiau was a member drew up a set of grievances to be sent to the Privy Council in England, setting forth conditions in the coloney which were a prelude to the "Thrusting out of Sir John Harvey" as governor of Virginia, 1635. In this first rebellion against autocratic rule, Capt. Martiau was a leader, having been one of the three spokesmen at a meeting of discontented colonists held at Yorktown.

(From Adventures of Purse and Person.)

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Events

Marriage
Mentioned | Research | Mildred Reade
Mildred Reade; Reade Family Lineage; W:John Gwynn, Benjamin Reade, Mary Gwynn, George Reade, Elizabeth Martiau, and Thomas Reade, Sr.,
Find A Grave Webpage
Research
Reade and Martiau

Gwynn Line	2nd great-grandfather of Humphrey Gwynn
Last Edited	14 January 2024 10:01:00

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Thomas Reade, Sr.¹

M, #1342, Deceased, b. 1669, d. after 10 March 1734

Relatonship

6th great-granduncle of Peyton Giles Townes

Father	George Reade
Mother	Elizabeth Martiau (b. 12 December 1625, d. before 24 January 1687)

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Events

Burial
Reade Family Burial Ground Gloucester County, Virginia, US
Citation: 1
Mentioned | Research | Humphrey Gwynn
Humphrey Gwynn; Hugh Gwynn and Descendents; W:Thomas Peyton Gwynn, John Gwynn, John Gwynn, Mildred Reade, Benjamin Reade, George Reade, and Elizabeth Martiau
Mentioned | Research | Mildred Reade
Mildred Reade; Reade Family Lineage; W:John Gwynn, Benjamin Reade, Mary Gwynn, George Reade, Elizabeth Martiau, and Nicholas Martiau
Mentioned | Research | Mildred Reade
Mildred Reade; Reade Gwynn Family; W:John Gwynn, Humphrey Gwynn, Benjamin Reade, Mary Gwynn, George Reade, and Elizabeth Martiau
Mentioned | Research | Benjamin Reade
Benjamin Reade; Reade Family; W:Mildred Reade, Mary Gwynn, George Reade, and Elizabeth Martiau
1669
Birth
1669 | York, Virginia, British Colonial America
Citation: 1
1734
Death
After 10 March 1734 | Gloucester, Gloucester, Virginia, British Colonial America
Citation: 1

Citations

[S118] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, i FamilySearchi0, accessed 19 Dec 2023), entry for Elizabeth Martineau, person ID L1WL-VWT.

Gwynn Line	Granduncle of Humphrey Gwynn
Last Edited	20 December 2023 13:36:00

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Benjamin Branch, Jr.

M, #1343, Deceased

Relatonship

5th great-grandfather of Peyton Giles Townes

Father	Benjamin Branch (b. 1665, d. 1706)
Mother	Tabitha Osborne (b. 7 February 1676, d. March 1756)

Family: Mary Osborne

Son	Capt. Benjamin Branch, III+ (b. 1732, d. 1786)

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Biography

Benjamin II (b.1700 d.1762) living just across Proctors Creek with his uncle, received the Spring Hill estate upon his coming of age in 1721. Where his home plantation was, and whether it was on his father's part of the original Kingsland plantation or if it was in western Chesterfield or Amelia County is not clear.

Benjamin had a life of growth and success. In 1727, he married his cousin Mary Osborne, and
by her had three sons, Benjamin III, Thomas, and Edward.

In 1736, Henrico County taxed Benjamin on six levies and 300 acres.. By the 1740s, he came into possession of at least a portion of the Redwater Mill, a water mill located at the mouth of Redwater Creek and Proctors Creek just across from his portion of Kingsland. The mill was established in 1711 by the Hatcher, Mosely, and Turpin families. All three of the founding families were closely intertwined through marriage with both the Branch family and the Osborne families. Benjamin also likely continued to be a planter and by the time of his death in 1762, had amassed nearly 1,500 acres of additional land in western Chesterfield County along the Sappony Creek, as well as additional land in Amelia County, placing him among the upper level of wealth in the county.

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Events

Marriage
Marriage | Mary Osborne
Mary Osborne
Research
History of Spring Hill Plantation and early Branch Family. Detailed survey report. Includes PDF of original study. Can also be accessed online at FamilySearch.com
https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/memories/GDFM-KZ
1914
Witness | Family | Edward Osborne
1914 | Richmond, Va.
1914; Edward Osborne; Richmond, Va.; Osborne and Branch Newspaper Genology; W:Elizabeth Eppes Osborne, Edward Osborne, III, Edward Osborne, Jr., Benjamin Branch, Tabitha Osborne, Elizabeth Eppes, John Branch, Capt. Benjamin Branch, III, Thomas Osborne, II, Tabitha Platt, Martha Osborne, Benjamin Branch, II, Mary Branch, Lucy Osborne, Agnes Osborne, and Edward Osborne, IV,

Branch Line	Great-grandson of Christopher Branch
Last Edited	31 December 2023 12:01:00

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Mary Goode

F, #1344, Deceased

Relatonship

4th great-grandmother of Peyton Giles Townes

Family: Capt. Benjamin Branch, III, (b. 1732, d. 1786)

Son	Thomas Branch
Son	Benjamin Branch, IV+ (b. 1757, d. 1824)
Son	Edward Branch (b. 1786, d. 1814)

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Marriage | Capt. Benjamin Branch, III
Capt. Benjamin Branch, III
Birth 1732
Death: 1786
Witness | Fact | Christopher Branch
Christopher Branch; Maps of early Henrico; W:Frances Moseley Branch, Edward Osborne Branch, Elizabeth Giles Moseley, Elizabeth Epes O. Branch, Tabitha Branch, Nancy Giles Branch, Mary Augusta Branch, Eliza Edward Branch, Martha Peyton Branch, Benjamin Branch, IV, Elizabeth Eppes Osborne, Ann Branch, Henry Branch, Amy Branch, Christopher Branch, III, Anne Sherman, Elizabeth Branch, Henry Branch, William Branch, Christopher Branch, Elizabeth Branch, Martha Branch, Christopher Branch, Jr., Mary Addie, Thomas Branch, Jr., Thomas Branch, Sr., Elizabeth Unknown, Elizabeth Archer, Sarah Almond, Benjamin Branch, Samuel Branch, Agnes Branch, Wiilliam Branch, William Branch, Matthew Branch, James Branch, Elizabeth Branch, William Branch, Martha Branch, John Branch, Samuel Branch, Obedience Branch, James Branch, Capt. Benjamin Branch, III, Benjamin Branch, Thomas Branch, and Edward Branch

Branch Line	Partner of Capt. Benjamin Branch, III (2nd great-grandson of Christopher Branch)
Last Edited	20 December 2023 20:12:00

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Margery Archer

F, #1345, Deceased

Relatonship

5th great-grandaunt of Peyton Giles Townes

Father	George Archer, Sr. (b. 1620, d. 1675)
Mother	Mary (b. 1631, d. 1695)

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Last Edited

21 December 2023 11:15:00

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Mary Platt

F, #1346, Deceased

Relatonship

6th great-grandaunt of Peyton Giles Townes

Father	Gilbert Platt
Mother	Mary Browne

Family: William Ligon

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Marriage | William Ligon
William Ligon
Witness | Biography | Mary Browne
Mary Browne; Mary Brown and Gilbert Platt note; W:Tabitha Platt and Gilbert Platt

Eleanore of Aquitaine	Partner of William Ligon (13th great-grandson of Elanore (Alienor)_ Aquitaine)
Last Edited	25 December 2023 19:10:00

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William Ligon

M, #1348, Deceased

Relatonship

6th great-granduncle of Peyton Giles Townes

Father	Lt. Col. Thomas Ligon (Lygon) (b. about 1624, d. 1675)
Mother	Mary Harris (b. January 1625, d. 1 February 1704)

Family: Mary Platt

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Marriage | Mary Platt
Mary Platt

William the Conqueror	16th great-grandson of Guillaume (William I the Conqueror) de Normandie
Eleanore of Aquitaine	13th great-grandson of Elanore (Alienor)_ Aquitaine
King Alfred the Great	23rd great-grandson of Ælfred (The Great) Wessex, King of Wessex,
King Louis VII of France	12th great-grandson of Louis VIII ("The Lion") ("The Lion") Capet de France, King of France,
Last Edited	21 December 2023 20:50:00

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