On Tuesday, May 3, 2016 at 7:27:14 AM UTC-4, joe...@gmail.com wrote: > On Tuesday, May 3, 2016 at 7:06:59 AM UTC-4, joe...@gmail.com wrote: > > On Monday, May 2, 2016 at 11:35:00 AM UTC-4, lste...@charter.net wrote: > > > > > In her will, Katherine refers to her "Neece" Ann Fenner, "Daughter of Thomas Reade gentleman late of Wisbiche deceassed". Since she is very careful about distinguishing her relatives from those of her husband, it seems clear that Thomas was her brother and that her maiden name was Reade, but I have been unable to identify her parents. > > > > > > Her will indicates that she had considerable wealth, and thus one would suspect that she came from a prominent family. > > > > > > Does anyone have information about the Reade ancestors of this lady? > > > > Have you consulted this will? > > Richard Reede of Wisbech 1540: > > http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D949658 > > It looks like from a very quick reading that his primary beneficiaries were his "sonne Thomas", son John, and daughter (Kathryn?) > --Joe Cook And that Thomas Payne is the executor?

One hypothesis to investigate would be that son Thomas is the Thomas Reade of Wisbech who m. Anne Yelverton and had a daughter Katherine married to Thomas Hatcher (Metcalfe, Visitation of Lincolnshire, 1562/4, p 61.) Just an idea.. Doug Smith