Reverend Clement R READ

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Notes for Rev. Clement R. Read:
A Clement Reade married Amy Malone in Brunswick Co., VA Nov. 17, 1796.
Clement Read was a prominent Presbyterian minister in Mecklenburg Co., VA. See "Old Churches and Families of Virginia" by Foote. He was first ordained by Methodists. He accused Hampden-Sydney of making everyone Presbyterian. After he became popular, the Prebyterians ordained him.
Was the eldest son of col. Isaac Read and Sarah Embra and was six when his father died. His mother married again and his upbringing was supervised by his stepfather Maj. Tom Scott . He was a graduate of Hampden-Sydney College and married at 17 Clarissa Jane Edmunds. "Parson" Read, as he was always called, and his wife lived and died at their plantation, Greenwood, on the Staunton River in Charlotte county. They had 13 children between the years 1790 and 1815. "He died at Ward's Neck on Staunton River." History of Virginia.
George Whitfield is the name of another prominent minister, who may be the namesake of Rev. Clement Read's son.
THE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA To Jonathan Read and Gideon Spencer Gentlemen Greeting whereas Clement Read and Clarissa his wife of the County of Charlotte by their certain Indenture of Bargain and Sale bearing date the 29th day of April 1790 have sold unto Joseph Cheely of the County of Dinwiddie the fee simple estate of seven hundred and sixty four acres of land . . . lying & being in the County of Brunswick and whereas the said Clarissa cannot conveniently travel to our Court . . . to make acknowledgment of the said conveyance therefore we do give unto you or any two or more of you power to received the acknowledgment which the said Clarissa shall be willing to make before you . . . and we do therefore command you or any two or more of you that you personally go to the said Clarissa and receive her acknowledgment of the same and examine her privately and apart from the said Clement her husband . . . the 30th day of Septr. 1793. By virtue of this Commission to us directed we the subscribers have privily examined Clarissa Read the wife of the within named Clement Read . . . and have received her acknowledgment of the Indenture hereunto annexed . . . certified under our hands and seals this 10th day of April 1794. Signed by Jonathan Read and Gideon Spencer. Brunswick County Court February 24th 1794. This Commission for taking the acknowledgment and privy examination of Clarissa Read to an Indenture of Bargain & Sale from Clement Read & Clarissa his wife to Joseph Cheely was returned together with a certificate of the exon. thereof which ord'd to be recorded. Deed Book 15, page 499.
The following deed mentions both Clement Read and Quarles. Is this the right Clement? The Quarles family was also mentioned as related to the family of William Read (bef 1720-c 1764) who had a grandson Clement Read.
"This Indenture made this 15th day of January 1793 between Joshua Lewcy (Lucy) of the County of Brunswick of the one part and Joseph Cheely of the said County of the other part . . . that the said Joshua Lucy & Elizabeth Lewcy his wife for and in consideration of the sum of thirty pounds . . . do by these presents Bargain and Sale unto the said Joseph Cheely . . . one tract or parcel of land containing one hundred and two acres . . . situate lying and being in the aforesaid County of Brunswick and bounded as followeth (vitz.) BEGINNING at a beach on the North side of the Great Branch on Jonathan Fishers line thence along the said Fishers line to Clem. Reads line thence along the said Reads line to the Great Branch thence up the Great Branch to the Beginning . . . Signed by Joshua Lucy and Elizabeth Lucy (her mark) and witnessed by William Latimer, Robt. Dunkley, John Cheeley and Sterling Quarles.
Brunswick County Court September 23rd 1793. This Indenture of Bargain and Sale was acknowledged by Joshua Lucy & Elizabeth his wife parties thereto to be their act & deed and ordered to be recorded previous to which acknowledgment the said Elizabeth being first privily examined as the Law directs did voluntarily assent thereto. Deed Book 15, page 427."