Thomas Read
- Name
- Thomas Read
- Identifier
- NJS-PER-01519
- Given Name
- Thomas
- Family Name
- Read
- Alternate Name
- Reed
- Sex
- Male
- Description
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Doctor Thomas Read was the son of the Rev. Israel Read. He grew up in the 18th century in Bound Brook, NJ, where his father was the pastor of the Presbyterian Church for many years. He and his brother Archibald inherited a man named Tony from the pastor's estate and sold Tony several years later in 1798. By this time, Thomas Read was a physician living in Montgomery County in upstate New York. The sale took place in New Brunswick, NJ.
His family name is variously spelled Read or Reed in historical documents. - Sibling of
- Archibald Read
- Source Resource
- https://records.njslavery.org/api/items/3642
- Source Site
- https://records.njslavery.org/s/doc/page/home
- Occupation
- Medical and Funerary
- Child of
- Israel Read (d. 1793)
- Contributor
- Jesse Bayker
Linked resources
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