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Family of Daniel (Judge) HORSMANDEN and Mary READE
Daniel (Judge) HORSMANDEN b. 1694844. d. 1778844.
Mary READE
Married844 1748 May 8844.
The will4047 of Rector William Vesey mentions his wife Mary Vesey, his brother-in-law Joseph Reade, and Joseph Reade's son Joseph Reade Jun'r.
After William's death, Mary married Judge Danial Horsmanden, who, at the time, was in financial difficulty. "The New York ConspiracyTrials of 1741" (Daniel Horsmanden - Zaben, Ed.) mentions Daniel's marriage to "Mary Reade Vesey, a wealthy widow much older than he." "Patriot-Improvers"844 states "…on 8 May 1748 he married Mrs. Mary Reade Vesey, widow of the Reverend Mr. William Vesey, rector of Trinity Church, who had died in 1746, an advantageous match that restored his fortunes."
844. Patriot-Improvers, 1743-1768, American Philosophical Society, Philadelphia, 1997 - books.google.com
4047. New York Wills and Probate Records, 1659-1999; www.ancestry.com