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Family of William (Rev) VESEY and Mary READE
William (Rev) VESEY b. 1674 Aug 102852 at Braintree, MA2852. d. 1746844.
Mary READE
Married841 1697/8 Mar 1841.
"William Veasey son of William Veasey & Mary his wiffe borne 10th August, 1674."2852
Information on Rev William Vesey's life in Sibley's Harvard Graduates, Vol IV, is well worth the read.
A well-researched biography for Rev. William Vesey, the first rector of the Trinity Church in New York appears4945 in Chapter VI of the history of that Church. That biography has that William graduated Harvard in 1684 at the age of 19; preached 6 months at Sag, Long Island (near present Sag Harbor); preached 2 years at Hempstead; and preached at Boston. He was then called by a council for the establishment of the Trinity Church, New York City, and, in response, traveled to England. Vesey received a Master of Arts degree at Oxford, July 12, 1696; and ordained Priest Aug 2, following. He then returned to New York where he was installed on Feb 6, 1697, as First Rector of the Trinity Church.
Sprague: William was graduated from Harvard, 1693; Vesey St and Rector St in New York City are named for him.
"Abstracts of will on file in the Surrogate's Office: city of New York" (books.google.com) p 286: Rev William Vesey was inducted into the office Rector of Trinity Church, Dec 25, 1697.
William and Mary Reade Vesey had no children.
The will4047 of William Vesey, "of the City of New York Clerk, Rector of Trinity Church in the said City," was dated May 1, 1746. The will was probated Jul 21, 1746. That will mentions: brother John Vesey of Brantry, sister Mary Green, sister Elinor Turnor, sister Hanah Bracket, brother Benjamin Vesey of Brantry, God son Joseph Reade Jun'r, Joseph Reade the Elder (brother in law), God daughter Mary Braine (dau to Thomas Braine merchant in Flushing), and wife Mary Vesey.
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."
841. Genealogy of the Families of Braintree, Mass. 1640-1850, Waldo Chamberlain Sprague - CD, NEHGS, Picton Press
844. Patriot-Improvers, 1743-1768, American Philosophical Society, Philadelphia, 1997 - books.google.com
2852. Massachusetts, Braintree Records, Samuel A Bates, Esq., Town Clerk of Braintree, Mass., Daniel H Huxford, Printer, Randolph, Mass: 1886; www.archive.org
4047. New York Wills and Probate Records, 1659-1999; www.ancestry.com
4945. A History of the Parish of Trinity Church in the City of New York, Morgan Dir, Ed., pub: New York, G P Putnam's Sons, Knickerbocker Press, 1898; www.archive.org