Biographical Sketch of Thomas READ; Chester County, PA

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from THE HISTORY OF CHESTER COUNTY PA, by Futhey an Cope (1881);

Thomas Read, the great-grandfather of Thomas Buchanan Read, had 4 sons - John, 
William, James and Davis.  JaMes, his grandfather, was a school-teacher, and 
married first Sarah, daughter of John and Elizabeth Steel, of Newtown.  His 
second wife was Hannah Buchanan, hence the middle name of the poet.  By this 
second wife James had 7 children - John, Davis, James, Sarah, Sidney, Elizabeth 
and Jane.