The petition above was signed by Harris Freeman, brother in law of Samuel Read, on behalf of his minor nephews William Freeman Read (my 4th-great-grandfather) and Harris Read. The petition was also signed by the boys older siblings, John Read, Samuel Read (Jr) and Elizabeth Read Ball and her husband Augustine Ball. The petition was sent to the Virginia General Assembly on 12 January 1816. The petition states the boys were 17 and 15. The siblings requested the General Assembly to allow for the sale of the property and mansion home of their parents, Samuel and Juliann Read, so that the proceeds could be divided properly for the all the children.
William ultimately purchased the property for $850 on 6 May 1820 from his other uncle, William Freeman. William married Emily A. H. Ballard on 20 September 1820 in Culpeper, Virginia.
There are a few more early records in the life of William F. Read to share, before I shift away from the Read-Ballard branch and return to another line on the family.
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