Hello everyone, I have been watching many postings/family trees on the Heritage of this line and there is conflicting data that has no source material. Having researched my ancestor for years I will share my sources and hope it filters out to others.

Source #1 was always the Leach Book written in 1898.
He tells us that Col John Reading & wife Elizabeth came here around 1684 and that their children were John (Gov.) and Elsie who married Daniel Howell. (Error)

Source #2
In the mid 20th century Hiram Deats a member of the Hunterdon County Historical Society came across a book of Sermons that had very valuable piece of paper inside.
It was a handwritten record of the Reading Family. It provided this information.
John & Elizabeth Reading, my father & mother, were married on ye 22d day of Feb: Anno Dom: 1682
Elizabeth Reading Jr was borne on ye 5th day of June, Anno 1684
About three quarters after 4 a clock in ye afternoon. Dyed June 22d 1692
John Reading Jr was borne on ye 6th day of June, Anno 1686 about 9 a clock in ye afternoon. (in another’s hand it is written dyed ye 5th day of Nov 1767 abt 3 a clock P.M.)
Mary Reading was borne on ye 26th day of September, Anno 1688, about 12 a clock at Night. dyed feb: ye 7th 1732 ( This was the wife of Daniel Howell not Elsie)
Sarah Reading was borne on ye 26th day of August, Anno 1691 about 8 a clock in ye afternoon. Departed

Source#3
In the late 1950’s a descendent of Ann Reading & Charles Beatty made a trip to England to follow leads in Charles Beatty’s journals. His published works lead us to Staffordshire England.
THE AMERICAN GENEALOGIST Volume 39, no.3, 1963 B
ENGLISH ANCESTRY OF THE Reading FAMILY OF NEW JERSEY
By Joseph M. Beatty, Ph.D., of Baltimore, Maryland
“The Pipe Hill record was much more rewarding: John and Mary Reading of Pipe Hill were the parents of :
John Reading, born 7. 14. 1657
Job Reading, born 9. 8. 1659
Daniel Reading, born 5. 28. 1661
Jonah Reading, born 7. 4. 1664: died 9. 6. 1668”
(Dates are the Old Style, so our John was born Sept 14, 1657 for today’s dating)


Source#4

In the fall of 2007 while surfing for information in England I came across a reference to the will of a Daniel Reading of Staffordshire who died in 1704. I sent for this will and the following transcription confirms what Mr. Beatty found. This will also states his brother Job as executor.
Item: I give grant and bequeath to my Brother John Reading of Gloucester America all my right title and possession of Land in West Jersey aforesaid now already taken up and disposed or to be taken up together with all improvemts Buildings and other _____ in what kind or nature ___ also what calfs sprung out of the loynes of those which I formerly had unto the said John Reading his heirs and assigns for ever.
The will also states: "Now if in case that my brother John Reading should happen to be dead at this writing hereof then my desire is that what I have in the whole ___ shall be equally divided between my coz Jn Reading and my coz Mary Reading and to the survivor of them."
Note: John (Gov) and his sister Mary were the only children still alive in 1704

Thanks for letting me share

Carol Reading Morris