I can understand the confusion. My own research, trying to be painstaking in the process, shows,I think, that you can follow 'ekread' reply (earlier) in this line of inquiries. As with any research online, use this as a guide, not a source; do your own fact finding to confirm.
*John Read married Sarah Lessie and begat Moses Read
Moses Read married Rebecca Fitch and begat Rebecca Read
Samuel Mason married Rebecca Read and begat Mary Mason
I believe 'ekread' to also be correct in stating that the exact parentage of John Read, Sr. is not documented solidly (Henage is speculation, at best). I have found that is is 'ok' to leave blanks--not every fact can be documented, and it is better to leave out what is not fact/sourced than perpetuate errors in the future. There are no answers, ever, in many cases.
My research: John Read (Sr.), the immigrant (1598-1685), was one of the founders of Rehoboth MA. His tombstone says he was born in Lincolnshire, Eng. around 1598. He likely came with Puritan leader John Winthrop as part of the Great Fleet around 1630 to establish Massachusetts Bay Colony. MBC was the first major colony established after Plymouth Colony (1620). Boston was founded by Winthrop shortly after his arrival. The group left England as dissenters, escaping religious persecution by King Charles I, a staunch proponent of the Church of England, with whose teachings Winthrop and his group had serious disagreement. You should read up on Puritan religious beliefs. A helpful article comparing Puritans with Pilgrims, two VERY different groups of thinkers, can be found at:
http://www.sail1620.org/articles/pilgrims-not-puritansFor a period of time, John Read, Sr., lived near Boston, first in Dorcester, then in Braintree (now Quincy) and then in Weymouth MA. Town records seem to document these locations. He was closely associated with another group of believers, dissenters even from the Puritans, led by the Rev. Samuel Newman, a notable Biblical scholar and writer of a popular Concordance of the Bible. (Always helpful to have a map of the area you are researching in front of you, so you can see the proximity of the areas.)
About 1643, Newman and his group of followers (John Read Sr., included), and others, left Weymouth MA and removed to Rehoboth MA to found the town's first church (Congregational). John Read, Sr., is shown as third on the list of original proprietors. Rehoboth was then part of the Plymouth Colony, more southerly from Boston than John Read's first homes in MBC.
My own line, descends from John Read Sr.'s son Thomas Read (1641-1696), to Thomas' son James, to James' son Nathan, to Nathan's son Johnathan (who, by this time, was spelling the name REED in Brookline VT) and, lastly, to Jonathan's younger daughter, Relief Reed (b. 1800), who married Deacon Austen Anderson; they died in Otsego, Michigan).
Re. your line of Moses, several sources (including probate records and marriages) show that Moses married Rebecca Fitch on 6 Dec 1677 in Rehoboth. Since it is not my line, I have little information on Moses' line. His will can be found on Pg. 73 of the
Abstracts of Bristol County, Massachusetts Probate Records, 1687-1745 (A.com) other information can be found on Pg. 32 of that same volume of records. I believe the page numbers are the 'book' page numbers, not the A.com 'image' page numbers.
If you want to learn more about this Read family of Rehoboth, Google the many online book sources of history of the area. History of Rehoboth, etc. Find Vital Records of the town. Rehoboth was burned during King Philip's War. Two of John Sr.'s sons, Thomas and John Jr., participated in this war. John Jr. was killed in Pierce's Battle. Google this interesting war to learn how close Rehoboth was to the action. Lots of great history to be absorbed to understand the beginnings of the Read family in America.
Many of the Read family members (but not all) are buried (findagrave.com) :
Newman Cemetery
East Providence
Providence County
Rhode Island, USA
John Sr. and his wife Sarah (Lessie) are there, along with many other descendants. Obviously, not every family member in succeeding generations remained in Rehoboth. Another caveat: Tombstone information, dates, names, bio's.....all of these should also be read carefully and sourced by yourself. Again, all information on findagrave is also not accurate at all times. Be careful.