John Page (bef. 1586 - 1676)

Born before 25 Sep 1586 in Boxted, Essex, England

Ancestors

Husband of Phoebe (Paine) Page — married about 5 Jun 1621 in Lavenham, Suffolk, England. [uncertain]

Descendants

Died 18 Dec 1676 after age 90 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

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John Page migrated to New England during the Puritan Great Migration (1621-1640). (See Great Migration Begins, by R. C. Anderson, Vol. 3, p. 1365) Join: Puritan Great Migration Project Discuss: pgm

Biography

Birth & Baptism

John Page son of Robert Page and Susanna (Syckering) Page was christened 25 Sep 1586 at Boxted, Essex, England as son of Robert Page.^[1], ^[2][3]

It must be noted that Charles Nash Page in his 1911 work "History and genealogy of the Page family...&c"^[4] stated that John was the son of Richard Page. That was incorrect; Moriarty proved that he was instead the son of Robert Page and Susanna Syckerling.^[2] Moriarty did find a Richard Page buried 2 Dec 1665 at Boxted so possibly John's father Robert was a brother or cousin of Richard but that relationship is speculative.

Marriage & Children

He married Phoebe (baptized at Lavenham 1 April 1594^[5]), the daughter of William and Agnes (Neves) Payne at Lavenham, Suffolk, England on 5 June 1621.^[3] Phoebe was a sister of William Paine of Ipswich and Boston, a prominent New England merchant.^[6]

Immigration

John arrived with the Winthrop Fleet in 1630 according to Charles Nash Page, embarking on the "Jewell" in 1630 with his wife and three children (William, Phoebe and Daniel)^[4]. Anderson contradicts this (see "Children" below) and says that Page immigrated with only two children.

John may have been one of the earliest Page immigrants in the Massachusetts Bay Colony. John was one of the first settlers of Watertown, Massachusetts, where he was a well-to-do yeoman. He was constable of that town in 1630, and he was made a Freeman on 18 May 1631. In 1662, he was one of the group of Watertown men who& settled the town of Groton, Massachusetts, where he was one of the early Selectman.^[3][6]

On 21 Apr 1631 his house in Watertown burned down, set on fire by some coals carried from one house to another which fell into the leaves.^[3]

Children

Moriarty states that John brought only two children from England, quoting a letter sent "in the year 1631" (but contradicted by Anderson who says the letter was November 1630) from Page's old minister at Dedham, England (John Rogers) to John Winthrop, Jr (son of the governor of Mass. bay Colony). Rogers describes Page as "late of Dedham (England, not Massachusetts), he referenced John Page's house burning down and mentioned Page's 2 children. Moriarty gives these children as Daniel and John.^[2] He does list a daughter Phoebe, but does not claim a birth date for her, only a marriage date of 1662 which would place her birth at (likely) 1642 or prior. Moriarty in another NEHGR-published work^[6] quotes the Boxted parish registers which have gaps in the years where Page's children would have been christened although presumably they may have appeared at Lavenham or elsewhere nearby.

Charles Nash Page lists the three transported children as William, "Phebe" and Daniel and lists of the "Jewell" passengers on the internet typically show these three as well.^[4]

Anderson lists the first 3 children as Phoebe, John and Daniel with the first 2 born before the letter referenced above (i.e. by 1630 and Daniel born about 1631 after the letter was written). Anderson's assertion is that Phoebe and John were the 2 children transported.^[3]

In summary, there is no absolute certainty of what order the children were born and exactly which ones came from England with John. We can say with certainty that existence of at least 4 is proven by primary records including the will of John Page which was disputed between three of his children (see Death & Estate section below).

Children proven by primary records

First three presumed born at or near Lavenham, Essex, England; the younger at Middlesex Bay Colony, British Colonial America.

1. Daniel Page, b. bef 1631 in England, d. 10d:6m:1634 (old style) or 10 Aug 1634 (new style) ^[2][7]
2. Phoebe (Page) Cutler, possibly b. before 1631 England
3. John Page, possibly b. early 1631 Massachusetts Bay Colony
4. Samuel Page, b. 20 Aug 1633 at Watertown^[8] (note that John, Samuel and Phoebe were the three involved in the dispute over their father's estate)^[3]

Disputed or Uncertain Children

1. William possibly b. England, possibly eldest. Nash states that he married Hannah, he died 9 Dec 1664 and left a will.^[4] Anderson and Moriarty do not include this child. A William Page DID die on this date in Watertown, Massachusetts but with no supplemental information in the town vital records.^[9] This William did leave a will listing wife Hannah, "kin" (possibly wife's relatives?) William and Thomas Leason and bequeathing to "all my kindred now alive" but a relationship with known members of the family of John Page is not given.^[10] Bond in "Genealogies of...early settlers of Watertown...&c" also supports William as a son of John the immigrant but with no additional sourcing.^[11]

1. Mary and Elizabeth: Moriarty ^[6][2] added 2 more daughters alive in 1660; Mary and Elizabeth but without source. Anderson in "Great Migration" refutes these 2 daughters noting that there is no evidence of them.

This profile originally included these additional children, which are not credited by Nash, Anderson or Moriarty: Roger, Robert, Edward, David.

Death & Estate

After the burning of Groton in Philip's war in 1675, he returned to Watertown, where he died on 18 December 1676 "aged about 90 years".^[2][11]

Research Notes

• "History and genealogy of the Page family from the year 1257 to the present : with brief history and genealogy of the allied families," Nash and Peck at Archive.org ^[12]
• "The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, Volumes I-III. at AmericanAncestors.org ^[13]
• "The Winthrop fleet of 1630; an account of the vessels, the voyage, the passengers, and their English homes from original authorities", by Banks, Charles Edward, 1854-1931 at Archive.org ^[14]
• "History of 'Plimoth Plantation'," by William Bradford at archive.org ^[15]
• Find A Grave: Memorial #33451828
• "A genealogical dictionary of the first settlers of New England showing three generations of those who came before May, 1692, on the basis of Farmer's Register," by Savage, James, 1784-1873; Making of America Project; Farmer, John, 1789-1838; Dexter, O. P. (Orrando Perry), 1854-1903 Publication date 1860-62 at Archive.org p. 330
• The Founding of New England, VI. New England and the Great Migration @ Wikisource.org [1]

• Timeline

  1586 - birth at Boxted, Essex, England to Robert and Susanna (Syckerling) Page

  1586, 25 Sep - Christened at Boxted, Essex, England ^[1]

  1594, 1 Apt - Phoebe Payne, John's future spouse, is Christened in Lavenham, Suffolk, England ^[5]

  1621, 5 Jun - married Phoebe, daughter of William and Agnes (Neves) Payne at Levenham, Suffolk, England ^[16]

  1630 - embarked on the "Jewell" with wife and three children to North America

  1630, 13 Jun - arrived in Salem, Massachusetts Bay with the Winthrop Fleet (pg. 44-5 in "The Winthrope Fleet...."

  - soon moved to what is now named Boston, then to Watertown

  1676, 18 Dec - death of John Page, Sr. at Watertown at age 90 ^[17]

  1676 - burial of John Page in ^[18]

  1677, 25 Sep - death of Phoebe (Paine) Page at Watertown at age 83 ^[19]

  1677 after - probate ???

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Essex : Boxted : St Peter : Parish Register : "Parish Register" database, FreeREG (https://www.freereg.org.uk/search_records/5bcc9aeff493fd0806c0d07c : viewed 8 Aug 2021) baptism John Page 25 Sep 1586
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5} The New England Historical and Genealogical Register. Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1847-. (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2018.) The Page Family of Danvers, Mass. by G. Andrews Moriarty Vol. 105 No. 1 pages 25-32
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5} "The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, Volumes I-III," (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2010), (Originally Published as: New England Historic Genealogical Society. Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, Volumes I-III, 3 vols., 1995). featured name.p. 1365 subscription site
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3} History and genealogy of the Page family from the year 1257 to the present : with brief history and genealogy of the allied families Nash and Peck by Page, Charles Nash, 1860- Publication date 1911 p. 68
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} 1594 Christening for Phoebe Payne in "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J3MD-WJ9 : 10 April 2021), Phebe Payne, 1594.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3} The New England Historical and Genealogical Register. Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1847-. (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2018.) Genealogical Research in England by G. Andrews Moriarty. Vol. 101 pages 242-245
7. ↑ Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 for Daniel Page Watertown $subscription and link to free shareable image from ancestry.com
8. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F465-TZZ : 10 November 2020), Samuel Page, 20 Jun 1633; citing Birth, Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009514.
9. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FH7J-VMW : 10 November 2020), Willyam Page, 9 Oct 1664; citing Death, Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009514
10. ↑ Massachusetts, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1635-1991 for William Page Middlesex $subscription and public shared link to image of will
11. ↑ ^{11.0 11.1} Genealogies of the families and descendants of the early settlers of Watertown, Massachusetts, including Waltham and Weston : to which is appended the early history of the town. by Bond, Henry, 1790-1859; Jones, Horatio Gates, 1822-1893 Publication date 1860 p. 383
12. ↑ https://archive.org/details/historygenealogy00page/page/n3/mode/2up
13. ↑ https://www.americanancestors.org/DB393/i/12107/1365/23895724
14. ↑ https://archive.org/details/winthropfleetof100bank/page/n9/mode/2up
15. ↑ https://archive.org/details/historyofplymout00bra/page/n5/mode/2up
16. ↑ 1621 Marriage for John Page and Phebe Paine in "The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, Volumes I-III," AmericanAncestors.org, databaseonline [subscription] See page 1566
17. ↑ 1676 Death for John Page in "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FH7J-ZQ5 : 10 November 2020), John Page, 18 Dec 1676; citing Death, Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009514.
18. ↑ 1676 Burial Memotial for John Page in "Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/33451828/john-page : accessed 17 April 2022), memorial page for John Page (25 Sep 1586–19 Dec 1676), Find a Grave Memorial ID 33451828, ; Maintained by rhonda carver buffington (contributor 48247792) Burial Details Unknown.
19. ↑ 1677 Death for Phebe Page in "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FH7J-ZZV : 10 November 2020), Pheby Page, 25 Sep 1677; citing Death, Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009514.