Francis Page, of Bedfont

Evidence needed to support as wife of Richard Page, of Boxted in Essex & Frances Page

Francis Page (1595–1678), is buried in the chancel of St. Mary the Virgin, East Bedfont, Middlesex, England; there is a memorial, placed by his son John Page, bearing a verse and the family arms.[2]

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Disputed origins

NOTE: There is no proof that this Richard Page Is the father of Francis Page.The writings of Charles Nash, about 1918 INCORRECTLY attributed the ancestry of all Page lines to Richard page of Harrow, Middlesex and his wife Frances Mudge. CAVEAT: This unfounded information gets passed on as truth but is totally unconfirmed. Sources for the Page family include: The Page Family in Virginia by Richard Page MD 1965 and Genealogy of the Page Family in Virginia by Richard Channing Moore Page MD 2nd Edition 1983.

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(Research): QUESTIONS ABOUT THE PAGE DESCENT Most sources give Francis as the father of John Page, however there are disagreements on this. According to the book: «i»The Genealogy of the Page Genealogy from 1297 to the Present«/i» by Charles N. Page 1911...pub. by the author-Des Moines, Iowa: "It would appear that a strange error has crept into one history of this family., where it states that the first John Page who located in Virginia was doubtless the son of Francis Page, as a tombstone was recently discovered in England which was lettered with the statement that this "was erected by his son John Page of Virginia". In looking over the wills filed in England, I find one said to be by John Page of Gloucester Co., Virginia-but it was recorded in England as much of his property is located there-it having been inherited from his father-in-law Francis Page. I do not know when this John Page came to this country or who his son was but one record says that it is thought that he was the sone of Col. Matthew Page. Possibly an adopted son. The will was dated April 20, 1709 but not proved until Jan 2, 1718. You will notice that this was many years after the death of the first John Page of Virginia. Said document shows that his first wife was Elizabeth of Captain Francis Page (she did not change her name when she married.)This would give a reason for his calling Francis Page his father. In his will he mentions his daughters Elizabeth & Mary & a son John & a son-in-law Mann Page whom he says is the son of Col. Matthew Page. I do not understand how Mann Page can be his son-in-law.The abovementioned will can be found in «i»Waters Genealogical Gleanings in England«/i»."

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DESCENT OF THE PAGES OF VIRGINIA
In the«i» Genealogy of the Page Family in Virginia «/i»by Richard Channing Moore Page-he states that It must be noted that in the lineage from Francis to John Page, Francis is the supposed father. This has not been fully verified as parish records were destroyed. However, the coat-of-arms on the tombstone of Col. John Page at Bruton Parish are identical in outline to those of Francis Page, except the bordure.
Lanciano names John Page as the second son ot Francis Page of Bedfont. (The crescent on the coat-of-arms on Col John's tombstone: denotes 'second son'.) Also, the name Francis runs consistently through the Page descendants.
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ARMS Source: Page Family-Arms for Col. John Page: Arms: Or a fesse dancette between 3 martlets azure Crest: a demi-horse forcene per pale dancette or and azure Motto: Spe Labor Levis
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One source says that Francis Page's tombstone was originally placed by Col. John Page over the Francis' grave in the chancel of the church, but was removed in 1865 during repairs, and was never replaced. The new brass plate in the chancel is an exact copy of the original tombstone, but cannot be seen without removing the matting placed over it. Any one visiting the church would never suppose that such a memorial existed unless they rolled up the matting. The latter was placed there at the suggestion of Vicar Pilkington to preserve the brass plate and prevent its being scratched by nails in the boots of country folk.

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Book Page History-Rosewell Rosewell, Garland of Virginia Claude O. Lanciano Jr Gloucester Co Historical Committee 1978 Book was purchased in Williamsburg, Va 1985. Y Y