Francis Page

Emigration abt 1636 from Norfolk, England to Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

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Deacon Francis Page Sr. was born about 1633 in Ormsby, Norfolk, England to Robert Page and Lucia (Warde) Page. He is the brother of Margaret (Page) Sanborn, Susanna (Page) Marston, Rebecca (Page) Marston, Thomas Page, Hannah (Page) Dow and Mary (Page) Fogg

Husband of Meribah (Smith) Page — married 2 Dec 1669 in Hampton, Rockingham, New Hampshire

Father of Samuel Page, Lucy (Page) Roby, Safronia Page, Susanna (Page) Cram, Francis Page, Meribah (Page) Sanborne, Rebecca Page, Thomas Page and Joseph Page. He died 15 Nov 1706 in Hampton, Rockingham, New Hampshire

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Profile last modified 19 Feb 2019 | Created 14 Sep 2010

Francis Page Sr migrated to New England during the Puritan Great Migration (1620-1640).

Biography Francis Page was born circa 1633 in Ormesby St Margaret, Great Yarmouth Borough, Norfolk, England, the son of Robert Page (1604 - 1679) and Lucia Warde Page (1604 - 1665). Francis immigrated, with his parents to Hampton Rockingham county, New Hampshire. Francis signed his Will November 14, 1706 and died the next day in Hampton. His Will was proved December 2, 1706. In it, he names his wife, Merabah [Smith], and living children. His Will is transcribed here from his Find A Grave page. [1]

A stone commemorates the Page family and is one of 45 in Founder's Park. Hampton's triangular-shaped park bounded by Landing Road, Park Avenue, and Cuss Lane (across Park Ave. from the Tuck Museum complex) was dedicated as "Meeting House Green Memorial Park" on Wednesday, October 14 (Founders Day), 1925. http://www.hamptonhistoricalsociety.org/foundpk.htm#list

Will of Francis Page

"In the Name of God Amen The last Will and Teastiment of ffrancis Page of Hampton in the Province of New Hampshere in New England Who being aged and Weak of Body.

Imprimis I give and bequeath unto Merabah my welbeloved wife two load of good marchble Hay a yeare to be delivered att Home or twentie shilling of mony a yeare which she please to be payd by son ffrancis page during Her Naturall life or to Her day of Marriage: And she is to Have the use of all my pastures at the lot com'only So called that is now in possession during her natural life or to Her day of marriage:

Also the use and improvement of my Right of the saw mill hereafter given to my son Joseph Page so long as she live : As also the use of one End of my Dwelling House Where I now live which End she please so long as she live : As also the use of that End of my lot where sayd House stand taking the whole Bredth so far as Robert Moultens so long as she live As also the use and improvement of all the land and mash that I give hereafter to my son Joseph page until saydd Joseph arrive to the age of twentie one years And then she is only to Have the use of five acres of mash by goodman ffullers : And I give and bequeath to my sayd wife all my stock of Cattell of all sorts Whatsoever and all my moveable and Household stuff and impliments of Husbandrey all within doors and without Excepting only what I shall hereafter dispose of in this my last will All for Her disposing off according to Her discretion so it be among my children:

Item: I give and bequeath unto Samuel Page my welbeloved Son all the land meadow and mash ground for the which I Have given Him a Deed of gift under my Hand and Seall already It being ffor his Portion although sayd gift should not be Recorded according to law yitt I do here Confeirm the sayd Deed of gift by this my law will I also give him half my Right in the sawmill

Item: I give and bequeath unto Francis Page my welbeloved Son my Dwelling House where he now liveth and all that lott where sayd House standith being ten acres more or lass which was some time William Marstons of Hampton senior With all the out Houses standing there upon and ffrute trees growing upon the same the sayd lott is lieing and being betwene the lott of Christepher Page and the lott of Ensign Samuel Marston : I also give unto the sayd Francis Page five acres of Salt mash to Christepher pages part of that I bought of William ffuller : And also five acres of fresh meadow that I bought of Nathaniel Boulter lieng westerly of the mill Brook in the West Meadows Commonly so Called : As also two shears of mash ground in the litell River Mashes All which land meadow and mash ground he the sayd Francis Page have now already in his possession I also give unto the sayd Francis Page All my Right of land in the north devition And Half a sheare in the Cow Common with all Rights and privelidgis belonging to Half a sheare of the sd Common as it lieth now in Common. I Also give and bequeath unto him the sayd ffrancis page A Certaine Parsell of Meadow and upland that was Some times Jefery Mingies lieng over the mill Brook above sayd being in all five acres More or less lieng on the Right Hand of the way goeing to Abraham Draks lieng between land some times Thomas Wards now in the possestion of Abraham : Drake And bounded with the above sayd Mill Brooke on the East or Easterly : all to Him and his Heiers ffor Ever He paying unto his mother all what I Have ordred Him to pay as above sd in this my last will & Teastiment.

It I give and bequeath unto Joseph Page my welbeloved son all that land where I Now live that was some times John Redmans And now in my Possestion Reserving only fortie Rod att the Corner next Peter garlands Hous which I dispose of other ways I Also give unto the sayd Joseph page all the Houses there upon standing to Injoy one End att he age of twentie one years and the other after his mothers decease but he the sd Joseph is not to Injoy all the land that was John Redmans untill after his mothers decease as before mentioned I also give unto the sayd Joseph page all that my lott of upland and swamp that was sometimes William fullers lieng between the land of John ffuller on the East or Easterly and West or Westerly the land of Peter Garland in part and the land of Thomas Crosbey in part be the same Eight acres More or less as it is so bounded I also give unto the sayd Joseph page my ffresh meadow att the springs Commonly so Called being Sixe acres more or less lieng between the meadow of Samuel Marston and Thomas Nudd I also give unto the sayd Joseph page five acres of salt mash that I bought of William ffuller lieng next ffrancis pagis on the westerly side ffrancis pages I also give to sd Joseph page The one Half of a sheare of Cow Commons in Hampton with all Rights belonging to Half a sheare of sd Common as it lye in common now to Him & his Heiers:

Item: I give and bequath unto my welbeloved Daughters (viz) Lucy Robey, the wife of Icabod Robey; Susanah Bachilder, the now wife of Benjamin Bachilder; Meribah Tilton, the now wife of Samuel Tilton; and Rebeckah Page my pece of fresh meadow lieng near Pine Island to be Equally divided between them. And my will is that Lucy Robeys part of sayd meadow, after her decease Is to goe to her now daughter Lucy Robey If she be living if not to the next eldest child that she have living at her darth.

And if any of my other daughters dye without Children there parts of the meadow my will is shall goe to my son Samuel Page's eldest son then liveing. And my will is further that the acre of meadow that I bought of Nathll Boulter and the meadow and upland on the left Hand of the way goeing to Abraham Draks that was some times Capn Husseys, my Executors. I give them full power to seel part or all for the paying my Just and Honist Debts and if that be not Enough I give them full power to Sell any part of my stock of Cattell to pay what is wanting---

And my will further is that wheras my Son Samuel Page is to pay twentie five pound to me or my order that he build a House for that upon the fortie Rod of land I Reserved by Peter Garlands And my two sons Francis Page and Joseph Page to build two Chimlys of Brick in the middle of sayd House and one End of sayd House I give to my Daughter Rebeckah Page the other to my granchild Lucy Robey and the fortie Rod of land where it stand to be Equally divided between them I also give to my Daughter Rebeckah page one Bed & all the bed cloths there unto belonging.

Item: I give unto my two daughters Meribah Tilton & Rebecka Page one shear of the Cow Commons as it lieth now in Common And to Rebecka ten bushells of Endien corn a yeare after Her mothers decease, so long as she live unmarried to be payd by my Son Joseph and Francis is to put the chamber at the East End of the House in good Repayre and Rebacka to have it, so long as she live unmarried and Francis to find her: sixe cord a wood a yeare after her mothers decease till she is married I give to my son Joseph page a pece of fresh meadow lieng over the mill Brooke Commonly so Called be the Same more or less lieng on the left Side or Southerly Side the way.

And I do constitute and appoint my trustie and welbeloved sons Samuel Page, Samuel Tilton and Benjamin Bachilder to be my Executours them or either of them to this my last will and testament as witness my hand and seale this fourteen day of November in the yeare of our Lord : One thousand Seaven Hundred and sixe and in the fift yeare of the Reigne of our Soveraigne lady Anne by the grace of God Queen of Greatt Brittaine france and Ireland defender of the faith : &c

Francis Page, Senior His mark [seal]& X Seale

Francis Page, Senior did Signe seale and declared this Before written to be his last will and testament in presence of us witnesses: Samuel Chapman, Thomas Crosbie, Susanah Knowls, and Henry Dow

Sources

↑ https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=134864136 The New England Historical and Genealogical Register supplement to April Number, 1912 proceedings of the New England Historical Genealogical Society at the Annual Meeting, 21 January 1912 The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Volume 66 pg 183 digitized here: http://tinyurl.com/njw7luw The Genealogy of Edward Norris Wentworth Junior, published Chicago, Illinois, June 1928, Heritage Quest, repository The History of the Town of Hampton, New Hampshire: From its Settlement in 1638, to the Autumn of 1892, by Joseph Dow, L.E. Dow, publisher, 1893, Volume 2 Heritage Quest, repository http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb/~marston/Hampton New England Historical & Genealogical Register, Vol 7, pg 126: Son’s birth record Genealogy of Thomas Ruggles of Roxbury, 1637, to Thomas Ruggles of Pomfret Connecticut, and Rutland Batchelder, Batcheller Genealogy : Descendants of Rev Stephen Bachiler, of England New Hampshire Death & Disinterment Records, 1754-1947, Ancestry.com Acknowledgments

This person was created through the import of PittsPenn_2010-09-21.ged on 22 September 2010

Reference: ancestry.com:

'Francis Page

Born in Norfolk, England on 1633

to Robert Page and Lucy Ward.

Francis married Meribah Smith and had 8 children.

He passed away on 1706 in Hampton, New Hampshire, USA.

Family Members

Parents

Robert Page 1603-1679

Lucy Ward 1605-1665

Spouse(s)

Meribah Smith 1648-1706

Children

Samuel Page 1671-1754

Lucy Page 1666-1705

Susanna Page 1678-1754

Francis Page 1680-1755

Meribah Page 1679-1723

Rebecca Page 1681-1759

Thomas Page 1684-1783

Joseph Page 1686-1743 '