William Page, of Watertown

Anna or Hannah was the widow of William Page of Watertown who died Dec. 9, 1664. On Nov. 16, 1665 widow Hannah Page made a marriage contract with Nicholas Wood of Boggestow with John Coolidge Sr. and Henry Bright as trustees of her property. She married 3rd to Edward Winn.

Origins

Note images of the will pages and how they were obtained can be find on this link The images were found at the Family History Library on film 97,087, for "Registered wills, v. 53 Gael 1636-1638." will of Thomas Page of Hawstead on pages 146 and 147 (there are two leafs for each page). These wills were recorded from 1636-1638.

Thomas Page of Hawstead, yeoman, 13 January 1636/37

Commends soul to God trusting through merits of my sweet saviour Christ Jesus to have commission of sins and consequently inherit the kingdom of heaven prepared for me and all the elect people of God. I give the poor people of Hawstead 20s to be distributed at discretion of my exor. Upon marriage with my new wife Elizabeth I entered into a bond to pay her L11 p.a. for life and another L4 p.a. out of certain lands in Finningham. In addition I now devise to her all the household stuff she brought with her at time of our marriage in lieu of all demands on my estate. I entreat her to be contented with this. I promised Thomas Lock L60 in consideration of marriage with my daughter Mary; I have already paid him L30 and I give him L30 more to be paid within a year of my decease. To son William L10 within a year; and to daughter Susan, wife of Thomas Gleason, L20 within 2 years. To son John the reversion of my two tenements of Finningham after my wife's decease; the possession of them is settled on her for life. To son Joseph, L40 when 21 and in the meantime he is to be brought up at charge of my exor and bound out as an apprentice at his charge. All the rest of my real and personal estate, my legacies and funeral charges being paid, I give to my son Thomas and make him sole exec. Legatees have benefit of survivorship. Wit. George Scarpe, Rebecca Page, Thomas Page. Pr. at Ixworth 11 July 1633 by John Syer to exor

Note:

"You may recall that Susanna (Page) Gleason is believed to have had a brother William Page of Watertown. e.g.: William's will made small bequests to all his kinsmen in N. Eng., mentions his kinsman, Thomas Leason; to his kinsman, William Leason, then living with him, 10 pounds at the age of 22 years. Inventory, Jan. 18, 1664-5, 137 pounds 12. His widow, Anna, married previous to June 22, 1669, Nicholas Wood, of Goggestow, near Meadfield. She afterwards married Edward Winn, of Woburn.

"Now, the Will of Winn's widow Anna, dated Sept. 9, 1685, proved Nov. 1, 1686, gave John Coolidge, 5 pounds; Dea. Henry Bright, 5 pounds; brother-in-law, Gleason, 40s.; kinsman, Thomas Gleason, 20s.; wife of Thomas Pratt, 20s., and bequests to her kinsmen, Joseph, John, Philip, Isaac, William, Mary, and Anne Gleason. Thomas Pratt was the spouse of our Susanna (Page) Gleason's daughter Susanna."

References

• Reference: Ancestry Genealogy - SmartCopy: Jul 28 2018, 16:08:10 UTC
• Judith Gleason Claassen. The Origin of Thomas Gleason of Watertown and Cambridge, Massachusetts. New England Historic and Genealogical Register (NEHGR). 168. January 2014. Pages 5 - 15
• Wills of the Archdeaconry of Sudbury 1636-1638, Nesta Evans, Suffolk Records Society
• WikiTree contributors, "William Page (-aft.1664)," WikiTree: The Free Family Tree, (https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Page-7464 : accessed 26 March 2024). cites
  • 1664 Will of William Page of Watertown, Massachusetts Bay Colony
  • 1686 Will & Inventory of the Estate of Anna [Babcock Page Wood] Winn widow of William Page of Watertown, Massachusetts Bay Colony