John Page, Sr. was born 1586 in England, United Kingdom to Ricardi Page (1557-1605) and Ann Laine (c1565-) and died 18 December 1676 Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of unspecified causes. He married Phoebe Payne (1594-1677) 5 June 1621 in Lavenham, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom.
Biography
John Page came to New England with the Winthrop Fleet in 1630 according to Savage. He settled in Watertown, MA.
1630 Winthrop Fleet

Arrival of the Winthrop Colony, by William F. Halsall
He was a passenger on the in the Winthrop Fleet in 1630, part of The Great Migration. It was the largest fleet ever assembled to carry Englishmen overseas to a new homeland. It was a well planned and financed expedition comprising eleven ships that carried 700 immigrants from England to the Massachusetts Bay Colony. The group, led by Governor John Winthrop, sailed from April to July of 1630. The fleet landed at Salem. Of the 700 on board, 200 died during the voyage, and 100 returned to England soon after arrival. Some of the 400 remaining settlers stayed in Salem, but many moved on to Boston, Watertown, or other settlements.
Watertown Founders Monument

Watertown Founders Monument
He is listed on Watertown Founders Monument, commemorating the first settlers of Watertown, Massachusetts. The town was first known as Saltonstall Plantation, one of the earliest of the Massachusetts Bay Colony settlements. Founded in early 1630 by a group of settlers led by Richard Saltonstall and George Phillips, it was officially incorporated that same year. The alternate spelling "Waterton" is seen in some early documents.
He was made constable 19 Oct. 1630; admitted freeman 18 May, 1631.
Marriage & Family
His wife was Phebe Payne, sister of William of Ipswich, who came in the Increase from London, 1635, aged 37, with wife Ann, 40, and several children. He removed to Boston, had large estate, and "used it in a public spirit"; died 10 Oct. 1660. His will made 9 Oct. 1670, makes very liberal bequests to his wife, children, grandchildren and to his sister Phebe, "to my sister Page £3 per annum, to her five children, John, Samuel, Elizabeth, Mary and Phebe, £5 each."
Children
Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
Hannah Page (1623-1633) | |||
Phoebe Page (1627-1684) | 1627 England | 1684 Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts | James Cutler (1605-1694) |
Edward Page (1628-1678) | |||
Eliza Page (1628-) | |||
John Page (1629-1711) | |||
Francis Page (1630-) | |||
Samuel Page (1633-1691) | |||
Daniel Page (1634-1634) | |||
Elizabeth Page (1636-1673) | |||
Roger Page (1636-1691) | |||
Robert Page (1638-1639) | |||
Joseph Page (1639-1640) | |||
David Page 91641-1642) | |||
Mary Page (1645-) |
Siblings
See Also
- John Page
- Page in Middlesex County, Massachusetts
- John Page (1586-1676)/Notable descendants
- John Page of Watertown - GENI
References