Hi. Not sure I can be of much help but thought I'd see if this gives you any clues to go on. I've been tracing a Page line from Lunenburg, MA who went to Lancaster, NH in 1763-68 to become grantees in settling the town, which is just across the Connecticut River from Lunenburg, VT. My husband and I visited both towns in October of this year and found out from the Lancaster town historian, H. Faith Kent, that Nathaniel Page, Joseph Page, David Page, William Page were original grantees in 1763 of Lancaster. (Also recorded in the book, History of Lancaster NH by Rev. A.N. Somers, published in 1899 which was her source.) There is a recorded genealogy of David Page and I have been tracing Nathaniel, who is my ancestor. Nathaniel's children were 2 Nathaniels (one died infant the other at age 21) Marcy, Abner, (b 31, Mar 1740), John (b. 16 July 1741--may have been the John Page of the Lancaster grantees), Aaron (b. 13 January, 1745) , Samuel (b. 16 July 1747), Sibil, Rachel, Prudence, Reuben (b. 3 February 1753) and Caleb (b. 11 May 1756.) The fifth son of Nathaniel, Moses Page, had all his 15 children while in Lancaster, according to town clerk records, which I saw handwritten in a book in the clerk's office. Among those were Jeremiah, Moses, Priscilla, Asa, Michael Bradford (my line), Lucy, John Anderson., Hannah, Orsamus (died at 14, youngest NH soldier to die in the Rev. War) Lydia, Nathaniel, Artemas, Stephen, Thomas Peverly, and Roswell. They were all born 1777 to 1811 and would have been contemporaries of an Abigail Page, 1805 who might have been born in that area (Vt. only a stone's throw away)(I walked across the bridge--it's a small river) as would have been the children of all of Moses' brothers and all the other original Lancaster Pages descendants (Joseph, David and William). In 1815, these all these Pages seemed to have left Lancaster and most went to the Genessee River Valley in NY. John A. (Anderson) Page, settled for a time in Vermont and then went to Quebec. Michael Bradford Page was an early settler of Cherry Creek, Chautauqua Co., NY. This is the other town you mentioned in your query. His brother Orsamus was with him in this area and others may have been also. I believe his father, Moses, came to Chautauqua Co. also. I have not traced all these brothers of Moses and their lines, but it stands to reason that one of them could have been the father of Abigail whom you seek and that Abigail arrived there with the group in about 1820. There is a town historian in Cherry Creek, Chautuaqua Co., with whom I had the pleasure of visiting in October also. Her name is Joyce Chase. There is supposedly a Page family left in this small town, but couldn't stay long enough to discover if they are related. The Chautauqua county seat is Maysville, NY. I have addresses for these town historians and the County Courthouse should you need them. Let me know if I can help you further. Best of luck, Carolyn Page Strafford

The Page line described below is descended from the 1630 immigrant John Page (d. Watertown, MA in 1676) who m. Phoebe Paine. My best source is the Charles Nash Page, Chart #2, of the Page Family (Pt. Loma, CA, 1917). The line of descent is as follows: John & Phoebe (Payne) Page; (Much has already been written about them and their ancestry); John & Faith (Dunster) Page; (Much has already been written about them and their ancestry); Samuel Page (b. Groton, June 4, 1672 d. Lunenberg. MA Sep. 7, 1747 who m. (1) Sarah Lawrence, m.(2) Martha __?__ who d. Sep. 22, 1746, m.(3) Sarah Holland Parce (Their descendants are shown on the chart); Nathaniel Page, b. Sep. 4, 1702 in SC, Lt. in French & Indian War, Lived Lunenberg, m. Dec 23, 1733 Mercy Goule , d. Rindge c. Aug. 26, 1771; Their descendants are shown on the chart as: i. Nathaniel Page, b. Lunenberg, Feb. 7, 1745; ii. Nathaniel Page, b. Sep. 15, 1738; iii. John Page, b. Lunenberg, July 16, 1751 (His descendants are shown on the chart); iv. Moses Page, b. Apr. 5, 1743; v. Aaron Page, b. July 13, 1744 - d. May 28 1746; vi. Samuel Page, b. July 26, 1747; m. Marty Towne, d. Rutland, VT 1800 (Their descendants are shown on the chart); vii. Reuben Page, b. Lunenberg, Feb. 3, 17654, m. Jan. 29, 1784 Betsey Stevens, In Rev. War, d. Aug. 2, 1843 (Their descendants are shown on the chart); viii. Caleb Page, b. May 11, 1756, In Rev. War, plus four daughters. Hope this helps some of you. George W.Page ++++++ At 08:33 PM 11/11/2000 -0500, [email protected] wrote: >Hi. > Not sure I can be of much help but thought I'd see if this gives you any >clues to go on. I've been tracing a Page line from Lunenburg, MA who went to >Lancaster, NH in 1763-68 to become grantees in settling the town, which is >just across the Connecticut River from Lunenburg, VT. My husband and I >visited both towns in October of this year and found out from the Lancaster >town historian, H. Faith Kent, that Nathaniel Page, Joseph Page, David Page, >William Page were original grantees in 1763 of Lancaster. (Also recorded in >the book, History of Lancaster NH by Rev. A.N. Somers, published in 1899 >which was her source.) > >There is a recorded genealogy of David Page and I have been tracing >Nathaniel, who is my ancestor. > Nathaniel's children were 2 Nathaniels (one died infant the other at age >21) Marcy, Abner, (b 31, Mar 1740), John (b. 16 July 1741--may have been the >John Page of the Lancaster grantees), Aaron (b. 13 January, 1745) , Samuel >(b. 16 July 1747), Sibil, Rachel, Prudence, Reuben (b. 3 February 1753) and >Caleb (b. 11 May 1756.) > The fifth son of Nathaniel, Moses Page, had all his 15 children while in >Lancaster, according to town clerk records, which I saw handwritten in a book >in the clerk's office. Among those were Jeremiah, Moses, Priscilla, Asa, >Michael Bradford (my line), Lucy, John Anderson., Hannah, Orsamus (died at >14, youngest NH soldier to die in the Rev. War) Lydia, Nathaniel, Artemas, >Stephen, Thomas Peverly, and Roswell. They were all born 1777 to 1811 and >would have been contemporaries of an Abigail Page, 1805 who might have been >born in that area (Vt. only a stone's throw away)(I walked across the >bridge--it's a small river) as would have been the children of all of Moses' >brothers and all the other original Lancaster Pages descendants (Joseph, >David and William). > > In 1815, these all these Pages seemed to have left Lancaster and most went >to the Genessee River Valley in NY. John A. (Anderson) Page, settled for a >time in Vermont and then went to Quebec. Michael Bradford Page was an early >settler of Cherry Creek, Chautauqua Co., NY. This is the other town you >mentioned in your query. His brother Orsamus was with him in this area and >others may have been also. I believe his father, Moses, came to Chautauqua >Co. also. I have not traced all these brothers of Moses and their lines, >but it stands to reason that one of them could have been the father of >Abigail whom you seek and that Abigail arrived there with the group in about >1820. > > There is a town historian in Cherry Creek, Chautuaqua Co., with whom I had >the pleasure of visiting in October also. Her name is Joyce Chase. There is >supposedly a Page family left in this small town, but couldn't stay long >enough to discover if they are related. The Chautauqua county seat is >Maysville, NY. I have addresses for these town historians and the County >Courthouse should you need them. > > Let me know if I can help you further. Best of luck, > Carolyn Page Strafford > > >==== PAGE Mailing List ==== >PAGE list website - http://www2.netdoor.com/~cch/lists/PAGE.htm