PART I I recommend expanding to full screen width before reading this LONG message. Francis Page (1595- 13 Oct. 1678) was buried in the chancel of St. Mary the Virgin, the parish church in East Bedfont, Middlesex, Eng. on 16 Oct. 1678, and his brass memorial plaque with inscription was replaced by a stone inscription with coat of arms by his son, Col. John Page a merchant immigrant to Virginia, before Col. John Page died on 21 Jan. 1691/92. The coat of arms on his monumental inscription, that unfortunately was not in color was: Or (?), a fess dancette'e between three martlets, sable (?), bordure of the last. His crest: A demi-horse, per pale, dancette'e, or and sable(?). Col. John Page, arrived in Middle Plantation (now Colonial Williamsburg), Virginia c. 1650, and was the progenitor of many of the Pages who trace their ancestry to the Pages of Virginia. He donated the property used by the Bruton Parish Church in Williamsburg and is buried there. His present-day family association is the Page-Nelson Society, P.O. Box 358, Warrenton, VA 20188-0358. In 1917 Charles Nash Page in his Page Genealogy Chart #1 (and probably in his book, "History & Genealogy of the Page Family from 1257 to the present, with a Brief History & Genealogy of the Allied Families." Nash & Peck, by C.N. Page. 143p., 1911) incorrectly identified a Richard Page, b. 1586 (sic, see * below) of Wembley, Middlesex, Eng. who m.(1) Anne __?__ and m.(2) Frances Mudge as the father of Francis Page, the father of Col. John Page of Virginia. The results of extensive research into the many intermarried and tangled lines of the Pages of the parish of Harrow in county Middlesex, Eng. plus nearby East Bedfont just south of Heathrow Airport disproves the ancestry of Francis Page (d. Oct. 13, 1678) as shown on C.N. Page's chart. This presents the information recently collected about Richard Page, b. c. 1567 in Wembley, Middlesex, Eng. the son of Mr. John Page, Esq. and his wife Audrey Redding/Readlnge of Wembley and later Uxendon, Middlesex, Eng., and identifies another Francis Page who was the son of Mr. Richard and Frances (Mudge) Page, Esq. who were m. at St. Mary Harrow on the Hill on 3 July 1559 [Parish records]. "In 1597 John Page had about 167 acres in (nearby) Kingsbury; mostly in the southeast. His family while retaining possession of the bulk of Coffers until the 18th century, began to break up the estate in the 17th century. Richard Page of Uxendon sold Wakeman's Hill (20 acres) and 20 acres in Hendon to Thomas Marsh of the Hyde in 1632, and another 14 acres in Hendon to Edward Franklin of Willesden (both near Wembley) in 1633." [Ed. J.S. Cockburn and T.F.T. Baker, "History of Middlesex," Vol. V, (Oxford, Eng.: Oxford University Press, 1971), p. 59] The abstract of the will of Mr. Richard Page, Esq. (PROB 11/190 [126 Cambell]) Date: 15 Aug 1638 Testator: Mr. Richard Page of Uxendon, Middlesex, esq. Burial request: in the church of Harrow near the place where his two wives lie buried. Bequests: · Robert Page (his son) and John Smith (his cousin) of Kenton shall convey and assure unto Richard Page (his son) and his heirs all closes, pastures, meadows and wood-grounds called Northends, Northend Mead and Northend Platt, with appurtenances, so as Richard (his son) at the time of such assurance or conveyance to be made do pay or put in good security to pay within 6 months after his death the sum of £100, with interest, to Robert Hodder (his son in law), gent, for payment of which sum he stands in an obligation with Richard (his son) unto Robert Hodder. · He wills and appoints that Robert Page and John Smith shall convey and assure to Francis (his son) and his heirs all that close or pasture called Dagers Feild, one close called Ellions Feild, and one parcel of wood-ground lying in Fryern Grene, containing about 2 acres. · To Robert (his son) and his heirs male, 2 closes called Cockstile Closes and half an acre of land (part of the manor of Tokington adjoining to the said closes in Wembly, and being newly enclosed), on condition that Robert or his heirs within 2 years after his death pay to Francis Hodder (his grandchild) £50, with remainder to Avice Hodder (sister of the said Francis). · If Robert makes default of the said payment, then he appoints that John (his son) or his heirs have the said lands, and take order to pay the £50. · The manor of Wembly commonly called the Dayry Farme is to descend to John (his son) and his heirs. John or his heirs are to pay to Francis (his son) within one year after his decease £100 , and to Henry (his son) within two years after his decease £100, and to Thomas (his son) £400 within two years after his decease, and also to the said Thomas £24 a year for those two years. · To Jane Savage (his grandchild), £20. · To Thomas Scudamore (his grandchild), £20. · To John (his son), all his goods, chattels, plate and household stuff. Executor: John (his son). Published 14 Mar 1638/39. Witnesses: Henry Bening, Eliner Broome. Proved at London, 6 Dec 1642, by John Page, son and executor. Richard Page was m. twice but supposedly had no children by his one wife, both of whom d. before 1638. Because in the length of time between the birth of his children (William, Robert, and Barbara) it would appear that he had at least two surviving children by his first wife! His burial at St. Mary's Harrow on the Hill in 1642 was not found in the parish records, but there appears to be a gap in recorded burials from 1629-1653 during the civil wars! He was a Royalist. He was mentioned as a "Gentleman of Wembley and a brother of Richard Page of Uxenden" in the will of William Page the elder dtd. 10 Aug. 1604. He was the "Richard Page of Uxendon" who was a Governor of Harrow School from 1604-1642, the probable year of his death. He succeeded Richard Edlin of Woodhall, Pinner, who d. in 1604. Mr. Richard and Frances (Mudge) Page, Esq. of Wembley and Uxendon, Middlesex, Eng. had children baptized at St. Mary Harrow on the Hill as follows: i. Robert Page, bp. 4 Apr. 1601 - d. 1668; ii. Sir Richard Page, Knt., bp. 28 Aug. 1603 - d. before 1667. Rev. H. W. R. Elsley Vicar of Tokyngton in his1953 book "Wembley Through the Ages" [Wembley, Middlesex, Eng.: Wembley News Neeld Parade] on page 131, refers to Richard and Audrey (Redding/Readinge) Page's son, Sir Richard Page as being from Uxendon, a Royalist and a captain and promoted to Lt. Col. in 1644, and knighted (on 2 June 1645) by Charles who he accompanied on his journey from York to Oxford during the Civil War. He was a Lt. Col. in the Second Battle of Newbury on 27 Oct. 1644. In May 1645 he was granted an augmentation to his arms of "a canton gules, a lion passant guardant or" from the arms of the King and Crest: "A hand in armour proper issuing out of a ducal coronet or gutte'e de sang" in consideration of his services during the battle at Edgehill (23 Oct. 1642) and other places. This was just before the Battle of Naseby fought on 14 June 1645. Note: This same augmentation on the top dexter side of the this Page family's coat of arms appears in the Old Speech Room, now the art gallery, of the Harrow School in Harrow on the Hill in the colored stained glass coat of arms of "Guilielmus Page, Armiger" (William Page, Gent.). William Page, Gent. was the 12th Page governor of the Harrow School. His colored stained glass window of his coat of arms was installed in the Old Speech Room which was built in 1819/1820 when William Page was a governor. The arms are blazon: "Azure, a fess dancette'e between three Martlets or, on a canton gules a lion passant guardant or." William was obviously inherited the augmentation from a descendant of Sir Richard Page, another Richard Page who d. in 1714. who was also a governor of Harrow school until he died. iii. Mr. Francis Page, bp. 24 Sep. 1607 shown incorrectly as the father of Francis Page of East Bedfont. He was mentioned in his father's will of 1638: "My son Francis - pasyure called Dayers(or Dagers) Field." and one close called Ellions Feild, and one parcel of wood-ground lying in Fryern Grene, containig about 2 acres. His burial is recorded in the parish records of St. Mary's Harrow on the Hill on 13 Mar. 1661 as "Mr. Francis Page of Uxenden." This is NOT the Francis Page, Gent. buried in East Bedfont, Middlesex, on 16 Oct. 1678 who was the father of Matthew and Col. John Page of Virginia, or the Francis Page a Roman catholic priest who was executed in 1692! ["A History of The County of Middlesex" Vol. IV (Oxford University Press, 1971), p. 261].