For those of you interested in the William Byrd PAGE who some think "may have been" the father of the James PAGE who md. Frances REYNOLDS in Bedford Co., VA in 1797---- There were several Wm. Byrd PAGEs of about the same age in VA at the same time. There is a mention of one of these men in THE VIRGINIA GENEALOGIST, Vol. 43, No. 1 (Jan-Mar, 1999): 67-68. This is a Chancery Ct. record in Richmond, VA dated 21 Mar 1821 and involves many names in the estate of William BYRD of "Westover", deceased. Another date of 3 Apr 1821 appears at the end of this long record. This record was merely abstracted in this magazine. It mentions many names and it's too long to quote here, but I will give the PAGE names mentioned: (information in parentheses added by me) John PAGE & wf. Maria H. (she was Maria H. BYRD, dau. of William BYRD, deceased and they lived at "Pagebrook", Clarke Co., VA) William Byrd PAGE & wf. Evelyn, "formerly Evelyn NELSON". William md. 2) Elizabeth Mayo ATKINSON. I have that William B. PAGE and his 1st wf. had three children and he and his 2nd wf. had two more children----none of them were James. I have found three other William Byrd PAGE men in my research. Here they are: Dr. William Byrd PAGE (b. ca. 1753), son of Honorable John PAGE and his wf. Jane BYRD, dau. of Col. William BYRD of "Westover". This Hon. John PAGE was of "North End" (also called the "Black PAGEs"), Gloucester/now Matthews Co., VA. I am not sure that the records that I have are correct for his children, but here are the names of the children that I have for him: Jane Byrd PAGE (b. ca. 1779) - md. Henry W. LOCKET William Byrd PAGE (b. ca. 1781) - md. Lucy SEGAR John Carter PAGE (b. ca. 1782) - md. Miss SEGAR This is the one who is said to have md. a Miss JONES and lived in Richmond, VA. Has anyone determined if this marriage is correct? This William appears to be the one of the Chancery record above????!!!! If so, he did not marry a Miss JONES. William Byrd PAGE (b. ca. 1781) - son of the above man William Byrd PAGE (b. ca. 1768) - md. Anne, d.o. Richard Henry LEE - lived at Fairfield, Frederick/now Clarke Co., VA - this William was a son of Mann PAGE of "Fairfield", Frederick/now Clarke Co.. William Byrd PAGE (b. ca. 1794) - son of the above couple - never md. In addition to the above, I found the following in census and tax records in VA----some may be the same people as above. I'm only listing those of the name found before 1810. There were more after that date, but we are concerned here only with those b. before 1800. CENSUS: Will B. PAGE - 1800 Tax List of the City of Alexandria William B. PAGE - 1810 Census of Petersburg Town (this is an Independent City/Town within Dinwiddie Co.) William B. PAGE - 1810 Census, Frederick Co. - this was most probably one of the ones in Fairfield, Frederick/Clarke Co. later William B. PAGE - 1830 Census of Henrico Co. - he is included here because he was age 40-50 in that census - he was not in the previous censuses of Henrico Co. - he may or may not be the William B. PAGE listed in the 1840 Census in the City of Richmond (which is an Independent City which lies within the boundaries of Henrico Co.) TAX: (only before 1830) William B. PAGE (also listed as William Byrd PAGE) - in Frederick Co. from 1810 onward - could be more than one of this name as "William B. PAGE heirs" is listed in 1813 and more without the "heirs" after that. One of these Williams must be the son of Mann PAGE of "Fairfield" in Frederick/later Clarke Co.. The other one was this Mann PAGE's brother, (Dr.?) William B. PAGE. Both Mann and (Dr.?) William B. PAGE were sons of Honorable John PAGE of "North End", Gloucester Co., VA. William B. PAGE's Est.(ate) listed in Clarke Co. from 1836 through 1841 and not after that Wm. Byrd PAGE listed in Petersburg Town/City in 1809 and 1810 only. Petersburg is right at the juncture of the counties of Prince George, Dinwiddie and Chesterfield. I welcome comments on the above as I may have figured some it out wrong. George....how about you or someone working on that branch of the PAGE families. Can anyone add to, subtract from, correct or argue with any of this? Warmly, Dolores

I found a series of William BYRD Pages in the Col. John Page of Williamsburg, Virginia line of Pages; and the one about 1817 who married about 1840. "William Byrd Page, of Pagebrook, Clarke Co., VA eldest son of John Page, of the same place, and Maria H. Byrd, his wife, was b. there about 1790, and died 1st Sept., 1828, aged about 38 years. He married first, about 1812, at Westover, on James River, Charles City Co., VA. Evelyn Byrd Nelson, daughter of Judge William Nelson (a younger brother of Gov. Thomas Nelson, of Yorktown, VA, and Abby Byrd his wife. One of their children was: "Dr. William Byrd Page, eldest son, born about 1817, removed to Philadelphia, PA. He married about 1840, Celestine, the daughter of Samuel Davis of Louisiana. Children: (1) S. Davis Page, Comptroller of the City of Philadelphia and father of (a) Howard; (b) Ethel; and (c) William Byrd, the champion high jumper of the world; (2) Margaret, married Henry Harrison." [Source: Dr. R.C.M. Page, "Genealogy of the Page Family of Virginia," (Harrisonburg, VA : C.J. Carrier Co., 1972 reprinted from Second Edition, 1893), pp. 145-146]. See also the following website about a William Byrd Page (1803-1861), the son of Charles (1768-1839) and Ann Page of Alexandria, VA who m. Mary Ramsay (1807-c. 1863) the daughter of John R. Ramsay. One of their nine children included a William Byrd Page (1840-1914): <http://www.marshallhall.org/page.html> George W. Page ++++++++++++ At 12:24 PM 7/20/2000 -0700, you wrote: >For those of you interested in the William Byrd PAGE who some think >"may have been" the father of the James PAGE who md. Frances REYNOLDS >in Bedford Co., VA in 1797---- > >There were several Wm. Byrd PAGEs of about the same age in VA at the >same time. There is a mention of one of these men in THE VIRGINIA >GENEALOGIST, Vol. 43, No. 1 (Jan-Mar, 1999): 67-68. > >This is a Chancery Ct. record in Richmond, VA dated 21 Mar 1821 and >involves many names in the estate of William BYRD of "Westover", >deceased. Another date of 3 Apr 1821 appears at the end of this long >record. > >This record was merely abstracted in this magazine. It mentions many >names and it's too long to quote here, but I will give the PAGE names >mentioned: (information in parentheses added by me) > > John PAGE & wf. Maria H. (she was Maria H. BYRD, dau. of > William BYRD, deceased and they lived at "Pagebrook", > Clarke Co., VA) > > William Byrd PAGE & wf. Evelyn, "formerly Evelyn NELSON". > William md. 2) Elizabeth Mayo ATKINSON. I have that > William B. PAGE and his 1st wf. had three > children and > he and his 2nd wf. had two more children----none of > them were James. > >I have found three other William Byrd PAGE men in my research. Here >they are: > > Dr. William Byrd PAGE (b. ca. 1753), son of Honorable John > PAGE and his wf. Jane BYRD, dau. of Col. William > BYRD of > "Westover". This Hon. John PAGE was of "North > End" (also > called the "Black PAGEs"), Gloucester/now > Matthews Co., > VA. I am not sure that the records that I have are > correct for his children, but here are the names > of the > children that I have for him: > Jane Byrd PAGE (b. ca. 1779) - md. Henry > W. LOCKET > William Byrd PAGE (b. ca. 1781) - md. > Lucy SEGAR > John Carter PAGE (b. ca. 1782) - md. Miss > SEGAR > This is the one who is said to have md. a Miss > JONES and > lived in Richmond, VA. Has anyone determined if > this > marriage is correct? This William appears to be > the one > of the Chancery record above????!!!! If so, he > did not > marry a Miss JONES. > > William Byrd PAGE (b. ca. 1781) - son of the above man > > William Byrd PAGE (b. ca. 1768) - md. Anne, d.o. Richard > Henry > LEE - lived at Fairfield, Frederick/now Clarke > Co., VA - > this William was a son of Mann PAGE of "Fairfield", > Frederick/now Clarke Co.. > > William Byrd PAGE (b. ca. 1794) - son of the above couple - > never md. > >In addition to the above, I found the following in census and tax >records in VA----some may be the same people as above. I'm only >listing those of the name found before 1810. There were more after >that date, but we are concerned here only with those b. before 1800. > > CENSUS: > > Will B. PAGE - 1800 Tax List of the City of Alexandria > > William B. PAGE - 1810 Census of Petersburg Town (this is an > Independent City/Town within Dinwiddie Co.) > > William B. PAGE - 1810 Census, Frederick Co. - this was most > probably one of the ones in Fairfield, > Frederick/Clarke > Co. later > > William B. PAGE - 1830 Census of Henrico Co. - he is > included > here because he was age 40-50 in that census - he > was not > in the previous censuses of Henrico Co. - he may > or may > not be the William B. PAGE listed in the 1840 > Census in > the City of Richmond (which is an Independent > City which > lies within the boundaries of Henrico Co.) > > TAX: (only before 1830) > > William B. PAGE (also listed as William Byrd PAGE) - in > Frederick Co. from 1810 onward - could be more > than one > of this name as "William B. PAGE heirs" is listed > in 1813 > and more without the "heirs" after that. > One of these Williams must be the son of Mann PAGE of > "Fairfield" in Frederick/later Clarke Co.. The > other one > was this Mann PAGE's brother, (Dr.?) William B. PAGE. > Both Mann and (Dr.?) William B. PAGE were sons of > Honorable John PAGE of "North End", Gloucester > Co., VA. > > William B. PAGE's Est.(ate) listed in Clarke Co. from 1836 > through 1841 and not after that > > Wm. Byrd PAGE listed in Petersburg Town/City in 1809 and > 1810 > only. Petersburg is right at the juncture of the > counties > of Prince George, Dinwiddie and Chesterfield. > >I welcome comments on the above as I may have figured some it out >wrong. George....how about you or someone working on that branch of >the PAGE families. Can anyone add to, subtract from, correct or argue with >any of this? > >Warmly, Dolores > > >==== PAGE Mailing List ==== >PAGE list website - http://www2.netdoor.com/~cch/lists/PAGE.htm