Rosewell

John Page, the eldest child of the first marriage, and the subject under notice, was born at "Rosewell,"

Virginia and Virginians 1888

John Page, was born in 1659, and died January 9, 1703, at his seat, "Rosewell," in Gloucester county.

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Mann was the only survivor, born in 1691; member of the Council; died January 24, 1730, at "Rosewell," the imposing mansion at which seat, still standing, he completed the year of his death; his tomb is also there.

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Not far from the site of this romantic rescue stands "Rosewell," formerly the estate of Governor Page, a princely edifice, whose materials were all brought over from England in colonial days, and which now stands lonely on a barren hill.

The Great South; A Record of Journeys in Louisiana, Texas, the Indian Territory, Missouri, Arkansas, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, South Carolina, North Carolina, Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, and Maryland 1875

He would inherit "Rosewell," Gloucester County, from his father, and marry first Alice Grymes (1724-1746) in 1743, and in 1748, Ann Corbin Tayloe.

Robert Carter's will, October 16, 1732 1732

[2] Mann Page (1691-1730) of "Rosewell," Gloucester County, married in late July or early August 1718 Judith Carter, RC's fifth child by his wife Judith Armistead.

Robert Carter Diary, 1723 1723

In 1726 he began the house at "Rosewell" but he did not live to complete it.

Robert Carter Diary, 1723 1723

(Greene, The Diary of Colonel Landon Carter of Sabine Hall,1752-1778, 3.) [6] John's sister Judith (1695-c. 1750) who married Mann Page of "Rosewell" in 1718.

Letter from Robert Carter to John Carter, July 13, 1720 1720

[1] RC's daughter Judith (1695-c. 1750) married Mann Page of "Rosewell," Gloucester County.

Letter from Robert Carter to the Clerk of Lancaster County Court, 1718 July 26 1718

She married in 1718 Mann Page of "Rosewell," Gloucester County.

Letter from Robert Carter to Mann Page, October 7, 1718 1718