Mann Page

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Timeline
1725-26
Mann Page I begins construction of the Rosewell mansion.
1730
Mann Page I dies, bequeathing life rights to the mansion and house tract to his widow, Judith.
1737
Judith Carter Page receives a bequest from the estate of her father, Robert Carter, and continues house construction.
1737
Mann Page II inherits his parents' estate and completes the Rosewell mansion.
1765
Mann Page II and family leave Rosewell for Mannfield. Their eldest son, John, moves into Rosewell with his wife, Frances Burwell Page.
1771
John Page begins renovation and redecoration of Rosewell. He becomes a member of the House of Burgesses.
1808
John Page dies and his second wife, Margaret, inherits the 750-acre Rosewell house tract and numerous slaves. She resides in Williamsburg.
1837
Thomas B. Booth buys Rosewell from John Page's executors.
1847
Thomas B. Booth conveys Rosewell to John T. Catlett, his cousin.
1850-51
Catlett takes up residence at Rosewell and enhances the value of the buildings.
1853
John T. Catlett sells Rosewell to Josiah L. Deans.
ca. 1881
Josiah L. Deans dies. Frederick Deans and siblings agree to oversee the care of Rosewell for two years.
1884
Deans siblings subdivide the property and attempt to sell Rosewell.
1888
Philip Nelson Page purchases Rosewell in its entirety but fails to pay for the property and it reverts back to the Deans family.
1904
Ellen Y. Taylor (daughter of Josiah L. Deans) and her husband, Judge Fielding Taylor, are in possession of 247.17 acres of Rosewell, that portion which contains the mansion.
1916 The mansion is gutted by fire.

"The three surviving brothers, MANN, JOHN, and ROBERT, became the heads, respectively, of the three branches of the Page family in Virginia, viz: (1) ROSEWELL, also called the White Pages. (2) NORTH END, or Black Pages. (3) BROADNECK Pages. The latter removed to Clarke County, Va."

From page 66 of the Genealogy of the Page Family in Virginia by Richard Channing Moore Page.

Mann married Alice Grymes on 29 Dec 1741 in Brandon, Middlesex, Virginia, USA. Alice was born on 10 Aug 1724 in Brandon, Middlesex, Virginia, USA; died on 11 Jan 1746 in Rosewell Plantation, Gloucester, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Gov John Page was born on 17 Apr 1743 in Rosewell Plantation, Gloucester, Virginia, USA; died on 11 Oct 1808 in Richmond, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA.
2. Judith Page was born on 24 Feb 1744 in Rosewell Plantation, Gloucester, Virginia, USA; died in 1778 in White Marsh, Gloucester, Virginia, USA.

Notes:

Rosewell Ruins
HISTORIC ROSEWELL ... where the past is a presence. The ruins of one of the finest mansions built in the colonies sit on the banks of the York River in Gloucester County, Virginia. Here, you may see the brickwork and grace of form and scale which have inspired poets and architects since Thomas Jefferson. Begun in 1725, Rosewell was home to the Page family for more than 100 years. John Page, grandson of the builder, attended William and Mary with Jefferson; and it was here that the two young patriots first began to explore what lay ahead for the emerging nation in which they would play such an important role.

Though slightly changed by a later owner and ravaged by time and economic hardships, Rosewell was still regarded as a place of grandeur and importance. Through the lean years following the War Between The States, parties and dances continued in the Great Hall. Finally, in 1916, a tragic fire swept the mansion leaving a magnificent shell which is testament to 18th century craftsmanship and dreams.

What remains are the four chimneys, the east wall with its regal compasshead window complete with carved keystone, the wine cellar, and enough of the walls that one may sense the proportion and scale of this unique structure. The fourth and last family to own Rosewell donated the ruins site to the Gloucester Historical Society in 1979. Since 1995, the Rosewell Foundation has taken on the mission of preserving, studying, and presenting this historic ruin.

http://www.rosewell.org/history.shtml

Mann married Judith Wormeley in Aug 1711 in Christ Church, Middlesex, Virginia, USA. Judith was born on 25 May 1683 in Rosegill Plantation, Middlesex, Virginia, USA; was christened on 7 Jun 1683; died on 6 Dec 1716 in , Middlesex, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: , , , USA
• Married: 10 Jul 1711, Christ Church, Middlesex, Virginia, USA

Notes:

"Mann Page son of Judith & M. Page born the 8th of December, about three of the clock in the morning,1716. On the twelfth day of December (the most unfortunate that ever befel me) about seven of the clock in the morning, the better halft of me, my dearest dear wife was taken from me after she had endured the bitterest pangs of death about thirty hours, with the greatest patience imaginable, and most absolute resignation to the blessed will of God."

Family Data Collection validates mann page was married to judith wormeley and they had a daughter maria judith page

Christ church has a record that judith wormeley is the daughter of Collo Christopr Wormeley and Ffrances Wormeley

Hon married Mary in 1689 in , Gloucester, Virginia, USA. Mary was born on 14 Dec 1672 in Timberneck Plantation, Gloucester, Virginia, USA; died on 27 Mar 1707 in Rosewell Plantation, Gloucester, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]