The founders; portraits of persons born abroad who came to the colonies in North America before the year 1701, with an introduction, biographical outlines and comments on the portraits . ildren: William, John, Elizabeth, andEdward. His French, Dutch, Latin, and English books,which were kept in his study in the garret, were valued atthree thousand pounds of tobacco. He left, also, twelvepictures, silver plate, and a signet ring. If the hand oftime could be turned back, it would be Interesting to pushaside the garret door to see the Captains study—a pictureor two on the walls; his quill and sign
The founders; portraits of persons born abroad who came to the colonies in North America before the year 1701, with an introduction, biographical outlines and comments on the portraits . ildren: William, John, Elizabeth, andEdward. His French, Dutch, Latin, and English books,which were kept in his study in the garret, were valued atthree thousand pounds of tobacco. He left, also, twelvepictures, silver plate, and a signet ring. If the hand oftime could be turned back, it would be Interesting to pushaside the garret door to see the Captains study—a pictureor two on the walls; his quill and signet ring on the heavytable; and on convenient shelves those much prized vol-umes, possibly a book of romance in French, and a Dutchwork on geography, with alluring copper plates of bluntmerchant ships and naked savages; perhaps a Latin Bible,a work on the military art, and a treatise on English hus-bandry. With books and pictures, the planters home wasfar removed from a wilderness. 187 The portrait is from a photograph of the original,formerly at Norfolk, Virginia, kindly lent by G. AndrewsMoriarty, Esq., of Boston. Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Volume 5, page WILLIAM MOSELEY, 1671 (189) VhouC LIBRARY John Page of Middle Plantation in Yorke Countyin Virginia Esquire, whose fine face depicted by Sir PeterLeiy, In 1660, is familiar to all lovers of our early history,was born in the year 1627 at Bedfont, County Middlesex,England, the son of Francis Page, to whose memory theson, de comitatu Ebor. in Virginia mercatoris, placed aninscription in the Church of St. Mary, beginning: A virtuous life & good old age perfumed the memory ofFrancis Page. About the year 1650, John Page came over to Virginia,settled in Williamsburg, and married Alice Lucken. Hedied, 23 January, 1691/2, if the reading of the weather-worn inscription is correct, and was buried in BrutonChurchyard, under a stone bearing the family arms andin hope of a joyfuU Resurection. The stone is n
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