Susannah Page md Thomas Gleason
Recently, researcher Robert Page and others have been looking for English origins of the oft-mentioned Thomas Page who came early to the Isle of Wight, VA.Of course they were alert for Pages named Thomas.They have been sifting records for Co. Suffolk, England.In the process, they came across the following will:
THOMAS PAGE of Hawstead, yeoman, 13 January 1636/37
Commends soul to God trusting through merits of my sweet saviour Christ Jesus to have commission of sins and consequently inherit the kingdom of heaven prepared for me and all the elect people of God. I give the poor people of Hawstead 20s to be distributed at discretion of my exor.Upon marriage with my new wife Elizabeth I entered into a bond to pay her L11 p.a. for life and another L4 p.a. out of certain lands in Finningham.In addition I now devise to her all the household stuff she brought with her at time of our marriage in lieu of all demands on my estate.I entreat her to becontented with this.I promised Thomas Lock L60 in consideration of marriage with my daughter Mary;I have already paid him L30 and I give him L30 more to be paid within a year of my decease.To son William L10 within a year; and to daughter Susan, wife of Thomas Gleason, L20 within 2 years.To son John the reversion of my two tenements of Finningham after my wife's decease; the possession of them is settled on her for life.To son Joseph, L40 when 21 and in the meantime he is to be brought up at charge of my exor and bound out as an apprentice at his charge.All the rest of my real and personal estate, my legacies and funeral charges being paid, I give to son Thomas and make him sole exec. Legatees have benefit of survivorship.
Wit. George Scarpe, Rebecca Page, Thomas Page.Pr. at Ixworth 11 July 1633 by John Syer to exor.
You may recall that Susanna (Page) Gleason is believed to have had a brother William Page of Watertown.e.g.:
William's will made small bequests to all his kinsmen in N. Eng., mentions his kinsman, Thomas Leason; to his kinsman, William Leason, then living with him, 10 pounds at the age of 22 years.Inventory, Jan. 18, 1664-5, 137 pounds 12.His widow, Anna, married previous to June 22, 1669, Nicholas Wood, of Goggestow, near Meadfield.She afterwards married Edward Winn, of Woburn.
Now, the Will of Winn's widow Anna, dated Sept. 9, 1685, proved Nov. 1, 1686, gave John Coolidge, 5 pounds; Dea. Henry Bright, 5 pounds; brother-in-law, Gleason, 40s.; kinsman, Thomas Gleason, 20s.; wife of Thomas Pratt, 20s., and bequests to her kinsmen, Joseph, John, Philip, Isaac, William, Mary, and Anne Gleason. Thomas Pratt was the spouse of our Susanna (Page) Gleason's daughter Susanna.
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