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Mann Page (1691–1730) Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970|U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970. Louisville, Kentucky: National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. Microfilm, 508 rolls. Volume: 158; SAR Membership Number: 31436
Mann Page was born in 1691, he was the second born child of Matthew Page and Mary Mann, who had seven children. He was born on the banks of the York River at Timberneck Plantation, Gloucester County, Colony of Virginia. This was the family home of Mann's mother, and according to Richard C M Page, the place they probably lived before removing to Rosewell Plantation, also in Gloucester County, in about 1700 (p 51).[1][2]
Mann was mentioned in his grandmothers will (Mary Mann) dated 1704.[citation needed]
Mann Page was educated at Eton College and Oxford University in England, and he was appointed to the Governor's Council of the Virginia Colony shortly after his return to Virginia.[citation needed]
Mann married twice.
He married in 1712, as his first wife, to Judith Wormeley, daughter of Ralph Wormeley and Elizabeth Armistead.[3][1]
She died on 12 December 1716.[1]
Mann Page married in 1718, as his 2nd wife, to Judith Carter, the daughter of Robert "King" Carter.[4][1] (possibly on 26 Jul 1718, Lancaster County, Virginia.[5])
Built the famous colonial mansion "Rosewell".
The building of Rosewell was begun in 1725 by Mann Page. He embarked on construction of Rosewell in 1725, but died five years later before construction was completed.
It was Page's intention to build a home that would rival or exceed the newly completed Governor's Palace in Williamsburg in size and luxury. When Mann Page I died five years into construction on the home, the property passed to his wife Judith.[4] The primary construction materials were brick, marble and mahogany, some of which was imported from England. Architectural historians believe that the 12,000-square-foot (1,100 m2) house, double the size of the Governor's Palace, may have been designed by Mann Page himself. Larger than any home built in colonial Virginia, Rosewell probably owed its design to the London townhouses built to the stricter codes following the Great Fire of London.[5]
Their son Mann Page II saw the unfinished mansion through to completion after the elder Page's early death.[6] By then the Page family was strapped for cash due to the cost of building the great house, and Mann Page II ultimately sold off a significant portion of his vast land holdings to fund its completion.
Like many plantations in the South, Rosewell fell into disrepair following following the Civil War. The rooftop cupolas were removed from the dilapidated mansion and its lead roof was stripped off and sold as was much of its fine interior woodwork. The Rosewell Mansion was destroyed by fire in 1916. Today, a largely undisturbed historic ruin, the site has been the subject of archaeological work which has revealed many artifacts and shed light on some aspects of colonial life and architecture previously unclear.
Mann died on 24 January 1729/30, aged 39 at Rosewell Plantation, Carter's Valley, White Marsh, North End, Matthews, Gloucester, Colony of Virginia.[6][2]
Burial: Abingdon Episcopal Church Cemetery - White Marsh, Gloucester County Virginia, USA [2]
Inscription: "Here lie the remains of the Honourable MANN PAGE Esq. One of His Majesties Council of this Collony of Virginia. Who departed this life the 24th Day of January 1730 In the 40th year of his Age. He was the Only Son of the Honourable MATTHEW PAGE Esq. Who was likewise a member of His Majesties Council. His first wife was JUDITH Daughter of RALPH WORMELEY, Esq. Secretary of Virginia; By whom he had two Sons and a Daughter. He afterwards married JUDITH Daughter of the Honourable ROBERT CARTER Esq. President of Virginia. With whom he lived in the most tender reciprocal affection For twelve years: Leaving by her five Sons and a Daughter. His publick Trust he faithfully Discharged with Candour and Discretion Truth and Justice. Nor was he less eminent in His Private Behaviour For he was A tender Husband and Indulgent Father A gentle Master and a Faithful Friend Being to All Courteous and Benevolent Kind and Affable. This monument was piously erected to his Memory By His mournful Surviving Lady.
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