It is thought that John Page might have sailed from England to America with the group led by Rev. Peter Hobart because John married Mary Marsh who came in that group with her family. However, we have not discovered any records that tell the year John came or the name of the ship on which he sailed.

John was admitted as a "freeman" in Hingham, MA, on 8 October 1640 at the age of 26. John and Mary lived in Hingham until about 1652 with John going back and forth to Haverhill, MA, to help with the settlement of that town using his carpentry skills to good advantage. Finally they moved to Haverhill, MA, where John was made "freeman" and took the oath of allegiance on 9 May 1669.

The church in Hingham, MA, over which Rev. Peter Hobart presided was known as the "Old Ship Church" famous for its construction, the interior beams resembling ship construction.

"We do not know John Page's reason for leaving Hingham. The trend of the period was removal from the coastal areas to the new frontiers inland. However, there was town dissension and controversy in Hingham, 1644-1646 and perhaps longer, over choice of a trained militia company commander (Lt. Eames vs Lt. Allen). Pastor Hobart and nearly a hundred 'rebels' led by him were called before the Massachusetts General court and found at fault after a protracted session. The pastor refused to pay his fine whereupon his fine was increased and he was suspected of having encouraged a 1646 Petition to the Court for the 'abolition of the distinctions which were mainained here, both in civil and church estate.' These 'distinctions' concerned the authority of the magistrates and the liberty of the people. The quarrel was harmful to the town of Hingham and some people moved away; the 'feeling of unity was destroyed but in general the people defended their pastor.'" Theda Page Brigham, Descendants of John Page.

John Page was one of the Hingham, MA signers of a Petition to the General Court in 1645. Whether he removed from Hingham because of the controversy we have no means of knowing.

Haverhill was a frontier settlement full of dangers at the time John Page moved there. The settlement was begun in 1640 by Rev. John Ward and others from Newbury, Mass. The land was purchased from the Indians 15 November 1642, the lands later extended to include a large area.

John and his wife Mary (Marsh) Page had eleven children, the first seven were born in Hingham, MA, the last four were born in Haverhill, MA:

• John, Jr., bpt. 11 July 1641; m. Sarah Davis.
• Onesiphorus, bpt. 20 Nov. 1642; m. (1) Mary Hauxworth; m. (2) Sarah Rowell, widow.
• Benjamin, bpt. 14 July 1644; m. Mary Whittier.
• Mary, bpt. 3 May 1646; m. (1) John Dow; m. (2) Samuel Shepherd, son of William Shepherd.
• Joseph, bpt. 5 March 1647/8; m. (1) Judith Guile; m. (2) Martha Heath.
• Cornelius, bpt. 15 July 1649; m. (1) Martha Clough, daughter of John Clough; m. (2) Mary Marsh, his first cousin, daughter of Onesiphorus Marsh.
• Sarah, bpt. 18 July 1651; m. James Sanders.
• Elizabeth, b. 15 June 1653; d. 3 July 1653.
• Mercy, b. 1 April 1655; m. John Clough, son of John Clough.
• a son, born stillborn 26 Feb. 1657/8.
• Ephraim, b. 27 Feb. 1658/9; d. 22 July 1659.

All of the above children settled in Haverhill, except Onesiphorus, who settled in Salisbury, MA.

Onesiphorus, who was named after his mother's brother, Onesiphorus Marsh, was a weaver by trade, and was a sergeant in the militia. He took the oath of "freeman" and the oath of allegiance at Haverhill, MA on 24 Dec. 1677. Onesiphorus and his wife, Mary, signed the Bradbury petition in 1692, the petition that was circulated and signed by many of the friends of Mary (Perkins) Bradbury in the hopes that the testimony of her good character would influence the outcome of her trial for witchcraft. More information about the trial can be found under the entry for Thomas and Mary Bradbury, and also can be found on the web at the page Mary Bradbury's Trial.

Onesiphorus and his first wife Mary (Hauxworth) Page had nine children, the first six born probably in Haverhill, MA, and the last three born probably in Salisbury, MA:

• Mary, b. 29 Aug. 1665; d. 5 Oct. 1666.
• Mary (again), b. 29 Oct. 1666; d. young.
• Joseph, b. 3 April 1670; m. Sarah Smith.
• Mary (again), b. 18 Nov. 1674; d. young.
• Sarah, b. 7 July 1677.
• Onesiphorus, Jr., b. 10 Feb. 1679; m. (1) Ruth Merrill, daughter of Daniel Merrill; m. (2) Mehitable Dow, widow.
• Cornelius, date of birth unknown, d. in 1683.
• Mary (again), b. 29 Sept. 1686; m. John Darling of Kingston, NH.

Onesiphorus and his second wife Sarah (Morrill) Rowell Page had one child, born in Salisbury, MA:

• John, b. 21 Feb. 1696/7.

Joseph was one of the signers of the Bradbury Petition in 1692 and was a soldier in 1710.

Joseph and his first wife Sarah (Smith) Page had one child:

• Sarah, b. in Salisbury, MA 12 Oct. 1691; died in Brentwood, NH 19 May 1764; m. Zacheus Clough.

Joseph and his second wife Elizabeth Page had seven children, all born in Salisbury, MA:

• Judith, b. 22 Oct. 1692; d. 1695.
• John, b. 17 June 1696.
• Joseph, Jr., b. 3 Sept. 1698.
• Joshua, b. 15 Nov. 1700.
• Benjamin, b. 14 May 1703.
• Mary, b. 26 May 1706; m. Abraham Smith.
• Onesiphorus, b. 18 Sept. 1708.

There is a record of Robert Page, aged thirty-three years, and his wife Lucy Page, aged thrity years, being examined on 11 April 1637, preparatory to leaving England, as "being desirors to passe into New England to Inhabitt." They came with their three children, Margaret, Susanna, Francis, and two servants, William Moulton aged twenty years, and Anne Wadd, aged fifteen years.

They moved to Hampton, NH in 1639 where he was a selectman for six years. He represented the town in the General Court of Massachusetts for two years and was at one time marshal of the old county of Norfolk. He built a sawmill on Taylor's River in 1656. He served on several town committees and was one of the deacons of the church.

Deacon Robert Page and his wife Lucy had eight children:

• Margaret, b. in England about 1629; d. in America 13 July 1699; m. (1) William Moulton; m. (2) 2 Aug. 1671 John Sanborn, son of John Sanborn.
• Susanna, b. in England; died in America, probably at a young age.
• Francis, b. in England about 1633; d. in Hampton, NH 15 Nov. 1706; m. Meribah Smith, daughter of Robert Smith.
• Samuel, bpt. in Salem, MA 1 July 1639.
• Thomas, bpt. in Salem, MA 1 Sept. 1639; d. in Hampton, NH 8 Sept. 1686; m. Mary Hussey, daughter of Christopher Hussey.
• Rebecca, bpt. in Salem, MA 1 Sept. 1639; d. 27 May 1673; m. 15 Oct. 1652 William Marston, son of William Marston.
• Hannah, b. in Hampton, NH about 1641; d. 6 Aug. 1704; m. 17 June 1659 Henry Dow, son of Henry Dow.
• Mary, b. in Hampton, NH about 1644; d. 8 March 1700; m. Samuel Fogg of Hampton, NH.

Francis was a church deacon and he lived on the homestead of his brother-in-law, William Marston. He was a selectman, 1677-1678; a juror, 1678 and 1682; and the moderator, 1689, 1695, 1701, 1703, and 1705. His will, proved 2 December 1706 names his wife and all of his children except Thomas, who had died probably before him.

Deacon Francis Page and his wife Meribah (Smith) Page had eight children, all born in Hampton, NH:

• Samuel, b. 3 March 1671; m. (1) 9 Jan. 1696 Hannah Williams; m. (2) 18 Nov. 1702 Anne Marshall; m. (3) 8 March 1726 Mrs. Mary (Smith) Thomas, daughter of Joseph Smith.
• Lucy, b. 22 Sept. 1672; m. Ichabod Robie, son of Henry Robie.
• Susanna, b. 20 Dec. 1674; m. (1) Benjamin Batchelder, son of Nathaniel Batchelder; m. (2) John Cram, son of Benjamin Cram.
• Francis, b. 14 Dec. 1676; m. Hannah Nudd, daughter of Thomas Nudd.
• Meribah, b. 17 March 1679; m. (1) Josiah Shaw, son of Joseph Shaw; m. (2) Samuel Tilton, son of Daniel Tildon; m. (3) Benjamin Sanborn, son of John Sanborn.
• Rebecca, b. 24 Nov. 1681; m. Samuel Palmer, son of Samuel Palmer.
• Thomas, b. 1684; m. Mary Towle.
• Joseph, b. 25 Nov. 1686; m. Sarah Moulton, daughter of Joseph Moulton.

Samuel and his first wife, Hannah (Williams) Page, had three children, all born in Hampton, NH:

• Hannah, b. 31 Oct. 1696; died young.
• Samuel, b. 3 May 1698; died young.
• Meribah, b. 18 Dec. 1699.

Samuel and his second wife, Anne (Marshall) Page, had thirteen children, all born in Hampton, NH:

• Samuel, Jr., bpt. 3 Oct. 1703; m. Mary Clarke, daughter of Henry Clarke.
• Hannah, bpt. 3 Sept. 1704.
• Prudence, b. 2 Sept. 1706; m. (1) Samuel Hilton; m. (2) John Marston, son of Jonathan Marston; m. (3) Capt. William Branscomb.
• Elizabeth, b. 12 Jan. 1708; m. Isaac Toby.
• Benjamin, b. 6 March 1709; died young.
• Solomon, b. 16 March 1710; m. Dorothy Dunster.
• Jeremiah, bpt. 9 Sept 1711.
• John, bpt. 18 Nov. 1712; m. Lydia Sanborn, daughter of Reuben Sanborn.
• Benjamin, bpt. 21 Nov. 1714; m. Mary Sanborn.
• Stephen, bpt. 22 Jan. 1716; m. (1) Ann Perkins, daughter of James Perkins; m. (2) Mary Burnham.
• Joseph, bpt. 14 April 1717.
• Anna, bpt. 7 Dec. 1718.
• Simon, bpt. 17 March 1723.

We have not been able to find any information which tells how, when, or where Samuel received his commission of Captain. We do not know when this family moved to Kensington. Two sons, Simon and Robert Page, moved from Kensington, NH to Wintrhop, ME in 1783 where they resided and reared their families.

Capt. Samuel, Jr. and his wife Mary (Clarke) Page had nine children, born either in Hampton or Kensington, NH:

• Stephen, b. 1731; m. Mary Bragg.
• Elizabeth, b. 12 Oct. 1733.
• Anne, b. 30 April 1735.
• Mary, b. 12 July 1737.
• Mercy, b. 20 March 1739; m. Jacob Longfellow, son of Jonathan Longfellow.
• Sarah, b. 8 Dec. 1740.
• Enoch, b. 22 Dec. 1742; died young.
• Simon, b. 20 Dec. 1744; m. (1) Elizabeth Clifford; m. (2) Mary Clifford.
• Robert, b. 1747; m. Abigail Brown.

Thomas and his wife, Mary, lived on the Page family homestead in Hampton, NH. The only other note of interest we have been able to find about Thomas was that he served his town as a selectman in 1670. Mary Page, in a Boston obituary, was called, "a gracious gentlewoman."

Thomas and his wife Mary (Hussey) Page had seven children, all born in Hampton, NH:

• Mary, b. 21 March 1664/5; m. Samuel Robie.
• Robert, b. 17 July 1667; died 25 July 1686.
• Christopher, b. 20 Sept. 1670; .m Abigail Tilton, daughter of Daniel Tilton.
• John, b. 15 Nov. 1672; named in a deed given by his mother in 1714 "if he come to these parts to receive it." John lived on Nantucket and Cape May.
• Theodate, b. 8 July 1675; d. 14 Aug. 1676.
• Stephen, b. 14 Aug. 1677; m. Mary Rawlings, daughter of Thomas Rawlings.
• Bethia, b. 23 May 1679; m. John Swett, son of Benjamin Swett.