John Page (1586-1676)

Biography
John Page came to New England with the Winthrop Fleet in 1630 according to Savage. He settled in Watertown, MA.

Watertown Founders Monument
He is listed on Watertown Founders Monument, commemorating the first settlers of Watertown, Massachusetts. The town was first known as Saltonstall Plantation, one of the earliest of the Massachusetts Bay Colony settlements. Founded in early 1630 by a group of settlers led by Richard Saltonstall and George Phillips, it was officially incorporated that same year. The alternate spelling "Waterton" is seen in some early documents.

He was made constable 19 Oct. 1630; admitted freeman 18 May, 1631.

Marriage & Family
His wife was Phebe Payne, sister of William of Ipswich, who came in the Increase from London, 1635, aged 37, with wife Ann, 40, and several children. He removed to Boston, had large estate, and "used it in a public spirit"; died 10 Oct. 1660. His will made 9 Oct. 1670, makes very liberal bequests to his wife, children, grandchildren and to his sister Phebe, "to my sister Page £3 per annum, to her five children, John, Samuel, Elizabeth, Mary and Phebe, £5 each."