Rosewell (plantation)
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Rosewell Plantation in Gloucester County, Virginia, was for more than 100 years the home of a branch of the Page family, one of the First Families of Virginia. Begun in 1725, the Flemish bond brick Ro
Ruins of Rosewell.
Rosewell at some point before 1916
Portrait of Mann Page II of Rosewell, father of Mann Page III
John Page was an American planter, military officer and politician. He served as an officer in the American Revolutionary War, before being elected to the U.S. Congress and later as the 13th governor
Rosewell (plantation)
…blacksmithing, woodworking, and butchering at the plantation. They raised all the vegetables and produce for the owners and often some for themselves. John Page (1743–1808) became a politician, being elected and serving as Governor of Virginia. A grandson of Mann Page (I) and son of Mann Page II, he had grown…
John Page Rosewell Gloucester County Virginia
Governor John Page House, Williamsburg
Broadside, order by John Page, president of the council, ordering state militia to be trained and prepared for battle, August 20, 1776
Remains of Page's Plantation, Rosewell, burned in 1916