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(VII) Arvin Rice, son of Arvin Rice, was born in Hannibal, New York, March 23, 1845. He was educated in the common schools, and Falley Seminary, Fulton. He is a prominent lawyer and banker, serving as president of the Fulton Savings Bank, of Fulton, since Janu- ary, 1903. He was supervisor of town of Vol- ney, Oswego county, 1879 to 1882, and 1884 to 1886. He is a Republican in politics, a Pres- byterian in religion, and has been elder in the church since 1876.
He married ( first ), August 5, 1868, Eliza- beth Giddings, died October 17, 1869 ; married (second), at Fulton, New York, October 16, 1873, Fannie S. Howe. Children: Cornelia Howe, Anna Virena, Arvin Lewis, George Benjamin.
The surname Bradford is BRADFORD derived from the name of a place, Broadford, or Brad- onford. There are two very ancient towns of
this name, one in Wiltshire, England, and one in Yorkshire, near Leeds. Near the latter was the home of the ancestors of the American family. This family dates back in England, doubtless, to the beginning of surnames, in the eleventh or twelfth centuries. One of the first martyrs burned at the stake during the reign of Bloody Mary was John Bradford, prebend of St. Paul and a celebrated preacher. He was born in Manchester, Lancashire, 1510, and was executed July 1, 1555. He was a friend of Rogers, Saunders, Latimer, Cranmer and Rid- ley, who also died at the stake about the same time. The Bradford coat-of-arms is: Argent, on a fesse, sable, three stags' heads erased, or. Right Rev. Father in God, Samuel Bradford, lord bishop of Rochester and dean of West- minster, bore these arms, as well as those of his Episcopal See.
The ancestry of Governor William Brad- ford has not been traced beyond his grand- father, mentioned below, though it is known that the family is ancient.
(I) William Bradford, grandfather of Gov- ernor William Bradford, lived at Austerfield (Osterfeklt), county Nottingham, England, and, in 1575, he and John Hanson were the only subsidiaries located there. Bradford was taxed twenty shillings on land: Hanson the same amount on goods. His grandson, Will- iam (governor), lived with him after the death of William, his son. The date of his burial, at Austerfield, was January 10, 1595-96. Chil- dren : 1. William, mentioned below. 2. Thomas, had a daughter Margaret, baptized March 9, 1578, at Austerfield. 3. Robert, baptized at Austerfield, June 25, 1561 ; married, January 31, 1585, Alice Waingate. Robert was the only subsidiary at Austerfield; his will was dated April 15, 1599, and he was buried April 23. following; children: Robert, Mary, Elizabeth and Margaret. 4. Elizabeth, baptized July 15, 1570: married, January 20, 1595.
(II) William (2), son of William ( 1) Brad- ford, was born at Austerfield, probably about 1550, and died when yet a young man, July 15, 1501. He married Alice, daughter of John Hanson. Children, born at Austerfield: 1. Margaret, baptized March 8, 1585, died young. 2. Alice, baptized October 30, 1587. 3. Gov- ernor William, mentioned below.
(III) Governor William (3) Bradford, son of William (2) Bradford, was born in Eng- land, and baptized at Austerfield, March 19, 1500. After his father's death he lived first
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with his grandfather, but, on the latter's deatlı, William went to live with his uncle, Robert Bradford, who lived in Scrooby, five miles from Austerfield, near the estate of the Brew- sters, in county Nottingham. He joined the church where Rev. Richard Clifton and Rev. John Robinson preached, and soon became one of the leading "separatists." His early educa- tional advantages were limited, but by diligent study he became very proficient in Dutch, Latin, French and Greek, and also devoted himself to the study of Hebrew, that he might read the Bible in its original form. He went with the company which migrated to Holland, and was a most influential power among them. On his coming of age he received considerable property from his father's estate, but did not succeed him in his commercial undertakings. He learned the art of "fustian or frieze weav- ing." On November 15, 1613 he was affianced to Dorothea May, from Wisbeach, Cambridge, England. The banns were published in Ley- den, and they were married in Amsterdam, Holland, December 9, 1613. His age is given as twenty-three, hers as sixteen. They em- barked for England, July 22, 1620, and, after many trials, sailed from Plymouth, England. September 6, 1620, in the ship "Mayflower." reaching Cape Cod harbor the November, fol- lowing. While they were at anchor, Dorothea fell overboard and was drowned. Soon after the death of Governor Carver, William Brad- ford was elected governor of the colony, which position he held by annual election until his death, with the exception of the years 1633- 34-36-38-44. He took a prominent part in all the councils which were held at his house, and in all civic, political and military affairs. From his house, at the foot of Burial Hill, each Sun- day morning, the company of people who as- sembled there marched up to the fort at its top, where religious services were held. The history of the times which he left gives a cor- rect and valuable picture of the events of that day. He married (second) Mrs. Alice (Car- penter) Southworth, widow of Edward South- worth, and daughter of Alexander Carpenter, of Wrentham, England. She died March 26, 1670; he died May 9, 1657. Child of first wife: John, of Duxbury, 1615; married Mar- tha Bourne: died in Norwich, Connecticut, 1678, s. p. Children of second wife: 1. Will- iam, mentioned below. 2. Mercy, married Benjamin or Joseph Vermayes. 3. Joseph, born 1630; married, May 25, 1664. Joel Ho-
bart, daughter of Rev. Peter Hobart, first min- ister of Hingham; died July 10, 1716.
(IV) Major William (4) Bradford, son of Governor William (3) Bradford, was born June 16, 1624, in Plymouth, Massachusetts, died. there, February 20, 1703. He removed to Kingston, Massachusetts. He was assist- ant treasurer and deputy governor of Plym- outh from 1682 to 1686, and from 1689 to 1691, and, in the latter year, one of the council of Massachusetts, under Governor Andros. He was also the chief military officer of Plymouth Colony. His will is dated January 29, 1703. He married ( first) Alice Richards, who died at Plymouth, December 12, 1671, daughter of Thomas and Wealthy Richards, of Weymouth, Massachusetts. He married ( second) Widow Wiswell. He married (third) Mrs. Mary Holmes, who died June 6, 1714-15, widow of Rev. John Holmes, of Duxbury, and daughter of John Atwood, of Plymouth. Children of first wife: 1. John, born February 20, 1653. 2. William, March 11, 1655, died 1687; mar- ried Rebecca Bartlett. 3. Thomas, of Norwich. 4. Alice, married Rev. William Adams and Major James Fitch. 5. Hannah, married, No- vember 28, 1683, Joshua Ripley. 6. Mercy. married Samuel Steel. 7. Melatiah, married John Steel. 8. Samuel, mentioned below. 9. Mary, married William Hunt. 10. Sarah, mar- ried Kenelm Baker. Child of second wife: 11. Joseph, of Norwich. Children of third wife: 12. Israel, married Sarah Bartlett, of Duxbury. 13. Ephraim, married, February 13, 1710, Eliz- abeth Bartlett. 14. David, married, 1714. Eliz- abeth Finney, died March 16, 1730. 15. Heze- kiah, married Mary Chandler, of Duxbury.
(\') Samuel, son of Major William (4) Bradford, was born in 1668, and was of Dux- bury as early as 1700, when he was first chosen juryman. He was constable, 1701 ; selectman. 1703, and, in 1710, was one of three men ap- pointed to divide the common lands. He had a grant of land adjoining his house lot, in 1713. and lived about a third of a mile nortbeast from the mouth of Island creek. He is called lieutenant in records. He married, Julv. 1689. Hannah, daughter of John and Elizabeth Rogers, of Duxbury. Children: 1. Hannah, born February 14, 1689-90; married Nathaniel Gilbert, of Taunton. 2. Gershom, December 21. 1691 : married Priscilla, daughter of Rev Ichabod Wiswall, of Duxbury. 3. Perez, De- cember 28, 1694; married Abigail Belch. 4. Elizabeth, December 15, 1696; married Will-
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iam Whiting, of Hartford. 5. Jerusha, March 10, 1699; married Rev. Ebenezer Gay, of Hingham. 6. Welthea, May 15, 1702; mar- ried - Lane, of Hingham. 7. Gamaliel, mentioned below.
(VI) Gamaliel, son of Samuel Bradford, was born May 18, 1704, died 1778. He was known as the Hon. Gamaliel Bradford, and held several important public positions, judge of the county court, member of the council of Massachusetts. He married, August 30, 1727, Abigail Bartlett, of Duxbury, who died Au- gust 30, 1776. Children : 1. Abigail, born Sep- tember 24. 1728: married Captain Wait Wads- worth, of Duxbury, December 15, 1748. 2. Samuel, January 2. 1730; revolutionary sol- dier ; married Grace Ring, of Kingston, No- vember 1, 1749. 3. Gamaliel, September 2, 1731 ; married (first) Sarah Alden, of Dux- bury, (second) Mary Cooper ; he was colonel in the revolution; died January, 1806-07. 4. Seth, September 14, 1733: married Lydia, daughter of Jedediah Southworth, of Duxbury, February 7, 1760. 5. Paybody, March 8, 1735; soldier in the revolution ; married Welthea De- lano, of Kingston, 1760. 6. Deborah, August 17. 1738 : married Captain Melzer Adams, of Kingston. 7. Hannah. July 30, 1740: married Joshua Stanford. of Duxbury, November 13. 1774. 8. Ruth. July 5. 1743: married Elijah Sampson, of Duxbury, September 3. 1761 ; died 1812. 9. Peter, mentioned below. 10. Andrew, twin of Peter, June 2, 1745; soldier in the revolution : married Mary Turner, of Pembroke: died January 1. 1836.
(VII) Peter, son of Gamaliel Bradford. was born June 2. 1745. He married Abigail Loring, of Pembroke. Among their children was Paul P., mentioned below.
(VIII) Paul P., son of Peter Bradford, was born July 14, 1795, died October 2, 1865. He settled, with his family, in 1832, in Oswego county, New York. Ile married Rhoda Bab- cock. Children : Benjamin, Harriet, Dudley, Alexander, Jesse, Abbey.
(IX) Alexander, son of Paul P. Bradford, was born in Rhode Island, November 25, 1829 ; died March 1, 1897. He was three years old when the family came to Oswego county, New York. lle was educated in the public schools of Oswego county, and followed farming for many years, at Volney, New York. He was interested in public affairs, and served the town of Volney as assessor and two terms as highway commissioner. In 1886 he removed
to Fulton, New York. He was trustee of the incorporated village of Fulton and street com- missioner several years. He was one of the charter members of Volney Grange, Patrons of Husbandry, and a faithful member of the Methodist Episcopal church. In politics he was a Republican. He married. February 10, 1854, Catharine Sears, born August 30, 1833, daughter of Z. P. Sears, descendant of Rich- ard Sears, one of the pioneers of Cape Cod. Children: 1. Charles P., born November 13. 1857. 2. Hattie A., May 3, 1858, died July 29, 1884. 3. Catharine M., April 23, 1862. 4. Ira A., April 1, 1864. 5. William Jesse, men- tioned below.
(X) William Jesse, son of Alexander Brad- ford, was born in Ingalls Corners, Oswego county, New York, January. 11, 1870. He was educated in the public schools and the Fulton high school. He then engaged in the sand and gravel business, and has built up a prosperous trade as a general contractor. He has invested considerably in real estate in Fulton. In poli- tics he is a Republican. He is a member of the Fulton Methodist Episcopal church. He married, January 21, 1891, Carrie Bertha Por- ter, born in Fulton, daughter of John and Susanna Porter, of Fulton. Children : Nettie Susanna, born December, 1891 : Leonard, June 1. 1897.
William Moody, immigrant an- MOODY cestor of this family, was born in Wales, England, and came from Ipswich, Suffolk county, Wales, and lo- cated in Newbury, Massachusetts. He was of Welch ancestry, and a saddler by trade, com- ing to New England in 1634. He was admit- ted as a freeman, May 6, 1635, and was one of the first settlers of the town of Newbury. His descendants have been among the most promi- nent men of that town and vicinity to the pres- ent time. He had a ninety-two grant from the town. According to tradition he was the first to shoe oxen. He died October 25. 1673. His widow, Sarah, died January 13, 1672-73. Children : Samuel, born in Wales, about 1630; Rev. Joshua, about 1632: Caleb. The Rev. Joshua was educated in Newbury, and was a graduate of Harvard College in 1653. He was a minister in the Congregational church at Portsmouth, New Hampshire, in 1658. Be- cause of his refusal to administer the sacra- ment to two strangers, to him unknown, he was thrown into prison by order of Governor
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Crawford, where he remained thirteen weeks, when through the influence of friends he was released, and went to the "old Church" in Bos- ton, where he preached until 1692. He had a son Samuel, who was a graduate of Harvard, and a renowned preacher, who had five sons, three of whom were ministers.
(I) David Moody was a descendant of Will- iam Moody, who immigrated from Wales, and is said to have been a son of Joshua Moody, a descendant of William, and born in Essex county, Massachusetts, May 4, 1778. He mar- ried Gemima Bean, and removed to New Hampshire, and from thence to Vermont, and from there to Union, Broome county, New York, in 1812. He purchased a farm on Bean Hill, and followed farming during his life. Children: 1. Nehemiah, born in Vermont, in 1800; married Nancy Rockwell, at Union, had a son Elisha, and several other children; re- moved to Mckean county, Pennsylvania, with his family. 2. Stephen, born in Vermont. in 1801; settled in Cortland, New York; mar- ried Charlotte -; had three sons : Bur- dette, Frank and Gideon. 3. Zebina, born 1804; removed to Michigan, and had several children. 4. Gemima, who married Josiah Caf- ferty, and left three children: Charles M., Milton T. and Albertine. Charles M. had two sons, Lute D. and Lee M. Cafferty ; Albertine left no children, and Milton T. left one daugh- ter, Emma Cafferty. 5. Hannah. 6. Sally. 7. Abbie, each of whom were married, but left no descendants. 8. Charles, see forward. 9. John, born at Union, in 1818; was an attorney and resided in New York; married (first) Elizabeth Steele, and had one daughter, Jennie, who married Frederick Goeller, and has sev- eral children. His first wife died 1870, and he married ( second) Margaret Goeller, by whom he had two sons, John and Milo, who reside in New York.
(II) Charles, son of David Moody, was born April 8, 1808, in Vermont, and he re- moved, in 1812, with his father to Union, New York. He received a common school educa- tion, and, for a number of years, was engaged in farming and lumbering at Union, New York, where he married, January 1, 1838, Amanda, daughter of George Keeler, who came from Connecticut, and Elizabeth (Smith) Keeler, who came from Dutchess county, New York, who had several other children. Charles Moody and his wife removed from Union, New York, to Spencer, New York, in 1862,
where he engaged in farming, and resided until his death, in 1891. He was a long time member of the Methodist Episcopal church, and one of its officers, and one of the principal persons who had charge of the erection of the first Methodist Episcopal church in the village of Union, causing the same to be built. Chil- dren, all born at Union, New York: 1. Edwin C., see forward. 2. Harriet A., married Mar- shall Sweetlove, and has no living children. 3. William H., born May 20, 1848; married Ella Sullivan, and they had three children : L. Dwight, born 1874, died June, 1910; Fred C., born 1876, died 1888; Raymond, born 1885. an attorney at law, and resides in Brooklyn. 4. Charles E., born February 22, 1850; mar- ried Dean Hutchins, and resides at Sayer, Pennsylvania ; has three living children, Mau- rice, May and Floyd. 5. Julia K., born Sep- tember, 1855 ; married Rev. Isaac B. Wilson, has one daughter, Ruth. They reside at Spen- cer, New York.
(III) Edwin C., son of Charles Moody, was born in Union, New York, November 4, 1838. He was educated at the public schools, and at an academy at Union, New York. He began the study of law in 1858, in the office of his uncle, John Moody, in the city of New York, and attended the New York University Law School, where he was graduated in April, 1861, and the degree of LL. B. was conferred upon him by the university, and he was admitted in the supreme court in New York, in May, 1861, as an attorney and counselor. It was in the midst of the civil war, and he opened a law office in the village of Union, New York, and commenced the practice of law at that place, in July, 1861. He was engaged in the enlisting of men for the service, and as deputy provost marshall in the enrollment of men preparatory to a draft. During the winters of 1861-62-63 he taught school at Union. He was town clerk of Union in 1865-66, and supervisor of the town of Union for eight years after 1866, chairman of the board of supervisors in the years 1870-74-75 ; in 1877 he was a member of assembly from Broome county. Removed from Union to Binghamton in 1877, and, from 1861 to the present time, engaged in practicing law in Broome county general business, and was county attorney from August, 1907, to January, 1910. In politics he is a Republican. He is a member of the Calumet Lodge, Odd Fellows, and of the Binghamton Club.
He married (first), November 26. 1862.
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Helen D., born July 16, 1840, daughter of Ste- phen and Maria ( Powers ) Wheeler. She died in June, 1879, and he married (second), at Canastota, New York, August 12, 1885, Sadie A., daughter of Andrew and Elizabeth Clow. Children of first wife: 1. Edith S., born Octo- ber 1, 1866; married Rev. E. F. Hallenbeck ; children : Wilbur C. and Margaret. 2. Carrie, born 1867, married Henry S. Waldron, and had Helen and Gladys Waldron. 4. Edwin H., born May 3, 1879, graduate of Hamilton College, afterwards from New York Law School, 1902; admitted as an attorney and counselor at law in supreme court, 1905 ; now in partnership with his father. Child of sec- ond wife : 5. Mildred E., born March 29, 1895.
ALEXANDER John Alexander was an early settler at Cambridge, Massachusetts, and was active in the movement to have the town of Newton set off and incorporated. Ile died at Newton, December 1, 1696. He appears to have been in New Hampshire in 1686, and in Groton, Massachusetts, in 1691. He married Beatrice Three children are recorded in the Newton printed records: Martha, born July 16, 1668; Deliverance, January 5, 1671 ; Elizabeth.
(II) Joseph Alexander, believed to be son of John Alexander, was at Mendon as early as 1736. A deed recorded at Worcester shows that John Alexander, of Worcester, bought land at Mendon, April 23, 1736, and was then of Mendon, as shown by Deed Book 33, P. 367. Worcester records. Joseph died intestate, at Mendon, in 1753. His inventory was dated May 5, 1753, and his widow Sarah was ap- pointed administratrix, May 10, 1754. Their son William was born in 1745, as shown by the nomination of his mother as his guardian, on October 27, 1762, when he was seventeen years of age. There were doubtless other chil- dren.
(III) William, son of Joseph Alexander, was born at Mendon, in 1745. He settled in the adjacent town of Upton, Worcester coun- ty, Massachusetts, and died there. February 19, 1817. His will was dated March 13, 1813, bequeathing to wife Sarah and children- Eze- kiel, William, Daniel (mentioned below), Jo- seph and Leonard. William married, October 9, 1804, Anna Campbell, of Worcester ; child, Eliza, born at Shrewsbury, June 30, 1807. Ezekiel lived at Upton, where he died August
15, 1840, aged sixty years ; married, about 1803, Thirza Wheelock, of Mendon ( intentions March 15, 1803), and she died November 15, 1840, aged sixty. Leonard married (intentions dated March 9, 1809) Sarah Rhodes.
(IV) Daniel, son of William Alexander, was born at Mendon or Upton, about 1775. He is said to have lived at Cambridge and Wor- cester, Massachusetts, and, when a young boy, was doubtless educated and brought up in Upton. About 1817 he came to New York state, after a short sojourn in Vermont, and his brothers, William, Leonard and Joseph, came to the same section. He married, at Upton, February 18, 1796, Hannah
Children, born at Upton : Augusta, September 23, 1797, married Peleg Arnold : Hannah, mar- ried Jacob Schermerhorn ; Electa, married David Pratt ; Leonard, mentioned below.
(V) Leonard, son of Daniel Alexander, was born at Bennington, Vermont, in 1803; died in Cortland, New York, November 20, 1887. About 1817 he came, with his parents, to Cortland county, New York, and located at East Homer. He cleared a tract of wild land, when a young man, and should be count- ed among the pioneers of the town. Eventu- ally he became possessed of a farm of one hundred and ninety-seven acres, and he gave his attention to general farming until he re- tired from active labor, and came to Cortland to make his home with his daughter, Orissa A., there spending his declining years. He was, at one time, commissioner of highways, and held various other positions of trust. In politics he was a Republican, in religion a Methodist. He married Melvina Miner, of Homer, born 1808, died 1878, daughter of Asahel and Rhoda (Keep) Minor. Children, born at Homer : Louisa Nelton, April 5, 1833; Morris La Grange, July 27, 1834; Orissa Aurelia, June 21, 1836; Melvin L., mentioned below; Irving, June 12, 1839, died March 1. 1908: Hartley Keep, March 28, 1841, died 1849; Vinnie Amanda, July 16, 1843: Frank F., November 14, 1848, died March 6, 1892; William H., May 18, 1853, resides in Chicago, Illinois.
(VI) Melvin L., son of Leonard Alexander, was born in East Homer, January 14, 1838, and is now living in McGraw, New York. He received his education in the district schools of his native town. He followed farming as a youth and young man. After leaving home he followed farming on his own account until
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1890, at Cortlandville, making a specialty of his dairy. For a number of years he had an insurance agency in Cortland. Since 1905 he has made his home at McGraw, New York, and is retired. In politics he is a Republican ; in religion a Methodist. He married, December 16, 1860, Nancy M. Barber, of Caton, Steuben county, New York, born February 10, 1842, daughter of Ephraim and Betsey Barber. Chil- dren: 1. Minnie, born December 12. 1861 ; married W. C. Taylor, of Syracuse. 2. Mary L., born April 20, 1864; married Frank W., Hendee, of McGraw. 3. Hartley Keep, men- tioned below. 4. Rolland L., born July 19, 1869; now with the Empire Corset Company. 5. Stephen D., born November 15, 1871 ; assist- ant superintendent of the Empire Corset Com- pany ; married Elva Town. 6. Maggie S., born April 23, 1874. died February 11, 1891. 7. Mil- dred A., born October 18, 1876; married C. Pearl Geer, of McGraw. 8. Mattie O .. born March 3. 1879. 9. Frank L., born December 16. 1881: stenographer and bookkeeper with the Empire Corset Company. 10. Maud Ethel, born September 21, 1886: married Arthur B. Day, of Buffalo, New York, city passenger agent of Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Company.
(VII) Hartley Keep, son of Melvin L. Alexander, was born at East Homer, New York, May 31, 1866. He was educated there in the public schools, and at the State Normal School, at Cortland, and Allen's Business Col- lege, at Elmira, New York. For a time he taught school in Steuben county, New York, and then was, for some years, bookkeeper for Hopkins Brothers, of Cortland. In 1888 he came to McGraw, New York, and was em- ployed as bookkeeper by P. H. McGraw & Sons, corset manufacturers, remaining in this position until 1901. He left to become vice- president and treasurer of the Empire Corset Company, of which he was one of the organ- izers, and he has held these offices since that time. In politics he is a Republican. For three years he was president of the incor- porated village of McGraw. He is a trustee of the high school, and member of the board of water commissioners of the village of McGraw and a director in the Cortland Savings & Loan Association.
He married, June 24, 1890, Hattie May Warren, of McGraw, born May 3, 1867, daugh- ter of Charles Benjamin and Sarah A. (Jones)
Warren. They have one child, Warren Ken- neth, born March 13, 1897.
PAGE Probably the earliest record of the Page family was in 1151 to 1157, when John de Pagham was the fourth Bishop of Worcester, England. Pag- ham, Dagenham, and Pageham, are the same names, the spelling being changed gradually in the records until it became Page of Page- ham, and finally Page.
About 1600, Sir Gregory l'age, Knight, had sons who came to America. Sir Gregory Page, created baronet December 3, 1714. of Green- wich, Kent, England, was his son; the baro- netcy became extinct August 4, 1774. Their coat-of-arms was: Azure, a fesse indented be- tween three martlets or, sometimes or and azure. Crest : A demi-horse per pole dancettée (or and azure). Many branches of the family in England have used this coat-of-arms, and it may have been a late grant to the baronets. The arms give distinct proof that the Page and Pagenham families were the same, for there is 110 other form given. Sir Hugo, Knight, must have had arms, and William the Crusader, 1271, at the time of the last Crusade, also must have had arms, so they were evidently record- ed as Pagenham, for their coats-of-arms. About 1310, in the time of Edward II., the coat-of- arms of Sire Edmon de Pagenham ( Pagan- ham or Pakenham) and later of John de Pag- enham, were: Quarterly or and gules (gold and red) in the first quarter, an eagle display- ed vert ; mantling or and gules. Crest : Out of a mural crown or, a demi eagle gules. On one banner is placed the same coat-of-arms as on the family flag. and on another is placed that branch of Pagenham called Page, or Paige, of Devonshire, England. These arms were: Ar- gent a bend between three eagles displayed all sable. Crest : An eagle ermine. To this fam- ily belonged Nicholas Paige, of Rumney Marsh, colonel of the Second Regiment of Foot. Suf- folk county, Massachusetts, 1717. He came from Plymouth, Devonshire, England, in 1665, and used a demi-eagle instead of eagle ermine, for his crest.
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