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Notes for Benjamin Page and Martha Elizabeth Rankin

1829 Thomas Bakewell, William Madeira, and John H Page were all named in the Cincinnati directories of 1828-29. [1]

1834 Benjamin Page wrote a letter in 1834, before his death, which is recorded at the Hamilton County probate court. The letter named wife Martha, son William B Page, son-in-law William J Madeira, son-in-law Thomas Bakewell, and witness John H Page, and children in Kentucky. [2]

1833 Benjamin Page, late of Pittsburgh, purchased land from James Brown in Hamilton County. [3] The heirs of Benjamin Page sold the land after his death.

1836 Martha Page, Thomas Bakewell and wife Elizabeth, Benjamin Page and wife Eliza, William L Madeira and wife Mary, sold land to Sarah A Geddes in Hamilton County. Benjamin Page had purchased the land from James Brown in 1833 (deed 46-345). Benjamin Page died leaving heirs and widow Martha Page, Elizabeth Bakewell, Benjamin Page, and Mary Madeira. Eliza Page, wife of the said Benjamin Page, relinquished her dower. [4]

1836 Nicholas H Ford and wife Martha and John H Page and wife Sidney, of Lewisville, Kentucky, sold land to Sarah Ann Geddes, wife of John Geddes of New Orleans. Martha Ford and John H Page were heirs of Benjamin Page, deceased. [5]

1836 Henry B Page and Phebe Keen of R.L. Keen lately deceased of New Orleans in Louisiana, sold land to Sarah Ann Geddes. [6]

David C. Page and wife Eliza of Natchez, Mississippi, sold land to Sarah and John Geddes of New Orleans. [7]

1838 Benjamin Page (1777-1838) was buried at Spring Grove cemetery, Hamilton County, Ohio. [8]

Research Notes:

We are researching this family to see if it is related to our ancestor, Thomas Page. Benjamin Page lived near our Thomas Page. [9]

1830 Leonard Page (age 60-69), William J Page (age 50-59), Jesse L Page (age 40-49), Pleasant Page (age 40-49), Benjamin Page (age 30-39), John Page (age 30-39), Leonard J Page (age 30-39), Samuel L Page (age 30-39), David Page (age 20-29), James Page (age 20-29), Lemuel J Page (age 20-29), Timothy Page (age 20-29), William R Page (age 20-29) and families lived in Russelville, Logan County, Kentucky. [10]

1840 Timothy Page (age 60-69), Benjamin Page (age 40-49), James Page (age 40-49), Jesse L Page (age 40-49), L J Page (age 40-49), Samuel Page (age 40-49), David W Page (age 30-39), Lemuel J Page (age 30-39), Samuel L Page (age 30-39), Thomas Page (age 30-39), William Page (age 30-39), James Page (age 20-29), Jesse A Page (age 20-29), and families lived in Logan County, Kentucky. [11]

1850 There were several Page families living in Logan County, Kentucky, born in Kentucky and Virginia. [12]


Footnotes:

[1] The Cincinnati Directory for the year 1829 (Cincinnati: Robinson and Fairbank, 1829), 95, [HathiTrust].

[2] Ohio Probate Records, 1789-1996, Hamilton County Will 7-328, [FamilySearchImage].

[3] Hamilton County, Ohio Deeds, 46-345, [FamilySearchImage], [FHLCatalog].

[4] Hamilton County, Ohio Deeds, 58-632, [FamilySearchImage], [FHLCatalog].

[5] Hamilton County, Ohio Deeds, 58-633, [FamilySearchImage], [FHLCatalog].

[6] Hamilton County, Ohio Deeds, 58-634, [FamilySearchImage], [FHLCatalog].

[7] Hamilton County, Ohio Deeds, 58-635, [FamilySearchImage], [FHLCatalog].

[8] Spring Grove Cemetery Burial Record, [Spring Grove Cemetery burial record].

[9] Janet and Robert Wolfe, Genealogy Page for Thomas Page, [JRWolfeGenealogy].

[10] United States Federal Census, 1830, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].

[11] United States Federal Census, 1840, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].

[12] United States Federal Census, 1850, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].