The Pages
- John Page (1628–1692), member of the Virginia House of Burgesses. Ancestor of John Page Mann Page, and Thomas Nelson Page.
- John Page (1743–1808), member of the Virginia Legislature, U.S. Representative from Virginia 1789-1797, Governor of Virginia 1802-1805. Descendant of John Page.
- Mann Page (1749–1781), Delegate to the Continental Congress from Virginia 1777. Descendant of John Page.
- Thomas Nelson Page (1853–1922), U.S. Ambassador to Italy 1913-1919. Descendant of John Page.
NOTE: John Page's grandson, Mann Page I, was also son-in-law of Virginia Colony Governor Robert Carter I; Page's great-grandson, John, was also grandson-in-law of Virginia House of Burgesses member William Byrd I. Thomas Nelson Page is also a direct descendant of Continental Congressional Delegate Thomas Nelson, Jr..
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