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 1764 - 1827 (63 years)
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| Name |
William Page |
| Birth |
2 Jan 1764 |
Prince William Parish, South Carolina  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Death |
12 Jan 1827 |
St. Simons Island, Glynn, Georgia |
| Person ID |
I89 |
Georgia Revolutionary War Graves |
| Last Modified |
1 Jan 2007 |
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| Notes |
- William Page was born at Page’s Point, Prince William Parish, South Carolina. His father, Thomas Page, sided with the Loyalists in the American Revolution. When Thomas Page died in 1780, sixteen-year-old William joined Francis Marion to fight in the irregular combat in the South Carolina countryside. As a result, the Tories burned his house at Page’s Point. In 1781 he married Hannah Timmons. After the war, William Page moved to Georgia, and in 1804 purchased land on St. Simons Sound, which he named “Retreat." In total, the Retreat Plantation properties exceeded 2,000 acres; and on it he grew prized long-stable cotton. In 1808, he became a major in the 7th Battalion of the Glynn County Militia, a position he held the rest of his life. Along with Robert Grant, William Page became the first Wardens of Christ Church, Frederica when it was incorporated in 1808.
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