Gloucester’s Page family has been going strong since the days before the American Revolution. And they’re still a major part of the community today. Perhaps the most prominent of these is John Page. Virginia’s 13th governor, John Page was born at Rosewell Plantation in Gloucester in 1743. “The first thing I’ll say is, when you read something about John Page, you’ve got to ask yourself which John Page are you talking about,” said Philip Page, vice president of the Gloucester Historical Society and a descendant of John Page of Rosewell’s uncle, John Page of North End [now Mathews County]. “There are plenty of John Pages … the Governor, or John Page of Rosewell, John Page of North End, John Page the immigrant,” and so on, he said. Losing his mother at a young age, John Page was raised predominantly by his grandmother, Judith Carter. “Judith Carter was the daughter of Robert ‘King’ Carter, who was probably the wealthiest man in Virginia,” said Philip. His grandmother was likely the most in...