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Gilbert Paige (c. 1595 – 1647) of Crock Street,
As revealed by his will he owned or leased the following properties:
* A house in Crock Street (now Cross Street), Barnstaple, his residence, much favoured by the wealthy merchants of the town, and forming the route from the port and quay to the old guildhall and high cross, both situated on the high street. He bequeathed it to his wife for the term of 50 years.
* A house at the high cross, Barnstaple, in the high street at the top of Crock Street, leased to Robert Leyman
* A "Tenement at Rookebeare in the parish of Ffremington", which as stated in his will he had bought from his brother. This is the farmhouse now known as "Higher Rookabeare", where there is a
Reference PROB 11/200/411
(Full text on Wikisource s:Will of Gilbert I Paige (d.1647) of Barnstaple) He made the following charitable bequests: * £5 "to be distributed amongst the poore people of the buroughe and parish of Barnestaple at the time of my ffunerall or shortlie after at the discretion of mine executrix and overseers". * 40 shillings "to be distributed amongst the poor people of the parish of Ffremington in the said countie of Devon shortlie after my ffunerall by the discretion of my executrix and overseers". * £5 "to the poore people of Master John Penrose's Almshouses (ffive poundes) to be imployed towardes the buyeing of sea coales for the poore of that howse for ever".
"Will of Gilbert Paige, Merchant of Barnstaple, Devon"
dated 2 January 1642, proved 20 May 1647, National Archives, PROB 11/200/411. See transcribed text on Wikisource s:Will of Gilbert I Paige (d.1647) of Barnstaple.
Gilbert Paige (c. 1595 – 1647) of Crock Street, Barnstaple
Barnstaple ( or ) is a river-port town in North Devon, England, at the River Taw's lowest crossing point before the Bristol Channel. From the 14th century, it was licensed to export wool and won great wealth. Later it imported Irish wool, bu ...
, and Rookabeare House in the adjoining parish of Fremington, Devon
Devon ( , historically known as Devonshire , ) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in South West England. The most populous settlement in Devon is the city of Plymouth, followed by Devon's county town, the city of Exeter. Devon is ...
, was a merchant who was twice Mayor of Barnstaple
The Mayor of Barnstaple together with the Corporation long governed the historic Borough of Barnstaple, in North Devon, England. The seat of government was the Barnstaple Guildhall. The mayor served a term of one year and was elected annually on t ...
in 1629 and 1641.
Landholdings
As revealed by his will he owned or leased the following properties:
* A house in Crock Street (now Cross Street), Barnstaple, his residence, much favoured by the wealthy merchants of the town, and forming the route from the port and quay to the old guildhall and high cross, both situated on the high street. He bequeathed it to his wife for the term of 50 years.
* A house at the high cross, Barnstaple, in the high street at the top of Crock Street, leased to Robert Leyman
* A "Tenement at Rookebeare in the parish of Ffremington", which as stated in his will he had bought from his brother. This is the farmhouse now known as "Higher Rookabeare", where there is a strapwork
In the history of art and design, strapwork is the use of stylised representations in ornament of ribbon-like forms. These may loosely imitate leather straps, parchment or metal cut into elaborate shapes, with piercings, and often interwoven in ...
overmantel
The fireplace mantel or mantelpiece, also known as a chimneypiece, originated in medieval times as a hood that projected over a fire grate to catch the smoke. The term has evolved to include the decorative framework around the fireplace, and ca ...
that bears the initials "GSP" and "WP" and the date 1630.
* Garden in Green Lane
* Garden and tenement in Bel Meadow
Marriage and children
Paige married Sara Cade (born 1583), a daughter of Roger Cade (died 1618) of Barnstaple,Mayor of Barnstaple
The Mayor of Barnstaple together with the Corporation long governed the historic Borough of Barnstaple, in North Devon, England. The seat of government was the Barnstaple Guildhall. The mayor served a term of one year and was elected annually on t ...
in 1591. Her brother was Samuel Cade (1578–1649) of Fremington, near Barnstaple, and her sister was Catherine Cade (born 1577), the wife of Richard Beaple.
His children by Sara Cade included Gilbert Paige (died 28 March 1669), who married Mary Tucker (died 1674), daughter of Walter Tucker (died 1653), Mayor of Barnstaple in 1639. There is a monument to him in St Peter's Church, Barnstaple
St Peter's Church is the parish church of the town of Barnstaple in North Devon, England. Parts of the church date to the 13th-century with much restoration during the Victorian era by George Gilbert Scott and later by his son John Oldrid Scott wh ...
. Other children were Roger, John, and a daughter Agnes.
Death and charitable legacies
A copy of his will dated 2 January 1642 and proved 20 May 1647, is preserved in the National Archives.(Full text on Wikisource s:Will of Gilbert I Paige (d.1647) of Barnstaple) He made the following charitable bequests: * £5 "to be distributed amongst the poore people of the buroughe and parish of Barnestaple at the time of my ffunerall or shortlie after at the discretion of mine executrix and overseers". * 40 shillings "to be distributed amongst the poor people of the parish of Ffremington in the said countie of Devon shortlie after my ffunerall by the discretion of my executrix and overseers". * £5 "to the poore people of Master John Penrose's Almshouses (ffive poundes) to be imployed towardes the buyeing of sea coales for the poore of that howse for ever".
References
"Will of Gilbert Paige, Merchant of Barnstaple, Devon"
dated 2 January 1642, proved 20 May 1647, National Archives, PROB 11/200/411. See transcribed text on Wikisource s:Will of Gilbert I Paige (d.1647) of Barnstaple.
External links
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Paige, Gilbert Mayors of Barnstaple Businesspeople from Barnstaple Year of birth uncertain 1647 deaths