Gilbert Paige
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Gilbert Paige (c. 1580 – 1647) of Crock Street,[1] Barnstaple, and Rookabeare House in the adjoining parish of Fremington,[2] Devon, was a merchant who was twice Mayor of Barnstaple in 1629 and 1641.[3]
As revealed by his will he owned or leased the following properties:
- A house in Crock Street[4] (now Cross Street), Barnstaple, his residence, much favoured by the wealthy merchants of the town,[5] 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 overmantel that bears the initials "GSP" and "WP" and the date 1630.[6]
- 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,[7] Mayor of Barnstaple in 1591.[citation needed] Her brother was Samuel Cade (1578–1649) of Fremington, near Barnstaple, and her sister was Catherine Cade (born 1577), the wife of Richard Beaple.[7]
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.[8] There is a monument to him in St Peter's Church, Barnstaple.[9] Other children were Roger, John, and a daughter Agnes.
