The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-06-04

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Sofa VIRUS NoDilitat Vawtcr.
A descendant calls for. the. vawtsr
arms and sketch OF the family. which
are clccrfully given,4so far as our records
The arms given arc the same as those
derson from F'ihshlre. Ireland, in 1Ao.
Charles Is vawter kus anee esHy Interim.
ried carly with tho Hendersons, many OF
whom eventually settled in spotsylvania,
Edward 81 awter is said 70 have been
the first emisrant, about 1No, who set.
tied In county Va and there built
IN. 1884 the family moved TO spotsyl-s
vania. where we find q Beverly Nawler.
living in St. George Parish: William,
William yawter. Jr, his son: married
he and his father served ms the. Reyolu.
opsety T rhG William 8awt e1's
Y Va was the father Of the present
School Elliott, another son, was the
3Vawter. Of Richmond. or the. Hender.-.3
sons so intimately connected with yaw-
ter.S.we find Burnett, William and. John
Company. who marched from Albemarle
to Williamsburg in 1775. There was a
John Henderson. St., and John. Jr.:s also
he William R airl was
captain of the Ninth Virginia Volunteers.
He was in Colonel Meriwether's regiment.
which marched the Yorktown prisoners 10
Winchester, Va, and was there dis
charged from service about 17s1.
psg GIVE iaatea
Lieutenant James Henderson. whose
| granddaughter. Peggy Henderson. mar
ried William yawter. Jr.. 17s5. They arc
,&"Arms-Gules three piles issuing from
last crescent azure. between two err
Icrest-A cubit arm, ppr.. the hand
holding star. or. unsigned d with q c ,
Motto Soia virtus, Nobilltat.
| An older biagon Is sometimes given as
per pale indented sable and argent on
chief Of the second. q crescent +, vert be-
adhered to the first as more modern and
| applicable to American descendants a
more complete line ofVawters Is desired
4 and will be given shortly. ST
Savage.
The continuance OF the Savage line from
last issue will embrace the Virginia fam
lily. There were three brothers Of the
Savage Cor Svage, as originally written
In old deeds,) family, who came to Amer
n lea: Ono settled in Canada, one I'M Penn
II sylyania and one In South Carolina.
Abram. the Pennsylvantansmoye to<ytr-
i ginla after the Revolutionary War. He
/ owned much land where New Market and
4 Woodstock now stands and. being an aris-
4 tocrat in his ideas, planned the townaof
4 New Market. but would sell no lots, but
"A leased them on a life tenure. He married
d Anne Bowman. daughter of Major Ma
i tnaniel Bowman, who rose from lieutenant
In lit to major in. 1888 in the Second New
Jersey Regiment under Colonel Shreye.
The children of Abram Savage were Ellz-
abeth. John. Jacob. Catherine. George,
Abram, Mary Ann and Mrs. Srhro ckmor-
ton. John moved to Indiana and died
there He never married. Jacob inherited
the old home, sold It,. and also moved to
3ters, Lucinda, married Prof. Sam X HOS
hour. Kitty lCatherne) married the cele.
DRAFTED Sam Houston and moved to ms
aopsa she ner
granddaughter, Anna G. Porter, married
II G. X . Riefonidcr, OF ST.. Louis. who has
become quite an .authoress. Mary Anr
Savage married Granville Houston and
moved to Kentucky. where she died. George
When young he travelled In Tennessee
war Of 1872 as corporal under cnptalr
! Jack Cooke. He was In the battle Al
4 Hilloby, where sixty Indians were killed
i Is; married EIizabe.h Kenner, Of Rogers
!. Vile, where he died in 1872 His eldes
. Sons, Colonel John Houston Savage
born 1915. served early In the lndar
the seminoles IN Florida. Helafterwnrd'
after which he served in the TENNESSEE
Legslaturs fro!n TX to 1ss7 He sac &c
dustrlous, truthful and honest. 7. tfe :,
: traits come to me by inheritance" HI
children chthnrae %ho maFsI a%
Z age, unmarried; Laura Matilda. married
Pleasant Wade; Abram Monroe Savage
I | married Susan Camphall; Sally Ann, mar
G aIed p 2onns aeorse Madison died
Kin kin Davis lwhoas children were Laur'
Louise Davis Wors;ley FTankn HoRel or
son, Elizabeth, Wll!larl 7" u 'lsi., = =
Josephine Clara. married, M1lllam, !, J 2 ?
Smart Luciel Napole,oss.s Killed at, a. n a.
4, t tn n from Savage and Kennon fam
h l.ilas BY Laura Davis Worsley). Z, !,
y "Of the other members OF the N Us
E syaee e saY noston a Mass WIZ settle
and bought land In Prince William co o. 2
d nRGf saysss Th James sst p hnX
OF spottsylynnia, Richmond mas ntwuS =
4 been rauresented by some members -
& this distinguished family, VINO nave pr I q
nrolnne rent IN neT Ehst htl''.s.s, tns ,,,nrtt
nrofessional and business men OF worm
( Miller.
Ed,tor genealogical Column; 49,,
!. Isabella Henry married John Mli.ei
9 son Of Hugh Miller who came from SEQ,
2 land to America about l7cn Whac co Tai, \
sister ar aunt? NV srnat grandfatTe
Miller and Patrick Henry wero so9ms ra,
viii you eye me the Miller Ih tream rnt 1,rnd
S so,ts sof-arms. crest and motor who wa
!. W. u ts.'leIis M. ". Richmond Va,
" ,,suar lisa bella Henry 1--WE think) wa
& nieca Of Patrick Henry being, dauGhte
~ Colonel William Henry, Wlio ws s.,,