The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-11-30

'Iitoctonl savage widow OF Thomas
savage. Gentleman. known 10 have
been descendant OF Ensign Thou,.
savage. LEFT will. proved Scpterlhe.
ii, 1864. which beuucaths a plantation
Oh Old Plantation Crock" to her grand
son, Giles Cook There was n Tho,o
Savage who died at Nassawaddox.
Southampton County. just prior to 1865.
who might have been tho carpentor
Yet Nathaniel Savage. one OF tho
grandsons OF this Thomas Savage. In
MS VIII, proved February 10. 1880.
names friend Thomas Savage ~
Chcrrystone." his executor Does this
not indicate an intimate friendship and
probab relationship between CAPTAIN
Thomas Savage Of Cherrystone. known
AZ tho great grandson OF tho founder
OF tho family, and the line Of Thomas
Savage, of Nassawaddox. In tho carly
days relationship was thus frequently
expressed, for the word Cousin des-
ignated nephew in early records And
should we conclude that Thomas say s
ago OF NassawaddoX." migrated tn
Virginia. how could we account for
William Savage. of Northampton and
John Roland and Grifflth Savage. or :
Accomac who were all moro than
| twenty one years old In 1866? Thomas
savage Of Nassawaddox, died Just be-
fore 1865. aud left "A son, Thomas who
was heir to his estate. but who had a
guardian up to 1868, as YOU will see
W.era there other sons why did they
not inherit part OF tho Nassawaddox
plantations for they were surely older
than the boy Thomas?
We know that Griffith Savage was
born February IL 1899 and could not
have been descendant OF Ensign
Thomas Savage Regarding the birth
or William, John and Roland Savage
we Know nothing. excepting that they
were old enough to be named In the
List Of Tithables OF 1865. Roland must
nave been quite young then, for his
VIII. made in LOS, was not :,rovct
until l7i1 He might have boen
grandson OF Ensign Thomas Savage
and he was apparently a son Of vii
Ham Savage; whether n son of tn
Northampton William we could nj
prove.
Thomas. Thomas Savage sometimes Written
ginia with Smith and Newport I'M 1907.
As he was then only thirteen years
Old nc was born in 1914. The Times
Dispatch of September Z, .I2ba, con
tanned an excellent account II hi s life
which / shall not attemit &c, relate
hut wish to call attention tc eblie fact
that he was married in 1871 an,h died
in 1927, and that John, MS hnsit, was
born in 1924. Did he have other chill
dren?
From the state Lans aecpri,s we
found that Hannah Stvege. wife of
Thomas Savage. Cent Mas Granted
nifty acres for her ira nsportation In
1921 on July 20, 1894 Hannah Saw
age. reject OF Ensign Thomas Savage
late Of Accomac takes up a parcel OF
land adjoining the land taken w said
/ Hannah Savage in 1921. This grant
was renewed August -, 1886, la the
name of John Savage. Tho drigtnAl
deed was to Ensign Thomas Savage by
the King Of Eastern Shore 1910 The
: List of Tithablcs for Northampton
County. 1929, contained tho names OF
| Thomas Ancient Savage and Ann Saw
age.
| In l6s3 Northampton and Accomsc
| counties were separated aud soon
thereafter List Of ritha blcs was pre-
pared for each Tho list for North
;tmpton, 1865. contained tho names OF
Captain John savage and William Saw
age. t"Thomas, of Nassawaddox,' had
recently died. and his heir, Thomas,
| was then under a Euardian) rho list
! for Acco,uac. 1866, included John Saw
age and Roland Savage. Besides thoss
heads Of families the court records
show that there was "a Griffith Savage
living at this time. who in 1863 COM
planned to court OF being detained by
! his master, Mr.. DevonauX Brown, con-
trary to conditions He had been
! bound out, doubtless. to learn a trade
but he was then twenty-four years old.
/ lie was quite II progressive young Inali,
! however. for only seven years later
D \
land in Accomac, near Ciuilford CreelS,,
and IN l61S he was granted $50 acres
more.
/ shall now trace these several fami-
lies To show the similarity OF names
and tho indications of probable rela-
tionship. Somo one may be able to-
discover additional data in the early
northampton records that will enable
us 10 determine whether all Sayages
/ arc l.. T.. VS..
| Line OF Captain John Savage, of Saw
ages Neck.
! Captain John Co Savage was son OF
/ Ensign Thomas Savage. He was born
/ in 1929. and died in 1879. lie married.,
| first, Ann Elknton: second, 1865, Mary,
daughter Of Colonel Obedience Robins
I OF Cherrystone. by his first wife he
| had Susanna (3) Cwho first married
! John Kendall and later married Henry
| Warrcnl and Grace CD. Cwho married
George Corbin). by his second wife
lac had Thomas go, Mary (3) (who died
numerical, John CD. l1kinton CD and
Sarah go. In 81 record OF sale OF
I goods OF Captain John Savage, July >,
1872, at the house of George Corbin"
there was this entry: Three yards OF
cloth To make clothes for Francis Saw
age Who was this Francis SAVAGE
1t Will be seen that our Captain Fran
els Savage. died 1928 was son of Frau }
els Savage, u grandson of Roland Saw
]
had Il son John.
Captain Thomas Savage 90, of Cher
! rYstone, must have inherited she Che
rystonc plantation through his gran
/ father Robins, for he was not desl
mated rs heir and executor OF Capts
Johns Will though the eldest son.
WAS born about 1870 and died 1928.
! married Alicia, daughter OF Thor
| lIarmonson. and she died 1902. Iss
George ca. who died l72S, unmarri
"homas a., Sophia "a. who mario
| coston: Margaret ca, who MARI
James Force. and Forabce, who IN
ricd Francis Pugh.
Thomas CD Savage. Gentleman.
liumgar's Parish, Thomas 90. ],
( 60, Thomas %. married Esther, daui
ter of Colonel Nathaniel Littlet
/ Thomas 4) died in 1891. and EstI
his wife. died in 1851. both leav
wills. Issue: Margaret t5>, Han
| 90, John CO. Sarah. who married
/ lem Resin. OF Georgetown. Kent &C
| ". Md; Thomas 90. and Nathaniel
! Major John Savage (5)-Thoi
! 90, Thomas t3l John CO, Thomas
! born 1ilo. died l746; married III
| Goodwin in 1875
! on Pleasant ProsOect Farm in No