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Thomas Savage, "The Carpenter", prominent figure in Northampton and Accomack Counties on the Eastern Shore of Virginia, was an early arrival to the shores of Colonial Virginia. He is known to have been a builder of watercraft, a manufacturer of casks and barrels, and a large plantation owner. The name, Savage, is said to be the oldest continuing family name in America. |
By 1632, when we find our first record of Thomas Savage (100 acre lease/grant),
the Jamestown Colony had expanded across the bay to the Eastern Shore of Virginia.
We don't know the age of Thomas, or the specific year he arrived on the shore of the
new world, nor do we know from where in England he came. His name is not found in
the muster of 1625, so there are two possibilities; he arrived between 1625 and 1632,
or he was a child when the muster was taken.
His first land acquisition, 100 acres on Old Plantation Creek, was very close to the
land of another Thomas Savage; one well known in Virginia history. "Ensign" Thomas
Savage arrived at Jamestown in January, 1607/08 "in the first supply" and some
researchers have speculated that Thomas "The Carpenter" was his son. To date, this
has not been proven and is still a subject of some controversy, but the evidence that
he was, in fact, the son of the Ensign, is growing. "The Carpenter" was so designated
in some early records to distinguish him from Ensign Thomas Savage.
The Carpenter next owned 400 acres on the island protected seaside, but ultimately
settled on 500 acres about ten miles north on Nassawadox Creek where he had a
good, deep water facility for building watercraft.
Note that each of the three locations were on protected water, which probably
indicates that he had been in the boat building business for some time.
the Jamestown Colony had expanded across the bay to the Eastern Shore of Virginia.
We don't know the age of Thomas, or the specific year he arrived on the shore of the
new world, nor do we know from where in England he came. His name is not found in
the muster of 1625, so there are two possibilities; he arrived between 1625 and 1632,
or he was a child when the muster was taken.
His first land acquisition, 100 acres on Old Plantation Creek, was very close to the
land of another Thomas Savage; one well known in Virginia history. "Ensign" Thomas
Savage arrived at Jamestown in January, 1607/08 "in the first supply" and some
researchers have speculated that Thomas "The Carpenter" was his son. To date, this
has not been proven and is still a subject of some controversy, but the evidence that
he was, in fact, the son of the Ensign, is growing. "The Carpenter" was so designated
in some early records to distinguish him from Ensign Thomas Savage.
The Carpenter next owned 400 acres on the island protected seaside, but ultimately
settled on 500 acres about ten miles north on Nassawadox Creek where he had a
good, deep water facility for building watercraft.
Note that each of the three locations were on protected water, which probably
indicates that he had been in the boat building business for some time.
A skirmish with the Indians near Jamestown
Perhaps the most helpful genealogy historian of the Eastern Shore of Virginia was Ralph T.
Whitelaw. In the passage printed below, Whitelaw indicates what many have believed, that
Thomas Savage The Carpenter was another son of Ensign Thomas Savage.
VIRGINIA'S EASTERN SHORE, by Ralph T. Whitelaw, Volume 1, page 511.
N106 (Parcel 106 in Northampton County)
1646; Patent to Thomas Savage for 500 acres. Some historians have believed that this Thomas
Savage was another son of Ensign Thomas Savage(N49), but a careful search has revealed
nothing to substantiate that claim. It seems more likely that he is the same Thomas Savage,
carpenter, who received a lease for 100 acres on Old Plantation Creek in 1633, and that he received
this present patent after he had become established and acquired the means to provide the
necessary headrights.
Whitelaw found the same two court records which I, myself found (see below) which named son,
Thomas as an heir to the Ensign Thomas Savage estate, but he discounts this with; "the two
records calling him Thomas must have been a careless misuse of the name." Whitelaw assumed
that the court records should have read, John Savage, not Thomas Savage. There is little question
that the two court records printed below names Thomas Savage as an heir and I believe it's a rather
bold conjecture on the part of Whitelaw to write it off as "a careless misuse of the name." Also, The
Dictionary of National Biography, by Oxford University Press, says of Ensign Thomas Savage; "he
had two sons, Thomas and John, besides other children who died young." Researchers of the
Ensign Thomas Savage line imply that Captain John Savage was the sole heir to the estate of
Ensign Thomas. There is a mistake here somewhere - is it with the court records at two different
times, or is it with the Ensign Thomas researchers? To date I have found no hard evidence that
Thomas The Carpenter did end up with the 9000 acres. He had at least two properties that he
acquired himself; 500 acres and 250 acres. The 500 went to son, Thomas and the 250 acres went
to son, John, but I have found no record of any other large tract. This does not mean that there were
no such records at one time - most of the early records have not survived.
It's clear to me that Ensign Thomas Savage fathered at least two sons and It seems unlikely to me
that there were no other children surviving at the time of his death; after all, he was a renowned
adventurer.
The will of Capt. John Savage, son of the Ensign.
26 Aug 1678 - 11 Dec 1678 (Northampton Co VA Wills) Will of (Capt.) John SAVAGE, Gent.
- 26 Aug. 1678 / 11 Dec. 1678.
In this will, John Savage left his land to three sons, four daughters and three grand-children.
When totaled, this land equals exactly 4500 acres. It is said that Ensign Thomas Savage owned
9000 acres. Might this be evidence that Ensign Thomas Savage left his land to his two sons,
Thomas and John; 4500 acres each? Son John did receive a patent for 9000 acres, but was
required to provide headrights for them. If he received the 9000 acres from his father, why
would he have to provide headrights?
Was the timing right for Thomas The Carpenter to be the son of Ensign Thomas?
The Ensign's age was documented as 13 when he arrived in 1607/08. Assume he would have
fathered a child in 1613 when he was 18. That child would have been 18 -19 when Thomas
The Carpenter appears in the records with a land purchase in March of 1632. So, yes the timing
works, so it could be possible for The Carpenter to have been the son of Ensign Thomas
Savage.
The widow of Ensign Thomas remarried in September of 1633 so we can assume that the
Ensign died some time before then, let's say, 1631-32, about the time that Thomas The
Carpenter acquired the 100 acres. Is it possible this was a 100 acre "dividend" that was never
claimed by Ensign Thomas as one of the "Achient Planters" and his son, Thomas claimed it as
his heir?
COUNTY COURT RECORDS of ACCOMACK-NORTHAMPTON, VIRGINIA, 1640-1645,
by Susie M. Ames. Published for The Virginia Historical Society.
February 22, 1639:
"[fol. 17] It is thought Fitt and Accordingly Ordered By this Courte [that the] Land of Thomas
Savage sonne and heire unto Ensigne Thomas Savage Deceased shall Be surveyed within the
space of a Moneth after the date hereof. And that the survey thereof shall bee payde for By the
Overseers; And Further if in case noe payment shall bee by them made For the survey thereof,
That then there shall be soe much raysed out of the said Land as shall Fully satisfye and pay
For the same."
September 7, 1640:
"A very greate Quantity of land is graunted unto Thomas Savage sonne and heire unto Ensigne
Thomas Savage [bounded] as followeth viz. with the Creeke of Accomack on the [South the]
greate Bay on the West Wisoaponso [?] on the North and the on the East dated the one
and twentieth day of December I terrio Caroli Rex."
Whitelaw. In the passage printed below, Whitelaw indicates what many have believed, that
Thomas Savage The Carpenter was another son of Ensign Thomas Savage.
VIRGINIA'S EASTERN SHORE, by Ralph T. Whitelaw, Volume 1, page 511.
N106 (Parcel 106 in Northampton County)
1646; Patent to Thomas Savage for 500 acres. Some historians have believed that this Thomas
Savage was another son of Ensign Thomas Savage(N49), but a careful search has revealed
nothing to substantiate that claim. It seems more likely that he is the same Thomas Savage,
carpenter, who received a lease for 100 acres on Old Plantation Creek in 1633, and that he received
this present patent after he had become established and acquired the means to provide the
necessary headrights.
Whitelaw found the same two court records which I, myself found (see below) which named son,
Thomas as an heir to the Ensign Thomas Savage estate, but he discounts this with; "the two
records calling him Thomas must have been a careless misuse of the name." Whitelaw assumed
that the court records should have read, John Savage, not Thomas Savage. There is little question
that the two court records printed below names Thomas Savage as an heir and I believe it's a rather
bold conjecture on the part of Whitelaw to write it off as "a careless misuse of the name." Also, The
Dictionary of National Biography, by Oxford University Press, says of Ensign Thomas Savage; "he
had two sons, Thomas and John, besides other children who died young." Researchers of the
Ensign Thomas Savage line imply that Captain John Savage was the sole heir to the estate of
Ensign Thomas. There is a mistake here somewhere - is it with the court records at two different
times, or is it with the Ensign Thomas researchers? To date I have found no hard evidence that
Thomas The Carpenter did end up with the 9000 acres. He had at least two properties that he
acquired himself; 500 acres and 250 acres. The 500 went to son, Thomas and the 250 acres went
to son, John, but I have found no record of any other large tract. This does not mean that there were
no such records at one time - most of the early records have not survived.
It's clear to me that Ensign Thomas Savage fathered at least two sons and It seems unlikely to me
that there were no other children surviving at the time of his death; after all, he was a renowned
adventurer.
The will of Capt. John Savage, son of the Ensign.
26 Aug 1678 - 11 Dec 1678 (Northampton Co VA Wills) Will of (Capt.) John SAVAGE, Gent.
- 26 Aug. 1678 / 11 Dec. 1678.
In this will, John Savage left his land to three sons, four daughters and three grand-children.
When totaled, this land equals exactly 4500 acres. It is said that Ensign Thomas Savage owned
9000 acres. Might this be evidence that Ensign Thomas Savage left his land to his two sons,
Thomas and John; 4500 acres each? Son John did receive a patent for 9000 acres, but was
required to provide headrights for them. If he received the 9000 acres from his father, why
would he have to provide headrights?
Was the timing right for Thomas The Carpenter to be the son of Ensign Thomas?
The Ensign's age was documented as 13 when he arrived in 1607/08. Assume he would have
fathered a child in 1613 when he was 18. That child would have been 18 -19 when Thomas
The Carpenter appears in the records with a land purchase in March of 1632. So, yes the timing
works, so it could be possible for The Carpenter to have been the son of Ensign Thomas
Savage.
The widow of Ensign Thomas remarried in September of 1633 so we can assume that the
Ensign died some time before then, let's say, 1631-32, about the time that Thomas The
Carpenter acquired the 100 acres. Is it possible this was a 100 acre "dividend" that was never
claimed by Ensign Thomas as one of the "Achient Planters" and his son, Thomas claimed it as
his heir?
COUNTY COURT RECORDS of ACCOMACK-NORTHAMPTON, VIRGINIA, 1640-1645,
by Susie M. Ames. Published for The Virginia Historical Society.
February 22, 1639:
"[fol. 17] It is thought Fitt and Accordingly Ordered By this Courte [that the] Land of Thomas
Savage sonne and heire unto Ensigne Thomas Savage Deceased shall Be surveyed within the
space of a Moneth after the date hereof. And that the survey thereof shall bee payde for By the
Overseers; And Further if in case noe payment shall bee by them made For the survey thereof,
That then there shall be soe much raysed out of the said Land as shall Fully satisfye and pay
For the same."
September 7, 1640:
"A very greate Quantity of land is graunted unto Thomas Savage sonne and heire unto Ensigne
Thomas Savage [bounded] as followeth viz. with the Creeke of Accomack on the [South the]
greate Bay on the West Wisoaponso [?] on the North and the on the East dated the one
and twentieth day of December I terrio Caroli Rex."
10-22-2007: A kind reader sent me a copy of work done years ago by a Northampton County genealogist, Thomas Teacker Upelend. In this work Upelend states; "_ _ _ or Thomas Savage Carpenter, who was related to John, the son of the Ensign, for John it is shown was his cousin." According to a 1998 piece done by Bryan L. Mulcahy, Reference Librarian, Ft. Myers-Lee County Library, the term, cousin, in colonial times, most often meant nephew or niece. I haven't a clue as to where Upelend found this reference to Thomas Savage "Carpenter" being a "cousin" or "nephew" or "uncle" to John Savage, son of Ensign Thomas Savage, but it does support my theory that the "Carpenter" was closely related to the "Ensign". If not father and son, perhaps they were brothers. |
The first firm record we have of Thomas Savage “The Carpenter” is the
land transaction of 1632:
“Thomas Savadge, Carpenter, 100 acres on Old Plantation Creek, at Accomacke,
abutting westerly on the land granted Roger Saunders, and thence east towards a
creek called the Second Creek. By Harvey, March 14th, 1632. 21 year lease.”
It had been conjectured that “The Carpenter” was the same Thomas Savage who
arrived in 1623 on the ship, Ambrose, as identified in the Virginia muster of 1625.
In the July-September issue of THE VIRGINIA GENEALOGIST, Volume #7, No. 3,
page 99, in an article entitled; THOMAS SAVAGE, CARPENTER, OF THE VIRGINIA
EASTERN SHORE, Lundie W. Barlow of Richmond, Virginia says the following:
“The story of Ensign Thomas Savage has been told many times, but scant attention
has been given to his contemporary, Thomas Savage, carpenter, a neighbor and
possibly, but not demonstrably, a kinsman.”
Barlow goes on to include a short history of Ensign Thomas Savage, and then
follows with;
“With this summery of evidence respecting Ensign Thomas Savage and his
immediate descendants as a background, consideration may now be given to his
namesake, Thomas Savage, Carpenter, and the latter’s progeny for several
generations. Thomas Savage (c1606-c1654) first appears in the Virginia records in
1625 as a servant of Mr. William Gany of Elizabeth City County. He was eighteen
years of age and had come to the colony about two years previously. On 14 March
1632/3 he entered into a twenty-one year lease for 100 acres of land on Old
Plantation Creek in present Northampton County, being designated therein as
‘Thomas Savage, Carpenter’.”
Barlow then continues with information on Thomas the Carpenter and two
subsequent generations and that information has been verified by my own
research as outlined in my book; SAVAGE IS MY NAME.
However;
Recent disclosures in the minutes of the Court of Colonial Virginia, concerning
Thomas Savage, servant of William Gany, proves that this Thomas Savage died by
drowning in 1626 (see court record below). Therefore, the Gany servant could not
have been Thomas Savage the Carpenter as I incorrectly reported in my book.
Another interesting point, as shown in these court documents, is that the Savage
lad who drowned was actually indentured to an individual other than Gany, but was
"rented out" to Gany for a period of one year.
The text of these disclosures, from the minutes of the Court of Colonial Virginia,
was provided to me by Mr. James W. Petty, Genealogist, PO Box 893, Salt Lake
City, UT 84110, 801-572-4049. Mr. Petty recently was given the 2005 Mosher
Award by the Board for the Certification of Genealogists, for his research on
Colonial Virginia Headright Records. While doing research on the "Headright"
system Mr. Petty ran across the record of the death, by drowning, of the Gany
servant and thoughtfully notified me of his finding so that the record could be set
straight. I subsequently printed a correction for my book.
So we see that Thomas Savage, the Gany servant, who arrived in Virginia in 1623
at age sixteen, on the ship, Ambrose, could not have been Thomas Savage "The
Carpenter." Now we face the questions:
When did "The Carpenter" arrive?
What was his age?
Or, was he another son of Ensign Thomas Savage?
If any reader has a clue, no matter how far-fetched it may seem, please contact me.
land transaction of 1632:
“Thomas Savadge, Carpenter, 100 acres on Old Plantation Creek, at Accomacke,
abutting westerly on the land granted Roger Saunders, and thence east towards a
creek called the Second Creek. By Harvey, March 14th, 1632. 21 year lease.”
It had been conjectured that “The Carpenter” was the same Thomas Savage who
arrived in 1623 on the ship, Ambrose, as identified in the Virginia muster of 1625.
In the July-September issue of THE VIRGINIA GENEALOGIST, Volume #7, No. 3,
page 99, in an article entitled; THOMAS SAVAGE, CARPENTER, OF THE VIRGINIA
EASTERN SHORE, Lundie W. Barlow of Richmond, Virginia says the following:
“The story of Ensign Thomas Savage has been told many times, but scant attention
has been given to his contemporary, Thomas Savage, carpenter, a neighbor and
possibly, but not demonstrably, a kinsman.”
Barlow goes on to include a short history of Ensign Thomas Savage, and then
follows with;
“With this summery of evidence respecting Ensign Thomas Savage and his
immediate descendants as a background, consideration may now be given to his
namesake, Thomas Savage, Carpenter, and the latter’s progeny for several
generations. Thomas Savage (c1606-c1654) first appears in the Virginia records in
1625 as a servant of Mr. William Gany of Elizabeth City County. He was eighteen
years of age and had come to the colony about two years previously. On 14 March
1632/3 he entered into a twenty-one year lease for 100 acres of land on Old
Plantation Creek in present Northampton County, being designated therein as
‘Thomas Savage, Carpenter’.”
Barlow then continues with information on Thomas the Carpenter and two
subsequent generations and that information has been verified by my own
research as outlined in my book; SAVAGE IS MY NAME.
However;
Recent disclosures in the minutes of the Court of Colonial Virginia, concerning
Thomas Savage, servant of William Gany, proves that this Thomas Savage died by
drowning in 1626 (see court record below). Therefore, the Gany servant could not
have been Thomas Savage the Carpenter as I incorrectly reported in my book.
Another interesting point, as shown in these court documents, is that the Savage
lad who drowned was actually indentured to an individual other than Gany, but was
"rented out" to Gany for a period of one year.
The text of these disclosures, from the minutes of the Court of Colonial Virginia,
was provided to me by Mr. James W. Petty, Genealogist, PO Box 893, Salt Lake
City, UT 84110, 801-572-4049. Mr. Petty recently was given the 2005 Mosher
Award by the Board for the Certification of Genealogists, for his research on
Colonial Virginia Headright Records. While doing research on the "Headright"
system Mr. Petty ran across the record of the death, by drowning, of the Gany
servant and thoughtfully notified me of his finding so that the record could be set
straight. I subsequently printed a correction for my book.
So we see that Thomas Savage, the Gany servant, who arrived in Virginia in 1623
at age sixteen, on the ship, Ambrose, could not have been Thomas Savage "The
Carpenter." Now we face the questions:
When did "The Carpenter" arrive?
What was his age?
Or, was he another son of Ensign Thomas Savage?
If any reader has a clue, no matter how far-fetched it may seem, please contact me.
| After spending many years tracing my line to Thomas Savage, in 1995 I published a book covering the thirteen generations from he to my grand-children. After the book was completed I continued the search for the antecedents and descendants of this remarkable man. The book is entitled; SAVAGE IS MY NAME A History of Thirteen Generations of a Savage Family in America This book is available for sale. It covers the eleven generations from Thomas Savage, The Carpenter, to myself. My children and grandchildren make the total number of generations equal thirteen. The book is high quality hardback, 308 pages, illustrated and indexed. Price is $29.50 plus $6.50 for packaging and shipping first class, total - $36.00. Media Rate shipping is cheaper, but slower - $33.00. Mail check to; R. Blair Savage 157 Shadowleaf Dr., Hendersonville, NC 28739 |
When I wrote the book, SAVAGE IS MY NAME, I speculated that a John Savage
who lived near Thomas Savage, The carpenter, was another son of The
Carpenter. As it turns out, based on the research of others, this John Savage was,
in fact, a son of Thomas, The Carpenter.
John Savage Sr. was received patent for 250 acres on 23 Feb 1664 in Accomack
County, Va. He was received patent for 100 more acres (total 350) on 12 Sep
1664 in Accomack County, Va. He died before 1 Feb 1709 in Accomack County,
Va.
He was married to Dorothy Jordan on 18 Dec 1660 in Accomack County, Va.
Dorothy Jordan died after 1709 in Accomack County, Va. John Savage Sr. and
Dorothy Jordan had the following children:
+4 i. John Savage Jr.
+5 ii. Thomas Savage.
+6 iii. William Savage Sr.
+7 iv. Elizabeth Savage.
8 v. Robert Savage was born before 1709 in
Accomack County, Va. He died before 2 Aug
1720 in Accomack County, Va.
+9 vi. Mary Ann Savage.
+10 vii. Sarah Savage.
who lived near Thomas Savage, The carpenter, was another son of The
Carpenter. As it turns out, based on the research of others, this John Savage was,
in fact, a son of Thomas, The Carpenter.
John Savage Sr. was received patent for 250 acres on 23 Feb 1664 in Accomack
County, Va. He was received patent for 100 more acres (total 350) on 12 Sep
1664 in Accomack County, Va. He died before 1 Feb 1709 in Accomack County,
Va.
He was married to Dorothy Jordan on 18 Dec 1660 in Accomack County, Va.
Dorothy Jordan died after 1709 in Accomack County, Va. John Savage Sr. and
Dorothy Jordan had the following children:
+4 i. John Savage Jr.
+5 ii. Thomas Savage.
+6 iii. William Savage Sr.
+7 iv. Elizabeth Savage.
8 v. Robert Savage was born before 1709 in
Accomack County, Va. He died before 2 Aug
1720 in Accomack County, Va.
+9 vi. Mary Ann Savage.
+10 vii. Sarah Savage.
The Drowning of the Gany Servent
| Robinson T. Savage and many of his descendants are told about in Evelyn Guard Olsen's book, Indian Blood, a brilliant narrative about life in the Blooming Rose area of Garrett County during the 1800's. Stephen Schlosnagle's bicentennial history of Garrett County contains numerous references to our Savage ancestors. Garrett County Graves would be several pages thinner had Robinson not planted his roots where he did. |
A Shallop Shallops of the time were described as; "of twenty-six feet by the keel with masts, oars and yards". "of four tons". "a sloop rigged craft of about twelve tons". (Capt. John Smith's shallop with which he explored the bay area) |
| Robinson T. Savage was the first school teacher in Western Maryland. He was a friend and neighbor of Meshack Browning. Meshack was a famous pioneer hunter and outdoorsman. His flintlock rifle rests in the Smithsonian. In Meshack's book, Forty-four Years of The Life Of A Hunter, a tome about his many exploits, he tells about he and Robinson being together in the War of 1812. They volunteered, were appointed sergeants and marched off to Baltimore. |
A Shallop
| A quote from the pen of J.C. Wise: "These old carpenters and ship-builders seem to have been constantly occupied and prosperous". |
Thomas The Carpenter had two sons, Thomas, Jr. and John. The link below will take you to a 1988 research piece on John Savage by Nora Miller Turman. |
| A century after he was active on the Eastern Shore, Thomas Savage was referred to, in court records as; Thomas Savage The Elder. |
The line from Thomas Savage to me is as follows:
01. Thomas Savage1 ? - 1654-55
02. Thomas Savage2 1646 - 1721
03. Robinson Savage1 1699 - 1774
04. Robinson Savage2 ? - 1786
05. Robinson T. Savage abt 1769 - 1830's
06. Evan Savage 1797 - after 1849
07. Robert Savage 1819 - 1895
08. Nelson E. Savage abt 1838 - 1916
09. Milton Jackson Savage 1880 - 1960
10. Russell Milton Savage 1901 - 1986
11. Russell Blair Savage 1934 – (That's me!)
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14th day of October 1626
A COURT at James-Citty the 14th day of October 1626’
present
Sr George Yardley Knt Governor &c, Capt Rogr Smyth, Mr Claybourne,
& Capt: Tucker.
1. Steven Dixon sworn and examined sayeth that upon the 9th day of
July last past, being at Mr English’s house, Anthonye Afson and Mrs
Gainye came running up from the waterside into the house, and the said
Anthonye prayed this deponent to go downe suddenly to the waterside,
for that Mr Gainyes boy named Thomas Savadge was stucke in the
mudd and was like to be drowned, soe when this deponent came downe
hee could not see any part of the bou above the water: then presently
Mrs Gainey said to this deponent that the said Anthonye did not borrow
the boy of her, neither did shee lend him unto him, what answer can he
make unto my husband, and this deponent sayed, I know not. Then the
next day about ten of clock in the morning this deponent it being lowe
water went thither and found the boy upon the mudd, where the water
had ebbed away from the body about four strides, then this deponent
went and told Mrs Gainey, who entreated this deponent to goe to Mr
English his house and take one of his men to helpe to make a grave and
to bury him, which this deponent did perform. And further this deponent
sayth that when hee tooke upp the bodye it laye upon the mudd lyeing
on one side and his leggs a little crooked; Moreover this deponent saith
that where he found the body hee thinketh that the water is about as
deepe as his middle, but hee thinketh by Mrs Gaineys her words unto
him, that the body was removed about ten foote from the place where the
boy was drowned: And further this deponent sayth that he could not
perceive that the said Anthony Afson had waded or gone into the water
to save the boy
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10th day of January 1626
A COURT at James Citty 10th day of January 1626, being
present
Sr George Yardley Knt Governor &c, Capt Smyth, Capt Mathewes Mr
Persey Mr Claybourne Capt: Tucker Mr Sserrar
It is the opinion of the maior Part of the Table [court] that Anthony Afson
shall pay for his offence committed in sending a boy named Tho:
Savadge over a Creeke at Kecoughtan upon Mr Gaineys land to fetch
his Canoe on the other side, whereby the said boy was drowned, viz, one
hundred waight of Tobacco to Mr Wm Gainey who had the boy for the
yeare, and two hundred waight more to Mr Humphry Rastall whose
servent he was, for that it appeareth by oath that he the said Anthony
might without doubt have saved the boy by wading a little into the water,
and for that he did not ask leave of any one to have the said boy to fetch
his Canoe.
Thomas Savage had many craftsmen and
laborers working his shops and
plantation. Some of them were slaves,
some were indentured servants and
undoubtedly some were freemen.
laborers working his shops and
plantation. Some of them were slaves,
some were indentured servants and
undoubtedly some were freemen.
| A great, great, grand-son of Thomas Savage was Robinson T. Savage. Robinson was an early pioneer of Western Maryland, present day Garrett County, and was my great, great, great, great, grand-father. I have constructed a chart of the descendants of Robinson T. Savage which lists over 4000 individuals. This chart may be accessed at this link; |
I've also published a book of 40 short stories, all true. 160 pages, illustrated, soft cover. Price is $10.00 when ordered with my Savage book. |
SAVAGE ANCESTRY Dedicated to Thomas Savage "The Carpenter" The Search for His Antecedents and His Descendants |
| The primary goal of this site is to provide assistance, where possible, to those who believe they may be descended from Thomas Savage "The Carpenter". A secondary aim is to determine the English origins of Thomas. |
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| A colonial cooper needed skills, intelligence, and strength. They made casks and containers of many specific sizes which included the barrel, firkin, kilderkin, hogshead, butt, tierce, puncheon, rundlet and pipe. They also made pails, churns, tubs, and dippers. These were made of cedar and pine, and were used to hold goods like flour, tobacco, and water. Coopers used broad axes, planes, drawknives, and other tools to make these items. A carpenter was perhaps the most useful colonial tradesman. The carpenter used many different tools, including the saw, broad axe, hammer, awl, mallet, plane, scribe, drawknife, gimlet, and froe. Carpenters built with, oak, locust, tulip, poplar, yellow pine, cypress and juniper. |
| Thomas Savage was a builder of watercraft: Eastville Court Record dated March 6, 1642/43: Recordatur per me Edwyn Conaway Clericus William Fisher. [fol. 138] Whereas Mr. richard Newport deceased bought a shallopp of Thomas Savage Carpenter for the sole and proper use of Henry Brookes Merchant In Consideration whereof the said Newport engaged hinselfe in the pennalty of Twenty pound sterling to pay and deliver unto the said Thomas Savage one Man servaunt with divers necessary tooles belonging unto the Trade of Carpenter as appeareth by specialty under the hand of the said Newport. It is therefore thought Fitt and soe ordered by this Court that the said Thomas Savage shall have satisfaction for the said Man servaunt and Tooles out of the state of the said Mr. Henry Brookes. |
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