Dorothy (Savage) Strother (abt. 1635 - abt. 1716)

Born about 1635 in England or Virginia Colony [uncertain]

Descendants

Died about 1716 at about age 81 in Richmond County, Virginia

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Biography

Daughter of Capt. Anthony and Alice (Stafford) Savage^{[citation needed]}

Wife of William Strother, II ~ married 1651

William (II) and Dorothy (Savage) Strother had 6 children and they were:

1. William Strother, III (m. Margaret Thornton) 2. James Strother 3. Jeremiah Strother 4. Robert Strother 5. Benjamin Strother 6. Joseph Strother

This profile represents Dorothy, the wife of William Strother, Esq, the immigrant

Uncertain Origin

Dorothy's maiden name and origin are uncertain. According to the William Strother Society (about 10 years ago), we clearly do not have any evidence for her maiden name. According to the 1903 Register of Kentucky State Historical Society article, William's wife is known only as "Dorothy."

Possibly the earliest source of "Savage" as her maiden name may have been The Abridged Compendium of American Genealogy ... by Virkus, but even there it is followed by "(?)."

Interestingly, the summary of the "Strother Family Genealogical Papers," at the Atlanta History Center, reports that William married "Dorothy Savage," (no parents stated).

Dorothy may have been born in England, or she may have been born in Virginia. Some genealogies say Petsworth Parish, Gloucester County, Virginia.^{[citation needed]} She was probably born before 1635. This is a guess, probably based on the birth date of her first child, c. 1652.

According to Sheryl Miller (without citation), it was William's son, also named William Strother (d 1726), who married Margaret Thornton, the daughter of Francis Thornton and Alice Savage. Alice Savage was a daughter of Anthony Savage. Therefore, if son William's mother and his wife's mother were both daughters of Anthony Savage, then son William married to his first cousin. This may be the circumstantial evidence for Savage as Dorothy's maiden name.

Marriage and Children

Dorothy married about 1651, soon after he had immigrated to Virginia, to William Strother.

Death and Legacy

Dorothy died in 1716 in Richmond County, (the "Northern Neck"), Virginia. William died in 1702.

Research Notes

This profile was previously attached to parents Anthony Savage and Sarah Constable. Anthony and Sarah had their marriage license granted in October 1646, about 11 years after Dorothy is estimated to have been born, so cannot be her parents. Donnelly-2171 23:34, 14 November 2020 (UTC)

Sources

• Find A Grave: Memorial #51027262

• Virkus, Frederick A., editor, The Abridged Compendium of American Genealogy; First Families of America; a Genealogical Encyclopedia of the United States, Edited by Frederick A. Virkus Under Direction of Albert Nelson Marquis ...] (Vol 2, Page 187) Chicago: A.N. Marquis & company, 1926, HathiTrust.org accessed June 9, 2015

• Robin Hite (Wm Strother Society), "File Re: Family Group: William Strother." received by Bob Moody c. 2005, accessed June 9, 2015

• The Strother Family"] Register of Kentucky State Historical Society, Vol. 1, No. 3 (SEPTEMBER, 1903), pp. 67-70, Kentucky Historical Society, JSTOR.org accessed January 11, 2015

• Miller, Sheryl, http://www.genealogy.com/forum/surnames/topics/strother/1629/ "Re: Most Accurate Strother Family Tree?."] January 11, 2003, accessed June 9, 2015

• Strother, Arthur P., Strother Family Genealogical Papers by Atlanta History Center accessed January 10, 2014

• Raulston & Russell Genealogy by Barbara Gonce Clepper, 1986

• Repository: #R451122208 U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.

• Colonial Families of the USA, 1607-1775 Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.