Thomas Savage Jr (1640 - 1705)

Born 28 May 1640 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Scottow) Savage — married 1664 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died 2 Jul 1705 at age 65 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts

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Biography

Thomas Savage served for a short time in King Philip's War and was in command of one of the three regiments in Sir William Phip's expedition against Quebec in 1690. His wife, Elizabeth Scottow , was the daughter of Joshua Scottow, who was brought from England about 1634 by his mother, Thomasine.

He joined the Artillery company in 1615, was its ensign in 1657 and captain afterwards. He was confidential agent for La Tour 1654-57 and a great proprietor at Scarborough after King Philip's War and was captain of the garrison and magistrate for that region

His father, Thomas Savage, was son of William of Taunton co., Somerset, England, and came in the "Planter" from London, April 1635. He married Faith, daughter of William and noted Ann Hutchinson ^{[1] [2]} He was captain of the Artillery company in 1651 and several years after; representative in 1654 and some years more for Boston, besides various years for Hingham and Andover; was speaker 1659, '60, '71, '77, and '78; had chief command of the forces in King Philip's War at its opening and was assistant from 1680 to his death in 1682.

Sources

1. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_Hutchinson
2. ↑ Anderson, Robert Charles (2003). The Great Migration, Immigrants to New England 1634–1635. Vol. III G-H. Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society. ISBN 0-88082-158-2.

• Lincoln Waldo. Genealogy of the Waldo family : a record of the descendants of Cornelius Waldo, of Ipswich, Mass., from 1647 to 1900. Volume 1. Publisher Worcester, Mass. : Charles Hamilton, 1902. p.74 [1]
• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-XKGQ-SCF?cc=2061550&wc=Q4D5-92Q%3A353350401%2C353366201%2C354975101 : 20 May 2014), Suffolk > Boston > Birth index 1630-1799 vol 2 > image 6 of 93; town clerk offices, Massachusetts.
• Park, Lawrence. Old Boston Families: Number Three - The Savage Family, The New England Historical & Genealogical Register (NEHGS, Boston, Mass., 1913) Vol. 67, Page 205.