In the Name of God, Amen, I William Savage of Martins Brandon Parrish in the County of Prince George, being sickly but of sound mind & memory do make & ordain this my Last Will and Testament in manner & form following, first and principally I commend my Soul to Almighty God, stedfastly trusting to his Gracious acceptance through the merritts and media. of my redeemer and Saviour Jesus Christ, and for the small Worldly Estate, which God has been pleased to give me, I hereby give and dispose of as followeth, after my just Debts and Funerall disbursments are paid and Discharged.

1. I give to my son William Savage all that part of my Land that Lyes between the two runns, adjoining on Mr. Halls and Mr. Bairds Lands, to him & his heirs , as also a small chest, a pewter tankard, a young steer, and a Gunn and the Hoggs called his.
2. I give to my son John Savage my plantation whereon I now Live w'th all the remaining part of my Land, to him & his heirs.
3. I give to my Daughter Sarah, the Small Iron Pott, two pewter dishes & a cow.
4. I give to my Daughter Eliza. Savage, one cow and a young Steer.
5. I give to my son Francis the second best bed & furniture, the midling pott, two pewter dishes, a Gunn & a heifer, with the female increase, and my will is that my said son do remain and live with his Brother John till he be free and also if Either of my Eldest sons chance to dye without heirs, that then their shares or dividend of Land heretofore given shall be & remain to my youngest son Francis, and that if either of my said sons should be desirous of selling his said dividend, my will is that the other possess't should have the refusall.
6. My will is that my Estate shall not be appraised.
7. I do hereby give and bequeath all the remaining part of my Estate of what kind so ever not before hereby given to my said son John, and do hereby nominate and appoint him my said Son, to be my whole & sole Executor of this my Last Will and Testament, hereby revokeing all former & other Wills by me made or at any time declared, and this only to be deemed and taken for my Last Will and Testament, and no others. In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & Seal this seventeenth day of July Anno 1719.

William Savage (W-his marke) Seald w'th. a wafer. Signed & Seald in the presence of Eliza Berryman (E-her marke), Rob't. Jones, R. Hall At a Court held at Merchants Hope for the County of Prince George on the second Tuesday in June being the fourteenth day of the said month Anno Dom: 1720.

The above written Last Will and Testament of William Savage dec'ed. was presented into Court by John Savage his Executor who made oath thereto and it being proved by the oaths of Rob't. Hall, Robert Jones, and Elizabeth Berryman witnesses thereto, is by order of the Court truly recorded, and on the motion of the said John Savage and his giveing Security according to Law, Certificate is granted him for obtaining a probate thereof in due form. Test Wm. Hamlin ClCur.

You will notice that one of the witnesses to William Savage's will was Robert Jones.  That is a common name and it may be a coincidence, but there was also a later Robert Jones who sold land to William Savage in Orange Co. NC in 1763.

1763 - Orange Co. NC: Daniel Weldon in behalf of Robert Jones Esqr. acknowledged a Deed of Sale to William Savage

I haven't been able to find any additional information on this William Savage of Prince George Co. VA

Note: 'Transported' means he was guilty of a one of the 130 capital crimes in England. Anything from stealing a chicken to treason or murder. George Washington was taught to read and write by a transported convict who was a schoolmaster in England!

1607-Ensign Thomas Savage; born 1592, died 1627; immigrated from England to VA aboard the ship 'John and Francis' in 1607; interpreter; was exchanged as a hostage for an Indian named 'Namontock'; married Hannah Tyng/Thwing in 1621.

1630-John Savage; immigrated to VA

1635-Frank Savage; immigrated to VA

1635-Thomas "the Carpenter" Savage; immigrated to Virginia

1637-Fr. Savage; immigrated to Virginia

1638-Richard Savage; immigrated to Virginia

1640-Richard Savage; immigrated to Virginia

1648-William Savage; immigrated to Virginia

1649-Martha Savage; immigrated to Virginia

1653-William Savage; immigrated to Virginia
May 1 1654 James Mason, of Mathew Mont, planter , sells to Richard Merydale certain possessions including stock, right , and claims in and to his servants and their services; viz, William SAVAGE for seven years; William Pogler for his term,and Wm Foreman for his term; and all to be paid at some convenient place or upon his own plantation called and known as Marthews Mount, within one quarter of a mile from James River where a ship, or Shallop or sloop may safely come and ride........Surry Co. Records 1652 -1684

1654-James Savage; immigrated to VA

1660-Captain Anthony Savage; immigrated from England to Virginia around 1607; was a justice of Gloucester County in 1660; married to Alice Stafford

1662-John Savage; immigrated to VA

1664-Walter Savage; immigrated to Virginia

1684-John Savage; emigrated from England to Virginia in October 1684; brother of Thomas; indentured servant for five years; Thomas Savage; emigrated from England to Virginia in October 1684; brother of John; indentured servant for six years

Apple Tree Plantation was in Village Swamp about a mile south of Woodville [Bertie Co NC]. Thomas Barker, a very influential farmer who is buried at Hayes Plantation in Edenton [Chowan Co NC], built a home at "Apple Tree" there [Apple Tree Swamp near Village Gate or Village Swamp near bridge over Hwy 11] in 1742, and married Pherebee Savage, ggrandaughter of Thomas Savage and formerly married to Francis Pugh III. Their daughter, Betsy, was courted by Thomas Jefferson.

1786: Will of Thomas Barker (1713-1787), who came to Bertie County around 1735. Barker, who first married Pheribee Pugh ne‚ Savage and then Penelope Hodgson ne‚ Pagett, is buried at Hayes Plantation in Edenton, North Carolina.