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THE MARCH of THE SAGES RESEARCH John Edward (Pat) Gwin-Sage Marg-nerite (Sage) Parker (Mrs. Sterling Parker) EDITOR Bonnie (Sage) Ball ASSOCIATE EDITOR Sybil Dawson Scofield SPONSOR Mrs. Lela Sage Dawson Copyright AppJied For By Bonnie S. Ball 1967 Printed in the U.S.A. by COMMONWEALTH PRESS, INC., RADFORD, VIRGINIA DEDICATION Not to the noble, the great, or the renowned, but to those salt-of-the-earth ancestors who have honored their heritage, and served God and their country WELL. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Many persons, past and present, have provided information that made this publication possible. We shall ever be grateful for the loyalty and interest of Mrs. Millie Reed Uhl who passed away on January 5, 1963. Our inspiration, and a good portion of our financial sup port came through Mrs. Lela Sage Dawson, of Excelsior Springs, Missouri, who now lives in California. Mrs. Dawson made four trips to Virginia in the interest of this project, and accompanied the editor to the National Archives at Washington, D. C., in 1955. One of our research authors, Mrs. Marguerite (Sage) Parker (Mrs. Sterling Parker), of Vancouver, Washington, has conducted a wide research on Sage and allied famiiJes through out the United States. Mr. Jo~n Edward (Pat) Gwin-Sage, the other, has been responsible for most of the genealogical research in England. He has also aided measurably by making photo-copies of docu ments, other records, and photographs. A few hundred persons in all areas of the country have provided data for this volume through completing family-group sheets, replying to letters, or volunteering information. To these we hereby express our whole-hearted thanks for their splendid co-operation and assistance. We have made an effort to give credit for each contribution when such is possible. Please accept our eternal gratitude in behalf of generations yet unborn. The Editors INTERPRETATION OF ABBREVIATIONS Art. - Artillery bap. - baptized b. - born bur. - buried bwt. - bounty warrent ca. - about ch. - child or children chr. - christened C.L. - Continental Line d. - died dau. - daughter inf. ~ infantry m. - married nbll. - Not on bounty roll pvt. - private s. - son FOREWORD THE MARCH OF THE SAGES was planned primarily for a permanent record of the descendants of James Sage of Gray son County, Virginia. However, more than a decade of research has produced scores of unindentified Sage families, that we hope can be attached to the correct family tree through our publication. As an additional feature we are including some of the allied families, who have intermarried with the Sages or related families. We cannot assure replies to all letters and queries concern ing data in this volume, but will make an effort to comply when possible (if stamped, addressed envelopes are enclosed). Letters in the form of questionnaires are preferable. Unless there has been recent correspondence with the authors, no persons born after 1959 have been listed in this genealogy. While we have made every reasonable effort to avoid errors, it is unwise to claim that the material is flawless. In some instances those who provided data may have erred without intention of doing so; or names and dates may have been mis read, or misspelled. It is impossible for one who has never attempted to compile a family history to conceive of the numerous problems one encounters in securing records, and arranging them in the proper order. We trust, however, that this volume will serve its purpose- to provide a family history for the present generation, and for posterity. 7 TABLE OF CONTENTS Part I - THE SAGES OF ENGLAND ................................ 9 Part II - Same Sage Immigrants to America .. .. .. .. .. .. ..... 17 Part III - Miscellaneous Sage Families . .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. 27 Part IV - James Sage of Grayson County, Virginia, and Descendants . .. .. ... ............ ... .... ... ...... .. .. .. .. .. 50 Part V - Documentary Records of Sage and Allied Families . ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .... .. ... .. .. ... .. .. .. .. 359 Part VI - Allied Families .. .. .. ...... .. ... ... .... ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. ... 389 (Ott, Cannoy, Between-the-Logs, Fletcher, Neiman, Kincaid, Burnett, Burney, Nolan(d), Chappell, Hummell, Laughlin, Lloyd, Fannon (Fanning, etc.), Glass, Rasnic (k), Bryant, Reed, Massey, Carey, and others.) Addenda 54:2 Index .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 546 8 PART I The Sages of England There has been much speculation regarding the origin and medieval genealogy of the Sage families. The Patronimica Britanica states that it is probably a name that is a translation of "Le Sage," which is still a fairly common French surname. "It has reference to the wisdom of the original bearer; wise, as an English surname is a precise analogue." It has been assumed that a family, or man, of this name came over with William the Conqueror, and was the founder of the Sage family in England. Furthermore, the fleurs-de-lis in the arms indicates a French origin of the name. The motto, "Not for self, but for Country", is one of which any family might be proud. The description, as given by Burke: Arms - per pale erminois, and vert three fleurs-de-lis counterchanged. Crest - A stag's head erased and erect proper. Motto - Non Sibi Sed Patriae (Not for himself, but for his Country.) (The Welsh Sage coat of arms will be described in a later paragraph, along with two descriptions of other existing coats of arms used by various Sage families.) 9 Little is known of the family in England, as military men of valor, or heroes in time of war, since no research has been conducted along that line. However, a number of Sages were Colonial soldiers in the American Revolution, and will be listed hereafter. It has been stated in some encyclopedia that the first woman who ever ascended in a balloon was a Miss Sage, in England, sometime about 1800. Documentary Records from England Abstracts of Sornersetshire Wills- Vol. III; pp. 91 and 92. John Sage, of Weeke, in Stanton Drew, Somerset, Gent.; Will dated Nov. 20, 1644; Proved Oct. 4, 1648. Persons mention ed: John, son of Samuel Sage; John, son of George Sage; Cornelius Sage, his brother. To be buried in Stanton Drew Church, next to his own pew. 10 pounds to the poor of Stanton Drew and Pensford. His wife, Joan Sage; His sister's son, Henry Bisse, Exr. Edward Baber of Sutton, Esq., and Thomas Abram, of W eeke, overseers. Also in Somerset-Pensford, Keyntham, Mr. William Sage gave ten shillings for a sermon to be preached on Palm Sunday, and twenty shillings to the poor not receiving alma yearly, for ever payable four days before Palm Sunday by the Church's wardens of St. James in Bristol, Stanton Drew. (No date). In 1666 John Sage of Chewton Mendip, a passive resister to the demands for tithes, was sent to Ilchester Jail. Since Quakers objected to the payment of tithes, a search was made in Quaker records, but no other Sage records were found. 10 In registers of the Independent Chapel, Bridge Street, Bristol, ( once Tucker Street), the two following entries oc curred: Baptisms - 1750-Feb. 21, Joel, son of Joel and Martha Sage. 1750-Feb. 21, Deborah, daughter of same parents. 1759-Apr. 6, Joseph, son of Joseph and Ann Sage. Wills of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury U!) to 1713 (Abstracts) James Sage, made July 18th, 1658; proved Aug. 17, 1658. In Ship Charles, on voyage to Barbadoes and London. Bequeathed all his goods and chattels in the Ship Charles to William and Thomas Sawer. Overseers: Dr. James Quaharrad of the Charles, William Quance, John Outlawe, and Thomas Sawer. Will: Cornelius Sage of Weeke, in Parish of Stanton Drew, Somerset, Gent.; made March 21st, 1658; proved London, Nov. 27th, 1660. Land in Buckland Meed in Stanton Drew to the Church, and the poor. Son, Cornelius Sage - all coal works in Stanton Drew in which testator has an interest. Wife, Mary, also executrix; Father, and Executor, Anthony Sage; daughters: Balthia, Mary, Joan; Sister - Elizabeth Adams; brother-in-law - Richard Adams; Nephew - John Adams, son of Richard; uncle - Cornelius Sage; cousin - Henry Bliss; sisters: Alice, Joan Blagdon; children of the above. Overseers: John Buckland, Richard Jones, Esq., Capt. John Locke, of Pensford, and Henry Mitchell, Gent. 11 Will of Jane Sage of the Parish of St. Katherine's "neere the Tower of London", widow; Made Nov. 29, 1664; proved April 14th, 1665. Son, and sole exr., William Smith of St. Botolphs Aldgate, citizen and cooper of London. Daughter-in-law - Jeane Reynolds. Brother-in-law - Robert Sage of Wirksworth, Derbyshire, deceased, lead merchant. Overseers: Philip Gibbons, Peter Bolton. A List of Wills from the Consistory Court of Bristol, 1650-1850 William Sage proved 1665 Elizabeth Sage proved 1754 Joan Sage proved 1676 Samuel Sage proved 1755 Joel Sage proved 1719 Martha Sage proved 1758 Elisha Sage proved 1725 John Sage proved 1775 Robert Sage proved 1731 John Sage proved 1778 Henry Sage proved 1743 John Sage proved 1791 Marriage Licenses for Bath and Wells 1712-13: Samuel Sage, Victualler, Pensford, a bondsmaL for Eleanor Sage. 1740: Isaac Sage of Glutton. In Boyd's Index for Somerset : March 17, 1737: James Sage of Clutton and Ann Whitaker of Bruton, at Bruton. Index to Apprentices 1731: Sage, Thomas, son of Henry, coalminer, to Abra ham Poole, of Clutton, tallow chandler. (Tallow chandlers had dealings with bakers, and rivaled them in the sale of flour.) 12 1758: Sage, Nathaniel, to James Stock of Clutton, baker. (Research by Mrs. M. A. J. Langford and Miss M. E. Cohen, London.) Will of Cornelius Sage, made May 16th, 1664; proved London, May 4th, (or 14th), 1666, of Stanton Drew, Somerset, Gent. To be buried at Stanton Drew. Daughter - Susannah Poole, wife of Nicholas Poole. Grandchildren - Martha Lyde, Susannah Poole, John Poole, Joseph Poole. Sole exr., and grandchild - Cornelius Lyde. The Archives Department City of Bristol, England Abstract of Will of Robert Sage, proved 1731 Robert Sage, of the city of Bristol, Sylor.