We may have some Savage connections. Here's what I have on Savage. Let me know if anything connects. I still don't know exactly why they chose that route to migrate on, but it may have been that others they knew went first and told them how each are was better than the last. I have read that the CT and MA areas were starting to get more populous and that good farmland was harder to find. Modified Register for John Savage Jr. First Generation 1. John Savage Jr. was born in 1735 in Rutland or Pelham, MA. He died in Nova Scotia. John married Elizabeth Long daughter of James Long. They had the following children: + 2 M i. Judge Edward Savage . From a Biographical Sketch by Mabel Field Hastings - on his old slate tombstone in New York the record is that he was for twenty-one years a member of the New York Legislature, for forty years an elder in the Presbyterian church. 3 F ii. Elizabeth Savage . Elizabeth married Allen Hunsden . Second Generation 2. Judge Edward Savage (John). He had the following children: + 4 F i. Jane Savage was born on 6 Jul 1777. She died on 27 Jan 1802. 5 M ii. Alexander Savage . 6 M iii. John Savage was born on 22 Feb 1779. He died on 19 Oct 1863 in Utica, NY. John married (1) Esther Newell daughter of Timothy Newell and Miriam Marcy on 27 Feb 1810 in Sturbridge, Worcester Co., Ma. Esther was born on 3 Jun 1787. She died on 14 Mar 1811. John married (2) Ruth Wheeler daughter of Gideon Wheeler and Ann Lyman on 8 Nov 1816. Ruth was born on 15 Nov 1784 in Lanesborough, MA. She died on 16 Apr 1837. 7 F iv. Mary Savage was born on 23 Nov 1782. She died on 29 Apr 1784. Third Generation 4. Jane Savage (Edward, John) was born on 6 Jul 1777. She died on 27 Jan 1802 in Charlton, NY. She was buried in Sweetman, Charlton, NY. Jane married Rev. Joseph Sweetman son of Thomas Sweetman and Sarah Kerr in 1800 in Salem, NY. Joseph was born on 9 Mar 1774 in Freehold, Monmouth, NJ. He died on 10 Dec 1863 in Charlton, Saratoga Co., NY. He was buried in Sweetman, Charlton, NY. They had the following children: 8 F i. Jane Savage Sweetman was born on 5 Sep 1801 in Charlton, Saratoga Co., NY. She was christened on 31 Jan 1802. She died on 15 May 1841 in White Pidgeon, St. Joseph Co., MI. She was buried on 1 Jan 1842 in Silverbrook Cemetery, Niles, Berrien Co., MI. Jane married Judge Nathaniel Bacon son of David Bacon and Hannah Tarbox on 2 Nov 1827 in Salem, Washington Co., NY. Nathaniel was born on 14 Jul 1802 in Ballston, Saratoga Co., NY. He died on 9 Sep 1869 in Niles, Berrien Co., MI. He was buried on 12 Sep 1869 in Silverbrook Cemetery, Niles, Berrien Co., MI. Hope this fills in some Savage info for you. Lin