I am curious about this posting. My gr gr grandmother was Manerva Elinor Hamilton Scott. She was born in 1823 in Giles Co., TN. Then the family migrated to Jackson Co., Alabama, on to Tishamingo Co. MS, then to Fannin Co. Texas. There are Savage's listed in the Fannin Co History book as well. I have been stuck on Manerva's line for 20+ years. I wonder if these Fannin Co families are connected to the ones you are talking about. Just a thought... Debbie ----- Original Message ----- From: "BEVERLY NELSON" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, February 13, 2006 9:21 PM Subject: [HAM] HAMILTON, Eleanor - 1700s m John Savage > In reply to Zoe, > I have a biography of Captain John Savage 1707-1792 which includes a > wonderful portrait of him. His father was supposed to have been a French > Huguenot who went to Ireland, settling near Londonderry. The bio states > that it was composed of information from Parmenter's History of Pelham, > Massachusetts, and Reed Johnes' History of Rutland, Massachusetts, with > additions from various family records. This also states that his wife was > Eleanor Hamilton (1713-1883), the daughter of his step-father. > > John Savage's step-father was supposed to have been Captain John Hamilton, > a British Naval Officer and brother of my ancestor James Hamilton who came > in 1716 to Massachusetts from Northern Ireland. James named his brother > John as one of the exec. of his will. > > The children listed for John Savage and Eleanor Hamilton Savage are: > Martha, b c1733 In Rutland, Elizabeth, John Jr., Lydia, and Edward. > > Hope this helps. > > I am trying to find the origins of John & James and their sisters who also > came to Massachusetts in 1716 into Boston. They were the Scotch Irish who > settled first at Worcester and then bought the town of Pelham. > > Bev Nelson > > > > ==== HAMILTON Mailing List ==== > Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness > http://raogk.rootsweb.com >