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'''John Savage''' was an 18th-century surveyor of [[colonial Virginia]]. He surveyed as part of a 1736 expedition to settle a boundary dispute between [[Thomas Fairfax, 6th Lord Fairfax of Cameron|Lord Fairfax]] and the English Privy Council concerning the extent of the vast [[Northern Neck land grant]].<ref>{{cite journal |last=Foster |first= James W. |date=April 1938 |title= Maps of the first survey of the Potomac River, 1736-1737 |journal= William and Mary College Quarterly Historical Magazine|volume= 18|series= second|issue= 2|pages= 150–157 |doi= 10.2307/1923495 |jstor= 1923495}}</ref><ref>"[https://www.newspapers.com/image/194668616/ History of the Valley: Conclusion of Chapter XIII]." Woodstock, Virginia: ''Shenandoah Herald'', February 19, 1886, p. 1 (subscription required).</ref> |
'''John Savage''' was an 18th-century surveyor of [[colonial Virginia]]. He surveyed as part of a 1736 expedition to settle a boundary dispute between [[Thomas Fairfax, 6th Lord Fairfax of Cameron|Lord Fairfax]] and the English Privy Council concerning the extent of the vast [[Northern Neck land grant]].<ref>{{cite journal |last=Foster |first= James W. |date=April 1938 |title= Maps of the first survey of the Potomac River, 1736-1737 |journal= William and Mary College Quarterly Historical Magazine|volume= 18|series= second|issue= 2|pages= 150–157 |doi= 10.2307/1923495 |jstor= 1923495}}</ref><ref>"[https://www.newspapers.com/image/194668616/ History of the Valley: Conclusion of Chapter XIII]." Woodstock, Virginia: ''Shenandoah Herald'', February 19, 1886, p. 1 (subscription required).</ref><ref>Foster, James W. "[https://www.jstor.org/stable/1922975 Potomac River Maps of 1737 by Robert Brooke and Others]," in ''The William and Mary College Quarterly Historical Magazine'', Vol. 18, No. 4 (October 1938), pp. 406-418. Williamsburg, Virginia: Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture, retrieved online via JSTOR, June 8, 2024.</ref> |
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==Surveying the Northern Neck== |
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John Savage was an 18th-century surveyor of colonial Virginia. He surveyed as part of a 1736 expedition to settle a boundary dispute between Lord Fairfax and the English Privy Council concerning the extent of the vast Northern Neck land grant.[1][2][3]
Surveying the Northern Neck
In 1736, three different survey expeditions were organized with all three having representatives of both the Colony of Virginia and of Lord Fairfax. One party was to explore and map the Potomac to its head; this included Major William Mayo and Mr Brookes for the Colony (and King) and Mr Winslow and John Savage for Fairfax. A second party was to explore and map the North Branch of the Rappahannock (Mr Wood, Mr Thomas, Jr) and the final party was to explore and map the South Branches (Rapidan and Conway Rivers) of the Rappahannock (Mr Graeme, Mr Thomas, Sr). All parties consisted of surveyors and commissioners and their works were completed in all three cases.[4][5]
The work of the three groups and the county surveyors lead to the preparation of a map of the Northern Neck in 1736 and 1737. This map shows the courses of the Potomac and Rappahannock and cites latitudes across the map. What the map does not show, however, is a western boundary line for the grant. A line connecting the head springs of the Potomac with those of the Rappahannock had yet to be surveyed. This was to be the work of Colonel Peter Jefferson and Thomas Lewis — the "Fairfax Line" party — in 1746 and 1747, which finally settled the disputed claims.
Legacy
John Savage is the namesake of the Savage River in Maryland.[6]
See also
References
- ^ Foster, James W. (April 1938). "Maps of the first survey of the Potomac River, 1736-1737". William and Mary College Quarterly Historical Magazine. second. 18 (2): 150–157. doi:10.2307/1923495. JSTOR 1923495.
- ^ "History of the Valley: Conclusion of Chapter XIII." Woodstock, Virginia: Shenandoah Herald, February 19, 1886, p. 1 (subscription required).
- ^ Foster, James W. "Potomac River Maps of 1737 by Robert Brooke and Others," in The William and Mary College Quarterly Historical Magazine, Vol. 18, No. 4 (October 1938), pp. 406-418. Williamsburg, Virginia: Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture, retrieved online via JSTOR, June 8, 2024.
- ^ "History of the Valley: Conclusion of Chapter XIII," Shenandoah Herald, February 19, 1886.
- ^ Berkeley Jr., Edmund. "The Diary, Correspondence, and Papers of Robert 'King' Carter of Virginia." Charlottesville, Virginia: University Library, May 13, 2014 (retrieved online June 8, 2024).
- ^ Kenny, Hamill (1945). West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. Piedmont, WV: The Place Name Press. p. 555.
Further reading
- Root, Mary M. (April 2004). "History Corner: Robert Brooke, Father and Son, Surveyors of Virginia". Professional Surveyor. 24. Archived from the original on August 10, 2007. Retrieved June 7, 2015.