William Saville, of Braintree

William and Margaret Savil had the following children, all baptized St. Mary the Virgin, Saffron Walden:

6. William Savil, bpt. February 24, 1604/5, d. August 2, 1669 in Braintree, Massachusetts Bay Colony.

Biography

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William Savil was born about 1604, in Saffron, Walson County, Essex, England. He was the son of William Savell (bef.1564-bef.1639) and Margaret (Parker) Savell (bef.1571-bef.1640).[1][2]

He emigrated as a single man before 1641, and worked as a joiner. His sister Anne was the wife of Samuel Basse (abt.1600-1694) in Braintree, Massachusetts, who became the executor in William's will. William was in a record.[3]

William married first about 1642 Hannah (Tidd) Savil (1629-1650), who died in 1650.[4] Her father John Tidd (abt.1600-1656) mentions her children in his will in 1656:

1. John b. 1642
2. Samuel b. 1643
3. Benjamin b. 1645
4. Hannah b. 1647, m. John Needham

William married secondly Sarah ?, and they had

1. William born Jul 17, 1652, in Braintree,
2. Sarah born in 1654.

William married thirdly Sarah (Mullins) Faxon (bef.1622-bef.1697), widow of Thomas Gannett, on 6 November 1655.[5]

William bought a farm in Walliston in 1667, known as 'Salter's Farm'.

William Savil passed away 6 April 1669 in Braintree, Massachusetts.[6]

His will mentions wife Sarah, sons John, Samuel, Benjamin and William, and daughters Hannah and Sarah.[7]

The Savells are the most plausible makers of the furniture discussed in this article. William Savell, Sr., apparently immigrated to New England from Saffron Walden, Essex, England (probably during the early to mid-1630s), and married Hannah Tidd before settling in Braintree after 1639. Her father John was a tailor in Charlestown and, later, Woburn, Massachusetts. Savell remarried twice and had six children altogether. The names of his earliest apprentices are not known, but he probably had several before his son John (b. 1642) began his training.

Savell never held any town position, and there is no record of him receiving a grant or being made a freeman; however, he owned a considerable amount of property when he died in 1669. The total value of his estate was £798.17, and his inventory listed a house and barn & a bitt of meadow valued at £90, John's house shop barn & land valued at £120, Tables stooles chayres chests & wooden ware valued at £8.4, and Cart wheels plow chaynes with joiners stuff [a reference to oak] & ceder boults valued at £19.3.6. In his will, dated February 1668, William Sr. left John the whole House & barn & shop & tooles, stuffe as Timber pertaining to his trade and instructed that his sonn William . . . live as an Apprentice with . . . John Savel . . . until hee bee 21. An article of agreement attached to the will also specified that his wife, Sarah (Mullins Gannett), receive the whole estate. . . she brought to [her husband] for her own use & to dispose of forever with a chest with drawers & a Cubbert.

Baptism of William son of William Savill

Registers of St. Mary the Virgin, Saffron Walden Parish, Essex, England. D/P 192/1/1. Image 44. Essex Records Office. essexarchivesonline.co.uk. Subscription required.

References

1. https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Savil-16 cites
   1. Baptism: "Essex, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812" Essex Record Office; Chelmsford, Essex, England; Essex Church of England Parish Registers Ancestry Record 61698 #1150950 (accessed 8 December 2021) William Savill baptism on 24 Feb 1605, son of William, in Saffron Walden, St Mary The Virgin, Essex, England.
   2. Families of Braintree: Sprague, Waldo Chamberlain; Genealogies of the families of Braintree, Mass., 1640-1850 : including the modern towns of Randolph & Holbrook and the city of Quincy, after the separation from Braintree in 1792-3; Pub: 2001, NEHGS; Page 1378 https://digital.americanancestors.org/digital/collection/p15869coll...
   3. The Great Migration: "New England, The Great Migration and The Great Migration Begins, 1620-1635" Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2496 #44114 (accessed 8 December 2021) Name: William Savill [William Savell]; Gender: Male; Alternate Surnames: SAVELL; Household Members: William Savill.
   4. Marriage: "U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700" Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: New England Marriages Prior to 1700 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 3824 #66260 (accessed 8 December 2021) William Savil marriage to Hannah Savil in 1642 in New England, USA.
   5. Marriage: "U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700" Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: New England Marriages Prior to 1700 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 3824 #66262 (accessed 8 December 2021) William Savill marriage to Sarah Savill on 8 Nov 1655 in New England, USA.
   6. Death Registration: "Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988" Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2495 #82146239 (accessed 8 December 2021) William Savill death 6 Apr 1669 in Braintree, Massachusetts.
   7. 'Pioneers of Massachusetts : "The Pioneers of Massachusetts, 1620-1650"; Page 401 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 48213 #245123 (accessed 8 December 2021)
   8. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/173752963/william-savell
   9. Source S44 Abbreviation: Braintree, MA Town Records, (pub) Title: Braintree, Massachusetts Published Town Records, including Vital Records Author: Samuel A. Bates Publication: Higginson Book Co., Salem, MA, 2001 reprint Repository: #R19 Repository R19 Name: Lynnfield Public Library, Summer St.