Glen Harrison Sage of Virginia Genealogy Page !
Updated January 27, 2006
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1928 Crooked Oak Road
Hillsville,
VA
24343
United States
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My Sage family line in North America begins with James Sage of Elk Creek in Grayson County Virginia. The earliest records that we have on James Sage, "The Settler" was found in his old notebook made with a home tanned leather binding and this book is stilled owned by a descendant. James recorded that he was born near London England about 1749. He referred to Shepton Mallet, which is located in Somerset county of England as his "dwelling place." James was born in Shepton Mallet on August 26, 1749. He also recorded in his notebook, "James Sage, Baker for His Majesty, King George III. He made a notation about his departure from England, that reads, James Sage, Baker, from London 23 July, 1773. He sailed on the Tayloe and the Captain was John Ogilvy. James was sent to the "New World" as a sentence for misconduct. He was charged with Theft: Simple Grand Larceny on July 7, 1773 and was sentenced to "transport" for seven years. His crime was that of stealing a shirt and two linen shifts with a value of 3 shillings. Sentencing people to transport was a a common practice for even minor infractions of the law. This may also explain why he was willing to serve in the Revolution against King George III. James arrived at the James River on October 7, 1773 with 130 other servants.
James settled in the New River Valley in the late 1770's on Cripple Creek near where it empties into the New River. It was here that he met his wife-to-be, Lovis Ott the daughter of a German settler, Sylvester Ott (Utt) and they were married in Montgomery County (now Wythe County) on December 25, 1780. James was the administrator for the estate of Sylvester Ott and at the time of Sysvester's death around 1803, Sylvester owned 60 acres of land on the New River at the edge of Peak Creek in (currently Pulaski County)Wythe County but was living in Grayson County when he died.
My mother's family line began with Henry Connelly I of Armagh County, N. Ireland, born about 1635. Our line then continues with his first son, Henry Connelly II born 1656 in Armagh County Ireland and died in Cameden S.C. The next branch is Edmund Connelly and then Arthur Conley (Connolly Connelly Conly)of the Walker Creek area of Augusta County Virginia(present day Giles County). My family line continues through one of his sons, James Conley Sr. of the Little Sugar Run branch of Walker Creek in present day Giles County Virginia. In the year 1776 until about 1793, James Conley Sr. served as an Indian Scout for the frontier forts of the New River Settlement of Virginia. Our line continues through James Conley (Jr.) of the Burks Garden section of Tazwell County Virginia. James (Jr.) was one of the first to marry in the newly formed County of Tazwell in 1806. Our family branch was through his son Gordon Cloyd Conley. Gordon cared for his father until his fathers death and received the homeplace as a condition of caring for his aging parents.
Additional historal information on the Conley/Sage family can be found at the bottom of the page in related files.
I would welcome any additional information on the Conley or Sage line.
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- The Sage & Conley Famlies of Virginia (view PDF)
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- John Willaim Conley of Princeton WV (15 KB)
This was a photo of John W. Conley taken a few years before his death in 1928. John was the son of Gordon C. and Mary Conley of Tazewell County Virginia.
- The Grave Site of James Sage, (1749-1820) (39 KB)
This photo is of the James Sage grave site in the Sawyers Cemetery. Since this photo was taken a marker has been placed on the grave of his wife Lovis Ott Sage. The grave is located in Elk Creek, Virginia on the Delp farm.
- Annie Sage Moore and Family (80 KB)
Annie Sage Moore with most of her family. This picture was taken in the early 1960's
- Nancy Green Norris Conley with Daughters (23 KB)
Nancy Conley is pictured sitting on the front porch of her home at 713 Highland Avenue in Princeton WV. She was around 90 years of age at the time. Two of her daughters are pictured with her, they are Hazel Conley Sage and Blanche Conley Smith. Nancy was the wife of John W. Conley.
- Caty Sage Park on Elk Creek in Grayson County (33 KB)
This is the site where Caty was kidnapped in 1792. She left behind her rag doll, which her mohter found when she returned from washing clothes. Caty was found on an Indian Reservation in Kansas 56 years later.
- John Britton Conley, 1908 -2004 (153 KB)
John Conley, son of JW and Nancy Conley. He was a fireman for 32 years and served on Princeton WV City Council for 10 years and Vice Mayor for two years.
- Henry Harrison Sage in Sneadville, TN. (27 KB)
This is a photo taken around 1895 of Henry Harrison Sage. Henry was very musical and taught "Singing Schools" using shaped notes.
- Legend of Caty Sage, Part One (405 KB)
This is an article that appeared in the "Blue Ridge Country Magazine, December 2002
- Nancy Green Norris Conley at about 80 years old (384 KB)
Nancy Conley was the wife of John William Conley 1875-1972
- Dora Belle Horton Sage (35 KB)
Dora Belle Horton Sage was married to Henry Harrison Sage around 1905. She died Oct. 9, 1928 and is buried in the Young Cemetery, Dryden, Lee County Virginia. She was the wife of Henry Harrison Sage.
- Legend of Caty Sage, Part Two (550 KB)
The second and final page of the article by Olive Scott Benkelman in "Blue Ridge Country", December 2002
- Harry and John Pete Richards (51 KB)
Harry and John Pete are the grandsons of Nancy Green Norris Conley
- Leonard A. Sage in the Army, 1945 (26 KB)
Leonard Sage is in California, preparing for the invasion of Japan prior to the end of WWII. Leonard was the son of Henry Harrison Sage and Dora Belle Horton Sage.
- Burks Garden Blue Spring (101 KB)
This Blue Spring was on the land of John Stobough and later James Conley (1774-1871). It has a flow of over 3600 gallons of water per minute and is the headwaters of Wolfe Creek
- Glen Harrison Sage at the Time of his Ordaination (17 KB)
This picture was made in 1968 at the time of Glen Sage's Ordaination to the ministry in the Church of the Brethren. Glen is the son of Leonard and Hazel Conley Sage.
- The Central Church of Burks Garden Virginia, (83 KB)
The Centeral Church was a Union church built by Luthern, Methodist and Presbyterian. James Conley (1774-1871) and John Stobough (James' father-in-law) helped in the construction of the first log building. They gave a pulpit chair and cut 16 pair of rafters. The church was 30' X 26' X 26' high at the outside walls. It was contructed in 1826.
- Glen and Sharleen Sage in 2000 (53 KB)
Glen and his wife Sharleen Lewis Sage in a photo taken at Fairview Church of the Brethren in 2000.
- James Conley Jr. & John Stobaugh House (36 KB)
The James Conley Jr. house located in Burkes Garden,near the Blue Spring, where the Stobaugh and Conley family lived in the late 1700's. The house is made of hewed logs with siding on the outside, the walls are about 12 inches thick. This home is over 200 year old.
- Glen Sage Diving in the Bahamas on a Ship Wreck (13 KB)
Glen Sage is pictured diving on a boat that was used in the movie set "Thunder Bolt" which was a James Bond movie.
- Gordon Cloyd Conley and Mary Jane Boling Conley (24 KB)
The Great Grand parents of Glen Sage, Gordan was born in 1834 and Mary Jane was Born in 1833. They were married in Burkes Garden section of Tazewell County in 1854.
- Martha Sage and Family (28 KB)
Martha Sage and Daughter Judy with some of Martha's Grandchildren. Photo taken in 1959. Martha was the daughter of Henry Harrison Sage and Dora Belle Horton Sage
- Gordon C. Conley house in Lynn Hollow, Va (46 KB)
This home was build by Gordon Conely in the Lynn Hollow section of Tazewell County Virginia around the year 1873. The family moved here from the Burkes Garden section of Tazewell County Virginia
- Bill and Bruce Sage, Son's of Martha Sage (16 KB)
This childhood photo of Bruce and Bill Sage was taken in the Knoxville, TN bus station in 1940. Bill and Bruce are the sons of the late Martha Sage. The family moved to California in the late 1950's. Bill and Bruce became successful business men in Southern California
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