The great-grandfather of the subject of this sketch 

 came from England. He married an Irish lady; 

 they settled in Tolland Co., Conn., and had several 

 sons. 



Willis J., son of Ira and Lovina Eichardson 

 Savory, was born in Marcellus, Onondaga Co., 

 N. Y., Nov. 28, 1807. Ira Savory was a native of 

 Tolland Co., Conn., born Aug. 7, 1776; married 

 Lovina Richardson, of the same county, about 1802. 

 Mrs. L. Savory was born Feb. 20, 1783. They had 

 twelve children, of whom Willis J. is the third. 

 Ira Savory settled in Onondaga County previous to 

 his marriage, and remained on a farm until 1818, 

 when he located in Campbell on the " Granger Farm;'^ 

 remained some three years ; then spent two years on 

 Ralph Babcock's farm ; then settled at Painted Post, 

 and continued to follow his chosen occupation as 

 farmer. He died Feb. 9, 1842. His wife died Oct. 

 29, 1864. 



Willis J. settled in Steuben County with his 

 parents in 1818. Mr. Savory remained with his 

 father till he was twenty-one years of age; then he 

 commenced to work for Gen. F. E. Erwin for 

 eight dollars a month ; worked seven years in the 

 Erwin family. In the mean time he had purchased 



a farm of one hundred acres of land in Catlin, 

 Chemung Co., N. Y., and had it paid for. He mar- 

 ried Nancy Wilty, daughter of Jacob and Barbara 

 Wilty, of Lancaster Co., Pa., Oct. 28, 1836. She 

 was born Oct. 3, 1809, and died Jan. 21, 1875. Of 

 this union nine children were born, viz. : Mary, John 

 W., Charles, Sarah, John (2d), Ann E., James W., 

 W. R., and Martha. All are dead save James W. 

 and Martha. 



Mr. Savory removed to his farm in Chemung 

 County soon after marriage, and built a house and 

 remained one year, when he finally settled at Painted 

 Post, in 1838. He kept public-house some eight 

 years ; was on his farm one year ; then purchased 

 the hotel property known as the " Erwin House,'' 

 which he had formerly kept. He was engaged as 

 hotel-keeper some twenty years. He sold his hotel 

 in January, 1870, and located at his present home, 

 which he had purchased in 1867. 



Mr. Savory has been engaged as farmer and hotel- 

 keeper through his active life. He retired from 

 business in 1870. He married his present wife, 

 Mrs. Catharine Piatt, widow of Thomas V. Piatt, 

 of Dutchess Co., N. Y., Dec. 30, 1875. Mr. Savory 

 has been a life-long Democrat. 



