Individual Details
George Savitz Jr.
(25 Dec 1735 - 23 Oct 1830)
In 1768 George received a deed for a tract of land on both sides of Grant's Creek and in 1778 George and his wife, Catherine, executed a deed for a tract of land on McCutcheon's Creek, a beranch of the Coldwater, and by purchasing a tract here and there the Savitzes became the proprietors of a large body of land adjoining the Brandons and the Lockes, on the head streams of Grant's Creek, in the region of the village of China Grove.
"The Savitz family were of German lineage, and with the industry and prudence characteristic of that race they amassed a large amount of property. They were originally adherents of the Lutheran Church, though their descendants have entered different churches."
A History of Rowan County, North Carolina by Rev. Jethro Rumple
Salisbury, NC; 1881
Events
| Birth | 25 Dec 1735 | , Bucks, PA |  |  | |
| Occupation | 1759 | miller | |||
| Emigration | 1766 | Bucks, PA to North Carolina | | ||
| Marriage | 1778 | , Rowan, NC - Catherine "Katrina" Barringer | | ||
| Tax Assessment List | 1814 | Allentown, Lehigh, PA | | | |
| Death | 23 Oct 1830 | , , NC | |
Families
| Spouse | Living |
| Spouse | Catherine "Katrina" Barringer (1750 - 1829) |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Catherine Savitz (1785 - 1873) |
| Father | Jurgen "George" Zewitz (1695 - 1759) |
| Mother | Barbara (1700 - 1766) |
| Sibling | Henry Zavitz (1723 - 1771) |
| Sibling | John Zavitz (1725 - 1777) |
| Sibling | Abraham Zavitz (1727 - 1777) |
| Sibling | Jacob Zavitz (1728 - 1800) |
| Sibling | Esther Zavitz (1729 - 1817) |
| Sibling | Mary Zavitz (1731 - ) |
| Sibling | Joseph Zavitz (1735 - 1794) |
Notes
Birth
According to the DAR Descendants Database, George Savitz, Jr. was born in 1755, not 1735 as suggested by David Zavits.Tax Assessment List
On the Tax Assessment List of 1814 in Allentown, Lehigh, PA, George SAVITZ is listed as an innkeeper. He has a house and two lots worth $5000; a lot worth $500, a cow worth $12, his occupation worth $150; total worth, $6, 162. His tax is listed as $5.85.Endnotes
1. Zavitz, Savitz,Sevits, Sevitz, Zewitz, Augustine, Stoner, Sherk, Fretz, David A. Zavitz online [http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=DESC&db=dzavitz&id=I06217], accessed 10 Jul 2006 [dzavitz@yahoo.com].
2. Helen Annett Zavitz Clark, compiler, Benjamin Zavitz and Esther Augustine: Their Ancestors and Descendants (93 Oxley Drive, Chatham, Ontario, Canada: self, May 1983).
3. DAR Genealogical Research System, Daughters of the American Revolution online [www.dar.org/library/online_research.cfm], accessed 1 Mar 2012.
4. Charles Rhoads Roberts, History of Lehigh County Pennsylvania (Allentown, PA: Lehigh Valley Publishing Companhy, Ltd., 1914), Pages: 422-423.
5. Zavitz, Savitz,Sevits, Sevitz, Zewitz, Augustine, Stoner, Sherk, Fretz, David A. Zavitz online [http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=DESC&db=dzavitz&id=I06217], accessed 10 Jul 2006 [dzavitz@yahoo.com].