Information from Asbury W. Saye, great grandson of Richard, Sr., and Mary Hodge Saye (written in 1898):

"The best account of my great-grandfather Saye that I have procured is that he probably came over from England about the year 1755. Among the immigrants that came over with him was a family by the name of Hodge. After their arrival in Pennsylvania, he married Mary Hodge. The Hodges and Richard Saye moved to York District, South Carolina (counties were called districts at that time). There in the graveyard of Fair Forest Church lie the remains of my great-grandmother Hodge, and I suppose many of her descendants."

Exactly when Richard and Mary left Pennsylvania is unknown. Richard was mentioned in his father-in-law's will which was probated in 1767 in York County, Pennsylvania He was also listed as a charter member of the Fairforest Presbyterian Church which was organized in 1765 in what is now Union County, South Carolina ("A History of Union County, South Carolina," p. 1). However, a deed recorded in Union County, South Carolina Deed Record Book B, p. 141 showed Roan (Rowan) County, North Carolina to be Richard's residence in 1773. In Union County. Heritage -- South Carolina, p. 129, an article states that Richard and his wife Mary moved from Pennsylvania to Burke County, North Carolina and lived for a while on the banks of the Catawba River. (Burke County. was formed from Rowan County. in 1777). Later, Richard and Mary moved to South Carolina and settled on the banks of Mitchell's Creek in Union County.

Asbury W. Saye wrote that Richard was doing well in South Carolina when the Revolutionary War broke out. He was regularly in military service until he fell in the Battle of Savannah (Georgia) which was from Sept. 22 until Oct. 20, 1779. The article in Union County. Heritage -- South Carolina stated that Richard lost his life while assisting a neighbor by the name of Jackson who, also, had been wounded.

• Married: Abt 1765 in Reading, Pennsylvania ^{1 2 3}
• Change Date: 24 Aug 2004

1. William SAYE
2. Sarah SAYE b: Abt 1767 in Reading, Pennsylvania
3. Margaret "Peggy" SAYE b: Abt 1768 in Reading, Pennsylvania
4. Anne Lay SAYE b: Abt 1769 in Reading, Pennsylvania
5. Mary SAYE b: Abt 1770 in Reading, Pennsylvania
6. James SAYE b: Bef 1775 in South Carolina
7. William Hodge SAYE b: Abt 1775 in South Carolina
8. Richard SAYE b: Jun 1777 in Union County, South Carolina

1. Media: Book
   Title: Historical Sketches: Presbyterian Churches and Early Settlers in Northeast Georgia
   Author: Cartledge, Groves Harrison, author; compiled by Jessie Julia Mize and Virginia Louise Newton
   Publication: [secondary source] Athens, GA, University of Georgia Press, 1960; Third Printing by Madison County Heritage foundation, Danielsville, GA, 1988
   Note:
   [A compilation of historical and biographical sketches of people in the frontier Presbyterian communities of northeast Georgia. Many of these sketches were printed in church periodicals during his lifetime (Feb 15, 1820-Jul 5, 1899). He knew and/or ministered to many of the people mentioned in his sketches.]
   Page: p 37
2. Media: Research collection
   Title: Lanny Cauthen Research Files
   Author: Cauthen, Lanny Everett, Compiler
   Publication: [primary and secondary source] Fayetteville, GA, 1999, lcauthen@mindspring.com [Family documents, pictures, and research materials in possession of compiler]
   Note:
   [Lanny Everett Cauthen is a descendant of the Carrington, Thompson, and related families of early Madison County, Georgia.]
3. Media: Family History File
   Title: The Saye/.../Gholson[Gholston]/... Family [Online]
   Author: Parker, Kenneth W., Compiler/Editor
   Publication: [primary and secondary source] Little Rock, AR, 1 June 1999 http://www.gencircles.com/users/kparker or the compiler at kwparker@sbcglobal.net
   Date: 1 May 1999
   Note:
   [Kenneth W. Parker is a descendant of the Gholston, Saye, and related families of early Madison County, Georgia. There is a list of Endnotes for each surname in the web site giving Parker's source citations.]
   Page: p 5 of 192
4. Media: Book
   Title: Historical Sketches: Presbyterian Churches and Early Settlers in Northeast Georgia
   Author: Cartledge, Groves Harrison, author; compiled by Jessie Julia Mize and Virginia Louise Newton
   Publication: [secondary source] Athens, GA, University of Georgia Press, 1960; Third Printing by Madison County Heritage foundation, Danielsville, GA, 1988
   Note:
   [A compilation of historical and biographical sketches of people in the frontier Presbyterian communities of northeast Georgia. Many of these sketches were printed in church periodicals during his lifetime (Feb 15, 1820-Jul 5, 1899). He knew and/or ministered to many of the people mentioned in his sketches.]
   Page: pp 37, 49, 72
5. Media: Research collection
   Title: Lassiter/Thompson Research Files
   Author: Lassiter, Darrell Curtis "Skip," Compiler
   Publication: [primary and secondary source] Columbus, Muscogee County, Georgia, 1999 DLassiters@aol. com
   Note:
   [Darrell Curtis "Skip" Lassiter is a descendant of the Carrington, Thompson, and related families of early Madison County, Georgia.]
6. Media: Research collection
   Title: Thompson/Hodge/Baselt Family Research Information
   Author: Baselt, Fonda, Compiler
   Publication: [primary and secondary source] Various e-mail messages to Diane Carrington Bradford. Roots2Dig@aol.com
   Date: 26 Jun 2002
   Page: E-mail dated Nov 1, 2002
7. Media: Book
   Title: Historical Sketches: Presbyterian Churches and Early Settlers in Northeast Georgia
   Author: Cartledge, Groves Harrison, author; compiled by Jessie Julia Mize and Virginia Louise Newton
   Publication: [secondary source] Athens, GA, University of Georgia Press, 1960; Third Printing by Madison County Heritage foundation, Danielsville, GA, 1988
   Note:
   [A compilation of historical and biographical sketches of people in the frontier Presbyterian communities of northeast Georgia. Many of these sketches were printed in church periodicals during his lifetime (Feb 15, 1820-Jul 5, 1899). He knew and/or ministered to many of the people mentioned in his sketches.]
   Page: p 72