Pamela Savage

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RT.2 Box 27A
Dagsboro, DE 19939-9802
United States





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Zipporah Lewis

She wore a black dress, sunbonnet and a plaid shawl, the family papers say. Drove an ox cart along the beach to forage for things left behind by waves and storms. Zippy lived alone for 50 years after her husband went to sea and never returned. She used Spanish coins she found on beach as tender and is rumored to have buried many more. The original beachcomer, her house was made and furnished by parts off ill-fated ships that never met their destination. Known as the "Seeress". She purchased property in a land deal known as Lewis' Hard Bargain (1857) for 24 cents an acre. (That property now is the booming tourist resort Ocean City, MD.) Later she lost it all due to back taxes. So much for the Seeress theory!

This women was my great-great grandmother.

To read more about Zippy visit

The Mystique of Zippy Lewis, Legend & Lore of Ocean City, MD

To view an 1800s map of homesteads in Worchestor County

1850s Map

Genealogy Links

The Lewis/Savage Family Tree: Zippy's descendents. Surname List. If you think you might be a cousin, or you can fill in some blanks, e/mail me!
The Surname Web: Look for your surname
The Gen Forum: Find family, chat or post questions
Ancestry.com: Tons of records, vital stats, marriage records, military records, wills, land deeds, you name it, great database to search.
"We Are The Savages, Descendents of Ensign Thomas Savage of Jamestown": Thomas Savage was the first white settler in VA.
My Mom Raised A Bunch OF Savages: Pictures of a few of them.
Welcome to Flat Iron Farm.....Lock Your Car Doors!: My homepage, index to all my pages....don't forget to wear your boots!