including Nathaniel, joined Pacific islanders to set up a colony of 20 or so immigrants on Chichijima, which was uninhabited at the time. Perry arrived with a fleet of “Black Ships” off the ...

“As a descendant of Commodore Perry, I have been very interested in the descendants of Nathaniel Savory.” The commodore led his fleet of “Black Ships” to Uraga at the entrance to Tokyo Bay ...