Samuel Sprague (abt. 1640 - abt. 1710)

Born about 24 May 1640 in Hingham, Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah (Chillingworth) Sprague — married 2 May 1666 in Massachusetts Bay

Descendants

Died about 1710 at about age 69 in Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America

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Biography

Christening

Christening Date: 24 MAY 1640

Place: Hingham, Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts^[1]

Marriage

2 May 1666 (MD 2:111) (MarVR 6) ^[2]

Burial

Old Winslow Burying Ground, Marshfield, Plymouth County Massachusetts

Probate

On 22 August 1710, his widow Sarah was granted the letter of administration for his estate.^[3]

On 25 October 1710, his widow, Sarah, and his sons, Samuel, Nathan, John, and James signed a real estate distribution agreement to settle the estate. another agreement was signed by his sons and daughters, Sarah, decd, late wife of Joseph Holmes (her son John Holmes), Hannah, wife of John Rogers, Mary, wife of Nathan Williamson, and Joana, wife of John Holmes.^[4]

His inventory was taken on 13 September 1710 in Marshfield and recorded in Plymouth.^[4]

Notes

Note: #NI04741

Note NI04741The Brothers Ralph & William Sprague And Some Of Their Descendants.

The Sprague Family by Joan Watkins, Year 1992.

baptism of Samuel Sprague, 24 May 1640.

Note: Samuel married by 1666 to Sarah Chillingworth, eldest child of Thomas Chillingworth.

Anderson, in "The Great Migration Begins," states that "everyone" says that the maiden name of the Sarah who Samuel married was Chillingworth, but that there is no documentary evidence to support this statement.

• Fact: Christening (24 May 1640) Hingham, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
• Fact: Burial (1710) Old Winslow Burying Ground, Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
• Fact: http://familysearch.org/v1/LifeSketch Sargent Samuel Sprague in 1667 was a surveyor of highways and later held important town offices 63 times. He was chosen in 1686 to be secretary of the Plymouth Colony. In 1710 his estate following his death was divided among his eight children.

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S12 Page: The Brothers Ralph & William Sprague p.227
2. ↑ Page 1737 Anderson, R C "The Great Migration Begins....
3. ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-897D-ZF6N : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1708-1717 and 1817-1861 vol 3-3P > image 32 of 710; State Archives, Boston.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-997D-ZFS8 : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1708-1717 and 1817-1861 vol 3-3P > image 51-54 of 710; State Archives, Boston.

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 09 September 2021, 23:23), entry for Samuel Sprague (PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:L6RD-GK1 ); contributed by various users.
• Source: S12 Title: Genealogies of Rhode Island Families 1600s-1800s, Vol II (Family Tree Maker CD ROM #180)

• Source: S207 Author: Robert Charles Anderson, Title:The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633 Vols 1-3. Online at Ancestry.com. (Boston MA; New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1995.) Page: "William Sprague" p.1735-39

• Source: S3Title: Ancestral File, version 4.19 (2002), Family History Library [FHL], Salt Lake City, Utah. Available online at http://www.familysearch.org. Note: Highly inaccurate. Use as pointers to possible data only. Repository: #R4

• Samuel Sprague on Find A Grave: Memorial #28508544 Retrieved 09:39, 18 October 2017 (EDT).