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John Sprague (1638 - 1683)

John Sprague
Born in Hingham, Massachusetts Bay Colonymap
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Son of and
Brother of , , , , , , and
Husband of — married 13 Dec 1666 (to 26 Oct 1683) in Hingham, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colonymap
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Father of , , , , , , and
Died at age 45 in Mendon, Suffolk Co; Massachusetts Bay Colonymap
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Biography

Birth

John was born in Hingham, Massachusetts in April 1638. He was the son of William Sprague and Milicent (Eames) Sprague.[1]
John was Christened on Apr 1638, in Hingham, Massachusetts.[2]

Marriage

John married in Hingham on 6 Dec 1666 to Elizabeth Holbrook, daughter of William Holbrook.[1]ref>[3]
After the death of John Sprague, Elizabeth married a 2nd time to James Bick. William Holbrook in his will dated 17 Jul 1699, named his daughter Elizabeth Bick.

Children of John Sprague and Elizabeth Holbrook

  1. John Sprague. Born 20 July 1669. Diel 11 Aug 1669.[1]
  2. Elizabeth. Born 21 July 1670. She married James Walling.
  3. Elizabeth, (2nd of name). Born 1 Jan 1674.
  4. John Sprague. (Second of name) Born 20 Jan 1675-76.[1]
  5. William Sprague. Born 13 June 1679.[1]
  6. Persis Sprague. Born 13 June 1681.[1]
  7. Ebenezer Sprague.
  8. Hanna Sprague.
John sold his property in Hingham in 1682 and moved his family to Mendon, Mass.[1]
John died in 1683. His will was dated 14 Sept. 1683.[1]

John's will passed probate on 14 September 1683 in Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States.[4]

Sources

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 History of the Town of Hingham, Mass. Vol III. Published by the Town of Hingham, Mass.. 1893. Page 164[1]
  2. ↑ Source: #S12 Page: The Brothers Ralph & William Sprague p.227
  3. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FH5T-LXF : 10 November 2020), Elizabeth Holbrook in entry for John Sprague, 13 Dec 1666; citing Marriage, Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009274. View original document- https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L97M-Y4DR?i=15&cc=2061550
  4. ↑ Will: "Massachusetts, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1635-1991"
    Suffolk County (Massachusetts) Probate Records, 1636-1899; Author: Massachusetts. Probate Court (Suffolk County); Probate Place: Suffolk, Massachusetts
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 9069 #413485 (accessed 3 January 2024)
    Will of John Sprague of Mendon, Suffolke, New England, granted probate on 14 Sep 1683.
  • History of the Town of Hingham, Mass. Vol III. Published by the Town of Hingham, Mass.. 1893. Page 164[2]
  • Source: S12 Abbreviation: Genealogies of RI Families, Vol II Title: Genealogies of Rhode Island Families 1600s-1800s, Vol II (Family Tree Maker CD ROM #180) Repository: #R3
  • Repository: R3 Name: Personal Library Address:
  • Source: S207 Abbreviation: Great Migration Begins Title: Robert Charles Anderson, 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: S3 Abbreviation: Ancestral File Title: 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
  • Repository: R4 Name: Online Address:

See Also:

  • Source: S3 Title: Richard Mellen of Massachusetts: A Brief Genealogy of the Mellen Family. Sea Genes. pdf. Author: N. P. Maling Publication: seagenes.wordpress.com: 2011 Date: 6 Oct 2012




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Katherine Cappon
Anderson's Great Migration Study

WILLIAM SPRAGUE ORIGIN: Upway, Dorsetshire MIGRATION: 1629 FIRST RESIDENCE: Charlestown REMOVES: Hingham 1636 MARRIAGE: By 1635 Millicent Eames, daughter of Anthony Eames [see COMMENTS below]; on 3 April1635 Millicent Sprague was admitted to Charlestown church [ChChR 8]; she died at Hingham on 9 February 1695/6 [NEHGR 121 :284].

CHILDREN:

ii JOHN, bp. Hingham [blank] April 1638 [NEHGR 121 :10]; m. Hingham 6 December 1666 Elizabeth Holbrook, daughter of William Holbrook (Hobart record gives marriage date but not name of bride [NEHGR 121:119]; in his will of 17 July 1699 William Holbrook bequeathed to "my daughter Elizabeth Bick" (she had married James Bick after the death of John Sprague) [PPR 1 :309]).

posted by Katherine Cappon
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Tim Prince
Birth and death are unsourced. They came from a findagrave memorial which has been removed. Ancestry indexing appears to have will and probate dates interchanged.
posted by Tim Prince

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