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Abigail (Sprague) Barrett (1702 - aft. 1750)

Abigail Barrett formerly Sprague aka Call, Hamen
Born in Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts Baymap
Ancestors ancestors
Wife of — married 10 Nov 1721 in Charlestown, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colonymap
Wife of — married about 1748 [location unknown]
Wife of — married 17 Apr 1750 in Woodstock, Windham, Connecticut Colonymap
Descendants descendants
Died after after age 47 in Oxford, Worcester, Massachusetts Baymap
Profile last modified | Created 30 Jan 2011
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Biography

Abigail was the fifth of seven children born to Samuel Sprague and Sarah Green. She was born on April 21st and christened on November 15, 1702. The Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915 lists her birth date as November.

Abigail was married twice. First to Samuel Call, b. 6 Jun 1698, Charlestown, Suffolk Co., MA, d. 1747, Oxford, Worcester Co., MA (Age 48 years), on July 20, 1721. They had 9 children:

  1. Abigail Call, (Call-97) b. 11 Apr 1722, Charlestown, Suffolk Co., MA, d. Yes, date unknown
  2. Samuel Call, (Call-98) b. 17 Dec 1723, Charlestown, Suffolk Co., MA, d. Aft 1798 (Age 75 years)
  3. James Call, (Call-99) b. 2 Sep 1728, Charlestown, Suffolk Co., MA, d. 1805, Salisbury, Addison Co., VT (Age 76 years)
  4. Ebenezer Call, (Call-105) b. 1730, Oxford, Worcester Co., MA, d. Abt 1828, Hartland, Windsor Co., VT (Age 98 years)
  5. Mary Call, (Call-100) b. 16 Oct 1730, Oxford, Bristol Co., MA, d. 18 Oct 1730, Salisbury, Addison Co., VT (Age 0 years)
  6. Martha Call, (Call-101) b. 9 Apr 1734, Oxford, Worcester Co., MA, d. 13 Dec 1830 (Age 96 years)
  7. Nathan Call, (Call-102) b. 24 Aug 1736, Oxford, Bristol Co., MA, d. 6 Aug 1789, Hartland, Windsor Co., VT (Age 52 years)
  8. Deacon John Call, (Call-103) b. 16 Apr 1739, Oxford, Worcester Co., MA, d. 14 Apr 1821 (Age 81 years)
  9. Joseph Call, (Call-89) b. 11 Feb 1742, Oxford, Worcester Co., MA, d. 1822/1823, Perry, Lake Or Perry Co., OH (Age 80 years)
  10. Benjamin Call, (Call-113) b. Abt 1744, Leicester, Worcester Co., MA, d. Yes, date unknown.

Samuel died in 1747 and Abigail married a second time to John Hamen in 1748. They had no children.

Abigail died sometime after 1750, though the whereabouts of her grave and the exact date are not recorded.

As a interesting note, the Sprague Project reported that Abigail Sprague was the second cousin, once removed of Hannah Sprague, who married John Call, Samuel's brother.

Name

Abigail Sprague

Birth

15 Nov 1702 Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachusetts

Christening

15 Nov 1702 Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachusetts

Marriage

10 Nov 1721 Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachusetts
Husband: Samuel Call
Abt 1748
Husband: John Hamen

Research Notes

A recent issue of The NEHG Register contains a well-sourced article about Samuel Call and Abigail Sprague.[1] The author, Robert M. Call, shows that Abigail was abandoned by John Hamen soon after their marriage, and divorced him in 1748. He also makes a strong case that Abigail married a third time to Moses Barrett in 1750 in Woodstock, Connecticut, and died 31 Dec 1768 in Windsor County, Vermont. There is much information about Abigail and her family that is currently missing from this profile.

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Sources

  1. Robert M. Call, "Samuel and Abigail (Sprague) Call of Charlestown, Massachusetts, and Nova Scotia," The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Spring 2022 (Vol. 176, No. 2), pp. 149-163
  • "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FC95-896 : accessed 13 November 2015), Abigail Sprague, 15 Nov 1702; citing Malden,Middlesex, Massachusetts, p 81; FHL microfilm 14,774.
  • "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHJJ-Z7W : accessed 13 November 2015), Samuel Call in entry for Mary Call, 16 Oct 1730; citing Oxford, Worcester, Massachusetts, 36; FHL microfilm 754,010.


Acknowledgments

Thank you to Lynda Clark for creating WikiTree profile Sprague-1943 through the import of Lynda Clark family tree.ged on Feb 14, 2013.

Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Lynda and others.





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Sprague-1943 and Sprague-263 appear to represent the same person because: There is no information on Sprague-1943 except that her husband's name is the same. That is coincidence enough to merge this orphaned no information profile. Thank you.
posted by Anne B
I've added research notes referencing the recent article about Abigail and her family in the NEHG Register. I'll try to incorporate the information into the profile (and clean up the GEDCOM debris) as time permits, but I invite anyone else with access to the article to work on it first.
posted by Mike Lints
Sprague-3122 and Sprague-263 appear to represent the same person because: they appear to be the same person. Duplicate was created by my Gedcom upload
posted by Zoiya (Holland) Tate
Sprague-2006 and Sprague-263 appear to represent the same person because: Place of birth, spouses, and children all appear to be the same. The birth date given in Sprague-263 is one that appears in some of the literature, as noted in the bio notes for Sprague 2006. Abigail's father is listed as the same person
posted by Pat Meyer

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