Selah (Sprague) Spaulding (1798 - 1872)

This profile is part of the Sprague Name Study.

Biography

Selah Sprague is the daughter of Samuel Sprague & Ruhamah Borden. She is the namesake for her Grandmother Selah Wadsworth. She married Seth Spaulding.

Birth, Death & Burial

Born

1798

Killingly, Windham, Connecticut, USA. ^{[1] [2]}

Died

16 Feb 1872

Killingly, Windham, Connecticut, USA^[3]

Burried

Old South Killingly Cemetery

Killingly, Windham, Connecticut^[3]

Will and Probate

Died Testate

Probate: 1872

Probate Place: Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Case: 1642

Executors: John Spaulding and Daniel H Sprague

Last Will and Testament of Selah Sprague Spaulding ^[4]

1. Gives to the heirs of her deceased brother William B Sprague 1/2 of her home and farm and 1/6 of her estate

2. Gives 1/2 remaining portion of her real estate (1/4) to John Spaulding & (ilegible) Ackerson(?) of Killingly to divide and share equally

3. Gives the other remaining half to the heirs if the late Joshua Spaulding of Killingly

4 Gives $700 to Jonah Young and his wife Laura, and to Laura her black velvet cape

5 To (?) Chase wife of Giles Chase $300

6. To John Spaulding $100

7. To Seth Spaulding, son of John Spaulding $100

8. To Ariah (?) Spaulding and Charles Spaulding $50 each

9. To Samuel B Sprague $100 and her gold watch and chain with the request it is kept within the name of Sprague

10. To Hanna Sprague Maine $100, best hearth, best night stand, gold buds(?), Broad cloth cloak that was her mothers and largest mirror

11. To Penud Sprague, Ezra T Sprague and Huldah Sprague $100 each

12. To Amanda F Loomis wife of Wm Loomis $300

13. Borden A Barrett of Killimgly $200

14. To Selah S Loomis $100

15.To Frank H Brown son of William Brown $150

16. To Luther Brown and Elizabeth Brown children of William $100 each

17 To Selah H Mawry(Marey) daughter of Spencer $200 to be paid within 6 months of her death to be put in a savings account for all interest to be paid by age 21. If she dies before this happens she would like the money to be used for funeral expenses. She also gives her some personal effects.

18 $100 to the South Killingly Cemetery for the care of her grave

19 Anah Beckham $100

Residence *1850

Killingly, Windham, Connecticut, USA. ^[5]

• 1870

Killingly, Windham, Connecticut, USA. ^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ 1870; Census Place: Killingly, Windham, Connecticut; Roll: M593_116; Page: 394A; Image: 254416; Family History Library Film: 545615 File
2. ↑ 1850; Census Place: Killingly, Windham, Connecticut; Roll: M432_51; Page: 369A; Image: 551 File
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Find A Grave [1]
4. ↑ Connecticut, Wills and Probate Records, 1609-1999
5. ↑ Source: #S39 Year: 1850; Census Place: Killingly, Windham, Connecticut; Roll: M432_51; Page: 369A; Image: 551
6. ↑ Source: #S37 Year: 1870; Census Place: Killingly, Windham, Connecticut; Roll: M593_116; Page: 394A; Image: 254416; Family History Library Film: 545615