Capt. John SPRAGUE

Male Abt 1690 - 1760  (70 years)


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  • Name John SPRAGUE  [1
    • 1718/9, March 24, He deeded to Benjamin Sprague of Lebanon the farm given him by his honored father John Sprague.

      1724, Capt. John sprague with 22 sentinels marched from Simsbury, Conn.

      1739, Capt. Sprague removed from Lebanon to Sharon, Conn. He drew the 37th home lot. He was a Selectman for several years, and what is singular he could not write his name. The words John 'X' Sprague are appended to many official documents on the Sharon records. He built the first frame house in the town. In 1748, he exchanged farms with Cornelius Knickerbocker and removed to Furnace Village (now Lakeville) in Salisbury, Conn. He afterwards removed to Canaan, Conn., where he died.

      1748/9, Feb. 7 He was living in Salisbury when he and his brother Ephraim Sprague of Lebanon sold for L800 certain land formerly owned by their father John sprague.

      1754, July 31, Will - Names his sons, Ebenezer, Jonathan and John; daughters Huldah Bird, Rachel Sprague, and granddaughter Mary Babcock, daughter of Hannah, deceased and his loving wife Hannah. [1]
    Prefix Capt. 
    Birth Abt 1690  Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Death 1760  Canaan, Litchfield Co., Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I4338  Main Tree
    Last Modified 11 Nov 2020 

    Father Lieut. John SPRAGUE,   b. Abt 1656, Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Mar 1727/8 (Age 72 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Mother Lydia ?   d. 18 Jul 1725 
    Relationship Birth 
    Family ID F148  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Mary BABCOCK   d. 5 Jan 1721/2 
    Marriage 22 Feb 1710/1  Lebanon, New London Co., Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Children 
     1. Ebenezer SPRAGUE,   b. 12 Dec 1711, Lebanon, New London, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [Birth]
    Family ID F146  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 9 Nov 2020 

    Family 2 Hannah BURT 
    Family ID F147  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 9 Nov 2020 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - Abt 1690 - Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 22 Feb 1710/1 - Lebanon, New London Co., Connecticut Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S12085] Warren Vincent Sprague, M.D., "Sprague Families in America".