The
Sprague Project continues to grow significantly
as the result of dedicated family history research and the
submission of family history information by a growing number
of Sprague Project supporters. Each update of the Sprague
website brings a new wave of submissions and suggestions for
the update of the Sprague Database.
Success begets success. That is so true
of the Sprague Project that it is unlikely that all the excellent
corrections and additions can ever be processed by the one
person who does all the updating.
We very much value your submissions,
but you should not be surprised if you do not receive acknowledgment
for an extended period of time. This situation should not
discourage you from submitting corrections and additions,
but please understand that they will not be processed quickly.
The Sprague Project will continue to provide an excellent
source of Sprague family history, but limited human resources
limits the amount of information that can be added in any
given period of time. 4/9/2014
The
Sprague Database is a computerized database containing information
on 479,599 individuals (an increase of (2,049) from worldwide
families of Sprague and Sprague-derivative names.
(Derivative names include Sprag, Sprage, Spragg, Spragge,
Spraggs, Spraggue, Sprags, Sprake, Spraig, Sprig, Sprigg,
Sprigge, and Spriggs.) The larger sections of the database
document the descendants of (1) Francis
Sprague, who arrived in Massachusetts in 1623 and (2)
Edward Sprague's three sons (Ralph,
Richard,
and
William),
who arrived in Massachusetts in 1629. The Spragg and Sprake
lines are also major sections. Further, we include another
2,600+ Sprague family lines or individuals that do not yet
connect to any of the major family lines in the project database.
To see these unconnected Sprague and Sprague-derivative lines,
please go to Reports
and scroll down.
The purpose of the Sprague Database
is to treat the entire Sprague family as a single entity.
There are hundreds of people researching their own lines,
but until now there has been no organized effort since the
work of Dr. Warren Vincent Sprague (Sprague Families
in America, published in 1913) to put this work together
to benefit future generations. The Sprague Project
is unusual in that it places equal emphasis on recording female
and male descendant lines. The Sprague Database
is an invaluable resource for those interested in the Sprague
line.
Please
note: The identification
system used on our website often causes confusion when the
initial letter "I" for
each individual (I248000) is mistaken for
the number "1." As a result,
erroneous correspondence is sent to The Sprague Project developer.
There is no way that we can change this means of identification.
When you correspond with the developer, please keep this in
mind and use the letter "I"
and not the number "1."
The Sprague Database holds the following
as of Feb
25, 2021
Total individuals: 479,599
Deceased
(searchable in website database):
351,455
Living (not searchable
in website database): 128,144
Unconnected Sprague lines:
2,775
Those with military service:
6,959
Individuals with the surname Sprague:
38,929
(Why so few Spragues
in such a large database? See FAQ.)
Unique Surnames: 34,340
Total Families: 176,067
Total Primary Sources: 5,248
Total Notes: 191,548
Total Places:
24,759
Total media: 4,662
Size of current GEDCOM File:
324 MB
Major Sprague Groups:
Francis
Sprague (abt. 1590 - 1676) descendants:
62,726
William
Sprague (abt. 1609-1675) descendants: 71,959
Lt.
Ralph Sprague (abt. 1599-1650) descendants:
24,623
Edward
Spragg (abt. 1616 - 1685) descendants:
14,323
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What's changed
in our update of Jan 18, 2021
- Database increased by 2,278
individuals
- On 18 January 2021
- Descendants of Richard
Sprague (1750 - Abt 1822) (England) were
added
- Descendants of George
Gilbert Sprague (1804 - 1881) were added
- Descendants of George
Washington Sprague (Abt 1847 - 1891) were
added
- On 15 December 2020
- Descendants of John
Franklin Sprague (1854 - 1931) were added
- Descendants of Ross
Ray Sprague (1888 - 1962) were added
- Descendants of Tabitha
Sprague (1728 - 1760) were added
- Descendants of Robert
Sprague (1728 - 1790) (England) were added
- Descendants of Isaac
C. Sprague (1824 - 1902) were added
- On 27 November 2020
- Descendants of Robert
Sprague (? - 1670) (England) were added
- Descendants of John
Sprague (1786 - 1877) (England) were added
- Descendants of William
Spraggs (1768 - 1828) (England to Australia,
to South Africa, to USA) were added
- Descendants of Lois
Sprague (1779 - 1861) were added
- On 27 October 2020
- Descendants of Olive
Sprague (1768 - 1828) were added
- Descendants of John
Spragg (1822 -Abt 1860) (England) were added
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The contents of the Sprague Database
include information for both living and deceased individuals. However, only content
that applies to deceased individuals is made available for public study on this
Sprague Website. The sole source of genealogical information
on the Sprague Website is the Sprague Database.
In addition, supplementary material has been added to the Sprague Website
for the use of website visitors. For example, there is a listing of published
sources where information on the Sprague family has been found. This material
is located in the column to the left.
The Sprague Website has been developed
utilizing an innovative software product named The Next Generation of
Genealogy Sitebuilding (TNG). There are significant research facilities
available for the use of any visitor to the Sprague Website.
A comprehensive search facility allows the website visitor to search for all individuals
named John Sprague who were born in Vermont before 1844. A large number of search
fields may be used in combination. When an individual of interest is located by
a search, a variety of reports is available to show the Family Group Sheet for
the individual, an ancestral chart, a descendant’s chart, among others.
Since The Sprague Project places equal emphasis on both male
and female descendant lines and on Sprague spousal ancestral lines, there are
a large number of individuals with surnames other than Sprague recorded in the
Sprague Database. The Sprague Website provides
the facility for quickly determining how many of any given surname are recorded
in The Sprague Database. Reports are predefined to show such
information as participants in any of the 13 wars recorded in U. S. history. There
are also photos of individuals and photos of individual grave stones that will
be displayed as part of the individual data.
The objective of The Sprague Project
Developer and the Sprague Website Webmaster
is for the website to be an effective research tool for the
massive amount of personal information recorded in the Sprague
Database. For an interesting introduction to the
Sprague Website, enter Chase in the Surname
field and Katherine in the First Name field to the left and
then press “Search.” When Katherine is located,
click on her name and your fun will begin. Enjoy the Sprague
Website. May it provide much insight into your ancestral
history.
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