Capt. John Sprague

Abt 1690 - 1763  (~ 73 years)

• Name	John Sprague  [1]
  Prefix	Capt.
  Born	Abt 1690	Duxbury, Plymouth Co., MA, USA   [2]
  	From Virginia Sprague Webster, correspondent.      In response to W. V. Sprague's indicated dob of 1690 and another reported date in 1692:      I have a problem with his d.o.b.  When I was in Canaan, the Canaan/Falls Village Town Records had the entry of his death: "died on April 6, 1760 at the age of 77."  As you can see, for this to be possible he would have to have been born ca 1683.  If this is accepted as fact, he would then be the first and not the fourth child of Lt. John Sprague and Lydia Unknown.  According to the Town Record of Old Headstones, he is buried in the Lower Cemetery off route 126, Canaan, CT and the headstone was last seen in 1934.  When I was there in May 1994 the stone was no longer there.
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	HN1314
  Died	6 Apr 1763	Canaan, Litchfield Co., CT, USA   [2, 3]
  	From Homer Scott, correspondent.      I've been working on Capt John Sprague of Duxbury, Lebanon, Sharon, Salisbury and Canaan and noticed something which set me off on a search. I am passing along the results and hope you will find them useful.      The report by Virginia Sprague Webster that the Canaan death records show that Capt John Sprague "died on April 6, 1760.." must contain an error, either in her reading of the record or in the records themselves. Page 183 of volume2 of the Canaan Land Records has a deed of 12 September 1761 signed by John Sprague and John Sprague, Junior, who personally appeared. Capt John was alive in 1761.      The microfilm of the Sharon, Conn. Probate Records in the Connecticut State Library has the will of Capt John Sprague, made 21 June 1754, and the.inventory, taken 28 April 1763. The witnesses to the will appeared on 26 July 1763 to attest to having seen John Sprague sign his will. So, Capt John must have died in April, 1763, not 1760.      There is an agreement of 10 April 1765 in which Mary Sprague (___) received part of the orchard and 6 acres of Capt John's land, but I found nothing dated 10 April 1763.or earlier. There is no mention of Capt John in the Canaan VRs, the Canaan Church Records, or the Canaan Cemetery Inscriptions in the State Library.      I am attaching part of the microfilm of the inventory of Capt John Sprague from the Ct State Library. You will see that the inventory was dated 28 April 1763. This places his death in April, 1763, so assuming that the Canaan Town book record is correct in saying that he was 77, his birth date would have been 1686. If he was in his 77th year, it would have been in 1687. Either date would remove him from being the first child of Lt. John.      I am attaching part of the Probate record of Capt John Sprague from the Ct State Library microfilm. You will see that the dates, 26 July 1763 and 27 July 1763 give us the dates on which the witnesses appeared to attest to having seen John Sprague sign his will. This should tell us when his will was accepted by the court.
  Buried	Mountain View Cemetery, North Canaan, Litchfield Co., CT, USA   [4]
  	From findagrave.com Capt. John Sprague Birth:       unknown Duxbury Plymouth County Massachusetts, USA Death:       Apr. 6, 1763 Canaan Litchfield County Connecticut, USA Family links: Parents:   John Sprague (1656 - 1728) Spouse:   Mary Babcock Sprague (1681 - 1721)* Children:   Jonathan Terwilliger Sprague (1716 - 1807)*   Huldah Sprague Bird (1734 - 1804)* Inscription: Age 77. Burial: Mountain View Cemetery North Canaan Litchfield County Connecticut, USA   Created by: Linda Mac Record added: Mar 11, 2009 Find A Grave Memorial# 34700248
  Notes	"Sprague Families in America", by Dr. Warren Vincent Sprague, page 17.      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, CT.      1739.  Capt. Sprague removed from Lebanon to Sharon, CT.  He drew the 37th home lot.  He was Selectman for several years, and what is singular he could not write his name.  The words John X (his mark) Sprague are appended to many official documents on the Sharon records. He built the first frame house in town.      In 1748, he exchanged farms with Cornelius Knickerbocker and removed to Furnace Village (now Lakeville) in Salisbury, CT.  He afterwards removed to Canaan, CT.. where he died. NOTE: See John #AD Sprague as a possible illegitimate son of Capt. John Sprague and Abigail Calkin.
  Person ID	I15138	Sprague Project
  Last Modified	31 Oct 2017

  
  

  Father	Lt. John Sprague,   b. Abt 1656, Duxbury, Plymouth Co., MA, USA ,   d. 6 Mar 1728, Lebanon, New London Co., CT, USA  (Age ~ 72 years)
  Mother	Lydia [--?--],   b. Abt 18 Jul 1658, Duxbury, Plymouth Co., MA, USA ,   d. 18 Jul 1725, Lebanon, New London Co., CT, USA  (Age ~ 67 years)
  Married	Bef 6 Nov 1683	Duxbury, Plymouth Co., MA, USA   [5, 6]
  	From Homer Scott, correspondent, note of April 2nd, 2006           FROM: "Records of the Colony of New Plymouth," Shurtlif. 6:115. Att the Court att Plymouth the sixth of November 1683. John Sprague and his wife for fornication after contract, fined fiue pound. [5]
  Family ID	F5497	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family / Spouse 1	Mary Babcock,   b. 28 Jan 1681, New London Co., CT, USA ,   d. 10 Mar 1721, Lebanon, New London Co., CT, USA  (Age 40 years)
  Married	22 Feb 1711	Lebanon, New London Co., CT, USA   [7, 8]
  Children	+ 1. Ebenezer Sprague,   b. 12 Dec 1711, Lebanon, New London Co., CT, USA ,   d. Aft 1771  (Age 60 years) + 2. Hannah Sprague,   b. 30 Jun 1714, Lebanon, New London Co., CT, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown + 3. Jonathan Terwiliger Sprague,   b. 30 Apr 1716, Lebanon, New London Co., CT, USA ,   d. 17 Jan 1807, Sharon, Litchfield Co., CT, USA  (Age 90 years)
  Last Modified	2 Feb 2013
  Family ID	F5835	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family / Spouse 2	Hannah Burt,   b. Swansea, Bristol Co., MA, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	Abt 1722  [9]
  Children	+ 1. John Sprague,   b. 22 Jul 1723, Lebanon, New London Co., CT, USA ,   d. Bef 5 May 1779  (Age 55 years)   2. Thomas Sprague,   b. 8 May 1725, Lebanon, New London Co., CT, USA ,   d. 13 Jan 1733, Lebanon, New London Co., CT, USA  (Age 7 years) + 3. Hulda Sprague,   b. 15 Apr 1734, Lebanon, New London Co., CT, USA ,   d. 1804  (Age 69 years)   4. Rachel Sprague,   b. 19 Aug 1737, Lebanon, New London Co., CT, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	2 Feb 2013
  Family ID	F5836	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - Abt 1690 - Duxbury, Plymouth Co., MA, USA Married - 22 Feb 1711 - Lebanon, New London Co., CT, USA Died - 6 Apr 1763 - Canaan, Litchfield Co., CT, USA Buried - - Mountain View Cemetery, North Canaan, Litchfield Co., CT, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S404] Correspondent: Scott, Homer. [S504] Book: Sprague Families in America, Dr. Warren Vincent Sprague, (Rutland, VT, The Tuttle Company Printers, 1913), page 17. [S434] Correspondent: Webster, Virginia Sprague, "d. April 6, 1760.". [S4412] Correspondent: Pater-Rov, Arlene Edna Spragg, from information found on findagrave.com. [S404] Correspondent: Scott, Homer, note of 2 April 2006. [S403] Connecticut Nutmegger, Volume 20, No. 1, June 1967. [S352] Publication: Sprague Families in America, Sprague, Warren Vincent, (Rutland, Vt: The Tuttle Company, Printer, 1913), page 17. [S427] Lebanon Town Records, Volume 1, page 277. [S434] Correspondent: Webster, Virginia Sprague.