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 1690and another reported date in 1692: I have a problem with his d.o.b. When I was inCanaan, the Canaan/Falls Village Town Records had the entryof his death: "died on April 6, 1760 at the age of 77." Asyou can see, for this to be possible he would have to havebeen born ca 1683. If this is accepted as fact, he wouldthen be the first and not the fourth child of Lt. JohnSprague and Lydia Unknown. According to the Town Record ofOld Headstones, he is buried in the Lower Cemetery offroute 126, Canaan, CT and the headstone was last seen in1934. When I was there in May 1994 the stone was no longerthere.
  Gender	Male
  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 somethingwhich set me off on a search. I am passing along theresults and hope you will find them useful. The report by Virginia Sprague Webster that the Canaandeath records show that Capt John Sprague "died on April 6,1760.." must contain an error, either in her reading of therecord or in the records themselves. Page 183 of volume2 ofthe Canaan Land Records has a deed of 12 September 1761signed by John Sprague and John Sprague, Junior, whopersonally appeared. Capt John was alive in 1761. The microfilm of the Sharon, Conn. Probate Records inthe Connecticut State Library has the will of Capt JohnSprague, made 21 June 1754, and the.inventory, taken 28April 1763. The witnesses to the will appeared on 26 July1763 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 MarySprague (___) received part of the orchard and 6 acres ofCapt John's land, but I found nothing dated 10 April1763.or earlier. There is no mention of Capt John in theCanaan VRs, the Canaan Church Records, or the CanaanCemetery Inscriptions in the State Library. I am attaching part of the microfilm of the inventoryof Capt John Sprague from the Ct State Library. You willsee that the inventory was dated 28 April 1763. This placeshis death in April, 1763, so assuming that the Canaan Townbook record is correct in saying that he was 77, his birthdate would have been 1686. If he was in his 77th year, itwould have been in 1687. Either date would remove him frombeing the first child of Lt. John. I am attaching part of the Probate record of Capt JohnSprague from the Ct State Library microfilm. You will seethat the dates, 26 July 1763 and 27 July 1763 give us thedates on which the witnesses appeared to attest to havingseen John Sprague sign his will. This should tell us whenhis 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 VincentSprague, page 17. 1718-9, March 24. He deeded to Benjamin Sprague of Lebanonthe farm given him by his honored father John Sprague. 1724. Capt. John Sprague with 22 sentinels marched fromSimsbury, CT. 1739. Capt. Sprague removed from Lebanon to Sharon, CT.He drew the 37th home lot. He was Selectman for severalyears, and what is singular he could not write his name.The words John X (his mark) Sprague are appended to manyofficial documents on the Sharon records. He built thefirst frame house in town. In 1748, he exchanged farms with Cornelius Knickerbockerand removed to Furnace Village (now Lakeville) inSalisbury, CT. He afterwards removed to Canaan, CT.. wherehe died. NOTE: See John #AD Sprague as a possible illegitimate sonof 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 1727/28, 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 ofNovember 1683. John Sprague and his wife for fornicationafter contract, fined fiue pound. [5]
  Family ID	F5497	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family / Spouse 1	Mary Babcock,   b. 28 Jan 1680/81, New London Co., CT, USA ,   d. 10 Mar 1720/21, Lebanon, New London Co., CT, USA  (Age 40 years)
  Married	22 Feb 1710/11	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 1732/33, 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 1710/11 - 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.