Capt. Elkanah Sprague, Sr.

1733 - Abt 1805  (71 years)

• Name	Elkanah Sprague
  Prefix	Capt.
  Suffix	Sr.
  Born	25 Jan 1732/33	Lebanon, New London Co., CT, USA   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Military	Revolutionary War   [3, 4]
  	(served 16 August to 4 October 1777 and 27 April to 28 June1779) Elkanah lived in Windham, Connecticut and Hartford, Vermontfrom 1757 to 1777. He served in the American Revolutionfirst as a private in Captain Hodge's Co., Colonel Marsh'sRegiment form 16 Aug to 4 October 1777. Later he served asLieutenant in Captain Burt's Co., Col. Samuel Fletcher'sRegiment of Militia in service on frontier at Rutland form27 April to 28 June 1779. He was Ensign to Captain JoshuaHazen's Co., Col. Wood's 3rd Regiment. He was a Lieutenantin the same company as son, Elkanah Sprague, Jr. He servedas Captain of a company of Hartford troops in service atFt. Bethel on the White River. It is said that three of hissons served under him.
  Died	Abt 1805	Hartland, Windsor Co., VT, USA   [5, 6]
  	"Sprague Families in America", by W. V. Sprague, Page 25.      Died _____ probably in NY. "1990 DAR Patriot Index"      Died probably 1781 in Vermont. From Charles Tieman.     Communication from S. Headleyreports that Elkanah Sprague died in Hartford, Windsor Co.,VT.     Windham 1757, Hartford, WindsorCo., VT 1777, Lt. in Revolutionary War; one of threeSprague brothers who were induced by Sir William Johnson tosettle around Northville, NY. "The Revolutionary War - Vermont"      d. Hartford, 1781."
  Notes	"Sprague Families in America", by Dr. Warren VincentSprague, Page 25.     He settled in Windham about 1757and in Hartford, VT about 1777. It is said that two of hissisters lived in Vermont.  Mention of his name in thetown books of Hartford, VT.     1777, March 13.  When he wasModerator of a Town Meeting.  He was then an Ensign.     In the Revolutionary War, heserved as follows:     1777, August 16 to October4.  Private in Capt. Hodge's Co., Col. Marsh'sRegiment.     1779, April 27 to June 28. Lieut. in Capt. Burt's Co., Col Samuel Fletcher's Regt. ofMilitia, in service on frontier at Rutland.     1780, Oct. to _____, Ensign inCapt. Joshua Hazen's Co., Col. Wood's (3d) Regt.     1781, June 1, Lieut. of Co. inwhich his son Elkanah, Jr., served 6 months as private.     1781, June.  Was on theCommittee of Safety and distributed pay to the soldiers ofhis company.     1781, Aug., 4 days, Capt. of a Co.of Hartford troops, and ordered them into service at Ft.Bethel, 25 miles up the White River. It is said that threeof his sons served under him in the Revolution.     1778, Apr. 9.  He was electedone of the Board of three Selectmen of Hartford.     1778, Oct. 10.  He took hisfirst deed of 100 acres of land in Hartford, and on thesame day he deeded a portion of it to Stephen and JesseRoot of Coventry, CT.  Oct.25,      1782, he bought 50 acresadjoining the above tract.  He conveyed land in 1805.     1781, Apr. 5.  He and AmosRobinson took seats as representatives of Hartford, Vt., inthe General Assembly of Vermont, which was considering thedifferences between New York and Vermont.     Mr. Samuel E. Pingree, long timeTown Clerk of Hartford, stated "The name of Sprague islegion in our records, but they largely relate to thatbranch which settled on the high hill farms between WhiteRiver valley and the Norwich line on the north, whileElkanah settled in the valley of the Ottaquoachy nearHartford line in the south". "The History of Hartford, Vermont: July 4, 1761 - April 4,1889", by William Howard Tucker, 1889, The Free PressAssociation, Burlington, VT, paged 22-23.     The village of Quechee, now themost important village in the town in respect tomanufactures and the wealth of its inhabitants, is locatedon the OttaQuechee        river, and on the line of the Woodstock railway, sevenmiles from WhiteRiver        Junction and seven miles from Woodstock. The river hereaffords a fine water-power, and upon the banks of thestream, which now turns many wheels, were erected the firstmills employed in the town to perform the work ofdrudgery        incident to the building up of new settlements. As early as1765, the proprietorsof         the townvoted to give 600 acres of land bordering on Quechee river,and        centering on the falls, to aid in the erection of asaw-mill and grist-mill. Asaw-mill        was erected prior to 1769. In 1774 action was taken toencourage the erection ofa        grist-mill, which was, not long after, accomplished, andthus the inhabitants ofthe         townwere relieved from the onerous task of taking their grainto Charleston,N.         H., tobe ground. This was the inception of the work of utilizingthewaterpower        which has resulted in giving to the village of Quechee thefinemanufacturing         establishments now owned and operated by A. G. Dewey &Co., and J. C.Parker         &Co., and promoting the growth of other industries, whichhave served tobring        wealth and material growth and prosperity to the village,which now hasthe        meeting-houses of the Congregational Society and of theMethodistSociety        recently organized, several stores, two fine factories forthe manufactureof         woolengoods, a grist-mill, a tannery, mechanic shops, and about100 private        dwellings, including those at Dewey's Mills.       Page 23     Quechee village is noted as having been the residence of several of the most eminentand most highly honored citizens of the town during theirlife time.        Among these werethe late Joseph Marsh, who was the firstlieutenant-Governor elected in Vermont, and prominent, notonly in the political affairs of  Hartford and Windsorcounty, but also, in those of the State, for nearly fortyyears; the late Hon. Andrew Tracy; the late Hon. JohnPorter, Judge of Probate forHartford        District, and an incumbent of many other offices of trustand honor; the lateHon.         AlbertG. Dewey, a highly esteemed citizen, a successfulmanufacturer, and,for         manyyears, prominently identified with town affairs; and thelate Hon.William        Strong, who was sheriff of Windsor county; a representativeof Hartford inthe         GeneralAssembly; a member of Congress; a judge of the SupremeCourt of        Windsor county; a member of the Council of Censors, and anincumbent ofother         lessimportant offices. (See biographical sketches of the abovenamed personsin         anotherportion of this history). Quechee is the birth-place ofHon. CharlesW.         Porter,the present Secretary of State of Vermont. It is the placeof residenceof         Hon. J.C. Parker, the present treasurer of the VermontAgricultural Society,and         one ofthe board of State prison directors; of Hon. Henry Safford,the present        capable and efficient overseer of the poor; of Hon. Wm. S.Dewey, and JohnJ.         Dewey,Esq., successful and wealthy manufacturers. Among the oldercitizens        now residing in Quechee, are Harvey Thomas, a well-to-dofarmer;Charles        Tinkham, for many years a successful merchant, and fortwenty yearsthe        postmaster in this village; and Charles R. Whitman,chairman of the boardof        selectmen, from 1871 to 1888. Among those who have passedaway, were        Nathaniel Thomas, Shubel Russ, Abel Marsh, Elkanah Sprague,AbelBarron,        Oscar Barron, Theophilus Cushing, Daniel Marsh, JamesUdall, LionelUdall,        Elijah Mason (grandfather of Mrs. President Garfield), JohnMarsh,Philip        Dimmick and John Bliss. 1 named from the river on which it is located. Page 41.     Between 1771 and 1778 the ElkanahSprague appears in the lists of town officers. Page 51.     "At a meeting of the inhabitantsof the town of Hartford on the 13th day of March, 1777, atthat dwelling-house of Solomon Strong.     Chosen, Mr. Elkanah Sprague,moderator. Page 52.     At a town meeting legally warnedand held at the house of Solomon Strong on Thursday, the9th day of April 1778, to give in their votes for a Judgeof Probate and to choose town officers for the year ensuing:     Chosen: Lieut. Thomas Tracy,Ensign Elkanah Sprague and Benj Wright, Select Men. Page 92.     Under the date of October 9th,1781, Capt. Hazen sent to the pay-roll committee thefollowing voucher:      "Hartford, Oct. 9, A. D. 1781     A pay-roll of the men that was outin the Royalton alarm last October, who through mistake wasleft out of the roll that I sent in at the session of Junelast, viz:  Samuel Webster, Wm. Powers, ChristopherPease, Elisha Marsh, Benjamin Steetson, Wm. Porter,Benjamin Burch, Wm. Curtis and Benjamin Kingsbury.                                                                Joshua Hazen, Capt.     Days service 3, at 1.4 perday.  Travel 34 miles.  Pay 11.4. Amt.15.4.  Total amount £6.18.  Approved bycommittee".     "Pay-roll for company that marchedto Bethel fort in Aug. 1781, being called out by authorityunder Elkanah Sprague Capt. viz: Elkanah Sprague, captain;privates, Benjamin Wright, John Carpenter, Thomas Hazen,Wm. Powers, Jonathan Powers.                        (signed)     Elkanah Sprague, Capt. "Supplement to Sprague Families in America", by Dr. WarrenVincent Sprague, 1941, page 38.     According to an old history ofMayfield, NY, and adjacent villages, Capt. Elkanah Spragueand his wife are buried in the Osborne Bridge Cemetery nearMayfield.     After the Revolution Sir WilliamJohnson influenced families from CT to settle aroundNorthville, NY.  Twelve families were supposed to havecome, three of whom were Sprague brothers, of whom one wasCapt. Elkanah.  Children of these Spragues settledaround Mayfield, Fishhouse, Osborne Bridge, Broadalbin,Cranbery Creek and Ballston. It is known that the family ofElkanah Sprague settled near Mayfield, on what is known asthe Mountain Road.  Vine Sprague, his son, lived onthis road, and he and his wife died there in the epidemicof 1813. NOTE: The following is a note from Richard E. Fricke withmy (Sprague Project Developer, Richard E. (Dick) Weber)response interspersed about what appears to be inaccurateinformation about Capt. Elkanah Sprague: Anyway, I've attached a PDF report that I hope will helpwith the confusion. You see there are four ElkanahSpragues; not two. The attached report contains FamilyGroup Sheets for each of the four. You'll find in therethat it was a totally different Elkanah Sprague who is fromLebanon, NH.If this doesn't answer all your questions in the notebelow, come back at me and I'll study it further.I'm going to add some notes below interspersed with yourquestions. ----- Original Message -----From: "Dick" >To: "Richard E Weber" > Sent: Monday, April 08, 2002 8:55 AM Subject: Elkanah burial.Dick, Sorry to bother you, but you're our expert and I needto sort out conflicting information. Sometimes the WEBreally screws up our thinking. *****If I'm the expert you may be in trouble!! In various home pages on the Web, it is stated that CaptElkanah Sprague died abt 1805 in Gloversville, NY.****** Yes, and on my web site. I've checked and recheckedmy sources for the last couple hours and I've accuratelyrecorded what was written but I've about concluded it iswrong. This whole family was pretty well garbled in"Sprague Families In America" by Dr. W. V. Sprague in the1913 edition. Then, a few years later he issued a number ofcorrections which my data reflects. Then in the 1941"Supplement to Sprague Families in America" Dr. Spraguefurther confused the issue I believe by including a paperwritten by Carl C. Curtis in 1930. Dr. Sprague, byincluding Mr. Curtis paper, I feel is the source of theprobable error. He says, "According to an old history ofMayfield, New York, and adjacent villages, Capt. ElkanahSprague and his wife are buried in the Osborne BridgeCemetery near Mayfield." He continues, "After theRevolution Sir William Johnson influenced families fromConnecticut to settle around Northville, N.Y. Twelvefamilies were supposed to have come, three of whom wereSprague brothers, of whom one was Capt. Elkanah." I believethis is where he erred. I believe the "three brothers" wereCapt. Elkanah's sons including Elkanah, Jr. and not Capt.Elkanah and two of his brothers. Then in the Supplement to the Sprague book, page 38, itstates, "According to an old history of Mayfield, NY andadjacent villages, Capt Elkanah Sprague and his wife areburied in the Osborne Cemetery near Mayfield.****** Consistent with the above, I suspect it was Elkanah,Jr. who was buried in the Osborne Cemetery. Contrary: In "The History of Hartford, Vt by WilliamTucker, 1889, the village of Quechee is reviewed, then itis noted that "among those residents who have passed awayare Elkanah Sprague. ****** This would still appear to be Capt. Elkanah. Many historical notes state that Elkanah died in Hartford,VT. This includes several applications at the DAR. Then, in Ancestry.com, there is an abstract of graves ofRevolutionary Patriots. It states that Elkanah Sprague isburied in the School Street Cemetery, Lebanon, NH 27****** This is another line, the Elkanah (1749-1835) son ofCapt. Samuel Sprague Is someone getting the father and the son confused ?****** I suspect my explanation is fairly near accurate butI realize it doesn't make your job easier since sourcesyou'd like to quote appear to be in error. This is a primecase of where published sources "aren't worth the paper...." You truly need primary source records and in the timeand geography we're dealing with, they may not exist. In a follow-up note, Dick Fricke writes:      Your message dated 4/12/02 follows:     "Then in the 1941 "Supplement toSprague Families in America" Dr. Sprague further confusedthe issue I believe by including a paper written by Carl C.Curtis in 1930. Dr. Sprague, by including Mr. Curtis paper,I feel is the source of the probable error. He says,"According to an old history of Mayfield, New York, andadjacent villages, Capt. Elkanah Sprague and his wife areburied in the Osborne Bridge Cemetery near Mayfield." Hecontinues, "After the Revolution Sir William Johnsoninfluenced families from Connecticut to settle aroundNorthville, N.Y. Twelve families were supposed to havecome, three of whom were Sprague brothers, of whom one wasCapt. Elkanah." I believe this is where he erred. I believethe "three brothers" were Capt. Elkanah's sons includingElkanah, Jr. and not Capt. Elkanah and two of his brothers."     There is an excellent book on SirWilliam Johnson at:www.rootsweb.com/~nyherkim/Johnson/Chap01.html<http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyherkim/Johnson/Chap01.html>      This is just the first chapter ofthe book., which summarizes the life of Sir William.      He was born in 1715 in Ireland anddied on July 11, 1774. He migrated to America, arriving inDec. 1737 to oversea 14,000 acres of land in the MohawkValley for his uncle. He became famous for his friendshipof the Indians and was made Indian Commissioner. He wasknighted in 1755. He lived first 1/2 mile East of Johnson'sSettlement and later moved to Akin, NY. The originalacreage is now known as Florida, NY.     After a servant girl, which hemarried, died, he eventually had several Indian wives, eachgiving him children.     He continued his fame and waspromoted to Maj. General in the war of Lake Champlain against the French, etc, etc.     In other words, as he died in1774,. he could have hardly invited residents of CT or VTto come to NY where by the time the Spragues got there, itwas already fairly well settled. And his oldest son's namewas John. From Richard E. (Dick) Fricke, correspondent (June 9th,2002)      History of Hartford, Vermont                            Author: William HowardTucker                             CallNumber: F59.H3T89        This bookcontains the history of Hartford, Vermont from 1761 to1889.        BibliographicInformation: Tucker, William Howard. History of Hartford,        Vermont. TheFree Press Association. Vermont. 1889. Page 41to Elijah Strong, of Lebanon, Ct., lot "No. 2," on thesouth side of Whiteriver,        bordering on both this and Connecticut river, andcontaining nineteen acres.Also         360acres, or one whole right in the township, makingaltogether 379 acres fora        consideration of four pounds ten shillings ($21.78) or lessthan six cents peracre.         Lot"No 2" and lot "No. 3," drawn by Daniel Newcombe ofLebanon, Ct., andlot         "No. 1"drawn by John Baldwin, containing respectively nineteen,fifty and        thirty-one acres, constitute the location occupied by thenet-work of tracksand         thedepot and other buildings belonging to the variousrailroads centering atWhite         RiverJunction. Tradition says that the first dwelling house evererected inHartford        was built by Elijah Strong on lot "No 2," in the spring of1764.         On the northside of White river, and bordering on the two rivers, waslot "No. 1," owned by Benjamin Whitney, containing nineteenacres. Adjoining this on the west was the lot drawn byTimothy Clark, containing thirty-one acres. These and a fewother adjoining lots were subsequently owned by Messrs.Cone and Knowlton, by whom they were sold to Elias Lyman3d, whose heirs and assigns nowlive        thereon. Among the early immigrants and land-owners, arefound the namesof         ElijahStrong, and his brothers, Solomon and Benajah; Noah andJoshuaDewey;        Jonathan and Abel Marsh, Daniel Pinneo, Stephen Tilden,BenjaminWright,        Prince Tracy, Israel Gillett, Christopher Pease, SethBurgess, WilliamBramble,        John Bennett, Eleazer Robinson, Benjamin Burch, LionelUdall, John Strongand        Ebenezer Gillett, all of whom lived in the town prior to1771. Subsequently,and         down to1778, only six of the charter members, or grantees, hadsettled inthe         town.There were other settlers in the town, though few innumber. Between1771         and1778, the following names appear in the lists of townofficers, viz:Amos        Robinson, John and Elisha Marsh, Thomas Richardson, Joshuaand Thomas        Hazen, Samuel Udall, Joel and Joseph Marsh, Jonathan Burch,MitchellClark,        Alexander Brink, Thomas Richardson, Darius Sessions, JohnGillett,Levi        Demmon, Asa Hazen, David Bliss, Simon Chapman, SamuelWebster,Thomas        Emerson, Silas Hazen, Andrew Tracy, Thomas Tracy, ElkanahSprague,Phineas        Strong, George Smith, Asa Emerson and John Baldwin, all ofwhom were        incumbents either of town or proprietary offices. From 1778to 1802, thetown        records are missing, with the exception of a book used bythe selectmen ofthe         town,beginning in 1798 and continued to the present time. Fromthis book willbe         given alist of the principal taxpayers in the town in 1800, whichwill appearunder         thehead of taxes. Page51                                                           treat with AmosRobinson and with Lebanon about the road and ferry.This        meeting is dismist."         "At a meetingLegally warned and held at the house of the Widow RuthStrong on Monday the 6th day of May, 1776, for the electingtown officers. Chosen,Capt.        Joseph Marsh Moderator.         Amos RobinsonClerk and Treasurer; Joshua Hazen and Abel Marsh assessors;Joel Marsh and Thomas Hazzen Overseers of the Poor; JohnGillet and Levi Demmon, Collectors; Stephen Tilden, JoshuaHazzen, and ElishaMarsh,        commissioners of highways; John Bennet and John GillitFence Viewers;David        Wright and Asa Hazen, Constables; Solomon Strong, Sealer ofWeights and        Measures; Thomas Hazzen, Sealer of Leather; Stephen Tilden,Joel Marsh,Joshua        Hazzen, Abel Marsh and Amos Robinson, Committee of Safety;DavidBliss,        Simon Chapman, Samuel Webster, Joel Marsh, Levi Demmon,John Bennet,Jr.,         SamuelUdel and Amos Robinson, surveyors of highways.         Voted--for thecommissioners to lay out a road to meet with Lebanon atthe         Potashso-called."         "At a meeting ofthe Inhabitants of the Town of Hartford at the house ofthe         WidowRuth Strong on Saturday the 13th day of July, 1776. ChosenCapt. Abel        Marsh Moderator.         Voted, that theTown take the ammunition that the committee purchasedat        Connecticut, into their care as Town Stock.         Chosen, Capt.Abel Marsh, to take care of the ammunition.         Voted, that Maj.Joel Marsh, Stephen Tilden and Samuel Udel be a committeeto         giveobligations to Capt. Marsh and Maj. Griswold for theammunition.         Voted, that saidcommittee proportion an assessment on the inhabitants forthe         paymentof the ammunition, and give a bill to the constables tocollect.         Voted, thatCapt. Marsh deal out one pound of powder to each soldierbelonging to this town that is gone or is going toRoyalton, and lead andflints        proportionable to the stock, and half pound powder andflints proportionableto         thestock, to each man in town that has a gun.         Voted, that ifany man wastes or any way disposes of any of hisammunition        drawn or to be drawn out of the town stock he shall payafter the rate oftwo         dollarsper pound, and shall be held up to publick vew as an enemyto his        country!         (Note. Therecords of the next meeting, held Feb. 7th, 1771, relate tosmallpox,        and are quoted at length in another portion of this work.Also the record ofa         meetingheld March 17th, 1777, concerning the same matter.)         "At a meeting ofthe inhabitants of the town of Hartford on the 13th dayof  March, 1777, at the dwelling-house of SolomonStrong.         Chosen, Mr.Elkanah Sprague, moderator.         Chosen, AmosRobinson and Joel Marsh, delegates to go to Windsor the19th         inst.to show the minds of the people with regard to making moneyin the new        State.         Voted--that thedelegates have the following instructions, viz.: that theyprotest        against emitting a bank of money in the new State until weare knownand        established to be a State by the Honorable the ContinentalCongress.Meeting        dissolved."         "At a meetinglegally warned and held at the house of Solomon Strongon         Tuesdaythe 1st day of April, 1777. Page52                                             Chosen, Col.Joseph Marsh, moderator; Amos Robinson, clerk andtreasurer;        Lieut. Joshua Hazzen and Maj. Joel Marsh, County Committee;AmosRobinson,        Col. Jos. Marsh, Stephen Tilden, Capt. Abel Marsh andLieut. Israel Gillit,Town        Committee; Capt. Abel Marsh, Lieut. Joshua Hazzen, andBenjamin Wright,Jr.        Commissioners of Highways; John Gillit, Joel Marsh, ThomasEmerson,Elisha        Marsh, Daniel Pinneo, Benj. Wright, David Bliss andJonathan Bennet,Surveyors        of Highways; Benjamin Wright, Jr., Thomas Tracy, FenceVewers,Solomon        Strong, Sealer of Weights and Measures, Thomas Hazzen,Sealer ofLeather;        Mitchel Clark and Elisha Marsh, Pound Keepers; Wm. Brambleand David Wright, Constables; Silas Hazzen and AndrewTracy, Collectors; Joel Marsh, Daniel Pinneo and JoshuaHazzen, Assessors.         Voted--To makesale of the ammunition that Capt. Marsh and Maj.Griswold        purchased for us at Connecticut. Capt. Marsh to make saleof the same.         Voted--to raiseby tax twenty pounds to defray the charges of thesupervisors and county committees going to Westminster, andthe charge of theRoyalton        department which was our quota to pay. Voted to dismissthis meeting."         "At a meetinglegally warned and held at the house of Solomon Strong onMonday the 23rd day of June 1777.         Chosen, BenjaminWright, moderator.         Voted--To sendtwo delegates to Windsor to attend a General Convention the3rd day of July next.         Chosen, Col.Joseph Marsh and Joshua Hazzen, delegates.         Voted--That wedo authorize and impower Col. Joseph Marsh and Lieut.Joshua Hazzen to join with the delegates from the othertowns in the State of Vermont that are chosen to meet atWindsor on the 3rd day of July next to draw the outlines ofGovernment.         Votedunanimously, that we will join to be a New State on the NewHampshire         Grants!"         At a townmeeting legally warned and held at the house of SolomonStrong on        Thursday, the9th day of April, 1778, to give in their votes for a Judgeof Probate        and to choosetown officers for the year ensuing:--         Chosen--GovernorJoseph Marsh, moderator.                   Amos Robinson,Town clerk and Treasurer.        Lieut. ThomasTracy, Ensign Elkanah Sprague and Benj Wright, Select Men.         Daniel Pinneoand Sergt. Joshua Dewey, constables.         ChristopherPease and John Bennet, Grand jurors.         Jno. Gillett,Andrew Tracy, Phin's Strong, George Smith, Benaiah Strong,         Joshua Dewey,Sam'l Pease, Asa Emerson & Jno. Bennet, Surveyors of         highways.         Benj Wright Jr.and John Bennet Jr., Fence viewers.         Amos Robinson,Asa Emerson & Asa Hazzen, Listers.         Joshua Dewey andDaniel Pinneo, Collectors.         Phineas Strongand Samuel Webster Sealors of leather.         Andrew Tracy andCapt. Abel Marsh Tithingmen (sworn)         John Rennet andBenjamin Birch, Hog howards.         Solomon Strong &Amos Robinson, Sealors of measurs, (sworn) Page 60                                                                               Prince Tracy on his origanal Right         Jonathan Martin Assignee to Joseph Martin         Mosess Hebard, Assignee to Eleazer Hebard         Thomas Tracy on his own Right         Elijah Bingham,    Ditto         Sarah Flint,       Ditto         Elijah Frink, Assignee to Daniel Redington         Elijah Dewey, Assignee to Gideon Bingham         Solomon Lord, Assignee to Eleazer Fitch 3d         Joseph Follet on his own Right          JohnSpencer Junr on his one Right          JohnHill, Assignee on half the Right of Jeduthan Simons         James Pinneo Janior Assignee to Hez Huntington         Elijah Strong, Assignee to Nathan Clark          JohnBaldwin, on his one Right          JohnBaldwin Assignee to I.? Flint          JohnBaldwin, Assignee to John Roundey          JohnBaldwin Junr, on his own Right         Hezekiah Spencer, Assignee to Elisha Wright          JohnBennit, Assignee to Benjamin Whitney also to Elisha Dubldee         Elijah Bebben on his own Right         Solomon Strong, Assignee to Joshua Pomeroy         Benajah Strong, Assignee to Daniel Pomroy          TheHeirs of George Smith Assignee to Daniel Newcomb.         Jonathan Avery Junr, Assignee to Jonathan Martin Junr.         Samuel Terry Junr, on his own Right         Samuel Terry on his own Right         Aaron Fish on his own Right         Benjamin Wright on his own Right, also Benjamin Wright Junr        Assignee toWilliam Clark         Ebenezer Gillet on his own Right (also Assignee to GideonHebard)         Epherim Terry on his own Right         William Clark, Assignee to Silas Phelps         Stephen Tilldin Junir, Assignee to Samuel Porter         Nathan Waldow on his own Right         Sam'll Williams on his own Right         Silas Sprague, Assignee to Nathaniel Warner         Nathaniel Holbrook Junr on his own Right         Rowland Powel Junr on his own Right         Christopher Pees Assignee to James Newcomb         Oliver Bruster on his own Right         Jonathan Marsh, Assignee to Caleb Howard          JohnMarsh, Assignnee to Caleb Owen         Jedidiah Strong, Assignee to Eliphalet Phelps, also toJoshua         Wight junr          NoahDewey, Assignee to Elias Frine         William Bramble, Assignee to William Yongs         Daniel Downer, Half Assignee to Jeduthan Simons                                      PRINCETRACY     | Proprietors                                      JONATHANMARSH   |                                      JAMES PINNEOJunr| Comtee Page 82                                                                              regiment ofmilitia for the bounty allowed by the State of Vermont,Pomfret, Oct.         7, 1777.         Corporal AsaEmerson, Privates Jonathan Burch, Eddy Burch, BecketChapman, Mitchell Clark, Wm. Curtis, Bary Damon, HezekiahHazen, Jno. Hill, Abel Marsh, Elisha Perkins, PhineasStrong. Seth Savage, Elkanah Sprague, Stephen Tilden,Andrew Tracy, Josiah Tilden, Wm. Udall, Benjamin Wright,1SamuelWebster,        Timothy Harding, Wm. Ranney, Nath'l Troop, John Watkins."2         This roll ismade up in a tabulated form and states that the time ofentering service was Aug. 16th, 1777, that with fewexceptions, they remained in serviceto         October4th (fifty days), that the monthly pay of each of the menwas at therate         of œ2,10s.; that the miles travelled were 180; each man's mileagepay was15s.         andthe whole pay to each man who served the full time was œ4,18s., 4p. Onthe         back ofthe roll is the following endorsement by Col. Marsh:         "In Council,Hartford, July 14th, 1778. The within pay-roll acceptedand        approved, the sum of which is œ197-1-8 which sum thetreasurer is desiredto         pay; perorder of Council. (Signed) JOSEPH MARSH."         A familytradition is that Col. Marsh was in the battle ofBennington. Paul Spooner mentioned in his letter to Brig.Gen. Bayley under date of the 11th August, that an expresswas that day sent to Col. Marsh ordering him to marchone-halfhis         commandto Bennington. Mr. Spooner was deputy secretary to thecouncil,and         knewwhereof he was writing. The express could have occupied notless thantwo         days enroute from Bennington to Hartford, under the mostfavorable        circumstances the militia could not have been collected,provisioned andmarched         toBennington, by the most available route, in less than fourdays. It istherefore        probable that Col. Marsh's regiment did not march beforethe 16th, and, asGov.         Hallsuggests, was in service on the Hudson, instead of being atBennington.3         The nextdocument, in chronological order, was a return of thenumber ofmen         andhorses employed by Capt. Abel Marsh in carrying flour fromsome pointon         theConnecticut river to Battenkill.         A return of theMen and Horses employed by Capt. Abel Marsh in CarryingFlour from Connecticut River to Battenkill for the use ofthe Northern Army by order of Jacob Bayley, B. D. G., 13October, 1777.          1 Thefirst nineteen were citizens of Hartford.          2 The lastfive were citizens of Pomfret.          3 The lateHon. Roswell Marsh of Steubenville, Ohio, grandson of thelieutenant governor, in whose family he lived until he was18, was certainthat           leading public men and members of the family spoke ofhis having a shareat         Bennington and of camp-life while the regiment guarded theriver toprevent          Burgoyne's retreat, and cut off supplies from Canada.Governor and Council,         Vol. 1, p.237. Page 83                                                                               Men's Names.                      No. days                      Service.                                No. of                                Horses.                                         No. of                                         miles                                         travel.                                                 Expensesper                                                 day, menand                                                 horses.                                                              Sum                                                              Total                                                              Due.                                                           s.                                                              œ s. p.         Joseph Marsh                                1                                         140                                                 4                                                              3 0 10         Nathan Howling                      15                                1                                         140                                                 12                                                              9 0 0         Josiah Lamb                      15                                1                                         140                                                 12                                                              9 0 0          JohnStrong                      9                                1                                         80                                                 12                                                              5 8 0         Joseph Safford                      9                                1                                         80                                                 12                                                              580          Wm.Powers                      9                                1                                         80                                                 12                                                              5 8 0         Oliver Kidder                      10                                2                                         120                                                 16                                                              8 0 0         Israel          Burlingame                      10                                2                                         120                                                 16                                                              6 0 0         Jerathmael          Powers                      10                                1                                         120                                                 12                                                              6 0 0         Roger Bates                      10                                1                                         120                                                 12                                                              6 0 0         Samuel Scott                      10                                1                                         120                                                 12                                                              6 0 0         Elijah Mason                                1                                         120                                                 4                                                              2 0 0         James Burch                      6                                1                                         80                                                 12                                                              3 12 0         Elkanah Sprague                      9                                1                                         80                                                 12                                                              5 8 0         Zebulon Lyon                      15                                1                                         140                                                 12              [7]
  Person ID	I17525	Sprague Project
  Last Modified	11 Sep 2018

  
  

  Father	Benjamin Sprague,   b. 15 Jul 1686, Duxbury, Plymouth Co., MA, USA ,   d. Abt 7 Jul 1754, Lebanon, New London Co., CT, USA  (Age 67 years)
  Mother	Abigail Hodges,   b. Abt 1697, Taunton, Bristol Co., MA, USA ,   d. 29 Jul 1760, Lebanon, New London Co., CT, USA  (Age ~ 63 years)
  Married	Bef 1727
  Family ID	F6783	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family / Spouse 1	Katharine Shield,   d. Yes, date unknown
  _MARRIED	N
  Children	1. Elkanah Sprague,   b. 6 Nov 1749, Lebanon, New London Co., CT, USA ,   d. 17 Aug 1835, Lebanon, Grafton Co., NH, USA  (Age 85 years)
  Last Modified	8 May 2016
  Family ID	F151191	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family / Spouse 2	Mehitable Moulton,   b. Bef 19 Aug 1733, prob. Ipswich, Essex Co., MA, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	9 Dec 1754	Windham, Windham Co., CT, USA   [7, 8]
  Children	+ 1. Abigail Sprague,   b. 18 Jul 1755, Lebanon, New London Co., CT, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Vine Sprague,   b. 31 Oct 1756, Lebanon Twp., New London Co., CT, USA ,   d. Young + 3. Ignatius Sprague,   b. 17 Nov 1758, Windham, Windham Co., CT, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown + 4. Elkanah Sprague, Jr.,   b. 19 Dec 1760, Windham, Windham Co., CT, USA ,   d. 17 Mar 1846, Edinburgh, Saratoga Co., NY, USA  (Age 85 years) + 5. Irene Sprague,   b. 2 Feb 1763, Lebanon, New London Co., CT, USA ,   d. 5 Oct 1853, Waterford Town, Caledonia Co., VT, USA  (Age 90 years) + 6. Olive Sprague,   b. Bef 5 May 1765, Lebanon, New London Co., CT, USA ,   d. 4 Aug 1847  (Age ~ 82 years)   7. Roger Sprague,   c. 1767, Windham Co., CT, USA ,   d. Abt 1787  (Age ~ 20 years) + 8. Mehitable Sprague,   b. Abt 1770,   d. 12 Sep 1856, Livingston Co., MI, USA  (Age ~ 86 years)   9. Mary Sprague,   d. Child + 10. Vine Sprague, 2d.,   b. 20 Aug 1772, Windham, Windham Co., CT, USA ,   d. 11 May 1813, Mayfield, Fulton Co., NY, USA  (Age 40 years) + 11. Roger Sprague,   b. Abt 1777, Hartland, Windsor Co., VT, USA ,   d. 1832, Palatine Bridge, Montgomery Co., NY, USA  (Age ~ 55 years)
  Last Modified	8 May 2016
  Family ID	F6802	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 25 Jan 1732/33 - Lebanon, New London Co., CT, USA Married - 9 Dec 1754 - Windham, Windham Co., CT, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S352] Publication: Sprague Families in America, Sprague, Warren Vincent, (Rutland, Vt: The Tuttle Company, Printer, 1913), page 16. [S427] Lebanon Town Records, "b. January 25, 1732.". [S72] DAR Patriot Index, Capt. CS, VT, page 2762. [S976] Publication: Revolutionary War - VT, "Sprague, Elkanah, Rf. Capt, VT; b Lebanon, CT 1732; rHartford; cdr of co 1781; d Hartford 1781; m. Mehitable;41, p 421; 42, p 142; CL-10, 98:199; CL-33. [S123] DAR Application, "d. abt 1805:, of Mary Rosamond Curtis, Great Grandaughterof Elkanah. [S835] Correspondent: Goss, David, note of October 26, 2008. [S510] Correspondent: Fricke, Dick, note of June 17th, 2002. [S352] Publication: Sprague Families in America, Sprague, Warren Vincent, (Rutland, Vt: The Tuttle Company, Printer, 1913), "m. December 19th, 1754.", page 25.