Anthony Sprague

1635 - 1719  (84 years)

• Name	Anthony Sprague  [1, 2]
  Born	2 Sep 1635	Charlestown, Suffolk Co., MA, USA   [3]
  Christened	23 Jun 1636	Charlestown, Suffolk Co., MA, USA   [2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Gender	Male
  AFN	2JVF-0M
  Occupation	Farmer
  Will	21 Jul 1716  [9]
  Died	3 Sep 1719	Hingham, Plymouth Co., MA, USA   [2, 3, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14]
  Probate	12 Nov 1719  [9]
  Notes	"Sprague Families in America", by Dr. Warren Vincent Sprague,  page 128.      Anthony Sprague was a farmer; Selectman in 1688, 1692 and 1700; resided on paternal homestead, Hingham Centre.  April 19 or 20, 1676, the Indians in King Philip's War burned his home and five others. Will dated July 21, 1716, probated October 12, 1719. "Genealogy (in part) of the Sprague Families in America", by Augustus B. R. Sprague, page 14.      Anthony Sprague was a large land owner in Hingham.  His house was burned by the Indians, in King Philip's war, April 19, 1676.  Of this branch of Anthony, through Jeremiah the seventh son, is celebrated poet Charles Sprague, descended. "History of Hingham", Volume II: Genealogies, by George Lincoln, 1983, repr. 1982, page 164.      Anthony Sprague's house was burned 19 April 1676 by the Indians in King Philip's War.  He was a farmer.      1688, 1692, 1700.  Selecman      He resided on the paternal homestead at Hingham Centre. From Rick Ingersoll, correspondent.      "The Descendants of Joel Jones", page 235. ANTHONY SPRAGUE, was born in Charleston, Sept. 2, 1635. Baptised June 23, 1636. Married Dec. 26, 1661, to Elizabeth Bartlett. She was the daughter of Mary (Warren) Bartlett, and Robert Bartlett. Mary Warren Bartlett was the daughter of Richard Warren, who came over in the Mayflower in 1620.      Anthony Sprague died Sept. 3, 1719. She died Feb. 17, 1712-3. They had eleven children all born in Page 236 Hingham. He lived on the paternal homestead, and his house was burned by the Indians, along with five others, in Hingham, during King Philip's War, in 1676, on Apr. 19. He was a selectman in 1688, 1692 and 1700. CHILDREN      I Anthony, b. Aug. 18, 1663.      II Benjamin, b. Aug. 16, 1665; d. Sept. 27, 1690.       III John, b. Sept. 30, 1667; d. Oct. 23, 1690.      IV Elizabeth, b. Sept. 5, 1669; d. Oct. 11, 1690.      V Samuel, b. Mar. 8, 1671 or 2.      VI Sarah, b. May 23, 1674; m. June 10, 1716, to Caleb Bate (widower).      VII James, b. Jan. 23, 1677 or 8.      VIII Josiah, b. Apr. 23, 1680.      *IX JEREMIAH, b. July 24, 1682.      X Richard, b. Apr. 10, 1685.      XI Matthew, b. Mar. 27, 1688; m. Sept. 13, 1716, to Sarah Fearing.      He d. June 16, 1783, aged 95 years.      Mary Warren, the mother of Mrs. Anthony Sprague, was the oldest daughter of Richard Warren, one of the Mayflower Pilgrims, and was born in England. Richard Warren came over first, and afterwards sent for his wife and five daughters. They arrived on the "Ann" and reached Plymouth in July, 1623.      Robert Bartlett, husband of Mary Warren, was a cooper by trade and the records show that he was a man of good character and standing in the community, and highly thought of by his associates. He lived and died in Manomet, Plymouth, where his possessions were. He died in 1676, aged 73 years. His wife survived him, but died between 1677 and 1683. His homestead Page 237 has been known as the Bartlett farm, and has been in possession of the Bartlett family continuously up to the present. The house built in 1680 is still standing. See Munsey Gen. p. 60.
  Person ID	I36078	Sprague Project
  Last Modified	17 Sep 2014

  
  

  Father	William Sprague,   b. Abt Oct 1609, Upwey, Dorsetshire, England ,   d. 26 Oct 1675, Hingham, Plymouth Co., MA, USA  (Age ~ 66 years)
  Mother	Millicent Eames,   b. 1615, Fordington, Dorchester, , Dorset, England ,   d. 8 Feb 1695/96, Hingham, Plymouth Co., MA, USA  (Age 81 years)
  Married	26 May 1635	Charlestown, Suffolk Co., MA, USA   [15]
  Family ID	F13547	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family / Spouse	Elizabeth Bartlett,   b. Abt 1643, Plymouth, Plymouth Co., MA, USA ,   d. 17 Feb 1712/13, Hingham, Plymouth Co., MA, USA  (Age ~ 70 years)
  Married	26 Dec 1661	Hingham, Plymouth Co., MA, USA   [3, 9, 10, 16, 17, 18, 19]
  Children	+ 1. Anthony Sprague,   b. 18 Aug 1663, Hingham, Plymouth Co., MA, USA ,   d. Aft 13 Jan 1730/31, Attleboro, Bristol Co., MA, USA  (Age 67 years)   2. Benjamin Sprague,   b. 16 Aug 1665, Hingham, Plymouth Co., MA, USA ,   d. 27 Sep 1690, Hingham, Plymouth Co., MA, USA  (Age 25 years)   3. John Sprague,   b. 30 Sep 1667, Hingham, Plymouth Co., MA, USA ,   d. 23 Oct 1690, Hingham, Plymouth Co., MA, USA  (Age 23 years)   4. Elizabeth Sprague,   b. 5 Sep 1669, Hingham, Plymouth Co., MA, USA ,   d. 11 Oct 1690, Hingham, Plymouth Co., MA, USA  (Age 21 years) + 5. Samuel Sprague,   b. 8 Mar 1671/72, Hingham, Plymouth Co., MA, USA ,   d. Bef 17 Jun 1723, Plymouth, Plymouth Co., MA, USA  (Age 51 years) + 6. Sarah Sprague,   b. 23 May 1674, Hingham, Plymouth Co., MA, USA ,   d. 9 Oct 1751, Hingham, Plymouth Co., MA, USA  (Age 77 years) + 7. James Sprague,   b. 23 Jan 1677/78, Hingham, Plymouth Co., MA, USA ,   d. Aft 24 Mar 1742/43  (Age 65 years) + 8. Josiah Sprague,   b. 23 Apr 1680, Hingham, Plymouth Co., MA, USA ,   d. 23 Mar 1760, Hingham, Plymouth Co., MA, USA  (Age 79 years) + 9. Jeremiah Sprague,   b. 24 Jul 1682, Hingham, Plymouth Co., MA, USA ,   d. 5 Mar 1759, Hingham, Plymouth Co., MA, USA  (Age 76 years) + 10. Richard Sprague,   b. 10 Apr 1685, Hingham, Plymouth Co., MA, USA ,   d. 1 May 1753, Smithfield, Providence Co., RI, USA  (Age 68 years) + 11. Matthew Sprague,   b. 27 Mar 1688, Hingham, Plymouth Co., MA, USA ,   d. 16 Jun 1783, Hingham, Plymouth Co., MA, USA  (Age 95 years)
  Last Modified	17 Sep 2014
  Family ID	F13644	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 2 Sep 1635 - Charlestown, Suffolk Co., MA, USA Christened - 23 Jun 1636 - Charlestown, Suffolk Co., MA, USA Married - 26 Dec 1661 - Hingham, Plymouth Co., MA, USA Died - 3 Sep 1719 - Hingham, Plymouth Co., MA, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S34] Book: History of Hingham, MA, Lincoln, George, (Cambridge, MA: University Press, 1893, repr. 1982), page 164, Volume III. [S76] Book: Sprague, Ralph, Genealogy, Sprague, E. G., (Montpelier, VT:The Capital City Press, 1913), page 29. [S791] Book: Sprague, Edward Descendants, Sprague, Augustus B. R., (Worcester, MA: Privately Published on Press of L. P. Goddard, 1905), page 14. [S34] Book: History of Hingham, MA, Lincoln, George, (Cambridge, MA: University Press, 1893, repr. 1982), "23 June 1636", page 164. [S259] Book: Sprague Memorial, Soule, Richard, Jr., (Boston: James Munroe and Company, 1847), "23 May 1636", page 105. [S3095] Warren, Richard, of the Mayflower, Wakefield, Robert S., "23 May 1636", page 10. [S3311] The Genealogical Register, N.E.H.G.S., (Boston: New England Historical & Genealogical Society), "23 June 1636", April 1909, page 147. [S543] Mayflower Increasings, Roser, Susan E., (Genealogical Publishe Co., Inc.), "23 May 1636", page 129. [S34] Book: History of Hingham, MA, Lincoln, George, (Cambridge, MA: University Press, 1893, repr. 1982), page 164. [S543] Mayflower Increasings, Roser, Susan E., (Genealogical Publishe Co., Inc.), page 129. [S733] Genealogical Dictionary: Savage, Savage, James, page 153. [S259] Book: Sprague Memorial, Soule, Richard, Jr., (Boston: James Munroe and Company, 1847), page 106. [S3095] Warren, Richard, of the Mayflower, Wakefield, Robert S., page 10. [S4450] Book: Warren, Richard Mayflower family, Wakefield, Robert S., (1999, Plymouth, MA), page 10, the will of Anthony Sprague of Hingham, yeoman, dated 21 July 1716, proved 12 Oct. 1719, names son Anthony Sprague; grandson Anthony Sprague, son of Anthony; sons Richard, James, Samuel, Mathew, Josiah and Jeremiah; dau. Sarah Bate. [S792] New York Biographical Dictionary, Heidgerd, William. [S801] First Settlers of New England, Savage, page 153. [S442] Great Migration Begins, Anderson, Robert Charles, (New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, 1995), Page 115, m. Plymouth 26 December 1661 Anthony Sprague [PCR 8:23]. [S544] Book: New England Settlers, Savage, J, gives the date of marriage as 20 December 1661, whereas, "Memorial of the Sprague Family", by RichardSoule, Jr., gives the year of marriage as 1664. [S4450] Book: Warren, Richard Mayflower family, Wakefield, Robert S., (1999, Plymouth, MA), page 10.