William Sprague

1740 - 1784  (44 years)

• Name	William Sprague  [1]
  Born	1740	Lebanon, New London Co., CT, USA   [1, 2]
  Christened	21 Sep 1746	Lebanon, New London Co., CT, USA   [3]
  Gender	Male
  Military	Revolutionary War   [4]
  Died	26 Mar 1784	New Marlborough, Berkshire Co., MA, USA   [5, 6]
  	Cause: Tuberculosis
  Buried	Old Mill Cemetery, New Marlborough, Berkshire Co., MA, USA   [1, 7]
  	From Rick McClure, correspondent, note of January 23, 2019 Service record of William Sprague b. 1740 in CT. but died on New Marlboro, MA. 1784. At one point a brass marker to honor this veteran was stolen and found recently on a CT. highway.  That marker was coded  Old Mill Cemetery located in New Marlborough.
  Notes	"Sprague Families in America", by Dr. Warren Vincent Sprague, Page 37.      William Sprague, and his wife Esther were admitted to the Congregational Church in Columbia, CT in 1768.  He bought land in New Marlborough, MA June 4, 1782, where his widow Esther was residing in 1790. It is said that William Sprague was a Revolutionary soldier and was discharged from the army an invalid. September 6, 1797, James Sprague of New Marlborough was appointed guardian of Jesse Sprague, son of William Sprague, deceased, of said New Marlborough, a minor above the age of fourteen years. From Paula Rigano-Murray, correspondent, note of September 23rd, 2003      From "The Town of Covington", by Karen Milligan From Historical Wyoming January 1991, Warsaw, NY.  There are two separate Sprague references.  The first involves Wm. & John Sprague and their sister, Mrs. Jarius Cruttenden, the first family of Covington:      "From the shadows of the Green Mountains to the sunny flats of the Oatka came Jarius Cruttenden.  It is said that the day of the great eclipse of 1806, he chose his land "Here at the Big Spring, a few rods south of where Pearl Creek empties into the Oatka" he cleared 2 or 3 acres and built a dwelling.  He made an agreement with the Holland Land Company at Batavia, an agreement which was later reneged." pg. 68       There are several more paragraphs on Cruttenden which I would be happy tp transcribe for you if interested, since his children are Sprague descendents.      "About 1807 0r 8, the brothers of Mrs. Jarius Cruttenden, William and John Sprague, settled east on the same lot.  William, a hatter soon built a log house and opened a shop while John built a tannery in the new settlement." pg. 68      The second Sprague reference refers to my line: "Covington's first doctor was Dr. Daniel White who had served in the War of 1812."      "Around the same time, Captain James Sprague settled near PEarl Creek and his five sons each started a different line of business.  They were as follows:  Paul took over the grist mill, James ran the carding (wool) mill, Erastus farmed 400 acres while William and Daniel ran a mercantile business.  "Later William took medical lectures and was one of the earlier medical practioners of the town."" pg. 69      "In Pearl Creek on the Oatka, Captain Sprague built his saw mill and later a woolen mill." pg. 70      And then referencing Cynthia Sprague Parks' children under the section on farming:      Early farmers in Covington included Jarius Cruttenden, Stephen Wilkinson, Gurdon Miller, James Sprague, Levi Beardsley, Mr. Groton, Edward Davis, James Ferris, Duncan Cameron, Chauncey Pond, Jedediah Walker, John Doty, Joshua Dean, Abel Warren, Benedict Brooks, Joseph Durfee, S.O. and Beaumont Parks."      Jarius is married to a Sprague, S.O. & Beaumont Parks are sons of a Sprague.
  Person ID	I38671	Sprague Project
  Last Modified	19 Jul 2019

  
  

  Father	William Sprague,   b. 29 Sep 1715, Lebanon, New London Co., CT, USA ,   d. 9 Apr 1795, Columbia, Tolland Co., CT, USA  (Age 79 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Hyde?,   b. 1716, Lebanon, New London Co., CT, USA ,   d. 26 May 1789, Columbia, Tolland Co., CT, USA  (Age 73 years)
  Married	Abt 1737	Lebanon, New London Co., CT, USA   [2]
  Family ID	F5792	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family / Spouse	Esther Hutchinson,   b. 27 Mar 1744, Lebanon, New London Co., CT, USA ,   d. 3 Aug 1834, Pavilion, Genesee Co., NY, USA  (Age 90 years)
  Married	Abt 1765	prob. Lebanon, New London Co., CT, USA   [3, 8]
  Children	+ 1. Capt. James Sprague,   b. 1766, Lebanon, New London Co., CT, USA ,   d. 9 Oct 1849, Pavilion, Genesee Co., NY, USA  (Age 83 years) + 2. Seth Sprague,   b. 1768, Lebanon, New London Co., CT, USA ,   d. 1835  (Age 67 years) + 3. Daniel Sprague,   b. 4 Nov 1769, Lebanon, New London Co., CT, USA ,   d. 2 Jun 1853, Poultney, Rutland Co., VT, USA  (Age 83 years)   4. Eunice Sprague,   b. Abt Mar 1773,   d. 1 Jul 1847, prob. Pavilion, Genesee Co., NY, USA  (Age ~ 74 years) + 5. Esther Sprague,   b. Abt 1775, Lebanon, New London Co., CT, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown + 6. John Sprague,   b. 26 Mar 1775, Lebanon, New London Co., CT, USA ,   d. Nov 1862, Near Adamsville, Crawford Co., PA, USA  (Age 87 years) + 7. Lois Sprague,   b. 20 Feb 1779, Litchfield, Litchfield Co., CT, USA ,   d. 23 May 1861, Madison, Dane Co., WI, USA  (Age 82 years) + 8. Jesse Sprague,   b. 17 Feb 1781, Lebanon, New London Co., CT, USA ,   d. 24 Feb 1864, Middlebury, Wyoming Co., NY, USA  (Age 83 years)   9. William Sprague,   b. Bef Oct 1783,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	2 Feb 2013
  Family ID	F14675	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 1740 - Lebanon, New London Co., CT, USA Christened - 21 Sep 1746 - Lebanon, New London Co., CT, USA Died - Cause: Tuberculosis - 26 Mar 1784 - New Marlborough, Berkshire Co., MA, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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• Headstones

  Sprague, William (1746-1784) Grave stone in Mill River Cemetery, Marlborough Twp., Berkshire Co., MA

  
  

• Sources

  [S5264] Correspondent: McClure, Rick, note of January 23, 2019. [S429] Correspondent: Sprague, Charles. [S487] Correspondent: Erlenkotter, Donald. [S69] Book: Sprague Families in America Supplement, Sprague, Dr. Warren Vincent, (Chauncey, Ohio, privately published, 1940), "commissary for the American Army during the Revolution, stationed at New York where Washington's Army was for a time.", page 158. [S69] Book: Sprague Families in America Supplement, Sprague, Dr. Warren Vincent, (Chauncey, Ohio, privately published, 1940), "d. of consumption after the war.", page 158. [S193] Correspondent: Rigano-Murray, Paula, "d. New Marlboro, MA.", note of August 24th, 2003 from Oatka Cemetery records. [S475] Correspondent: Shannon, Jeannette, note of August 9th, 2007. [S69] Book: Sprague Families in America Supplement, Sprague, Dr. Warren Vincent, (Chauncey, Ohio, privately published, 1940), page 158.