Abel Sprague, Jr.

1766 - 1842  (76 years)

• Name	Abel Sprague  [1]
  Suffix	Jr.
  Born	1766	Nine Partners, Dutchess Co., NY, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Military	War Of 1812   [1, 2]
  	Private uner Capt. Jermiah Gale
  	(maybe another Abel because this Abel was hired by John Hunter to build the Hunter Road about that time.) Note from Dick Hawley, correspondent, note of September 28, 2010 In fact, John Hunter hired Abel in 1815 and the War of 1812 ended in January/February of 1815, so there is no conflict. See www.billcotter.com/onteora/history.htm from which the following text was taken: I've put together a brief timeline of some of the events in Onteora's past, but would love to get more details if anyone can help. If you know the year a particular shelter or campsite opened, for example, please send along the details!     *       The Lenni Lenape Indian tribe lived on what is now known as Onteora. They traveled between the Hudson and Delaware rivers on the Sun Trail, which later became known as Hunter Road.     *       1708 - Queen Anne grants 2,000,000 acres of land to a group of property owners, including a John Hunter and the Livingston family.     *       The Livingstons built a manor house on the shores of the Willowemoc, which is now the site of the town of Livingston Manor.     *       1811 - John Hunter increases his holdings through marriage.     *       1815 - Hunter hires Able Sprague to clear a road along the path of the Indian Sun Trail. The Hunter Road, as it became known, was a major factor in opening the area to commercial development. The road became the main route through what is now Onteora, and can still be readily traveled today on foot.
  Died	17 Mar 1842	Lew Beach, Sullivan Co., NY, USA   [1, 3]
  Buried	Lew Beach Cemetery, Lew Beach, Sullivan Co., NY, USA   [1, 4, 5]
  	Grave Stone Reads: ABEL SPRAGUE died 1842 AE 76 y
  Notes	"Supplement to Sprague Families in America", by Dr. Warren Vincent Sprague, 1940, page 7. Abel Sprague was a farmer and blacksmith.  He served from August 13, 1814 to November 24, 1814 in NY Militia under Capt. Jeremiah Gates. He is said to have settled on the original Sprague homestead at Lew Beach where Edwin R. Sprague later lived, and where the "Sprague Home" for summer boarders in 1927 was located.  After his father was killed by the Indians, it is said Abel Jr. and his mother made their way through the wilderness to a farm near where Shin Creek joins Beaverhill stream, and there erected a log cabin and cleared a farm. It is said that on a trip back to Newburgh for supplies he met an Indian who was trying to barter a pair of silver knee buckles for rum at a hotel near Wurtsboro.  He recognized the buckles as having been worn by his father at the time he was slain, so he killed the Indian and recovered the buckles which have been passed down through descendants bearing the name of Abel. From William G. Sprague, correspondence, note of November 7th, 2006 GENEALOGICAL AND FAMILY HISTORY OF SOUTHERN NEW YORK AND THE HUDSON RIVER VALLEY. 1913 NEW YORK LEWIS HISTORICAL PUBLISHING CO. 1913 Abel Sprague (2) (I38967), son of Abel (1) Sprague (I38625), was born in 1766, died in 1842 at Lewbeach. He was one of the pioneers of Rockland, Sullivan County, New York, where he was employed in 1815 to cut out and make the Hunter Road. Children: 1. William Sprague (112764), mentioned below. 2. Abel (I38967), born 1795, died 1870, probably others. [6]
  Person ID	I38967	Sprague Project
  Last Modified	6 Dec 2017

  
  

  Father	Abel Sprague,   b. 27 Jan 1737/38, Lebanon, New London Co., CT, USA ,   d. Apr 1781, Neversink River, Fallsburg, Sullivan Co., NY, USA  (Age 43 years)
  Mother	Mercy Harvey,   b. Abt 1735, Amenia, Dutchess Co., NY, USA ,   d. 1785, Hancock, Delaware Co., NY, USA  (Age ~ 50 years)
  Married	Abt 1760  [1]
  Family ID	F14650	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family / Spouse	Phoebe Woodward,   b. Abt 5 Oct 1766,   d. 24 Apr 1836, Lew Beach, Sullivan Co., NY, USA  (Age ~ 69 years)
  Married	1788
  Children	+ 1. William Sprague,   b. Abt 21 Nov 1789, Shawangunt, Ulster Co., NY, USA ,   d. 1 Jun 1851, Roscoe, Sullivan Co., NY, USA  (Age ~ 61 years) + 2. Simeon Sprague,   b. Abt 1790,   d. 13 Apr 1835  (Age ~ 45 years) + 3. Abraham S. Sprague,   b. 16 Sep 1793,   d. 11 Dec 1865, Cooks Falls, Delaware Co., NY, USA  (Age 72 years) + 4. Abel Sprague, 3rd,   b. 29 Oct 1794, poss. Lew Beach, Sullivan Co., NY, USA ,   d. 26 Aug 1870  (Age 75 years) + 5. George Sprague,   b. 1802,   d. 6 May 1879  (Age 77 years)   6. Hannah Sprague,   d. Yes, date unknown   7. Katie Sprague,   d. Yes, date unknown + 8. Samuel Sprague,   b. 1 May 1805, Lew Beach, Sullivan Co., NY, USA ,   d. 7 Feb 1880, Oregon Twp., Wayne Co., PA, USA  (Age 74 years)   9. Sally Sprague,   b. 1819,   d. Jun 1871  (Age 52 years)
  Last Modified	2 Feb 2013
  Family ID	F14839	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Died - 17 Mar 1842 - Lew Beach, Sullivan Co., NY, USA Buried - - Lew Beach Cemetery, Lew Beach, Sullivan Co., NY, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Headstones

  Sprague, Abel Jr. (1766-1842) Grave stone at Lew Beach Cemetery, Lew Beach, Sullivan Co., NY

  
  

• Sources

  [S87] Publication: Beaverkill Valley, Powell, Joan & Barnhart, Irene O'Keefe, (Lew Beach, NY, B & P Publishing, 1999), page 333. [S3333] Correspondent: Hawley, Dick, note of September 28, 2010. [S69] Book: Sprague Families in America Supplement, Sprague, Dr. Warren Vincent, (Chauncey, Ohio, privately published, 1940), page 7. [S87] Publication: Beaverkill Valley, Powell, Joan & Barnhart, Irene O'Keefe, (Lew Beach, NY, B & P Publishing, 1999), obituary Cemetery section page 266. [S86] Correspondent: Sprague, William G., note of August 22nd, 2007. [S86] Correspondent: Sprague, William G., note of November 7th, 2006.