Jabez Sprague

1629 - 1651  (22 years)

• Name	Jabez Sprague
  Born	1629
  Gender	Male
  Died	1651
  Notes	"Sprague Families in America", by Dr. Warren Vincent Sprague, page 123.      Jabez Sprague died soon after signing in the settlement of his father's estate, leaving a widow, Judith.  He had been in Barbadoes trade for his uncle Richard Sprague. "The Genealogical Register", April 1909, page 147.      Jabez Sprague is not mentioned. "The Great Migration Begins", Volume III There is no mention of a son Jabez. [1]
  Person ID	I42556	Sprague Project
  Last Modified	15 Dec 2019

  
  

  Father	Lt. Ralph Sprague,   b. Abt 1599, Upwey, Dorsetshire, England ,   d. 24 Nov 1650, Malden, Middlesex Co., MA, USA  (Age ~ 51 years)
  Mother	Joanna Warren,   b. 1603,   d. 24 Feb 1679/80, Woburn, Middlesex Co., MA, USA  (Age 77 years)
  Married	15 Aug 1623	Saint George, Fordington, Dorchester, , Dorsetshire, England   [2]
  	From Dottie Middleton, correspondent, note of June 2, 2016 Online Fordington St George parish records show that Joanna and Ralph were married 15 Aug 1623; unfortunately, the online transcript doesn't name their parents.  John Sprague was baptized at St George 23 May 1624 and Jonathan on 27 November 1625. John died in 1692 and is buried in Bell Rock Cemetery, Malden, MA, with about 30 other Spragues.  Some researchers (Sprague database, familysearch, IGI, and Michael Russell, OPC, who wrote "Pilgrims from Fordington The Sprague Family From Fullers to Founding Fathers") say Jonathan died in 1650 in Malden.  Copy-cat "research?"  Access to first-hand documents I haven't found?  I don't know.  In any case, Jonathan has no headstone at Bell Rock Cemetery, and none in Massachusetts that I could find on findagrave.  There is one Sprague headstone at Bell Rock with only the surname; that might or might not be Jonathan, but we don't know.  Further research is needed.  Watkins' noting "no later mention" of Jonathan and speculating that he might have died in childhood is somewhat misleading.  Existing St George parish records do not mention Jonathan after his baptism; however, the 1626 records were very badly water damaged and the 1629 records are missing.
  Family ID	F13579	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family / Spouse	Judith [--?--],   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	2 Feb 2013
  Family ID	F16272	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S3307] Book: The Great Migration Begins, Anderson, Robert Charles, (Boston, Massachusetts, 1995-2012, Great Migration Study Project, New England Historic Genealogical Society), Volume III P-W. [S433] Book: New England Marriages, Torrey, Clarence A., (Baltimore, MD, Genealogical Publishing Co., 2004), page 698.