Jonathan Sprague

1656 - 1731  (74 years)

• Name	Jonathan Sprague  [1, 2, 3]
  Born	8 Aug 1656	Malden, Middlesex Co., MA, USA   [2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Military	King Philip's War
  Died	8 Mar 1730/31	Malden, Middlesex Co., MA, USA   [1, 2, 6]
  	Cemetery Marker reads "8 Mar 1730 age 73." "The Ralph Sprague Genealogy", by E. G. Sprague, page 38      Jonathan died Intestate
  Buried	Bell Rock Cemetery, Malden, Middlesex Co., MA, USA
  Notes	"The Sprague Family: from Dorset, to Massachusetts &Gibraltar", by Joan Watkins, 1992, correspondent.     (NOTE: continued from JonathanSprague's father, Capt John Sprague.)     Jonathan, Captain John's secondson, born in 1656 in Malden was 36 when his fatherdied.  At the age of 17 he had joined the Militia andin 1673 was stationed at the Garrison at Groton, servingwith Captain Thomas Wheeler's company.  At that timethere was considerable unrest with the Indians, the chiefwas Philip, hence the riots became known as King Philip'sWar.  Jonathan also served with Daniel Henchman in1676 and he was credited to Malden for his services. At the age of 22 in 1678 he married Mary Bunker, daughterof John and Hannah Bunker of Charlestown.  They hadten children: Jonathan, Lydia, Eunice, Richard, John,Joseph (born 1691), Nathan, Hannah and Mary (twins), David,Bunker, and Samuel.  After his father's death,Jonathan was chosen to be Constable of Malden.  In1701-6 he was licensed to keep a Tavern, supposed to havestood in Scandan on the south side of Granite Street in theMaplewood section of Malden.  In 1711 he was chosen amember of the committee to set out "ye spot of ground whereye schoolhouse shall stand in Malden Square".     In 1714, his wife Mary died at theage of 56.  Later Jonathan married again.  Theyhad no further family.  At the age of 74 in 1730 hedied and like his father was buried in Bell RockCemetery.  His second wife only survived him for 7years.  It is thought that both the elder sonsJonathan and Richard must have died before their father, asthey were not mentioned in his will.  (NOTE: continued in notes for Jonathan Sprague'sson, Joseph Sprague.) "The Spragues of Malden, Mass.", by George WalterChamberlain, page 115.     Jonathan Sprague was a soldier inKing Philip's War.  He served in Capt. ThomasWheeler's Co., and was stationed "at the garrison atGroton", 30 November, 1675, when he received for hisservices 3 pounds.  He was in Capt. Daniel Henchman'sCo., 24 August, 1676, and was credited "to Malden Townewith pounds 4:2:4" for his services on that day.     His son John was a grantee ofNarragansett Township No. 2 (Westminster), 17 October,1733, in right of his father Jonathan Sprague. According to his petition, dated 8 October, 1689, JonathanSprague of Malden belonged late to the Three CountyTroop.       He was electedto various town offices in Malden, viz.: an assessor, 20July, 1694; a member of a committee concerning the wood onthe west side of mill brook, 23 September, 1695; tithingmanin the meeting house, 8 March, 1696/1697; member of acommittee, 1 September, 1699; member of the committee tobuild the addition to the meeting house, 16 June, 1702;member of a committee of the north side of Malden tonominate a committee to locate the new meeting house inMalden, 17 November, 1727. "The Ralph Sprague Genealogy", by E. G. Sprague, page 38     Jonathan was in garrison at Grotonin 1675; was with Captain Maudsley in 1675 and 1676 andwith Captain Henchman in the "long march" so called. His son John, in his father's right, was one of thegrantees of Narragansett No. 2; took the Freeman's OathMarch 22, 1689-90.  He was one of the most active menin his generation having much to do in surveying and layingout farm lots, the common, highways, etc.' holding theoffice of selectman consecutively from 1699 until 1721. [2]
  Person ID	I58371	Sprague Project
  Last Modified	12 Dec 2020

  
  

  Father	Capt. John Sprague,   b. 23 May 1624, Saint George, Fordington, Dorchester, , Dorset, England ,   d. 24 Jun 1692, Malden, Middlesex Co., MA, USA  (Age 68 years)
  Mother	Lydia Goffe,   b. Abt 1628, England ,   d. 11 Nov 1715, Malden, Middlesex Co., MA, USA  (Age ~ 87 years)
  Married	2 May 1651	Malden, Middlesex Co., MA, USA   [7, 8, 9]
  Family ID	F14584	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family / Spouse	Mary Bunker,   b. 29 Dec 1658, Charlestown, Suffolk Co., MA, USA ,   d. 30 Jul 1714, Malden, Middlesex Co., MA, USA  (Age 55 years)
  Married	Abt 1678  [2]
  Children	+ 1. Jonathan Sprague,   b. 8 Nov 1679, Malden, Middlesex Co., MA, USA ,   d. 8 Nov 1719, Malden, Middlesex Co., MA, USA  (Age 40 years) + 2. Lydia Sprague,   b. 1682, Malden, Middlesex Co., MA, USA ,   d. 1739  (Age 57 years) + 3. Eunice Sprague,   b. Mar 1684, Malden, Middlesex Co., MA, USA ,   d. 9 May 1718, Cambridge, Middlesex Co., MA, USA  (Age ~ 34 years)   4. Richard Sprague,   b. 28 Jun 1686, Malden, Middlesex Co., MA, USA ,   d. 16 Sep 1720, Malden, Middlesex Co., MA, USA  (Age 34 years) + 5. John Sprague,   b. 7 May 1689, Malden, Middlesex Co., MA, USA ,   d. 28 Feb 1738/39  (Age 49 years) + 6. Joseph Sprague,   b. 24 Oct 1691, Malden, Middlesex Co., MA, USA ,   d. 12 Mar 1737/38, Cambridge, Middlesex Co., MA, USA  (Age 46 years)   7. Nathan Sprague,   b. 2 Feb 1693/94, Malden, Middlesex Co., MA, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   8. Hannah Sprague,   b. 25 May 1696, Malden, Middlesex Co., MA, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown + 9. Mary Sprague,   b. 25 May 1696, Malden, Middlesex Co., MA, USA ,   d. 14 Mar 1787, Mansfield, Tolland Co., CT, USA  (Age 90 years) + 10. David Sprague,   b. 15 Aug 1698, Malden, Middlesex Co., MA, USA ,   d. 26 Dec 1747, Charlestown, Suffolk Co., MA, USA  (Age 49 years) + 11. Bunker Sprague,   b. 14 Apr 1701, Malden, Middlesex Co., MA, USA ,   d. 9 Jan 1728/29  (Age 27 years)   12. Samuel Sprague,   b. 1704,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	2 Feb 2013
  Family ID	F22551	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 8 Aug 1656 - Malden, Middlesex Co., MA, USA Died - 8 Mar 1730/31 - Malden, Middlesex Co., MA, USA Buried - - Bell Rock Cemetery, Malden, Middlesex Co., MA, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S1223] Correspondent: Buitenhuys, William James (Bill), Bellrock Cemetery records provided in note of December 1st,2003. [S76] Book: Sprague, Ralph, Genealogy, Sprague, E. G., (Montpelier, VT:The Capital City Press, 1913), page 38. [S76] Book: Sprague, Ralph, Genealogy, Sprague, E. G., (Montpelier, VT:The Capital City Press, 1913), page 31. [S643] Publication:American Families-Genealogies/Bio's., (New York, NY: The American Historical Society, Inc., 1921), pages 30-40. [S1764] Periodical: Genealogical Register, New England Historical and Genealogical Review, April 1909, page 417, gives the date as August, 1656. [S3278] "Malden Burying Ground", October 1855, page 326. [S304] Book: Sprague, Brothers Ralph & William, Sprague, Frank William, (Boston, Mass.: New England Historic and GenealogicalSociety, 1909), page 3. [S76] Book: Sprague, Ralph, Genealogy, Sprague, E. G., (Montpelier, VT:The Capital City Press, 1913), "m. March 2, 1651.", page 31. [S433] Book: New England Marriages, Torrey, Clarence A., (Baltimore, MD, Genealogical Publishing Co., 2004), page 697.