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William Sprague and Millicent Eames
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From findagrave.com WILLIAM SPRAGUE was born by about 1611, based on estimated date of marriage. He was a yeoman who came from Upway, Dorsetshire to Massachusetts Bay in 1629 with brothers Ralph Sprague and Richard Sprague. First settled in Charlestown; moved to Hingham in 1636. Died in Hingham MA, 26 October 1675. Married by 1635, MILLICENT EAMES, daughter of Anthony Eames. On 3 April 1635 MILLICENT SPRAGUE was admitted to Charlestown church; she died at Hingham on 9 February 1695/6. Source: Great Migration Study Project Son Anthony married Elizabeth
Bartlett on Dec 26,1661 at Plymouth,MA. Son Samuel was the husband of Sarah Chillingworth. He was baptized on May 24,1640 at Hingham, MA. Daughter Joanna's birthdate and
much of the information shown here is taken from "Genealogy of the Sprague
Families in America", by Augustus B.P. Sprague. Son Jonathan
Sprague went from Hingham to Mendon, Rhode Island in 1672 to live near his
brother, John Sprague and his father-in-law, William Holbrook. In 1675 his
father died and left him 60 acres in Providence. In 1687 his ratable estate was
2 oxen, 6 cows, 2 mares, horse, 18 sheep, 8 acres planting ground and six acres
meadow. On December 13, 1687 he was fined for refusing jury duty. On July 2,
1695 he was appointed on a committee by the Assembly to propose a method of
making rate; also with others to run the eastern line of the Colony. He was the
Deputy in 1695-6, 1698, 1700, 1702-11 and 1714. In 1702 he was Justice of the
Peace; 1703 Speaker of the House of Deputies; June 22, 1703 he and two others
were appointed to draw up a method and proceedings of the Court of Common Pleas.
In 1705-12 he was on the Town Council; in 1707 Clerk of the Assembly. On June
16, 1713 he was taxed. On May 23, 1719 he made an agreement with his sons-in-law
William Jenckes, John Tefft, and Daniel Brown, deeding them his house and all
lands in exchange for maintaining him for life and he to have choice of
son-in-law to live with. They were to maintain his horse also. On November 9,
1719 he deeded to his son-in-law Ebenezer Cook certain land. On February 23,
1722 he wrote a long letter to three prominent Presbyterian ministers in
Massachusetts, John Danforth, Peter Thatcher, and Joseph Belcher in answer to
one they had addressed to him and other citizens concerning the establishment of
a church in Providence. Mr. Sprague and other Baptists failed to see the
necessity of a Presbyterian church and in his letter gave his views in very
vigorous and unmistakable terms. He preached as an exhorter but was never
ordained. He lived to the age of 93. |