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John Sprague 1633–1676 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 MAR 1633

Birth Location: Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America

Death Date: 26 MAR 1676

Death Location: West Pawtucket, Rhode Island, British Colonial America

Father: Francis Sprague

Mother: Lydia Archer

Spouse(s): Ruth Bassett

Children(s): Elizabeth Sprague, Samuel Sprague

John Sprague was born in 1633 in Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, the child of Francis Sprague And Lydia Anna Archer. John Sprague married Ruth Bassett, and had children including Elizabeth Sprague, Samuel Sprague. John Sprague passed away in 1676 in West Pawtucket, Rhode Island, British Colonial America.

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Biography

  • John Sprague was born in 1633 in Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, the child of Francis Sprague And Lydia Anna Archer.
  • John Sprague married Ruth Bassett, and had children including Elizabeth Sprague, Samuel Sprague.
  • John Sprague passed away in 1676 in West Pawtucket, Rhode Island, British Colonial America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Francis Sprague
1589–1680
Birth Location: Plymouth, Plymouth Unitary Authority, Devon, England
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Lydia Archer
1595–1660
Birth Location: London, Middlesex, England
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Spouses(s)

Ruth Bassett
1633–
Birth Location: Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
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Children(s)

Elizabeth Sprague
1657–1727
Birth Location: Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Samuel Sprague
1669–1740
Birth Location: Duxbury, Plymouth Colony, British Colonial America
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John Sprague's Ancestors

Self
John Sprague
1633–1676
Birth Place: Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
Parents
Francis Sprague
1589–1680
Plymouth, Plymouth Unitary Authority, Devon, England
Lydia (Anna) Archer
1595–1660
London, Middlesex, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Sprague's Descendants

1.
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John Sprague (26 MAR 1633–26 MAR 1676) m. Ruth Bassett (ABT 1633–)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Sprague 1657–1727 m. Stephen Sampson 1653–1714 m. George Sampson 1655–1739
    1. 1. Martha Sampson 1689–1770 m. Nathaniel Fuller 1687–1750
      1. 1. Barnabas Fuller 1723–1814 m. Rebecca Cushman 1730–1813
        1. 1. Jesse Fuller 1748–1826 m. Ruth Prince 1758–1846
      2. 2. Amos Fuller 1718–1790 m. Rachael Standish 1726–1809 m. Abigail Harlow 1722–1755
        1. 1. Sarah Fuller 1751–1834 m. Samuel Bradford 1750–1835
        2. 2. Philemon Fuller 1763–1838 m. Mercy Chipman 1766–1847
    2. 2. Benjamin Sampson 1686–1758 m. Rebecca Cook 1688–1769
      1. 1. Micah Sampson –1740 m. Deborah Gardner 1719–1796
        1. 1. Micah (Sampson) Jr. 1740–1821 m. Abigail (Prince) Gookin 1742–
    3. 3. John Sampson 1688–1770 m. Priscilla Bartlett 1696–1758
      1. 1. Lusanna Sampson 1720–1788 m. Peleg Wadsworth 1715–1774
        1. 1. Cephas Wadsworth 1743–1819 m. Molly Cook 1743–1828
        2. 2. Dura Wadsworth 1763–1818 m. Lydia Bradford 1765–1836
        3. 3. Ira Wadsworth 1757–1826 m. Sarah Freeman 1762–1788
        4. 4. Jeptha Wadsworth 1745–1746
        5. 5. Lucy Wadsworth 1753–1777 m. Joseph Smith 1726–1776
        6. 6. Peleg Wadsworth 1748–1829 m. Elizabeth Bartlett 1753–1825
        7. 7. Uriah Wadsworth 1751–1823 m. Eunice Bradford 1756–1795
        8. 8. Welthea Wadsworth 1759–1841 m. Judah Alden 1750–1845
        9. 9. Zilpha Wadsworth 1742–1743
        10. 10. Zilpha Wadsworth 1746–1778 m. Perez Drew 1740–
    4. 4. Ruth Sampson 1684–1766 m. Nehemiah Sturtevant 1681–1744
      1. 1. Nehemiah (Sturtevant) II 1710–1774 m. Fear Cushman 1718–1760
        1. 1. Abia Sturtevant 1748–1749
        2. 2. Lucy Sturtevant 1752–1810
        3. 3. Peleg Sturtevant 1736–1776 m. Abigail Swift 1731–1775
        4. 4. Perez Sturtevant 1737–1796 m. Rhoda Barnum 1748– m. Marcy Chase 1744–
        5. 5. Phear Sturtevant 1745–1746
        6. 6. Remember (Mercy) Sturtevant 1740–1741
        7. 7. Ruth Sturtevant 1743–1744
    5. 5. George (Sampson) Jr. 1690–1774 m. Hannah Soule 1696–1776
      1. 1. Zabdiel Sampson 1727–1776 m. Abiah Whitmarsh 1724–1800
        1. 1. Abigail Sampson 1758–1813 m. Gideon Bradford 1752–1805
      2. 2. Hannah Sampson 1730–1797 m. Joshua Perkins 1729–1797
        1. 1. Deborah Perkins 1755–1780 m. Bartlett (Murdock) Jr. 1751–1796
  2. 2. Samuel Sprague 1669–1740 m. Ruth Alden 1674–1758
    1. 1. Abial Sprague 1710–1774 m. Elizabeth Ashely 1710–1744
      1. 1. Elizabeth Sprague 1749–1793 m. Joel (William) Bonney 1740–1824
        1. 1. Alexander Bonney 1779–1869
        2. 2. Anna Bonney 1790–1880
        3. 3. Asa Bonney 1781–1880
        4. 4. Elizabeth Bonney 1774–1860
        5. 5. Hannah Bonney 1776–1880 m. Hezikiah Marks 1774–
        6. 6. Joel Bonney 1770–1850 m. Hannah Ritter 1766–1787
        7. 7. Moses Bonney 1777–1870 m. Elizabeth (Jane) Chettis 1768–1869
        8. 8. Perez Bonney 1772–1860
        9. 9. Ruth Bonney 1786–1787
        10. 10. Sarah Bonney 1784–1880 m. David (Craig) III 1782–1866
        11. 11. William Bonney 1786–1850 m. Susan Jacobs 1790–1860
    2. 2. Elizabeth Sprague 1699–1754 m. Isaac Chapman 1692–1776
      1. 1. Isaac Chapman 1721–1814 m. Mary Paddock 1724–1776

John Sprague's Timeline

3 Records

1633
26 MAR 1633
Birth of John Sprague in Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
1676
1676
Age 43
Burial of John Sprague in Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
1676
26 MAR 1676
Age 43
Death of John Sprague in West Pawtucket, Rhode Island, British Colonial America
West Pawtucket, Rhode Island, British Colonial America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 MAR 1633
    Event Place: Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
    Record Source:
    [1] Public Member Trees
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 27 June 2019, 17:37), entry for John Sprague(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LBQH-QCD
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, Sprague Genealogy pg 11, 24937518
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, Ancestry, 78041525
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree, Ancestry
    [6] FamilySearch Family Tree, Ancestry, 78041316
    [7] FamilySearch Family Tree, Ancestry, 78041403
    [8] FamilySearch Family Tree, Ancestry--Memorial of the Sprague family : a poem recited at a meeting in Duxbury of the descendants and connections of Hon. Seth Sprague
    [9] FamilySearch Family Tree, The American Genealogist. New Haven CT
    [10] FamilySearch Family Tree, Ancestry
    [11] FamilySearch Family Tree, The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, Volumes I-III, pp. 1725-1728. (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2010), (Originally Published as: New England Historic Genealogical Society. Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, Volumes I-III, 3 vols., 1995)
    [12] FamilySearch Family Tree, Book, "Sprague Families in America", Dr Warren Vincent Sprague
    [13] FamilySearch Family Tree, Book, "Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England pg 153
    [14] FamilySearch Family Tree, American Marriages Before 1699, Ancestry.com, Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1997.Original data - Clemens, William Montgomery. America, Ancestry.com

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 26 MAR 1676
    Event Place: rhode island
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 27 June 2019, 17:37), entry for John Sprague(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LBQH-QCD
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, Sprague Genealogy pg 11, 24937518
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, Ancestry, 78041525
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, Ancestry
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree, Ancestry, 78041316
    [6] FamilySearch Family Tree, Ancestry, 78041403
    [7] FamilySearch Family Tree, Ancestry--Memorial of the Sprague family : a poem recited at a meeting in Duxbury of the descendants and connections of Hon. Seth Sprague
    [8] FamilySearch Family Tree, The American Genealogist. New Haven CT
    [9] FamilySearch Family Tree, Ancestry
    [10] FamilySearch Family Tree, The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, Volumes I-III, pp. 1725-1728. (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2010), (Originally Published as: New England Historic Genealogical Society. Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, Volumes I-III, 3 vols., 1995)
    [11] FamilySearch Family Tree, Book, "Sprague Families in America", Dr Warren Vincent Sprague
    [12] FamilySearch Family Tree, Book, "Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England pg 153
    [13] FamilySearch Family Tree, American Marriages Before 1699, Ancestry.com, Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1997.Original data - Clemens, William Montgomery. America, Ancestry.com

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Occupation

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1676
    Event Place: Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 27 June 2019, 17:37), entry for John Sprague(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LBQH-QCD
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, Sprague Genealogy pg 11, 24937518
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, Ancestry, 78041525
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, Ancestry
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree, Ancestry, 78041316
    [6] FamilySearch Family Tree, Ancestry, 78041403
    [7] FamilySearch Family Tree, Ancestry--Memorial of the Sprague family : a poem recited at a meeting in Duxbury of the descendants and connections of Hon. Seth Sprague
    [8] FamilySearch Family Tree, The American Genealogist. New Haven CT
    [9] FamilySearch Family Tree, Ancestry
    [10] FamilySearch Family Tree, The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, Volumes I-III, pp. 1725-1728. (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2010), (Originally Published as: New England Historic Genealogical Society. Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, Volumes I-III, 3 vols., 1995)
    [11] FamilySearch Family Tree, Book, "Sprague Families in America", Dr Warren Vincent Sprague
    [12] FamilySearch Family Tree, Book, "Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England pg 153
    [13] FamilySearch Family Tree, American Marriages Before 1699, Ancestry.com, Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1997.Original data - Clemens, William Montgomery. America, Ancestry.com

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 MAR 1676
    Event Place: West Pawtucket, Rhode Island, British Colonial America
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 27 June 2019, 17:37), entry for John Sprague(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LBQH-QCD
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, Sprague Genealogy pg 11, 24937518
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, Ancestry, 78041525
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, Ancestry
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree, Ancestry, 78041316
    [6] FamilySearch Family Tree, Ancestry, 78041403
    [7] FamilySearch Family Tree, Ancestry--Memorial of the Sprague family : a poem recited at a meeting in Duxbury of the descendants and connections of Hon. Seth Sprague
    [8] FamilySearch Family Tree, Buell Burdett Bassette, One Bassett Family in America ( F. A. Bassette Co.; Springfield, MA; 1926;), Page 10.
    [9] FamilySearch Family Tree, The American Genealogist. New Haven CT
    [10] FamilySearch Family Tree, Ancestry
    [11] FamilySearch Family Tree, The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, Volumes I-III, pp. 1725-1728. (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2010), (Originally Published as: New England Historic Genealogical Society. Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, Volumes I-III, 3 vols., 1995)
    [12] FamilySearch Family Tree, The American Genealogist. New Haven, CT: D. L. Jacobus, 1937-. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2009 - .)
    [13] FamilySearch Family Tree, Book, "Sprague Families in America", Dr Warren Vincent Sprague
    [14] FamilySearch Family Tree, Book, "Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England pg 153
    [15] FamilySearch Family Tree, American Marriages Before 1699, Ancestry.com, Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1997.Original data - Clemens, William Montgomery. America, Ancestry.com
    [16] Public Member Trees

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Place: Captain
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 27 June 2019, 17:37), entry for John Sprague(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LBQH-QCD
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, Sprague Genealogy pg 11, 24937518
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, Ancestry, 78041525
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, Ancestry
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree, Ancestry, 78041316
    [6] FamilySearch Family Tree, Ancestry, 78041403
    [7] FamilySearch Family Tree, Ancestry--Memorial of the Sprague family : a poem recited at a meeting in Duxbury of the descendants and connections of Hon. Seth Sprague
    [8] FamilySearch Family Tree, The American Genealogist. New Haven CT
    [9] FamilySearch Family Tree, Ancestry
    [10] FamilySearch Family Tree, The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, Volumes I-III, pp. 1725-1728. (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2010), (Originally Published as: New England Historic Genealogical Society. Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, Volumes I-III, 3 vols., 1995)
    [11] FamilySearch Family Tree, Book, "Sprague Families in America", Dr Warren Vincent Sprague
    [12] FamilySearch Family Tree, Book, "Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England pg 153
    [13] FamilySearch Family Tree, American Marriages Before 1699, Ancestry.com, Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1997.Original data - Clemens, William Montgomery. America, Ancestry.com

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 27 June 2019, 17:37), entry for John Sprague(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LBQH-QCD
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, Sprague Genealogy pg 11, 24937518
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, Ancestry, 78041525
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, Ancestry
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree, Ancestry, 78041316
    [6] FamilySearch Family Tree, Ancestry, 78041403
    [7] FamilySearch Family Tree, Ancestry--Memorial of the Sprague family : a poem recited at a meeting in Duxbury of the descendants and connections of Hon. Seth Sprague
    [8] FamilySearch Family Tree, The American Genealogist. New Haven CT
    [9] FamilySearch Family Tree, Ancestry
    [10] FamilySearch Family Tree, The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, Volumes I-III, pp. 1725-1728. (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2010), (Originally Published as: New England Historic Genealogical Society. Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, Volumes I-III, 3 vols., 1995)
    [11] FamilySearch Family Tree, Book, "Sprague Families in America", Dr Warren Vincent Sprague
    [12] FamilySearch Family Tree, Book, "Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England pg 153
    [13] FamilySearch Family Tree, American Marriages Before 1699, Ancestry.com, Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1997.Original data - Clemens, William Montgomery. America, Ancestry.com
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