|
The two volunteers who operate the Sprague Project welcome your corrections
and additions to Sprague lines. Keep in mind, however, that because only one person
works to incorporate that information and many contributors send information,
we have a sizable backlog of data to handle. Therefore, if you contact the Sprague
Project, you should not expect to hear from us immediately. Please be patient.
We are doing all we can and we'll respond in due time.
6 August 2012.
The
Sprague Database is a computerized database containing information on 374,077
individuals (an increase of 4,043since our last update) from worldwide families
of Sprague and Sprague-derivative names. (Derivative names include Sprag,
Sprage, Spragg, Spragge, Spraggs, Spraggue, Sprags, Sprake, Spraig, Sprig, Sprigg,
Sprigge, and Spriggs.) The larger sections of the database document the descendants
of (1) Francis
Sprague, who arrived in Massachusetts in 1623 and (2) Edward
Sprague's three sons (Ralph,
Richard,
and William),
who arrived in Massachusetts in 1629. The Spragg and Sprake lines are also major
sections. Further, we include another 2,600+ Sprague family lines or individuals
that do not yet connect to any of the major family lines in the project database.
To see these unconnected Sprague and Sprague-derivative lines, please go to Reports
and scroll down.
The purpose of the Sprague Database
is to treat the entire Sprague family as a single entity. There are hundreds of
people researching their own lines, but until now there has been no organized
effort since the work of Dr. Warren Vincent Sprague (Sprague Families in
America, published in 1913) to put this work together to benefit future
generations. The Sprague Project is unusual in that it places
equal emphasis on recording female and male descendant lines. The Sprague
Database is an invaluable resource for those interested in the Sprague
line.
Please note:
The identification system used on our website often causes confusion when the
initial letter "I" for each individual (I248000)
is mistaken for the number "1." As a result,
erroneous correspondence is sent to The Sprague Project developer. There is no
way that we can change this means of identification. When you correspond with
the developer, please keep this in mind and use the letter "I"
and not the number "1."
The Sprague Database holds the following
as of February 26, 2013:
Total individuals: 374,077
Deceased individuals (searchable
in website database): 274,973
Living individuals (not searchable
in website database): 99,104
Unconnected Sprague lines: 2,768
Individuals with the surname Sprague: 34,038
(Why so few Spragues in such a large database?
See FAQ.)
Unique Surnames: 27,684 Total
Families: 135,373
Total Sources: 4,133 Total Notes:
116,024 Total Places: 37,293
Size of current GEDCOM File: 225MB
Major Sprague Groups:
Francis
Sprague descendants: 56,597
William
Sprague descendants: 60,706
Lt.
Ralph Sprague descendants: 20,594
Edward
Spragg descendants: 11,908 |
What's changed in our
update of February 26, 2013:
- Database increased by 4,043 individuals for a total of
374,077
- Our major Sprague lines have been increased as follows:
Francis Sprague: 165 new descendants
William Sprague: 284 new descendants
Lt. Ralph Sprague: 20 new descendants
Edward Spragg: 579 new descendants
- This update includes a major extension to the Spragg/Sprague
family of Ocean County, New Jersey. This is primarily the descendants of
John
Spragg, Jr. (I16236). If your family is part
of this line of descent, you should review this group carefully and provide any
pertinent comments to us.
- Current e-mail backlog: 1,566
(increase of 49 messages)
What we know about visitors
to our website |
Connect speed (2):
Cable 48.2%
DSL 30.7%
Unknown 11.5%
T1 6.5%
Dial-up 2.5%
|
Browsers (1):
MS IE 41.4%
Safari 19.3%
Firefox 18.5%
Chrome 18.0%
Androd 1.3% |
Platform: (1):
Windows 74.7%
Macintosh 17.7%
iOS 5.3%
Android 1.5%
Linux 0.6% |
Screen res. (2):
1024x768 25.8%
1440x900 16.0%
1280x1024 11.2%
1280x800 10.5%
1366x768 6.8%
1680x1050 4.5%
1152x864 2.9%
1920x1080 2.4%
1600x900 2.2%
800x600 1.6% |
(1) Per Google
Analytics for period: 06/01/2012 - 09/31/2012
(~90 days)
(2) Per Google
Analytics for period: 10/01/2010 - 01/31/2011
(~120 days) |
|
Number of individuals
named: |
Sprag: 1
Sprage: 2
Spragg: 3,339
Spragge: 464
Spraggs: 412
|
Spraggue: 2
Sprags: 6
Sprague: 34,038
Sprake: 73
|
Sprig: 1
Sprigg: 131
Sprigge:
3
Spriggs: 496 |
The contents of the Sprague Database
include information for both living and deceased individuals. However, only content
that applies to deceased individuals is made available for public study on this
Sprague Website. The sole source of genealogical information
on the Sprague Website is the Sprague Database.
In addition, supplementary material has been added to the Sprague Website
for the use of website visitors. For example, there is a listing of published
sources where information on the Sprague family has been found. This material
is located in the column to the left.
The Sprague Website has been developed
utilizing an innovative software product named The Next Generation of
Genealogy Sitebuilding (TNG). There are significant research facilities
available for the use of any visitor to the Sprague Website.
A comprehensive search facility allows the website visitor to search for all individuals
named John Sprague who were born in Vermont before 1844. A large number of search
fields may be used in combination. When an individual of interest is located by
a search, a variety of reports is available to show the Family Group Sheet for
the individual, an ancestral chart, a descendant’s chart, among others.
Since The Sprague Project places equal emphasis on both male
and female descendant lines and on Sprague spousal ancestral lines, there are
a large number of individuals with surnames other than Sprague recorded in the
Sprague Database. The Sprague Website provides
the facility for quickly determining how many of any given surname are recorded
in The Sprague Database. Reports are predefined to show such
information as participants in any of the 13 wars recorded in U. S. history. There
are also photos of individuals and photos of individual grave stones that will
be displayed as part of the individual data.
The objective of The Sprague Project
Developer and the Sprague Website Webmaster is for the website
to be an effective research tool for the massive amount of personal information
recorded in the Sprague Database. For an interesting introduction
to the Sprague Website, enter Chase in the Surname field and
Katherine in the First Name field to the left and then press “Search.”
When Katherine is located, click on her name and your fun will begin. Enjoy the
Sprague Website. May it provide much insight into your ancestral
history.
|
Find
Surnames
Bookmarks
Places
Dates
- Turned off
Cemeteries
Search
- Deceased Only
Photos
Documents
- Empty
Histories
Recordings
- Empty
Videos
- Empty
Albums
- Empty
All
Media
Info
What's
New
Reports
Statistics
Notes
Sources
Repositories
Administration
Contact
Us