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William Sprague^{[1, 2, 3]}
1675 - 1753

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• Birth	24 Dec 1675	Hingham, Plymouth Co., MA, USA   [4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	Abington, Plymouth Co., MA, USA   [1]
  Died	27 Nov 1753	Abington, Plymouth Co., MA, USA
  Age	77 years
  Person ID	I42606	Sprague Project
  Last Modified	06 Jul 2010

  
  

  Father	William Sprague,   b. 7 May 1650, Hingham, Plymouth Co., MA, USA ,   d. 26 Sep 1723, Providence, Providence Co., RI, USA    (73 years)
  Mother	Deborah Lane,   b. 20 Jun 1652, Hingham, Plymouth Co., MA, USA ,   d. 4 Feb 1706/07, Hingham, Plymouth Co., MA, USA    (54 years)
  Married	13 Dec 1674	Hingham, Plymouth Co., MA, USA
  Family ID	F13645	Family Group Sheet

  
  

  Family / Spouse	Silence Tower,   b. 27 Aug 1684, Hingham, Plymouth Co., MA, USA ,   d. 1 May 1736, Abington, Plymouth Co., MA, USA    (51 years)
  Married	23 Apr 1707	Hingham, Plymouth Co., MA, USA   [8, 9, 10, 11, 12]
  	"married by Rev. John Norton"
  Children	+ 1. Silence Sprague,  b. 7 Sep 1708, Hingham, Plymouth Co., MA, USA ,  + 2. William Sprague,  b. 29 Jan 1710/11, Hingham, Plymouth Co., MA, USA ,  d. 6 Nov 1796, Abington, Plymouth Co., MA, USA   (85 years)   3. Jedediah Sprague,  b. 18 Mar 1712/13, Hingham, Plymouth Co., MA, USA ,    4. Deborah Sprague,  ,    5. Elisha Sprague,  ,  + 6. Joshua Sprague,  b. 1 Jan 1713/14, Abington, Plymouth Co., MA, USA ,  d. Bef 7 Mar 1757   (43 years)   7. Joanna Sprague,  ,    8. Lydia Sprague,  ,
  Family ID	F16309	Family Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Event Birth - 24 Dec 1675 - Hingham, Plymouth Co., MA, USA Residence - - Abington, Plymouth Co., MA, USA Married - 23 Apr 1707 - Hingham, Plymouth Co., MA, USA Died - 27 Nov 1753 - Abington, Plymouth Co., MA, USA  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
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• Notes

  "Sprague Families in America", by Dr. Warren Vincent Sprague, page 146. William Sprague was from Weymouth and Abington, MA. 1712, May 6. Both his father and he were made Freemen of Providence. 1715, June 18. He sold land to Richard Aldrich. 1728, Oct. 21. At Weymouth, MA, he confirms to his brother David, a legacy of 50 acres made to him by his father William of Providence. 1731, June 14. He, for 20 pounds received of mother-in-law (i.e. step-mother) Mary Sprague of Providence, widow, releases to brothers and sisters-in-law (i.e. his half brothers and sisters) Peter, Rowland, Mary and Judith (sic) all real estate given them by last will of his father. 1754, Jan. 7. William Sprague, Jr., appointed administrator of his estate.




• Sources

  [S30] Book: History of Hingham, MA, Lincoln, George, (Cambridge, MA: University Press, 1893, repr. 1982), page 166, Volume III. [S30] Book: History of Hingham, MA, Lincoln, George, (Cambridge, MA: University Press, 1893, repr. 1982), page 165, Volume III. [S297] Ancestral File. [S30] Book: History of Hingham, MA, Lincoln, George, (Cambridge, MA: University Press, 1893, repr. 1982), pages 165 & 166.. [S690] Genealogical Dictionary: Savage, Savage, James, page 156.. [S245] Sprague Memorial, Soule, Richard, Jr., (Boston: James Munroe and Company, 1847), page 108.. [S899] Spragues of Hingham, Sprague, Hosea, (Privately Published, Hingham, Hosea Sprague, 1828.), page 34.. [S240] Tower Genealogy, Tower, Charlemagne, (Cambridge: John Wilson and Son (University Press), 1891), page 94.. [S331] Publication: Sprague Families in America, Sprague, Warren Vincent, (Rutland, Vt: The Tuttle Company, Printer, 1913), page 146.. [S887] "The Genealogy of the Sprague's in Hingham", by Ho. [S30] Book: History of Hingham, MA, Lincoln, George, (Cambridge, MA: University Press, 1893, repr. 1982), page 166.. [S32] Book: Memorial of the Sprague Family, Soule, Richard , Jr., (Boston, James Munroe and Company, 1947), page 108.