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The Sprague Mill, Upwey, England

William Washington Alexander

1777 - 1871

• Born	Feb 1777	Cecil Co., MD, USA
  Gender	Male
  Died	Mar 1871
  Age	~ 94 years
  Notes	From Lynn Fonde. In 1803 William Washington Alexander married Lucy Sprague (of the Connecticut Francis Sprague family). Lucy was the daughter of Thomas Sprague who settled in Erie Co., PA. Her brother, Perez Sprague, is noted for his service in the War of 1812. We believe this marriage took place in Erie Co., PA but have no proof of this. Nor do we know how William Alexander came to be in Erie Co. It is also unknown how this branch of the Sprague family came to Erie Co. from Connecticut. The census for this period lists Thomas Sprague (58) and a Thomas Alexander (58A), suggesting near neighbors. What the relationship of William Alexander would be to this Thomas is unknown. In a petition for the pension of his father William located in the National Archives pension file, William Washington notes that his mother, Elizabeth, went "south" in 1813 and was never heard from again. It has been suggested by a Carruthers researcher that she went to North Carolina to live with her sister Rachel, who married Nicholas Harper and settled in Virginia. We have been unable to verify this. William Washington Alexander and Lucy had four children, all presumed born in Erie Co., PA. In 1814, William and Lucy, along with members of the Sprague family moved to Knox Co., OH, settling in Mt. Vernon. Our efforts have been frustrated by burned and lost marriage, birth, and various other county records, during the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 in Cecil Co., Erie Co., and Knox Co. In addition, the Rock Church early records were destroyed by a fire in the church custodian's home. The old Sharpe cemetery located behind the church has been badly neglected and many tobmstones are no longer visible, or are illegible.
  Person ID	I57380	Sprague Project
  Last Modified	19 Jun 2013

  
  

  Father	William Alexander,   d. 27 Aug 1777, Battle At Head Of Elk.
  Mother	Elizabeth Carruthers,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	Abt 1776	Cecil Co., MD, USA
  Family ID	F3631	Family Group Sheet

  
  

  Family / Spouse	Lucy Sprague,   b. 1787, Union, Tolland Co., CT, USA ,   d. 1816, Mount Vernon, Knox Co., OH, USA   –  Age: 29 years
  Married	Abt 1803	Erie, Erie Co., PA, USA   [1]
  Children	+ 1. William C. Alexander,   b. 20 Nov 1805, Erie Co., PA, USA ,   d. 1899  –  Age: 93 years   2. Joseph C. Alexander,   b. 1808, Erie Co., PA, USA ,   d. 1889  –  Age: 81 years   3. Louisa E. Alexander,   b. 1811, Erie Co., PA, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown + 4. James S. Alexander,   b. 1813, Erie Co., PA, USA ,   d. 1895  –  Age: 82 years   5. Pierce Alexander,   b. 1814,   d. 1816, Knox Co., OH, USA   –  Age: 2 years
  Family ID	F14745	Family Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Married - Abt 1803 - Erie, Erie Co., PA, USA  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S270] Book: American Patriot, Fonde, Lynda Alexander and Groff, Marsha Alexander, (Baltimore, MD, Privately published, printed by Gateway Press, Inc., 2000, available privately from Lynda Fonde at 26 Steward Street, Hamilton, New Jersey 08610.), page 409.