Elizabeth Sprague

1768 - 1863  (94 years)

• Name	Elizabeth Sprague  [1, 2]
  Born	10 Nov 1768	Portsmouth, Newport Co., RI, USA   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  Also Known As	Elizabeth Sprague
  Died	10 Mar 1863  [1]
  Buried	Woodlands Cemetery, Cambridge, Washington Co., NY, USA   [1, 3]
  	interment.net Woodlands Cemetery, Cambridge, Washington county New York Turnpike Rd. about a mile north of Intersections 22 and 372 posted by Linda Marra Bennett, Joseph, b. 1763, d. 1841, par: John Bennett, Sec. B 137, 138 Bennett, Elizabeth, b., d. 1863, sp. Joseph Bennett, par: Sprague, Sec. B 137, 138
  Notes	From Patricia Gifford Bruner, correspondent, note of February 11th, 2008 I base these additions and or changes on the following documents and or records: Revolutionary War Application for Widow's Pension, United States Census Records 1850 & 1860, and Elizabeth's tombstone. She lists her birthdate as November 10, 1770 on her pension application papers. In the 1860 census records she claims her birthplace to be Rhode Island. Elizabeth died on March 10, 1863 and is buried in Woodlands Cemetery, Cambridge, Washington County, New York. From Patricia Gifford Bruner, correspondent, note of February 13th, 2008 Elizabeth Sprague was born in Rhode Island on November 10, 1770, the only other Elizabeth Sprague on your website with a matching birthday was born on November 10 1768.  My cousin went to Rhode Island and went through Vital Records searching for  Elizabeth Sprague with this birthdate and approximate year of birth, the only one he could locate was the Elizabeth Sprague whose father was Elijah Sprague and mother Sarah Cory.  Joseph & Elizabeth's first daughter was named Sarah,  circumstantial evidence I know, but we believe them to be the same person. Response from Richard E. Weber, Sprague Project Developer on April 19th, 2008 As to your puzzle as to the ancestry of Elizabeth Sprague, I'd turn it back to you just a bit. You provided the date of her birth of November 10th, 1770. How much do you believe this date? Is there good primary evidence to support it. If the 1770 is at all suspect, then I think you have probably identified the correct parents for her (Elisha Sprague and Sarah Cory.) If the 1770 date is solidly documented then a problem becomes quickly evident because Elisha's daughter, Elisabeth probably could not have been born in November of 1770 since her brother, Elisha, was born in March of 1770. Patricia's response on April 19th, 2008 is as follows: Thank you for your thoughts on Elizabeth.  The record I used to determine Elizabeth's birth date was a handwritten copy (circa 1839) of family births supplied for Joseph D. Bennett's Revolutionary War Pension application.   I have my doubts about Elizabeth's recall as to the exact year of her birth simply because she seems to state several different years for the date of her marriage.  She consistently names the same date but confuses the year.  I do believe the date of birth November 10 to be correct as it is reflected on her gravestone, but I think the year of birth is definitely debatable.  Elizabeth does state Rhode Island as her place of birth in the 1860 census.  Additionally, on two of the documents I have copies of, Elizabeth signs her name with an "s" not a "z". My cousin, R. Howland who has a background in history and has done genealogical research for our family for the past forty years believes she is the daughter of Elisha Sprague.  Having done this research for so long he is a stickler for detail and rarely jumps to any conclusions. R. spent a great deal of time traveling to Rhode Island and poring over Vital Records.  Although Joseph Bennett and Elizabeth/Elisabeth Sprague were married in Cambridge, New York we believe they had a connection going back to Rhode Island due to the close proximity of Little Compton and Portsmouth. [1, 4]
  Person ID	I7734	Sprague Project
  Last Modified	24 Dec 2020

  
  

  Father	Elisha Sprague,   b. 27 Aug 1748, Abington, Plymouth Co., MA, USA ,   d. Bef 31 Dec 1798, Abington, Plymouth Co., MA, USA  (Age 50 years)
  Mother	Sarah Cory,   b. 16 Jun 1744, Portsmouth, Newport Co., RI, USA ,   d. Abt 20 May 1800, Abington, Plymouth Co., MA, USA  (Age 55 years)
  Married	23 Jun 1768	Portsmouth, Newport Co., RI, USA   [5]
  Family ID	F16747	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family / Spouse	Joseph Davenport Bennett,   b. 13 May 1763, Little Compton, Newport Co., RI, USA ,   d. 17 Jun 1841, Cambridge, Washington Co., NY, USA  (Age 78 years)
  Married	24 May 1795	Easton, Saratoga Co., NY, USA   [4, 6]
  	Elizabeth identified one William Whiteside Justice of the Peace as the person who performed the ceremony. (per application for land Bounty) [4]
  Children	1. Sarah Bennett,   b. 6 Jan 1796, Cambridge, Washington Co., NY, USA ,   d. 1885  (Age 88 years)   2. James Bennett,   b. 6 Jul 1797, Cambridge, Washington Co., NY, USA ,   d. 1875  (Age 77 years)   3. William S. Bennett,   b. 23 Mar 1799, Cambridge, Washington Co., NY, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown + 4. Anna T. Bennett,   b. 20 Mar 1801, Cambridge, Washington Co., NY, USA ,   d. 7 Oct 1868, Cambridge, Washington Co., NY, USA  (Age 67 years) + 5. Samuel Bennett,   b. 14 Nov 1802, Cambridge, Washington Co., NY, USA ,   d. 30 Oct 1880  (Age 77 years)   6. Ruth D. Bennett,   b. 3 Mar 1804, Cambridge, Washington Co., NY, USA ,   d. 1827  (Age 22 years)   7. John Bennett,   b. 20 Jun 1805, Cambridge, Washington Co., NY, USA ,   d. 1895  (Age 89 years)   8. Mercy S. Bennett,   b. 3 Nov 1807, Cambridge, Washington Co., NY, USA ,   d. 1897  (Age 89 years)   9. Malentha Bennett,   b. 9 May 1810, Cambridge, Washington Co., NY, USA ,   d. 1829  (Age 18 years)   10. Benjamin F. Bennett,   b. 3 Jul 1812, Cambridge, Washington Co., NY, USA ,   d. 1869  (Age 56 years)
  Last Modified	3 Apr 2016
  Family ID	F2992	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 10 Nov 1768 - Portsmouth, Newport Co., RI, USA Buried - - Woodlands Cemetery, Cambridge, Washington Co., NY, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S243] Correspondent: Bruner, Patricia Gifford, note of February 11th, 2008. [S5508] Book: Mayflower Families: Samson Volume 20, Fiske, Jane Fischer FASG, Sherman, Robert Moody FASG, & Sherman, Ruth Wilder FASG, (2005, Plymouth Massachusetts, General Society of Mayflower Descendants.), pages 244 t 246. [S28] Correspondent: Mason, Jane Sanderman, note of November 26, 2010. [S243] Correspondent: Bruner, Patricia Gifford, note of February 13th, 2008. [S5508] Book: Mayflower Families: Samson Volume 20, Fiske, Jane Fischer FASG, Sherman, Robert Moody FASG, & Sherman, Ruth Wilder FASG, (2005, Plymouth Massachusetts, General Society of Mayflower Descendants.), pages 221 to 223. [S123] DAR Application, "DAR Lineage Books: Application of Mrs. Ida L. Granniss Gibbs, DAR ID Number: 19269.".