Pane-Joyce Genealogy
Family of Edward Sprague (2112) & Christiana Holland

7589. Ralph Sprague. Born ca 1595 in prob. Upway, Dorsetshire.5 Ralph died in Nov 1650 in Malden, MA.5 Occupation: fuller. Religion: Raph & Joan Sprage were admitted to Boston church as members #102 and #103, 1631.5

On 15 Aug 1623 Ralph married Joan Warren in Fordington, St George, Dorset, Eng.5 Joan died on 24 Feb 1680 in Woburn, MA.5

Joan, Johane, or Joannah, (Warren) (Sprague) Converse.

Their children include:
19017 i. John Sprague (ca 1624-16 Dec 1703)
19018 ii. Jonathan Sprague (ca 1625-Dec 1650)
19019 iii. Capt. Richard Sprague (ca 1630-)
19020 iv. Samuel Sprague (ca 1632-3 Oct 1696)
19021 v. Mary Sprague (ca 1634-)
19022 vi. Phineas Sprague (ca 1637-23 Jan 1689/90)

7590. Alice Sprague. Born ca 1597/8 in Upwey, Weymouth, Dorset.

On 5 Jun 1615 Alice married Richard Eames (1155) , son of Thomas Eames (421) (ca 1548-Jun 1618) & Millicent [Eames] (ca 1553-May 1614), in Fordington, St. George, Dorset.12 Born ca 1590 in Fordington, Dorset. Richard died on 5 May 1634 in England.

7591. Edward Sprague.

7592. Capt. Richard Sprague. Born ca 1605.5 Richard died on 25 Nov 1668 in Charlestown, MA.81 Occupation: merchant.

In by 1632 Richard married Mary [Sprague].5 Mary died bet 1672 and 1674.

They had no children.

7593. Christopher Sprague.

7594. William Sprague. Born ca 1611 in Upway, Dorset, Eng.5 William died on 26 Oct 1675 in Hingham, MA.2 Occupation: yeoman. Religion: Whiliam Sprague or his wife became a member of Hingham church, based on baptisms of several children there.

William arrived at Salem, MA aboard the Abigail in 1628, removing to Hingham in 1636. He was a selectman in 1645, and constable and collector of town rates in 1662.

On 28 Mar 1651 Thomas Hammond of Hingham, planter, sold to William Sprague of Hingham ‘my now dwelling house in the town of Hingham with my house lot containing five acroes more or less ... with a parcel of fresh meadow ... likewise a great lot containing twenty acres more or less’ [SLR 2:255-56].5

William “came to New England, settling in Charlestown, where he was living until 1636. He removed to Hingham, whither he went in a boat, landing on the side of the cove, on a tract of land afterward granted him by the town, and he became one of the fist planters there. His house lot is said to have been the pleasantest in town. Many grants of land were made to him from 1636 to 1647. He was constable, fenceviewer, and held other offices at various times. He deeded to his son Anthony certain lands, February 21, 1673, for six and thirty pounds of lawful money of New England and nine pounds of merchantable corn.”39

On 26 May 1635 William married Millicent Eames (4199) , daughter of Lieut. Anthony Eames (1152) (ca 1592-aft 28 Jun 1670) & Margery Pierce (ca Nov 1599-31 Dec 1662), in Charleston, MA. Born ca 1617 in Fordington, St. George, Dorset. Millicent died on 8 Feb 1695/6 in Hingham, MA.5

Their children include:
12820 i. Anthony Sprague (2 Sep 1635-3 Dec 1719)
12821 ii. John Sprague (ca 1638-6 Oct 1683)
12822 iii. Sergt. Samuel Sprague (ca 1640-ca 1709)
12823 iv. Jonathan Sprague (Died young) (ca 1641/2-4 Jul 1647)
12824 v. Persis Sprague (ca 1643-1684)
12825 vi. Joanna Sprague (ca 1645-11 Jul 1678)
12826 vii. Jonathan Sprague (ca 1648-Sep 1741)
12827 viii. William Sprague (ca 1650-26 Sep 1723)
12828 ix. Mary Sprague (ca 1652-)
12829 x. Hannah Sprague (Died young) (ca 1654-31 Mar 1658)

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