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From: "jcurtis" <>
Subject: Re: [BS-L] John Sprague, 1630, a qualifier?
Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2001 22:56:06 -0600


Lee - Do you have the book "Saints & Strangers?" A couple of Spragues are
mentioned in it, as is Mercy Sprague Tubbs.

Francis Sprague established the first tavern in NE...etc.

Jan C. IBSSG

-----Original Message-----
From: Lee Morse <>
To: <>
Date: Thursday, September 20, 2001 3:17 PM
Subject: Re: [BS-L] John Sprague, 1630, a qualifier?


>Aleta and Sheepers,
>I believe that is a separate, unconnected line. As I remember, when I was
>first researching my Spragues, starting with Anna Sprague who was born in
>1776 in Ulster County, New York, the Ancestral File had errors and misled
>me, connecting me with the wrong immigrant - the one for your line.
>
>My John Sprague, born probably in 1633, had as his father Francis Sprague.
>He was born in London in 1600 and died in Duxbury, MA in 1676.
>He came to the colonies on the ship, Anne, in 1623.
>
>John had a sister, Mercy, who married William Tubbs. She had the same
>rebellious genes, because.....
>"1662. The Court admonished good wife Tubbs (his daughter Mercy) for "mixed
>dancing"; she left her husband and in 1668 the court granted him a divorce.
>They had a son, William Tubbs, Jr., who married in 1691, Judith, widow of
>Isaac Baker."
>
>I suppose she might be another qualifier. I like this family!
>
>Lee Morse
>IBSSG
>http://pages.prodigy.net/leemorse/
>----- Original Message -----
>From: <>
>To: <>
>Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2001 4:53 PM
>Subject: Re: [BS-L] John Sprague, 1630, a qualifier?
>
>
>> In a message dated 09/19/2001 9:17:06 AM Mountain Daylight Time,
>> writes:
>>
>> << It seems as if a lot of us connect to each
>> other through grampa John Sprague. >>
>>
>> Ok, Rick and Lee, do either of you know how your SPRAGUE line connects to
>> mine? I don't have a Francisin my line or as a sibling. I suspect that
>Mine
>> might be a cousin. My line from my closest direct line SPRAGUE follows.
>>
>> Aleta, IBSSG, Charter Member
>>
>> Ogden, Utah
>>
>> Joanna SPRAGUE m. John TEFFT - 6th g.grandparents
>> Jonathan SPRAGUE m. Mehitable HOLBROOK/HOLBROOKE
>> William SPRAGUE m. Milesaint EAMES
>> Edward SPRAGUE m. Christiana HOLLAND
>> Tristram SPRAGUE m. Elizabeth COLT
>> Hugh SPRAGUE
>>
>> I have siblings for Edward down.
>>
>>
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