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From: "Helen Jones" <>
Subject: Re: SPRAGUE and EAMES
Date: Wed, 1 Dec 1999 08:55:44 -0000


Hi Peter
I have a book on Melbury Abbas . in North East Dorset which refers to a Mill
in the parish called Spragues Mill. There is no other information about it,
but presumably it was so named because it once belonged to a family called
Sprague.
I don't know that this is of any help to you. The book also says that the
name Sprague is found as Spragg in some records.
Reaney & Wilson in "A Dictionary of English Surnames" give the earliest
examples of Spragg/Sprague as bing found in Suffolk (UK) . They say it is a
voiced form of the wrod 'Sprak' which in turn is a form of Spark. It meant
someone who was lively.
Happy Hunting
Helen

Helen Jones, Weymouth, Dorset, England
Listowner: Scammell-L & Dorset-L

http://www.melcombe.freeserve.co.uk/


----- Original Message -----
From: Peter <>
To: <>
Sent: Wednesday, December 01, 1999 5:36 AM
Subject: Re: SPRAGUE and EAMES


> Dear Marilyn:
> In Fact the EAMES I seek was in Dorset in 1525 in Thomas EAMES.
> His son, Thomas was in St.George as was his son Anthony and Anthony's
> daughter
> Millesaint, who married William SPRAGUE in Suffolk, MA, in the colonies
> in 1635.
> If the Eames name is French, it is way old.
> Thanks for your interest.
> Regards,
> Peter
>
> M. Guisset wrote:
> >
> > Should your EAMES interest be French in origin then I know of somebody
who would
> > be most interested in communicating with you.
> > Good luck with your research in December.
> > Marilyn Shaw-Guisset ()
> > Researching GANGE and GENGE.
> >
> > Peter wrote:
> >
> > > Anyone in Dorset researching William SPRAGUE
> > > (B abt 1605 at Upwey, County Dorset, D 26 OCT 1675 at Hingham,
> > > Massachusettes) and his wife Millesaint EAMES (B 1615 at St. George ,
> > > Fordington, Dorset, D 8 Feb 1696 at Hingham, MA)...
> > > Regards,
> > > Peter
> >
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> > The Dorset surnames interests list may be found at
http://www.users.on.net/proformat/dornames.html
>
>
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