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From: "Richard" <>
Subject: Re: [RI-ROLLCALL] SPURR in Rhode Island
Date: Sun, 16 Jan 2005 11:09:33 -0800
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Hi Debi

Thanks you very much for your kind response. Very interesting bunch of
tidbits you sent.

During my research I have come across a General John SPURR and a Major John
SPURR, cousins, who are often confused for/with one another. Some of the
info you sent confirms this confusion. My mission, if I decide to accept it
<g>, is to straighten out these 2 men.

The General is a 1st cousin 6 x removed and the Major is a 2nd cousin 6 x
removed to me. The General was 1759-1816 and the Major was 1749-1822. The
General was born in Stoughton, Mass and died in Charlton, Mass. The Major
was born in Dorchester, Mass and died in Providence, Rhode Island. It is
interesting to note that in the RI Vital Records (NEGHS) that you sent that
the "Major" is now a "Colonel." First time I have seen him referred in this
rank. Maybe to add a little more to the confusion. <g>

Would you, by chance, for my records, be able to scan the title pages of

(1) the book where you got the info on Gen John Spurr (page 108)(I believe
a Davis reference)
(2) the book where you got the info on Maj John Spurr (page 188)(Mass Field
Officers)

As can be seen by theses 2 references, each indicates that John was at the
Boston Tea Party, but each was a different man. So you can see my dilemma.

Also, I was wondering if the Major John might happen to be in the Davis
reference also. Major John married Sally WEST in 1777 in Newport, Rhode
Island. General John married Sally DAVIS in 1798 in Charlton. The General
was married previously to Mercy DUNBAR in 1783 in Stoughton.

The above requests would be a big help in my trying to sort out these 2 men.
And Debi, anything else you can find in NEHG Registers would be real
helpful.

I will contact the Swan Point Cemetery for a burial plot number.

Thanks so much

Richard Hardwick

Richard Hardwick (Researching direct lines in Nova Scotia and New England -
HARDWICK, ARMSTRONG, BARTEAUX, SPURR, HENDERSON, CREIGHTON)


----- Original Message -----
From: "Debi" <>
To: <>
Sent: Sunday, January 16, 2005 7:37 AM
Subject: Fw: [RI-ROLLCALL] SPURR in Rhode Island


> Here are some tidbits I found, many of which relate to a John Spurr. Some
> seem to pertain to a younger John Spurr - perhaps a son?
>
> Name: John Spurr
> Rank: Major
> County: Providence Co.
> Annual Allowance: 240 00
> Sums received: 462 59
> Description of service: Rhode Island continental line
> When placed on the pension roll: December 1, 1818
> Commencement of pension: March 31, 1818
> Age: 63
>
> (Rhode Island Pensioners, 1835; Ancestry.com)
>
> Name: John Spurr
> Year: 1798
> Age: 36
> Place: Providence, Rhode Island
> Source Publication Code: 9111.1
> Primary Immigrant: Spurr, John
> Annotation: Date and port of arrival. Extracted from U.S. Custom House
> Papers housed in the Manuscript Department at the Rhode Island Historical
> Society and the National Archives microfilm publication M575, Copies of
> Lists of Passengers Arriving at Miscellaneous Ports on the Atlantic and
> Gulf Coasts and at Ports on the Great Lakes, 1820-1873. Sex, occupation,
> place of birth, citizenship, residence, intended residence, sponsor's or
> reporter's name, port of embarkation, and name of ship may also be
> provided.
> Source Bibliography: TAYLOR, MAUREEN. Rhode Island Passenger Lists, Port
> of Providence 1798-1808, 1820-1872; Port of Bristol and Warren 1820-1871.
> Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1995. 232p.
> Page:
> 19
>
> (Passenger and Immigration Lists; Ancestry.com)
>
>
> (Davis, George Lucien,, [View Citation] [View Image]
> Samuel Davis, of Oxford, Mass., and Joseph Davis, of Dudley, Mass., and
> their descendants
> North Andover, Mass.: George L. Davis, 1884, 617 pgs. )
>
>
>
> (Revolutionary War Record;
> SPURR, JOHN
> MA RI , CONT
> Roll: 763 Image: 888 File: S39853/BLWT1892-400 Total Pages: 4
> Request as attachment from )
>
> RI Vital Records Database; NEGHS
>
> 1804SPURRSPURR Mrs. Henrietta, wife of Dr. John, in this town, Jan. 11,
> 1804DeathProvidence
> 1805SPURRSPURR Mary, daughter of Col. John, in this town, in 21st year,
> Nov. 3, 1805DeathProvidence
> 1810SPURRSPURR Dr. John H., a native of London, in this town, aged about
> 46 years, Sept. 21, 1810DeathProvidence
> 1820SPURRSPURR Mrs. Sarah, wife of Col. John, in 61st year, Sept. 16,
> 1820DeathProvidence
> 1774SPURRSPURR Col. John, in this town, in 74th year, born at Dorchester,
> Mass., came to this town 1774, served through the Revolution 1774 to 1783,
> Oct. 28, 1822DeathProvidence
> 1783SPURRSPURR Col. John, in this town, in 74th year, born at Dorchester,
> Mass., came to this town 1774, served through the Revolution 1774 to 1783,
> Oct. 28, 1822DeathProvidence
> 1822SPURRSPURR Col. John, in this town, in 74th year, born at Dorchester,
> Mass., came to this town 1774, served through the Revolution 1774 to 1783,
> Oct. 28, 1822DeathProvidence
>
>
> (New England Historical and Genealogical Register; 1881; Vol 25, Page 188;
> Request attachment from )
>
> Listing of Spurr family members listed in the RI Cemetery Transcription
> Database:
>
> SPURR ALICE W. (SAWYER*) 1872 - 9 MAY 1941 PV003
> SPURR BETSEY 1780 - 2 OCT 1780 PV003
> SPURR HENRIETTA 1765c - 11 JAN 1804 PV001
> SPURR HILDA K 1903 - 1995 CR002
> SPURR JOHN 1783 - 26 SEP 1783 PV003
> SPURR JOHN 1789c - 28 SEP 1791 PV003
> SPURR JOHN 1749 - 28 OCT 1822 PV003
> SPURR JOHN HARDY, DR 1766c - SEP 1810 PV001
> SPURR JOHN WILLIAMSON 1937 - 11 JUN 1991 PV003
> SPURR MARY 1784c - 3 NOV 1805 PV003
> SPURR SALLY 1760 - 16 SEP 1820 PV003
> SPURR SALLY 1779c - 21 SEP 1780 PV003
> SPURR THOMAS 1778 - 18 AUG 1779 PV003
>
> If you contact the Swan Point Cemetery (http://swanpointcemetery.com/) for
> specific information on plot location, I would be happy to snap some
> digital photos of the gravestone(s) for you. Also, there are additional
> references to a John Spurr in various issues of the New England Historical
> and Genealogical Register. Although I do not have time to do so now, I
> can take a look there for you for any additional relevant information.
>
> Debi C.
> Bristol, RI
> www.RAOGK.org
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Richard" <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Saturday, January 15, 2005 7:11 PM
> Subject: [RI-ROLLCALL] SPURR in Rhode Island
>
>
>> Hello lists
>>
>> I was wondering if some kind soul might be able to provide some
>> information on Major John SPURR (1749-1822.) I believe he was born in
>> Dorchester, Massachusetts and died in Providence, Rhode Island. I am
>> very interested in the circumstances surrounding his death. He was
>> married in 1777 to Sally WEST in Newport, Rhode Island and had 7
>> children. I believe his children all predeceased him. I do not have the
>> names of his children.
>>
>> I have additional info on the Major if anyone is interested.
>>
>> Thank you
>>
>> Richard Hardwick
>>
>>
>> Richard Hardwick (Researching direct lines in Nova Scotia and New
>> England - HARDWICK, ARMSTRONG, BARTEAUX, SPURR, HENDERSON, CREIGHTON)
>>
>>
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