Millicent Sprague

Millicent and her family set sail on The Recovery from Weymouth, Dorsetshire, England on March 31, 1633/34 and arrived in New England on June 25, 1633/34.

Her father Anthony Eames was #20 on the passengers list

William Sprague, immigrant ancestor and progenitor, was a son of Edward Sprague, of Upway, Dorsetshire, England.

Edward Sprague lived at Fordington, Dorsetshire, in early life, and was a fuller by trade. He married Christina, and died in 1614. His will was proved June 6, 1614, in the prerogative court at Canterbury, and copies of the document made at this time are still in possession of the family. Three of his sons, Ralph, Richard, and William, came to America. In Prince’s "Chronology" we find the following mention of the brothers:

Among those who arrived at Naumkeag are Ralph Sprague, with his brothers Richard and William, who, with three or four more, were employed by Governor Endicott to e×plore and take possession of the country westward. They traveled through the woods to Charlestown, on a neck of land called Michawum, between Mystic and Charles rivers,. full of Indians named Aborginians, with whom they made peace."

Ralph Sprague was about twenty-five years of age when he came to New England In 1631. Captain Richard Sprague commanded a company of the train band. On February 10, 1634, the order creating a Board of Selectmen was passed, and Richard and William Sprague signed it. Richard Sprague left no posterity. His sword, which is named in his brother William's will, was e×tant in 1828.

William Sprague settled first in Charlestown, Mass., where he lived until 1636. He then removed to Hingham, landing on the side of the cove, on a tract of land afterward granted him by the town, and he was one of the first planters there. His house lot is said to have been the best situated in the town. Many grants were made him from time to time. He was active in public affairs, and was constable, fence-viewer, etc. William Sprague died October 6, 1675; his will bequeaths to his wife, Millicent, and children, Anthony,

Samuel, William, Joan, Jonathan, Persis, Johanna, and Mary. He married, in Charlestown, in 1635, Millicent Eames, daughter of Anthony Eames, who died February 8, 1695-96.

Name, marriage, death, parents and children outlined on page 1029 of Cutter, William Richard. New England Families, Genealogical and Memorial: A Record of the Achievements of Her People in the Making of Commonwealths and the Founding of a Nation. Vol. 3. New York, NY: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1913.

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From The Sprague Project

http://www.sprague-database.org/genealogy/getperson.php?personID=I3...

Millicent Eames[1, 2]

• Female 1615 - 1696
• Born 1615 Fordington, Dorchester, , Dorset, England [3]
• Gender Female
• Died 8 Feb 1696 Hingham, Plymouth Co., MA, USA [4, 5]
• Buried 8 Feb 1696
• Age 81 years

Notes: From Elisabeth Dunbar Donavon

• The date of death for Millesaint Eames is listed as 8 Feb 1695.

Person ID I35853 Sprague Project

• Last Modified 9 Nov 2013
• Father Capt. Anthony Eames,
  • b. 1595, Fordington, Dorchester, , Dorset, England,
  • d. 1686, Marshfield, Plymouth Co., MA, USA – Age: 91 years
• Mother Margery [Pierce (Prisse),]
  • b. 1599, Fordington, Dorchester, , Dorset, England,
  • d. 31 Dec 1662, Marshfield, Plymouth Co., MA, USA – Age: 63 years
• Married Abt 1616 Fordington, Dorchester, , Dorset, England
• Family ID F13877

Family / Spouse William Sprague,

• b. Abt Oct 1609, Upwey, Dorsetshire, England,
• d. 26 Oct 1675, Hingham, Plymouth Co., MA, USA – Age: ~ 66 years
• Married 26 May 1635 Charlestown, Suffolk Co., MA, USA [3]

Children

• + 1. Anthony Sprague,
  • b. 2 Sep 1635, Charlestown, Suffolk Co., MA, USA,
  • d. 3 Sep 1719, Hingham, Plymouth Co., MA, USA – Age: 84 years
• + 2. John Sprague,
  • b. Abt 1638, Hingham, Plymouth Co., MA, USA,
  • d. 26 Oct 1683, Mendon, Worcester Co., MA, USA – Age: ~ 45 years
• + 3. Samuel Sprague,
  • b. Bef 24 May 1640, Hingham, Plymouth Co., MA, USA,
  • d. 1709, Marshfield, Plymouth Co., MA, USA – Age: ~ 68 years
• 4. Elizabeth Sprague,
  • b. Bef 2 May 1641,
  • d. 1684 – Age: ~ 42 years
• 5. Jonathan Sprague,
  • b. Bef 20 Mar 1642, Hingham, Plymouth Co., MA, USA,
  • d. 4 Jul 1647, Hingham, Plymouth Co., MA, USA – Age: ~ 5 years
• + 6. Persis Sprague,
  • c. 12 Nov 1643,
  • d. 1684, Hingham, Plymouth Co., MA, USA – Age: ~ 40 years
• + 7. Joanna Sprague,
  • c. 16 Dec 1644, Hingham, Plymouth Co., MA, USA,
  • d. 11 Jul 1678, Watertown, Middlesex Co., MA, USA – Age: ~ 33 years
• + 8. Jonathan Sprague,
  • c. 28 May 1648,
  • d. Sep 1741, Smithfield, Providence Co., RI, USA – Age: ~ 93 years
• + 9. William Sprague,
  • b. 7 May 1650, Hingham, Plymouth Co., MA, USA,
  • d. 26 Sep 1723, Providence, Providence Co., RI, USA – Age: 73 years
• + 10. Mary Sprague,
  • c. 25 Apr 1652, Hingham, Plymouth Co., MA, USA,
  • d. Yes, date unknown
• 11. Hannah Sprague,
  • c. 26 Feb 1655,
  • d. 31 Mar 1658, Hingham, Plymouth Co., MA, USA – Age: ~ 3 years

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Birth: 1615 Death: Feb. 9, 1695 Hingham Plymouth County Massachusetts, USA

William Sprague married by 1635, Millicent Eames, daughter of Anthony Eames [see below]. On 3 April 1635 Millicent Sprague was admitted to Charlestown church. She died at Hingham on 9 February 1695/6. They had ten children: Anthony, John, Samuel, Jonathan, Persis Doggett, Joanna Church, Jonathan, William, Mary King, Hannah. There is apparently no document which states explicitly the parentage of Millicent, wife of William Sprague, but the identity is supported by much indirect evidence. Alice Sprague, sister of the three immigrant brothers, had married at Fordington St. George a Richard Eames; several children of Anthony Eames (not including Millicent) were baptized at Fordington St. George; Anthony Eames was apparently son of Thomas and Millicent (_____) Eames. The marriage of William Sprague and Millicent apparently took place in late 1634 or early 1635, not long after Anthony Eames arrived in New England and settled at Charlestown, and Anthony Eames and William Sprague moved from Charlestown to Hingham at about the same time. William and Millicent named their eldest son Anthony. Inasmuch as the marriage of Anthony Eames and the baptism of his presumed eldest child Millicent do not appear in the Fordington St. George records, it may be that these events occurred in the home parish of Anthony's wife. Source Anderson's Grfeat Migration Study Project.

Find A Grave contributor Lawrence H. Grunert adds: Millicent's b. date of 1615 and b. in Fordingham, Dorset, England. Her parents are Anthony Eames [Marjorie Pierce-Eames. [Margery’s maiden name is unproven.]

Family links:

Parents: Anthony Eames (1592 - ____) & Margery (1599 - 1662)

Spouse: William Sprague (1609 - 1675)*

Children:

1. Anthony Sprague (1635 - 1719)*
2. John Sprague (1638 - 1683)*
3. Samuel Sprague (1640 - 1709)*
4. Joanna Sprague Church (1644 - 1678)*
5. Jonathan Sprague (1648 - 1741)*

• Calculated relationship

Burial: Unknown

Created by: Linda Mac Record added: Mar 29, 2009 Find A Grave Memorial# 35310523

Origins

The children of Anthony and Margery (_______) Eames, all born in England:[1]

1. Millicent Eames b. say 1615; m. by 1635 William Sprague
2. Mark Eames b. say 1617; m. Hingham 26 May 1648 Elizabeth Andrews
3. John Eames bp Fordington 24 Jan 1618[/19]; d. Hingham 29 Nov 1641
4. Persis Eames bp Fordington 28 Oct 1621; m. by 1645 Michael Pierce
5. Elizabeth Eames bp Fordington 13 Jun 1624; m. by about 1651 Edward Wilder
6. Justus Eames bp Fordington 29 April 1627; m. Marshfield 2 May 1661 Mehitable Chillingsworth
7. Margery Eames bp Fordington 5 Dec 1630; m. Hingham 20 Oct 1653 John Jacob

References

1. “An Account of the life of Captain Anthony Eames (1595 – 1686) Churchwarden of St Georges Church & Constable of Fordington Manor.” ©Compiled by Michael Russell OPC for Fordington December 2009 (Revised March 2010 - updated May 2011 with additional information on Jonathan Eames (1628-1702) update Aug 2015 to take account of Anthony, Margery and their son Mark being beneficiaries under the Will of Rogere Kete (d.1620) < link >