Rep. Thomas Sprigg, (DemRep-MD)

For anyone reading this, I am about to delete this link to my genealogy. I am convinced that this is not the father of John Spriggs buried in the Spriggs Summerour cemetery. Quite simply, the dates to not add up and there is no primary source evidence of which I am aware to make the connection. Hopefully Geni will not make this too painful to correct.

I will shortly upload a will that I believe belongs to the Thomas Spriggs who is the father of John Spriggs as this genealogy reflects.

Also, I do not believe this Thomas Spriggs comes from Foxton, Leicestershire England. I checked the records there and the records there simply do not match the dates and other pieces of information for this Thomas Spriggs.

I have found evidence of a Richard Sprigg, operating in the Tryon County region of North Carolina, parts of which eventually became part of South Carolina. I am exploring that lead. The year recorded with Richard suggests that he is old enough to be Thomas' father, or uncle.

If anyone has any definitive, primary source information, please contact me

April Term 1778

JONATHAN POTTS and JEAN POTTS, orphan children of JEREMIAH POTTS, dec'd came into Court being of Lawful age and chose THOMAS SPRIGGS, their Guardian. SPRIGGS entered into Bond of 500 pounds.

Based on the following land deed records, I now believe that this Thomas Spriggs at one time lived in North Carolina

Online Source http://www.logan-family.org/doc/logan_families.html

These land surveys indicate a Thomas Spriggs, living near a George and Ezekiel Potts – believe that Thomas Spriggs married a Potts. I have the records that mention Potts as well and will add them once I have figured out who Susanna's Father or uncle were (brother?)

Land Survey, File 1483, Grant Date: 1779, Grantee: Thomas Spriggs, Watershed: Pacolet R., Chainbearers: James Logan, George Parris. (Philbeck, Tryon County, North Carolina, Index to Land Surveys)

Land Survey, File 1492, Grant Date: 1779, Grantee: James Logan, Watershed: Pacolet R., Chainbearers: Jeremiah Smith, Tho. Spriggs. (Philbeck, Tryon County, North Carolina, Index to Land Surveys)

Land Survey, File 1504, Grant Date: 1779, Grantee: James Logan, Watershed: Vawns Cr., Pacolet R., Chainbearers: Jeremiah Smith, Tho. Spriggs. (Philbeck, Tryon County, North Carolina, Index to Land Surveys)

Land Survey, File 1507, Grant Date: 1779, Grantee: James Logan, Watershed: White Oak Cr., Chainbearers: George Parris, Tho. Spriggs. (Philbeck, Tryon County, North Carolina, Index to Land Surveys)

Land Survey, File 1515, Grant Date: 1779, Grantee: Jonathan Gullick, Watershed: Vawns Cr. Pacolet R., Chainbearers: James Logan, Tho. Spriggs. (Philbeck, Tryon County, North Carolina, Index to Land Surveys)

Deed Book A-D, p.46, 1779, Land Grant to James Logan, 136 acres, on both sides of North Pacolate River, above the waters of Vauns creek, joining Spriggs. (Microfilm of Rutherford County, NC Deed Books, NC State Archives)

Deed Book A-D, p.50, 4 Jan 1780, Thomas Spriggs of Rutherford Co., to James Logan of Lincoln Co., for £300 continental currency ... 100 A on both sides North Pacolet River including mouth of lows (?) Creek, granted 3 Mar 1779 ... Thomas Spriggs (SEAL), Wit: Joshua Loper, Jabez Evans, Samuel Coldwell. (Holcomb, Deed Abstracts of Tryon, Lincoln, & Rutherford Counties, N. C., 1769-1786, p.136)

Deed Book A-D, p.143, 30 Aug 1779, Land Grant to James Logan, 50 acres, on North Pacolate River, joining & above Thomas Sprigg's entry. RC Caswell.

Deed Book A-D, p.144, 30 Aug 1779, Land Grant to James Logan, 200 acres, on North Pacolate River, joining & below James Millers entry, nearly including Spriggs improvement. RC Caswell. (Microfilm of Rutherford County, NC Deed Books, NC State Archives)

Deed Book A-D, p.144, 30 Aug 1779, Land Grant to James Logan, 50 acres, on Vanes Creek, nearly joining Spriggs. RC Caswell. (Microfilm of Rutherford County, NC Deed Books, NC State Archives)

Deed Book A-D, p.250, 13 Oct 1783, Land Grant to James Logan, 50 acres, on Vauns Creek of North Packolet River above Sprigg's entry. Alex Martin. (Microfilm of Rutherford County, NC Deed Books, NC State Archives)

Deed Book 31, p.450, 15 March 1814, Robert Carruth of RCNC to James Logan Carruth, an infant son of Jas. Carruth dec'd, for love and affection for his grandson and for his better mainenance and preferment, 81 acres on No. Packolate, joining Spriggs, James Logan, Jas. Carruth, and the Speculation line. Wit. Alexr. Carruth, Nathan Lankford, Meron Lankford. #157, 13 September 1818. (BGSOTC, February 2007, p.34)

Deed Book 32, p.182, 10 March 1819, Frederick F. Alley, Esqr., high sherrif of RCNC to John McEntire & Company of RCNC, per an execution from the County Court of Rutherford against James Lynch & George M. Logan for 1032 dollars and 93 cents and nine dollars and 40 cents costs, recovered by John McEntire & Companay against Lynch and Logan, tracts on Packolate, Vauns Creek, Lewis Creek, Cockhouse Creek and Shoal Creek: (1) 100 acres on North Packolet known as the Mathew Mabane tract; (2) 40 acres on North Packolet being 100 acres known as the Ezekiel Potts place but intersects with Mabane tract 60 acres joining the Indian Line; (3) 64 acres, part of the old Thos. Spriggs tract & part of the Rock House tract joining Mills; (4) 100 acres on North Packolet & Vauns Creek including the mantion house joining Col. Mills; (5) 34 acres, part of 50 acres on Packolett; (6) 50 acres on Vauns Creek including the lower shoal & Vaugns old cabbin; (7) 50 acres on Vaughns Creek of Packolett including the saw mill & griss mill; (8) 270 acres, part of the 350 acres granted to James Logan Senr.; (8) 270 acres, part of 350 acres granted to James Logan Senr.; (9) 50 acres, part of 100 acres on Vauns Creek of North Packolett including Gipson Camps known as the Newman place; (10) 9 acres, part of 28 acres on Vaughns Creek joining the Newman place; (11) 100 acres on Lewises Creek near the Block house, joining the State line; (12) 50 acres on Blockhouse Creek; (13) 50 acres on Shoal branch, exposed to sale 13 October 1818 at Rutherfordton and John McEntire & Co. became the last & highest bidder at 2150 dollars. Wit. none. #150, 2 March 1820. (BGSOTC, May 2007, p.86)

Deed Book 32, p.229, 2 March 1820, James Logan of RCNC to John McEntire & Company of the same, 220 dollars, 560 acres, (1) 200 acres with the exception of 14 1/2 acres supposed to be covered by another grant, on Vaughns Creek waters of Little Creek, joining Mills, the school house, George Logan, and Spriggs; (2) 100 acres with the exception of 30 acres supposed to be covered by an older grant, on Vaughnans Creek waters of North Packolate, joining George Logan, the South Carolina line, and G. Logan's mill pond; (3) 85 acres on No. Packolate River on Little Creek, joining Robert Braden and Holland; (4) 139 1/2 acres with the exception of 19 1/2 acres covered by another grant on Packolett, joining the Newman tract and the Blockhouse tract. Wit. N. Hampton, Eli Bowman. #187, 18 May 1820. (BGSOTC, May 2007, p.88)

• Ref: MH Family Tree.