Spragg - Family History & Genealogy Message Board

Re: Spragg Family

annkeklak — 2012-04-06 15:56:58Z

We couldn't be more far apart....and the NJ Spragg's did not leave much info around, per se. For instance, MY John Spragg never mentions his wife when he bought land, etc. in 1796 in West Creek, NJ (I had to go to Freehold Courthouse for info) as Ocean became its' own county in 1850...before that, it was part of Monmouth Co.

enjoy your Easter , Martha.....with your family.

Re: Spragg Family

marthaswaim — 2012-04-06 00:30:36Z

Hi Ann, I'm in California. Are you in New Jersey? It sounds like you have access to some good genealogy information!

Re: Spragg Family

annkeklak — 2012-04-05 21:52:07Z

thanks so much for the info on "new thread" etc.
Boy, things really get complicated.
I have done more researching on the Seaman's and the Spragg's this afternoon. Takes a great deal of time.
Hope to understand all this...will get back to you later.
By the way, what state do you come from ??

Re: Spragg Family

marthaswaim — 2012-03-30 07:52:38Z

You'll always be a genius to me because of the Seaman and Sprag information. I spend plenty of time feeling dumb myself, though. I just had to look for "new thread". It only appears after you click on a message and before you try to respond to it. So, when I clicked on your message I could see "Prev Thread, Next Thread" (top right) and "New Thread" (top left). Then I clicked on reply and it all disappeared. So, I just clicked on another message and there they are. New thread is for when you want to start a new topic, such as Budd or Burlington County NJ names. I just went to the Ancestry Community for locations and clicked on US > New Jersey > Burlington and did a search for Sprag* and there were about four and a half posts. Unlike Genforum, which has its' own advantages, if you search all boards, you can find any post for your subject. That might work for an unusual name, like Wickhasset, but you might get too many results for Sarah Smith. I would like to find out how many Sprag* made it to Burlington county. That's something else handy about Ancestry. You can search for Sprag, Spragg and Spraque with Spraq*. Can't do that at Genforum. I will probably try to start a new thread tomorrow or Monday. This weekend is going to be a bit hectic with stepkids and stepgrandkids:)

Re: Spragg Family

annkeklak — 2012-03-30 00:23:52Z

I'm so dumb, I don't know what you mean by a "new thread".

Now you know the real ME. !!Hee !!

Re: Spragg Family

annkeklak — 2012-03-30 00:22:09Z

I'm so dumb, I don't know what you mean by a "new thread".

Now you know the real ME. !!Hee !!

Re: Spragg Family

marthaswaim — 2012-03-29 21:54:35Z

I'm thinking of adding a new thread under Burlington County, but will have to do it later.

Re: Spragg Family

annkeklak — 2012-03-29 20:17:44Z

OK...got your message.

Re: Spragg Family

annkeklak — 2012-03-29 20:16:05Z

OK...got your message.

Re: Spragg Family

marthaswaim — 2012-03-29 17:03:53Z

Hi Ann, I was going to try to contact you, since I wanted to add something about Budd and realized we are straying from the Spragg message board topic. That isn't working, so here is my email address: boraxo(at)pacbell(dot)net

Re: Spragg Family

annkeklak — 2012-03-29 16:33:00Z

dear martha, this will be a quickie because I have not had my breakfast yet. I will be 85 yrs. old in July....can you believe it and have been doing this stuff for about 15 yrs.

I do know I have the LEEDS family in my background...related to the name STOCKTON here in Jersey. Your background seems most interesting, but I must print it and will read it after my breakfast. My hubby and I had 8 sons....some fun, I'll tell you. they are all such a joy and with 12 grandchilren, 3 step grandchildren and one gr. grandchild. My better half will be 88 on Apr. 2nd and the boys are giving himn a party....life goes by so quickly.
Talk to you later....God bless.

Re: Spragg Family

marthaswaim — 2012-03-29 07:54:48Z

Hi Ann, our ancestors must have known each other way back. I have seen the name Budd in Burlington County. There are a lot of familliar names in Jacobstown Baptist. My 2nd great grandparents, Tanton Swaim and Rebecca Powell were married at Pemberton or Mt. Holly in 1846. The Swaims were mostly Methodist. They are descended from Thys Barentsen who came to Staten Island from the Netherlands abt. 1661. They were Dutch Reform before they were Methodist. Tanton's uncle Mathias Swaim was a founding member of the Wrightstown, Penny Hill Methodist Church in New Hanover Twp, Burlington County. Tanton's father Gabriel Swaim filled out the family information in William and Hannah (Spraq?) Turner' family Bible. My late husband was a Wyckoff, also descended from a Dutch immigrant to New Amsterdam. His mother was a Leeds and her family came from Burlington, NJ. A bio of Benjamin Franklin mention's her ancestor, Daniel Leeds, who published an Almanac before Franklin published his. Our families headed west in the 1850s, but they were in Burlington early, so there is still a lot of undiscovered history there! I visted New Jersey years ago before I knew I had ancestors from there. Now I want to go back and spend some time!

Re: Spragg Family

annkeklak — 2012-03-29 05:15:07Z

Seaman was written in so many ways, Martha....I've seen it written " Symonds." You've got me interested in Jacobstown Cemetery...
My maiden name is Stratton and my Grandfather, Albert Budd Stratton, was born in Buddtown, Burlington Co., NJ His father was a Benjamin F. Stratton and he was a "sawyer" and had m. a Sarah H. Murphy in Pemberton Methodist Church. After so many yrs., I feel my Benjamin must have been orphaned. (church burned down where they were m...records lost) Albert B. Stratton married my grandmother, mary Alvaretta Sprague and they lived in Beach Haven, NJ and that's where I was born. This is where my Spragg interest comes from. I basically come from the NY Spragg's, I have concluded. My grandmother's father was a James Spragg who m. a Lydia Haywood, etc. I won't go into all now.BUT, my John's father came from a John Sprague who m. Sarah Seaman or he comes from a James Spragg who m. a Rachel Perkins. And James was a son of Nehemiah Spragg and married in St. George's church in Hempstead, Long Isl...Have you ever gone into "The Sprague Project" on your PC?? Amazing stuff on Spragg/Sprague's.
Genealogy is definitely an "addiction." thanks for all. your interesting info. On the Web, about a yr. ago, there was a list of many, many Seaman's....I cannot locate it at the present. It's late & I must hit the sack !

Re: Spragg Family

marthaswaim — 2012-03-28 03:53:21Z

I'm trying Hannah's possible new name out. Notice she and William had a John, a Benjamin, a Mary, an Elizabeth and a Sarah:

1. HANNAH3 SPRAG? was born 02 Apr 1768 NJ, and died 16 Sep 1856 in JacobstownBapt.Cem.Burlington Co. NJ. She married WILLIAM TURNER Bet. 1787 - 1788 in New Hanover, Burlington co., NJ. He was born 06 Aug 1755 in NJ, and died 11 Mar 1839 in JacobstownBapt.Cem.Burlington Co. NJ.

More About HANNAH SPRAG?:
Military service: 22 May 1843, Applied for Rev. War pension as widow of Sgt. William Turner

More About WILLIAM TURNER:
Military service: 11 Mar 1778, Enlisted at Mansfield, Burlington Co., NJ, American Revolution, as Private

Children of HANNAH SPRAG? and WILLIAM TURNER are:
i. APOLLO4 TURNER, b. 06 Oct 1785, NJ; d. 09 Jul 1852, Mt. Carmel, Wabash, Illinois; m. CATHERINE COOK, New Jersey; b. Abt. 1787, NJ; d. 13 Sep 1869, Mt. Carmel, Wabash, Illinois.
ii. SARAH TURNER, b. 09 Dec 1788, NJ; d. 05 Sep 1853, Burlington Co., New Jersey.
iii. JOHN TURNER, b. 01 Jan 1791, NJ; d. 03 Dec 1873, Chester, Burlington, New Jersey.
iv. ELIZABETH TURNER, b. 11 Apr 1793, NJ; d. 13 Feb 1859, Jacobstown Baptist Cem., Burlington Co. NJ; m. JAMES SWAIM, 27 Feb 1816, Burlington co., NJ; b. 04 Jan 1797, Jaccobstown, Burlington, NJ; d. 18 Mar 1828, Jacobstown Baptist Cem. Burlington co., NJ.
v. MARTIN TURNER, b. 19 Nov 1795, NJ.
vi. BENJAMIN TURNER, b. 19 Feb 1798, NJ; d. 17 Sep 1876, Jacobstown.
vii. TANTON TURNER, b. 22 Mar 1800, NJ; d. 21 Jul 1871, Jacobstown.
viii. WILLIAM TURNER, b. 29 Jul 1802, NJ; d. 1842, Jacobstown Baptist Cemetery, Burlington Co. NJ.
ix. HANNAH TURNER, b. 06 May 1805, NJ.
x. HARRIET TURNER, b. 04 Jun 1808, NJ; d. 03 May 1829; m. (1) SWAIM, Bef. 1827; d. Bef. 1828; m. (2) HARTSHORN, Bef. 1829.
xi. MARTHA ANN TURNER, b. 02 Mar 1812, NJ.

Re: Spragg Family

marthaswaim — 2012-03-28 03:23:15Z

Thanks Ann, This is Great information. You found a definite connection for Phebe, Hannah is a family name, your dates not only do not disprove the date in the Turner bible for Sarah Simons Sprag birth, but even help to confirm this as a viable date. According to the Rev. War papers for William and Hannah Turner, neither knew how to read or write. Their Bible pages were filled in by a daughter's father-in-law. Sarah's last names were probably written as a best guess. I see from some of your other posts that there are also family connections in the New Hanover, Burlington County, NJ area? This is where William and Hannah (Sprag?) Turner lived and died.

Re: Spragg Family

annkeklak — 2012-03-28 01:04:31Z

I've been going through Hempstead records, NYG & Brecords, & Seaman records. I had come to the conclusion that John Spragg and Sarah Seaman/Simmons, etc, were both born bet. the yrs. 1731-1746. Joseph Seaman and Sarah Bartoe/Bartow (parents of Sarah Seaman Spragg,) were married 20, March 1730. NY Records)
They had the following children: John, Joseph Jr., (died 1812,) Elizabeth m. Peter Parker I(DAR), Abigail m. Joseph Parker, Jr in 1761 in Little Egg Harbor, NJ, Jemima m. an Elias Truex (DAR), Sarah m. John Spragg/Sprague (DAR of NY State), Mary Seaman, Hannah Seaman,David Seaman, a twin to Benjamin Seaman, both b. 11, Nov. 1746, and Benjamin died 7, August 1812. Benjamin married an Amelia Pavia.
Sorry that at the present cannot give you proof but these dates are pretty darn close.

Re: Spragg Family

annkeklak — 2012-03-28 01:01:39Z

I've been going through Hempstead records, NYG & Brecords, & Seaman records. I had come to the conclusion that John Spragg and Sarah Seaman/Simmons, etc, were both born bet. the yrs. 1731-1746. Joseph Seaman and Sarah Bartoe/Bartow (parents of Sarah Seaman Spragg, were married 20, March 1730.
They had the following children: John, Joseph Jr., (died 1812, Elizabeth m. Peter Parker I(DAR), Abigail m. Joseph Parker, Jr in 1761 in Little Egg Harbor, NJ, Jemima m. an Elias Truex (DAR), Sarah m. John Spragg/Sprague (DAR of NY State), Mary Seaman, Hannah Seaman,David Seaman, a twin to Benjamin Seaman, both b. 11, Nov. 1746, and he died 7, August 1812. Benjamin married an Amelia Pavia.
Sorry that at the present cannot give you proof but these dates are pretty darn close.

Re: Spragg Family

Cheryl_N — 2012-03-27 23:24:55Z

Glad to hear that, since Phebe is my ancestor, Ive just never had proof other than my Reed family Bible records that only list Phebe as the daughter of John and Sarah Spragg, no maiden name given for Sarah.

Re: Spragg Family

annkeklak — 2012-03-27 23:20:47Z

That's definite fact that the parents of Phoebe Spragg are John Spragg and Sarah Seaman.

Re: Spragg Family

marthaswaim — 2012-03-27 22:39:46Z

Thanks, Ann. Now you have the attention of at least three of us re: Sarah Seaman Sprag. Do any of your references give a birth date for Sarah and a source for such a birth date? Based on the marriage date of Sarah's parents, it looks like the date in the Turner bible could be correct for this Sarah if there is not some credible conflicting date.

Re: Spragg Family

marthaswaim — 2012-03-27 22:31:52Z

re: Phebe: Did you see Ann's post in this thread? I think was are all on the same page literally!

Re: Spragg Family

annkeklak — 2012-03-27 22:29:28Z

Blackman's book titled "History of Little Egg Harbor", and Cramer/Cranmer Book by Murray & Jean Harris.....and info from web sites on Seaman Family.

Re: Spragg Family

Cheryl_N — 2012-03-27 20:43:44Z

I think my Sarah who married John Spragg was probably born around 1740 which would be close to your date. I cannot prove it is Sarah Seaman because my Reed Family Bible records does not give her maiden name, but I havent been able to find another Sarah and John Spragg anywhere, and the atrea and timeframe would be the same. John and Saran are mentioned in the Bibe records as parents of Phebe Spragg who married Doughty Reed.

Re: Spragg Family

marthaswaim — 2012-03-27 17:23:54Z

Hi Cheryl, This is a handwritten entry on the birth page in the William Turner family Bible submitted with the William and Hannah Turner Am. Rev. pension papers. It lists a Sarah Sprag and then a Sarah Simons and both have the same birthdate. The entries are wriiten one below the other and the same birthdate is written twice.

Re: Spragg Family

Cheryl_N — 2012-03-27 09:59:48Z

where did you get the birthdate for your Sarah Simons Spragg? I think these two Sarahs Seaman and Simons are the same

Re: Spragg Family

marthaswaim — 2012-03-27 07:27:11Z

This certainly sounds like Sarah Seaman Sprag could be Hannah Turner's mother, Sarah Simons Sprag b.20 Nov 1739. I have seen family trees that give Sarah's birthdate at 1745, but wonder if that is just an estimated birth date?

Re: Spragg Family

annkeklak — 2012-03-24 04:45:52Z

John Spragg m. Sarah SEAMAN and 2 children that I know of:
Timothy Spragg m. Jedidah Cranmer

Phebe Spragg m. Doughty Reed and possibly a James Spragg.

John Spragg m. between 1758-1769, to Sarah SEAMAN'
Sarah's father: Joseph Seaman who m. Sarah Bartow on 20, March 1730

Re: Richard Way Spragg, Sarah Van Wicklen

bob111146 — 2012-03-15 03:41:12Z

I am Robert Van Wicklen, trying to verify the name of my grandfather, George's father. My grandfather, George Van Wicklen according to 1930 census data was born around 1880 and I know he died in 1947 and lived in Greenpoint Brooklyn.
My cousin told me our great-grandfather was Samuel Van Wicklen (father of George), but I haven't been able to verify that in census data. I can't find any connection
between Samuel Van Wicklen and George Van Wicklen. The 1900 census shows Samuel as married to Mary D. Van wicklen with 4 daughters: hattie, Effie, Edna and Mabel. Any ideas would be appreciated.

Re: Edward Spragg

WilliamFord112 — 2011-11-08 16:04:06Z

Honor Spragg (57) widow lived with her married daughter Sarah Croft at Ladywood, Birmingham per 1891 census.
Hope this helps.
WilliamFord112

Edward Spragg

lindaedwards189 — 2011-10-22 00:06:06Z

I cannot find Edward Spragg who was born around 1834 in Teddingon, Worcestershire. He married Honor Sutton. Does anyone know what happened to him? The last Census found was in 1871 but nothing afterwards.

Re: spragg

kateowen187 — 2011-10-01 11:44:39Z

Hello!

Would you happen to know who Margaret Brown's mother and father were? In the censu's it has her living with her grand fatehr James Brown B: 1804

Any information would be appreciated please!
Thank you

Kate

Re: spragg

kateowen187 — 2011-10-01 11:23:42Z

Hello

thank you for this information

Sarah Jane was my GGNan on my mothers side. I shall have to look into getting her marriage certificate.

What are their relations to you if you don't mind me asking

Kate

Re: spragg

trevorharvey_1 — 2011-09-12 09:48:12Z

Hi Kate,

On the marriage certificate for William Lovatt to Sarah Jane Gregory, Sarah said her father was Frederick instead of Ezekiel, she was only a year old when her father died.
Children.
Maud Mary Lovatt - born 29 Aug 1890 Ketley - married Albert P Doley Dec Q 1912.

Eliza Jane Lovatt - born c1896 Ketley - married Joseph A Doley Mar Q 1914 (died 4 Oct 1917 Belgium) married Job Spragg Sep Q 1923, indexed as Eliza Jane Doby.

Lucy Emily Lovatt - born 16 Dec 1891 Ketley - married Harry Spragg Dec Q 1920.

William Lovatt - born c1903 Ketley.

George Eli Lovatt - born c1905 Ketley.Possibly married Annie E Corbett Jun Q 1933.

Angela

Re: Cary Family

caryhistory — 2011-09-04 14:54:28Z

Carolyn
I just saw your contact with Karen re: George Marcus Cary of Red River Settlement. I believe I am the person she spoke to in 1983. I have a lot of information about him. He had 6 children. I am also interested in finding out more about the descendants of his 2nd son, George, Arthur (not Alfred) who lived in Petrolia.
Arlene

Re: spragg

kateowen187 — 2011-09-02 10:28:53Z

Hello

Thank you for this, I did evetually manage to find it once I sent off for the marriage certificate - all very interesting.
Thanks again

Re: spragg

trevorharvey_1 — 2011-09-01 14:49:26Z

Hi,
Elias Spragg (1853) married Margaret Gregory nee Brown (born abt 1845 Ketley, Shropshire)the June Q 1876 Wellington, Shropshire 6a 1493.
Sarah Jane Gregory (born abt 1868 Ketley), daughter of Ezekiel Moses Gregory and Margaret Brown married William Lovatt (born abt 1868 New Dale, Wellington, Shropshire) on 6 April 1890 at St Mary's Church, Ketley, Shropshire, they had 5 children.

Re: CAPTIAN THOMAS SPRAGG

clark_stackhouse — 2011-07-22 22:55:59Z

I am a direct decentant of Capt. Thomas Spragg also. My linage is Captain Thomas Spragg; then Caleb Spragg, then Robert, then Hiriam, then Percy, then Fred and then my brother ad I. I would like to know more about the children of Robert and if any are in the New Brunswick area. Cousins and I plan a trip in July 2012 and would like to know more. The cousins are from one of Robert's brothers, I was from the linage of Robert's son, Hiriam buried at Hazelton, Iowa along with a Betsy Jones????

Re: CAPTIAN THOMAS SPRAGG

clark_stackhouse — 2011-07-22 22:55:15Z

Re: Spragg Family

jerseyties1 — 2011-06-21 18:02:33Z

It sounds like a good possiblity

Re: Spragg Family

marthaswaim — 2011-06-21 02:47:47Z

A couple of us have been working of this name for a long time from a William Turner family bible:
Sarah Spray / Sprag b. 11/20/1739
Sarah Simmons b. 11/20/1739
I have found a couple of places where Seamons was pronounced Simmons (and hence spelled that way?)
We are going on the assumption that this is the same person and one name is the married name and the other is the maiden name. The most promising match so far is John Spragg and Sarah Seaman.
William Turner was married to Hannah in New Hanover, Burlington, NJ. and we have wondered if the Sarah Simmons in the Turner bible could be Hannah's mother. Hannah was b. in NJ 02 Apr 1768. We are also beginning to wonder if Hannah could be Phebe's sister?

Re: Spragg Family

jerseyties1 — 2011-06-21 02:30:43Z

Thanks. This is interesting because the name Pettit is also in my family line Henry Reed/Mercy Pettit their son Doughty married Phebe Spragg

Re: Spragg Family

marthaswaim — 2011-06-21 02:25:45Z

This bio mentions a Richard Sprague from Burlington:
From the book "HISTORY AND BIOGRAPHY, COUNTIES OF WHITE AND PULASKI INDIANA. Historical and Biographical. Illustrated. Chicago; F. A. Battey & CO., Publishers. 1883."
page 298, Honey Creek Township, White County, Indiana
"JAMES SPRAGUE was born in Burlington County, New Jersey, September 21, 1837, and is the second of the four children born to RICHARD and REBECCA A. (PETTIT) SPRAGUE, both natives of New Jersey. At the age of eight years, JAMES SPRAGUE lost his mother, and thereafter , until twenty-one made his home with JACOB SUTTS. He then worked out at farming until the spring of 1860, when he came to Monticello, this county (White County); remained a short time, and then went to Warren County, where he farmed until August, 1861, when he enlisted in Company H, Tenth Indiana Volunteer Infantry, and served till mustered out at Indianapolis, in September, 1864, having taken part in the battles of Mill Springs, Chickamauga, Mission Ridge, and the Atlanta campaign, and numerous skirmishes and minor engagements. He next farmed as a hired hand for three years, near Monticello, and then on shares in Big Creek Township about eight years. In the spring of 1875, he bought eighty acres of wild land in this township, which he has since improved, and on which he still resides. October 30, 1866, he married MARY A. MOORE, a native of Union Township, and a daughter of JAMES P. and SARAH (WORTHINGTON) MOORE, who were among the early settlers of this county. To this union six children have been born, four yet living - ELSIE L., CHESTER S., LORETTA C. and JAMES A. In politics, MR. SPRAGUE is a Republican, and for four years was assessor of Big Creek Township, and he and wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church."

Spragg surname

haroldculling — 2011-05-19 13:51:00Z

I have been trying for many years to trace the birth and marriage of a William Spragg who according to the 1881 census was born in Swanton Morley at the beginning of the century.Can anyone help please. Harold Culling

Re: Spragg surname

yvonne14382 — 2011-05-19 08:35:39Z

just in passing want to mention that my grandfather charle s Webster step sibling of some of Robert M Dack's kids was closely associated with a man and wife named Spragg who lived in Beccles..could be that Ivy the wife was a sister???

SPRAGG Harold Neal 1956 2008 he lived well laughed often loved much. A successful man

t42ValleyView_CookeCoTX — 2011-03-22 16:01:59Z

SPRAGG Harold Neal 1956 2008 he lived well laughed often loved much. A successful man

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Mary Jane Dunlap Spragg

nibbler060 — 2010-10-31 15:22:17Z

Am hunting for any info on her. She married Caleb Spragg in Portsmouth, Scioto, Ohio in 1852 and had 2 children Alice and Charles. In 1870 census Caleb is married to Katherine and her children are living with grandparents Nehemiah and Rhoda.

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kateowen187 — 2010-01-27 19:07:29Z

hi im having trouble! Elias Spragg born 1853 in bridgnoth shropshire, died 1932 and married a Kate, born 1844 in wellington, shopshire, in 1876. However i can not trace her maiden name. they had a child called sarah jane who later became a Lovatt.Eli's parents were called Job and Isabella.

Re: spragg history

tombstoneannie1 — 2010-01-09 14:00:39Z

Elsie m Arkinstall married Robert C spragg in 1940 at Whitchurch. your dad born 1944 Anne

Samuel A C Spragg

allanbryson507 — 2010-01-03 09:21:33Z

Samuel was married to Ellen V G Cripps and had a son Clifford Alfred Spragg born on 24/06/1925. How do I find out if Samuel had any further children.

Any assistance would be very much appreciated.

Regards

Allan

Re: What is Lester's middle name?

rdowner189 — 2009-07-22 19:51:38Z

Lester's middle name was Rhuel, you were close to being right.