166 Sprague. 



March, 1759, set. 77th yr. Will dated 12 Feb. 1754, proved 30 March, 

 1759. "Farmer." Resided "over the river." 

 Ch., all b. in Hing., were — 



16. i. Jacob, 1709. 



17. ii. Knight, Oct. 12, 1711. 



iii. Priscilla, March 22, 1712-13. m. March 27, 1733, Michael Hatch. 



18. iv. Jeremiah, Dec. 18, 1714. 



v. Susanna, Apr. 11, 1716. m. Sept. 17, 1735, Caleb Marsh, 



vi. Mary, Feb. 5, 1717-18, d. unra. 3 Sept. 1746. 



19. vii. John, March 1, 1719-20. 

 20.viii. Nehemiah, Feb. 21, 1721-22. 



ix. Elizabeth, March 10, 1723-24. m. Dec. 21, 1747, Nathaniel Stodder, Jr. 

 x. Deborah, March 17, 1725-26. m. Dec. 25, 1750, James Hobart. 

 xi. Joanna, March 20, 1727-28. m. Jan. 23, 1748-49, Joseph Barnes. 



9. Matthew 8 (Anthony 2 William J ), b. in Hing. March 27, 1688. 

 m. Sept. 13, 1716, Sarah Fearing, dau. of Israel and Elizabeth (Wil- 

 der) Fearing. She was bt. in Hing. Dec. 1, 1689, and d. 15 Oct. 1763, 

 set. 74yrs. He d. 16 June, 1783, set. 95 yrs. "Farmer." Constable 

 in 1727. Resided on the paternal homestead, " over the river," where 

 Israel Whitcomb now resides. 



Ch., all b. in Hing., were — 



i. Sarah, June 10, 1717. m. Dec. 25, 1739, Samuel Gilbert, 

 ii. Israel, birth not recorded, d. 4 March, 1730-31, aet. 12 yrs. 

 iii. Margaret, Feb. 22, 1721-22. m. Dec. 14, 1743, Isaiah Hersey. 

 iv. Lydia, Oct. 29, 1723. m. Jan. 1, 1746-47, Stephen Stowell. 

 v. Noah, Feb. 17, 1728-29. m. Oct. 9, 1777, Anna Hatch. No issue. He 

 d. 9 May, 1813, set. 84 yrs. Resided " over the river." 



10. William 8 (William 2 ->), b. in Hing. Dec. 24, 1675. m. Apr. 23, 

 1707, Silence Tower, dau. of Samuel and Silence (Damon) Tower. She 

 was b. in Hing. Aug. 27, 1684. This fam. removed to Ab'n. 



Ch., b. in Hing., — 



i. Silence, Sept. 7, 1708. 

 ii. "William, Jan. 29, 1710-11. 

 iii. Jedediah, March 18, 1712-13. 



11. David 8 (William ™), b. in Hing. Dec. 23, 1683. m. Sarah . 



David removed with his fam. to the State of Rhode Island. His 



Ch., b. in Hing., were — 



i. David, Apr. 12, 1707. Removed to Scit., R. I., where he was converted 

 and became a Baptist minister ; was afts. located as a preacher at North 

 Kingstown, at South Kingstown, and lastly at Exeter, R. I., where he d. 

 in 1777, set. 70 yrs. He was kn. as " Elder David Sprague." Solomon 

 Sprague, b. Apr. 2, 1730, a s. of Elder David, succeeded his fa. as pastor 

 of the church in Exeter. 

 ii. Sarah, Dec. 14, 1708. 



12. Benjamin 4 (Josiah 8 Anthony 2 William *), b. in Hing. Nov. 22, 

 1707. m. Dec. 18, 1735, Deborah Corthell, dau. of Robert and Deborah 

 (Tower) Corthell. She was b. in Hing. Aug. 24, 1711, and d. 12 Apr. 

 1768, set. 57th yr. He d. 30 Sept. 1788, aet. 81st yr. Resided at Hing. 

 Centre, " over the river." 



