168 Sprague. 



Stodder. She was b. in Hing. Dec. 28, 1711, and d. 25 March, 1786, 

 set. 74 yrs. He d. Jan. 1785, set. 75 yrs. In his will, dated 14 Dec. 

 1778, proved 25 Jan. 1785, provides for w. Sarah ; gives " to son Seth 

 my home place with the buildings thereon, my mare, a yoke of oxen, 

 cart," etc. ; "to son Reuben the southerly part of my home land lying 

 on the west side of the country road ; " " to daughters Sarah, Rachel, 

 Priscilla, and Abigail," a sum of money (naming it) to each ; also to 

 Jacob Sprague, Asa Sprague, and Charles Sprague, sons of my son 

 Jacob Sprague, deceased ; and to Sarah and Abigail Sprague, daughters 

 of my son Jacob Sprague, deceased, 20 shillings each, when they arrive 

 at 18 years of age." " Farmer." Constable 1748 and 1749. Resided 

 at "Liberty Plain," So. Hing. 

 Ch., all b. in Hing., were — 



i. Sarah, Nov. 27, 1735, m. Dec. 26, 1754, Abisha Lewis. 



29. ii. Jacob, June 25, 1737. 



iii. Rachel, July 20, 1739, d. 1816, at. 77 yrs. 

 iv. Priscilla, Aug. 20, 1741. m. Jan. 29, 1767, Israel Hersey. 

 v. Abigail, Julv 6, 1743. m. Dec. 5, 1765, Asa Bates of Wey., and d. iu 

 Hing. 7 March, 1822, aet. 79th yr. 



30. vi. Seth, Oct. 17, 1745. 



31. vii. Reuben, March 10, 1748-49. 



17. Knight 4 (Jeremiah 8 Anthony 2 William J ), b. in Hing. Oct. 12, 

 1711. m. May 26, 1735, Mary Lewis, dau. of Joseph and Sarah 

 (Marsh) Lewis. She was b. in Hing. Sept. 6, 1717, and d. 3 Sept. 

 1746, aet. 29th yr. He m. secondly (pub. Oct. 23, 1747) Mary Beal, 

 dau. of David and Rebecca (Stodder) Beal. She was b. in Hing. Dec. 

 21, 1717. Resided on Main St., next northwest of the meeting-house 

 of the First Parish. In 1760 he sold his est. in Hing., and soon after 

 removed with his fam. to Leicester, Mass. 



Ch., b. in Hing., by w. Mary Lewis, — 



i. Mary, May 27, 1736. m. Aug. 21, 1755, John Groce, or Gross. 



ii. Sarah, Apr. 1, 1738. 



32. iii. Knight, March 25, 1740. 

 iv. Anthony, June 29, 1742. 



v. Olive, June 24, 1744, d. 25 Aug. 1745. 

 vi. Thomas, July 28, 1746, d. 13 Sept. 1750. 



Ch., bt. in Hing., by w. Mary Beal, — 



vii. Asa, July 24, 1748. 



viii. James, March 4, 1749-50. 



ix. Thomas, Apr. 26, 1752. 



x. Caleb, July 20, 1755. Settled in the State of Me. 



xi. David, Jan. 8, 1764, d. soon. 



18. Jeremiah 4 (Jeremiah 8 Anthony 2 William 1 ), b. in Hing. Dec. 

 18, 1714. m. Dec. 19, 1739, Elizabeth Whiton, dau. of David and 

 Elizabeth (Ripley) Whiton. She was b. in Hing. Jan. 29, 1718-19, 

 and d. July, 1800, aet. 81 yrs. " Weaver." Constable 1755, and 1756. 

 Resided on the paternal homestead, at Hing. Centre, " over the river." 



Ch., all b. in Hing., were — 



i. Lydia, Jan. 16, 1740-41, d. 16 Feb. foil. 



ii. Lydia, May 7, 1742, d. unm. 14 Dec. 1815. 



iii. Susanna, Nov. 5, 1744. m. May 20, 1777, James Beal, widr. 



iv. Jeremiah, Oct. 17, 1746. Resided at Boston. 



