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Stricker Family Tree - William Sprague, Co-Founder of Charlestown, Massachusetts

William Sprague - Co-Founder of Charlestown, Massachusetts

Family Connection - 9th great-grandfather of Roy Ellsworth Stricker

Early Map of Charlestown, Massachusetts


William Sprague was born in Upway, Dorsetshire, England some time between 1609 and 1611. In 1629, he and his two brothers, Ralph and Richard, migrated to the Massachusetts Bay Colony, initially settling in Salem.  There is some disagreement about whether they came on the ship "Abigail" or the ship "Lion's Whelp". 

The brothers were charged by Governor William Endicott to explore the area west of Salem for possible settlements. The brothers identified the area between the Charles and Mystic Rivers. In 1634, the town of Charlestown was chartered and selectmen named. 

In 1635, William married Millicent Eames, daughter of Anthony Eames. They had the following ten children: 
            Anthony        b. 1636        d. 1719
            John              b. 1638        d. 1683
            Samuel          b. 1640        d. 1710
            Elizabeth       b. 1641        d. 1647
            Jonanthan      b. 1642        d. 1647
            Persis             b. 1643        d. 1684
            Jonathan        b. 1648         d. 1741
            William          b. 1650        d. 1753
            Mary              b. 1652        d. 1658
            Hannah          b. 1655        d, 1658

William migrated to Hingham in 1636, just a year after that town was founded by settlers from Hingham, England. In Hingham, he was Selectman, Constable, and Collector of town rates (taxes).

William died in Hingham on Oct. 26, 1675. Millicent died on Feb. 8, 1696. 

William Sprague > Johnathan Sprague, Sr. > Johnathan Sprague, Jr. > Hezekiah Sprague > Hadassah Eddy > Amey Angell > George Washington Windsor > Ora Windsor > Lucy M Windsor > Lillian May Grover > Gertrude Myra Newland > Roy Ellsworth Stricker

William Sprague is in the orange section of the top chart, the outermost ring, right next to the yellow area. George Washington Windsor, at the center of the top chart, is in the orange section of the bottom chart, second ring from the outside, in the middle of the section .
 








     


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