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Ralph, Richard and William Sprague, together with John Endicott and others set sail from Weymouth on 20th June 1628 on board the ship Abagail. There is a commemorative plaque in Weymouth harbour to this affect which greets passengers as they disembark form ferries that land there. The Abigail arrived at Salem New England on 6th September 1628.
The Planters of the Commonwealth in Massachusetts, 1620-1640, p.61
Gives a different version. Says the Lyon's Whelp, John Gibbs, Master, sailed from Gravesend April 25, 1629 "With above forty planters out of the Countyes of Dorest and Somerset" and arrived at Salem the middle of July. She brought "6 fisherman from Dorchester. Lists:
Ralph Sprague, age 30 of Upway, county Dorset, bound for Charlestown
Mrs. Joanna Sprague of Fordington, county Dorset
John, 4. Jonathan, 3. and Richard, 1.
William Sprague, 19, brother of Ralph
Richard Sprague, 25, brother of Ralph.

The Ancestral File gives place of marriage as Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachusetts, which may be correct.

The Great Migration Begins furnished citations for the data concerning William Sprague. William or his wife surely was a member of the Hingham church as several of their children were baptized there.

William came to New England in 1629 with his brothers Ralph and Richard. He was admitted an an inhabitant of Charlestown in 1629.

William was on lists of inhabitants of Charlestown 9 Jan 1633/4 and Jan of 1635/6.

Ancestry Database: Massachusetts, Town and vital Records, 1620-1988
Records of First Settlers, Hingham, Massachusetts
April 25, 1646
An agreement between John Porter, Anthony Eames, Thomas Faxter, William Sprage, Thomas Hammond, John Leavitt, and Nicholas Jacob to fence their parcels of meadow lying betwixt Layford's Likeing to Straits Parcel.
John Porter to fence the head of his Lot from the sea to the mark tree of Anthony Eames and Anthony Eames to fence from thence to that marked tree betwixt him and Thomas Faxter
.... Hammond to fence to the two Rocks at the tother side of Thomas Hammond's meadow - and William Sprage to fence from thence as far as the marked tree betwixt Thomas Hammond and John Leavitt
.....make these fences sufficient agaynst great Cattle, according to the judgment of two men and so to maynstayn them year to year and none are to putt in any cattle to feed in any part of this Land till the 12th day of September every year ---and if any man hath any hay left then to secure it; and every man for the afterfeed putt in Cattle according to the quantity of their fence.
28 Mar 1651, Thomas Hammond of Hingham sold to William Sprague of Hingham, his dwelling house and house lot of five acres with meadow and a great lof of 20 acres.

In 1673 [month not given] William Sprague Sr of Hingham, yeoman, with fatherly good will gave to his son William, his youngest son, several lots of land and houses including the houselot lately purchased of Thomas Hammond. The said William Senior and Mellesaint his wife to be seized of one half of the dwelling house where they dwell during the term of their natural lives. William Jr. to pay them £10 per year and fodder for a cow and fire wood.

19 Oct 1675, William Sprague Senior wrote his will. It was proved 10 November of the same year. He bequeathed to his wife Millisaint, £10 and the cow and house, along with the per nnum to be paid by son William as above. Also Millisaint to have £35 due from son Anthony at the rate of £5 per annum and if she dieds before it is paid, the balance to be divided equally among all my children hereafter named: sons Anthony, Samuell, William, daughter Persis Dogget wife of Jno Dogget; Johanna Church wife of Caleb Church, and Mary King wife of Thomas King. Other bequests included a sword which was his brother Richard to go to Anthony, the eldest son. He mentioned bequests to children not named in the above list - sons John and Jonathan.

The inventory of his estate says he was deceased 26 Oct 1675 and the inventory taken 3 Nov 1765.

Here is a transcript of the Will:
In the Name of God, Amen. The nineteenth day of October, in the year of our Lord God, One thousand, six hundred, seventy & five. I, WILLIAM SPRAGUE, senior, of Hingham, in New England, being sick in body, but yet of perfect memory; praised by almighty God! do make and declare this my last will and testament, in manner and form following: Revoking, and by these presents, making void, and of no force, all and every will and wills heretofore by me made, and declared, either by word or writing, and this to be taken only, for my last will, and none other.
FIRST and principally, I commit and commend my soul into the hands of Almighty God, and my body to the earth, to be decently buried, at the discretion of my executor hereafter mentioned, hoping of salvation, both of soul and body, by the mercies of God in the merits of my Saviour Jesus Christ. And as for such temporal estate as it hath pleased God to bestow upon me, I do order, give and dispose the same in manner and form as followeth -- that is to say:
FIRST -- I will that all those just debts and duties that I owe in right and conscience to any person whatsoever, shall be well and truly contented and paid by my Executor hereafter named out of my Estate, with my funeral charges, which I will shall be first paid. Item -- I give and bequeath unto Millesaint Sprague, my loving wife, the sum of Ten pounds in money, and one Cow and one Horse.
Item -- I give unto the said Millesaint, my wife, ten pounds per annum during the term of her natural life, (to be paid to her by my son, William Sprague, which I have reserved for her, as may fully appear by a deed of gift under my hand and seal to my said son, William, of my house and several lands and commons, as is therein expressed, ) and the summering and wintering of one cow and one horse, and the use of one half of my dwelling house, and half the orchard, according as I have reserved upon the said deed of gift.
Item -- I give unto Millesaint, my said wife, thirty and five pounds which is due from me by my son, Anthony Sprague, to be paid five pounds a year till the whole be paid: that is to say, in case my said wife live till all the said payments be made to her: but if my wife decease, before all the said payments of thirty and five pounds be made, then my mind and will is, that what is remaining unpaid of the said thirty and five pounds at my wife's decease, shall be divided equally amongst all my children hereafter named, that is to say: my son Anthony Sprague, my son Samuel Sprague, my son William Sprague, my daughter, Perses Doggett, the wife of John Doggett, Joanna Church, the wife of Caleb Church and Mary King, the wife of Thomas King, every one of them to have part and part alike.
Item -- I give unto Millesaint, my said wife, all my household stuff and furniture, linen, woolen, and utensils of household whatsoever, for and during the term of her natural lie; and after my wife's decease my mind and will is, that it shall be divided amongst all my aforesaid children, every one of them to have part and part alike. And all my cattle not before given to this my will, to be immediately after my decease, disposed of by my Executor, as followeth; that is to say: to my son William Sprague two steers three years old and the [?] and one cow; and all the rest of my cattle to be equally divided among the rest of my children aforenamed, every one of them to have part and part alike.
Item -- I give and bequeath unto Anthony Sprague, my SWORD, which was my brother Richard Sprague's and one of my biggest pewter platters, and twenty shillings in money; which, with what I have given him before, in Land, and other things, and his part of my household stuff and cattle, after the decease of myself and my wife, as it is afore expressed, I judge a sufficient portion for him.
Item -- I give unto my son John Sprague, a piece of salt marsh, lying at Lyford's liking river, in Hingham, containing two acres and a half, be it more or less, which was given me by the town of Hingham, to enjoy to him, and his heirs, and assigns forever. And I do give unto my son John Sprague my searge suit of apparel, which with a Neck of Upland, called Sprague's Island, lying by the aforesaid meadow which I formerly gave to him, I judge a sufficient portion for him.
Item -- I give unto my son Samuel Sprague my cloth coat, which was my brother's and one of my biggest pewter platters.
Item -- I give and bequeath unto my son Jonathan Sprague, threescore acres of Land, lying in the bounds of the township of Providence, in New England, which I lately purchased of John Dexter, of the said Providence which said threescore acres of land, I do give to my son Jonathan during the term of his natural life; and after his decease unto his heirs male, lawfully begotten of his body, lawfully begotten or to be begotten; and for want of such hairs, the said threescore acres of Land to return to the next heirs of the Spragues descended from me. Also, I give unto my said son Jonathan Sprague my best cloth suit of apparel.
Item -- I give unto William Sprague one feather bed, which the used to lodge upon when he lived with me, and one on my biggest pewter platters.
Item -- I do make and ordain Millesaint Sprague, my loving wife, my full and sole executrix of this my last will and testament.
In witness whereof, I the said William Sprague have hereunto set my hand and seal, the day above written.
WILLIAM SPRAGUE and a seal.
Signed, sealed, published and delivered by the above said William Sprague, senior, to be his last will and testament, in the presence of us witnesses.
DANIEL CUSHING, sen
MATTHEW CUSHING


Wikipedia:
William Sprague (October 26, 1609 – October 26, 1675 in Hingham, Massachusetts Bay Colony) left England on the ship Lyon's Whelp for Plymouth/Salem Massachusetts. He was originally from Upwey, near Weymouth, Dorset, England.
Sprague arrived at Naumkeag (Salem) in mid-July 1629 with his brothers Ralph and Richard. They were employed by Governor Endecott to explore and take possession of the country westward. They explored the land to (present day) Charlestown, Massachusetts, between the Mystic and Charles rivers, where they made peace with the local Indians. On February 10, 1634, the order creating a Board of Selectmen was passed, and Richard and William Sprague signed it.[1]
Sprague lived in Charlestown until 1636, before moving to Hingham, where he was one of the first planters. His house lot, on Union St. "over the river" was said to be the pleasantest lot in Hingham.[2] He was active in public affairs, and was Constable, Fence Viewer, etc. Sprague’s will names his wife, Millicent (Eames), and children, Anthony, Samuel, William, Joan, Jonathan, Persis, Johanna and Mary.[1]
Other Sprague relatives became soldiers in the American Revolutionary War and two of them, William Sprague III and William Sprague IV, became governors of the state of Rhode Island.
Lucille Ball and her brother, Fred Ball, were direct descendants.
1. "The Cranston-Johnston Spragues of Rhode Island", transcribed from History of Rhode Island by Susan W. Pieroth (American Hist. Soc. 1920). Available at RI USgenweb archive. Archived 2001-11-11 at the Wayback Machine
2. Sprague, Warren Vincent, Sprague Families in America, Vermont, 1913.
Ancestry.com: "American Family Histories"

Birth	26 Oct 1609	Upwey, County Dorset, England
Marriage	26 May 1635	Charlestown, Washington County, Rhode Island - MELICENT EAMES
Death	26 Oct 1675	Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts

Spouse	MELICENT EAMES (1615 - 1695)
Child	Anthony Sprague ( - 1719)
Child	John Sprague ( - 1683)
Child	Samuel Sprague ( - 1710)
Child	Jonathan Sprague ( - 1647)
Child	Persis Sprague ( - )
Child	Joanna Sprague ( - 1678)
Child	JONATHAN SPRAGUE ( - 1741)
Child	William Sprague ( - )
Child	Mary Sprague ( - )
Child	Hannah Sprague ( - 1658)

Father	Edward SPRAGUE ( - 1614)
Mother	Living
Sibling	Alice SPRAGUE (1597 - )
Sibling	Ralph SPRAGUE (1599 - 1650)
Sibling	Edward SPRAGUE (1601 - )
Sibling	Richard SPRAGUE (1605 - 1668)
Sibling	Christopher SPRAGUE (1607 - )