Individual Details
Captain Thomas Sprigg Sr.
(Abt 1630 - Bet 9 May 1704 and 29 Dec 1704)
"Greenup Witten Cecil": arrived in Maryland after 1650 from Northamptonshire, England; well to do planter; one of the first Justices of Prince George's Co; instrumental in development of Prince George's Co; owned 1000 acre tract called "Northampton", granted 1 Mar 1673, and 325 acre tract called "Kettering", granted 1 Aug 1686, on the west side of the Western Branch of Patuxent River; wd 9 May 1704.
LDS B: 28 Oct 1930 E: 22 Feb 1944 SP 22 Feb 1968 LA per AF.
Thomas SPRIGG (Sr.) was one of the Justices of Calvert County and of the Quorum, in 1658, 1661, 1667, 1669/70, and 1674. In 1661, his name stood at the head of the commmision showing that he was the presiding Justice for the county. He was commisioned High Sheriff of Calvert County on 1 April 1664, his commission expiring 4 May 1665. (Maryland Archives III. 490, 491, 520)
The Sprigg family is very well documented, with much additional information in "Descendants of Thomas Sprigg (1604 - by January 1677/78)" In my files. JMT
LDS B: 28 Oct 1930 E: 22 Feb 1944 SP 22 Feb 1968 LA per AF.
Thomas SPRIGG (Sr.) was one of the Justices of Calvert County and of the Quorum, in 1658, 1661, 1667, 1669/70, and 1674. In 1661, his name stood at the head of the commmision showing that he was the presiding Justice for the county. He was commisioned High Sheriff of Calvert County on 1 April 1664, his commission expiring 4 May 1665. (Maryland Archives III. 490, 491, 520)
The Sprigg family is very well documented, with much additional information in "Descendants of Thomas Sprigg (1604 - by January 1677/78)" In my files. JMT
Events
| Birth | Abt 1630 | Kettering, Northamptonshire Co., England | |||
| Marriage | Bef 3 May 1651 | Northampton Co., Virginia - Catherine Graves | |||
| Marriage | Jul 1668 | St. Mary's Co., Maryland - Eleanor Nuthall | |||
| Death | Bet 9 May 1704 and 29 Dec 1704 | Northampton Manor, Prince George's Co., Maryland | |||
| Burial | 29 Dec 1704 | Prince George's Co., Maryland |
Families
| Spouse | Eleanor Nuthall (1648 - 1696) |
| Child | Eleanor Sprigg (1668 - 1728) |
| Child | Elias Sprigg (1668 - 1704) |
| Child | John Sprigg (1668 - 1700) |
| Child | Mary Sprigg (1671 - 1694) |
| Child | Ann Sprigg (1677 - 1720) |
| Child | Martha Sprigg (1677 - 1742) |
| Child | Elizabeth Sprigg (1679 - 1714) |
| Spouse | Catherine Graves (1622 - 1660) |
| Child | Nathaniel Sprigg (1650 - ) |
| Child | Sarah Sprigg (1657 - 1736) |
| Child | Thomas Sprigg Jr. (1660 - 1738) |
| Father | Thomas Sprigg (1604 - 1678) |
| Mother | Katherine Griffin (1610 - 1661) |
| Sibling | Abraham Sprigg (1634 - ) |
| Sibling | Katherine Sprigg (1640 - ) |
| Sibling | Joanne Sprigg (1644 - 1675) |