Bela Sprague, 1790 Randolph, VT - NY, IA
Bela (Bates) Sprague was born in 1790, Randolph, Orange Co., VT.He is listed as the son of Jonathan, but the only Jonathan Sprague in town was 51 years old, and his wife, Tabitha (Burdett), was 50.Jonathan did have a married son, William, living in Randolph with him (both are in the 1790, 1800 & 1810 census records).The family of Jonathan and Tabitha Sprague is well documented, and no mention is made of a Bela.
These Sprague children were born to "Jonathan" in Randolph, VT:
1.Jonathan, b. 1787
2.James Everet, b. 1788
3.Nabbee, b. 1792
4.Bates?? (hard to read), b. 1790
William and Jonathan Sprague settled in Randolph, Vermont about 1787.William has 3 children in 1790 and 5 children living with him in 1800.His children must have been born in Randolph, but there are no birth records for them.Could the record be wrong in stating that Jonathan is the father? Was William the father?
Bela Sprague, of Randolph, married Olive Hawks in Moretown, VT on 6 August 1818. Olive is the only child of Eliakim Hawks. The following children were born to them in Moretown:
1.Eliakim, b 1820
2.Lucretia, b 1821
3.Reuben, b 1823
4.Mary Mariah, b 1825
Bela and Olive Sprague moved to Peru, Clinton, NY.They are in the 1830 census living next to Heman Sprague.Heman was born in 1793 in Vermont and married Temperance Arthur. An historical publication lists the parents of Heman as William and Lucretia (Strait) Sprague.Are Bela and Heman brothers and are their parents the same William and wife living in Randolph, Vermont between 1787-1810?
Bela and Olive Sprague moved to St. Lawrence Co., NY.Olive's grandparents, Reuben and Silence Hawks, went to live with them for a while, but the family could not support them so they moved back to Moretown, VT.
While in NY, I believe the following children were born to Bela and Olive but I don't have proof for all:
1.Lydia, born abt. 1828 (documented)
2.William Wallace, born abt. 1830
3.Hela C., born 1833
4.Acsah, born abt. 1836 (documented)
5.Heman, born abt. 1839
6.Olive, born abt. 1841
William Wallace Sprague is known to have moved to Jackson County, IA with his family in the 1850's.William moved to Jefferson, Fayette, IA, and many of the above listed siblings(?) are living in Jefferson also.A Beley Sprague, age 80, is living with William Sprague in Jefferson in 1870.
If anyone can help me document these relationships, I would be most grateful.Thanks.
Diane
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Re: Bela Sprague, 1790 Randolph, VT - NY, IA
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Re: Bela Sprague, 1790 Randolph, VT - NY, IA