1st wife of Francis ‘Anna’? Sprague

Biography

Francis Sprague of Duxbury married (1) in England, by about 1614. _____ _____. She died England by 1623.

His Children:

• 1. Ann (Anna)Sprague b. abt 1614 in England married William Lawrence bef April 1644
• 2. Mercy Sprague b. abt 1617 in England died after 1668 ~52 years married November 9 1637 in Duxbury, Plymouth Co., MA Wiliam Tubbs and then divorced. Children: William Tubbs, Jr.. William Tubbs 2nd wife was Dorothy Soames married March 23, 1672.

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Identity

Did she die before 1623 in England or before 1630 in the Plymouth Colony, when Francis married 2nd wife of Francis Sprague and had two more children?

From Mayflower History

Passengers of the Anne and Little James (1623)

"Francis and Anna Sprague and daughter Mercy"

If Anna was his wife, then Anna Lawrence was not his daughter.

Disproven identity

the information below is NOT supported by Anderson's Great Migration project.

Hardin Clay Roots last updated 4 January 2011, dead link Oct 2015, gave Lydia as a daughter of William Archer & Isable Archer and these details:

September 13, 1618

Plymouth, Devonshire, England Death: circa 1660 (37-45) Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts Immediate Family: Daughter of William Archer and Isable Archer (Collinson) Wife of Francis Sprague, of Duxbury Mother of Ann Lawrence (Sprague); Mercy Tubbs (Sprague); John Sprague and Dorcas Earle (Sprague)

The Great Migration project sketch for

MARRIAGE: (1) England by about 1614 _____ _____; she died England by 1623. (2) By about 1630 _____ _____. CHILDREN: With first wife

Lydia (Archer) Sprague migrated to New England during the Puritan Great Migration (1620-1640). Biography She arrived in Plymouth in July 1623 on the ship Anne from London

The children of Francis & Lydia were Mercy, John, Anna, Mary & Dorcas

Name Name: Lydia Archer[1][2][3][4][5] Birth Birth: Date: abt. 1600 Place: London, City of London, Greater London, England[6][7][8] Note Note: Came to US in 1621 on Ship Anne Death Death: Date: 1660 Place: PR. Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA[9][10] Marriage Husband: Francis Sprague Wife: Lydia Archer Child: Dorcas Sprague Date: 1620 Place: England[11][12]

Sources ↑ Source: #S102 ↑ Source: #S100 Page: Source number: 4862.033; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents;

Number of Pages: 1 ↑ Source: #S98 ↑ Source: #S96 ↑ Source: #S10 ↑ Source: #S102 ↑ Source: #S98 ↑ Source: #S10 ↑ Source: #S98 ↑ Source: #S10 ↑ Source: #S98 ↑ Source: #S98

Source: S10 Author: Ancestry.com Title: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012; Repository: #R1 Repository: R1 Name: Ancestry.com Address: E-Mail Address: Phone Number: Source: S100 Author: Yates Publishing Title: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004; Repository: #R1 Source: S102 Author: Godfrey Memorial Library, comp. Title: American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI) Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 1999; Repository: #R1 Source: S96 Author: Ancestry.com Title: Global, Find A Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012; Repository: #R1 Source: S98 Author: Heritage Consulting Title: Millennium File Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2003; Repository: #R1 Amanda Mason-Thomas, firsthand knowledge. Click the Changes tab for the details of edits by Amanda and others.

Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s Name: Anna Sprague Year: 1623 Place: Plymouth, Massachusetts Family Members: Wife Anna; Child Mercy Source Publication Code: 3408 Primary Immigrant: Sprague, Francis Annotation: Submitted by Mrs. W.W. Bolles. Lists drawn from the book, The Pilgrim Republic, by Goodwin, no. 2713. Concerns the crossing of The Fortune in 1621 and the Anne in 1623. The Mayflower Series of Papers had six numbers, but only two, nos. 2 and 5, (item nos. Source Bibliography: "IMMIGRANTS ON THE PILGRIM SHIPS." (The Mayflower Series of Papers, 5.) In The Historical Bulletin, Washington, D.C., vol. 5:2 (Aug. 1904), pp. 34-36. Page: 36

U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Name: Francis Sprague Gender: Male Birth Place: EN Birth Year: 1600 Spouse Name: Lydia ???

Spouse Birth Place: EN Spouse Birth Year: 1602 Marriage State: of MA Number Pages: 1 Source Citation: Source number: 4862.014; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1; . Source Information: Yates Publishing. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004. Original data: This unique collection of records was extracted from a variety of sources including family group sheets and electronic databases. Originally, the information was derived from an array of materials including pedigree charts, family history articles, querie.

American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI) Name: Lydia Sprague Birth Date: 1600 Volume: 165 Page Number: 450 Reference: Descendants of James Prime, Milford, Ct. By Ralph E. Prime. Yonkers, NY, 1895. (31,13p.):37 Source Information: Godfrey Memorial Library, comp.. American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI) [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999. Original data: Godfrey Memorial Library. American Genealogical-Biographical Index. Middletown, CT, USA: Godfrey Memorial Library.