Monthly Archives: January 2015

(Part 3 of the Bassetts and Spragues) Thomas Prince deeded the Samuel Sprague farm of 40 acres to Christopher Wadsworth, the son of Deacon John (I) Wadsworth in 1713. Christopher left this farm to his son Christopher in 1748 at … Continue reading →

If the Spragues owned most of the land around what was to be Hall’s Corner in 1710, the Wadsworths did them one better during the mid to late 18th century. Christopher Wadsworth, the progenitor of the Wadsworths in Duxbury, arrived … Continue reading →

If there had been a corner in 1710 where Hall’s Corner is today, it might well have been called Sprague’s Corner. At that time the Sprague family owned most of the surrounding area, probably as much as 120 acres. But, … Continue reading →