THE SPRING FAMILY
Looking for descendants of Darius Spring, killed in Battle of Fort Erie, War of 1812. Known to have a son Darius Miles Spring and a grandson Henry Darius Spring. Please contact me at my e-mail address if you have any information!
The following are some of the facts I have gathered as well as some of the stories about our family that you may find interesting.
The Spring family history dates back to Sir Henry Spryng (later changed to Springe and finally Spring), a cloth manufacturer, Lord of the Manor Durham, to the marriage date of their daughter in 1264. The present house in England was built in 1622 and called "Pakenham Hall".
The Spring Coat of Arms motto is
"Not for myself, but for my country".
JOHN SPRING (1584-1650): John and his wife Elinor, arrived in the Plymouth Colony on the ship "Elizabeth" in April 1634. He became one of the original proprietors of Watertown, Massachusetts. It is believed that all the families of the name of Spring in New England, and perhaps in the U.S., are descended from John and Elinor.
HENRY SPRING (1628-1697): He served in the Colonial Wars, King Philip's War at Quabog and Hatfield in 1675, and in the Mt. Hope Campaign of 1676. As early as 1680, he was elected the town of Watertown's "prizer" and continued to hold the office until 1695.
HENRY SPRING (1710-1762): Henry was the grandson of Henry Spring. He commanded the Watertown Train Band in Colonel William William's Regiment in 1758 when Massachusetts provided 7,000 men for the Lake George Expedition. Captain Spring carried a beautifully carved powder horn, presented by his troops, throughout his campaign. Later, it was carried by his son Amos in the American Revolution and by his grandson, Amos Jr., in the War of 1812.
AMOS SPRING JR. (1779-1850): In September 1811, Amos' family along with his brother Darius and other relatives migrated to Western New York. Loading his wife and six children, their household goods and agricultural implements into a large covered wagon, drawn by a "yankee team" (a yoke of oxen with 1 horse in the lead), they started their long journey through the woods. The roadway led through an almost unbroken forest and they were obliged to stop frequently to hew their way. After twenty days of strenuous labor and as many nights of ceasless vigil against the encroachments of wild animals and friendly but pilfering Indians, they arrived at what was known as the Village of LeRoy, Genesee County, New York.
Three miles southeast of this village, Amos Spring Jr. located his land and prepared to make a home. His first house was built of logs with one room, roofed with bark. The windows were of oiled paper and the floor of split logs hewn smooth. A wide stone fireplace in which a fire was perpetually kept burning filled this "Little Home in the Forest" with light and warmth.
Game of all kinds was plentiful.
The Seneca Indians, whose Council House was located 20 miles distant on the Genesee flats, always stopped in to say "how" when passing by. They frequently bartered dried corn for bright colored hand-woven cloth for "papoose", etc.
During the War of 1812, Amos Spring, Jr. enlisted as a private in Lt. Norton E. Davis' company of Col. Davies Regiment, New York Militia. He was later promoted to second corporal. He was in the Sortie at Fort Erie, Canada, on September 17, 1814, when his brother Darius, a member of the same Company, was killed and scalped by the Indians who were in the employ of the British. On April 12, 1819, a commission as Captain was issued to him in the 77th Regiment of Infantry.
In 1840, Amos Spring disposed of the property near LeRoy and moved to Attica, Wyoming County, New York. He purchased a farm 1/4 miles from the village with a house on East Main Street, corner of Gulf Road, leading to Attica Center.
(The land is now part of the Attica Prison State Farm.)
many passengers of the "Mayflower".
Following are some of the individuals:
WILLIAM BREWSTER (1566-1644): William Brewster was the Reverend Elder of the Pilgrim's Church at Plymouth. He was a fugitive from the King of England because he had published a number of religious pamphlets which were critical or opposed to the teachings of the Church of England. He was the oldest "Mayflower" passenger to participate inte First Thanksgiving.
STEPHEN HOPKINS (1580-1644): In 1620, he came to America on the "Mayflower" with his wife Elizabeth and his two children Giles and Constance. A son was born while they were at sea. Stephen participated in the early exploring missions and was an "ambassador" along with Myles Standish for early Indian relations. One of his descendants was
Reliance Snow who married Amos Spring, Jr.
THOMAS ROGERS (Bef 1572-1621): On April 1, 1620, he sold his house in Leyden, England before coming to America on the "Mayflower". Thomas Rogers brought his son Joseph on the "Mayflower". He was the 18th signer of the Mayflower Compact. One of his descendants was Reliance Snow who married Amos Spring, Jr.
Please look it over carefully:
John SPRING (Abt 1584-1650); m in 1629 to Elinor (Abt 1588-Bef 1656)
... Henry SPRING (1628-1697); m 1/7/1658 to Mehitable BARTLETT (1640-1767)
...... Thomas SPRING (1673-Abt 1710); m to Susan; m 11/20/1701 to Elizabeth TRAINE(E) (1679-Unk)
......... Henry SPRING (1710-1762); m 5/11/1732 to Abigail CHADWICK (Abt 1704-Unk)
............ Amos SPRING (1752-1814); m 12/20/1774 to Rebecca JUDD (Abt 1756-Unk)
............... Amos SPRING Jr (1779-1850); m 10/6/1801 to Reliance SNOW (1780-1874)
.................. Erastus SPRING (1805-Unk); m 3/1826 to Elizabeth WEBB (1806-Unk)
..................... Sylvester SPRING (1827-Unk); m to Julia
........................ Alfred SPRING (1856-1913), m 1878 to Ella M. WINCHESTER (1860-1946)
taken ca. 1870:
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Alphabetical Listing - "Mayflower" Passengers
Cyndi's Genealogy Sites in England
New England Genealogical Historical Society
Public Records Office - England/Wales
Royal Commission on Historical Manuscripts
Suffolk Surname Interest List
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