Horatio Stephenson Sprigg (1783–1847)
In 1821 Bushrod Washington sold fifty-four of his slaves to Sprigg and Archibald Pierce Williams.
Horatio Stephenson Sprigg was born on 28 January 1783 in Wheeling, present-day West Virginia. After a multi-year stint as a midshipman in the Mediterranean, he settled in Rapides Parish, Louisiana. A successful sugar planter, Sprigg also served in the War of 1812 and sat in the state legislature. In 1828 that body elected him general of state militia. Sprigg married twice: to Elizabeth Hall (1792–1824) in 1813 and to Frances Jones Senter (1803–1880) in 1826. He had two children with the former and four with the latter.
Louisiana Democrat (Alexandria), 2 June 1880, page 1, columns 4-6 (Newspapers.com).
"Sprigg, Horatio," in Index to Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Soldiers Who Served During the War of 1812, 1812–1815, Microfilm Series M602, National Archives and Records Administration, Reel 196 (Fold3).
Horatio Stephenson Sprigg in Fisher Clark Family Tree (Ancestry.com).
Horatio Stephenson Sprigg in Parsons Family Tree (Ancestry.com).
GEN Horatio Stephenson Sprigg at Find a Grave.
Horatio Stephenson Sprigg at FamilySearch.