I have been researching Sproats around the city of KKD (Kirkcudbright) for about 5 years. I can not get beyond Hugh Sproat, borm 20 Mar 1814 in Borgue, KKDshire, married 1840 in Stourbridge Wocestershire, died June 1889, in Birkenhead, Chesire, Merseyside . He was the father of James Henry S Sproat. James was my great grandfather. He had my grandmother Jessie Sproat. I have further details but do not want to be too long winded. I have every so often run into information on the website in Ancestry World Tree Project called the Gordon/ Bertram Tree, last updated in 2007. What is intriguing is there were aparently two brothers John S. Sproat born 1710 around KKD, died 20 Oct 1800 in Pennsborough Cumberland Pennsylvania USA. He had a brother{a guess]) also born around 1710 who was William Sproat. These brother may have had William Sproat, born 11 Apr 1742, or Hugh Sproat, as described above. Anyway, John S. Sproat immigrates to the Americas thru Canada. I have loads more including Duncan Sproat who wrote Sproatachronicon . Out in Western British Columbia threre is a Sproat Lake, also a Sproat is one of the immortals of Ohio and coined the term Buckeye State. Anyway, I hope anyone can help with Sproat genealogy or general stories. One story has it that Sproats had land and also worked for th Douglas's, maybe at Threaves Castle.
Stephen Wood, Roseburg Oregon USA
