From 16th Century England to present day America you'll find several thousand members of the Sperry / Speary Family.  All of them descendants of one of our first American hero's - Richard Sperry of New Haven, Ct. 
All sources are documented through published works, vital records, tomb stones, etc.  You'll find no "guess work" here.
Included are many pictures & stories - including Judges Cave where Richard hid the Regicides, Sperry Falls, Sperry Light House, Rear Admiral  Charles Stillman Sperry of President Roosevelt's  "Great White Fleet", Senator Nehemiah Day Sperry and boxing legend Billy Speary.
If you're researching the Sperry / Speary line you are almost certain to find your ancestors here.

 

From Connecticut to Pennsylvania and from Sperry to Speary - this site follows Miles Sperry / Speary and his descendants through the last 2 centuries.
Included are copies of original 18th century personal letters belonging to Miles & his family, many old family photographs and a Speary Family Bible dating from the 1850s.

   

 
Holder of 17 AAU Boxing Titles and 3 Time National Champion in the late 1930s, Billy Speary made ring history as both an amateur & professional prize fighter. 
This site follows his brilliant career through original newspaper & magazine articles.  Also included is a photo gallery showing the family collection of his boxing memorabilia. 
 

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