Lady Mary Spencer

Biography

Mary, Eldest daughter of Christian and Thomas Elmes. Wife of Nicholas Spencer (1573 - 1625).

Family

The New England Historical and Genealogical Register,: Volume 45 1891. By New England Historic Genealogical Society Staff. Page 65. < GoogleBooks >

Origins

From the will of Christian Elmes mother of Mary:

• Christian of Green's Norton in the Co of North Hampton, widow, late wife of Thomas Elmes, of Green's Norton lately deceased, 12 Oct 1632, proved 5 May 1635:
• Brothers William, Thomas, and Anthony, his wife Grace, daughter of Sir Robert of Belvill of Chesterton, Hunts kn t [raised t] of the Bath.
• Beloved eldest daughter Mary Spencer of Cople.
• My daughter, Lady Martha Dacres wife of Sir Thomas Dacres of Chesthunt, Herts, kn t.
• Third daughter Elizabeth Hawford wife William Hawford of Wellam, leic., Esq r [raised r].
• Fourth daughter Alice Fountaine wife of Thomas Fountain of Hampton, North Hampton, Esq r.
• Youngest daughter Lady Frances Hessilrigge wife of Sir Arthur Hessilrigge of Nosely, leic., Bar t [raised t].
• Her father "Hickling."

Sources

• The New England Historical and Genealogical Register,: Volume 45 1891 < GoogleBooks >
• https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Elmes-5
• 'Parishes: Cople', in A History of the County of Bedford: Volume 3, ed. William Page (London, 1912), pp. 238-242. British History Online http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/beds/vol3/pp238-242 [accessed 30 July 2022].
• O'Hara (Berkeley) genealogy < link >