Capt. Robert Spencer

Not proven as son or brother of Nicholas Spencer, of Lawnes Creek and Miss Williams

Robert Spencer (abt. 1630 - abt. 1678)

• Capt. Robert Spencer aka Spenser
• Born about 1630 in England
• Died about 1678 in Surry County, Colony of Virginia
• Husband (perhaps) of Ann Taberer
• Husband of Elizabeth White — married about 1673 in Surry County, Colony of Virginia
• Husband of Jane — married about 1675 in Surry County, Colony of Virginia

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Family

William and Mary College Quarterly Historical Magazine, Volume 7. Page 233-234 GoogleBooks

Capt. Spencer was born in 1630; was justice of Surry, and made his will March 5, 1678. He married several times:

• His dau. Anne mar. John Whitson, a violent rebel, hanged, for Bacon's Rebellion. They had a dau. Martha Whitson.
• Elizabeth received a bequest in the will of her godfather, Captain George Watkins, in 1673. Elizabeth married John Watkins, Jr. the son of John Watkins cooper, whose widow Elizabeth Watkins remarried to Thomas (alias Sackford) Brewster, Gentleman of Sackford Hall, Suffolk, England. Brewster was a Justice of Surry. John Watkins, Jr., husband to Elizabeth, died in 1708-09. His will mentions sons Robert, William, John, and Henry as well as daughters Mary and Elizabeth.

In 1675 Capt. Spencer married Elizabeth White, dau. of Capt. John White (Gen. Court Records).

Then he married Jane, who survived him. He names (in will pr. 1679)

• children Elizabeth and Ann, which last child was by last wife. (A second Anne)

This daughter Ann was named for Robert’s first daughter Anne, who died in 1671 and was the mother of Martha Whitson. This Ann died, unmarried, before 1699. Jane Spencer, widow, married Thomas Jordan.

biography

In a deposition dated Octobr 16, 1660, Robert Spencer gave his age as 30, showing his birth as 1630 (D. &W. 1645-71 p.166). He may have been a son of Nicholas. He took a prominent part in the affairs of Surry County and was Sheriff in 1675 (D. & W. 1671-1684, p.74), as well as a Justice of the County. His first wife was probably a sister of Thomas Taberer of Isle of Wright Co., as the latter wrote to home in 1672 calling him "Brother Spencer" (id., p. 14). By his first marrige he had two daughters, Anne and Elizabeth. The former married John Whitson and was dead by September 5th, 1671, when Robert Spencer deeded goods to his granddaughter Matha Whitson, child of his deceased daughter Anne Whitson who married John Whitson (D.&W> 1645-71, p. 390) John Whitson seems to have been a somewhat turbulent character. In 1672 he was hailed before the court for abusing Capt. Robert Spencer, calling him among other epithets "Welsh rogue" and "Welsh dog" (D.&W> 1672-84, p. 17-18). This is of interest as indicating that William, Nicholas and Robert Spencer came from Wales. Later, Whitson got into trouble in Bacon's Rebellion, and was dead by 1678 when Capt. Spencer wrote his will. Martha Whitson the granddaughter, was born in June 1671 (Ordr 1671-90, p. 500 December 4th, 1685, Martha Whitson orphan of John Whitson being 14 years of age June last choses John Watkins her gaurdian). Capt. Spencer's daughter Elizabeth married John Watkins of Surry Co. (D. & W. 1645-1671, p. 24). The latter's widow, Elizabeth Watkins, married Thomas alias Sackford Brewster, Gent., of Sackford Hall in the County.

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Robert Spencer is first noted in Surry in 1658. It would seem he was married before 1655 as his daughter died about 1671 leaving a child. In 1660 Robert Spencer gave his age as thirty years in a deposition. The first patent for land he received was in 1666 for 300 acres.  He was noted as Mr. Robert Spencer in the deed indicating he was considered a prominent citizen of the county. In 1672, as Captain Robert Spencer, he patented another 300 acres.

The records of Surry note that in November, 1663 there was a difficulty between Edward Petway and Robert Spencer regarding some unlawful dogs kept by Petway that had attacked hogs owned by Spencer, killing some, and driving off others. The month before Spencer and others, including John Philips, were impaneled to determine the cause of death of a body that had washed ashore at Mr. James Masons. It was determined the person had drwoned.

In 1673-74 Robert Spencer was one of the Justices of Surry County when his brother-in-law William Hancock, was brought before the court on charges of participating in an unlawful assembly. In 1675 Robert was Sheriff of Surry County.

Captain Robert Spencer lived at the head of Crouches Creek. His first wife may have been a sister of Thomas Taberer who wrote to Robert in 1672 calling him brother Spencer Robert and his first wife had two daughters, Anne and Elizabeth.

Captain Robert Spencer married Elazabeth White between 1673 and 1675. She was the daughter of Captain John White of Surry County.  Captain John White had three children, Elizabeth, Mary and John.  His widow remarried to Captain William Corker. Corker gave Elizabeth White Spencer 100 acres and Mary White 100 acres in 1673. In 1675 Robert Spencer, as husband to Elizabeth White, sued William Corker for his brother-in-law John White. Corker was ordered to deliver one feather bed and furniture to John White as requested in the will of Captain White.

Elizabeth White Spencer died and Robert remarried to Jane Browne, the daughter of Colonel William Browne and Mary Browne of Surry County. Robert’s will, written in 1678 and filed in 1679 leaves his property to his daughters Elizabeth and Ann, his granddaughter Martha Whitson and his wife Jane.

This daughter Ann was named for Robert s first daughter Anne, who died in 1671 and was the mother of Martha Whitson.  This Ann died, unmarried, before 1699. Jane Spencer, widow, married Thomas Jordan.

Robert Spencer Gender: Male Christening: May 5 1635 Cople, Bedford, England Father: Nicholas Spencer
Mother: Mary Indexing Project (Batch) Number: P00351-1 System Origin: England-ODM GS Film number: 599352 England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975

Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s about Robert Spencer

Name: Robert Spencer

Year: 1651

Place: Virginia

Source Publication Code: 6220

Primary Immigrant: Spencer, Robert

Annotation: Record of 20,000 very early immigrants, with much relevant information. Taken from Patent Books 1 through 5. Title page states, "In 5 volumes," but up to 1979 only three had appeared. See nos. 6221 and 6223 for second and third volumes, published in 1977 Source Bibliography: NUGENT, NELL MARION. Cavaliers and Pioneers: Abstracts of Virginia Land Patents and Grants, 1623-1666. Vol. 1. Richmond [VA]: Dietz Printing Co., 1934. 767p. Reprinted by Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, 1983. Page: 214

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U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 about Robert Spencer

Name: Robert Spencer

Gender: Male

Spouse Name: Ann Taberer

Number Pages: 1

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Residence c. 1652-1678 Surry Co., Virginia Tidewater book: Chapter on Robert Spencer. He may have been related to Nicholas Spencer who was nephew of Wm. Spencer of James City Co. He married 3 times: Ann? Taberer; Elizabeth White; Jane Browne. He had daughters but no sons. He did not support Bacon's Reb'ln.

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From Wikipedia:

Nicholas Spencer was born to an aristocratic English family long seated at Cople, Bedfordshire, England. The family was related to the Spencer family of Northamptonshire, with whom they shared a coat of arms. In 1531 the Spencers bought the manor of Rowlands at Cople, which they owned for several centuries. Nicholas Spencer Sr., father of the Virginia emigrant, and his wife, the former Mary Gostwick, second daughter of Sir Edward Gostwick had several sons, two of whom, Nicholas and Robert, emigrated to Virginia. Robert Spencer later removed from Surry County, Virginia, to Talbot County, Maryland, where his descendants long lived at Spencer Hall, the family plantation.

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   Wills of Surry County, Virginia, p.124. "SPENSER, Robert:

   Estate. 

To daughter Elizabeth Spenser, land at Blackwater, Surry County

   (not of age). To daughter ANN, sheep given daughter Elizabeth,

   by Capt. George Watkins, deceased and spoons, bought of Mr.

   Place, and chest that came from Accomack... fine thread now

   aboard Capt. Lavemar's ship, and be in care of friend, Wm.

   Edwards, until she is married. Godsons, Henry Browne and James

   Mason. To Jonas Bennett, his Executors. and administrators. To

   Martha Whittson, my grandchild, due her from the estate of her

   deceased father, John Whitson and cows due from Roger Archer and

   to remain with the same, he giving bond to Martha Whitson. To

   William Browns, to William Edwards. To wife, JANE, my land and

   make her exerx. Wit.: George Lee, Jno Phillips (Scotchman, Jane

   Plow. Made: 5 March, 1678. Prob: 6 May 1679, Book 2, p. 207."

   AND 'SPENSER, ROBERT, (Capt.) Estate - Signed: JANE JORDAN, Wife

   of Thomas Jordan, Swears it is a true inventory,, 22 7br: 1681.

   Robt. Ruffin, Wm Newsum, Jno Prise, Wm. Gray. Book 2, p. 292

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   WILLIAM AND MARY COLLEGE Quarterly Historical Magazine Vol. VII.

   April, 1899. No. 4 ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTY RECORDS I. Historical

   Sketch 

There is in Surry the nuncupative will of Capt. William Corker

   "made at the house of his dau. Judity Clay in ye Isle of Wight

   Co." Feb. 26, 1675-6. Divides his estate between his wife and

   his three daus: Susanna (who m. George Branch, Jr.), Judith Clay

   and Lucy Jordan; he confirms a gift to Elizabeth and Mary White,

   daus. of Capt. John White, of whom Elizabeth md. Capt. Robert

   Spencer, of Surry. Col. George Jordan names in his will his

   nephew Edward Bayley. So he had probably a sister who married

   Bayley. Col. Henry Browne of the Coucil, probably married Anne

   Flood, a sister of Col. John Flood. The Jordans of Isle of Wight

   were leading Quakers. In 1728 Samuel Bownas visited the staid

   with "Old Robert Jordan." In company with Joseph Jordan he

   called on the Governor, who received him kindly and promised to

   release from prison certain friends who refused to perform

   militia duty. "Travels of Rev. Samuel Bownas."

In the Surry records there is a suit entitled "Col. John

   Lear as marrying exx of Col. John George vs. Thomas Jordan as

   marrying relict of Capt. Robert Spencer, 1680." Capt. Spencer

   was born in 1630; was justice of Surry, and made his will March

   5, 1678. He married several times. His dau. Anne mar. John

   Whitson, a violent rebel, hanged in Bacon's Rebellion. They had

   a dau. Martha Whitson. In 1675 Capt. Spencer married Elizabeth

   White, dau. of Capt. John White (Gen. Court Records). Then he

   married Jane, who survived him. He names (in will pr. 1679)

   children Elizabeth and Ann, which last child was by last wife.

   Capt. John White, of James City, had, (1) John White (will

   proved in Surry, 1679). (2) Lucy m. Capt. William Corker. (3)

   Elizabeth m. Capt. Robert Spencer. (4) Mary m'd probably James

   Barrett. (1) Major John Bond had been a burgess during the

   Commonwealth, and at a time of the restoration he was removed

   from his office as justice by the House of Burgesses, "because

   of factious and schismatically demeanor." Hening's Stats. at

   large, II, p. 39. (2) George Hardy came to Virginia before 1636,

   when he is called "Ship- right." In 1644 he patented 300 acres

   (increased to 500 in 1648), situated upon Lawne's creek and

   bordering upon Alice Bennett's land (doubtless widow of Robert

   Bennett, of London), for 6 persons, Thomas Sabin, Thomas Hardy,

   George Nettleford, James Strong, and John Smith. He had a noted

   mill, which is still used. From this family of Hardy was

   descended Hon. Samuel Hardy, a prominent member of the

   Continental Congress.

In 1675 Capt. Spencer married Elizabeth White, dau. of Capt.

   John White (Gen. Court Records). Then he married Jane, who

   survived him. He names (in will pr. 1679) children Elizabeth and

   Ann, which last child was by last wife. Capt. John White, of

   James City, had, (1) John White (will proved in Surry, 1679).

   (2) Lucy m. Capt. William Corker. (3) Elizabeth m. Capt. Robert

   Spencer. (4) Mary m'd probably James Barrett

The following wills answering to the name of George are

   recorded at Bristol, viz.: Julian George (1616), Robert (1628),

   Edward (1633), Richard (1654), Eleanor (1665). In the Surry

   records there is a suit: Col. John Lear as marrying exx of Col.

   John George, plt., vs. Thomas Jordan as marrying exx (Jane) of

   Capt. Robert Spencer. Spencer's first wife was Elizabeth White,

   dau. of Capt. John White. 

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Robert Spencer, son of Nicholas Spencer

Robert Spencer is first noted in Surry in 1658. It would seem he was married before 1655 as his daughter died about 1671 leaving a child. In 1660 Robert Spencer gave his age as thirty years in a deposition. The first patent for land he received was in 1666 for 300 acres. He was noted as Mr. Robert Spencer in the deed indicating he was considered a prominent citizen of the county. In 1672, as Captain Robert Spencer, he patented another 300 acres.

The records of Surry note that in November, 1663 there was a difficulty between Edward Petway and Robert Spencer regarding some unlawful dogs kept by Petway that had attacked hogs owned by Spencer, killing some, and driving off others. The month before Spencer and others, including John Philips, were impaneled to determine the cause of death of a body that had washed ashore at Mr. James Masons. It was determined the person had drwoned.

In 1673-74 Robert Spencer was one of the Justices of Surry County when his brother-in-law William Hancock, was brought before the court on charges of participating in an unlawful assembly. In 1675 Robert was Sheriff of Surry County.

Captain Robert Spencer lived at the head of Crouches Creek. His first wife may have been a sister of Thomas Taberer who wrote to Robert in 1672 calling him brother Spencer. Robert and his first wife had two daughters, Anne and Elizabeth.

Captain Robert Spencer married Elazabeth White between 1673 and 1675. She was the daughter of Captain John White of Surry County. Captain John White had three children, Elizabeth, Mary and John. His widow remarried to Captain William Corker. Corker gave Elizabeth White Spencer 100 acres and Mary White 100 acres in 1673. In 1675 Robert Spencer, as husband to Elizabeth White, sued William Corker for his brother-in-law John White. Corker was ordered to deliver one feather bed and furniture to John White as requested in the will of Captain White.

Elizabeth White Spencer died and Robert remarried to Jane Browne, the daughter of Colonel William Browne and Mary Browne of Surry County. Robert’s will, written in 1678 and filed in 1679 leaves his property to his daughters Elizabeth and Ann, his granddaughter Martha Whitson and his wife Jane.

This daughter Ann was named for Robert’s first daughter Anne, who died in 1671 and was the mother of Martha Whitson. This Ann died, unmarried, before 1699. Jane Spencer, widow, married Thomas Jordan.

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