James John Spooner

JAMES COLT SPOONER (son of JOHN COLT1) was born Abt. 1565 in Colchester, England, and died Abt. 1630 in Leiden, Zuid, Holland.. He married MARY JOHNSON Abt. 1588 in Colchester, England, daughter of JOHN JOHNSON and MARY COLE. She was born Abt. 1565 in Colchester, England, and died Abt. 1613 in Leiden, Zuid, Holland.

James Spooner, in order to avoid religious persecution due to his religious convictions (Puritan) did not conform to the Church of England's religious doctrine decided to join a group of Puritan families and move their families to Holland. Holland promised the Puritans freedom to practice their religion without persecution. In 1609, James and his family sailed to to Amsterdam and then moved to Leiden, Zuid, Holland. Holland was also a major producer of cloths.

Emigration: Abt. 1609, to Leiden, Holland Nationality: English Occupation: Farmer / Ribbon Maker Religion: Puritan

Children of JAMES SPOONER and MARY JOHNSON

i Abraham SPOONER 1 was born 1588.

John SPOONER was born 1594 and died 6 Jul 1628.

Parent of James Spooner were:

John Colt Spooner was born Abt. 1540 in Colchester, England, and died Abt. 1590 in Colchester, England. He married Patricia A. Loring Abt. 1564 in Colchester, England. She was born Abt. 1545 in Colchester, England, and died Abt. 1591 in Colchester, England. John Colt Spooner's main occupation was raising Sheep for their wool which was used for Ribbon Making. The Ribbons, after weaving, would be dyed and sold for making of clothes and other uses. John would also grow food stuffs for personal consumption. Formal education was not provided to ordinary English citizens. Their language, was a combination of French and Scandinavian.

Occupation: Farmer / Ribbon Maker Religion: Puritan