John Spencer

• Our New England ancestors and their descendants, 1620-1900: historical ... By Henry Whittemore
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  • Spencer and Allied Families
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• Pg. 53
• Prof. Ray T. Spencer while making researches in his own line, discovered among the church records of St. George's Parish, Stotfold, Bedfordshire, England. much interesting data, concerning the line of Gerrard Spencer, the father of William, Thomas, Michael and Gerrard the emigrants, from which it appears that the above named Gerrard was the son of Michael who also had a brother Gerrard, and they were the sons of John. Thus three generations preceding the emigrants are definitely established. The church records of St. George's Parish, above referred to, show that "June 9, 1558, John Spencer, Sen., was buried."
• There is evidence to show that this John was the father of Michael and of the first Gerrard mentioned.
  • FROM NOTES OF GEO. T. SPENCER.
• The ancestry of Gerard Spencer and his brothers William, Thomas and Michael Spencer, appears from the parish registers of Edworth and Stotfield in Bedfordshire, Eng., and other contemporaneous documents.
• Jan. 25, 1555, Michael Spencer and Annis Liuur were married (the last name of Annis is so poorly written in the record that is cannot be definitely determined.)
• April 20, 1557, John, son of Michael Spencer baptized.
• May 27, 1558, was baptized Michael, son of Michael Spencer.
• April 15, 1560, buried Michael, son of Michael Spencer.
• 23 Feb. 1561, Annis, the wife of Michael Spencer, was buried.
• 20 Aug., 1564, Joan, the daughter of Michael Spencer, was baptized.
• 30 Aug., 1566, Alice, daughter of Michael Spencer, was baptized. }Twins.
• 30 Aug., 1566, Michael Spencer, was baptized,} Twins
• 24 July, 156?, Ann, daughter of Michael Spencer baptized.
• 30 July, 1568, Jarratt Spencer and Ellen Whitson were married, whose will was proved at London, 20 May, 1577; he was brother of Michael the elder.
• http://archive.org/stream/ournewenglandanc00whit#page/106/mode/1up
• Pg. 54
• 12 March, 1571, Thomas, son of Michael Spencer was baptized.
• 20 May, 1576, Gerat Spencer, son of Michael Spencer, and Elizabeth his wife, baptized.
• 9 July, 1580, Richard, son of Michael and Elizabeth Spencer, baptized.
• 18 Nov., 1599, Elizabeth, wife of Michael Spencer, was buried.
• It is quite probable that Michael Spencer of Edworth, and Gerrard Spencer of Biggleswade, were sons of John Spencer, Senior, and Ann Spencer who burials are recorded in Edworth register, the former June 9, 1558, and the later June 16, 1569: Nothing more is known of them than what is disclosed by these records .... etc.
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Sources:

The American Genealogist. New Haven, CT: D. L. Jacobus, 1937-. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2009 - .) "The Four Spencer Brothers", 1950, Vol 27, viewed by Kris Stewart, May 10, 2013

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Category:Edworth, Bedfordshire

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Biography ==John Spencer Esq. b. April 20, 1557 = 4th dau. of William Gery and (Rebecca Shaw who was dau. of Richard Shaw and Eliz. Cavendish) , Rebecca being 1st cousin to Countess of Shrewsbury on her mothers side. Her father William Gery was holding the land lease of Honyden in 1570.

Source: 130Ct. of Req. bdle. 96, no. 43Source : Gery of Bushmead, Eton-Socon, Beds.A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Commoners of Great Britain, Volume From: 'Parishes: Eaton Socon', A History of the County of Bedford: Volume 3 (1912), pp. 189-202. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=42414 Date accessed: 01 November 2013.

John Spencer, was born before 1557. He is the son of Spencer-2942|Michael Spencer and Unknown-146847|Agnes Unknown. <ref>Entered by Michael Lechner, Feb 28, 2012</ref>

Name

John Spencer. <ref>"The Four Spencer Brothers - Their Ancestors and Descendants," Donald Lines Jacobus, M.A.</ref>

Birth

John was baptised at Edworth on 20 Apr 1557.<ref>The Parish Register of Edworth 1552-1812. Bedfordshire County Record office 1931 https://archive.org/stream/bedfordshirepari02bedf#page/n216 Insert reference here</ref><ref>"The Four Spencer . Brothers - Their Ancestors and Descendants," Donald Lines Jacobus, M.A.</ref>

Baptized

John Spencer was baptized at Edworth, co. Bedford, 20 April 1557.<ref>"The Four Spencer Brothers - Their Ancestors and Descendants," Donald Lines Jacobus, M.A.</ref>

Family

John Spencer, married and had a family, but the records have not been found and we know only of the two sons in London below, who are provedby wills.<ref>"The Four Spencer Brothers - Their Ancestors and Descendants," Donald Lines Jacobus, M.A.</ref> :: Children (incomplete record): ::i. Daniel, a grocer, of London; m. at Holwell, 28 Dec 1626, Sarah Audley of Hitchin. He was chief heir of his uncle Richard (supra).<ref>"The Four Spencer Brothers - Their Ancestors and Descendants," Donald Lines Jacobus, M.A.</ref> ::ii. Francis, d. at London in 1636; m. Margaret ___. In his will of 7 Apr 1636, proved 24 Oct 1636 (Waters, op. cit., 627), he describes himself as citizen and brewer of London, and as of the parish of St. Gileswithout Cripplegate. He mentions his estate in Hitchin, co. Hertford,and names his wife and the four children below; and appoints as overseers his uncle Richard Spencer, citizen and haberdasher of London, andhis brother Daniel Spencer, citizen and grocer of London. Issue: Thomas, Susan, Elizabeth, Agnes.<ref>"The Four Spencer Brothers - Their Ancestors and Descendants," Donald Lines Jacobus, M.A.</ref>

Note

John Spencer, baptized at Edworth, co. Bedford, 20 April 1557, marriedand had a family, but the records have not been found and we know only of the two sons in London below, who are proved by wills.<ref>"The Four Spencer Brothers - Their Ancestors and Descendants," Donald Lines Jacobus, M.A.</ref> :: Children (incomplete record): ::i. Daniel, a grocer, of London; m. at Holwell, 28 Dec 1626, Sarah Audley of Hitchin. He was chief heir of his uncle Richard (supra).<ref>"The Four Spencer Brothers - Their Ancestors and Descendants," Donald Lines Jacobus, M.A.</ref> ::ii. Francis, d. at London in 1636; m. Margaret ___. In his will of 7 Apr 1636, proved 24 Oct 1636 (Waters, op. cit., 627), he describes himself as citizen and brewer of London, and as of the parish of St. Gileswithout Cripplegate. He mentions his estate in Hitchin, co. Hertford,and names his wife and the four children below; and appoints as overseers his uncle Richard Spencer, citizen and haberdasher of London, andhis brother Daniel Spencer, citizen and grocer of London. Issue: Thomas, Susan, Elizabeth, Agnes.<ref>"The Four Spencer Brothers - Their Ancestors and Descendants," Donald Lines Jacobus, M.A.</ref>

There is no burial in Edworth that supports a death in May 1646.

Sources ==Source: 130Ct. of Req. bdle. 96, no. 43 Source : Gery of Bushmead, Eton-Socon, Beds.A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Commoners of Great Britain, Volume From: 'Parishes: Eaton Socon', A History of the County of Bedford: Volume 3 (1912), pp. 189-202. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=42414 Date accessed: 01 November 2013.by: Robert Spencer UEL

• Attached Documents.
• The Four Spencer Brothers - Their Ancestors and Descendants, Donald Lines Jacobus, M.A., The American Genealogist, 27 (April 1951) [http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Meadows/1200/genealogy/text/spen...]
• Lechner Family History, compiled by Lechner-18 | Michael Lechner, with my father Ted Harrold Lechner.

Sources

• Vasile-13 | Wilfred Vasile, firsthand knowledge.* WikiTree profile Spencer-2579 created through the import of Spencer Family Tree 4 2002.GED on Nov 28, 2011 by Spencer-2442 | Chet Spencer.* This person was created through the import of Acrossthepond.ged on 21 February 2011.

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