Michael Spencer

MICHAEL SPENCER was born BET 1530 AND 1535 in Edworth, Bedfordshire, England, and died ABT 18 NOV 1599 in Stotfold, Bedfordshire, England. He was the son of 2. JOHN SPENCER and 3. Anne MERRILL.

He married

1. Agnes (Anne) LIMER (LYMER) 22 JAN 1555/56 in Edworth, Bedfordshire, England. She was born in Edworth, Bedfordshire, England, and died 23 FEB 1561/62 in Edworth, Bedfordshire, England. She was buried 23 FEB 1561/62 in Edworth Cem., Edworth, Bedfordshire, England
2. Elizabeth COLLAMORE ABT 1563 in Edworth, Bedfordshire, England. She was born ABT 1532 in Edworth, Bedfordshire, England, and died 18 NOV 1599 in Stotfold, Bedfordshire, England. She was buried in Stotford Cem., Stotford, Bedfordshire, England.

Notes

"The Four Spencer Brothers", 1950, compiled by Donald Lines Jacobus, "The American Genealogist. New Haven, CT: D. L. Jacobus, 1937-. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2009 - .)" viewed by Kris Stewart, Jun 11, 2013

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Notes from George Spencer's Rootsweb database at http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=george&id...:

The division of Michael's children between the two wives is somewhat different from what might be inferred from the rev. Mr. Holdings's book, because of the discovery of the burial of the first wife, Agnes, early in 1562. The name of the mother is not stated in the Edworth baptisms, but Elizabeth is stated as mother of two children, Gerard and Richard, who were baptized at Stotfold. We therefore assume that Elizabeth was mother of the other children who were born after 1562 and before the birth of Gerard in 1576, though it remains possible that there was a seond, unknow, wife between Agnes and Elizabeth. The removal of the family from Edworth to Stotfold occured between 1571 and 1576. The above notes taken from: The American Genealogist, Whole Nr.105, Vol 27, Nr. 1, Jan. 1951

• **Additional Notes from Rev.John Holding***

Michael was the oldest son of John and Anne Spencer. Mr Holding says of him: "We find Anne Spencer in her Will, conveying her interest in the lease to Michael, her eldest son, who must have remained there as long as the lease was in force, and then, if not further confirmed or continued in the tenancy, he must have removed elsewhere. The later event took place, for we find him in Stotfold in 1576, where first evidence of his appearance there is the record in the register of this parish of the baptism of Gerard Spencer, son of Michael and Elizabeth Spencer, May 20, 1576." There is an entry in the church record that on November 5th, 1597, among those present at a church meeting, was Michael Spencer. (Stotfold is situtated but a few miles from Edworth.) The first wife of Michael Spencer was Anne Lorimer. They were married January 22nd, 1555. His second wife Elizabeth (Last name not known) Mr. Holding, on page 33, says: "While Richard and Thomas were flourishing in London, Michael and his sons who remained at Stotfold, seem to have been less prosperous, for we find Michale filing a bill in chancery in 1581, and we find Gerard Spencer, his son, and his wife Alice, leasing their land in Stotfold to Thomas, his brother in London, in 1615, and then the next year they conveyed these lands to Thomas. This decadence in this branch of the of the family, no doubt was one great reason for William Spencer, and his brothers, Thomas, Michael and Gerard migrating to New England in 1632." Mr Holding is of the opinion that the name "Micael" was given for the reason that his parents lived in St.Albans, which is in St. Michael's parish.

• **The beginning notes are from Flora Clark's manuscript, "Genealogy of the Four Spencer Brothers."
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• Our New England ancestors and their descendants, 1620-1900: historical ... By Henry Whittemore
• http://archive.org/details/ournewenglandanc00whit
  • Spencer and Allied Families
• Pg. 49-84
• http://archive.org/stream/ournewenglandanc00whit#page/104/mode/1up
• 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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Michael born about 1531 was the son of John Spencer and Ann. He 1st married Annis Li???/Li?r/Linne/Limer she was bur. 23 Feb 1561 , they had children:

• John Spencer bapt. Apr 20, 1557
• Michael Spencer bapt. May 27, 1558 bur. 15 Apr 1560

Michael 2nd married Elizabeth she was bur. Nov 18, 1599; they had children:

• Joan Spencer bapt. Aug 20, 1564
• Alice Spencer bapt. Aug 30, 1566 twins
• Michael Spencer bapt. Aug 30, 1566 twins
• Ann Spencer bapt. Jul 24, 1567
• Thomas Spencer bapt. Mar 12, 1571
• Garred (Jared) Spencer bapt. May 20, 1576
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• Gerald Spencer s of Michael & Elizabeth bp May 26, 1575
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• (Eng) mar Alice.
• children:
  • William bp Oct 11, 1601 m. Agnes
  • Thomas bp Mch 29, 1607 m/1 ( ) m/2 Sarah Bearding
  • Michael bp May 5, 1611
  • Gerald bp Apl 25, 1614 m. Hannah
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The Spencer Family

This prominent family were antecedents of the Wrights of Maryland, on the maternal side. They came from Bedfordshire, England, and settled first in Lynn, Mass., afterwards in East Haddam, Conn.

John Spencer married Ann, of Bedfordshire, and died June 9, 1568. Their son, Michael Spencer, married Elizabeth, of Bedfordshire, about 1563. Their son, Gerard Spencer, married Hannah, and came to America in 1638.

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• New England families, genealogical and memorial; a record of the achievements of her people in the making of commonwealths and the founding of a nation; (1914) Volume 3 edited by William Richard Cutter
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  • Spencer Pg. 1332 - 1334
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• Four brothers named Spencer were living in New England in 1648, namely - Michael, Jared, Thomas and William. They were legatees of Sir Richard Spencer, of London, England, evidently their uncle. Michael settled first in Cambridge, then in Lynn, and owned land also on the Connecticut river. William settled in Cambridge and then went to Hartford, Connecticut. Thomas lived in Cambridge and Hartford.
• (I) Ensign Jared Spencer, son of Gerrard or Jerrard Spencer, was born in Stotfold, England, and baptized April 28, 1614. ....
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• Commemorative biographical record of Hartford County, Connecticut : containing biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens, and of many of the early settled families (1901) Volume Part 2
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• MRS. HARRIET ARABELLA (SPENCER) FULLER ....
• The Spencer family is descended from (I) Michael Spencer and his wife Elizabeth, residents of the parish of Stratford, Bedfordshire, England, the line being traced through twelve generations to our subject.
• (II) Jerad Spencer, son of Michael, was born in the parish of Stratford, where he was baptized May 20, 1576. He married Alice __, and had five sons, all of whom came to America.
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• Gerard Spencer
• M, b. 20 May 1576, d. before May 1646
• Father Michael Spencer b. c 1530, d. 18 Nov 1599
• Mother Agnes Lorimer b. c 1533, d. 16 Jun 1562
• Gerard Spencer was born on 20 May 1576 at Edworth, Bedfordshire, England. He married Alice Whitbread, daughter of Henry Whitbread and Eleanor Radcliffe, on 10 November 1600 at Upper Gravenhurst, Bedfordshire, England. Gerard Spencer died before May 1646 at Stotfold, Bedfordshire, England.
• Family Alice Whitbread b. 7 Oct 1571, d. 20 Nov 1628
• Children
  • William Spencer+ b. 11 Oct 1601, d. 4 May 1640
  • Michael Spencer+ b. 5 May 1611, d. 6 May 1654
  • Gerard Spencer+ b. 16 Apr 1614, d. 20 Jun 1685
• From: http://our-royal-titled-noble-and-commoner-ancestors.com/p2337.htm#...
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Date of death has also been (erroneously?) reported to be after 1599.

links

• http://www.wittmeyerfamily.com/michael-spencer-1530.html
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Biography

Michael Spencer, was born between 1530 and 1535 in Edworth, Bedfordshire, England. He died about 18 Nov 1599 in Stotfold, Bedfordshire, England. The division of Michael's children between the two wives issomewhat different from what might be inferred from the rev. Mr. Holdings' book, because of the discovery of the burial of the first wife, Agnes, early in 1562. The name of the mother is not stated in the Edworth baptisms, but Elizabeth is stated as mother of two children, Gerard and Richard, who were baptized at Stotfold. We therefore assume thatElizabeth was mother of the other children who were born after 1562 and before the birth of Gerard in 1576, though it remains possible thatthere was a second, unknown, wife between Agnes and Elizabeth. The removal of the family from Edworth to Stotfold occurred between 1571 and1576.<ref>Entered by Michael Lechner, Feb 13, 2012</ref> :: The above notes taken from: The American Genealogist, Whole Nr.105, Vol 27, Nr. 1, Jan. 1951 :: Additional Notes from Rev. John Holding ::Michael was the oldest son of John and Anne Spencer. Mr Holding says of him: "We find Anne Spencer in her Will, conveying her interest in the lease to Michael, her eldest son, who must have remained there as long as the lease was in force, and then, if not further confirmed or continued in the tenancy, he must have removed elsewhere. The later event took place, for we find him in Stotfold in 1576, where first evidence of his appearance there is the record in the register of this parishof the baptism of Gerard Spencer, son of Michael and Elizabeth Spencer, May 20, 1576." There is an entry in the church record that on November 5th, 1597, among those present at a church meeting, was Michael Spencer. (Stotfold is situated but a few miles from Edworth.) The first wife of Michael Spencer was Anne Lorimer. They were married January 22nd, 1555. His second wife Elizabeth (Last name not known) Mr. Holding,on page 33, says: "While Richard and Thomas were flourishing in London, Michael and his sons who remained at Stotfold, seem to have been less prosperous, for we find Michael filing a bill in chancery in 1581, and we find Gerard Spencer, his son, and his wife Alice, leasing theirland in Stotfold to Thomas, his brother in London, in 1615, and then the next year they conveyed these lands to Thomas. This decadence in this branch of the of the family, no doubt was one great reason for William Spencer, and his brothers, Thomas, Michael and Gerard migrating to New England in 1632." Mr Holding is of the opinion that the name "Micael" was given for the reason that his parents lived in St.Albans, which is in St. Michael's parish. ::The beginning notes are from Flora Clark's manuscript, "Genealogy ofthe Four Spencer Brothers."

Birth

Michael was born about May 27, 1531, date of baptism, in Edworth, Bedfordshire, England. ::: Probably 1530-1535.<ref>"The Four Spencer Brothers - Their Ancestorsand Descendants," Donald Lines Jacobus, M.A.</ref>: About 1530 in Edworth, Bedfordshire. <ref>Ancestor of Hannah Spencer(Frances Brooks.)</ref> : Baptized: May 27, 1531, in Edworth, Bedfordshire

Baptized

Michael was baptized May 27, 1531, in Edworth, Bedfordshire, England.
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Events

• Resided in Edworth, Bedfordshire, England.
• The removal of the family from Edworth to Stotfold occurred between 1571 and 1576.

Events

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: ::* 25 Jan 1555 Michael Spencer and Annis Linnr were married. (The last name of Annis is so poorly written in the record that it cannot be definitely determined.)

• 20 April 1557, John, son of Michael Spencer baptized.
• 27 May 1558, was baptized Michael, son of Michael Spencer.
• 9 June 1558, John Spencer senior was buried.
• 15 April 1560, buried Michael, son of Michael Spencer.
• 21 April 1560, John son of Ann Spencer, widow, was buried. * 16 June 1560, Ann Spencer, widow, the good hospitality keeper, was buried.
• 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. Twin.
• 30 Aug 1566, Michael Spencer, was baptized. Twin.
• 24 July 156_, Ann, daughter of Michael Spencer baptized. * 30 July 1568, Jarratt Spencer and Ellen Whiston were married, whose will was proved at London, 20 May 1577: he was brother of Michael the elder.
• 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 Spencerwhose burials are recorded in Edworth register, the former June 9, 1558 and the latter June 16, 1560: Nothing more is known of them than what is disclosed by these records and the absence of further information may be accounted for by the fact that these registers do not extend back beyond 1552, and that many wills and valuable records and documents, it is said, were destroyed during the civil wars. :: Our New England Ancestors and Their Descendants, by Henry Whittemore

Mother's will

Her will, dated 13 June 1560, proved 21 Apr 1561, calls her Widow, inEdworth, Beds., and names her son Gerard (aged 17); son Michael, to have the chest that was his brother John's; John Spencer, son Michael's child, to have œ20; Elisabeth Lymer, to have œ4 at marriage; Alice Aystin, to have a calf; servants; for the mending of "London Brygge waye," 10 s.; brother Edward's children, to have the œ1 that he borrowedof her, and the barley he gave her sons to his children; Nicholas Merryll and John Merryll his brother, to have the barley their father gave her sons; and the poor of Edworth, to have the gift already mentioned. Michael Spencer was a witness.<ref>"The Four Spencer Brothers - Their Ancestors and Descendants," Donald Lines Jacobus, M.A.</ref>

Brother's will

Gerard Spencer, b. ca. 1543; d. at Biggleswade, Beds, ca. 1577; m. at Edworth, 30 Jul 1568, Ellen Whyston. ::His will, dated 8 July 1576, proved 20 May 1577, calls him of Biggleswade, yeoman, and names son Richard, under 21 (to have œ60); daus. Agnes and Johan Spencer (under age) and child unborn, to have 40 marks apiece at 18 years; wife Elen; god-daughter Johan Spencer, my brother's dau. (to have œ1); brother Michael Spencer (to have 5 marks); wife Helen and brother Michael, executors. (P.C.C. Doughtrey, 19.)<ref>"The Four Spencer Brothers - Their Ancestors and Descendants," Donald Lines Jacobus, M.A.</ref>

Death

Michael died about 18 Nov 1599 in Stotfold, Bedfordshire.
:::Michael died about 18 Nov 1599 in Stotfold, Bedfordshire. <ref>Ancestor of Hannah Spencer (Frances Brooks.)</ref> :d. April, 1616.<ref>Spencer Line, by Mrs Emily Wilder Leavitt.</ref>

Family

Spencer-2942|Michael Spencer and Limer-5|Agnes (Anne) Limer (Lymer) were married on 22 Jan 1555/56 in Edworth, Bedfordshire, England. Agnes (Anne) Limer (Lymer) died on 23 Feb 1561/62 in Edworth, Bedfordshire, England. She was buried on 23 Feb 1561/62 in Edworth Cem., Edworth, Bedfordshire, England. She was born in Edworth, Bedfordshire, England. Not far from the old church is a field called "Lymer Field."<ref>Descendants of Amuary Raoul D'Albetot, by George R. Spencer.</ref> :: Children of Michael Spencer and Agnes Lymer: :: :# Child: John Spencer :# Child: Michael Spencer :# Child: Anne Spencer ::Spencer-2942|Michael Spencer and Collamore-37|Elizabeth Collamore were married about 1563 in Edworth, Bedfordshire, England. Elizabeth Collamore was born about 1532 in Edworth, Bedfordshire, England. She died about 18 Nov 1599 in Stotfold, Bedfordshire, England. She was buried in Stotford Cem., Stotford, Bedfordshire, England.<ref>Descendants of Amuary Raoul D'Albetot, by George R. Spencer.</ref> :: Children of Michael Spencer and Elizabeth Collamore: :: :# Child: Joan Spencer :# Child: Alice Spencer :# Child: Catherine Spencer :# Child: Thomas Spencer:# Child: Gerard Spencer, Gerald Spencer was baptized on 20 Apr 1576 in Stotfold, Bedfordshire, and died before May 1646 in Stotfold, Bedfordshire. :# Child: Richard Spencer ::Note: Michael m. Jan. 25, 1555 = ______ .<ref>Spencer Line, by Mrs Emily Wilder Leavitt.</ref>

Sources

<references /> See also:

Spencer Line ::Compiled from Church Records of Ebworth and Stotfold, Wills, Chancery Calendar, Conveyances, Hartford Church Records, etc. By Mrs Emily Wilder Leavitt, John Melvin of Charlestown and Concord, Mass., and His Descendants, Press of David Clapp & Son, Boston, 1901-1905. Attached.<ref>Spencer Line, by Mrs Emily Wilder Leavitt.</ref> :::John, Buried at Ebworth, Jan. 9, 1558 = Ann Clark, of London. Buried at Ebworth, June 15, 1560. ::Michael m. Jan. 25, 1555; d. April, 1616. = ______ :::Gerrard, bap. May 20, 1576, Stotfold. = Alice

• Genealogy of the Spencer Family, Copied from the "Hartford, Conn. Times," Written by B.L.B. Space:New_England_Ancestors|Attached. :: To be typed here and on descendants. Copy Attached.
• The Four Spencer Brothers - Their Ancestors and Descendants ::2. Michael Spencer, born probably 1530-1535, living in 1599; married first, at Edworth, Beds, 20 Jan 1555/6, Agnes Limer, who was buried at Edworth, 23 Feb 1561/2; married second, about 1563, Elizabeth ____, who was buried at Stotfold, Beds, 18 Nov 1599, as wife of Michael Spencer, signifying that he was then alive.The division of Michael's children between the two wives is somewhat different from what might be inferred from the Rev. Mr. Holding's book,because of the discovery of the burial of the first wife, Agnes, early in 1562. The name of the mother is not stated in the Edworth baptisms, but Elizabeth is stated as mother of the two children, Gerard and Richard, who were baptized at Stotfold. We therefore assume that Elizabeth was mother of the other children who were born after 1562 and before the birth of Gerard in 1576, though it remains possible that there was a second, unknown, wife between Agnes and Elizabeth. ::The removal of the family from Edworth to Stotfold pccurred between 1571 and 1576. :: Children by first wife, born at Edworth: :: :3 i. John, bapt. at Edworth, 20 Apr 1557. :ii. Michael, bapt. at Edworth, 27 May 1558; bur. 15 Apr 1560. :iii. Anne, bapt. 24 July 1560. :: Children, the last two certainly, the others probably, by Elizabeth: :: :iv. Joan, bapt. at Edworth, 21 Aug 1564. :v. Alice, bapt. 30 Aug 1566.:vi. Catherine, m. ___ Bland, and had daus. Sarah and Anne. Either sheor one of her sisters was mother of Elizabeth who m. Edward Terry. :4 vii. Thomas, bapt. 12 Mar 1571.:5 viii. Gerard, bapt. 20 May 1576; the first of the children baptizedat Stotfold, and recorded as "Gerat," but his name is spelled Gerard at the baptisms of his own children.ix. Richard, bapt. 9 July 1580; d. at London at the end of May or beginning of June 1646. His will, dated 17 Mar 1645, codicil 29 May 1646, proved 8 June 1646, calls him "gent." (Waters, Genealogical Gleanings in England, 514-515). To Thomas Spencer, son of brother Thomas Spencer, copyhold lands in St. Michael Parish near St. Albans, co. Hertford. To Daniel Spencer of London, grocer, son of brother John Spencer deceased, eight messuages in parish of St. Margaret Lothbury in London. To Sarah Bland and Hannah Bland, daus. of sister Katherine Bland deceased, and to Elizabeth Tomlyns, widow, dau. of brother Jarrard Spencer deceased, a messuage in Grace Church Street, with remainder to said SarahBland. To said Daniel Spencer, lands in Kent and Essex, he to make certain payments to Anthony Spencer and Jarrard Spencer, sons of brotherThomas Spencer deceased, now in or near London and at the disposing of Elizabeth Carter their aunt. To Jarrard Spencer, Thomas Spencer and Michaell Spencer, sons of brother Jarrard Spencer deceased, œ50 apiece, and another œ50 to the children of William Spencer, son of said brother Jarrard Spencer deceased, to be divided equally between them andto be paid to their guardians. To Thomas Martyn and Mary his wife, now dwelling with me. To Edward Terrey, vintner, my kinsman, œ130 whichhe oweth me by bond, and œ30 to him and Elizabeth his wife, my sister's daughter. Residue to Daniel Spencer, who is named executor. Witnesses: John Norburie, William Norburie. ::The Four Spencer Brothers - Their Ancestors and Descendants, Donald Lines Jacobus, M.A., The American Genealogist, 27 (April 1951)

Descendants of Amuary Raoul D'Albetot 58. MICHAEL SPENCER8 was born between 1530 and 1535 in Edworth, Bedfordshire, England. He died about 18 Nov 1599 in Stotfold, Bedfordshire, England. The division of Michael's children between the two wives is somewhat different from what might be inferred from the rev. Mr. Holdings's book, because of the discovery of the burial of the first wife, Agnes, early in 1562. The name of the mother is not stated in the Edworth baptisms, but Elizabeth is stated as mother of two children, Gerardand Richard, who were baptized at Stotfold. We therefore assume that Elizabeth was mother of the other children who were born after 1562 and before the birth of Gerard in 1576, though it remains possible that there was a seond, unknow, wife between Agnes and Elizabeth. The removal of the family from Edworth to Stotfold occured between 1571 and 1576. The above notes taken from: The American Genealogist, Whole Nr.105,Vol 27, Nr. 1, Jan. 1951 ***Additional Notes from Rev.John Holding*********** Michael was the oldest son of John and Anne Spencer. Mr Holding says of him: "We find Anne Spencer in her Will, conveying her interest in the lease to Michael, her eldest son, who must have remained there as long as the lease was in force, and then, if not further confirmed or continued in the tenancy, he must have removed elsewhere. The later event took place, for we find him in Stotfold in 1576, where first evidence of his appearance there is the record in the register of this parish of the baptism of Gerard Spencer, son of Michael and Elizabeth Spencer, May 20, 1576." There is an entry in the church record thaton November 5th, 1597, among those present at a church meeting, was Michael Spencer. (Stotfold is situtated but a few miles from Edworth.) The first wife of Michael Spencer was Anne Lorimer. They were married January 22nd, 1555. His second wife Elizabeth (Last name not known) Mr. Holding, on page 33, says: "While Richard and Thomas were flourishing in London, Michael and his sons who remained at Stotfold, seem to have been less prosperous, for we find Michale filing a bill in chanceryin 1581, and we find Gerard Spencer, his son, and his wife Alice, leasing their land in Stotfold to Thomas, his brother in London, in 1615,and then the next year they conveyed these lands to Thomas. This decadence in this branch of the of the family, no doubt was one great reason for William Spencer, and his brothers, Thomas, Michael and Gerard migrating to New England in 1632." Mr Holding is of the opinion that the name "Micael" was given for the reason that his parents lived in St.Albans, which is in St. Michael's parish. ***The beginning notes are from Flora Clark's manuscript, "Genealogy of the Four Spencer Brothers." MICHAEL SPENCER and Agnes (Anne) LIMER (LYMER) were married on 22 Jan 1555/56 in Edworth, Bedfordshire, England. Agnes (Anne) LIMER (LYMER) died on 23 Feb 1561/62 in Edworth, Bedfordshire, England. She was buried on 23 Feb 1561/62 in Edworth Cem., Edworth, Bedfordshire, England. She was born in Edworth, Bedfordshire, England. Not far from the old church is a field called "Lymer Field." MICHAEL SPENCER and Agnes (Anne) LIMER (LYMER) had the following children:

:+63 :i. John SPENCER.

:64:ii. Anne SPENCER was baptized on 24 Jul 1560 in Edworth, Bedfordshire, England. ::MICHAEL SPENCER and Elizabeth COLLAMORE were married about 1563 in Edworth, Bedfordshire, England. Elizabeth COLLAMORE was born about 1532 in Edworth, Bedfordshire, England. She died on 18 Nov 1599 in Stotfold,Bedfordshire, England. She was buried in Stotford Cem., Stotford, Bedfordshire, England. MICHAEL SPENCER and Elizabeth COLLAMORE had the following children: :: :65:i. Joan SPENCER was baptized on 21 Aug 1564 in Edworth, Bedfordshire,England.

:66:ii. Alice SPENCER8 was baptized on 30 Aug 1566 in Edworth, Bedfordshire, England. She died on 13 Jan 1631.

:+67 :iii. Catherine SPENCER.

:+68 :iv. Thomas SPENCER.

:+69 :v. GERARD (GARET) SPENCER.

:70:vi. Richard SPENCER8 was baptized on 9 Jul 1580 in Stotfold, Bedfordshire, England. He died abt May or June 1646 in London, England. Source: NEHGR July 1891, #45 pp: 231-232 Gentleman of London, with a codicilbearing date 29 May 1646, proved 8 June 1646. To THOMAS SPENCER, son of my brother Thomas Spencer, all my copyhold lands and tenements by me purchased of the creditors of Walter Marston, situate in Kingsbury Street near St. Albans, in the county of Hertford, in the parish of St.Michael. To DANIEL SPENCER, of London, grocer, son of my brother JohnSpencer, deceased, all those eight messuages or tenements &c. lately by me purchased of John Gearing, grocer, from and after the decease ofMargaret Greene of London, widow, situated in the parish of St. Margaret Lothbury in London. To SARAH BLAND and HANNAH BLAND, daughters of my Catherine Bland deceased, and to ELIZABETH TOMLYNS, widow, daughterof my brother Jarrard (Gerard) Spencer, deceased, my messuage or tenement situated in Grace Church Street, near the great Inn called the Crosse Keys, late in the tenure of William Toone or his assigns, to be equally divided between them, by the rents, issues and profits thereof during their normal lives. And after the decease of the said ElizabethTomlyns and Hannah then I give and devise the said messuage(house) and tenement unto the said SARAH BLAND and her heirs forever. To the said DANIEL SPENCER, all my lands and tenements in the counties of Kent and Essex, he to pay unto ANTHONY SPENCER AND JARRARD SPENCER, sons of my brother Thomas Spencer deceased, now in or near London and at the disposing of ELIZABETH CARTER, their aunt, the sum of thirty pounds yearly during their natural lives, i.e. ten pounts per annum to the said two children or thier guardians in the minorities, or the survivor of them, and ten pounds apiece to the said ANTHONY AND JARRARD, to be paid unto them and their guardians by half yearly payments as the rents of the said lands and tenements shall grow due after my decease. Item: I give and bequeath unto Jarrard Spencer, Thomas Spencer, Michaell Spencer, sons of my brother Jarrard Spencer deceased, the sum of fifty pounds apiece, and unto the children of William Spencer, son of my said brother Jarrard Spencer deceased, to be divided between them equally, the sum of fifty pounds, to be paid unto their guardians, and within two years next after my decease. To Thomas Martyn and Mary his wife, now dwelling with me, the remaining terms to come in my dwelling house and the hangings and pictures in the two rooms thereof, with all partitions in the upper rooms of it or elsewhere. To Edward Terry vintner (wine maker or seller), my kinsman, one hundred and thirty pounds which he oweth me by bond. And I bequeth unto him and Elizabeth his wife, mysisters daughter, thirty pounds, within three years &c. The rest to Daniel Spencer whom I make and ordain sole executor. Witness: John Norburie, William Norburie Twisse, 79 Source: NEHGR July 1891, #45, p: 232(In the June Term of Essex Co. Court (Salem), 1671, in a trial of thecase of John Ruck, Administrator, versus Joseph Armitage, the following paper was put in-- Boston, in New England ye 19 Jan'y 1648. Att thrity days sight of this my seacond bill of exchange (my first & third of the same tenour & date not being payed) pay unto Mr Thomas Ruck, haberdasher, att the Seauen Starres on London Bridge, or to his assignes,the some of thirty pounds stery & is part of the Legacy gyuen mee by my Unckle Richard Spencer & the payement hereof shalbee your sicharge fo soe much at day,pray you make good payements & place it to acco.: Isay pay Pounds 30. (Signed) Michaell Spenser "The dyrection is-To my louinge Couse Mr Danyell Spense Grocer in Firday Streee in London." This bill was protested by Joshua Mainett, Notary and Tabellion publick of London, who reportd that "the said Danyell Spencer answered that hee will pay noe monnneyes nor haue to doe in the sayd bill of exchange"The above case was referred to the arbitration of Capt. Roger Spenserand Christopher Lawson. I find that Michael and Jarrard Spencer were both at Lynn, for a while, and that Timothy Tomlin owned land next to the latter." Henry F. Waters. He never married. Source: The American Genealogist, Whole Nr. 105, Vol 27, Nr. 1, Jan 1951 (author unknown) His will dated 17 Mar. 1645, codicil 29 May 1646, proved 8 June 1646, calls him "gent." (Waters, Genealogical Gleanings in England, 514-515). To Thomas Spencer, so of brother Thomas Spencer, copyhold lands in St.Michael Parish near St. Albans, co. Herford. To Daniel Spencer of London, grocer, son of brother John Spencer deceased, eight messuages (dwelling house) in parish of St. Margaret Lothbury in London. To Sarah Bland and Hannah Bland, daus. of sister Katherine Bland deceased, and to Elizabeth tomlyns, widow, dau. of brother Jarrard (Gerard) Spencer deceased, a messuage in Grace Church Street, with remainder to said Sarah Bland. To said Daniel Spencer, lands in Kent and Essex, he to make certain payments to Anthony spencer and Jarrard Spencer, sons of brother Thomas Spencer deceased, now in or near London and at the disposingof Elizabeth Carter their aunt. To Jarrard Spencer, Thomas Spencer and Michaell Spencer, sons of brother Jarrard Spencer deceased, 50 pounds apiece, and another 50 pounds to the children of William Spencer, son of said brother Jarrard Spencer deceased, to be divided equally between them and to be paid to their guardians. To Thomas Martyn and Mary his wife, now dwelling with me. To Edward Terrey, vintner, my kinsman 130 pounds which he oweth me by bond, and 30 pounds to him and Elizabeth, my sister's daughter. Residue to Daniel Spencer, who is named executor. Witnesses: John Norburie, William Norburie. ::Space:New_England_Ancestors|Source List Attached <ref>Descendants of Amuary Raoul D'Albetot.</ref>

• Descendants of Amuary Raoul D'Albetot, George R. Spencer.Space:New_England_Ancestors|Source List Attached [http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~george/pg_02.htm]
• 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...]
• Genealogy of the Spencer Family, Copied from the "Hartford, Conn. Times," Written by B.L.B. Space:New_England_Ancestors|Attached.
• Spencer Line, Compiled from Church Records of Ebworth and Stotfold, Wills, Chancery Calendar, Conveyances, Hartford Church Records, etc. By Mrs Emily Wilder Leavitt, John Melvin of Charlestown and Concord, Mass., and His Descendants, Press of David Clapp & Son, Boston, 1901-1905. Attached.
• "The American Genealogist" vol. 27 pp. 81 82

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