Susan 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.

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Descendants of James SPOONER

First Generation

1. James SPOONER 1, 2 was born about 1565 in Colchester, England.

James married UNKNOWN. UNKNOWN was born about 1565.

They had the following children:

     	2 	M 	i 	Abraham SPOONER 1 was born 1588.

+ 3 M ii John SPOONER was born 1594 and died 6 Jul 1628.