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Agnes Anne Foster Merrill 1509 – 1560 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1509

Birth Location: Edworth, Bedfordshire, England

Death Date: 10 June 1560

Death Location: Bedfordshire, England

Father: John Meryell

Mother: Anne Belchum-Merrill

Spouse(s): Sir Spencer, John Spencer

Children(s): Robert Spencer, Michael Spencer, Margaret Spencer

In 1509, Agnes Anne Foster Merrill entered the world in Edworth, Bedfordshire, England, born to John Meryell and Anne Belchum-Merrill. Agnes Anne Foster Merrill married Sir Thomas Spencer, John Spencer, and had children including Robert Sir of Cople Bedfordshire Spencer, Michael Spencer, Margaret Spencer. Agnes Anne Foster Merrill passed away in 1560 in Bedfordshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1509, Agnes Anne Foster Merrill entered the world in Edworth, Bedfordshire, England, born to John Meryell and Anne Belchum-Merrill.
  • Agnes Anne Foster Merrill married Sir Thomas Spencer, John Spencer, and had children including Robert Sir of Cople Bedfordshire Spencer, Michael Spencer, Margaret Spencer.
  • Agnes Anne Foster Merrill passed away in 1560 in Bedfordshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Meryell
1475 – 1520
Birth Location: Wherstead, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
JM
Anne Belchum-Merrill
1477 – 1528
Birth Location: Wherstead, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
AB

Spouses(s)

Sir Spencer
1514 – 1547
Birth Location: Patenham, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom
SS
John Spencer
1505 – 1558
Birth Location: Bedfordshire, England
JS

Children(s)

Robert Spencer
1527 – 1620
Birth Location: Cople, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom
RS
Michael Spencer
1535 – 1583
Birth Location: Edworth, Bedfordshire
MS
Margaret Spencer
1537 – 1580
Birth Location: London, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
MS

Agnes Merrill's Ancestors

Self
Agnes Merrill
1509 – 1560
Birth Place: Edworth, Bedfordshire, England
Parents
John Meryell
1475 – 1520
Wherstead, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Anne Belchum-Merrill
1477 – 1528
Wherstead, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Agnes Merrill's Descendants

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Agnes (Anne Foster) Merrill (1509 – 10 June 1560) m. Sir (Thomas) Spencer (20 May 1514 – 1547) m. John Spencer (1505 – 9 June 1558)
  1. 1. Robert (Sir of Cople Bedfordshire) Spencer (1527 – 4 December 1620)
  2. 2. Michael Spencer (1535 – 1583)
  3. 3. Margaret Spencer (1537 – 1580) m. Lawrence Greene (1528 – October 1580)
    1. 1. Bennett Greene (1554 – 4 November 1590) m. John Wright (5 May 1548 – 1624)
      1. 1. John Wright (1575 – 5 July 1643)
      2. 2. Nathaniel Rice (1581 – 1643) m. Lydia James (1592 – 1643) m. Mary Dell (1602 – 23 February 1638)
        1. 1. Lydia Rice (1620 – 1658) m. Phillip Askewe (1620 – 1698)
        2. 2. Nathaniel Wright (18 October 1618 – 19 January 1619)
        3. 3. Nathaniel Wright (1622 – 1657)
        4. 4. Phebe Wright (21 February 1636 – 21 March 1636)
        5. 5. Hester Wright ( – 19 November 1626)
        6. 6. Anna Wright (29 August 1620 – 5 August 1703)
      3. 3. Laurence Wright (January 1590 – 3 October 1657)
      4. 4. Bennett Sammes (1592 – )

Agnes Merrill's Timeline

8 Records

1509
1509
Birth of Agnes Anne Foster Merrill in Edworth, Bedfordshire, England
Edworth, Bedfordshire, England
1520
1520
Age 11
Agnes Anne Foster Merrill was married in Edworth, Bedfordshire, England
Edworth, Bedfordshire, England
1525
ABT 1525
Age 16
Agnes Anne Foster Merrill was married in Edworth, Bedfordshire, England
Edworth, Bedfordshire, England
1528
9 Jun 1528
Age 19
Agnes Anne Foster Merrill was married in Edworth, Bedfordshire, England
Edworth, Bedfordshire, England
1535
Abt. 1535
Age 26
Agnes Anne Foster Merrill was married in Edworth, Bedfordshire, England
Edworth, Bedfordshire, England
1555
Jan 20, 1555
Age 46
Agnes Anne Foster Merrill was married in Edworth, Bedfordshire, England
Edworth, Bedfordshire, England
1558
9 Jun 1558
Age 49
Agnes Anne Foster Merrill was married in Edworth, Bedfordshire, England
Edworth, Bedfordshire, England
1560
10 June 1560
Age 51
Death of Agnes Anne Foster Merrill in Bedfordshire, England
Bedfordshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1509
    Event Place: Edworth, Bedfordshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1520
    Event Place: Edworth, Bedfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: ABT 1525
    Event Place: Edworth, Bedfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 9 Jun 1528
    Event Place: Edworth, Bedfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Abt. 1535
    Event Place: Edworth, Bedfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Jan 20, 1555
    Event Place: Edworth, Bedfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 9 Jun 1558
    Event Place: Edworth, Bedfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 June 1560
    Event Place: Bedfordshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: London, City of London, Greater London, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
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