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Dorothy Spencer 1521–1575 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1521

Birth Location: Fawsley, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 14 September 1575

Death Location: Everdon, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England

Father: Sir Northamptonshire

Mother: Susan Knightly

Spouse(s): Thomas Spencer

Children(s): Susanna Spencer, George Spencer, Ursula Spencer, William Spencer, Thomas Spencer

Dorothy Spencer was born in 1521 in Fawsley, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of Sir Baron William Spencer High Sheriff Of Northamptonshire And Susan Knightly. Dorothy Spencer married Thomas Spencer, and had children including Anthony Spencer, Dorothy Spencer, George Spencer, John Spencer, Susanna Spencer, Thomas Spencer, Ursula Spencer, William Spencer. Dorothy Spencer passed away in 1575 in Everdon, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England.

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Biography

  • Dorothy Spencer was born in 1521 in Fawsley, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of Sir Baron William Spencer High Sheriff Of Northamptonshire And Susan Knightly.
  • Dorothy Spencer married Thomas Spencer, and had children including Anthony Spencer, Dorothy Spencer, George Spencer, John Spencer, Susanna Spencer, Thomas Spencer, Ursula Spencer, William Spencer.
  • Dorothy Spencer passed away in 1575 in Everdon, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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Dorothy Spencer's Ancestors

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Dorothy Spencer
1521–1575
Birth Place: Fawsley, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Sir Baron William Spencer, High Sheriff of Northamptonshire
1501–1532
Wormleighton, Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, England
Susan Knightly
1498–1532
Fawsley, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
Grandparents
John (Spencer) II
1460–1522
Wormleighton, Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, England
Christiana Baker
1492–1538
Pavenham, Beds, England
Richard (De Knightley) IV
1455–1534
Fawsley, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
Jane Skenard
1461–1539
Alderton, South Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Robert Spencer
1460–1521
Anne Peake
1460–1464
Sir Knight
1390–
Eleanor Throckmorton
1390–
Henry Skenard
1435–
Lady Harwedon
1439–1492
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Throckmorton
1372–
Agnes Abberbury
1370–
William Harrowden
1320–
Margaret Vaux
1320–

Dorothy Spencer's Descendants

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Dorothy Spencer (1521–14 September 1575) m. Thomas Spencer (1517–16 August 1576)
  1. 1. Susanna Spencer 1547–1612 m. Sir (John) Temple 1542–1603
    1. 1. Susan Temple 1576–1641 m. Sir (Thomas John) Denton 1582–1633
      1. 1. Isabel Denton 1599–1642 m. Nathaniel Halstead 1585–1644
        1. 1. Edith Halstead 1626–1705 m. Ezekiel Northend 1621–1698
    2. 2. Katherine Parker –1616
    3. 3. Alexander Temple 1583–1629
    4. 4. Elizabeth Fiennes 1585–1648
    5. 5. Thomas Temple 1567–1637
  2. 2. George Spencer 1561–
  3. 3. Ursula Spencer 1563–
  4. 4. William Spencer 1543–1593
  5. 5. Thomas Spencer 1545–1576

Dorothy Spencer's Timeline

4 Records

1521
1521
Birth of Dorothy Spencer in Fawsley, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
Fawsley, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
1521
1521
Birth of Dorothy Spencer in Fawsley, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
Fawsley, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
1575
14 September 1575
Age 54
Death of Dorothy Spencer in Everdon, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
Everdon, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
1575
14 September 1575
Age 54
Death of Dorothy Spencer in Everdon, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
Everdon, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1521
    Event Place: Fawsley, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1521
    Event Place: Fawsley, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 September 1575
    Event Place: Everdon, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 September 1575
    Event Place: Everdon, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Everdon, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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