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Dorothy Spencer 1521–1575 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1521

Birth Location: Fawsley, Northamptonshire, England

Death Date: 14 Sep 1575

Death Location: Everdon, Kent, England

Father: Sir Northamptonshire

Mother: Lady Spencer

Spouse(s): Thomas Knight

Children(s): Lady SPENCER, William Spencer, Thomas Spencer, Mary Spencer, George Spencer, Ursela Spencer, Dorothy Spencer

In 1521, Dorothy Spencer entered the world in Fawsley, Northamptonshire, England, born to Sir Baron William Spencer High Sheriff Of Northamptonshire And Lady Susan Susanna Knightley Baroness Spencer. Dorothy Spencer married Thomas De Spencer Earl Of Sunderland Lord Sir Knight, and had children including Dorothy Spencer, George Spencer, Lady Susanna Spencer, Mary Spencer, Thomas Spencer, Ursela Spencer, William Spencer. Dorothy Spencer passed away in 1575 in Everdon, Kent, England.

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Biography

  • In 1521, Dorothy Spencer entered the world in Fawsley, Northamptonshire, England, born to Sir Baron William Spencer High Sheriff Of Northamptonshire And Lady Susan Susanna Knightley Baroness Spencer.
  • Dorothy Spencer married Thomas De Spencer Earl Of Sunderland Lord Sir Knight, and had children including Dorothy Spencer, George Spencer, Lady Susanna Spencer, Mary Spencer, Thomas Spencer, Ursela Spencer, William Spencer.
  • Dorothy Spencer passed away in 1575 in Everdon, Kent, England.

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Dorothy Spencer's Ancestors

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Dorothy Spencer
1521–1575
Birth Place: Fawsley, Northamptonshire, England
Parents
Sir Baron William Spencer, High Sheriff of Northamptonshire
1490–1532
Althorp, Brington, Northamptonshire
Lady (Susan\Susanna Knightley, Baroness) Spencer
1480–1532
Fawsley, Northamptonshire, , England
Grandparents
Sir (John) Spencer
1460–1522
Wormleighton, Warwickshire, England
Isabel Graunt
1474–1530
Snitterfield, Warwickshire, England
Great-Grandparents
William Spencer
1430–1485
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Dorothy Spencer's Descendants

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Dorothy Spencer (1521–14 Sep 1575) m. Thomas (de Spencer, Earl of Sunderland\ Lord, Sir) Knight (1517–1576)
  1. 1. Lady (Susanna) SPENCER 1547–1606 m. Sir (John of Stowe Temple (Knight)) Esq. 1542–1603
    1. 1. Sir (John) Temple 1580–1642 m. Ann (Alexandra Tomlinson) 1575 1575–1629
      1. 1. William Temple 1630–1685 m. Elizabeth Hancock 1634–1666
        1. 1. Ann Temple 1663–1699 m. Edward Pierce 1654–1719
      2. 2. Susanna Temple 1607–1669
      3. 3. Ann Temple 1613–1652
      4. 4. Peter Temple 1610–1658
      5. 5. Sir (Thomas) Temple 1621–1674
      6. 6. Johanness Temple 1625–
      7. 7. Maria Temple 1615–1615
      8. 8. Elizabeth Templeton 1620–1670
    2. 2. Susan Temple 1582–1641
    3. 3. William Temple 1587–1583
    4. 4. Joanna Temple 1540–1600
    5. 5. Thomas ((Sir, Knight, 1st Baronet of Stowe & Burton Dasset of Warwickshire)) Temple 1567–1637
    6. 6. Susanna Temple 1575–1641
    7. 7. Dorothy Temple 1582–1668
    8. 8. Peter (Temple, Keeper of the Chmaber Castle in) Sussexz 1576–1657
    9. 9. Marie Dutemple 1583–
    10. 10. William Temple 1566–1670
    11. 11. Mary Temple 1570–1648
    12. 12. John Temple 1570–1677
    13. 13. Anthony Temple 1564–
    14. 14. Catherine ((Katherine)) Temple 1570–1658
    15. 15. Sir (Alexander) Temple 1572–1629
  2. 2. William Spencer 1543–1593
  3. 3. Thomas Spencer 1545–1576
  4. 4. Mary Spencer 1556–1613
  5. 5. George Spencer 1561–
  6. 6. Ursela Spencer 1563–
  7. 7. Dorothy Spencer –1596

Dorothy Spencer's Timeline

2 Records

1521
1521
Birth of Dorothy Spencer in Fawsley, Northamptonshire, England
Fawsley, Northamptonshire, England
1575
14 Sep 1575
Age 54
Death of Dorothy Spencer in Everdon, Kent, England
Everdon, Kent, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1521
    Event Place: Fawsley, Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Sep 1575
    Event Place: Everdon, Kent, England

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