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Dorothy Spencer 1521–1575 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1521

Birth Location: Fawsley, Northamptonshire, England

Death Date: 18 Sep 1575

Death Location: Everdon, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England

Father: Sir Spencer

Mother: Lady Knightley

Spouse(s): Thomas Northamptonshire

Children(s): Mary None, Susan Temple, William Spencer, Thomas Spencer, George Spencer, Ursula Spencer

Dorothy Spencer was born in 1521 in Fawsley, Northamptonshire, England, the child of Sir William Spencer And Lady Susan Knightley. Dorothy Spencer married Thomas Spencer Sheriff Of Northamptonshire, and had children including Anthony Spencer, Dorothy Spencer, George Spencer, John Spencer, Mary, Susan Temple, 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, Northamptonshire, England, the child of Sir William Spencer And Lady Susan Knightley.
  • Dorothy Spencer married Thomas Spencer Sheriff Of Northamptonshire, and had children including Anthony Spencer, Dorothy Spencer, George Spencer, John Spencer, Mary, Susan Temple, Thomas Spencer, Ursula Spencer, William Spencer.
  • Dorothy Spencer passed away in 1575 in Everdon, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Dorothy Spencer's Ancestors

Self
Dorothy Spencer
1521–1575
Birth Place: Fawsley, Northamptonshire, England
Parents
Sir William Spencer
1496–1532
Althorp, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
Lady (Susan) Knightley
1498–1532
Fawsley, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
Grandparents
Sir (John II) Spencer
1460–1522
Wormleighton, Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, England
Isabel Graunt
1474–
Sir (Richard de Knightley) IV
1455–1534
Fawsley, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
Lady (Jane) Skenard
1461–1539
Alderton, South Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Wormleighton
1444–1485
Elizabeth Empson
1448–1532
Sir Snitterfield
1439–1494
Elizabeth Rudinge
1441–1538
Richard Knightley
1423–1476
Eleanor Throckmorton
1424–1502
Henry Skenard
1435–
Margery Harrowden
1439–1492
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Spencer
1400–1469
Isabel Lincoln
1367–1478
Sir Empson
1414–
Elizabeth Joseph
1418–
Simon Graunt
1425–1459
Maud Chenoweth
1425–1485
Humphrey Rudinge
1431–1485
Richard Knightley
1395–1442
Elizabeth Purefoy
1400–1474
Sir Throckmorton
1380–1445
Eleanor Spine
1385–1467
Ralph Skenard
1390–1432
Elizabeth Collacomb
1395–1455
William Harrowden
1398–1448
Margery Vaux
1402–1487

Dorothy Spencer's Descendants

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Dorothy Spencer (1521–18 Sep 1575) m. Thomas (Spencer Sheriff of) Northamptonshire (1517–16 Aug 1576)
  1. 1. Mary 1556–1613
  2. 2. Susan Temple –1614
  3. 3. William Spencer 1543–1593
  4. 4. Thomas Spencer 1545–1576
  5. 5. George Spencer 1561–
  6. 6. Ursula Spencer 1563–

Dorothy Spencer's Timeline

3 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, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
Everdon, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
1575
18 Sep 1575
Age 54
Burial of Dorothy Spencer in Everdon, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
Everdon, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England

Sources

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

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Sep 1575
    Event Place: Everdon, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 18 Sep 1575
    Event Place: Everdon, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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