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EARL KNIGHT Sir John III Spencer 1546–1599 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1546

Birth Location: Wormleighton, Warwickshire, England

Death Date: 9 Jan 1599

Death Location: Great Brington, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England

Father: John Spencer

Mother: Lady Kytson\Spenser

Spouse(s): Mary Spencer

Children(s): Robert Spenser, Elizabeth SPencer, Catherine Montagu, George SPENCER, *Robert Wormleighton, Alice Spencer, Lady Spencer, Sir Spencer, Sir Sr., Anne Spencer, Alice Spencer, Lady Spencer, Mary SPENCER, Elizabethe Spenser, Thos. Spencer, Michael Lord, William Spencer, Jane Spencer, Gerard Spencer, John Spencer, Christiana Spencer, Robert esq, Michael Spencer, William Spencer, Gerard Spencer, William Spencer, Edmund Spencer, Mary Spencer, Ann Spencer

The story of EARL KNIGHT Sir John III Spencer began in 1546 in Wormleighton, Warwickshire, England. EARL KNIGHT Sir John III Spencer married Mary Spencer, and had children including Alice Elizabeth Spencer, Alice Spencer, Ann Spencer, Anne Spencer, Catherine Spencer Montagu, Christiana Spencer, Edmund Spencer, Elizabeth E Spencer, Elizabethe Spenser, George Georgus Spencer, Gerard Jarrat Spencer, Gerard Spencer, Jane Spencer, John Iii Spencer, John Spencer, Lady Alice Elizabeth 1579 Spencer, Lady Margaret Spencer, Mary Margaret Spencer, Mary Spencer, Michael Spencer, Michael Spencer Sir Lord, Robert Spencer 1St Baron Spencer Of Wormleighton, Robert Spencer Esq, Robert Spenser, Sir Thomas Ist Baron Yarnton Spencer Sr, Sir Thomas Spencer, Thos Spencer, William Spencer. EARL KNIGHT Sir John III Spencer passed away in 1599 in Great Brington, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of EARL KNIGHT Sir John III Spencer began in 1546 in Wormleighton, Warwickshire, England.
  • EARL KNIGHT Sir John III Spencer married Mary Spencer, and had children including Alice Elizabeth Spencer, Alice Spencer, Ann Spencer, Anne Spencer, Catherine Spencer Montagu, Christiana Spencer, Edmund Spencer, Elizabeth E Spencer, Elizabethe Spenser, George Georgus Spencer, Gerard Jarrat Spencer, Gerard Spencer, Jane Spencer, John Iii Spencer, John Spencer, Lady Alice Elizabeth 1579 Spencer, Lady Margaret Spencer, Mary Margaret Spencer, Mary Spencer, Michael Spencer, Michael Spencer Sir Lord, Robert Spencer 1St Baron Spencer Of Wormleighton, Robert Spencer Esq, Robert Spenser, Sir Thomas Ist Baron Yarnton Spencer Sr, Sir Thomas Spencer, Thos Spencer, William Spencer.
  • EARL KNIGHT Sir John III Spencer passed away in 1599 in Great Brington, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

EARL Spencer's Ancestors

Self
EARL Spencer
1546–1599
Birth Place: Wormleighton, Warwickshire, England
Parents
John Spencer
1524–1753
England
Lady (Baroness Catherine) Kytson\Spenser
1515–1586
St Edmundsbury Borough, Suffolk, England
Grandparents
William (Johnson Spencer, (Knight) Baron and High Sheriff of) Northamptonshire
1460–1532
Wormleighton, Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, England
Suzanne (Knightley Baroness) Spencer
1495–1540
Fawsley, Northamptonshire
Great-Grandparents
Sir Mylles
1469–1532
Lady Spencer
1492–1560
Richard Knightley
1455–1534
Johanna Skenard
1460–1535
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Knightley
1427–1475
Eleanore Throckmorton
1430–

EARL Spencer's Descendants

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EARL (KNIGHT Sir John III) Spencer (1546–9 Jan 1599) m. Mary Spencer (1555–5 January 1619)
  1. 1. Robert Spenser 1570–1606
  2. 2. Elizabeth (E) SPencer 1579–1632
  3. 3. Catherine (Spencer) Montagu 1586–1612
  4. 4. George ((Georgus)) SPENCER 1586–1622
  5. 5. *Robert (Spencer 1st Baron Spencer of) Wormleighton 1570–1627
  6. 6. Alice (Elizabeth) Spencer 1590–1670
  7. 7. Lady (Alice Elizabeth 1579) Spencer 1579–1632
  8. 8. Sir (Thomas) Spencer 1565–1622
  9. 9. Sir (Thomas Ist Baron Yarnton, Spencer) Sr. 1571–1622
  10. 10. Anne Spencer 1584–1613
  11. 11. Alice Spencer 1590–1632
  12. 12. Lady (Margaret) Spencer 1592–1612
  13. 13. Mary SPENCER 1575–1540
  14. 14. Elizabethe Spenser 1540–1599
  15. 15. Thos. Spencer 1527–1568
  16. 16. Michael (Spencer, Sir,) Lord 1531–1599
  17. 17. William Spencer 1545–1753
  18. 18. Jane Spencer 1539–1593
  19. 19. Gerard Spencer 1543–1577
  20. 20. John (III) Spencer 1533–1560
  21. 21. Christiana Spencer 1535–1540
  22. 22. Robert (Spencer) esq 1527–1620
  23. 23. Michael Spencer 1535–1583
  24. 24. William Spencer 1527–1612
  25. 25. Gerard (Jarrat) Spencer 1528–1576
  26. 26. William Spencer 1527–1542
  27. 27. Edmund Spencer 1553–1599
  28. 28. Mary (Margaret) Spencer 1528–1626 m. John Cowper 1528–1571
    1. 1. Richard Coore 1556–
    2. 2. John (Cooper) (Cowper) 1554–1620 m. Lady (Elizabeth) Haner 1558–1582
      1. 1. John Cooper –1702
      2. 2. Anothy Cowper 1584–1636
      3. 3. Thomas Cooper 1580–1611
      4. 4. William Cooper 1580–1611
      5. 5. Nathaniel Cooper 1608–
      6. 6. Laura (Elizabeth) Cooper 1575–1654
      7. 7. Judith Cooper 1575–1660
  29. 29. Ann Spencer –1810

EARL Spencer's Timeline

3 Records

1546
1546
Birth of EARL KNIGHT Sir John III Spencer in Wormleighton, Warwickshire, England
Wormleighton, Warwickshire, England
1599
9 Jan 1599
Age 53
Death of EARL KNIGHT Sir John III Spencer in London, London, England
London, London, England
1706
4 Oct 1706
Age 160
EARL KNIGHT Sir John III Spencer was baptized in Derbyshire, England
Derbyshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1546
    Event Place: Wormleighton, Warwickshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 4 Oct 1706
    Event Place: Derbyshire, England
    Record Source: Derbyshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, Derbyshire Record Office; Matlock, Derbyshire, England; Diocese: Diocese of Derby

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Jan 1599
    Event Place: London, London, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Great Brington, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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