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Earl Knight Sir John III Spencer 1546–1600 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1546

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

Death Date: 9 January 1600

Death Location: Northamptonshire, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom

Father: Sir Nort

Mother: Ann Cobb

Spouse(s): Mary Catlyn

Children(s): Robert Wormleighton, Cecilia Spencer, Robert-I Spencer, William Spencer

Earl Knight Sir John III Spencer was born in 1546 in Althorp, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of Sir John Spencer Of Althorp High Sheriff Of Nort And Ann Agness Cobb. Earl Knight Sir John III Spencer married Mary Catlyn, and had children including Cecilia Spencer, Robert I Spencer, Robert Spencer, Robert Spencer Baron Spencer Of Wormleighton, William Spencer. Earl Knight Sir John III Spencer passed away in 1600 in Northamptonshire, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom.

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  • Earl Knight Sir John III Spencer was born in 1546 in Althorp, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of Sir John Spencer Of Althorp High Sheriff Of Nort And Ann Agness Cobb.
  • Earl Knight Sir John III Spencer married Mary Catlyn, and had children including Cecilia Spencer, Robert I Spencer, Robert Spencer, Robert Spencer Baron Spencer Of Wormleighton, William Spencer.
  • Earl Knight Sir John III Spencer passed away in 1600 in Northamptonshire, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Earl Spencer's Ancestors

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Earl Spencer
1546–1600
Birth Place: Althorp, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Sir John Spencer of Althorp, High Sheriff of Nort
1517–1586
Fawsley, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
Ann (Agness) Cobb
1509–1560
Edworth, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Susan Knightley
1498–1532
Fawsley, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
William Spencer
1496–1532
Althorp, Northamptonshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Earl Spencer's Descendants

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Earl (Knight Sir John III) Spencer (1546–9 January 1600) m. Mary Catlyn (1555–5 January 1619)
  1. 1. Robert (Spencer\ Baron Spencer of) Wormleighton 1570–1627 m. Margaret Willoughby 1571–1597
    1. 1. Sir (William of Wormleighton Spencer, 2nd Baron Spencer of) Wormleight 1591–1636 m. Penelope Wriothesley 1598–1667
      1. 1. Elizabeth Bediford 1615–1660
      2. 2. Elizabeth Crofts 1618–1672
      3. 3. Captain (Robert Spencer, 1st Viscount) Teviot 1628–1694
      4. 4. John (Spencer) Brington 1635–
      5. 5. Richard (Spencer) Brington 1631–1653
      6. 6. Anne Spencer 1623–1672
      7. 7. Catherine Spencer 1624–
      8. 8. Catherine Spencer 1616–1622
      9. 9. Henry Spencer 1620–1643
      10. 10. John Spencer –1617
      11. 11. Lady (Anne) Spencer 1616–1622
      12. 12. Lady (Elizabeth) Spencer 1617–1659
      13. 13. Lady (Margaret) Spencer 1627–1693
      14. 14. Mary Spencer 1621–1622
      15. 15. Rachel Spencer 1616–1638
      16. 16. Robert Spencer 1630–1694
      17. 17. Robert Spencer 1636–1688
      18. 18. Thomas Spencer 1633–1687
      19. 19. William Spencer 1630–1687
      20. 20. Lady (Alice) Spenser 1625–1675
    2. 2. Elizabeth Fane 1590–1618
    3. 3. Richard Spencer 1593–1667
    4. 4. Margaret Spencer 1597–1613
    5. 5. Mary Spencer 1588–1658
    6. 6. Edward Spencer 1594–1656
    7. 7. John Spencer 1590–1610
  2. 2. Cecilia Spencer 1555–1648
  3. 3. Robert-I Spencer 1553–1627
  4. 4. William Spencer 1571–1640

Earl Spencer's Timeline

2 Records

1546
1546
Birth of Earl Knight Sir John III Spencer in Althorp, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
Althorp, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
1600
9 January 1600
Age 54
Death of Earl Knight Sir John III Spencer in Northamptonshire, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
Northamptonshire, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1546
    Event Place: Althorp, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 January 1600
    Event Place: Northamptonshire, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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