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Ensign Gerard Spencer 1614–1685 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Apr 1614

Birth Location: Stotfold, Bedfordshire, England

Death Date: 29 Jun 1685

Death Location: Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States

Father: Gerard Spencer

Mother: Alice Whitebread

Spouse(s): Rebecca Porter, Hannah Pratt, Hannah Hills

Children(s): Samuel Spencer, Timothy Spencer, Alice Spencer, John Spencer, Rebecca Spencer, Ruth Spencer, Nathaniel Spencer, Elizabeth Spencer, Thomas Spencer, Hannah Spencer, William Spencer, Sarah Spencer

In 1614, Ensign Gerard Spencer entered the world in Stotfold, Bedfordshire, England, born to Gerard Spencer And Alice Whitebread. Ensign Gerard Spencer married Hannah Hills, Hannah Pratt, Rebecca Porter, and had children including Alice Marah Spencer, Elizabeth Spencer, Hannah Spencer, John Spencer, Mehitable Spencer, Nathaniel Spencer, Rebecca Spencer, Ruth Spencer, Samuel Spencer, Sarah Spencer, Thomas Spencer, Timothy Spencer, William Spencer. Ensign Gerard Spencer passed away in 1685 in Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1614, Ensign Gerard Spencer entered the world in Stotfold, Bedfordshire, England, born to Gerard Spencer And Alice Whitebread.
  • Ensign Gerard Spencer married Hannah Hills, Hannah Pratt, Rebecca Porter, and had children including Alice Marah Spencer, Elizabeth Spencer, Hannah Spencer, John Spencer, Mehitable Spencer, Nathaniel Spencer, Rebecca Spencer, Ruth Spencer, Samuel Spencer, Sarah Spencer, Thomas Spencer, Timothy Spencer, William Spencer.
  • Ensign Gerard Spencer passed away in 1685 in Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Ensign Spencer's Ancestors

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Ensign Spencer
1614–1685
Birth Place: Stotfold, Bedfordshire, England
Parents
Gerard Spencer
1576–1646
Edworth, Bedfordshire, England
Alice Whitebread
1578–1628
Gravenhurst, Bedfordshire, England
Grandparents
Michael Spencer
1530–1599
Edworth, Bedfordshire, England
Elizabeth Whitebread
1540–1599
Edworth, Bedfordshire, , England
John Whitbread
1548–1598
Gravenhurst, Bedfordshire, England
Eleanor
1550–1628
Elstow, Bedshire, England
Great-Grandparents
John Collamore
1500–1555
Margery Hext
1510–1551
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Isabel Cushe
1478–
Thomas Hext
1474–1555
Wilmot Poyntz
1487–1558

Ensign Spencer's Descendants

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Ensign (Gerard) Spencer (16 Apr 1614–29 Jun 1685) m. Rebecca Porter (Bet. 1610–1629–Bet. 1631–1714) m. Hannah Pratt (Bet. 1600–1623–Bet. 1643–1712) m. Hannah Hills (1618–22 Oct 1692)
  1. 1. Samuel Spencer –1705
  2. 2. Timothy Spencer –1704
  3. 3. Alice (Marah) Spencer 1641–1714 m. Thomas Shayler 1639–1692 m. Thomas Brooks 1636–1668
    1. 1. Anna Shailer 1683–
    2. 2. Nathaniel Shayler 1677–
    3. 3. Abel Shaylor 1673–1744 m. Elizabeth Ackley 1676–1697 m. Mary Parents 1680–1705 m. Hannah 1677–1770
      1. 1. Marah Shailer 1699–1729
      2. 2. Mary Shailer 1705–1764
      3. 3. Miriam Shailer 1717–1758
      4. 4. Thankful Shailer 1726–1810
      5. 5. Elizabeth Shailor 1695–1740 m. James Cockshott 1694– m. John Hoisington 1693–1728
        1. 1. Elizabeth Hoisington 1717–1740
        2. 2. Elisha Hoisington 1719–1748
        3. 3. Thankful Hoisington 1724–
        4. 4. Nathaniel Hoisington 1726–1728
        5. 5. Sarah Hoisington 1715–1762
        6. 6. James Hoisington 1721–1800
        7. 7. Ebenezer Hoisington 1729–1804
        8. 8. Sarah Hoisington 1712–1715
        9. 9. John (A) Hoisington 1713–1797 m. Sarah Temple 1714–1749
      6. 6. Jemima Shayler 1702–1776
      7. 7. Hannah Shailor 1714–1749
      8. 8. Sarah Shaler 1709–1748
    4. 4. Thomas Brooks 1664–1734
    5. 5. Alice Brooks 1668–1668
    6. 6. Sarah Brooks 1662–1696
    7. 7. Mary Brooks 1666–1667
    8. 8. Timothy Shayler 1675–1727
    9. 9. Thomas Shaler 1670–1753
  4. 4. John Spencer 1636–1682
  5. 5. Rebecca Spencer 1656–1706
  6. 6. Ruth Spencer 1654–1744
  7. 7. Nathaniel Spencer 1640–1722
  8. 8. Elizabeth Spencer 1646–1688
  9. 9. Thomas Spencer 1648–1698
  10. 10. Hannah Spencer 1653–1715
  11. 11. William Spencer 1644–1712
  12. 12. Sarah Spencer 1644–1707

Ensign Spencer's Timeline

3 Records

1614
16 Apr 1614
Birth of Ensign Gerard Spencer in Stotfold, Bedfordshire, England
Stotfold, Bedfordshire, England
1614
25 Apr 1614
Ensign Gerard Spencer was baptized in Stotfold,Bedford,England
Stotfold,Bedford,England
1685
29 Jun 1685
Age 71
Death of Ensign Gerard Spencer in Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States
Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Apr 1614
    Event Place: Stotfold, Bedfordshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [2] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 675.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: JPL
    [3] Colonial Families of the USA
    [4] briggs.FTW

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 25 Apr 1614
    Event Place: Stotfold,Bedford,England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 25 Apr 1614
    Event Place: Stotfold, Bedfordshire, England
    Record Source: briggs.FTW

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1632
    Event Place: Cambridge, Massachusetts
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Cambridge, Massachusetts; Year: 1632; Page Number: 271

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 22 May 1928
    Record Source: briggs.FTW

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 21 May 1931
    Record Source: briggs.FTW

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 12 Oct 1945
    Event Place: Arizona, United States
    Record Source: briggs.FTW

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: 1XW9-2B
    Record Source: briggs.FTW

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: Genealogy of the Spencer family

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Jun 1685
    Event Place: Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [2] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Mack Genealogy : The Descendants of John Mack of Lyme, Conn.
    [3] Colonial Families of the USA
    [4] briggs.FTW

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