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Gerard Spencer 1576–1646 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 May 1576

Birth Location: Edworth, Bedfordshire, England

Death Date: May 1646

Death Location: Stotfold, Bedfordshire, , England

Father: Michael Spencer

Mother: Elizabeth Whitebread

Spouse(s): Alice Whitebread, Joan Hills

Children(s): Timothy Spencer, Rachel Spencer, Spencer None, Ensign Spencer, John Spencer, William Spencer, Elizabeth Spencer, Alice Spencer, Michael Spencer, Henry Spencer, Thomas Spencer, Richard Spencer

Gerard Spencer was born in 1576 in Edworth, Bedfordshire, England, the child of Michael Spencer And Elizabeth Whitebread. Gerard Spencer married Alice Whitebread, Joan Hills, and had children including Alice Spencer, Elizabeth Spencer, Ensign Gerard Spencer, Henry Spencer, John Spencer, Michael Spencer, Rachel Spencer, Richard Spencer, Spencer, Thomas Spencer, Timothy Spencer, William Spencer. Gerard Spencer passed away in 1646 in Stotfold, Bedfordshire, , England.

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Biography

  • Gerard Spencer was born in 1576 in Edworth, Bedfordshire, England, the child of Michael Spencer And Elizabeth Whitebread.
  • Gerard Spencer married Alice Whitebread, Joan Hills, and had children including Alice Spencer, Elizabeth Spencer, Ensign Gerard Spencer, Henry Spencer, John Spencer, Michael Spencer, Rachel Spencer, Richard Spencer, Spencer, Thomas Spencer, Timothy Spencer, William Spencer.
  • Gerard Spencer passed away in 1646 in Stotfold, Bedfordshire, , England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Michael Spencer
1530–1599
Birth Location: Edworth, Bedfordshire, England
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Elizabeth Whitebread
1540–1599
Birth Location: Edworth, Bedfordshire, , England
EW

Spouses(s)

Alice Whitebread
1578–1628
Birth Location: Gravenhurst, Bedfordshire, England
AW
Joan Hills
1574–1632
Birth Location: –
JH

Children(s)

Timothy Spencer
1616–1704
Birth Location: Stotfold, Bedfordshire, England
TS
Rachel Spencer
1602–1609
Birth Location: Stotford, Bedfordshire, England
RS
Spencer None
1596–1602
Birth Location: –
S
Ensign Spencer
1614–1685
Birth Location: Stotfold, Bedfordshire, England
ES
John Spencer
1604–1684
Birth Location: Stotford, Bedfordshire, England
JS
William Spencer
1601–1640
Birth Location: Stotfold, Bedford, England
WS
Elizabeth Spencer
1602–1645
Birth Location: Stotfold, Bedfordshire, England
ES
Alice Spencer
1616–
Birth Location: Stotfold, Bedfordshire, England
AS
Michael Spencer
1611–1653
Birth Location: Stotfold, Bedfordshire, England
MS
Henry Spencer
1605–1607
Birth Location: Stotfold, Bedfordshire, England
HS
Thomas Spencer
1607–1687
Birth Location: Stotfold, Bedfordshire, England
TS
Richard Spencer
1608–1609
Birth Location: Stotfold, Bedford, Eng.
RS

Gerard Spencer's Ancestors

Self
Gerard Spencer
1576–1646
Birth Place: Edworth, Bedfordshire, England
Parents
Michael Spencer
1530–1599
Edworth, Bedfordshire, England
Elizabeth Whitebread
1540–1599
Edworth, Bedfordshire, , England
Grandparents
John Collamore
1500–1555
Braunton, Devon, , England
Margery Hext
1510–1551
Kensington, Devon, England
Great-Grandparents
Isabel Cushe
1478–
Thomas Hext
1474–1555
Wilmot Poyntz
1487–1558
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Gerard Spencer's Descendants

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Gerard Spencer (20 May 1576–May 1646) m. Alice Whitebread (1578–20 Nov 1628) m. Joan Hills (Bet. 1574–1610–Bet. 1632–1698)
  1. 1. Timothy Spencer 1616–1704
  2. 2. Rachel Spencer 1602–1609
  3. 3. Spencer 1596–1602
  4. 4. Ensign (Gerard) Spencer 1614–1685 m. Rebecca Porter 1610–1631 m. Hannah Pratt 1600–1643 m. Hannah Hills 1618–1692
    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
        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
  5. 5. John Spencer 1604–1684
  6. 6. William Spencer 1601–1640 m. Agnes Harris 1597–1618 m. Agnes (Pratt) Heane 1594–1638
  7. 7. Elizabeth Spencer 1602–1645 m. Tomlins 1577–1628
  8. 8. Alice Spencer 1616–
  9. 9. Michael Spencer 1611–1653 m. Isabel 1615–1674 m. Robbins 1607–1628
    1. 1. William Spencer 1656–1712 m. Sarah Ackley 1652–1673 m. Margaret Bates 1646–1689
    2. 2. Susannah Spencer 1643–1724 m. Daniel Bacon 1618–1669
    3. 3. Michael Spencer 1648–1723 m. Rebecca Sweetman 1649–1723
      1. 1. Susannah Spencer 1680–1725 m. Richard Briggs 1655–1705 m. John Olin 1664–1725
        1. 1. Joseph Olin 1710–1758 m. Mary Aylesworth 1714–1758
        2. 2. Phebe Olin 1718–1719
        3. 3. Henry Olin 1719–1823
        4. 4. John Olin 1712–1797 m. Susanna Peirce 1696–1739
        5. 5. Eleanor Olin 1712–1713
        6. 6. Jonathan Olin 1716–1717
      2. 2. Michael Spencer 1682–1723
      3. 3. Ammi (Ruhamah) Spencer 1690–1691
      4. 4. Rebecca Spencer 1673–1723
      5. 5. Thomas Spencer 1688–1774 m. Sarah Wanton 1689–1732
    4. 4. John Spencer 1638–1684 m. Susanna Griffin 1626–1669
  10. 10. Henry Spencer 1605–1607
  11. 11. Thomas Spencer 1607–1687 m. Sarah Bearding 1602–1650 m. Ann Derfield 1603–1624 m. Sarah Reading 1603–1624 m. Anne Denfield 1594–1637
  12. 12. Richard Spencer 1608–1609

Gerard Spencer's Timeline

7 Records

1576
20 May 1576
Birth of Gerard Spencer in Edworth, Bedfordshire, England
Edworth, Bedfordshire, England
1576
20 May 1576
Gerard Spencer was christened in Stotfold, Bedfordshire, England
Stotfold, Bedfordshire, England
1646
May 1646
Age 70
Death of Gerard Spencer in Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States
Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States
1646
May 1646
Age 70
Death of Gerard Spencer in Stotfold, Bedfordshire, England
Stotfold, Bedfordshire, England
1646
May 1646
Age 70
Death of Gerard Spencer in Stotfold, Bedfordshire, England
Stotfold, Bedfordshire, England
1646
May 1646
Age 70
Death of Gerard Spencer in Stotfold,,Bedfordshire,England
Stotfold,,Bedfordshire,England
1646
May 1646
Age 70
Death of Gerard Spencer in Stotfold, Bedfordshire, , England
Stotfold, Bedfordshire, , England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 May 1576
    Event Place: Edworth, Bedfordshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] briggs.FTW
    [2] Gardner.FTW
    [3] v6t1512.FTW
    [4] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 20 May 1576
    Event Place: Stotfold, Bedfordshire, England
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1632
    Event Place: Cambridge, Massachusetts
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 24 Dec 1688
    Record Source: briggs.FTW

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 19 Apr 1926
    Record Source: briggs.FTW

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 03 Dec 1926
    Record Source: briggs.FTW

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 12 Feb 1958
    Event Place: LA
    Record Source: briggs.FTW

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: See Note Page
    Record Source: Gardner.FTW

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Stotfold, Bedfordshire, England
    Record Source: briggs.FTW

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: May 1646
    Event Place: Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] briggs.FTW
    [2] Gardner.FTW
    [3] v6t1512.FTW
    [4] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: May 1646
    Event Place: Stotfold, Bedfordshire, England
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: May 1646
    Event Place: Stotfold, Bedfordshire, England
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: May 1646
    Event Place: Stotfold,,Bedfordshire,England
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: May 1646
    Event Place: Stotfold, Bedfordshire, , England
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
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