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Gerard Garrad Jerard Spencer 1614–1685 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 April 1614

Birth Location: Stotfold, Central Bedfordshire Unitary Authority, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 29 June 1685

Death Location: Haddam, Middlesex Co., CT, USA

Father: Gerard I

Mother: Alice Whitbread

Spouse(s): Hannah Hills

Children(s): Nathanael Spencer, Timothy Spencer, Rebecca Tanner, Sarah (Backus), Hannah (Brainerd), Ruth (Clark), Mehitable (Cone), Marah (Shaylor), John Spencer, Samuel Spencer, Thomas Spencer, Nathanael Soldier

The story of Gerard Garrad Jerard Spencer began in 1614 in Stotfold, Central Bedfordshire Unitary Authority, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom. Gerard Garrad Jerard Spencer married Hannah Johannes Hills, and had children including Hannah Spencer Brainerd, John Spencer, Marah Alice Spencer Shaylor, Mehitable Spencer Cone, Nathanael Spencer, Nathanael William Spencer French Indian War Soldier, Rebecca Kennor Tanner, Ruth Spencer Clark, Samuel Spencer, Sarah Spencer Backus, Thomas Serit Spencer, Timothy Spencer. Gerard Garrad Jerard Spencer passed away in 1685 in Haddam, Middlesex Co., CT, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Gerard Garrad Jerard Spencer began in 1614 in Stotfold, Central Bedfordshire Unitary Authority, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom.
  • Gerard Garrad Jerard Spencer married Hannah Johannes Hills, and had children including Hannah Spencer Brainerd, John Spencer, Marah Alice Spencer Shaylor, Mehitable Spencer Cone, Nathanael Spencer, Nathanael William Spencer French Indian War Soldier, Rebecca Kennor Tanner, Ruth Spencer Clark, Samuel Spencer, Sarah Spencer Backus, Thomas Serit Spencer, Timothy Spencer.
  • Gerard Garrad Jerard Spencer passed away in 1685 in Haddam, Middlesex Co., CT, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Gerard I
1576–1646
Birth Location: Stotfold, Central Bedfordshire Unitary Authority, Bedfordshire, England
GI
Alice Whitbread
1571–1629
Birth Location: Mouldin, Bedfordshire, England
AW

Spouses(s)

Hannah Hills
1618–1692
Birth Location: East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
HH

Children(s)

Nathanael Spencer
1658–1722
Birth Location: Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
NS
Timothy Spencer
1652–1704
Birth Location: Haddam, Connecticut, USA
TS
Rebecca Tanner
1660–1710
Birth Location: Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States of America
RT
Sarah (Backus)
1644–1707
Birth Location: Connecticut, Connecticut, USA
S(
Hannah (Brainerd)
1641–1691
Birth Location: Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
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Ruth (Clark)
1654–1744
Birth Location: Connecticut, Connecticut, USA
R(
Mehitable (Cone)
1638–1691
Birth Location: Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
M(
Marah (Shaylor)
1642–1714
Birth Location: Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
M(
John Spencer
1636–1683
Birth Location: Luton, England, United Kingdom
JS
Samuel Spencer
1650–1705
Birth Location: Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
SS
Thomas Spencer
1648–1699
Birth Location: Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
TS
Nathanael Soldier
1656–1731
Birth Location: Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
NS

Gerard Spencer's Ancestors

Self
Gerard Spencer
1614–1685
Birth Place: Stotfold, Central Bedfordshire Unitary Authority, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Gerard (Jared) Spencer I
1576–1646
Stotfold, Central Bedfordshire Unitary Authority, Bedfordshire, England
Alice Whitbread
1571–1629
Mouldin, Bedfordshire, England
Grandparents
Michael Spencer
1531–1599
Edworth, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Elizabeth Whitebread
1541–1599
Stotfold or Edworth, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Gerard Spencer's Descendants

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Gerard (Garrad Jerard) Spencer (16 April 1614–29 June 1685) m. Hannah (Johannes) Hills (1618–22 Oct 1692)
  1. 1. Nathanael Spencer 1658–1722
  2. 2. Timothy Spencer 1652–1704
  3. 3. Rebecca (Kennor) Tanner 1660–1710
  4. 4. Sarah (Spencer) (Backus) 1644–1707
  5. 5. Hannah (Spencer) (Brainerd) 1641–1691
  6. 6. Ruth (Spencer) (Clark) 1654–1744
  7. 7. Mehitable (Spencer) (Cone) 1638–1691
  8. 8. Marah (Alice Spencer) (Shaylor) 1642–1714
  9. 9. John Spencer 1636–1683
  10. 10. Samuel Spencer 1650–1705
  11. 11. Thomas (Serit) Spencer 1648–1699
  12. 12. Nathanael (William Spencer French & Indian War) Soldier 1656–1731 m. Lydia Bailey 1659–1728 m. Margaret Spencer 1664–1736
    1. 1. John (Spencer) III 1689–1773
    2. 2. Daniel Spencer 1694–1770
    3. 3. Joseph Spencer 1680–1714

Gerard Spencer's Timeline

2 Records

1614
16 April 1614
Birth of Gerard Garrad Jerard Spencer in Stotfold, Central Bedfordshire Unitary Authority, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Stotfold, Central Bedfordshire Unitary Authority, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom
1685
29 June 1685
Age 71
Death of Gerard Garrad Jerard Spencer in Haddam, Middlesex Co., CT, USA
Haddam, Middlesex Co., CT, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 April 1614
    Event Place: Stotfold, Central Bedfordshire Unitary Authority, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 June 1685
    Event Place: Haddam, Middlesex Co., CT, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] North America, Family Histories
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index
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