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Gerard I Spencer of Stotfold 1576–1646 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 May 1576

Birth Location: Edworth, Bedfordshire, England

Death Date: 8 Jun 1646

Death Location: Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States

Father: Lord Spencer

Mother: Elizabeth Collamore

Spouse(s): Alice Whitbread, Margaret Foss

Children(s): Sergeant Sr

The story of Gerard I Spencer of Stotfold began in 1576 in Edworth, Bedfordshire, England. Gerard I Spencer of Stotfold married Alice Whitbread, Margaret Foss, and had children including Sergeant Thomas Spencer Sr. Gerard I Spencer of Stotfold passed away in 1646 in Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Gerard I Spencer of Stotfold began in 1576 in Edworth, Bedfordshire, England.
  • Gerard I Spencer of Stotfold married Alice Whitbread, Margaret Foss, and had children including Sergeant Thomas Spencer Sr.
  • Gerard I Spencer of Stotfold passed away in 1646 in Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Lord Spencer
1531–1599
Birth Location: Edworth, Bedfordshire, England
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Elizabeth Collamore
1540–1599
Birth Location: Edworth, Bedfordshire, England
EC

Spouses(s)

Alice Whitbread
1578–1628
Birth Location: Gravenhurst, Bedfordshire, England
AW
Margaret Foss
1575–1635
Birth Location: England
MF

Children(s)

Sergeant Sr
1607–1687
Birth Location: Stotfold, Bedfordshire, England
SS

Gerard Stotfold's Ancestors

Self
Gerard Stotfold
1576–1646
Birth Place: Edworth, Bedfordshire, England
Parents
Lord Michael Spencer
1531–1599
Edworth, Bedfordshire, England
Elizabeth Collamore
1540–1599
Edworth, Bedfordshire, England
Grandparents
John (Spencer) II
1505–1558
St. Albans, Bedfordshire, England
Ann ("Agnes") Merrill
1509–1560
Edworth, Bedfordshire, , England
John Collamore
1500–1555
Braunton, Devons, England
Margaret ((Margery)) Hext
1510–1551
Kensington, Devonshire, Olde England
Great-Grandparents
John I
1478–1532
Christine Baker
1474–1532
John Merrill
1475–1529
Anne Belchum
1477–1528
Peter COLLAMORE
1474–1504
Isabel Cushe
1478–1504
Thomas Hext
1474–1555
Wilmot Poyntz
1487–1558
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Poyntz
1464–1515

Gerard Stotfold's Descendants

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Gerard (I Spencer of) Stotfold (20 May 1576–8 Jun 1646) m. Alice Whitbread (7 Oct 1578–20 Nov 1628) m. Margaret Foss (1575–19 Dec 1635)
  1. 1. Sergeant (Thomas Spencer) Sr 1607–1687 m. Sarah Bearding 1623–1685 m. Anne Dorryfall 1609–1645
    1. 1. Hannah Spencer 1653–1715 m. George (Sexton) Jr 1658–1689
      1. 1. Charles (Sexton) Sr 1680–1752 m. Sarah Jamison 1680–1734
        1. 1. William Sexton 1700–
        2. 2. John Sexton 1726–1763 m. Mary Lee 1716–1766
      2. 2. Nathaniel Sexton 1682–1767
      3. 3. George (Sexton) III 1679–1754 m. Sarah (Ann) Knight 1680–1751
      4. 4. Gersham (Sexton) Sr 1685–1742
    2. 2. Thomas Spencer 1641–1689 m. Esther Andrews 1641–1698
    3. 3. Obadiah Spencer 1639–1712
    4. 4. Samuel (Spencer) Sr 1639–1726 m. Sarah Meekins 1643–1706
      1. 1. Samuel Spencer 1668–1748 m. Hepzibah Spencer 1678–1745
    5. 5. Ruth Spencer 1654–1744
    6. 6. Sarah Spencer 1646–1712 m. Thomas Huxley 1640–1721
    7. 7. Elizabeth Spencer 1648–1712
    8. 8. Mary Spencer 1655–1690 m. Thomas Roote 1648–1709
    9. 9. Martha Spencer 1657–1703 m. Andrew (Benton) Jr 1653–
    10. 10. Jarrett Spencer 1650–1712 m. Hannah Spencer 1658–1692
      1. 1. Jarrett (Spencer) Jr 1682–1754 m. Sarah Spencer 1686–1767
        1. 1. Nathaniel (Bearding) Spencer 1724–1773 m. Theodosia Spencer 1723–1803

Gerard Stotfold's Timeline

2 Records

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

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 May 1576
    Event Place: Edworth, Bedfordshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 363.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: DE1
    [2] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 466.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: JPL
    [3] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [6] Colonial Families of the USA
    [7] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1632
    Event Place: New England
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: New England; Year: 1632; Page Number: .

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Massachusetts
    Record Source: Massachusetts Applications of Freemen, 1630-91

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Jun 1646
    Event Place: Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [5] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Genealogical descent of the Huxley family in the United States
    [6] Geneanet Community Trees Index
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