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James Spencer 1691 – 1758 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Feb 1691

Birth Location: Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States

Death Date: 15 Dec 1758

Death Location: East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States

Father: William Spencer

Mother: Margaret Bates

Spouse(s): Hannah Crippen

Children(s): Thomas Spencer

James Spencer was born in 1691 in Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States, the child of William Spencer and Margaret Bates. James Spencer married Hannah Crippen, and had children including Thomas Spencer. James Spencer passed away in 1758 in East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States.

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Biography

  • James Spencer was born in 1691 in Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States, the child of William Spencer and Margaret Bates.
  • James Spencer married Hannah Crippen, and had children including Thomas Spencer.
  • James Spencer passed away in 1758 in East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Spencer
1656 – 1730
Birth Location: Lynn, Essex Co., Massachusetts
WS
Margaret Bates
1664 – 1736
Birth Location: Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
MB

Spouses(s)

Hannah Crippen
1703 – 1742
Birth Location: Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
HC

Children(s)

Thomas Spencer
1726 – 1801
Birth Location: East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States
TS

James Spencer's Ancestors

Self
James Spencer
1691 – 1758
Birth Place: Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States
Parents
William Spencer
1656 – 1730
Lynn, Essex Co., Massachusetts
Margaret Bates
1664 – 1736
Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Ensign (Gerard) Spencer
1614 – 1685
Stotfold, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Hannah (Joannis) Hills
1618 – 1692
England, United Kingdom
James Bates
1621 – 1689
Lydd, Shepway District, Kent, England
Hannah (Ann) Withington
1625 – 1690
Leigh, Lancashire, England
Great-Grandparents
Gerard Spencer
1576 – 1646
Alice Whitbread
1571 – 1628
William Hills
1595 – 1688
Sarah Clark
1596 – 1658
James Bates
1582 – 1655
Alice Glover
1583 – 1657
Henry Withington
1589 – 1667
Elizabeth Smith
1592 – 1660
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Michael Spencer
1531 – 1599
Elizabeth Collamore
1540 – 1599
Sir Whitebread
1522 – 1585
Eleanor Beauchamp
1510 – 1585
George Hills
1578 – 1649
Mary Symonds
1578 – 1649
William Clark
1572 – 1681
Catherine Bunce
1580 – 1645
James Bates
1562 – 1613
Mary Martine
1563 – 1610
William Glover
1545 – 1603
Anne Goverard
1545 – 1657
* *
1558 – 1631
MARGARET PENNINGTON
1562 – 1662
Robert SMITH
1566 –
Elizabeth Sedon
1570 –

James Spencer's Descendants

1.
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James Spencer (24 Feb 1691 – 15 Dec 1758) m. Hannah Crippen (25 May 1703 – 1742)
  1. 1. Thomas Spencer (27 Feb 1726 – 29 Apr 1801) m. Thankful Ackley (1 Jun 1737 – 20 Mar 1830)
    1. 1. Temperance Spencer (1775 – Bef. 1828) m. Benjamin (F. Scovil) (Scovel) (1767 – 28 Mar 1836)
      1. 1. Nathaniel (S) Scovel (7 Apr 1804 – 15 July 1862) m. Olive Lamphier (July 1815 – 1900)
        1. 1. Norman (Ira) Scovel (31 MAR 1843 – 21 JUL 1898) m. Flora (Adelaide) Bartholomew (1 Jul 1855 – 1 Aug 1896)

James Spencer's Timeline

2 Records

1691
24 Feb 1691
Birth of James Spencer in Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States
Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States
1758
15 Dec 1758
Age 67
Death of James Spencer in East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States
East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Feb 1691
    Event Place: Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Dec 1758
    Event Place: East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States
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