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James Allen Spencer 1735 – 1820 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: July 1735

Birth Location: Harford County, Maryland, United States of America

Death Date: 8 March 1820

Death Location: Noble County, Ohio, United States of America

Father: James Spencer

Mother: Anne Benson

Spouse(s): Rebecca Shirley-Spencer

Children(s): Zachariah Spencer

James Allen Spencer was born in 1735 in Harford County, Maryland, United States of America, the child of James Jarvis Spencer and Anne Benson. James Allen Spencer married Rebecca Shirley-Spencer, and had children including Zachariah Spencer. James Allen Spencer passed away in 1820 in Noble County, Ohio, United States of America.

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Biography

  • James Allen Spencer was born in 1735 in Harford County, Maryland, United States of America, the child of James Jarvis Spencer and Anne Benson.
  • James Allen Spencer married Rebecca Shirley-Spencer, and had children including Zachariah Spencer.
  • James Allen Spencer passed away in 1820 in Noble County, Ohio, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Spencer
1695 – 1761
Birth Location: Talbot, Hall, Maryland, United States
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Anne Benson
1689 – 1757
Birth Location: Talbot, Maryland, United States
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Spouses(s)

Rebecca Shirley-Spencer
1751 – 1842
Birth Location: Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, United States
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Children(s)

Zachariah Spencer
1774 – 1859
Birth Location: Mahoning Twp, Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA
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James Spencer's Ancestors

Self
James Spencer
1735 – 1820
Birth Place: Harford County, Maryland, United States of America
Parents
James Jarvis Spencer
1695 – 1761
Talbot, Hall, Maryland, United States
Anne Benson
1689 – 1757
Talbot, Maryland, United States
Grandparents
James (Henry) Spencer
1667 – 1714
Colne, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Dr (Capt James) Benson
1653 – 1736
St Michael Cornhill, London, England
Margaret (Mary) Withers
1655 – 1709
Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA
Great-Grandparents
Jane White
1636 – 1687
Sir Benson
1628 – 1666
Anne Perry
1630 – 1692
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Hester Beane
– 1640
Mathew Benson
1610 – 1658

James Spencer's Descendants

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James (Allen) Spencer (July 1735 – 8 March 1820) m. Rebecca Shirley-Spencer (9 May 1751 – 17 Jan 1842)
  1. 1. Zachariah Spencer (1774 – 7 Feb 1859) m. Margaret (Cover) Biddle (May 1777 – Jul 1850)
    1. 1. Daniel (Cover) Spencer (1807 – 19 December 1878) m. Lydia Pierce (11 February 1805 – 19 January 1897)
      1. 1. William Spencer (1834 – 31 Aug 1863) m. Nancy (McPheren) States (21 December 1839 – 6 April 1908)
        1. 1. Annie (R.) Scott (Oct 1857 – 21 February 1929) m. Silas (Hill) Scott (11 February 1848 – 16 May 1907)

James Spencer's Timeline

2 Records

1735
July 1735
Birth of James Allen Spencer in Harford County, Maryland, United States of America
Harford County, Maryland, United States of America
1820
8 March 1820
Age 85
Death of James Allen Spencer in Noble County, Ohio, United States of America
Noble County, Ohio, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: July 1735
    Event Place: Harford County, Maryland, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 March 1820
    Event Place: Noble County, Ohio, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Three Forks, Noble County, Ohio, United States of America
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