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John High Sheriff of Northamptonshire Spencer 1517–1586 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 February 1517

Birth Location: Fawsley Hall, Fawsley, Daventry, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 3 Mar 1586

Death Location: Great Houghton, Northamptonshire, England

Father: William Spencer

Mother: Lady Spencer

Spouse(s): Baroness Kytson

Children(s): Edward Spencer, John III, Alice Egerton, Elizabeth Eure, William Spencer, Anne Spencer, Margaret Elrington, Thomas Spencer, Robert Spencer

In 1517, John High Sheriff of Northamptonshire Spencer entered the world in Fawsley Hall, Fawsley, Daventry, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom, born to William Spencer And Lady Susan Susanna Knightley Baroness Spencer. John High Sheriff of Northamptonshire Spencer married Baroness Katherina Kytson, and had children including Alice Egerton, Anne Spencer, Edward Sallare Spencer, Elizabeth Carey Eure, John Spencer Iii, Margaret Elrington, Robert Edmund Spencer, Thomas Spencer, William Spencer. John High Sheriff of Northamptonshire Spencer passed away in 1586 in Great Houghton, Northamptonshire, England.

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  • In 1517, John High Sheriff of Northamptonshire Spencer entered the world in Fawsley Hall, Fawsley, Daventry, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom, born to William Spencer And Lady Susan Susanna Knightley Baroness Spencer.
  • John High Sheriff of Northamptonshire Spencer married Baroness Katherina Kytson, and had children including Alice Egerton, Anne Spencer, Edward Sallare Spencer, Elizabeth Carey Eure, John Spencer Iii, Margaret Elrington, Robert Edmund Spencer, Thomas Spencer, William Spencer.
  • John High Sheriff of Northamptonshire Spencer passed away in 1586 in Great Houghton, Northamptonshire, England.

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John Spencer's Ancestors

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John Spencer
1517–1586
Birth Place: Fawsley Hall, Fawsley, Daventry, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
William Spencer
1496–1532
Althorp, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
Lady (Susan\Susanna Knightley, Baroness) Spencer
1480–
Fawsley, Northamptonshire, , England
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John Spencer's Descendants

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John (High Sheriff of Northamptonshire) Spencer (3 February 1517–3 Mar 1586) m. Baroness (Katherina) Kytson (1521–8 November 1586)
  1. 1. Edward (Sallare) Spencer 1532–1610 m. Edna Fanklin 1532–1580
    1. 1. Tomezine Sallare 1580–1670
      1. 1. Michael (Luten) (Litton) 1615–1680
        1. 1. Michael (Mitch Bulwer Litton Lutton Letton Luten) Lytton 1647–1720
    2. 2. Cecelia Spencer 1555–1648
  2. 2. John (Spencer) III 1546–1599
  3. 3. Alice Egerton 1559–1637 m. Ferdinando Stanley 1559–1594
    1. 1. Lady (Frances Countess Bridgewater) Stanley 1583–1636
    2. 2. Anne (Countess Castlehaven) Stanley 1580–1647
    3. 3. Elizabeth Stanley 1588–1632
  4. 4. Elizabeth (Carey) Eure 1549–1618 m. George (Sir 2nd Baron Hunsdon) Carey 1547–1603
    1. 1. Elizabeth Carey 1576–1635
    2. 2. John Cary 1583–1661
  5. 5. William Spencer 1555–1609
  6. 6. Anne Spencer 1557–1618 m. William Stanley 1533–1581 m. Henry Compton 1539–1589 m. Robert Sackville 1561–
    1. 1. Henry Compton 1583–1649
  7. 7. Margaret Elrington –1626
  8. 8. Thomas Spencer 1553–1586
  9. 9. Robert (Edmund) Spencer 1559–1627 m. Thomas Egerton 1540–1617 m. Ferdinando Stanley 1559–1594
    1. 1. Anne Touchet 1580–1647
    2. 2. Frances Egerton 1583–1635
    3. 3. Elizabeth Hastings 1588–1633

John Spencer's Timeline

4 Records

1517
3 February 1517
Birth of John High Sheriff of Northamptonshire Spencer in Fawsley Hall, Fawsley, Daventry, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
Fawsley Hall, Fawsley, Daventry, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
1554
1554
Age 37
John High Sheriff of Northamptonshire Spencer was married In Hengrave, England., Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Hengrave, England., Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
1586
8 November 1586
Age 69
Death of John High Sheriff of Northamptonshire Spencer in Althorpe, Daventry, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
Althorpe, Daventry, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
1586
3 Mar 1586
Age 69
Burial of John High Sheriff of Northamptonshire Spencer in Great Houghton, Northamptonshire, England
Great Houghton, Northamptonshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 February 1517
    Event Place: Fawsley Hall, Fawsley, Daventry, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1554
    Event Place: Hengrave, England., Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 November 1586
    Event Place: Althorpe, Daventry, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 3 Mar 1586
    Event Place: Great Houghton, Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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