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John Spencer 1517 – 1586 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1517

Birth Location: Fawsley, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England

Death Date: 8 November 1586

Death Location: Northamptonshire, England

Father: William Spencer

Mother: Susanna Spencer

Spouse(s): Lady Kitson

Children(s): Anne Spencer, Anne Fairfax, Elizabeth SPENCER, John Spencer

In 1517, John Spencer II entered the world in Fawsley, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England, born to William Spencer and Susanna Spencer. John Spencer II married Lady Catherine Baroness Spencer Kitson, and had children including Anne Spencer, Anne Fairfax, Elizabeth SPENCER, John Spencer. John Spencer II passed away in 1586 in Northamptonshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1517, John Spencer II entered the world in Fawsley, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England, born to William Spencer and Susanna Spencer.
  • John Spencer II married Lady Catherine Baroness Spencer Kitson, and had children including Anne Spencer, Anne Fairfax, Elizabeth SPENCER, John Spencer.
  • John Spencer II passed away in 1586 in Northamptonshire, England.

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Children(s)

John Spencer's Ancestors

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John Spencer
1517 – 1586
Birth Place: Fawsley, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
Parents
William Spencer
1496 – 1532
Althorp, Northamptonshire, England
Susanna Spencer
1498 – 1532
Fawsley, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
Grandparents
John Spencer
1470 – 1522
Wormleighton, Warwickshire, England
Isabel Grant
1497 – 1532
Snitterfield, Warwickshire, England
Great-Grandparents
William Spencer
Elizabeth Empson
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Spencer's Descendants

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John Spencer (1517 – 8 November 1586) m. Lady (Catherine Baroness Spencer) Kitson (1545 – 8 Nov 1586)
  1. 1. Anne Spencer (1538 – 22 Sep 1618)
  2. 2. Anne Fairfax (1540 – 1618)
  3. 3. Elizabeth SPENCER (1540 – 9 Nov 1603)
  4. 4. John Spencer (1546 – 9 Jan 1599)

John Spencer's Timeline

2 Records

1517
1517
Birth of John Spencer II in Fawsley, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
Fawsley, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
1586
8 November 1586
Age 69
Death of John Spencer II in Northamptonshire, England
Northamptonshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1517
    Event Place: Fawsley, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 November 1586
    Event Place: Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Great Brington, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

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