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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: Sir (General)Etheridge

Mother: Christian Baker

Spouse(s): Lady Kitson

Children(s): Anne Fairfax, Margaret Southwell, John Spencer, Elizabeth Eure, Thomas Spencer, Sir Spencer, Alice Egerton, William Spencer

In 1517, John Spencer II entered the world in Fawsley, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England, born to Sir Knight John Spencer I (General)Etheridge and Christian Etheldreia Baker. John Spencer II married Lady Elizabeth Penelope Kitson, and had children including Anne Fairfax, Margaret Crofts Southwell, John Spencer, Elizabeth Carey Eure, Thomas Spencer, Sir Richard Spencer, Alice Egerton, William 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 Sir Knight John Spencer I (General)Etheridge and Christian Etheldreia Baker.
  • John Spencer II married Lady Elizabeth Penelope Kitson, and had children including Anne Fairfax, Margaret Crofts Southwell, John Spencer, Elizabeth Carey Eure, Thomas Spencer, Sir Richard Spencer, Alice Egerton, William Spencer.
  • John Spencer II passed away in 1586 in Northamptonshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir (General)Etheridge
1478 – 1532
Birth Location: South Mylles, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom
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Christian Baker
1474 – 1541
Birth Location: Cople, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Lady Kitson
1523 – 1586
Birth Location: Hengrave, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
LK

Children(s)

Anne Fairfax
1540 – 1618
Birth Location: North Yorkshire, England
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Margaret Southwell
1545 – 1617
Birth Location: Bluntisham Cum Earith, Huntingdon, England
MS
John Spencer
1546 – 1599
Birth Location: Althorp, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
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Elizabeth Eure
1549 – 1618
Birth Location: Wormleighton, Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, England
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Thomas Spencer
1553 – 1586
Birth Location: England
TS
Sir Spencer
1559 – 1624
Birth Location: Offley, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom
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Alice Egerton
1559 – 1637
Birth Location: Althorp, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
AE
William Spencer
– 1609
Birth Location: Northamptonshire, England
WS

John Spencer's Ancestors

Self
John Spencer
1517 – 1586
Birth Place: Fawsley, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
Parents
Sir Knight John Spencer I (General)Etheridge
1478 – 1532
South Mylles, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Christian (Etheldreia) Baker
1474 – 1541
Cople, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Lady (Mary Etheldreia) Belchum
1449 – 1491
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Spencer's Descendants

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John Spencer (1517 – 8 November 1586) m. Lady (Elizabeth Penelope) Kitson (1523 – 8 November 1586)
  1. 1. Anne Fairfax (1540 – 1618)
  2. 2. Margaret (Crofts) Southwell (27 Sep 1545 – 16 Sep 1617) m. John (Southwell of Barham) Hall (1538 – 15 Oct 1612)
    1. 1. Frances Southwell (1564 – )
    2. 2. Ursula (Southwell) Richardson (1570 – 3 June 1624) m. Thomas Richardson (24 August 1565 – 7 January 1634)
      1. 1. Elizabeth (Verch) Thomas* (1587 – 1630) m. Francis Wyman (1592 – 1658)
        1. 1. Francis Wyman (24 February 1619 – 28 November 1699)
        2. 2. Evan (Ap) John (1600 – 1665) m. Jane (verch Richards (DESC\King Edward, III - Eleanor) Plantagenet) (1610 – 26 Feb 1710)
      2. 2. Mary Richardson (1589 – 10 March 1656)
      3. 3. Thomas Richardson (1590 – 1615)
      4. 4. Lady (Ursula) Richardson (7 December 1590 – 20 March 1657)
      5. 5. Susanna Richardson (1591 – 1661)
      6. 6. Ezekial Richardson (6 July 1591 – 21 October 1647)
      7. 7. Elizabeth (Jane Richardson) GG10LT (13 January 1593 – 22 June 1630)
      8. 8. George Richardson (1595 – )
      9. 9. Samuel Richardson (1595 – 1670)
      10. 10. John Richardson (7 November 1596 – 4 March 1630)
      11. 11. James Richardson (6 April 1600 – 4 March 1630)
      12. 12. Susan Richardson (1602 – )
      13. 13. Ezekiel Richardson (24 September 1602 – 21 October 1647)
      14. 14. Samuel Richardson (22 December 1603 – 23 March 1658)
      15. 15. George Richardson (1605 – 21 October 1647)
      16. 16. George Richardson (1605 – )
      17. 17. Thomas (Smeaton) Richardson (1605 – )
      18. 18. Edward Richardson (1605 – 14 November 1685)
      19. 19. Lawrence Richardson (1606 – 14 October 1666)
      20. 20. Elizabeth Richardson (1607 – 13 July 1655)
      21. 21. Margaret Richardson (19 April 1607 – 28 August 1651)
      22. 22. Thomas Richardson (3 July 1608 – 28 August 1651)
      23. 23. Susanna Richardson (1609 – 1616)
      24. 24. Edward Richardson (1610 – 21 October 1647)
      25. 25. Ursula Bell
      26. 26. William Richardson
      27. 27. Thomas Richardson ( – 1601)
      28. 28. John Richardson ( – 1634)
      29. 29. Asa Richardson
    3. 3. John Southwell (July 1571 – September 1571)
    4. 4. Robert Southwell (1572 – 21 May 1629)
    5. 5. Richard Southwell (1573 – 9 February 1641)
    6. 6. Mary Branthwayt (April 1575 – )
    7. 7. Anne Southwell (1576 – )
    8. 8. Eleanor Southwell (1582 – )
    9. 9. John Southwell
  3. 3. John Spencer (1546 – 9 January 1599)
  4. 4. Elizabeth (Carey) Eure (1549 – 25 February 1618)
  5. 5. Thomas Spencer (1553 – 8 November 1586)
  6. 6. Sir (Richard) Spencer (1559 – November 1624)
  7. 7. Alice Egerton (4 May 1559 – 23 January 1637)
  8. 8. William Spencer ( – 18 December 1609)

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:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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

    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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