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John Spens 1611–1660 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Mar 1611

Birth Location: Dysart, Fife, Scotland

Death Date: 1660

Death Location: Durham, England

Father: John Spens

Mother: Janet Cunningham

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The story of John Spens began in 1611 in Dysart, Fife, Scotland. John Spens passed away in 1660 in Durham, England.

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Biography

  • The story of John Spens began in 1611 in Dysart, Fife, Scotland.
  • John Spens passed away in 1660 in Durham, England.

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John Spens's Ancestors

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John Spens
1611–1660
Birth Place: Dysart, Fife, Scotland
Parents
John Spens
1571–1610
Crail, Fife, Scotland
Janet Cunningham
1565–1665
Fife, Scotland
Grandparents
David Spens
1538–1571
Crail, Fife, Scotland
Margaret Learmonth
1542–1574
Dairsie, Fife, Scotland
William ("Sir 6th Earl of Glencairn") Cunningham
1524–1579
Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Janet Gordon
1528–1576
Lochinver, Sutherland, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Sir Learmonth
1502–1547
Isobel Balfour
1520–1542
Sir Gordon
1496–1547
Margaret Crichton
1499–1535
Sir Gordon
1496–1547
Lady Crichton
1498–1546
2nd-Great-Grandparents
David Learmont
1480–1526
Anna Kinnimonth
1480–1526
Sir Balfour
1484–1531
AGNES FORRESTER
1490–1532

John Spens's Timeline

2 Records

1611
12 Mar 1611
Birth of John Spens in Dysart, Fife, Scotland
Dysart, Fife, Scotland
1660
1660
Age 49
Death of John Spens in Durham, England
Durham, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Mar 1611
    Event Place: Dysart, Fife, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1660
    Event Place: Durham, England

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