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John David Spence or Spens 1611–1704 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Mar 1611

Birth Location: Dysart, Fife, , Scotland

Death Date: 2 May 1704

Death Location: Westmoreland County, Virginia, USA

Father: Sir III

Mother: Janet Cunningham

Spouse(s): Anne Rowe

Children(s): Isobel Spence

John David Spence or Spens was born in 1611 in Dysart, Fife, , Scotland, the child of Sir David John Spens Iii And Janet Henrie Cunningham. John David Spence or Spens married Anne Rowe, and had children including Isobel Spence. John David Spence or Spens passed away in 1704 in Westmoreland County, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • John David Spence or Spens was born in 1611 in Dysart, Fife, , Scotland, the child of Sir David John Spens Iii And Janet Henrie Cunningham.
  • John David Spence or Spens married Anne Rowe, and had children including Isobel Spence.
  • John David Spence or Spens passed away in 1704 in Westmoreland County, Virginia, USA.

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John Spens's Ancestors

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John Spens
1611–1704
Birth Place: Dysart, Fife, , Scotland
Parents
Sir David John Spens III
1571–1615
Fife, Scotland
Janet (Henrie) Cunningham
1565–1665
Dysart, Fife, Scotland
Grandparents
William (David Spence) II
1538–1571
Crail, Fifeshire, Scotland
Margaret Learmonth
1542–1574
Dairsie Castle, Fifeshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
*Sir Wormiston
1500–1547
Isobell Bard
1509–1581
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Spens's Descendants

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John (David Spence or) Spens (12 Mar 1611–2 May 1704) m. Anne Rowe (1614–1649)
  1. 1. Isobel Spence 1643–1744 m. James Boyle 1645–1705
    1. 1. Isobel Boyle 1661– m. James Davidson 1657–
      1. 1. Margaret Davidson 1690–1741 m. William (Wolf Alleker,) Alexander 1692–1761
        1. 1. Janet Alexander 1720–1808 m. Alexander Lyon 1719–

John Spens's Timeline

2 Records

1611
12 Mar 1611
Birth of John David Spence or Spens in Dysart, Fife, , Scotland
Dysart, Fife, , Scotland
1704
2 May 1704
Age 93
Death of John David Spence or Spens in Westmoreland County, Virginia, USA
Westmoreland County, Virginia, USA

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: 2 May 1704
    Event Place: Westmoreland County, Virginia, USA

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