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John David Spence or Spens 1611–1704 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 March 1611

Birth Location: Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland

Death Date: 2 May 1704

Death Location: Westmoreland County, Virginia, United States of America

Father: Sir (Spens)

Mother: Joane Spencer

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John David Spence or Spens was born in 1611 in Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland, the child of Sir James Spence Spens And Joane Spencer. John David Spence or Spens passed away in 1704 in Westmoreland County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • John David Spence or Spens was born in 1611 in Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland, the child of Sir James Spence Spens And Joane Spencer.
  • John David Spence or Spens passed away in 1704 in Westmoreland County, Virginia, United States of America.

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John Spens's Ancestors

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John Spens
1611–1704
Birth Place: Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland
Parents
Sir James Spence (Spens)
1571–1620
Crail, Fife, Scotland
Joane Spencer
1570–1620
Scotland
Grandparents
Sir (David) Spense
1551–1608
Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lady (Janet) Cunningham
1550–1615
Keir, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Sir Spence
1525–1575
William Cunningham
1495–1562
Lady Campbell
1530–1552
2nd-Great-Grandparents
*Sir Wormiston
1500–1580
Isobell Bard
1509–1581

John Spens's Timeline

2 Records

1611
12 March 1611
Birth of John David Spence or Spens in Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland
Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland
1704
2 May 1704
Age 93
Death of John David Spence or Spens in Westmoreland County, Virginia, United States of America
Westmoreland County, Virginia, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 March 1611
    Event Place: Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 May 1704
    Event Place: Westmoreland County, Virginia, United States of America

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