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John Spencer II, Governor of Virginia 1655–1729 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 02 Aug 1655

Birth Location: Cannon Hall, Barnsley, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 13 Apr 1729

Death Location: Cannon Hall, Barnsley, Yorkshire, England

Father: JOHN I

Mother: SARA SPENCER

Spouse(s): ANN SPENCER

Children(s):

John Spencer II, Governor of Virginia was born in 1655 in Cannon Hall, Barnsley, Yorkshire, England, the child of John Johanes Spencer I And Sara Naylor Spencer. John Spencer II, Governor of Virginia married Ann Wilson Spencer, and had children including Ann Spencer. John Spencer II, Governor of Virginia passed away in 1729 in Cannon Hall, Barnsley, Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • John Spencer II, Governor of Virginia was born in 1655 in Cannon Hall, Barnsley, Yorkshire, England, the child of John Johanes Spencer I And Sara Naylor Spencer.
  • John Spencer II, Governor of Virginia married Ann Wilson Spencer, and had children including Ann Spencer.
  • John Spencer II, Governor of Virginia passed away in 1729 in Cannon Hall, Barnsley, Yorkshire, England.

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John Virginia's Ancestors

Self
John Virginia
1655–1729
Birth Place: Cannon Hall, Barnsley, Yorkshire, England
Parents
JOHN JOHANES SPENCER I
1629–1681
Barnsley, Yorkshire, England
SARA (NAYLOR) SPENCER
1626–1657
Cannon Hall, Barnsley, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Sir (Randolph) Spencer
1590–1658
Criggon, Montgomeryshire, England, Powys, Wales, United Kingdom
Margrett Hartley-Spencer
1590–1675
Lancashire, England
Margarete Savile
1594–1649
Wakefield, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Spencer
1559–1624
Helen Brocket
1574–1614
Johes Hartley
1560–1635
Issabella Parkin
1563–1620
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Althorpe
1524–1586
Catharina Kytson
1525–1585
Sir Reade
1528–1598
Dame Moore
1558–1612
Jacobi 1530
1530–1600
William Parkin
1546–1577
Margareta Bayteson
1545–1618

John Virginia's Timeline

2 Records

1655
02 Aug 1655
Birth of John Spencer II, Governor of Virginia in Cannon Hall, Barnsley, Yorkshire, England
Cannon Hall, Barnsley, Yorkshire, England
1729
13 Apr 1729
Age 74
Death of John Spencer II, Governor of Virginia in Cannon Hall, Barnsley, Yorkshire, England
Cannon Hall, Barnsley, Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 02 Aug 1655
    Event Place: Cannon Hall, Barnsley, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Apr 1729
    Event Place: Cannon Hall, Barnsley, Yorkshire, England

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