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Leonard Spencer 1494 – 1568 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1494

Birth Location: Norwich, Norfolk, England

Death Date: 1568

Death Location: Norwich, Norfolk, England

Father: Sir Spencer,

Mother: Isabel Graunt

Spouse(s): Cecilia Sekford

Children(s): James Spencer,

Leonard Spencer was born in 1494 in Norwich, Norfolk, England, the child of Sir John Despenser II Spencer, and Isabel Graunt. Leonard Spencer married Cecilia Sekford, and had children including James Spencer,. Leonard Spencer passed away in 1568 in Norwich, Norfolk, England.

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Biography

  • Leonard Spencer was born in 1494 in Norwich, Norfolk, England, the child of Sir John Despenser II Spencer, and Isabel Graunt.
  • Leonard Spencer married Cecilia Sekford, and had children including James Spencer,.
  • Leonard Spencer passed away in 1568 in Norwich, Norfolk, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Spencer,
1455 – 1522
Birth Location: Wormleighton, Warwickshire, England
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Isabel Graunt
1460 – 1530
Birth Location: Snitterfield, Warwickshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Cecilia Sekford
1498 – 1522
Birth Location: Norwich, Norfolk, England
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Children(s)

James Spencer,
1522 – 1567
Birth Location: Rendlesham, Suffolk, England
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Leonard Spencer's Ancestors

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Leonard Spencer
1494 – 1568
Birth Place: Norwich, Norfolk, England
Parents
Sir John Despenser II Spencer,
1455 – 1522
Wormleighton, Warwickshire, England
Isabel Graunt
1460 – 1530
Snitterfield, Warwickshire, England
Grandparents
John Despenser
1418 – 1479
Hodnell, Warwickshire,England
Lorraine (de) Warsted
1422 – 1445
England
Great-Grandparents
Henry Spencer,
1392 – 1476
Isabelle Lincoln
1394 – 1478
David Warsted
1398 – 1493
Mary Agnes
1400 – 1493
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Despenser
1366 – 1435
Lady Northhamptonshire
1370 – 1408
Henry Lincoln
1348 – 1400
Isabelle (nmu)
1353 – 1420

Leonard Spencer's Descendants

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Leonard Spencer (1494 – 1568) m. Cecilia Sekford (1498 – 1522)
  1. 1. James Spencer, (1522 – 1567) m. Elizabeth Andrews (1534 – 1559)
    1. 1. Leonard Spencer, (1556 – 1600) m. Anne Lee (1560 – 1582)
      1. 1. Robert Spencer, (1582 – 1633) m. Elizabeth Wingfield (1586 – 1612)
        1. 1. Anthony Spencer (1599 – )
        2. 2. Gerard Spencer (20 Sep 1601 – 12 Aug 1649)
        3. 3. Richard Spencer (1605 – )
        4. 4. Thomas Spencer (29 Mar 1607 – 11 Sep 1687)
        5. 5. Edward Spencer, (1609 – 1670) m. Mary Gostwick (26 Jul 1612 – 21 Dec 1694)
    2. 2. Henry Spencer (about 1560 – )

Leonard Spencer's Timeline

2 Records

1494
1494
Birth of Leonard Spencer in Norwich, Norfolk, England
Norwich, Norfolk, England
1568
1568
Age 74
Death of Leonard Spencer in Norwich, Norfolk, England
Norwich, Norfolk, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1494
    Event Place: Norwich, Norfolk, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Norfolk: Norwich - Minutes of Court of Mayoralty, 1632-1635

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1568
    Event Place: Norwich, Norfolk, England
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