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Lord Sir Knight John Thomas Spencer 1505 – 1558 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 May 1505

Birth Location: St. Albans, Pattenham, South Mills/Mylles or Edworth, Bedford, Bedfordshire, England

Death Date: 9 Jun 1558

Death Location: Stafford, Stafford Borough, Staffordshire or Edworth, Cople, Central Bedfordshire Unitary Authority, Bedfordshire, England

Father: Sir Spencer

Mother: Christiana Baker

Spouse(s): Lady Merrill

Children(s): Lady Spencer

Lord Sir Knight John Thomas Spencer II, Baron, MP High Sheriff of North Hampshire was born in 1505 in St. Albans, Pattenham, South Mills/Mylles or Edworth, Bedford, Bedfordshire, England, the child of Sir Knight John de le Spencer and Christiana Baker. Lord Sir Knight John Thomas Spencer II, Baron, MP High Sheriff of North Hampshire married Lady Anne Agnes (Clark Gerrard) Merrill, and had children including Lady Margaret Margarett Elsoone Spencer. Lord Sir Knight John Thomas Spencer II, Baron, MP High Sheriff of North Hampshire passed away in 1558 in Stafford, Stafford Borough, Staffordshire or Edworth, Cople, Central Bedfordshire Unitary Authority, Bedfordshire, England.

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  • Lord Sir Knight John Thomas Spencer II, Baron, MP High Sheriff of North Hampshire was born in 1505 in St. Albans, Pattenham, South Mills/Mylles or Edworth, Bedford, Bedfordshire, England, the child of Sir Knight John de le Spencer and Christiana Baker.
  • Lord Sir Knight John Thomas Spencer II, Baron, MP High Sheriff of North Hampshire married Lady Anne Agnes (Clark Gerrard) Merrill, and had children including Lady Margaret Margarett Elsoone Spencer.
  • Lord Sir Knight John Thomas Spencer II, Baron, MP High Sheriff of North Hampshire passed away in 1558 in Stafford, Stafford Borough, Staffordshire or Edworth, Cople, Central Bedfordshire Unitary Authority, Bedfordshire, England.

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Lord Spencer's Ancestors

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Lord Spencer
1505 – 1558
Birth Place: St. Albans, Pattenham, South Mills/Mylles or Edworth, Bedford, Bedfordshire, England
Parents
Sir Knight John de le Spencer
1478 – 1532
St Albans, Bedfordshire, England
Christiana Baker
1492 – 1538
Pavenham, Beds, England
Grandparents
Sir (Almeric Stuart John) Spencer
1437 – 1552
Wormleighton, Warwickshire, England
Lady (Eleanor Plantagenet) Beaufort
1431 – 1501
London, London, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lord Spencer's Descendants

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Lord (Sir Knight John Thomas) Spencer (20 May 1505 – 9 Jun 1558) m. Lady (Anne Agnes (Clark Gerrard)) Merrill (1509 – 16 June 1560)
  1. 1. Lady (Margaret Margarett Elsoone) Spencer (1537 – 20 Oct 1578) m. Sir (Lawrence) Greene (1524 – 25 Oct 1580)
    1. 1. Lady (Bennett Greene , of) London) (24 Jun 1548 – May 17th, 1586) m. Lord (Sir John 'the Younger') Wright (5 May 1548 – 30 May 1624)
      1. 1. Ambrose Wright (1572 – 1636) m. Frances Blechenden (1575 – 1638)
        1. 1. Ellyn Wright (1591 – 5 Nov 1640) m. Thomas Atkins (12th March 1597 – 1620)

Lord Spencer's Timeline

2 Records

1505
20 May 1505
Birth of Lord Sir Knight John Thomas Spencer II, Baron, MP High Sheriff of North Hampshire in St. Albans, Pattenham, South Mills/Mylles or Edworth, Bedford, Bedfordshire, England
St. Albans, Pattenham, South Mills/Mylles or Edworth, Bedford, Bedfordshire, England
1558
9 Jun 1558
Age 53
Death of Lord Sir Knight John Thomas Spencer II, Baron, MP High Sheriff of North Hampshire in Stafford, Stafford Borough, Staffordshire or Edworth, Cople, Central Bedfordshire Unitary Authority, Bedfordshire, England
Stafford, Stafford Borough, Staffordshire or Edworth, Cople, Central Bedfordshire Unitary Authority, Bedfordshire, England

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 May 1505
    Event Place: St. Albans, Pattenham, South Mills/Mylles or Edworth, Bedford, Bedfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Jun 1558
    Event Place: Stafford, Stafford Borough, Staffordshire or Edworth, Cople, Central Bedfordshire Unitary Authority, Bedfordshire, England

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