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Lord Sir Knight John Spencer 1546 – 1598 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1546

Birth Location: Althorp, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England

Death Date: 23 Sep 1598

Death Location: London, Middlesex, England

Father: Sir Spencer

Mother: Lady Kitson

Spouse(s): Lady Catlyn

Children(s): Sir Spencer

The story of Lord Sir Knight John Spencer III, Baron Spencer of Althorpe began in 1546 in Althorp, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England. Lord Sir Knight John Spencer III, Baron Spencer of Althorpe married Lady Mary Margaret Catlyn, and had children including Sir Robert Spencer. Lord Sir Knight John Spencer III, Baron Spencer of Althorpe passed away in 1598 in London, Middlesex, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Lord Sir Knight John Spencer III, Baron Spencer of Althorpe began in 1546 in Althorp, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England.
  • Lord Sir Knight John Spencer III, Baron Spencer of Althorpe married Lady Mary Margaret Catlyn, and had children including Sir Robert Spencer.
  • Lord Sir Knight John Spencer III, Baron Spencer of Althorpe passed away in 1598 in London, Middlesex, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Spencer
1517 – 1586
Birth Location: Fawsley, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
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Lady Kitson
1524 – 1586
Birth Location: St Edmundsbury Borough, Suffolk, England
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Spouses(s)

Lady Catlyn
1555 – 1619
Birth Location: Brington, Northamptonshire, England
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Children(s)

Sir Spencer
1570 – 1627
Birth Location: Wormleighton, Warwickshire, England
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Lord Spencer's Ancestors

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Lord Spencer
1546 – 1598
Birth Place: Althorp, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
Parents
Sir Knight John Spencer
1517 – 1586
Fawsley, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
Lady (Katherine) Kitson
1524 – 1586
St Edmundsbury Borough, Suffolk, England
Grandparents
Lord (Sir William) Spencer
1470 – 1532
Badby, Northamptonshire, England
Lady (Susan\Susanna) Knightley
1500 – 1532
Fawsley, Northamptonshire, , England
Lord (Thomas) Kytson
1485 – 1540
Warton, Fylde Borough, Lancashire, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Spencer
1460 – 1532
Christian Baker
1474 – 1560
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lord Spencer's Descendants

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Lord (Sir Knight John) Spencer (1546 – 23 Sep 1598) m. Lady (Mary Margaret) Catlyn (1555 – 5 Jan 1619)
  1. 1. Sir (Robert) Spencer (1570 – 25 Oct 1627) m. Lady (Margaret) Willoughby (21 Oct 1571 – 17 Aug 1597)
    1. 1. Lady (Mary Willoughby) Spencer (Bef. 1605 – 14 Jul 1658) m. Sir (Dr Richard) Anderson (1618 – 1662)
      1. 1. Robert Anderson (1641 – 12 May 1695) m. Cecilia (Poindexter) Massie (1646 – 14 Nov 1721)
        1. 1. Mary (Cecilia) Anderson (07 Aug 1665 – 7 Apr 1735) m. Richard Cottrell (1662 – 16 Mar 1715)
    2. 2. Lord (William) Spencer (Dec 1591 – 19 Dec 1636) m. Penelope Wriothesley (8 Nov 1598 – 16 Jul 1667)
      1. 1. Robert (Thomas) Spencer (1630 – Mar 1679) m. Saria ("Anne") Taberer (1640 – 1664)
        1. 1. Ann Spencer (10 January 1656 – September 1697) m. William Rowland (20 April 1654 – 1685)

Lord Spencer's Timeline

2 Records

1546
1546
Birth of Lord Sir Knight John Spencer III, Baron Spencer of Althorpe in Althorp, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
Althorp, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
1598
23 Sep 1598
Age 52
Death of Lord Sir Knight John Spencer III, Baron Spencer of Althorpe in London, Middlesex, England
London, Middlesex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1546
    Event Place: Althorp, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Sep 1598
    Event Place: London, Middlesex, England
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