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Matthew Spence 1586–1643 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1586

Birth Location: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Death Date: 1643

Death Location: Lanarkshire, Scotland

Father: William Spens

Mother: Janet Swentoun

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Woddrop

Children(s): isobel drysdale

Matthew Spence was born in 1586 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, the child of William Spens And Janet Swentoun. Matthew Spence married Elizabeth Woddrop, and had children including Isobel Drysdale. Matthew Spence passed away in 1643 in Lanarkshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Matthew Spence was born in 1586 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, the child of William Spens And Janet Swentoun.
  • Matthew Spence married Elizabeth Woddrop, and had children including Isobel Drysdale.
  • Matthew Spence passed away in 1643 in Lanarkshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Spens
1565–1632
Birth Location: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
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Janet Swentoun
1562–1665
Birth Location: Eckford, Roxburghshire, or Dunfermlline, Fife, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Woddrop
1587–1639
Birth Location: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Children(s)

isobel drysdale
1621–1682
Birth Location: Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
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Matthew Spence's Ancestors

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Matthew Spence
1586–1643
Birth Place: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Parents
William Spens
1565–1632
Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Janet Swentoun
1562–1665
Eckford, Roxburghshire, or Dunfermlline, Fife, Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Matthew Spence's Descendants

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Matthew Spence (1586–1643) m. Elizabeth Woddrop (1587–1639)
  1. 1. isobel drysdale 1621–1682 m. William Hunter 1619–1676
    1. 1. Nicholas Hunter 1634–1694 m. Atha (Emaline) Avants 1634–1689 m. Scissilla Corish 1640–1725 m. Atha (Emaline) Avants 1634–1735
      1. 1. William (Henry) Hunter 1649–1709 m. Clarice (Elizabeth) Howard 1625–1740
        1. 1. Elizabeth Hunter 1669–1730 m. Lewis Bryan 1660–1735

Matthew Spence's Timeline

2 Records

1586
1586
Birth of Matthew Spence in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1643
1643
Age 57
Death of Matthew Spence in Lanarkshire, Scotland
Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1586
    Event Place: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1643
    Event Place: Lanarkshire, Scotland
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