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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: Sir Spens\Spence

Mother: Janet Swenton

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Woodrop

Children(s): Isobel Drysdale

Matthew Spence was born in 1586 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, the child of Sir William Willie Spens Spence And Janet Swinton Swenton. Matthew Spence married Elizabeth Woodrop, and had children including Isobel Hunter 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 Sir William Willie Spens Spence And Janet Swinton Swenton.
  • Matthew Spence married Elizabeth Woodrop, and had children including Isobel Hunter Drysdale.
  • Matthew Spence passed away in 1643 in Lanarkshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Spens\Spence
1563–1617
Birth Location: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
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Janet Swenton
1562–1665
Birth Location: Eckford, Roxburghshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

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

Isobel Drysdale
1621–1682
Birth Location: Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Matthew Spence's Ancestors

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Matthew Spence
1586–1643
Birth Place: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Parents
Sir William "Willie" Spens\Spence
1563–1617
Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Janet (Swinton\) Swenton
1562–1665
Eckford, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Matthew Spence's Descendants

1.
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Matthew Spence (1586–1643) m. Elizabeth Woodrop (1587–1639)
  1. 1. Isobel (Hunter) Drysdale 1621–1682 m. William Hunter 1619–1663
    1. 1. Jhone Hunter 1654–1758 m. Margaret (Condie) Marjorie 1654–1711
      1. 1. James (Alexander) Hunter 1666–1738
        1. 1. John Hunter 1700–1778 m. Henrietta Davidson 1710–1769

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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