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Michael Spencer 1531 – 1599 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 May 1531

Birth Location: Edworth, Bedfordshire, England

Death Date: 18 Nov 1599

Death Location: Stotfold, Bedfordshire, England

Father: John Spencer

Mother: Ann Merrill

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Collamore

Children(s): Alice Spencer, Catherine Spencer, Thomas Spencer, Gerard Spencer, Richard Spencer

Michael Spencer was born in 1531 in Edworth, Bedfordshire, England, the child of John Spencer and Ann Agnes Merrill. Michael Spencer married Elizabeth Collamore, and had children including Alice Spencer, Catherine Spencer, Thomas Spencer, Gerard Spencer, Richard Spencer. Michael Spencer passed away in 1599 in Stotfold, Bedfordshire, England.

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Biography

  • Michael Spencer was born in 1531 in Edworth, Bedfordshire, England, the child of John Spencer and Ann Agnes Merrill.
  • Michael Spencer married Elizabeth Collamore, and had children including Alice Spencer, Catherine Spencer, Thomas Spencer, Gerard Spencer, Richard Spencer.
  • Michael Spencer passed away in 1599 in Stotfold, Bedfordshire, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Michael Spencer's Ancestors

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Michael Spencer
1531 – 1599
Birth Place: Edworth, Bedfordshire, England
Parents
John Spencer
1505 – 1558
Edworth, Bedfordshire, England
Ann (Agnes) Merrill
1509 – 1560
Edworth, Bedfordshire, England
Grandparents
Sir (John) Spencer,
1469 – 1532
Cople, Bedford Borough, Bedfordshire, England
Anne Arnold
1492 – 1533
Needes, Huntingdonshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Spencer,
1430 – 1510
Lady Beaufort,
1434 – 1501
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Spencer,
1392 – 1476
Isabelle Lincoln
1394 – 1478
Sir Lancastrians,
1406 – 1455
Lady Beauchamp,
1407 – 1467

Michael Spencer's Descendants

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Michael Spencer (27 May 1531 – 18 Nov 1599) m. Elizabeth Collamore (1538 – 18 Nov 1599)
  1. 1. Alice Spencer (30 Aug 1566 – )
  2. 2. Catherine Spencer (abt 1569 – bfr 1646)
  3. 3. Thomas Spencer (12 Mar 1571 – 13 Jun 1631) m. Margaret (Bedfordshire) Braithwaite (1570 – 1635)
    1. 1. Gerard Spencer (20 Sep 1601 – ) m. Joan Hills ( – 12 Aug 1649)
    2. 2. Abraham Spencer (1602 – 1657) m. Judith Scrivener (8 Jan 1610 – 1660)
      1. 1. Leonard Spencer (1637 – Aft. 1665)
      2. 2. John Spencer (1638 – 1709) m. Mary (Ann) Rivett (1641 – 24 Mar 1669)
        1. 1. Edward Spencer (1669 – 25 Mar 1728) m. Mary (Anne) Baker (1694 – 26 Nov 1764)
      3. 3. Thomas (Spencer) III (04 Dec 1636 – 20 Jul 1708) m. Anne Woodward (8 Dec 1661 – 1723)
        1. 1. Benjamin Spencer (1682 – 1751)
        2. 2. Elizabeth Spencer (1683 – 1725)
        3. 3. Thomas Spencer (05 Sep 1689 – Dec 1734)
        4. 4. Abraham Spencer (1700 – 1762)
        5. 5. Anne Spencer (1715 – 27 May 1803) m. Pvt (James) Norvell, (1713 – 20 Mar 1789)
      4. 4. George Spencer (1638 – )
      5. 5. William Spencer (1640 – )
  4. 4. Gerard Spencer (20 May 1576 – 8 Jun 1646) m. Alice (Whitbread) (Whitbred) (7 Oct 1577 – 20 Nov 1628)
    1. 1. William Spencer (11 Oct 1601 – 4 May 1640)
    2. 2. Michael Spencer (5 May 1611 – November 1653) m. Isabel ( – 9 Oct 1674)
    3. 3. Gerard ((Jarad)) Spencer (25 Apr 1614 – 29 June 1685) m. Hannah Hills (1618 – 22 Oct 1692)
      1. 1. Mehitable Spencer (1644 – )
      2. 2. Samuel Spencer (29 August 1644 – 7 Aug 1705)
    4. 4. Thomas Spencer
  5. 5. Richard Spencer (9 Jul 1580 – May 1646)

Michael Spencer's Timeline

2 Records

1531
27 May 1531
Birth of Michael Spencer in Edworth, Bedfordshire, England
Edworth, Bedfordshire, England
1599
18 Nov 1599
Age 68
Death of Michael Spencer in Stotfold, Bedfordshire, England
Stotfold, Bedfordshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 May 1531
    Event Place: Edworth, Bedfordshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Global, Find A Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Nov 1599
    Event Place: Stotfold, Bedfordshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Global, Find A Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

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