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Michael Spencer 1611–1653 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 MAY 1611

Birth Location: Stotfold, Bedsford, England

Death Date: 5 JUN 1653

Death Location: Lynn, Massachusetts

Father: Jared Spencer

Mother: Alice Whitebread

Spouse(s): Isobel Robbins

Children(s): John Spencer, Michael Spencer, William Spencer

The story of Michael Spencer began in 1611 in Stotfold, Bedsford, England. Michael Spencer married Isobel Robbins, and had children including John Spencer, Michael Spencer, William Spencer. Michael Spencer passed away in 1653 in Lynn, Massachusetts.

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Biography

  • The story of Michael Spencer began in 1611 in Stotfold, Bedsford, England.
  • Michael Spencer married Isobel Robbins, and had children including John Spencer, Michael Spencer, William Spencer.
  • Michael Spencer passed away in 1653 in Lynn, Massachusetts.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Michael Spencer's Ancestors

Self
Michael Spencer
1611–1653
Birth Place: Stotfold, Bedsford, England
Parents
Jared Spencer
1576–1646
Stotfold, Bedfordshire, England
Alice Whitebread
1578–1639
Upper Gravenhurst, Bedfordshire, England
Grandparents
Michael (B.) Spencer
1531–1599
Eng
Elizabeth (Agnes) Limer
1540–1599
Eng
Great-Grandparents
John Jr.
1505–1560
Anne Merril
1509–1560
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Spencer
1442–1533
Christian Baker
1492–1560

Michael Spencer's Descendants

1.
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Michael Spencer (5 MAY 1611–5 JUN 1653) m. Isobel Robbins (1615–9 OCT 1674)
  1. 1. John Spencer 1638–1684 m. Susannah Greene 1644–1719
    1. 1. Abner Spencer 1676–1759 m. Susanna Wells 1684–1782
    2. 2. Benjamin Spencer 1670–1723 m. Patience Hawkins 1670–1726 m. Martha Savage 1674–1718
      1. 1. Amey Spencer 1698–1699
      2. 2. David Spencer 1723–1724
      3. 3. Henry Spencer 1704–1705
      4. 4. Martha Spencer 1708–1709
      5. 5. Martha Spencer 1711–1736
      6. 6. Stephen Spencer 1719–1720
      7. 7. Susannah Spencer 1721–1790
      8. 8. Thomas Spencer 1708–1709
      9. 9. William Spencer 1713–1714
    3. 3. John Spencer 1666–1743 m. Audrey Greene 1656–1697
    4. 4. Michael Spencer 1668–1748 m. Elizabeth Spencer 1672–1748
      1. 1. Abner Spencer 1702–1759 m. Mary Corey 1687–1735
      2. 2. Elizabeth Spencer 1694–1759 m. Joseph Bailey 1705–1711
      3. 3. John Spencer 1700–1701
      4. 4. Samuel Spencer 1696–1790 m. Martha Briggs 1696–1785
      5. 5. Susanna Spencer 1698–1757 m. Benjamin Briggs 1695–1759
    5. 5. Peleg Spencer 1683–1763 m. Elizabeth Coggeshall 1686–1755
    6. 6. Robert Spencer 1674–1748 m. Theodosia Whalley 1674–1720 m. Martha (Whalley) Hopkins 1674–1773
      1. 1. Anna Spencer 1699–1700
      2. 2. Caleb Spencer 1713–1701 m. Elizabeth Woodcock 1736–
      3. 3. Johannah Spencer 1711–1782 m. George Reynolds 1708–1782
      4. 4. Martha Spencer 1700–1765
      5. 5. Michael Spencer 1709–1758
      6. 6. Nathaniel Spencer 1715–1701 m. Mary Allerton 1717–1749
      7. 7. Ruth Spencer 1702–1795 m. John Spencer 1698–1747
      8. 8. Theodosia Spencer 1707–1783
      9. 9. Theophilius Spencer 1707–1793
    7. 7. Susanna Spencer 1681–1718 m. Richard Briggs 1674–1732
    8. 8. Thomas Spencer 1679–1752 m. Elizabeth Pierce 1680–1708
    9. 9. William Spencer 1672–1748 m. Elizabeth Burlingame 1684–1752
      1. 1. John Spencer 1698–1747 m. Ruth Spencer 1702–1795
  2. 2. Michael Spencer 1648–1723
  3. 3. William Spencer 1652–1637 m. Sarah (Margaret) Ackley 1661–1715

Michael Spencer's Timeline

9 Records

1597
BET 1597 AND 1626
Birth of Michael Spencer
None
1598
BET 1598 AND 1687
Death of Michael Spencer
None
1611
5 MAY 1611
Birth of Michael Spencer in Stotford, Bedfordshire, England
Stotford, Bedfordshire, England
1611
5 MAY 1611
Michael Spencer was christened in Stotfold, Bedfordshire, England
Stotfold, Bedfordshire, England
1611
5 MAY 1611
Birth of Michael Spencer in Stotfold, Bedsford, England
Stotfold, Bedsford, England
1653
6 MAY 1653
Age 42
Burial of Michael Spencer in Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
1653
NOV 1653
Age 42
Death of Michael Spencer in Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
1653
1653
Age 42
Death of Michael Spencer
None
1653
5 JUN 1653
Age 42
Death of Michael Spencer in Lynn, Massachusetts
Lynn, Massachusetts

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 5 MAY 1611
    Event Place: baptized

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 MAY 1611
    Event Place: Stotford, Bedfordshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 26 May 2017, 17:37), entry for Michael Spencer(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID 9HM9-SSS
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, Hal P. Spencer, Some Descendants of Gerard Spencer, 1614-1684 (Lubbock, Texas: H.P. Spencer, 1977), digitized by FamilySearch.org., 26414009
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, "The Spencers of the great migration, 1300 A.D. - 1783 A. D. : the history and genealogy of the five Spencer siblings of Bedfordshire who came to New England, 1630-1631, and the lineage of some of their descendants in America." The Spencers of the great migration, 1300 A.D. - 1783 A. D. : the history and genealogy of the five Spencer siblings of Bedfordshire who came to New England, 1630-1631, and the lineage of some of their descendants in America. N.p., n.d. Web. 02 Dec. 2013..
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, Herbert R. Spencer, Spencer Family of Bedfordshire, England, & East Haddam, Connecticut (Manuscript), digitized by FamilySearch.org., 26414063
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree, Harold L. Spencer, A Spencer Genealogy: The Descent from Gerard of Haddam, Conn. (Del Mar, California: H.L. Spencer Jr., 1977), FHL Film 1036405 item 6., 26413885
    [6] FamilySearch Family Tree, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch ( : 6 December 2014), Michael Spenser, Michael Spenser; citing STOTFOLD,BEDFORD,ENGLAND, reference ; FHL microfilm 845,461.
    [7] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Genealogy of the four Spencer Brothers; v. 5, Descendants of Michael Spencer," compiled by Flora S.Clark, edited & indexed by Rowena Spencer, (Spencer Family Association: New Orleans, LA, 1982 ) FHL #929.273 Sp33 . v. 5
    [8] FamilySearch Family Tree, Flora S. Clark, Descendants of John Spencer, Samuel Spencer & Timothy Spencer, Sons of Gerard Spencer of Haddam, Ct. (Pacific Palisades, California: E. Buffa, [1982?]), digitized by FamilySearch.org., 26413970
    [9] FamilySearch Family Tree, Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration Directory: Immigrants to New England, 1620-1640, A Concise Compendium (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2015), pages 3-6.
    [10] FamilySearch Family Tree, Floyd Mallory Shumway, Herbert E. Spencer, His Ancestors & His Descendants (Washington, D.C.: Filmed by the Library of Congress Photoduplication Service, 1983), FHL Film 929394 item 1., 26413861
    [11] FamilySearch Family Tree, William Henry Spencer, Spencer Family Record of the Springfield, Vermont, and Evansville, Wisconsin, Spencers: descendants of Garrard Spencer of Haddam, Connecticut, Emigrant of 1630 (New York, New York: Tobias A. Wright, 1907), digitized by FamilySearch.org., 26413953
    [12] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Ancestry.com - U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700." Ancestry.com - U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700. N.p., n.d. Web. 02 Dec. 2013..
    [13] FamilySearch Family Tree, Find A Grave Memorial# 44849443
    [14] FamilySearch Family Tree, Biographical sketch about Michael Spencer in outstanding historical series, "The Great Migration: Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635," compiled by Robert Charles Anderson
    [15] FamilySearch Family Tree, Ida Emily Spencer Longbotham, Genealogical Sketches of the Spencers of Payson: their ancestors and descendants ([Calgary, Alberta: I.S. Longbotham, 1981]), digitized by FamilySearch.org., 26414004
    [16] FamilySearch Family Tree, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch ( : 6 December 2014), Michael Spenser, Michael Spenser; citing STOTFOLD,BEDFORD,ENGLAND, reference ; FHL microfilm 845,461.
    [17] FamilySearch Family Tree, Article: "The Four Spencer Brothers, Their Ancestors & Descendant," by noted genealogist Donald Lines Jacobus (The American Genealogist, V.27, 1951,)

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 5 MAY 1611
    Event Place: Stotfold, Bedfordshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 26 May 2017, 17:37), entry for Michael Spencer(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID 9HM9-SSS
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, Hal P. Spencer, Some Descendants of Gerard Spencer, 1614-1684 (Lubbock, Texas: H.P. Spencer, 1977), digitized by FamilySearch.org., 26414009
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, "The Spencers of the great migration, 1300 A.D. - 1783 A. D. : the history and genealogy of the five Spencer siblings of Bedfordshire who came to New England, 1630-1631, and the lineage of some of their descendants in America." The Spencers of the great migration, 1300 A.D. - 1783 A. D. : the history and genealogy of the five Spencer siblings of Bedfordshire who came to New England, 1630-1631, and the lineage of some of their descendants in America. N.p., n.d. Web. 02 Dec. 2013..
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, Herbert R. Spencer, Spencer Family of Bedfordshire, England, & East Haddam, Connecticut (Manuscript), digitized by FamilySearch.org., 26414063
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree, Harold L. Spencer, A Spencer Genealogy: The Descent from Gerard of Haddam, Conn. (Del Mar, California: H.L. Spencer Jr., 1977), FHL Film 1036405 item 6., 26413885
    [6] FamilySearch Family Tree, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch ( : 6 December 2014), Michael Spenser, Michael Spenser; citing STOTFOLD,BEDFORD,ENGLAND, reference ; FHL microfilm 845,461.
    [7] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Genealogy of the four Spencer Brothers; v. 5, Descendants of Michael Spencer," compiled by Flora S.Clark, edited & indexed by Rowena Spencer, (Spencer Family Association: New Orleans, LA, 1982 ) FHL #929.273 Sp33 . v. 5
    [8] FamilySearch Family Tree, Flora S. Clark, Descendants of John Spencer, Samuel Spencer & Timothy Spencer, Sons of Gerard Spencer of Haddam, Ct. (Pacific Palisades, California: E. Buffa, [1982?]), digitized by FamilySearch.org., 26413970
    [9] FamilySearch Family Tree, Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration Directory: Immigrants to New England, 1620-1640, A Concise Compendium (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2015), pages 3-6.
    [10] FamilySearch Family Tree, Floyd Mallory Shumway, Herbert E. Spencer, His Ancestors & His Descendants (Washington, D.C.: Filmed by the Library of Congress Photoduplication Service, 1983), FHL Film 929394 item 1., 26413861
    [11] FamilySearch Family Tree, William Henry Spencer, Spencer Family Record of the Springfield, Vermont, and Evansville, Wisconsin, Spencers: descendants of Garrard Spencer of Haddam, Connecticut, Emigrant of 1630 (New York, New York: Tobias A. Wright, 1907), digitized by FamilySearch.org., 26413953
    [12] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Ancestry.com - U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700." Ancestry.com - U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700. N.p., n.d. Web. 02 Dec. 2013..
    [13] FamilySearch Family Tree, Find A Grave Memorial# 44849443
    [14] FamilySearch Family Tree, Biographical sketch about Michael Spencer in outstanding historical series, "The Great Migration: Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635," compiled by Robert Charles Anderson
    [15] FamilySearch Family Tree, Ida Emily Spencer Longbotham, Genealogical Sketches of the Spencers of Payson: their ancestors and descendants ([Calgary, Alberta: I.S. Longbotham, 1981]), digitized by FamilySearch.org., 26414004
    [16] FamilySearch Family Tree, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch ( : 6 December 2014), Michael Spenser, Michael Spenser; citing STOTFOLD,BEDFORD,ENGLAND, reference ; FHL microfilm 845,461.
    [17] FamilySearch Family Tree, Article: "The Four Spencer Brothers, Their Ancestors & Descendant," by noted genealogist Donald Lines Jacobus (The American Genealogist, V.27, 1951,)

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 6 MAY 1653
    Event Place: Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 26 May 2017, 17:37), entry for Michael Spencer(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID 9HM9-SSS
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, Hal P. Spencer, Some Descendants of Gerard Spencer, 1614-1684 (Lubbock, Texas: H.P. Spencer, 1977), digitized by FamilySearch.org., 26414009
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, "The Spencers of the great migration, 1300 A.D. - 1783 A. D. : the history and genealogy of the five Spencer siblings of Bedfordshire who came to New England, 1630-1631, and the lineage of some of their descendants in America." The Spencers of the great migration, 1300 A.D. - 1783 A. D. : the history and genealogy of the five Spencer siblings of Bedfordshire who came to New England, 1630-1631, and the lineage of some of their descendants in America. N.p., n.d. Web. 02 Dec. 2013..
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, Herbert R. Spencer, Spencer Family of Bedfordshire, England, & East Haddam, Connecticut (Manuscript), digitized by FamilySearch.org., 26414063
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree, Harold L. Spencer, A Spencer Genealogy: The Descent from Gerard of Haddam, Conn. (Del Mar, California: H.L. Spencer Jr., 1977), FHL Film 1036405 item 6., 26413885
    [6] FamilySearch Family Tree, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch ( : 6 December 2014), Michael Spenser, Michael Spenser; citing STOTFOLD,BEDFORD,ENGLAND, reference ; FHL microfilm 845,461.
    [7] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Genealogy of the four Spencer Brothers; v. 5, Descendants of Michael Spencer," compiled by Flora S.Clark, edited & indexed by Rowena Spencer, (Spencer Family Association: New Orleans, LA, 1982 ) FHL #929.273 Sp33 . v. 5
    [8] FamilySearch Family Tree, Flora S. Clark, Descendants of John Spencer, Samuel Spencer & Timothy Spencer, Sons of Gerard Spencer of Haddam, Ct. (Pacific Palisades, California: E. Buffa, [1982?]), digitized by FamilySearch.org., 26413970
    [9] FamilySearch Family Tree, Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration Directory: Immigrants to New England, 1620-1640, A Concise Compendium (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2015), pages 3-6.
    [10] FamilySearch Family Tree, Floyd Mallory Shumway, Herbert E. Spencer, His Ancestors & His Descendants (Washington, D.C.: Filmed by the Library of Congress Photoduplication Service, 1983), FHL Film 929394 item 1., 26413861
    [11] FamilySearch Family Tree, William Henry Spencer, Spencer Family Record of the Springfield, Vermont, and Evansville, Wisconsin, Spencers: descendants of Garrard Spencer of Haddam, Connecticut, Emigrant of 1630 (New York, New York: Tobias A. Wright, 1907), digitized by FamilySearch.org., 26413953
    [12] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Ancestry.com - U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700." Ancestry.com - U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700. N.p., n.d. Web. 02 Dec. 2013..
    [13] FamilySearch Family Tree, Find A Grave Memorial# 44849443
    [14] FamilySearch Family Tree, Biographical sketch about Michael Spencer in outstanding historical series, "The Great Migration: Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635," compiled by Robert Charles Anderson
    [15] FamilySearch Family Tree, Ida Emily Spencer Longbotham, Genealogical Sketches of the Spencers of Payson: their ancestors and descendants ([Calgary, Alberta: I.S. Longbotham, 1981]), digitized by FamilySearch.org., 26414004
    [16] FamilySearch Family Tree, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch ( : 6 December 2014), Michael Spenser, Michael Spenser; citing STOTFOLD,BEDFORD,ENGLAND, reference ; FHL microfilm 845,461.
    [17] FamilySearch Family Tree, Article: "The Four Spencer Brothers, Their Ancestors & Descendant," by noted genealogist Donald Lines Jacobus (The American Genealogist, V.27, 1951,)

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 26 May 2017, 17:37), entry for Michael Spencer(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID 9HM9-SSS
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, Hal P. Spencer, Some Descendants of Gerard Spencer, 1614-1684 (Lubbock, Texas: H.P. Spencer, 1977), digitized by FamilySearch.org., 26414009
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, "The Spencers of the great migration, 1300 A.D. - 1783 A. D. : the history and genealogy of the five Spencer siblings of Bedfordshire who came to New England, 1630-1631, and the lineage of some of their descendants in America." The Spencers of the great migration, 1300 A.D. - 1783 A. D. : the history and genealogy of the five Spencer siblings of Bedfordshire who came to New England, 1630-1631, and the lineage of some of their descendants in America. N.p., n.d. Web. 02 Dec. 2013..
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, Herbert R. Spencer, Spencer Family of Bedfordshire, England, & East Haddam, Connecticut (Manuscript), digitized by FamilySearch.org., 26414063
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree, Harold L. Spencer, A Spencer Genealogy: The Descent from Gerard of Haddam, Conn. (Del Mar, California: H.L. Spencer Jr., 1977), FHL Film 1036405 item 6., 26413885
    [6] FamilySearch Family Tree, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch ( : 6 December 2014), Michael Spenser, Michael Spenser; citing STOTFOLD,BEDFORD,ENGLAND, reference ; FHL microfilm 845,461.
    [7] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Genealogy of the four Spencer Brothers; v. 5, Descendants of Michael Spencer," compiled by Flora S.Clark, edited & indexed by Rowena Spencer, (Spencer Family Association: New Orleans, LA, 1982 ) FHL #929.273 Sp33 . v. 5
    [8] FamilySearch Family Tree, Flora S. Clark, Descendants of John Spencer, Samuel Spencer & Timothy Spencer, Sons of Gerard Spencer of Haddam, Ct. (Pacific Palisades, California: E. Buffa, [1982?]), digitized by FamilySearch.org., 26413970
    [9] FamilySearch Family Tree, Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration Directory: Immigrants to New England, 1620-1640, A Concise Compendium (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2015), pages 3-6.
    [10] FamilySearch Family Tree, Floyd Mallory Shumway, Herbert E. Spencer, His Ancestors & His Descendants (Washington, D.C.: Filmed by the Library of Congress Photoduplication Service, 1983), FHL Film 929394 item 1., 26413861
    [11] FamilySearch Family Tree, William Henry Spencer, Spencer Family Record of the Springfield, Vermont, and Evansville, Wisconsin, Spencers: descendants of Garrard Spencer of Haddam, Connecticut, Emigrant of 1630 (New York, New York: Tobias A. Wright, 1907), digitized by FamilySearch.org., 26413953
    [12] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Ancestry.com - U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700." Ancestry.com - U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700. N.p., n.d. Web. 02 Dec. 2013..
    [13] FamilySearch Family Tree, Find A Grave Memorial# 44849443
    [14] FamilySearch Family Tree, Biographical sketch about Michael Spencer in outstanding historical series, "The Great Migration: Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635," compiled by Robert Charles Anderson
    [15] FamilySearch Family Tree, Ida Emily Spencer Longbotham, Genealogical Sketches of the Spencers of Payson: their ancestors and descendants ([Calgary, Alberta: I.S. Longbotham, 1981]), digitized by FamilySearch.org., 26414004
    [16] FamilySearch Family Tree, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch ( : 6 December 2014), Michael Spenser, Michael Spenser; citing STOTFOLD,BEDFORD,ENGLAND, reference ; FHL microfilm 845,461.
    [17] FamilySearch Family Tree, Article: "The Four Spencer Brothers, Their Ancestors & Descendant," by noted genealogist Donald Lines Jacobus (The American Genealogist, V.27, 1951,)

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: NOV 1653
    Event Place: Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : modified 26 May 2017, 17:37), entry for Michael Spencer(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID 9HM9-SSS
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, Hal P. Spencer, Some Descendants of Gerard Spencer, 1614-1684 (Lubbock, Texas: H.P. Spencer, 1977), digitized by FamilySearch.org., 26414009
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, "The Spencers of the great migration, 1300 A.D. - 1783 A. D. : the history and genealogy of the five Spencer siblings of Bedfordshire who came to New England, 1630-1631, and the lineage of some of their descendants in America." The Spencers of the great migration, 1300 A.D. - 1783 A. D. : the history and genealogy of the five Spencer siblings of Bedfordshire who came to New England, 1630-1631, and the lineage of some of their descendants in America. N.p., n.d. Web. 02 Dec. 2013..
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, Herbert R. Spencer, Spencer Family of Bedfordshire, England, & East Haddam, Connecticut (Manuscript), digitized by FamilySearch.org., 26414063
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree, Harold L. Spencer, A Spencer Genealogy: The Descent from Gerard of Haddam, Conn. (Del Mar, California: H.L. Spencer Jr., 1977), FHL Film 1036405 item 6., 26413885
    [6] FamilySearch Family Tree, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch ( : 6 December 2014), Michael Spenser, Michael Spenser; citing STOTFOLD,BEDFORD,ENGLAND, reference ; FHL microfilm 845,461.
    [7] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Genealogy of the four Spencer Brothers; v. 5, Descendants of Michael Spencer," compiled by Flora S.Clark, edited & indexed by Rowena Spencer, (Spencer Family Association: New Orleans, LA, 1982 ) FHL #929.273 Sp33 . v. 5
    [8] FamilySearch Family Tree, Flora S. Clark, Descendants of John Spencer, Samuel Spencer & Timothy Spencer, Sons of Gerard Spencer of Haddam, Ct. (Pacific Palisades, California: E. Buffa, [1982?]), digitized by FamilySearch.org., 26413970
    [9] FamilySearch Family Tree, Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration Directory: Immigrants to New England, 1620-1640, A Concise Compendium (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2015), pages 3-6.
    [10] FamilySearch Family Tree, Floyd Mallory Shumway, Herbert E. Spencer, His Ancestors & His Descendants (Washington, D.C.: Filmed by the Library of Congress Photoduplication Service, 1983), FHL Film 929394 item 1., 26413861
    [11] FamilySearch Family Tree, William Henry Spencer, Spencer Family Record of the Springfield, Vermont, and Evansville, Wisconsin, Spencers: descendants of Garrard Spencer of Haddam, Connecticut, Emigrant of 1630 (New York, New York: Tobias A. Wright, 1907), digitized by FamilySearch.org., 26413953
    [12] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Ancestry.com - U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700." Ancestry.com - U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700. N.p., n.d. Web. 02 Dec. 2013..
    [13] FamilySearch Family Tree, Find A Grave Memorial# 44849443
    [14] FamilySearch Family Tree, Biographical sketch about Michael Spencer in outstanding historical series, "The Great Migration: Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635," compiled by Robert Charles Anderson
    [15] FamilySearch Family Tree, Ida Emily Spencer Longbotham, Genealogical Sketches of the Spencers of Payson: their ancestors and descendants ([Calgary, Alberta: I.S. Longbotham, 1981]), digitized by FamilySearch.org., 26414004
    [16] FamilySearch Family Tree, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch ( : 6 December 2014), Michael Spenser, Michael Spenser; citing STOTFOLD,BEDFORD,ENGLAND, reference ; FHL microfilm 845,461.
    [17] FamilySearch Family Tree, Article: "The Four Spencer Brothers, Their Ancestors & Descendant," by noted genealogist Donald Lines Jacobus (The American Genealogist, V.27, 1951,)

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: BET 1597 AND 1626

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 MAY 1611
    Event Place: Stotfold, Bedsford, England
    Record Source: World Family Tree Vol. 62, Ed. 1, Tree #1090

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: BET 1598 AND 1687

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1653

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 JUN 1653
    Event Place: Lynn, Massachusetts
    Record Source: World Family Tree Vol. 62, Ed. 1, Tree #1090

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