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Penelope Wriothesley Lady 1598–1667 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: November 1598

Birth Location: England

Death Date: 16 July 1667

Death Location: Great Brington, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England

Father: Henry Wriothesley

Mother: Mary Southhampton

Spouse(s): William Spencer

Children(s): Henry Spencer, Robert Teviot, Hon. Spencer, Margaret Spencer, Elizabeth Spencer, Anne Spencer

Penelope Wriothesley Lady was born in 1598 in England, the child of Henry Wriothesley And Mary Elizabeth Charlotte Vernon Countess Of Southampton Vernon Countess Of Southhampton. Penelope Wriothesley Lady married William Spencer, and had children including Anne Spencer, Elizabeth Spencer, Henry Spencer, Hon William Spencer, Margaret Spencer, Robert Spencer 1St And Last Viscount Teviot. Penelope Wriothesley Lady passed away in 1667 in Great Brington, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England.

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Biography

  • Penelope Wriothesley Lady was born in 1598 in England, the child of Henry Wriothesley And Mary Elizabeth Charlotte Vernon Countess Of Southampton Vernon Countess Of Southhampton.
  • Penelope Wriothesley Lady married William Spencer, and had children including Anne Spencer, Elizabeth Spencer, Henry Spencer, Hon William Spencer, Margaret Spencer, Robert Spencer 1St And Last Viscount Teviot.
  • Penelope Wriothesley Lady passed away in 1667 in Great Brington, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Penelope Lady's Ancestors

Self
Penelope Lady
1598–1667
Birth Place: England
Parents
Henry Wriothesley
1573–1624
Cowdry, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Mary (Elizabeth Charlotte Vernon Countess of Southampton Vernon Countess of) Southhampton
–1655
Hodnet, Shropshire Unitary Authority, Shropshire, England
Grandparents
Henry (Wriothesley Sir, Knight, 2nd Earl of) Southampton
1545–1581
Wriothesley, Staffordshire, England
Mary (Brown Countess of) Southampston
1552–1607
Copt Hall, Epping, Essex, England
John (Vernon) Lord
1546–1591
Hodnet, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
Elizabeth Devereux
1541–1584
Devereux Castle, Carnarthenshire, Wales
Great-Grandparents
Anthonie III
1525–1592
Lady Montague
1532–1552
George pccP14thGGF
1512–1556
Elisabeth Lady
1525–1546
Richard Devereux
1513–1547
Dorothy Hastings
1519–1566
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Anthony Browne
1500–1548
Alice Stokesay
1480–1531
Humphrey Tong
1463–1542
Thomas Pigot
1495–1584
Elisabeth Gatacre
1510–

Penelope Lady's Descendants

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Penelope (Wriothesley) Lady (November 1598–16 July 1667) m. William Spencer (4 January 1591–19 December 1636)
  1. 1. Henry Spencer 1620–1643 m. Dorothy (Sacharissa) Sidney 1617–1684
    1. 1. Robert Spencer 1641–1702 m. Anne Digby 1646–1715
      1. 1. Charles ((Earl of Sunderland)) Spencer 1674–1722 m. Arabelle Cavendish 1673–1698 m. Anne Churchill 1682–1716
        1. 1. Frances Spencer 1696–1742
        2. 2. John (Spencer Viscount \) Lord 1708–1746 m. Georgiana (Carolina) Carteret 1716–1780
        3. 3. Diana Spencer 1708–1735
        4. 4. Robert Spencer 1701–1729
        5. 5. Charles Spencer 1706–1758
      2. 2. Anna Spencer 1666–1690 m. James Hamilton, 1658–1712
        1. 1. Mary Douglas 1690–1690
        2. 2. Anne Douglas 1689–1689
    2. 2. Dorothy Spencer 1640–1670 m. George Saville 1633–1695
      1. 1. Elizabeth Savile 1667–
  2. 2. Robert (Spencer, 1st (and Last) Viscount) Teviot 1629–1694
  3. 3. Hon. (William) Spencer 1630–1687
  4. 4. Margaret Spencer 1627–1704 m. Thomas Arundell 1633–1711 m. Anthony (Ashley) Cooper 1621–
    1. 1. Henry Arundell 1670–1726
  5. 5. Elizabeth Spencer 1618–1672 m. William (Crofts Baron Crofts of) Saxham 1611–1677 m. John Craven 1610–
  6. 6. Anne Spencer 1623–1672 m. Sir (Robert Townshend) Agborough 1619–
    1. 1. Anthony Townshend 1658–1711

Penelope Lady's Timeline

2 Records

1598
November 1598
Birth of Penelope Wriothesley Lady in England
England
1667
16 July 1667
Age 69
Death of Penelope Wriothesley Lady in England
England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: November 1598
    Event Place: England
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 July 1667
    Event Place: England
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Great Brington, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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