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Rev. William "Ancient Planter" Spencer Esq. 1560–1637 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1560

Birth Location: Hampshire, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 10 Feb 1637

Death Location: Surry County, Virginia, USA

Father: John II

Mother: Lady Spencer

Spouse(s): Alice Lightfoot

Children(s): Elizabeth Spencer

Rev. William "Ancient Planter" Spencer Esq. was born in 1560 in Hampshire, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of John Spencer Ii And Lady Katherine Kitson Baroness Spencer. Rev. William "Ancient Planter" Spencer Esq. married Alice Dorothy Lightfoot, and had children including Elizabeth Spencer. Rev. William "Ancient Planter" Spencer Esq. passed away in 1637 in Surry County, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Rev. William "Ancient Planter" Spencer Esq. was born in 1560 in Hampshire, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of John Spencer Ii And Lady Katherine Kitson Baroness Spencer.
  • Rev. William "Ancient Planter" Spencer Esq. married Alice Dorothy Lightfoot, and had children including Elizabeth Spencer.
  • Rev. William "Ancient Planter" Spencer Esq. passed away in 1637 in Surry County, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John II
1517–1586
Birth Location: Fawsley, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
JI
Lady Spencer
1524–1586
Birth Location: St Edmundsbury Borough, Suffolk, England
LS

Spouses(s)

Alice Lightfoot
1598–1679
Birth Location: Stoke Bruton, Northamptonshire, England
AL

Children(s)

Elizabeth Spencer
1625–1669
Birth Location: Jamestown, Surry, Virginia, United States
ES

Rev. Esq.'s Ancestors

Self
Rev. Esq.
1560–1637
Birth Place: Hampshire, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
John Spencer II
1517–1586
Fawsley, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
Lady (Katherine Kitson , Baroness) Spencer
1524–1586
St Edmundsbury Borough, Suffolk, England
Grandparents
Lord (Sir William Spencer , of Bagby, High Sheriff of) Northamptonshire
1470–1532
Badby, Northamptonshire, England
Lady (Susan\Susanna Knightley , Baroness) Spencer
1500–1532
Fawsley, Northamptonshire, , England
Lord (Thomas Kytson , of Hengrave, Lord of Upper-Ossary, Sheriff of) London
1485–1540
Warton, Fylde Borough, Lancashire, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Spencer
1460–1532
Christian Baker
1474–1560
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Rev. Esq.'s Descendants

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Rev. (William "Ancient Planter" Spencer) Esq. (1560–10 Feb 1637) m. Alice (Dorothy) Lightfoot (Jun 1598–22 Sep 1679)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Spencer 1625–1669 m. Major (Robert) Sheppard 1604–1654 m. Thomas (Warren) I 1624–1670
    1. 1. Anne (Lucille) Sheppard 1644–1716 m. George (Foster) Newsom 1639–1697 m. Thomas Hart 1638–1669
      1. 1. Mary (Foster) Hart 1666–1734 m. Henry Hart 1662–1739
        1. 1. Thomas Hart 1685–1748 m. Mary (Jane) Lane 1687–1760
      2. 2. Henry Hart 1662–1739 m. Mary (Foster) Hart 1666–1734
    2. 2. Elizabeth (Bailey) Walker 1644–1728 m. Richard Walker 1649–1718
      1. 1. Elizabeth (Sarah) Walker 1675–1728 m. Robert (Samuel) Allen 1659–1755
        1. 1. Agnes Allen 1700–1800 m. John (T. Pulliam) Sr. 1692–1734

Rev. Esq.'s Timeline

2 Records

1560
1560
Birth of Rev. William "Ancient Planter" Spencer Esq. in Hampshire, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom
Hampshire, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom
1637
10 Feb 1637
Age 77
Death of Rev. William "Ancient Planter" Spencer Esq. in Surry County, Virginia, USA
Surry County, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1560
    Event Place: Hampshire, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Feb 1637
    Event Place: Surry County, Virginia, USA
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