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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 1571)

Mother: Frances Spencer

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Elizabeth (4-SPENCER)

Rev. William "Ancient Planter" Spencer Esq. was born in 1560 in Hampshire, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of John Spencer Sir Knight High Sheriff Of Northhamtonshire Member Of Parliament For Northamptonshire Circa 1553 And 1571 And Frances Catherine Kitson Spencer Baroness Spencer. Rev. William "Ancient Planter" Spencer Esq. had children including Elizabeth Spencer 4 Spencer. Rev. William "Ancient Planter" Spencer Esq. passed away in 1637 in Surry County, Virginia, USA.

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  • Rev. William "Ancient Planter" Spencer Esq. was born in 1560 in Hampshire, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of John Spencer Sir Knight High Sheriff Of Northhamtonshire Member Of Parliament For Northamptonshire Circa 1553 And 1571 And Frances Catherine Kitson Spencer Baroness Spencer.
  • Rev. William "Ancient Planter" Spencer Esq. had children including Elizabeth Spencer 4 Spencer.
  • Rev. William "Ancient Planter" Spencer Esq. passed away in 1637 in Surry County, Virginia, USA.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Rev. Esq.'s Ancestors

Self
Rev. Esq.
1560–1637
Birth Place: Hampshire, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
John Spencer,** Sir Knight (High Sheriff of Northhamtonshire Member of Parliament for Northamptonshire circa 1553 and 1571)
1517–1586
Fawsley, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
Frances (Catherine Kitson (Spencer), Baroness) Spencer
1515–1586
Hengrave, Suffolk, England
Grandparents
Sir (Thomas Lord of Warton Hall, Sheriff of London, Knight of the Garter, Merchant, Kitson or) Kytson
1485–1540
Warton, Fylde Borough, Lancashire, England
Margaret (Countess of Bath) Donington
1509–1561
Hadon Hall, Derbyshire, England or Stoke Newington, London, Engalnd
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Rev. Esq.'s Descendants

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Rev. (William "Ancient Planter" Spencer) Esq. (1560–10 Feb 1637)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (Spencer) (4-SPENCER) –1655 m. Maj. (Robert) Sheppard –1654
    1. 1. Anne (Sheppard) (9-SPENCER) 1645–1711 m. William (George) Newsome 1647–1691 m. Thomas Hart –1669 m. George Foster 1639–1697
      1. 1. Elizabeth (Lowe (Mae) Newsome) (Pace) 1670–1716 m. John Pace 1670–1720 m. John (Pace (of Middlesex VA)) I 1665–1720 m. James (Knowles) Pace 1666–1735 m. John (I) Pace 1670–
        1. 1. Mary (Anne Pace m) Williamson 1702–1750 m. Joseph (I (John of Middlesex Group) Pierce Pace (POW)) Sr 1700–1781
        2. 2. Newsome Pace 1708–1733
        3. 3. Elizabeth Pace 1706–
        4. 4. Jane Pace 1706–1706
        5. 5. Benjamin PACE 1700–1781
        6. 6. Solomon Pace 1698–1753
        7. 7. Joseph Pace 1695–1765
        8. 8. Richard Pace 1690–1759
        9. 9. George Pace 1690–1744
        10. 10. Sarah Pace 1690–1723
        11. 11. Frances Pace 1687–
        12. 12. James Pace 1695–1765
        13. 13. Ann Pace 1689–1723
        14. 14. Eleanor Pace 1700–1728
        15. 15. Margaret Pace 1701–1760
        16. 16. Benjamin Pace 1696–1734
        17. 17. George Pace 1715–1715
        18. 18. John (Pace,) II 1688–1734
        19. 19. William Pace 1690–1744
        20. 20. William Pace 1711–1783
      2. 2. Henry Hart 1662–1739
      3. 3. Elizabeth Newsom 1660–1722
      4. 4. Robert Newsome 1669–1669
      5. 5. Robert Hart 1666–1720
      6. 6. Thomas Newosom 1664–1711
      7. 7. William Newsom 1660–1669
      8. 8. Mary Newsom 1690–1714
      9. 9. William (Newsom) III 1672–1751
      10. 10. John Newsom 1667–1724
      11. 11. Anne (Newsom Evans) Lane 1678–1716
      12. 12. Thomas Newsom 1668–1745
    2. 2. John (Sheppard) (6-SPENCER) –1668

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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