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Rev. William "Ancient Planter" Spencer 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: Sir Spencer

Mother: Lady Kitson

Spouse(s): Alice Lightfoot

Children(s): Elizabeth Spencer

In 1560, Rev. William "Ancient Planter" Spencer Esq. entered the world in Hampshire, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom, born to Sir Knight John Spencer and Lady Katherine Kitson. Rev. William "Ancient Planter" Spencer Esq. married Alice Dorothy Lightfoot, and had children including Elizabeth Anne Spencer. Rev. William "Ancient Planter" Spencer Esq. passed away in 1637 in Surry County, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1560, Rev. William "Ancient Planter" Spencer Esq. entered the world in Hampshire, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom, born to Sir Knight John Spencer and Lady Katherine Kitson.
  • Rev. William "Ancient Planter" Spencer Esq. married Alice Dorothy Lightfoot, and had children including Elizabeth Anne Spencer.
  • Rev. William "Ancient Planter" Spencer Esq. passed away in 1637 in Surry County, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Spencer
1517 – 1586
Birth Location: Fawsley, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
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Lady Kitson
1524 – 1586
Birth Location: St Edmundsbury Borough, Suffolk, England
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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
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Rev. Spencer's Ancestors

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

Rev. Spencer's Descendants

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Rev. (William "Ancient Planter") Spencer (1560 – 10 Feb 1637) m. Alice (Dorothy) Lightfoot (Jun 1598 – 22 Sep 1679)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (Anne) Spencer (1625 – 13 May 1669) m. Honorable (Captain Thomas) Warren (30 January 1624 – 21 Apr 1670) m. Major (Robert) Sheppard (1604 – 1654)
    1. 1. Elizabeth (Bailey) Warren (1644 – 3 June 1728) m. Richard Walker (1649 – 12 Sep 1718)
      1. 1. Elizabeth (Sarah) Walker (19 Dec 1675 – 1728) m. Robert (Samuel) Allen (1659 – 4 Oct 1755)
        1. 1. Agnes Allen (1700 – 1800) m. John (T.) Pulliam (3 August 1692 – 06 Feb 1734)
    2. 2. Anne Sheppard (May 1644 – 1716) m. George (Foster) Newsom (1639 – 15 Dec 1697) m. Thomas Hart (1638 – 10 Jun 1669)
      1. 1. Mary (Foster) Newsome (1666 – 1734) m. Henry Hart (1662 – 20 July 1739)
        1. 1. Thomas Hart (1685 – 6 Mar 1748) m. Mary (Jane) Lane (1687 – abt 1760)
      2. 2. Henry Hart (1662 – 20 July 1739) m. Mary (Foster) Newsome (1666 – 1734)

Rev. Spencer'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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