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Richard Spencer 1561–1624 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1561

Birth Location: Offley, Hertfordshire, England

Death Date: November 1624

Death Location: Offley, Hertfordshire, England

Father: Sir Spencer

Mother: Katherine Kitson

Spouse(s): Helen Brocket

Children(s): Helen Spencer, John Spencer, Anne Spencer, Elizabeth Spencer, Alice Spencer, Brocket Spencer, Ann Spenser

The story of Richard Spencer began in 1561 in Offley, Hertfordshire, England. Richard Spencer married Helen Elinora Brocket, and had children including Alice Ann Spencer, Ann Spenser, Anne Spencer, Brocket Spencer, Elizabeth Jane Spencer, Elizabeth Spencer, Helen Spencer, John Spencer. Richard Spencer passed away in 1624 in Offley, Hertfordshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Richard Spencer began in 1561 in Offley, Hertfordshire, England.
  • Richard Spencer married Helen Elinora Brocket, and had children including Alice Ann Spencer, Ann Spenser, Anne Spencer, Brocket Spencer, Elizabeth Jane Spencer, Elizabeth Spencer, Helen Spencer, John Spencer.
  • Richard Spencer passed away in 1624 in Offley, Hertfordshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Spencer
1517–1586
Birth Location: Fawsley, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
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Katherine Kitson
1524–1586
Birth Location: St Edmundsbury Borough, Suffolk, England
KK

Spouses(s)

Helen Brocket
1574–1614
Birth Location: Brocket Hall, Hertfordshire, England
HB

Children(s)

Helen Spencer
1591–1677
Birth Location: Aylesford, Kent, England
HS
John Spencer
1595–1633
Birth Location: Offley, Hertfordshire, England
JS
Anne Spencer
1596–1638
Birth Location: Offley, Hertfordshire, England
AS
Elizabeth Spencer
1598–
Birth Location: Offley, Hertfordshire, England
ES
Alice Spencer
1604–1640
Birth Location: Offley, Hertfordshire, England
AS
Brocket Spencer
1606–1668
Birth Location: Offley, Hertfordshire, England
BS
Ann Spenser
–1615
Birth Location: –
AS

Richard Spencer's Ancestors

Self
Richard Spencer
1561–1624
Birth Place: Offley, Hertfordshire, England
Parents
Sir John Spencer
1517–1586
Fawsley, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
Katherine Kitson
1524–1586
St Edmundsbury Borough, Suffolk, England
Grandparents
William Spencer
1496–1532
Althorp, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
Lady (Susan\Susanna Knightley, Baroness) Spencer
1480–
Fawsley, Northamptonshire, , England
Great-Grandparents
John Spencer
1455–1522
Isabel Graunt
1460–1558
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Rodburn
1430–1485
Elizabeth Empson
1435–1542

Richard Spencer's Descendants

1.
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Richard Spencer (1561–November 1624) m. Helen (Elinora) Brocket (1574–12 May 1614)
  1. 1. Helen Spencer 1591–1677
  2. 2. John Spencer 1595–1633
  3. 3. Anne Spencer 1596–1638
  4. 4. Elizabeth Spencer 1598–
  5. 5. Alice (Ann) Spencer 1604–1640
  6. 6. Brocket Spencer 1606–1668
  7. 7. Ann Spenser –1615

Richard Spencer's Timeline

3 Records

1560
1560
Birth of Richard Spencer in Offley, Hertfordshire, England
Offley, Hertfordshire, England
1561
1561
Birth of Richard Spencer
None
1624
November 1624
Age 63
Death of Richard Spencer in Offley, Hertfordshire, England
Offley, Hertfordshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1560
    Event Place: Offley, Hertfordshire, England
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1561

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Prittlewell, Hertfordshire, England
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: November 1624
    Event Place: Offley, Hertfordshire, England
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
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