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Robert Spencer 1542 – 1620 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1542

Birth Location: Cople, Bedfordshire, England

Death Date: 4 Dec 1620

Death Location: Cople, Bedfordshire, England

Father: Thomas Spencer

Mother: Anne Bulkley

Spouse(s): Rose Cokayne

Children(s): Jane Spencer, Nicholas Spencer, John Spencer, George Spencer, Margaret Spencer, Anne Spencer, Elizabeth Spencer, Arnold Spencer, William Spencer, Edward Spencer, Edmund Spencer, John Spencer, Margaret Spencer, Nicholas Spencer

The story of Robert Spencer began in 1542 in Cople, Bedfordshire, England. Robert Spencer married Rose Cokayne, and had children including Jane Spencer, Nicholas Spencer, John Spencer, George Spencer, Margaret Spencer, Anne Spencer, Elizabeth Spencer, Arnold Spencer, William Spencer, Edward Spencer, Edmund Spencer, John Spencer, Margaret Spencer, Nicholas Spencer. Robert Spencer passed away in 1620 in Cople, Bedfordshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Robert Spencer began in 1542 in Cople, Bedfordshire, England.
  • Robert Spencer married Rose Cokayne, and had children including Jane Spencer, Nicholas Spencer, John Spencer, George Spencer, Margaret Spencer, Anne Spencer, Elizabeth Spencer, Arnold Spencer, William Spencer, Edward Spencer, Edmund Spencer, John Spencer, Margaret Spencer, Nicholas Spencer.
  • Robert Spencer passed away in 1620 in Cople, Bedfordshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Spencer
1514 – 1547
Birth Location: Patenham, Bedfordshire, England
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Anne Bulkley
1515 – 1550
Birth Location: Southampton, Northamptonshire, England
AB

Spouses(s)

Rose Cokayne
1556 – 1629
Birth Location: Bedfordshire, England
RC

Children(s)

Jane Spencer
1572 –
Birth Location: Cople, Bedfordshire, England
JS
Nicholas Spencer
1573 – 1626
Birth Location: Cople, Bedfordshire, England
NS
John Spencer
1574 – 1626
Birth Location: Cople, Bedfordshire, England
JS
George Spencer
1578 – 1630
Birth Location: Eaton, Bedfordshire, England
GS
Margaret Spencer
1579 –
Birth Location: Cople, Bedfordshire, England
MS
Anne Spencer
1585 –
Birth Location: Cople, Bedfordshire, England
AS
Elizabeth Spencer
1585 –
Birth Location: Cople, Bedfordshire, England
ES
Arnold Spencer
1587 – 1655
Birth Location: –
AS
William Spencer
1589 – 1654
Birth Location: Kent County, England
WS
Edward Spencer
1590 –
Birth Location: –
ES
Edmund Spencer
1553 – 1599
Birth Location: London, England
ES
John Spencer
1574 –
Birth Location: Cople, Bedfordshire, England
JS
Margaret Spencer
1579 –
Birth Location: Cople, Bedfordshire, England
MS
Nicholas Spencer
1581 – 1644
Birth Location: Cople, Bedfordshire, England
NS

Robert Spencer's Ancestors

Self
Robert Spencer
1542 – 1620
Birth Place: Cople, Bedfordshire, England
Parents
Thomas Spencer
1514 – 1547
Patenham, Bedfordshire, England
Anne Bulkley
1515 – 1550
Southampton, Northamptonshire, England
Grandparents
John Spencer
1477 – 1532
South Mylls, Bedfordshire, England
Anne Arnold
1473 – 1523
St Needes, Huntingdonshire, England
Robert Bulkley
1479 –
Southampton, Hampshire, England
Jane Gascoigne
1481 –
Southampton, Northamptonshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Gent Spencer
1460 – 1521
Anna Peake
1463 – 1523
Robert Arnold
1447 – 1489
Alice Spencer
1449 – 1532
Thomas Bulkley
1446 – 1490
Elizabeth Warburton
1442 –
Sir Gascoigne
1445 – 1487
Jane Neville
1443 – 1486
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Spencer
1437 – 1497
Anne Empson
1435 – 1460
John Peck
1434 – 1464
Margaret Watkins
1434 – 1464
John Neville
1416 – 1482
Elizabeth Newmarch

Robert Spencer's Descendants

1.
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Robert Spencer (1542 – 4 Dec 1620) m. Rose Cokayne (1556 – 1 Jun 1629)
  1. 1. Jane Spencer (1572 – )
  2. 2. Nicholas Spencer (1573 – 19 Jan 1626) m. Mary Elmes (1585 – 1650)
    1. 1. Nicholas Spencer (15 Nov 1611 – 13 Mar 1643) m. Lady (Mary Armiger) Gostwick (1611 – abt 1694)
      1. 1. Mary Spencer (1630 – 1659)
      2. 2. Nicholas Spencer (19 Sep 1633 – 23 Sep 1689) m. Frances Mottrom (1645 – 1720)
        1. 1. John Spencer (20 Dec 1685 – 8 Feb 1726)
      3. 3. Robert Spencer (5 May 1635 – 10 Apr 1686)
    2. 2. Mary SPENCER (26 Jul 1612 – 1645)
  3. 3. John Spencer (24 Jun 1574 – abt 1626) m. Mary Elmes (1585 – 1650) m. Elizabeth WYNE ( – 06 Jan 1611)
  4. 4. George Spencer (15 Mar 1578 – 1630)
  5. 5. Margaret Spencer (1579 – )
  6. 6. Anne Spencer (1585 – )
  7. 7. Elizabeth Spencer (1585 – )
  8. 8. Arnold Spencer (1587 – 1655)
  9. 9. William Spencer (1589 – 5 Jul 1654) m. Alice Lightfoot (1599 – 22 Sep 1679)
    1. 1. Alice Spencer (1620 – 1624)
    2. 2. William Spencer (1622 – 1624)
    3. 3. Anne Spencer (1624 – 13 May 1699) m. Captain (William) Cockerham (1593 – 13 May 1669)
      1. 1. William Cockerham (11 Feb 1656 – 4 March 1707)
      2. 2. Thomas Cockerham (1665 – 15 May 1717)
      3. 3. Priscella Cockerham
      4. 4. Timothy Cockerham
      5. 5. Elizabeth Cockerham
      6. 6. Anne Cockerham
    4. 4. Elizabeth Spencer (1625 – 1655) m. Robert Sheppard (Aug 1604 – 5 Jul 1654) m. Capt. (Thomas) Warren (24 May 1625 – 21 Apr 1670)
      1. 1. William Shepherd (1637 – )
      2. 2. Robert Sheppard (1650 – 1688) m. Jessica Hubbard (1673 – )
        1. 1. Samuel Shepard (1695 – 9 Nov 1751) m. Mary Kavanagh (1705 – )
        2. 2. Mary Shepard (1695 – 1792)
      3. 3. Anne Sheppard (1650 – ) m. William Newsom
      4. 4. Mary (Elizabeth) Warren (1655 – Mar 1699) m. John Hunnicutt (Feb 1650 – 17 Apr 1699)
    5. 5. Robert Spencer (1630 – 1679)
    6. 6. Sarah Spencer (20 Apr 1636 – 3 Nov 1691)
    7. 7. Samuel Spencer (Sep 1638 – 14 Jun 1716)
  10. 10. Edward Spencer (1590 – )
  11. 11. Edmund Spencer (1553 – 13 Jan 1599)
  12. 12. John Spencer (24 Jun 1574 – )
  13. 13. Margaret Spencer (1579 – )
  14. 14. Nicholas Spencer (1581 – 12 Mar 1644)

Robert Spencer's Timeline

3 Records

1527
1527
Birth of Robert Spencer in Cople, Bedfordshire, England
Cople, Bedfordshire, England
1542
1542
Birth of Robert Spencer in Cople, Bedfordshire, England
Cople, Bedfordshire, England
1620
4 Dec 1620
Age 78
Death of Robert Spencer in Cople, Bedfordshire, England
Cople, Bedfordshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1527
    Event Place: Cople, Bedfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1542
    Event Place: Cople, Bedfordshire, England
    Record Source: London, England, Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Place: England
    Record Source: London, England, Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Dec 1620
    Event Place: Cople, Bedfordshire, England
    Record Source: London, England, Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812
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