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Robert Spencer 1641 – 1702 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Sep 1641

Birth Location: Paris, France

Death Date: 28 Sep 1702

Death Location: Althorp, Northamptonshire, England

Father: Henry Spencer

Mother: Lady (Smythe)

Spouse(s): Lady Digby

Children(s): Elizabeth Spencer, Charles Spencer

In 1641, Robert Spencer entered the world in Paris, France, born to Henry Spencer and Lady Dorothy (Countess of Sunderland) Sidney (Spencer) (Smythe). Robert Spencer married Lady Diana Anne Digby, and had children including Elizabeth Catherine Spencer, Charles Spencer. Robert Spencer passed away in 1702 in Althorp, Northamptonshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1641, Robert Spencer entered the world in Paris, France, born to Henry Spencer and Lady Dorothy (Countess of Sunderland) Sidney (Spencer) (Smythe).
  • Robert Spencer married Lady Diana Anne Digby, and had children including Elizabeth Catherine Spencer, Charles Spencer.
  • Robert Spencer passed away in 1702 in Althorp, Northamptonshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry Spencer
1620 – 1643
Birth Location: –
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Lady (Smythe)
1617 – 1684
Birth Location: Scion House, Isleworth, Middlesex, England
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Spouses(s)

Lady Digby
1637 – 1715
Birth Location: Bristol, Somerset, England
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Children(s)

Elizabeth Spencer
1673 – 1704
Birth Location: Althorp House, Daventry, Northamptonshire, England
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Charles Spencer
1675 – 1722
Birth Location: –
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Robert Spencer's Ancestors

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Robert Spencer
1641 – 1702
Birth Place: Paris, France
Parents
Henry Spencer
1620 – 1643
Lady (Dorothy (Countess of Sunderland) Sidney (Spencer)) (Smythe)
1617 – 1684
Scion House, Isleworth, Middlesex, England
Grandparents
William Spencer
1591 – 1636
Lady (Penelope) Wriothesley
Dorothy ((6 children) Countess Lady (line to Diana, Princess of Wales) Percy, SIDNEY OF) LEICESTER
1598 – 1659
Alnwick Castle, Northumberland, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir MP
1570 – 1627
Lady Spenceer
1571 – 1597
Mary Vernon
1572 – 1655
Henry LEICESTER
1564 – 1632
Dorothy, Devereux
1564 – 1619
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Spencer
1549 – 1600
Mary Catlyn
Lady Willoughby
1546 – 1621
Lord Hodnet
1546 – 1591
Elizabeth Devereux
1541 – 1584
Sir Percy
1522 – 1585
Katherine Neville
1546 – 1596

Robert Spencer's Descendants

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Robert Spencer (5 Sep 1641 – 28 Sep 1702) m. Lady (Diana Anne) Digby (18 Mar 1637 – 26 Apr 1715)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (Catherine) Spencer (15 June 1673 – 24 February 1704) m. William Jones (20 April 1663 – 1719)
    1. 1. Elizabeth Jones (12 Mar 1695 – 16 Mar 1771) m. John Longwell (Abt. 1690 – 27 September 1791)
      1. 1. John (M(ilverton) ?) Longwell (14 Aug 1716 – 1749)
        1. 1. David (L) Longwell (3 Feb 1737 – 7 Apr 1815) m. Mary ('Sarah') Tyler (8 Jul 1753 – 1815)
  2. 2. Charles Spencer (23 Apr 1675 – 19 Apr 1722) m. Anne Churchill (27 Feb 1683 – 15 Apr 1716)
    1. 1. John Spencer (13 May 1708 – 19 Jun 1746) m. Georgiana (Caroline) Carteret (12 Mar 1715 – 21 Aug 1780)
      1. 1. John Spencer (19 Dec 1734 – 31 Oct 1783) m. Margaret (Georgiana) Poyntz (8 May 1737 – 18 Mar 1814)
        1. 1. George (John) Spencer (1 Sep 1758 – 10 Nov 1834) m. Lavinia Bingham (1762 – 1831)

Robert Spencer's Timeline

2 Records

1641
5 Sep 1641
Birth of Robert Spencer in Paris, France
Paris, France
1702
28 Sep 1702
Age 61
Death of Robert Spencer in Althorp, Northamptonshire, England
Althorp, Northamptonshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Sep 1641
    Event Place: Paris, France

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Sep 1702
    Event Place: Althorp, Northamptonshire, England
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