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Sgt Thomas Spencer 1607–1687 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Mar 1607

Birth Location: Stotfold, Bedfordshire, England

Death Date: 11 Sep 1687

Death Location: Old Center Cemetery, Suffield, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America

Father: Gerrard I

Mother: Alice Whitbread*

Spouse(s): Sarah Bearding, Ann Derifield, Anne Spencer

Children(s): Elizabeth Spencer, Hannah Spencer, Samuel Spencer, Capt Sr, Jarrett Spencer, Obadiah Spencer, Thomas Spencer, Martha Spencer, Sarah Spencer, John Spencer, Samuel Spencer, Hannah Spencer, Mary Spencer

The story of Sgt Thomas Spencer began in 1607 in Stotfold, Bedfordshire, England. Sgt Thomas Spencer married Ann Derifield, Anne Derifield Spencer, Sarah Mary Bearding, and had children including Capt Jarrett Spencer Sr, Elizabeth Spencer, Hannah Spencer, Jarrett Spencer, John Spencer, Martha Spencer, Mary Spencer, Obadiah Spencer, Samuel Spencer, Sarah Spencer, Thomas Spencer. Sgt Thomas Spencer passed away in 1687 in Old Center Cemetery, Suffield, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Sgt Thomas Spencer began in 1607 in Stotfold, Bedfordshire, England.
  • Sgt Thomas Spencer married Ann Derifield, Anne Derifield Spencer, Sarah Mary Bearding, and had children including Capt Jarrett Spencer Sr, Elizabeth Spencer, Hannah Spencer, Jarrett Spencer, John Spencer, Martha Spencer, Mary Spencer, Obadiah Spencer, Samuel Spencer, Sarah Spencer, Thomas Spencer.
  • Sgt Thomas Spencer passed away in 1687 in Old Center Cemetery, Suffield, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Gerrard I
1576–1646
Birth Location: Stotfold, Central Bedfordshire Unitary Authority, Bedfordshire, England
GI
Alice Whitbread*
1578–1628
Birth Location: Gravenhurst, Central Bedfordshire Unitary Authority, Bedfordshire, England
AW

Spouses(s)

Sarah Bearding
1623–1685
Birth Location: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, Colonial America
SB
Ann Derifield
1610–1644
Birth Location: Stotfold, Bedfordshire England
AD
Anne Spencer
1610–1644
Birth Location: Stotfold, Central Bedfordshire Unitary Authority, Bedfordshire, England
AS

Children(s)

Elizabeth Spencer
1648–1700
Birth Location: Hartford, Connecticut, USA
ES
Hannah Spencer
1653–1715
Birth Location: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
HS
Samuel Spencer
1643–1727
Birth Location: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
SS
Capt Sr
1651–1712
Birth Location: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
CS
Jarrett Spencer
1646–1701
Birth Location: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
JS
Obadiah Spencer
1633–1712
Birth Location: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
OS
Thomas Spencer
1640–1689
Birth Location: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
TS
Martha Spencer
1657–1703
Birth Location: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
MS
Sarah Spencer
1644–1707
Birth Location: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
SS
John Spencer
1636–1682
Birth Location: Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts,Colonial America
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Samuel Spencer
1644–1705
Birth Location: Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, Colonial America
SS
Hannah Spencer
1641–1691
Birth Location: Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, Colonial America
HS
Mary Spencer
1655–1690
Birth Location: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, Colonial America
MS

Sgt Spencer's Ancestors

Self
Sgt Spencer
1607–1687
Birth Place: Stotfold, Bedfordshire, England
Parents
Gerrard Spencer I
1576–1646
Stotfold, Central Bedfordshire Unitary Authority, Bedfordshire, England
Alice Whitbread*
1578–1628
Gravenhurst, Central Bedfordshire Unitary Authority, Bedfordshire, England
Grandparents
Michael Spencer
1531–1599
Edworth, Bedfordshire, England
Elizabeth (Agnes) Whitebread
1534–1599
Edworth, Bedfordshire, England
John (Lawrence) Whitbread
1548–1598
Gravenhurst, Central Bedfordshire Unitary Authority, Bedfordshire, England
Eleanor Whitbread
1550–1628
Elstow, Bedfordshire, , England
Great-Grandparents
John Spencer
1505–1558
Anne Merrill
1509–1560
Sir II
1521–1585
Lady Beauchamp
1550–1628
Sir Sussex
1535–1643
Lady Radcliffe
1535–1554
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sgt Spencer's Descendants

1.
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Sgt (Thomas) Spencer (29 Mar 1607–11 Sep 1687) m. Sarah (Mary) Bearding (1623–11 Sep 1685) m. Ann Derifield (1610–1644) m. Anne (Derifield) Spencer (2 Mar 1610–1644)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Spencer 1648–1700
  2. 2. Hannah Spencer 1653–1715
  3. 3. Samuel Spencer 1643–1727
  4. 4. Capt (Jarrett Spencer) Sr 1651–1712
  5. 5. Jarrett Spencer 1646–1701
  6. 6. Obadiah Spencer 1633–1712
  7. 7. Thomas Spencer 1640–1689
  8. 8. Martha Spencer 1657–1703
  9. 9. Sarah Spencer 1644–1707
  10. 10. John Spencer 1636–1682
  11. 11. Samuel Spencer 1644–1705
  12. 12. Hannah Spencer 1641–1691
  13. 13. Mary Spencer 1655–1690 m. Thomas Roote 1646–1709
    1. 1. LT (John) Root 1676–1744 m. Mary Leonard 1687–1766
      1. 1. Mary Root 1727–
      2. 2. Daniel Root 1710–1756
      3. 3. Daniel Root 1719–1804 m. Miriam Langton 1712–1747 m. Ann (Elizabeth) Marshall 1720–1804
        1. 1. Ann (Nancy) Root 1752–1808
        2. 2. James Root 1741–1800
        3. 3. Moses Root 1744–1818
        4. 4. Ann Root 1767–1808
        5. 5. Margaret Root 1763–1822
        6. 6. Richard Root 1765–1843
        7. 7. Sarah Root 1752–1808
        8. 8. Mary Root 1767–1808
        9. 9. Daniel Root 1750–1824
        10. 10. Joshua Root 1753–
        11. 11. James Root 1741–1800
        12. 12. Jane Root 1754–1822 m. Edward Richards 1745–1807
        13. 13. Daniel (Root) II 1758–1811
        14. 14. James Root 1761–1804
        15. 15. Sarah Root 1752–1808
        16. 16. Moses Root 1744–1818
        17. 17. John Root 1757–1804
        18. 18. Daniel (Roote) Jr 1750–1824
        19. 19. Mary Root 1769–1808
        20. 20. Ann ("Nancy") Root 1752–1808
        21. 21. Margaret Root 1763–1822
        22. 22. James Root 1769–1811
        23. 23. Richard Root 1765–1843
        24. 24. Margaret Root 1763–1822
      4. 4. Capt. (Hewitt) Root 1724–1788
      5. 5. James Root 1721–
      6. 6. Stephen Root 1720–1744
      7. 7. Naomi Root 1718–1800
      8. 8. Solomon Root 1716–1786
      9. 9. Lydia Root 1715–1754
      10. 10. Deacon (Samuel L.) Root 1713–1800
      11. 11. Elizabeth Root 1707–1736
      12. 12. Elisha Root 1703–1755
      13. 13. John (Root) II 1705–1781
      14. 14. David Root 1711–1763
    2. 2. Ensign (Joseph) Root 1688–1750
    3. 3. Sarah Root 1683–1739
    4. 4. Elizabeth Root 1680–1705
    5. 5. Samuel Root 1678–1712
    6. 6. Mercy Root 1693–1693
    7. 7. Capt (Timothy) Roote 1685–1743
    8. 8. Thankful Root 1690–1691
    9. 9. Thomas Root 1671–1688
    10. 10. Mary Root 1673–1766
    11. 11. Hezekiah Root 1676–1677
    12. 12. Thankful Root 1693–1734
    13. 13. Abigail Root 1668–1717
    14. 14. Mary Root 1694–1693

Sgt Spencer's Timeline

4 Records

1607
29 Mar 1607
Birth of Sgt Thomas Spencer in Stotfold, Bedfordshire, England
Stotfold, Bedfordshire, England
1636
1636
Age 29
Sgt Thomas Spencer resided here in Hartford
Hartford
1687
11 Sep 1687
Age 80
Death of Sgt Thomas Spencer in Glastonbury, Hartford, Connecticut, Colonial America
Glastonbury, Hartford, Connecticut, Colonial America
1687
1687
Age 80
Sgt Thomas Spencer - Probate in Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Mar 1607
    Event Place: Stotfold, Bedfordshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Connecticut, Hale Cemetery Inscriptions, Connecticut State Library; Hartford, Connecticut
    [4] New England, the Great Migration and the Great Migration Begins
    [5] Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England, 1620-33

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1620-1650
    Event Place: Cambridge, Massachusetts
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Cambridge, Massachusetts; Year: 1620-1650; Page Number: 3

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1633
    Record Source: New England, the Great Migration and the Great Migration Begins

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1634
    Event Place: Massachusetts
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Massachusetts; Year: 1634; Page Number: 12

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1636
    Event Place: Hartford
    Record Source: New England, the Great Migration and the Great Migration Begins

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: New England, the Great Migration and the Great Migration Begins

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Sep 1687
    Event Place: Glastonbury, Hartford, Connecticut, Colonial America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Connecticut, Hale Cemetery Inscriptions, Connecticut State Library; Hartford, Connecticut
    [4] New England, the Great Migration and the Great Migration Begins
    [5] Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England, 1620-33
    [6] Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI), Gale Research Company; Detroit, Michigan; Accession Number: 4383485
    [7] Connecticut, Wills and Probate Records, Author: Connecticut State Library (Hartford, Connecticut); Probate Place: Hartford, Connecticut

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Old Center Cemetery, Suffield, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Connecticut, Hale Cemetery Inscriptions, Connecticut State Library; Hartford, Connecticut

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 1687
    Event Place: Hartford, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: Connecticut, Wills and Probate Records, Author: Connecticut State Library (Hartford, Connecticut); Probate Place: Hartford, Connecticut
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