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Sir John Spencer 1437 – 1497 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1437

Birth Location: Wormleighton, Warwickshire, England

Death Date: 1497

Death Location: Wormleighton, Warwickshire, England

Father: Robert Spencer

Mother: Anna Smyth

Spouse(s): Anne Empson, Isabel Graunt

Children(s): Gent Spencer, John Spencer, Jane Spencer, Thomas Spencer, William Spencer

In 1437, Sir John Spencer entered the world in Wormleighton, Warwickshire, England, born to Robert Spencer and Anna Focke Smyth. Sir John Spencer married Anne Empson, Isabel Graunt, and had children including Gent Robert Spencer, John Spencer, Jane Spencer, Thomas Spencer, William Spencer. Sir John Spencer passed away in 1497 in Wormleighton, Warwickshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1437, Sir John Spencer entered the world in Wormleighton, Warwickshire, England, born to Robert Spencer and Anna Focke Smyth.
  • Sir John Spencer married Anne Empson, Isabel Graunt, and had children including Gent Robert Spencer, John Spencer, Jane Spencer, Thomas Spencer, William Spencer.
  • Sir John Spencer passed away in 1497 in Wormleighton, Warwickshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sir Spencer's Ancestors

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Sir Spencer
1437 – 1497
Birth Place: Wormleighton, Warwickshire, England
Parents
Robert Spencer
1406 – 1477
Colmworth, Bedfordshire, England
Anna (Focke) Smyth
1410 – 1504
Bedford, Bedfordshire, England
Grandparents
Thomas Spencer
1385 – 1433
Eaton, Bedfordshire, England
Margaret Smith
1380 – 1430
Eaton, Bedfordshire, England
Smyth
1385 – 1433
Bedford, Bedfordshire, England
Smyth
1389 – 1429
Bedford, Bedfordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Henry Spencer
1365 – 1416
Isabelle Lincoln
1360 – 1420
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Spencer
1335 – 1435
Dorthy Despencer
1340 – 1401
Henry Lincoln
1338 – 1400

Sir Spencer's Descendants

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Sir (John) Spencer (1437 – 1497) m. Anne Empson (1435 – 1460) m. Isabel Graunt (1474 – 1530)
  1. 1. Gent (Robert) Spencer (18 May 1460 – 10 Sep 1521) m. Anna Peake (15 Mar 1463 – 1523)
    1. 1. John Spencer (1477 – 5 Feb 1532) m. Christian Baker (1474 – 1532) m. Anne Arnold (1473 – 1523) m. Ann Gerrard (1480 – 1504)
      1. 1. William Spencer (1496 – 1535)
      2. 2. Robert Spencer (1498 – 1572)
      3. 3. JOHN SPENCER (1505 – 9 Jun 1558)
      4. 4. Elizabeth Spencer (1512 – 26 Sep 1588)
      5. 5. Thomas Spencer (1514 – 1547) m. Anne Bulkley (1515 – 1550)
        1. 1. Robert Spencer (1542 – 4 Dec 1620) m. Rose Cokayne (1556 – 1 Jun 1629)
        2. 2. Anne Spencer (1533 – 1634)
        3. 3. William Spencer (1537 – )
        4. 4. Elizabeth Spencer (1540 – 18 Nov 1599)
    2. 2. Henry Spencer (1480 – )
    3. 3. Alice Spencer (10 Sep 1480 – 5 Jan 1518) m. Thomas Deacon (1478 – 1508)
      1. 1. Johane Deacon (1496 – )
      2. 2. Thomas Deacon (1498 – 1542)
      3. 3. Rodger Deacon (1500 – )
      4. 4. John Deacon (1521 – 20 Jun 1582)
    4. 4. Johane SPENCER (1496 – 1505)
  2. 2. John Spencer (1462 – 4 Feb 1532)
  3. 3. Jane Spencer (1458 – 12 February 1525)
  4. 4. Thomas Spencer (1475 – )
  5. 5. William Spencer (1496 – 22 June 1532)

Sir Spencer's Timeline

4 Records

1434
1434
Birth of Sir John Spencer in South Mills, Bedfordshire, England
South Mills, Bedfordshire, England
1437
1437
Birth of Sir John Spencer in Wormleighton, Warwickshire, England
Wormleighton, Warwickshire, England
1497
1497
Age 60
Death of Sir John Spencer in South Mylls, Bedfordshire, England
South Mylls, Bedfordshire, England
1497
1497
Age 60
Death of Sir John Spencer in Wormleighton, Warwickshire, England
Wormleighton, Warwickshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1434
    Event Place: South Mills, Bedfordshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1437
    Event Place: Wormleighton, Warwickshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1497
    Event Place: South Mylls, Bedfordshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1497
    Event Place: Wormleighton, Warwickshire, England

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