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Sir John Spencer 1460–1522 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1460

Birth Location: Wormleighton, Warwickshire, England

Death Date: 14 Apr 1522

Death Location: Althorpe, Great Brington, Northamptonshire, England

Father: William Spencer

Mother:

Spouse(s): Isabel Graunt

Children(s): Sir Northamptonshire, Leonard Spencer, Jane Spencer, Dorothy Spencer, Hugh Spencer, Isabel Spencer, Elizabeth SPENCER, Anthony Spencer

The story of Sir John Spencer began in 1460 in Wormleighton, Warwickshire, England. Sir John Spencer married Isabel Graunt, and had children including Anthony Spencer, Dorothy Spencer, Elizabeth Spencer, Hugh Spencer, Isabel Spencer, Jane Spencer, Leonard Spencer, Sir Baron William Spencer High Sheriff Of Northamptonshire. Sir John Spencer passed away in 1522 in Althorpe, Great Brington, Northamptonshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir John Spencer began in 1460 in Wormleighton, Warwickshire, England.
  • Sir John Spencer married Isabel Graunt, and had children including Anthony Spencer, Dorothy Spencer, Elizabeth Spencer, Hugh Spencer, Isabel Spencer, Jane Spencer, Leonard Spencer, Sir Baron William Spencer High Sheriff Of Northamptonshire.
  • Sir John Spencer passed away in 1522 in Althorpe, Great Brington, Northamptonshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Spencer
1430–1485
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Isabel Graunt
1474–1530
Birth Location: Snitterfield, Warwickshire, England
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Children(s)

Sir Northamptonshire
1490–1532
Birth Location: Althorp, Brington, Northamptonshire
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Leonard Spencer
1494–1568
Birth Location: Norwich, Norfolk, England
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Jane Spencer
1497–1561
Birth Location: Warwickshire, England
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Dorothy Spencer
1507–1553
Birth Location: Snitterfield, Warwickshire, England
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Hugh Spencer
1514–
Birth Location: Snitterfield, Warwickshire, England
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Isabel Spencer
1496–1560
Birth Location: Warwickshire, England
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Elizabeth SPENCER
1479–1506
Birth Location: Northamptonshire, England
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Anthony Spencer
1498–1499
Birth Location: Snitterfield, Warwickshire, England
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Sir Spencer's Ancestors

Self
Sir Spencer
1460–1522
Birth Place: Wormleighton, Warwickshire, England
Parents
William Spencer
1430–1485
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Spencer's Descendants

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Sir (John) Spencer (1460–14 Apr 1522) m. Isabel Graunt (1474–1530)
  1. 1. Sir (Baron William Spencer, High Sheriff of) Northamptonshire 1490–1532 m. Lady (Susan\Susanna Knightley, Baroness) Spencer 1480–1532
    1. 1. Dorothy Spencer 1521–1575 m. Thomas (de Spencer, Earl of Sunderland\ Lord, Sir) Knight 1517–1576
      1. 1. Lady (Susanna) SPENCER 1547–1606 m. Sir (John of Stowe Temple (Knight)) Esq. 1542–1603
        1. 1. Sir (John) Temple 1580–1642 m. Ann (Alexandra Tomlinson) 1575 1575–1629
        2. 2. Susan Temple 1582–1641
        3. 3. William Temple 1587–1583
        4. 4. Joanna Temple 1540–1600
        5. 5. Thomas ((Sir, Knight, 1st Baronet of Stowe & Burton Dasset of Warwickshire)) Temple 1567–1637
        6. 6. Susanna Temple 1575–1641
        7. 7. Dorothy Temple 1582–1668
        8. 8. Peter (Temple, Keeper of the Chmaber Castle in) Sussexz 1576–1657
        9. 9. Marie Dutemple 1583–
        10. 10. William Temple 1566–1670
        11. 11. Mary Temple 1570–1648
        12. 12. John Temple 1570–1677
        13. 13. Anthony Temple 1564–
        14. 14. Catherine ((Katherine)) Temple 1570–1658
        15. 15. Sir (Alexander) Temple 1572–1629
      2. 2. William Spencer 1543–1593
      3. 3. Thomas Spencer 1545–1576
      4. 4. Mary Spencer 1556–1613
      5. 5. George Spencer 1561–
      6. 6. Ursela Spencer 1563–
      7. 7. Dorothy Spencer –1596
    2. 2. Dame (Isabell (Cotton)) Spencer 1515–1578 m. Sir (John Cotton, MP (1511-1593) High Sheriff of Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire (mrd to Isabel) Spencer) 1512–1593
    3. 3. Sir (John) Spencer 1517–1586 m. Catherine Kitson 1521–1586
      1. 1. Mary Spencer 1550–1590
      2. 2. Anne Spencer 1540–1618
      3. 3. Elizabeth Spencer 1549–1618
      4. 4. Thomas Spencer 1553–1586
      5. 5. William Spencer 1555–1609
      6. 6. Alice Spencer 1559–1637
      7. 7. Margaret Spencer 1546–1626
      8. 8. John (Spencer) III 1546–1599 m. lady (Mary Margaret) Catlin 1548–1619
        1. 1. Sir (Robert Spencer, 1st Baron Spenser of Wormleighton, KG,) MP 1570–1627 m. Lady (Margaret Willoughby, Baroness) Spenceer 1571–1597
    4. 4. Jane Spencer 1519–1593
    5. 5. Anne Spencer 1523–1593
    6. 6. Maria Spencer 1525–1596 m. Thomas Bowles 1530–1626
  2. 2. Leonard Spencer 1494–1568
  3. 3. Jane Spencer 1497–1561 m. Sir (Richard) Knightley 1483–1538
    1. 1. Jane Knightley 1516–1583
    2. 2. Zimmarces Knightly 1529–
    3. 3. Anne Knightley 1521–1565
    4. 4. Susan Knightley 1519–1586
    5. 5. Frances Knightley 1529–1585
    6. 6. Mary Hussey 1528–
    7. 7. Ann Throckmorton 1521–1565
    8. 8. Susan Langtree 1519–1583
    9. 9. Frances Duffield 1529–1585
  4. 4. Dorothy Spencer 1507–1553
  5. 5. Hugh Spencer 1514–
  6. 6. Isabel Spencer 1496–1560
  7. 7. Elizabeth SPENCER 1479–1506
  8. 8. Anthony Spencer 1498–1499

Sir Spencer's Timeline

2 Records

1460
1460
Birth of Sir John Spencer in Wormleighton, Warwickshire, England
Wormleighton, Warwickshire, England
1522
14 Apr 1522
Age 62
Death of Sir John Spencer in Althorpe, Great Brington, Northamptonshire, England
Althorpe, Great Brington, Northamptonshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1460
    Event Place: Wormleighton, Warwickshire, England
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Apr 1522
    Event Place: Althorpe, Great Brington, Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
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