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Sir John Spencer 1524 – 1586 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1524

Birth Location: Althorp, Northamptonshire, England

Death Date: 8 Nov 1586

Death Location: Althorp, Northamptonshire, England

Father: William Spencer

Mother: Lady Knightley

Spouse(s): Katherine Kitson

Children(s): Sir Spencer

In 1524, Sir John Spencer entered the world in Althorp, Northamptonshire, England, born to William Spencer and Lady Susan Knightley. Sir John Spencer married Katherine Kitson, and had children including Sir John Spencer. Sir John Spencer passed away in 1586 in Althorp, Northamptonshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1524, Sir John Spencer entered the world in Althorp, Northamptonshire, England, born to William Spencer and Lady Susan Knightley.
  • Sir John Spencer married Katherine Kitson, and had children including Sir John Spencer.
  • Sir John Spencer passed away in 1586 in Althorp, Northamptonshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Spencer
1496 – 1532
Birth Location: Althorp, Northamptonshire, England
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Lady Knightley
1500 – 1532
Birth Location: Fawsley, Northamptonshire, , England
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Spouses(s)

Katherine Kitson
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Sir Spencer
1549 – 1600
Birth Location: Althorp, Northamptonshire, England
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Sir Spencer's Ancestors

Self
Sir Spencer
1524 – 1586
Birth Place: Althorp, Northamptonshire, England
Parents
William Spencer
1496 – 1532
Althorp, Northamptonshire, England
Lady (Susan) Knightley
1500 – 1532
Fawsley, Northamptonshire, , England
Grandparents
Sir (John) Spencer
1455 – 1522
Althorp, Northamptonshire, England
Isabella Graunt
Richard (IV of Fawsley) Knightley
1455 – 1534
Fawsley, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
Jane Skynnerton
1461 –
Alderton, South Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
William Spencer
1440 – 1485
Elizabeth Empson
1449 – 1522
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Spencer
1392 – 1476
Isabelle Lincoln
1394 – 1479
Peter Empson
Elizabeth Joseph
– 1475

Sir Spencer's Descendants

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Sir (John) Spencer (1524 – 8 Nov 1586) m. Katherine Kitson
  1. 1. Sir (John) Spencer (1549 – 9 Jan 1600) m. Mary Catlyn
    1. 1. Sir (Robert William Spencer, 1st Baron Specer of Wormleighton, KG,) MP (1570 – 25 October 1627) m. Lady (Margaret Willoughby, Baroness) Spenceer (21 Oct 1571 – 17 Aug 1597)
      1. 1. William Spencer (4 Jan 1591 – 19 Dec 1636) m. Lady (Penelope) Wriothesley
        1. 1. Henry Spencer (23 Nov 1620 – 20 Sep 1643) m. Lady (Dorothy (Countess of Sunderland) Sidney (Spencer)) (Smythe) (5 Oct 1617 – 5 February 1684)

Sir Spencer's Timeline

2 Records

1524
1524
Birth of Sir John Spencer in Althorp, Northamptonshire, England
Althorp, Northamptonshire, England
1586
8 Nov 1586
Age 62
Death of Sir John Spencer in Althorp, Northamptonshire, England
Althorp, Northamptonshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1524
    Event Place: Althorp, Northamptonshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Nov 1586
    Event Place: Althorp, Northamptonshire, England
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