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Suzanne Knightley Baroness Spencer 1495–1540 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1495

Birth Location: Fawsley, Northamptonshire

Death Date: 1540

Death Location: Great Brington, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England

Father: Richard Knightley

Mother: Johanna Skenard

Spouse(s): William Northamptonshire

Children(s): Michael Spencer, Jane Harcourt, Marie Bowles, Sir 1571), Anne Goodwin, Sir SPENCER, Dorothy Spencer, Isabel Spencer, Lady Spencer, Marie Spencer, Margaret Spencer, Elizabeth Spencer, John Spencer, Elizabeth Spencer, John Spencer, John Spencer, William Spencer, Michael Spencer*

The story of Suzanne Knightley Baroness Spencer began in 1495 in Fawsley, Northamptonshire. Suzanne Knightley Baroness Spencer married William Johnson Spencer Knight Baron And High Sheriff Of Northamptonshire, and had children including Anne Goodwin, Dorothy Spencer, Elisabeth Spencer, Elizabeth Jane Spencer, Elizabeth Spencer, Isabel Spencer, Jane Harcourt, John Spencer, Lady Elizabeth Jane Spencer, Margaret Spencer, Marie Bowles, Marie Spencer, Michael Spencer, Sir John Spencer Ii Sir Knight High Sheriff Of Northhamtonshire Member Of Parliament For Northamptonshire Circa 1553 And 1571, Sir Thomas Spencer, William Spencer. Suzanne Knightley Baroness Spencer passed away in 1540 in Great Brington, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Suzanne Knightley Baroness Spencer began in 1495 in Fawsley, Northamptonshire.
  • Suzanne Knightley Baroness Spencer married William Johnson Spencer Knight Baron And High Sheriff Of Northamptonshire, and had children including Anne Goodwin, Dorothy Spencer, Elisabeth Spencer, Elizabeth Jane Spencer, Elizabeth Spencer, Isabel Spencer, Jane Harcourt, John Spencer, Lady Elizabeth Jane Spencer, Margaret Spencer, Marie Bowles, Marie Spencer, Michael Spencer, Sir John Spencer Ii Sir Knight High Sheriff Of Northhamtonshire Member Of Parliament For Northamptonshire Circa 1553 And 1571, Sir Thomas Spencer, William Spencer.
  • Suzanne Knightley Baroness Spencer passed away in 1540 in Great Brington, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard Knightley
1455–1534
Birth Location: Fawsley, Nottinghamshire
RK
Johanna Skenard
1460–1535
Birth Location: Alderton, Northamptonshire
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Spouses(s)

William Northamptonshire
1460–1532
Birth Location: Wormleighton, Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, England
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Children(s)

Michael Spencer
1531–1599
Birth Location: (of), Edworth, Bedfordshire, England
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Jane Harcourt
1519–1593
Birth Location: Fawsley, Northamptonshire, England
JH
Marie Bowles
1525–1596
Birth Location: Fawsley, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
MB
Sir 1571)
1517–1586
Birth Location: Fawsley, Northamptonshire, , England
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Anne Goodwin
1523–1593
Birth Location: Fawsley, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
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Sir SPENCER
1517–1576
Birth Location: Everdon, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
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Dorothy Spencer
1521–1575
Birth Location: Fawsley, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
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Isabel Spencer
1515–1578
Birth Location: Fawsley, Northamptonshire, , England
IS
Lady Spencer
1519–1593
Birth Location: Hampstead, Middlesex, England
LS
Marie Spencer
1525–1550
Birth Location: Fawsley, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
MS
Margaret Spencer
1530–1625
Birth Location: Fawsley, Northamptonshire, England
MS
Elizabeth Spencer
1532–1598
Birth Location: Hampstead, Middlesex, England
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John Spencer
1509–1586
Birth Location: Sunderland, Durham, England
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Elizabeth Spencer
–1752
Birth Location: –
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John Spencer
1524–1753
Birth Location: England
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John Spencer
1533–1590
Birth Location: Edworth, Bedfordshire, England
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William Spencer
1545–1753
Birth Location: of Edworth, Bedford, England
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Michael Spencer*
1531–1583
Birth Location: Bedfordshire, England
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Suzanne Spencer's Ancestors

Self
Suzanne Spencer
1495–1540
Birth Place: Fawsley, Northamptonshire
Parents
Richard Knightley
1455–1534
Fawsley, Nottinghamshire
Johanna Skenard
1460–1535
Alderton, Northamptonshire
Grandparents
Richard Knightley
1427–1475
Fawsley, Nottinghamshire
Eleanore Throckmorton
1430–
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Suzanne Spencer's Descendants

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Suzanne (Knightley Baroness) Spencer (1495–1540) m. William (Johnson Spencer, (Knight) Baron and High Sheriff of) Northamptonshire (18 May 1460–22 May 1532)
  1. 1. Michael Spencer 1531–1599 m. Elizabeth (Agnes) Limer 1540–1599
    1. 1. Gerard (Spencer of Stotfold* Husband of Alice Whitebread Father of four Immigrant Sons to New England) 'angnor 1576–1645 m. Alice (Whitbred Whitebread-aka-Whitbred of) Maulden* 1578–1628 m. Hannah (Joannis) Hills 1618–1692 m. hannah 1577–1627
      1. 1. Sargent (Thomas, Cabinet maker, Spencer of Stotford* Sergeant Widower of Ann Dorryfall Husband of Sarah Bearding Pequot War Co-Founder Hartford Puritan Immigrant to Mass) 'angnoram 1607–1687 m. Anne (Derifield) Spencer 1610–1644 m. Sarah (Bearding of) Lincolnshire* 1623–1685
        1. 1. Capt. (Thomas Spencer II ( of) Hartford) 1641–1689 m. Esther Andrews 1641–1698
        2. 2. Obadiah Spencer 1639–1712
        3. 3. Samuel (Spencer of) Hartford 1643–1727
        4. 4. Obadiah (Spencer of) Hartford 1635–1712
        5. 5. Samuel (Spencer of Hartford Husband of Sarah LNU) 'angnoram 1638–1726
        6. 6. Elizabeth (Spencer of Hartford Mrs Andrews of Hartford) 'angnoram 1648–1712
        7. 7. Jared Spencer 1646–1702
        8. 8. Hannah Spencer 1653–1690
        9. 9. Hannah (Spencer of Hartford Widow Sexton Mrs Brainerd) 'angnoram 1653–1715
        10. 10. Martha (Spencer of Hartford Mrs Benton) 'angnoram 1657–1703
        11. 11. Mary (Spencer of Hartford Mrs Root of Farmington) 'angnoram 1655–1690
        12. 12. Sarah (Spencer of Hartford* wife of Thomas Huxley of Hartford Tavernist) 'angnoram 1646–1712
        13. 13. Jerard (Spencer of Hartford Husband of Hannah Pratt) 'angnoram 1650–1712
        14. 14. Elizabeth (Spencer) Andrews 1648–1700
        15. 15. Thomas SPENCER 1640–1689
        16. 16. Gerard Spencer 1646–1701
        17. 17. John Spencer 1636–1682
        18. 18. Hannah Spencer 1641–1691
        19. 19. Mehitable Spencer 1642–1706
        20. 20. Samuel Spencer 1644–1705
        21. 21. Elizabeth SPENCER 1630–1712
        22. 22. Martha SPENCER 1630–1703
        23. 23. Jared SPENCER 1640–1702
      2. 2. Gerard Spencer 1614–1685
      3. 3. William Spencer 1612–1640
      4. 4. Michael (Spencer (West)) II 1611–1653
      5. 5. Elizabeth (Spencer) Tomlins 1602–1645
      6. 6. Timothy Spencer 1616–1704
      7. 7. Rachel Spencer 1602–1609
      8. 8. Alice Spencer 1616–1617
      9. 9. Nicholas ((Richard)) Spencer 1609–1610
      10. 10. John Spencer 1604–1684
      11. 11. Henry Spencer 1604–1607
    2. 2. Anne (Spencer) Giles 1560–1620
    3. 3. Thomas Spencer –1687
    4. 4. Michael Spencer –1653
  2. 2. Jane Harcourt 1519–1593
  3. 3. Marie Bowles 1525–1596
  4. 4. Sir (John Spencer, II Sir Knight (High Sheriff of Northhamtonshire Member of Parliament for Northamptonshire circa 1553 and) 1571) 1517–1586
  5. 5. Anne Goodwin 1523–1593
  6. 6. Sir (Thomas) SPENCER 1517–1576
  7. 7. Dorothy Spencer 1521–1575
  8. 8. Isabel Spencer 1515–1578
  9. 9. Lady (Elizabeth Jane) Spencer 1519–1593
  10. 10. Marie Spencer 1525–1550
  11. 11. Margaret Spencer 1530–1625
  12. 12. Elizabeth (Jane) Spencer 1532–1598
  13. 13. John Spencer 1509–1586
  14. 14. Elizabeth Spencer –1752
  15. 15. John Spencer 1524–1753 m. Ann (Agness Merrill ( M 13thGGM )) ^ 1509–1560 m. Lady (Baroness Catherine) Kytson\Spenser 1515–1586
    1. 1. Michael Spencer 1531–1599
    2. 2. SIR (John III Baron Spencer of Althorpe Spencer) Knight 1546–1599
    3. 3. Alice Spencer\Egerton 1563–1637
    4. 4. Edward Spencer 1561–1584
    5. 5. Catharine SPENCER 1549–1639
    6. 6. EDMUND SPENCER 1553–1599
    7. 7. Robert SPENCER 1556–1627
    8. 8. Elizabeth SPENCER 1547–1603
    9. 9. Mary SPENCER 1550–1590
    10. 10. William SPENCER 1555–1609
    11. 11. Thomas SPENCER 1558–1580
    12. 12. Richard Spencer 1559–1624
    13. 13. Anne Spencer\Fairfax 1540–1618
    14. 14. Charles SPENCER 1558–
    15. 15. Margaret Spencer 1546–1560
    16. 16. Richard Spencer 1560–1624
    17. 17. EARL (KNIGHT Sir John III) Spencer 1546–1599 m. Mary Spencer 1555–1619
      1. 1. Robert Spenser 1570–1606
      2. 2. Elizabeth (E) SPencer 1579–1632
      3. 3. Catherine (Spencer) Montagu 1586–1612
      4. 4. George ((Georgus)) SPENCER 1586–1622
      5. 5. *Robert (Spencer 1st Baron Spencer of) Wormleighton 1570–1627
      6. 6. Alice (Elizabeth) Spencer 1590–1670
      7. 7. Lady (Alice Elizabeth 1579) Spencer 1579–1632
      8. 8. Sir (Thomas) Spencer 1565–1622
      9. 9. Sir (Thomas Ist Baron Yarnton, Spencer) Sr. 1571–1622
      10. 10. Anne Spencer 1584–1613
      11. 11. Alice Spencer 1590–1632
      12. 12. Lady (Margaret) Spencer 1592–1612
      13. 13. Mary SPENCER 1575–1540
      14. 14. Elizabethe Spenser 1540–1599
      15. 15. Thos. Spencer 1527–1568
      16. 16. Michael (Spencer, Sir,) Lord 1531–1599
      17. 17. William Spencer 1545–1753
      18. 18. Jane Spencer 1539–1593
      19. 19. Gerard Spencer 1543–1577
      20. 20. John (III) Spencer 1533–1560
      21. 21. Christiana Spencer 1535–1540
      22. 22. Robert (Spencer) esq 1527–1620
      23. 23. Michael Spencer 1535–1583
      24. 24. William Spencer 1527–1612
      25. 25. Gerard (Jarrat) Spencer 1528–1576
      26. 26. William Spencer 1527–1542
      27. 27. Edmund Spencer 1553–1599
      28. 28. Mary (Margaret) Spencer 1528–1626 m. John Cowper 1528–1571
        1. 1. Richard Coore 1556–
        2. 2. John (Cooper) (Cowper) 1554–1620 m. Lady (Elizabeth) Haner 1558–1582
      29. 29. Ann Spencer –1810
    18. 18. Michael Knight 1546–1658
    19. 19. Mary (Margaret) Spencer 1528–1626
  16. 16. John Spencer 1533–1590
  17. 17. William Spencer 1545–1753
  18. 18. Michael Spencer* 1531–1583

Suzanne Spencer's Timeline

2 Records

1495
1495
Birth of Suzanne Knightley Baroness Spencer in Fawsley, Northamptonshire
Fawsley, Northamptonshire
1540
1540
Age 45
Death of Suzanne Knightley Baroness Spencer in Althorp, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
Althorp, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1495
    Event Place: Fawsley, Northamptonshire

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1540
    Event Place: Althorp, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Great Brington, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
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