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William Robert Spence 1690 – 1758 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1690

Birth Location: Augusta, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 9 February 1758

Death Location: Nottoway, Southampton, Virginia, USA

Father: Robert Spence

Mother: Mary None

Spouse(s): Mary Thorpe

Children(s): William Spence, Thomas Spence, Mary Spence

William Robert Spence was born in 1690 in Augusta, Virginia, USA, the child of Robert Spence and Mary. William Robert Spence married Mary Polly Thorpe, and had children including William Thomas Spence, Thomas Patrick Spence, Mary Spence. William Robert Spence passed away in 1758 in Nottoway, Southampton, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • William Robert Spence was born in 1690 in Augusta, Virginia, USA, the child of Robert Spence and Mary.
  • William Robert Spence married Mary Polly Thorpe, and had children including William Thomas Spence, Thomas Patrick Spence, Mary Spence.
  • William Robert Spence passed away in 1758 in Nottoway, Southampton, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Spence
1654 – 1758
Birth Location: Settled New Kent, Lancaster, Virginia, USA
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Mary None
1666 – 1692
Birth Location: Southampton, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Mary Thorpe
1728 – 1758
Birth Location: Augusta, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

William Spence
1710 – 1751
Birth Location: Southampton, Virginia, USA
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Thomas Spence
1756 – 1775
Birth Location: Southampton, Virginia, USA
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Mary Spence
1758 – 1759
Birth Location: Southampton, Virginia, USA
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William Spence's Ancestors

Self
William Spence
1690 – 1758
Birth Place: Augusta, Virginia, USA
Parents
Robert Spence
1654 – 1758
Settled New Kent, Lancaster, Virginia, USA
Mary
1666 – 1692
Southampton, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Spence's Descendants

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William (Robert) Spence (1690 – 9 February 1758) m. Mary (Polly) Thorpe (1728 – 1758)
  1. 1. William (Thomas) Spence (1710 – 9 February 1751) m. Mary Green (1706 – 1751)
    1. 1. James (Thomas) Spence (1748 – 1793) m. Jane Bluford (1751 – 1795)
      1. 1. Isaac (R) Spence (1785 – April 7, 1871)
        1. 1. Mary (Ann " Mittie") Spence (1824 – 1880) m. Wilson (David) Butts (abt 1817 – 1885)
  2. 2. Thomas (Patrick) Spence (1756 – 1775)
  3. 3. Mary Spence (1758 – 1759)

William Spence's Timeline

2 Records

1690
1690
Birth of William Robert Spence in Augusta, Virginia, USA
Augusta, Virginia, USA
1758
9 February 1758
Age 68
Death of William Robert Spence in Nottoway, Southampton, Virginia, USA
Nottoway, Southampton, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1690
    Event Place: Augusta, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 February 1758
    Event Place: Nottoway, Southampton, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
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