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William SPENCER

William SPENCER[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]

Male Bef 1601 - 1640  (~ 38 years)

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  • Name William SPENCER 
    Born Bef 11 Oct 1601  Stotford, Bedfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Christened 11 Oct 1601  Stotford, Bedfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    • Christening Surety: 2
    Gender Male 
    Immigration 1632  Cambridge, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Came to Cambridge 
    Emigration 1636  Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut Colony, America Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Removed to Hartford 
    Alt. Burial 1640  Ancient Cemetery, Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    FamilySearch ID 9CD7-M9X 
    Died 4 May 1640  Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Noncupative Will 24 Jun 1650  Hartford, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    _UID 86FC85EC85AF47E2B40398E59CFC1DBCF5F7 
    Buried Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I17435  Carney Wehofer Feb 2024 Genealogy
    Last Modified 12 Dec 2022 

    Father Gerard SPENCER,   b. 20 May 1576, Edworth, Bedfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef May 1646, Stotford, Bedfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years) 
    Mother Alice WHITBREAD,   b. Abt 1578, Upper Gravenhurst, Bedfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 1646, Stotford, Bedfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 68 years) 
    Married 10 Nov 1600  Upper Gravenhurst, Bedfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Family ID F8760  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Agnes HARRIS,   b. Abt 1604, Barnstaple, Devonshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 1680, Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 77 years) 
    Married 1633  Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • CONFLICT: Marriage place - Stotfold, Bedfordshire, England.
    Children 
     1. Samuel SPENCER,   b. Jan 1635, Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1716, Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 80 years)
     2. Elizabeth SPENCER,   b. Jan 1635, Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Sarah SPENCER,   b. 7 Mar 1636, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Nov 1691, Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 55 years)
    Last Modified 29 Aug 2016 
    Family ID F8623  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • One of five sons; came to America with father, et al in 1632;
      settled in Cambridge,MA (from "Aldermans in America") and took "the
      freeman's oath in 1633; was one of the first five founders of the
      military company, "The Ancient and Honorable Company of Artillery
      of Boston, Mass.", the charter granted in 1638. In 1636 appointed
      "Lieutenant of the Military Company of Newton." Returned to
      England to bring back wife, Agnes, on the ship "Marie and John"
      owned in part by "John Alderman, Gent. of Ipswich, England." ("A in
      A" pg 15) Agnes' maiden name possibly "Tucker"; 9 MAY 1632, William
      appointed to confer re: raising common stock, leading to House of
      Representatives which he joined, 1634 to 1638; moved to Hartford;
      elected Rep of Colony to prepare code of laws for CN.

      BIOGRAPHY:
      Education: Cambridge Town Clerk, Able to write well. Religion: Admitted to MA Bay Church (probably Watertown) bef 4 mar 1632/1633. William Spencer, was made a freeman at Cambridge, Mass. 1634, was at Hartford in 1639.
      CONFLICT: Father was Michael or G erard. The son of Michael of Stratford, England. The name descends from "Le Dispencer" Family in the era of William the Conqueror, hum3.paf Birth, I don't think the date is correct because it is the same as the christining date which was also documented on the Internet site.

  • Sources 
    1. [S942] Spencer - Huxley (online), Compiled by Stephen M. Lawson,, (13 Apr 1998, http://sml.simplenet.com/smlawson/spencer.htm).

    2. [S938] Robert Sheldon Telford, Robert Sheldon Telford.

    3. [S940] The Great Migration Begins, Anderson, Robert Charles, (http://www.pacifier.com/!gregdm/ sites this source.dl).

    4. [S939] Associated Families of Gregory D. Maxwell, Compiled by Gregory D. Maxfield, (http://www.pacifier.com/!gregdm/ Lincoln, Henry Spencer).

    5. [SAuth] Jim Carney, compiled by James H Carney [(E-ADDRESS), & MAILING ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE], Buderim, Queensland 4556 AUSTRALIA.

    6. [S261] Register Report, Sam Behling, (http://www.genweb.net/~samcasey/).

    7. [S1160] FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 12 Dec 2022), entry for William SPENCER, person ID 9CD7-M9X. (Reliability: 3).