William SPENCER^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}

Bef 1601 - 1640  (~ 38 years)

• Name	William SPENCER
  Birth	Bef 11 Oct 1601	Stotford, Bedfordshire, England   [5]
  Christening	11 Oct 1601	Stotford, Bedfordshire, England   [5]
  	Christening Surety: 2
  Gender	Male
  Immigration	1632	Cambridge, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America   [6]
  	Came to Cambridge
  Emigration	1636	Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut Colony, America   [6]
  	Removed to Hartford
  Alt. Burial	1640	Ancient Cemetery, Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America   [6]
  Death	4 May 1640	Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut   [5]
  Noncupative Will	24 Jun 1650	Hartford, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America   [6]
  _FSFTID	9CD7-M9X
  _FSLINK	https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/9CD7-M9X
  _UID	86FC85EC85AF47E2B40398E59CFC1DBCF5F7
  Burial	Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut
  Person ID	I17435	Carney Wehofer July 2025
  Last Modified	12 Dec 2022

  
  

  Father	Gerard SPENCER,   b. 20 May 1576, Edworth, Bedfordshire, England d. Bef May 1646, Stotford, Bedfordshire, England (Age 69 years)
  Mother	Alice WHITBREAD,   b. Abt 1578, Upper Gravenhurst, Bedfordshire, England d. Abt 1646, Stotford, Bedfordshire, England (Age ~ 68 years)
  Marriage	10 Nov 1600	Upper Gravenhurst, Bedfordshire, England   [5]
  Family ID	F8760	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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

  
  

• 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

  [S942] Compiled by Stephen M. Lawson,, Spencer - Huxley (online), (13 Apr 1998, http://sml.simplenet.com/smlawson/spencer.htm). [S938] Robert Sheldon Telford, Robert Sheldon Telford. [S940] Anderson, Robert Charles, The Great Migration Begins, (http://www.pacifier.com/!gregdm/ sites this source.dl). [S939] Compiled by Gregory D. Maxfield, Associated Families of Gregory D. Maxwell, (http://www.pacifier.com/!gregdm/ Lincoln, Henry Spencer). [S261] Sam Behling, Register Report, (http://www.genweb.net/~samcasey/). [S1160] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 12 Dec 2022), entry for William SPENCER, person ID 9CD7-M9X. (Reliability: 3).