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Gerard SPENCER

Gerard SPENCER[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]

Male 1576 - Bef 1646  (69 years)

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  • Name Gerard SPENCER 
    Christened 1576  Stratford, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Christening Surety: 0
    Born 20 May 1576  Edworth, Bedfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Birth Surety: 0
    Gender Male 
    Baptism 20 May 1576  St. Marys Parish, Stotfold, Bedfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    FamilySearch ID LC2N-VJR 
    _UID F7B951B318BF4F209821EDB7BDB67F246D57 
    Died Bef May 1646  Stotford, Bedfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I17803  Carney Wehofer Feb 2024 Genealogy
    Last Modified 12 Dec 2022 

    Father Michael SPENCER,   b. Abt 1531, Edworth, Bedfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Nov 1599, Stotford, Bedfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 68 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth COLLAMORE, ),   b. Abt 1540, Edworth, Bedfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Nov 1599, Stotford, Bedfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 59 years) 
    Married 25 Jan 1562-1563  Edworth, Bedfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F8095  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 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  [7
    Children 
     1. John SPENCER,   b. Jan 1600, Stotford, Bedfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Aug 1684, Stotford, Bedfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 84 years)
     2. William SPENCER,   b. Bef 11 Oct 1601, Stotford, Bedfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 May 1640, Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 38 years)
     3. Rachel SPENCER,   b. 1602,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. Elizabeth SPENCER,   b. Bef 31 Oct 1602, Stotford, Bedfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 1645  (Age ~ 42 years)
     5. Henry SPENCER,   b. 1604, Stotford, Bedfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1607, Stotford, Bedfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 3 years)
     6. Sgt. Thomas SPENCER,   b. Bef 29 Mar 1607, Stotford, Bedfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Sep 1687, Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 80 years)
     7. Richard SPENCER,   b. 1608, Stotford, Bedfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. May 1614, Stotford, Bedfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 6 years)
     8. SPENCER,   b. 1609-1610, Stotford, Bedfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Mar 1610, Stotford, Bedfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
     9. Jared SPENCER, Jr.,   b. 1610,   d. 1685, Haddom, Cn Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years)
     10. Michael SPENCER,   b. Jan 1610, Stotford, Bedfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 May 1653, Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 43 years)
     11. Ensign Gerard (Jared) SPENCER,   b. 14 Apr 1614, Stotford, Bedfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Jun 1685, East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years)
     12. Alice SPENCER,   b. Abt 1616,   d. Yes, date unknown
     13. Timothy SPENCER,   b. Abt 1616,   d. 1704, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 88 years)
    Last Modified 29 Aug 2016 
    Family ID F8760  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Joan HILLS,   b. 1607, Stotford, Bedfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aug 1649, Stotford, Bedfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 42 years) 
    Married 4 Aug 1628  Stotford, Bedfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Ann SPENCER,   b. Bef 14 May 1629, Stotford, Bedfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Elizabeth SPENCER,   b. Bef 17 Jan 1631, Stotford, Bedfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Jul 1639, Stotford, Bedfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 8 years)
     3. Ursula SPENCER,   b. Bef 18 Apr 1633, Stotford, Bedfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. Mary SPENCER,   b. Bef 16 Sep 1635, Stotford, Bedfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. Sarah SPENCER,   b. Bef 21 Jul 1639, Stotford, Bedfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Jul 1639, Stotford, Bedfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 0 years)
     6. Richard SPENCER,   b. Bef 5 Nov 1643, Stotford, Bedfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     7. John SPENCER,   b. Bef 4 Apr 1646, Stotford, Bedfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 29 Aug 2016 
    Family ID F8761  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • CONFLICT: Birth place, Stotfold, Bedfordshire, England, Register report. Burial Date 24 Dec 1688 as listed in ANF:8VJN-NW was 22 years after death.dl BIOGRAPHY: 27th gen. desc of Alfred 'The Great'; 29th gen. desc. of Charlemagne

      Son of Michael & Elizabeth, born in the Parish of Stratford;
      baptized in 1576, came to America in 1632 with 5 sons and settled in
      Cambridge,MA, a sergeant in the Pequot Indian War ("Aldermans in
      America"); William was our ancester Friends of Gov. Winthrop;
      Hartford County book says, settled in 1637. His name became
      "Jared".

  • 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. [S949] Burke's American Families, (www.gendex.com/users/Enf-Bry/).

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

    5. [S943] Ancestrial File/Family Search, (Familysearch.org/) (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.).

    6. [S991] Will.

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

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