'Spencer05'
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Families covered: Spencer of Cannon Hall, Spencer of Naunton Hall, Spencer of Norwich, Spencer of Rendlesham
| Leonard Spencer of Norwich (a 1528) | |||||||||||||||
| m. Alice | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | John Spencer 'of Rendlesham', Sheriff of Norwich (a 1540) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Margery Scowles (dau of Henry Scowles of Norfolk) | |||||||||||||||
| A. | Leonard Spencer of Worsted, Norfolk | ||||||||||||||
| m. Catherine Hovell (dau of Francis Hovell of Harling) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | John Spencer of Bradfield, Norfolk (4th son) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Ursula Man (dau of John Man of Wymondham) | |||||||||||||||
| ii.+ | other issue - Leonard, Henry, Thomas, John (2nd) | ||||||||||||||
| B. | Barbara Spencer | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Richard Catlyn (Serjeant-at-law) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Francis Southwell | |||||||||||||||
| m3. Robert Flynt of Norwich | |||||||||||||||
| C. | Alice Spencer | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Edward Fenne | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Robert Stanton | |||||||||||||||
| D. | Elizabeth Spencer | ||||||||||||||
| m. Thomas Noon (son/heir of Francis of Martelesham) | |||||||||||||||
| E.+ | other issue - Thomas, John, Henry | ||||||||||||||
| 2. | James Spencer of Naunton Hall & Caketon's Manor in Rendlesham, Suffolk (d by 1567) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Elizabeth Andrews of Stowmarket | |||||||||||||||
| A. | Leonard Spencer of Naunton Hall & Caketon's Manor in Rendlesham (d 1600) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (1571) Agnes or Anne Bexwell (dau of John Bexwell) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Anne Lee (dau of Sir Anthony Lee, sister of Sir Henry, widow of George Rede of Thorington) | |||||||||||||||
| Visitation (1561) showed that Leonard married twice, 1st to Agnes/Anne Bexwell, 2nd to Anne Lee (dau of Sir Anthony, widow of George Rede), with son Robert by Agnes/Anne Bexwell. Visitation (1664-8) shows just one marriage, to Anne Lee (sister of Sir Henry), showing her as mother of ... | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Robert Spencer of Rendlesham | ||||||||||||||
| m. Elizabeth Wingfield (dau of Robert Wingfeld or Wingfield of Letheringham) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Edward Spencer of Rendlesham (a 1664) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Judith Scrivener (dau of John Scrivener of Sipton) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | John Spencer of Rendlesham (b c1638, d 1709) | ||||||||||||||
| Visitation ends with this generation. Various web sites show that John was father of Edward by .... | |||||||||||||||
| m. Anne | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | Edward Spencer of Rendlesham (d before 02.1731) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Anne (d c1760, m2. Sir William Barker, Bart of Ipswich & Sproughton) mother of Elizabeth, presumed also of ... | |||||||||||||||
| (i) | Anne Spencer (d 09.03.1771) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (21.08.1737) James Hamilton, 5th Duke of Hamilton (b 05.01.1702-3, d 09.03.1742-3) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Hon. Richard Savage Nassau of Easton (b 1722-3, d 05.1780) | |||||||||||||||
| (ii) | Elizabeth Spencer | ||||||||||||||
| m. (17.02.1738-9) Sir James Dashwood, 2nd Bart of Northbrook & Kirtlington (d 10.11.1779) | |||||||||||||||
| (2) | Elizabeth Spencer | ||||||||||||||
| m. Jo. Skipp | |||||||||||||||
| (3)+ | other issue (a 1664) - Henry, Anthony | ||||||||||||||
| B. | Elizabeth Spencer | ||||||||||||||
| m. Thomas Eden of Blofield | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Elizabeth Harman (dau of Christopher Harman of Naunton Hall (in Rendlesham), widow of _ Russell) | |||||||||||||||
| C.+ | other issue - Henry, William, Edward | ||||||||||||||
| m3. (18.01.1546) Elizabeth Bokenham (dau of George Bokenham of Snetterton & Great Livermere, widow of John Bexwell) | |||||||||||||||
| F. | Leonard Spencer (2nd of that name) | ||||||||||||||
| m. _ Head of Norwich | |||||||||||||||
| i.+ | issue - Robert, William, Edward, Leonard | ||||||||||||||
| G.+ | other issue - George, James | ||||||||||||||
| 3. | Elizabeth Spencer (d by 1573) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Robert Palmer of Lynn | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Edmund Eden of Blofield (d 1563) | |||||||||||||||
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| Wikipedia ("Cannon Hall") reports that "In 1660 the estate was purchased by John Spencer, a Welsh hay-rake maker. The Spencer family had arrived in Yorkshire from |
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| John Spencer of Cannon Hall, South Yorkshire (b 1628-9, d 19.04.1681) | |||||||||||||||
| m1. Sarah (b c1624, d 27.10.1657) | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | John Spencer of Cannon Hall (b c1654, d 13.04.1729) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1680) Ann Wilson (bpt 11.07.1659, d 19.04.1699, dau of John Wilson of Wortley, son of Christopher of Broomshead) | |||||||||||||||
| A. | William Spencer of Cannon Hall (b c1690, d 30.01.1756) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Christiana Ashton (d 20.11.1737, dau/heir of Benjamin Ashton of Hathersedge, son of Robert of Stony Middleton) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | John Spencer of Cannon Hall (b c1718, d unm 09.11.1775) | ||||||||||||||
| ii. | Ann Spencer | ||||||||||||||
| m. Walter Stanhope of Horsford & Leeds (son of John by Mary Lowther), m1. Mary Warde) | |||||||||||||||
| Cannon Hall was inherited by their son who assumed the name Spencer-Stanhope. | |||||||||||||||
| iii. | Christiana Spencer | ||||||||||||||
| m. William Shuttleworth of Horrocksfold (d 1781) | |||||||||||||||
| iv. | Alicia Maria Spencer (d 19.01.1812) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1756) William Greame of Sewerby (dsp 1798) | |||||||||||||||
| v.+ | other issue (d unm) - Benjamin (b 1725-6, d 11.06.1759), William (b 1725-6), Susanna (d infant), Dorothy (d infant) | ||||||||||||||
| B. | daughter | ||||||||||||||
| m. _ Hall | |||||||||||||||
| C.+ | other issue - Edward (b c1699, d unm 1729), John (d 1682), Hugh (b c1681, d 1694), Dorothy | ||||||||||||||
| 2. | Dorothy Spencer | ||||||||||||||
| m. William Green of High Town in Liversedge | |||||||||||||||
| 3.+ | other issue (d infant) - Elizabeth, Sarah, Kitty | ||||||||||||||
| m2. Margaret Clayton (dau of John Clayton of Okenshaw, widow of Robert Hartley of Cannon Hall) | |||||||||||||||
| 6. | Rebecca Spencer (b c10.1661, bur 09.05.1663) | ||||||||||||||
Main source(s):
(1) For upper section (original version uploaded to a Temporary page on 22.07.08) :
Visitation (Norfolk, 1563+1589+1613, 'Spencer'), Visitation (Suffolk, 1561 & 1664-8, 'Spencer of Rendlesham')
(2) For lower section : 'Pedigree of Spencer and Stanhope of Cannon Hall' in 'Joseph Hunter's, S. Yorks, vol ii'
(as reported on this web site, sb "Joseph Foster's"?)
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