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Sir John Spencer 1524 – 1586 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1524

Birth Location: Wormleighton, England

Death Date: 8 Nov 1586

Death Location: Brington, Northamptonshire, England

Father: Sir Despenser,

Mother: Lady Knightley,

Spouse(s): Catherine Kitson,

Children(s): Ann Spencer, Sir Spenser,, Elizabeth Spencer, Edmund Spencer, William Spencer

It was in 1524 that Sir John Spencer of Althorp, High Sheriff of Northamptonshire was born in Wormleighton, England, a child of Sir William Despenser, and Lady Susan Knightley,. Sir John Spencer of Althorp, High Sheriff of Northamptonshire went on to marry Catherine Katherine Kitson, and had children such as Ann Spencer, Sir John De Spencer Spenser,, Elizabeth Spencer, Edmund Spencer and William Spencer. Sir John Spencer of Althorp, High Sheriff of Northamptonshire was deceased by 1586 in Brington, Northamptonshire, England.

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Parents

Sir Despenser,
1496 – 1532
Birth Location: Althorpe, Northamptonshire, England
SD
Lady Knightley,
1498 – 1532
Birth Location: England
LK

Spouses(s)

Catherine Kitson,
1521 – 1586
Birth Location: St Edmundsbury Borough, Suffolk, England
CK

Children(s)

Ann Spencer
1540 – 1618
Birth Location: Buckinghamshire, England
AS
Sir Spenser,
1541 – 1599
Birth Location: Althorp, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
SS
Elizabeth Spencer
1547 – 1623
Birth Location: Althorp, Northamptonshire, England
ES
Edmund Spencer
1553 – 1599
Birth Location: –
ES
William Spencer
– 1609
Birth Location: Northamptonshire, England
WS

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1517
    Event Place: Fawsley, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1524
    Event Place: Wormleighton, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 8 Nov 1586
    Event Place: Brington, Northamptonshire, , England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 8 Nov 1586
    Event Place: Brington, Northamptonshire, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Great Brington, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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