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Sgt. Thomas SPENCER

Sgt. Thomas SPENCER[1, 2, 3, 4]

Male Bef 1607 - 1687  (~ 80 years)

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  • Name Thomas SPENCER 
    Prefix Sgt. 
    Born Bef 29 Mar 1607  Stotford, Bedfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6
    • Birth Surety: 2
    Christened 29 Mar 1607  Stotford, Bedfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Gender Male 
    _UID 08646C5D12D949789642182C0C7834B368D7 
    Buried Sep 1687  Old Center Cemetery, Suffield, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Died 11 Sep 1687  Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Person ID I17869  Carney Wehofer 2024 Genealogy
    Last Modified 5 Feb 2012 

    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  [5
    Family ID F8760  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Anne DENFIELD (DERIFIELD),   b. Abt 1610,   d. Bef 1645  (Age ~ 34 years) 
    Married Aft 2 Nov 1634  Stotford, Bedfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Obadiah SPENCER,   b. Abt 1639, Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. May 1712, Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 73 years)
     2. Samuel SPENCER,   b. Abt 1639, Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Oct 1727, Windham, Hartford, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 88 years)
     3. Thomas SPENCER,   b. Abt 1641, Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Jul 1689, Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 48 years)
    Last Modified 29 Aug 2016 
    Family ID F8793  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Sarah BEARDING,   b. Abt 1611, France Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 1674, Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 62 years) 
    Married 11 Sep 1645  Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Children 
     1. Sarah SPENCER,   b. Abt 1646,   d. 24 Oct 1712  (Age ~ 66 years)
     2. Elizabeth SPENCER,   b. Bef 26 Mar 1648, Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Gerard SPENCER,   b. Abt 1651,   d. 1711-1712, Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 61 years)
     4. Hannah SPENCER,   b. 15 Apr 1653, Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1713  (Age 59 years)
     5. Mary SPENCER,   b. 18 May 1655, Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Nov 1690, Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 35 years)
     6. Martha SPENCER,   b. 19 Mar 1658, Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 29 Aug 2016 
    Family ID F8794  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • BIOGRAPHY: Education: Thomas made his mark on his Will. Religion: Admitted to Cambridge Church Bef 14 may 1634.

      Sergeant, settled in Hartford, CN in 1637; served Pequot Indian Wars. Ancester of the "Suffield rich Spencers" (Edith quote)

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

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

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

    6. [S993] "A in A" pg 579, Parker, William Alderman.