Samuel Spencer (abt. 1650 - 1705)

Born about 1650 in Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony [uncertain]

Ancestors

Husband of Hannah (Willey) Spencer — married 1 Mar 1673 in Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts

Husband of Miriam (Moore) Spencer — married 1689 in East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut Colony

Descendants

Died 7 Aug 1705 at about age 55 in East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut

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Biography

Samuel Spencer, son of Gerard, was born about 1650, probably in Lynn, Massachusetts, died at East Haddam, Conn., 7 Aug 1705; inventory of his estate was taken 7 Feb 1705/6; married first, about 1673, Hannah (Willey) (Hungerford) Blatchford, who died about 1681, daughter of Isaac Willey, widow of Thomas Hungerford (died 1663) and of Peter Blatchford (died 1671); married second, in 1689, Miriam (Moore) Willey, born [say 1655], living 1706, daughter of Miles Moore, widow of John Willey.

John Spencer of Haddam East Side, Administrator of his father Samuel's estate, conveyed 8 Feb 1709/10 to his brother Isaac and sister Hannah Spencer. On 14 Feb 1717/18, John and Isaac Spencer conveyed and Hannah his wife; and the same date, said Picke and wife of Haddam conveyed to John and Isaac Spencer, right to estate which belonged to Peter Blachford or Peter Blachford Jr. his son, also right "our father" Samuel Spencer had in that estate [East Haddam Deeds, 1:50, 234, 235].

Children by first wife, born at Haddam:

1. Grace, b. 27 Jul 1674; d. young, we judge from the deeds mentioned above.
2. John, b. 17 Sep 1676; bp. 9 Jul 1704 (adult); d. 1749.
3. Isaac, b. 8 Jan 1678/9; bp. 24 Dec 1704 (adult); d. 10 Feb 1751.

Child, perhaps by second wife:

1. Hannah, b. (say 1690); bp. 9 Mar 1707 (adult); m. at New London (but called "of Machamoodus"), 12 May 1712, John Pike, b. at New London, 4 Nov 1690, son of John.

From: Donald Lines Jacobus, M.A., comp., "The Four Spencer Brothers – Their Ancestors and Descendants," The American Genealogist, Volume 27 (1950), pp. 170 of 327.

Hannah Willey and John Willey were siblings, children of Isaac Willey (of Wales) and Johanna Lutten (or Ludden). Hannah had three children (Thomas, Sarah and Hannah) with her first husband, Thomas Hungerford who died in 1663. She had three children (Johanna, Peter, and Mary) with her second husband, Peter Blachfield who was a veteran of the Pequot War of 1637 and later moved to Haddam. She married her third husband, Samuel Spencer 1672/73 and had three children (Grace, John and Isaac). Samuel and Hannah were the grandparents of Major General Joseph Spencer who served in the Revolutionary War.

John Willey was born at New London, about 1649 and married Miriam Moore in 1669. Samuel Spencer married the widow of his brother-in-law.

From: Jack T Spencer and Edith W Spencer, "Gerard Spencer, a Pioneer of Cambridge, Lynn and Haddam," The Connecticut Nutmegger, vol 29, pp 596-597.

Samuel died August 7, 1705.^[1]

Family

Samuel married first Hannah (Willey) (Hungerford) Blachford or Blachfield about 1663^[2] who died about 1681. She was daughter of Isaac Willey, and relic of Thomas Hungerford (died 1663). (Thomas left 3 minor children: Thomas, aged about fifteen; Sarah, nine; Hannah, four years old, this first of May, 1663.")^[3]

Children:

1. Isaac Spencer.

Note: "about 1763" from The Macdonough-Hackstaff Ancestry. Marriage date should be about 1663. Need to confirm.

Samuel married second Miriam (Moore) Willey, 1689, and had no issue.^[4]

East Haddam Deeds: John Spencer of Haddam East Side, Administrator of his father's (Samuel's) estate, conveyed on 8 Feb 1709/10 to his brother Isaac and sister Hannah Spencer. On 14 Feb 1717/18, Isaac and John Spencer conveyed to John Picke and Hannah his wife, and the same date, said Picke and wife of Haddam conveyed to John and Isaac Spencer, right to estate which belonged to Peter Blachford or Peter Blachford, Jr. his son, also right "our father" Samuel Spencer had in the estate. ^[5]

Samuel SPENCER, Haddam. Invt. £50-10-10. Taken 7 Feb 1705-6, by Capt. John CHAPMAN & William SPENCER, Jr.

An agreement, appended to the Inventory on file:

To all whom these presents concern, greeting: Know ye that we, John SPENCER & Isaac SPENCER, do by these presents jointly & severally promise & engage to our honoured mother-in-law, Miriam SPENCER, to pay her twelve pounds in current country pay, to be paid at £3 per year, annually, at or before the first of September yearly. This engagement is for and in consideration of our mother's thirds in our honored father Samuel SPENCER his estate deceased, and in case we and our honored mother do all of us survive the firth year, we do, out of respect to her, further promise to pay her £3 the fifth year as above, in consideration of the above premises.

I, Miriam SPENCER, do accept of the conditions as above specified, and do by these presents resign up all my right and title of dower or third part of the estate of my honored husband Samuel SPENCER, deceased, unto his two sons, John & Isaac SPENCER, as their own proper estate to their proper use and behoof.

As witness our hands this 5 Mar 1705-6.

John SPENCER

Isaac SPENCER

Miriam SPENCER

Witness: John CHAPMAN, William LOYNS

Court Record, Page 78 -- 8 Mar 1705-6: John SPENCER of Hartford exhibited an inventory of his late father Samuel SPENCER of Haddam. Ordered record and put on file. And this Court grant letters of Adms. unto John SPENCER. The sd. John SPENCER also exhibited in this Court an agreement made between the widow & children of the sd. John SPENCER.

1. VR - Death; 7 Aug 1705; East Haddam, Middlesex Co., CT 79.

2. Inventory Taken; 7 Feb 1705/06; Haddam, Middlesex Co., CT 102. £50-10-10

3. Probate; 5 Mar 1705/06; Haddam, Middlesex Co., CT 102. Page 145-6 Name: : Samuel Spencer Location: Haddam

Invt. œ50-10-10. Taken 7th February, 1705-6, by Capt. John Chapman and William Spencer, Jr.

An agreement, appended to the Inventory on file:

To all whom these presents concern, greeting: Know ye that we, John Spencer and Isaac Spencer, do by these presents jointly and severally promise and engage to our honoured mother-in-law, Miriam Spencer, to pay her twelve pounds in current country pay, to be paid at œ3 per year, annually, at or before the first of September yearly. This engagement is for and in consideration of our mother's thirds in our honored father Samuel Spencer his estate deceased, and in case we and our honored mother do all of us survive the fifth year, we do, out of respect to her, further promise to pay her œ3 the fifth year as above, in consideration of the above premises.

I, Miriam Spencer, do accept of the conditions as above specified, and do by these presents resign up all my right and title of dower or third part of the estate of my honored husband Samuel Spencer, deceased, unto his two sons, John and Isaac Spencer, as their own proper estate to their proper use and behoof.

As witness our hands this 5th of March, 1705-6.

Witness: John Chapman, William Layns.

John Spencer, Isaac Spencer, Miriam Spencer.

Court Record, Page 78--8 March, 1705-6: John Spencer of Hartford exhibited an inventory of his late father, Samuel Spencer of Haddam. Ordered recorded and put on file. And this Court grant letters of Adms. unto John Spencer. The sd. John Spencer also exhibited in this Court an agreement made between the widow and children of the sd. John Spencer.

Samuel Gerrard SPENCER and Hannah (Blatchford) (Hungerford) WILLEY were married on 1 Mar 1673 in Lynn, Essex Co., MA. Hannah (Blatchford) (Hungerford) WILLEY (daughter of Isaac WILLEY and Joanna LUTTEN) was born about 1642 in Boston, Suffolk Co., MA. She died in 1681 in East Haddam, Middlesex Co., CT. Samuel Gerrard SPENCER and Hannah (Blatchford) (Hungerford) WILLEY had the following children:

Child: Grace SPENCER.

Child: John SPENCER.

Child: Isaac SPENCER, Deacon

Samuel Gerrard SPENCER and Miriam (MOORE) WILEY were married about 1689 in Kinderhook, Columbia Co., NY. Miriam (MOORE) WILEY (daughter of Miles MOORE and Isabell (?)) was born about 1655. She died after 1706. Samuel Gerrard SPENCER and Miriam (MOORE) WILEY had the following children:

Child: Hannah SPENCER

Research Notes

Unsourced birth info: 27 Jul 1644 in East Haddam. (Previously on profile)

Other unconfirmed info:

Samuel Spencer, is the son of Garrard Spencer and Hannah Hills. Samuel married first Hannah (Willey) (Hungerford) Blachford or Blachfield about 1663 and had issue; married second Miriam (Moore) Willey, 1689, and had no issue; died August 7, 1705.^[6]

Note: "about 1763" from The Macdonough-Hackstaff Ancestry. Marriage date should be about 1663. 'Need to confirm.

Samuel was born about 1650 in Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay. He was the son of Gerard and Hannah (Hill) Spencer. He passed away on 07 Aug 1705, in East Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut. Samuel was laid to rest in the Thirty Mile Island Plantation Burial Yard, Haddam, Middlesex County, Conn.^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ The Macdonough-Hackstaff Ancestry.
2. ↑ The Macdonough-Hackstaff Ancestry.
3. ↑ History of New London, pp. 281
4. ↑ The Macdonough-Hackstaff Ancestry.
5. ↑ Digest of the Early Connecticut Probate Records
6. ↑ The Macdonough-Hackstaff Ancestry.
7. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 11 September 2020), memorial page for Samuel Spencer (1650–7 Aug 1705), Find a Grave Memorial no. 39023655, citing Thirty Mile Island Plantation Burial Yard, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA ; Maintained by V. Nareen Lake (contributor 46613568) .

See also:

• History of New London, pp. 281, BY FRANCES MANWARING CAULKINS. Published NEW LONDON: by H. D. Utley. 1895

• Digest of the Early Connecticut Probate Records, (Hartford District), Charles W. Manwaring, Hartford, 1902, Vol 2, p 116

• Source: East Haddam Deeds, 1:50, 234,235

• The Macdonough-Hackstaff Ancestry, by Rodney Macdonough.

• Robinson Family History, compiled by David Robinson.

• Donald Lines Jacobus, M.A., comp., "The Four Spencer Brothers – Their Ancestors and Descendants," The American Genealogist, Volume 27 (1950), pp. 170 of 327.

• Jack T Spencer and Edith W Spencer, "Gerard Spencer, a Pioneer of Cambridge, Lynn and Haddam," The Connecticut Nutmegger, vol 29, pp 592-615.
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 11 September 2020), memorial page for Samuel Spencer (1650–7 Aug 1705), Find a Grave Memorial no. 39023655, citing Thirty Mile Island Plantation Burial Yard, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA ; Maintained by V. Nareen Lake (contributor 46613568) .