Born in East Greenwich, Kent, Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Ancestors 
Daughter of Benjamin Spencer
and Martha (UNKNOWN) Spencer
Wife of
Job Sherman
— married
1 Jun 1732 in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island
Descendants 
Mother of
Amy Shearman, Benjamin Shearman, Samson Shearman, Martha Shearman, Walter Shearman, Dorcas (Sherman) Thomas and Abigail Shearman
Died about
at about age 46
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
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Biography
This profile is part of the Spencer Name Study.
Amy Spencer was born on 14 March 1698 in East Greenwich, Kent, Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, daughter of Benjamin Spencer (1670–~1727) and Martha UNKNOWN (~1675– ).
Her siblings were:
- Walter Spencer (13 February 1701 – bef. 27 April 1792)
- David Spencer (12 October 1723 – unknown)
Amy passed away about 1745, aged 46.
Amy (34) and Job Sherman (44) were married on 1 June 1732 in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island. Job was born about 8 November 1687 in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island. He was the son of Samson Sherman and Isabel (Tripp) Sherman. Their known children were:
- Amy Shearman (7 July 1734 – unknown)
- Benjamin Shearman (14 November 1735 – unknown)
- Samson Shearman (23 July 1737 – 24 January 1801)
- Martha Shearman (28 January 1739 – unknown)
- Walter Shearman (20 October 1740 – unknown)
- Dorcas Sherman (2 January 1742 – unknown)
- Abigail Shearman (10 September 1744 – unknown)
| Date | Event | Location | [1] | 1670-06-22 | Birth of Father, Benjamin | East Greenwich, Kent, RI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1675 | Birth of Mother, Martha | ||||||
| 1687-11-08 | Birth of Husband, Job | Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island | |||||
| 1698-03-14 | Birth | East Greenwich, Kent, Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations | |||||
| 1701-02-13 | Birth of Brother, Walter | East Greenwich, Rhode Island | |||||
| 1723-10-12 | Birth of Brother, David | ||||||
| 1727 | Death of Father, Benjamin | ||||||
| 1732-06-01 | Marriage, Job | Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island | |||||
| 1734-07-07 | Birth of Daughter, Amy | Rhode Island | |||||
| 1735-11-14 | Birth of Son, Benjamin | ||||||
| 1737-07-23 | Birth of Son, Samson | Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island | |||||
| 1739-01-28 | Birth of Daughter, Martha | ||||||
| 1740-10-20 | Birth of Son, Walter | ||||||
| 1742-01-02 | Birth of Daughter, Dorcas | ||||||
| 1744-09-10 | Birth of Daughter, Abigail | ||||||
| 1745 | Death | ||||||
| 1747-11-16 | Death of Husband, Job | Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island | |||||
| 1792-04-27 | Death of Brother, Walter | East Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island, United States | |||||
| 1801-01-24 | Death of Son, Samson | Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, United States |
Research Notes
Rhode Island, Vital Extracts
- Name: Amey Spencer
- Birth Date: 14 Mar 1698
- Birth Place: East Greenwich, Rhode Island, USA
- Father Name: Benjamin Spencer
- Mother Name: Martha Spencer
- Page Number: 147
Sources
- Ancestry.com. Rhode Island, Vital Extracts, 1636-1899 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. Original data: Arnold, James Newell. Rhode Island Vital Extracts, 1636–1850. 21 volumes. Providence, R.I.: Narragansett Historical Publishing Company, 1891–1912. Digitized images from New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts.
- Flora S Clark, George E. McCracken, Michael Spencer And His Descendants Part I: Generations 1 through 4 (Indianapolis IN: Spencer Historical & Genealogical Society, Inc.,1987), p 23 of 146.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Amy by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Amy:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Amy by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Amy:
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~0.78%
Charles Cobb
:
23andMe, GEDmatch AT3859266 [compare]
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~0.78%
Adele (Cobb) Aiken :
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