Caleb Spencer (1713)

Born 20 Jul 1713 in East Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island

Ancestors

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Biography

Caleb Spencer was born on 20 Jul 1713 in East Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island, son of Captain Robert Spencer (1674 - ~1747) and Theodosia (Whaley) Spencer (1674 - <1723).

His siblings were:

1. Susannah (Spencer) Sweet (1698 - ~1785)
2. Anna Spencer (1699 - )
3. Martha Spencer (1700 - ~1774)
4. Ruth Spencer (1702 - 1794)
5. Theodosia (Spencer) Greene (1703 - 1747)
6. Robert Spencer (1704 - 1736)
7. Theophilus Spencer (1707 - 1793)
8. Michael Spencer (1709 - 1758)
9. Joanna (Spencer) Reynolds (~1711 - 1782)
10. Nathaniel Spencer (1715 - 1746)
11. Samuel Spencer (1717 - )
12. James Spencer (1717 - )

Disambiguation

Caleb Spencer (Spencer-611), born July 20, 1713, the son of Robert and Theodosia (Whaley) Spencer of Rhode Island married 1st 1753 Elizabeth Woodcock and married 2nd Elizabeth Spink, the widow of Peleg Spencer. Caleb’s children, by his first wife, were Elizabeth, Barbary, and Robert.

Caleb’s nephew, Caleb Spencer (Spencer-7763), born December 27, 1750, the son of Michael and Abigail (Closson) Spencer of Rhode Island married 1778 Jerusha Covell of Chatham, MA. They lived variously in Frederickstown, NY and Fishkill, NY, and had at least eleven children including Platt Rogers Spencer, the famous calligrapher. After Caleb died his widow, Jerusha, took her family to Ashtabula, Ohio which was on the frontier in 1810

Sources

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 09 June 2016, 23:43), entry for Caleb Spencer(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LC5J-KT1); contributed by various users.

Source: 1st cousin 6 times removed