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Gerard Spencer (abt. 1543 - bef. 1577)

Gerard Spencer
Born about in Edworth, Bedfordshire, Englandmap [uncertain]
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Son of and
Brother of and
Husband of — married 30 Jul 1568 in Edworth, Bedfordshire, Englandmap
Father of , , and
Died before before about age 34 in Biggleswade, Bedfordshire, Englandmap
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Biography

Gerard was born ca. 1543 probably at Edworth, Bedfordshire. The parish register only starts in 1552, so his birth is an estimate based on his marriage in 1568 and on his age of 17 in his mother's 1560 will. [1]. His parents were Mr John Spencer (1505 - 1558) and Ann (Merrill) Spencer (~1505 - <1560).

His siblings were...

  1. John Spencer (~1533 - <1560)
  2. Michael Spencer (~1535 - >1599)

Jarrat (sic) Spencer married Ellen Wysson at Edworth on 30 Jul 1568.[2]

Children named in his will of 8 Jul 1576[3] , all born 1568 - 1576 were:

  1. Johan Spencer (~1568 - )
  2. Agnes Spencer (>1568 - )
  3. Richard Spencer (>1568 - )
  4. Unknown Spencer (~1576 - ).

Mother's will

Her will, dated 13 June 1560, proved 21 Apr 1561, describes her as Widow, of Edworth, Beds. and names her son Gerard (aged 17); son Michael, to have the chest that was his brother John's John was buried a week after the date of the will so his imminent death seems to have been expected; John Spencer, son Michael's child, to have £20; Elisabeth Lymer, to have £4 at marriage; Alice Aystin, to have a calf; servants; for the mending of "London Brygge waye," 10 s.; brother Edward's children, to have the £1 that he borrowed of her, and the barley he gave her sons to his children; Nicholas Merryll and John Merryll his brother, to have the barley their father gave her sons; and the poor of Edworth, to have the gift already mentioned. Michael Spencer was a witness.[4]

Will

His will, dated 8 July 1576, proved 20 May 1577, calls him of Biggleswade, yeoman, and names son Richard, under 21 (to have £60); daus. Agnes and Johan Spencer (under age) and child unborn, to have 40 marks apiece at 18 years; wife Helen; god-daughter Johan Spencer, my brother's dau. (to have £1); brother Michael Spencer (to have 5 marks); wife Helen and brother Michael, executors. (P.C.C. Doughtrey, 19.)[5]


Death

He died at Biggleswade, Bedfordshire before 20 May 1577, the date his will was probated. Biggleswade parish register is missing before 1697.

Sources

  1. ↑ The Four Spencer Brothers - Their Ancestors and Descendants, Donald Lines Jacobus, M.A., The American Genealogist, 27 (April 1951)
  2. ↑ "The Parish Register of Edworth 1552-1812". Transcript Bedfordshire County Record Office 1931 https://archive.org/details/bedfordshirepari02bedf/page/11
  3. ↑ "The Four Spencer Brothers - Their Ancestors and Descendants," Donald Lines Jacobus, M.A.
  4. ↑ "The Four Spencer Brothers - Their Ancestors and Descendants," Donald Lines Jacobus, M.A.
  5. ↑ The National Archives; Kew, England; Prerogative Court of Canterbury and Related Probate Jurisdictions: Will Registers; Class: PROB 11; Piece: 59 [1]
  • "The American Genealogist" vol. 27 p. 81

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M Lechner
Gerard, b. ca. 1543; d. at Biggleswade, Beds, ca. 1577; m. at Edworth, 30 Jul 1568, Ellen Whyston. His will, dated 8 July 1576, proved 20 May 1577, calls him of Biggleswade, yeoman, and names son Richard, under 21 (to have œ60); daus. Agnes and Johan Spencer (under age) and child unborn, to have 40 marks apiece at 18 years; wife Elen; god-daughter Johan Spencer, my brother's dau. (to have œ1); brother Michael Spencer (to have 5 marks); wife Helen and brother Michael, executors. (P.C.C. Doughtrey, 19.)

Children: 1. Richard. 2. Agnes. 3. Joan. 4. A child, b. 1576-7.

The Four Spencer Brothers - Their Ancestors and Descendants, Donald Lines Jacobus, M.A., The American Genealogist, 27 (April 1951)

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