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Rebecca (Porter) Spencer (bef. 1630 - 1682)

Rebecca Spencer formerly Porter aka Clark
Born before in Felsted, Essex, Englandmap
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Daughter of and
Sister of , , , , , , , and
Wife of — married 16 Oct 1650 in Saybrook, Connecticutmap
Wife of — married 1677 in Saybrook, Middlesex Co., CTmap
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Died after age 51 in Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticutmap
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Biography

Rebecca (Porter) Spencer immigrated to New England as a child during the Puritan Great Migration (1621-1640).

John Clarke married Rebecca Porter October 16, 1650 at Saybrook, Connecticut.[1]

Name

Rebecca Porter,[2]
Rebecca (Porter) (Clark) Spencer.[3]

Birth

Baptized 16 Sept. 1630 Felstead, Essex, England[4]

First marriage and children

John Clarke married Rebecca Porter October 16, 1650 at Saybrook, Connecticut.[5]

Jacobus gives the couple 6 children[6]:

  1. Rebecca born 26 Jan 1652/53 at Saybrook, d. 14 Oct 1704, m. Abraham Watrous
  2. John b. 17 Nov 1655, d. 16 Feb 1735/36 at Saybrook, m. Rebecca Beamon
  3. James b. 29 Sep 1657, d. Aug. 1659
  4. Joseph d. without issue by 1692
  5. Sarah b. say 1662, m. Samuel Willard, m(2) Nathaniel Pratt
  6. Samuel b. 25 Apr 1675 (note: a 13 year gap seems strange), d. between 12 Sep 1750 (Date of will) and 10 Aug 1752 (probate), m. Mary Kirtland

John Clark died September 21, 1677, when a cart overturned on him, at Saybrook, Connecticut.[7]

Second marriage

Gerard Spencer married, second, Rebecca (Porter) Clark, 1677 in either Saybrook (where she lived) or in Haddam (where he had lived). She was the widow of John Clark.[8]

Death

Rebecca Potter died 9 Jan 1682/3
"Rebeckah Spencer the sometime wife of John Clarke departed this life the 9th of Jan 1682"[9][10]

Note: The identify of Rebecca's second husband is open to speculation. The only Spencers in Connecticut of proper age to be the widow Clark's husband (and unencumbered with a wife known to be living) were Gerard and his brother Thomas. Thomas was an older man and resident at a greater distance from Saybrook. Nevertheless, she may have been a third wife of Sgt. Thomas Spencer. All that the records disclose is that she died under the name of Spencer, and the loss of the early New London probate records where her estate was settled may leave it forever a matter of conjecture who her Spencer husband was. Gerard's will does not even name all his children, and lack of reference to a wife may be explained in either of two ways. A second wife may have been provided for by prenuptial agreement, or such a marriage may have occurred after the will was made.

Sources

  1. ↑ Torrey's New England Marriages Prior to 1700, (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.) Originally published as: New England Marriages Prior to 1700. Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2015. Reference Volume 1, page 322 (with Ancestry.com)
  2. ↑ New England marriages prior to 1700. (with Ancestry.com)
  3. ↑ New England marriages prior to 1700.(with Ancestry.com)
  4. ↑ Holman, Winifred Lovering, "John Porter of Windsor" in The American Genealogist. New Haven, CT: D. L. Jacobus. New England Historic Genealogical Society. Vol. 16, 1939, pp. 49-52. AmericanAncestors.org($) (see Notes, p. 122)
  5. ↑ Torrey's New England Marriages Prior to 1700, (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.) Originally published as: New England Marriages Prior to 1700. Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2015. Reference Volume 1, page 322 (with Ancestry.com)
  6. ↑ Hale, House, and related families : mainly of the Connecticut River Valley by Jacobus, Donald Lines, 1887-1970 Publication date 1952 p.496
  7. ↑ The New England historical and genealogical register by New England Historic Genealogical Society Publication date 1874 [https://archive.org/details/newenglandhisto38unkngoog/page/n26/mode/2up Volume 4, page 22
  8. ↑ Torrey.(with Ancestry.com)
  9. ↑ Vital Records of Saybrook, 1647-1834 (Connecticut Historical Society, Hartford, 1952) Page 6
  10. ↑ Entered by Wilfred Vasile, Aug 7, 2012
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Madison-125 Bobbie (Madison) Hall
This person immigrated to New England between 1621-1640 as a Minor Child (under age 21 at time of immigration) of a Puritan Great Migration immigrant who is profiled in Robert Charles Anderson's Great Migration Directory (or is otherwise accepted by the Puritan Great Migration (PGM) Project).

Please feel free to improve the profile(s) by providing additional information and reliable sources. PGM encourages the Profile Managers to monitor these profiles for changes; if any problems arise, please contact the PGM Project via G2G for assistance. Please note that PGM continues to manage the parent's profile, but is happy to assist on the children when needed.

posted by Bobbie (Madison) Hall
Bob Tonsmeire
Clark-10870 and Porter-157 appear to represent the same person because: Same name, similar details. Clark-10870 last name at birth needs to be corrected to Porter--currently showing name of first husband
posted by Bob Tonsmeire
April (Dellinger) Dauenhauer
Potter-1610 and Porter-157 appear to represent the same person because: both married to Gerard Spencer, both born 1630 in Felstead, Essex, England, one died Jan 9, 1682, the other Jan 9 1683 (this is the result of the Colonial Calendar, Jan-Mar could be counted either year). Rebecca Porter-157 is daughter of John Porter and Anna R. (White) Porter with sources and evidence attached, also listed as such in The Great Migration, Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635, Volume VI, R-S, by Robert Charles Anderson. Rebecca Potter-1610 has no sources, is the daughter of John Potter and Ann (White) Potter. Perhaps a series of typos? Rebecca and the rest of the Potters need to be merged into the Porters.
posted by April (Dellinger) Dauenhauer
Sluys-6 Bertram Sluys
This Rebecca Porter was originally referred to as Rebecca Parker. However, it seems to be well documented that Rebecca Porter was Rachel Clark's mother.
posted by Bertram Sluys
[Living Lechner]
Data transferred to Porter-584.

1)Need to add Kathryn Greenwald to trusted list of Porter-584.

2)Merge Porter-363 with Porter-1797

3) Remove Kathryn Greenwald from this profile.

posted by [Living Lechner]
[Living Lechner]
1)Need to add Kathryn Greenwald to trusted list of Porter-584.
posted by [Living Lechner]

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