William Spencer (1496 - 1532)

Born 1496 in Althorpe, Northamptonshire, England

Ancestors

Husband of Susan (Knightley) Spencer — married 1514 in Fawsley, Northamptonshire, England

Descendants

Died 22 Jun 1532 at about age 36 in Brington, Northamptonshire, England

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Biography

Sir William Spencer Kt, of Wormleighton & Althorp, Northants was the son of Sir John Spencer, Kt, of Snitterfield & Wormleighton and Isabel (Graunt) and was born before 1516.

He married Susan, daughter of Sir Richard Knightley, of Fawsley, Northamptonshire^[1]. To this union six children were born; Sir John Spencer, Kt, of Wormleighton & Althorp, Isabel, Jane, Dorothy, Anne, and Mary.

Sir William Spencer was invested as a Knight at York Palace (Now Whitehall) in 1529 by Henry VIII. He held the office of High Sheriff of Northamptonshire from 1531 to 1532, dying in office^[2].

He died 22 June 1532 in Northamptonshire, England. Sir William made his will on 17 June 1532 and probate was granted 8 July 1532^[3].

There is a memorial window to him in the Spencer chapel in St Mary the Virgin with St John in Great Brington, Northamptonshire^[4].

Sources

1. ↑ Visitation of Hertfordshire Page 165: Spencer of Offley
2. ↑ Letters and Papers, Foreign and Domestic, Henry VIII, Volume 4, 1524-1530. Originally published by Her Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1875. Pages 3029-3032 https://www.british-history.ac.uk/letters-papers-hen8/vol4/pp3029-3032
3. ↑ Prerogative Court of Canterbury and related Probate Jurisdictions: Will Registers; PROB 11/24 - Name of Register: Thower https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D949221
4. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/13869984/william-spencer : accessed 01 July 2022), memorial page for William Spencer (1496–22 Jun 1532), Find a Grave Memorial ID 13869984, citing St Mary the Virgin with St John Churchyard, Great Brington, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England ; Maintained by KRW (contributor 46517473) .

See also:

• Wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Spencer_(Sheriff)
• H. Gawthorne,S. Mattingly,G. W. Shaeffer/M. Avery/B. Thomas/R. Barnard/M. Young, Revd. N.V. Knibbs/R. Horne: "The Parish Church of St. Mary the Virgin, Great Brington. 800 Years of English History", published as "Brington Church: A Popular History" in 1989 and printed by Peerless Press.
• "Cracrofts Peerage". Retrieved 2012-11-05.

Acknowledgements

• WikiTree profile Spencer-2627 created through the import of Spencer Family Tree 4 2002.GED on Nov 28, 2011 by Chet Spencer.