James Spencer (1691 - 1758)

Born 24 Feb 1691 in Haddam, Hartford, Connecticut Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Hannah (Crippen) Spencer — married 14 Jan 1720 in East Haddam, Connecticut

Descendants

Died 15 Dec 1758 at age 67 in East Haddam, Hartford, Connecticut Colony

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Biography

James, born at Haddam, Conn., 24 Feb 1691, died at East Haddam, 15 Dec 1758; will 13 Jn 1754, proved 1 Jan 1759; married first, 14 Jan 1720/1, Hannah Crippen, born 25 May 1703, died after 1742, daughter of Thomas Crippen, who conveyed land to her on 5 Aug 1734 [East Haddam Deeds, 2:508]; married second, Lydia Mott, born at Lyme, Conn., 22 Mar 1706, died at East Haddam, 2 Jan 1762, daughter of Samuel and Mary (Brockway) Mott. The second marriage is proved by Lyme Deeds [16:399], a conveyance given by Lydia Spencer of East Haddam in 1759; the will of Samuel Mott, 20 Aug 1751, proved 16 Apr 1753, calls her Lydia Ackley, so she was a widow.

ref: Jacobus, "The Four Spencer Brothers", American Genealogist, 1951 and continued.

Birth

24 FEB 1690/91 Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut^[1]

Death

15 DEC 1758 East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut

Marriage

Husband: James Spencer

Wife: Hannah Crippen

Child: Mary Spencer

Child: Hannah Spencer

Child: Thomas Spencer

Child: Abigail Spencer

Child: Joel Spencer

Child: Judah Spencer

Child: Zacheus Spencer

Child: Frederick Spencer

Child: Aaron Spencer

Marriage 14 JAN 1720 East Haddam^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ "The Four Spencer Brothers" Author: Jacobus, Donald Lines. The American Genealogist. 27 (April 1951): pp. 79-87.
2. ↑ Connecticut, Town Marriage Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection) Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006: Record for Hannah Crippen

• The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records (NEHGS, Boston, 2011) Vol. Haddam, Page 73. Birth record.
• Yates Publishing, U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 (Generations Network, Inc., Provo, UT, USA, 2004)
• The New England Historical & Genealogical Register, 1847-2011 Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011