William Henry Spencer (1765 - 1835)

Born 12 Jul 1765 in Goose Creek, Loudoun co, Virginia

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Died 2 May 1835 at age 69 in Belmont co, Ohio

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Biography

William Spencer was born in 1765, in Loudoun county, Virginia, a son of Nathan Spencer and Hannah Loughborough. William's maternal grandfather was "Nathaniel Loofbourow of Hatborough, Innholder" the first known tavern-keeper of Hatborough, Pennsylvania. When he died, his wife, Williams maternal grand-mother continued to manager the Inn, commonly known as the "Crooked Billet Tavern."

Being brought up in this Inn environment, William's mother was ultimately used to being the hostess. Hannah and Nathan Spencer "rendered material aid" in support of the Continental Army, during the American Revolutionary War. ^[1] for which Nathan Spencer is honored by the Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution, as DAR Ancestor #A107061. Application for membership in the Society of the DAR have been made by the descendants of their children, including William and his wife, Sarah Hatcher. ^[2]

"William Spencer, a native of Loudoun county, Virginia, whence he removed to Belmont county, Ohio, when it was still a frontier district... He devoted much of his life to farming, but in Ohio also conducted a tavern between Morristown and St. Clairsville. His wife, Mrs Sarah Spencer, belonged to a pioneer family of Hatchers Run, Virginia, which was named in their honor. Mrs Spencer lived to be more than ninety years of age, but was blind for more than twenty-five years before her demise." ^[3]

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1. ↑ Abercrombie & Slatten, Virginia Revolutionary Pub Claims, Volume 2, pages 602 and 609
2. ↑ National Numbers 493460, 493461, 536538, 601646, 601467, 601468 , 790888, and 1006316
3. ↑ Biography of James S. Ady, born March 7, 1839, a son of Joshua and Hannah (Spencer) Ady. History of Clay County, Iowa: From Its Earliest Settlement to 1909, by Samuel Gillespie and James E. Steele, S.J. Clarke Publishing Company, 1909, page 610