William Spencer (abt. 1652 - bef. 1713)

Born about 1652 in Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah (Ackley) Spencer — married [date unknown] in Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut

Descendants

Died before 6 Feb 1713 before about age 61 in East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut

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Biography

William Spencer

William was probably born by 1652 if he was the son of Michael, which is doubtful; otherwise may have been several years younger. William died at East Haddam, Conn., early in 1712/13; inventory taken 6 Feb 1712/13. He married Sarah Ackley, who was living at Colchester, Conn., in 1721, daughter of Nicholas.

William first appears in Saybrook, Conn., 13 Jan 1685/6, when he bought a right there from James Harris. William Spencer, formerly of Saybrook, late of Haddam, dec'd, sold a £24 right in Saybrook "which did belong to my Honored father" [Saybrook Deeds, 1:169; 4:486].

William bought land in Haddam, 4 Feb 1703/4, from John Chapman, part of the consideration being that he should teach the three sons of Chapman to "write and sipher as far as is needful and usuall." He settled there and became Town Clerk.

Birth

Before 1652, at Lynn, Essex, MA, USA^[1]

Ancestral File Number

Ancestral File Number: 2HC2-2T

Parents

• Father: Michael Spencer
• Mother: Isabel (Unknown) Spencer

Notes for William

William(2) Spencer (?Michael(1)), probably born as early as 1652 if son of Michael, which is doubtful, otherwise may have been several years younger, died at East Haddam, Conn., early in 1712/13; inventory taken 6 Feb 1712/13; married Sarah Ackley, who was living at Colchester, Conn., in 1721, daughter of Nicholas.^[2]

William first appears in Saybrook, Conn., 13 Jan 1685/6, when he bought a right there from James Harris. William Spencer, formerly of Saybrook, late of Haddam, dec'd, sold a L24 right in Saybrook "which did belong to my Hon[ore]d father" [Saybrook Deeds, 1:169; 4:486].^[2]

William(2) bought land in Haddam, 4 Feb 1703/4, from John Chapman, part of the consideration being that he should teach the three sons of Chapman to "write and sipher as far as is needful and vsuall." He settled there and became Town Clerk.^[2]

About William Spencer^[1] 1. VR - Marriage of Child; Abt 1707; East Haddam, Middlesex Co., CT 61. Mary Spencer, daughter of William Spencer & Sarah Ackley, his wife, married Jonathan Dunham.

2. William Spencer took Inventory; 14 Nov 1709; Haddam, Middlesex Co., CT. Along with John Willee & John Hungerford, took inventory of the estate of John Kennard of Haddam.

3. Probate; 2 Mar 1712/13; East Haddam, Middlesex Co., CT 63. Name: William Spencer Location: East Haddam

Invt. œ112-13-06. Taken 16 February, 1712-13, by Daniel Brainard, James Ackley and Jabez Chapman. Court Record, Page 119--2 March, 1712-13: Jonathan Dunham now presented for probate a writing purported to be the will of the sd. decd. Rejected. Adms. granted to Sarah Spencer, widow. Page 223--6 December, 1714: Sarah Spencer, Adms., exhibits an account of her Adms. Accepted. Order to dist. the estate:

•To Sarah Spencer, widow, 6-00-00

•To Alexander Spencer, eldest son, 30-06-08

•To William Spencer, Mary Dunham, Sarah Spencer and Hannah Chapman (wife of Samuel Chapman, see File), to each, 15-03-04

•And appoint Capt. Thomas Gates, Capt. Daniel Brainard and Thomas Robertson to dist. the estate.

•Page 1 (Vol. IX) 1st November, 1715: Report of the dist., and Sarah Spencer granted a Quietus Est.

Hannah Spencer, born 16 July 1698 in East Haddam, Middlesex Co., CT; died Unknown. She was the daughter of William Spencer and Hannah Ackley.^[3][4]

Marriage

Married Sarah Ackley, (1661 - 1715) daughter of Nicholas and Hannah, about unknown, ( unknown source: "who was living at Colchester, Conn., in 1721, daughter of Nicholas"). [Marriage date needed]

Children

William Spencer and Sarah Ackley had the following known children (recorded at East Haddam, Middlesex, CT)^[5]:

• i. Mary Spencer, b. 1 Sep 1687; m. Capt. Jonathan Dunham, (b. ca. 1693, d. at Sharon, Conn., 28 Feb 1745 in 52d yr. (g.s.)).
• ii. Alexander Spencer (eldest son), b. 16 Jul 1694; d. 1761.
• iii. Sarah Spencer, b. 1 Mar 1696; living 1714, then unmarried.
• iv. Hannah Spencer^[6], b. 16 Jul 1698; m. By 1713, Samuel Chapman of Colchester, (b. by 1690, living at Sharon in 1760.) He m. (2) by 1733, Sarah Cahoon, b. at Warwick, R.I., 14 Mar 1704/5.
• v. William Jr., b. 3 Jun 1706; d. after 1749.

Death

William Spencer died sometime bef. 6 Feb 1712/13, age 61, at East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut^[1] #S498 Inventory taken 6 Feb. 1712/13. Probate; 2 Mar 1712/13; East Haddam, Middlesex Co., CT .

Sources

• Website: GENI - William Spencer (1652 - 1713)

• WikiTree profile Spencer-3004 created through the import of Keller-Freeland-Ferris Family .ged on Feb 27, 2012 by Elizabeth Tapia. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Elizabeth and others.

• Source: S-2041173149 Repository: #R-2138563101 Title: Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Note: This information comes from 1 or more individual Ancestry Family Tree files. This source citation points you to a current version of those files. Note: The owners of these tree files may have removed or changed information since this source citation was created. Page: Ancestry Family Trees Note: Data: Text: http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=18704240&pid=1082

• Repository: R-2138563101 Name: Ancestry.com Address: http://www.Ancestry.com Note:

• Donald Lines Jacobus, M.A., comp., "The Four Spencer Brothers - Their Ancestors and Descendants," The American Genealogist, 27 (April 1951), pp.79-87.

• Chapman Family Association Biography - Hiel Chapman [The late Chappie John M. Chapman submitted several pages from Martin R. Andrews HISTORY OF MARIETTA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY {OHIO} Biographical Publishing Co. 1902]

Geni - William Spencer [1]

• Source: S498 Abbreviation: The ancestry of Lorenzo Ackley & his wife Emma Arabella Bosworth Title: The ancestry of Lorenzo Ackley & his wife Emma Arabella Bosworth Author: Donald Lines Jacobus Publication: Woodstock, Vt.: N.G. Parke, 1960, 361 pgs. Heritage Quest Online Address: Heritage Quest Online access through local public library website.

Footnotes

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} GENI - William Spencer (1652 - 1713)
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} Donald Lines Jacobus, M.A., comp., "The Four Spencer Brothers - Their Ancestors and Descendants," The American Genealogist, 27 (April 1951), pp.79-87.
3. ↑ Entered by Tom Quick.
4. ↑ Chapman Family Association Biography
5. ↑ Donald Lines Jacobus, M.A., comp., "The Four Spencer Brothers – Their Ancestors and Descendants," The American Genealogist, 27 (April 1951), pp. 168-160.
6. ↑ Chapman Family Association Biography

Acknowledgments

• Thank you to Tom Quick for creating Spencer-5372 on 2 Oct 13.
• Spencer-3004 was adopted Oct 2, 2013.
• Spencer-5372 merged into Spencer-3004
• Spencer-627 created by Mathew Cates.
• Spencer 3004 merged into Spencer-627, Mar 22, 2014
• Spencer-8070) merged into Spencer 627, Nov 10, 2014

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