Humphrey Spencer (1638 - 1700)

Born 1638 in So. Berwick, York, Maine

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Shears) Spencer — married about 1673 in Kittery, York, Maine

Died 19 Dec 1700 at about age 62 in Berwick, York, Maine

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Biography

Humphrey was born in 1638. He was the son of Thomas Spencer and Patience Chadbourne. He passed away in 1700.

Spouse and children

Elizabeth Shears 1640–1676

Mary Cutts 1670–1704

Elizabeth Botts 1673–1753

Humphrey Spencer Jr 1674–1712

Thomas Spencer 1676–

Thomas Spencer 1677–

Mary Spencer 1678–

Freathy Spencer 1680–

Moses Spencer 1680–1746

Isaac Spencer 1682–1736

Patience Spencer 1683–1761

Joy Spencer 1687–

Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire 2 HUMPHEREY( 11 ) , carpenter, tay. keeper, Kittery, Great Island, b. 1 1646 (ag. 43 in Apr. 1689), m. 1st Elizabeth Sheares (2), m. 2d one Grace by 25 July 1676 when his parents gave him a house and 30 acres in Kittery (Berwick). Of Gt. Isl. they bot land from the Mussell. est. in Mar. 1677-8. Sold liqour there in 1678, Me. lic. 1680, also in. 1681 with ferry lic. to Gt. Isl. and Str. Bank. Pub. ho. lic. and taxed Gt. Isl. 1682-1690. Jury 1684, 1688; gr.j. (Me.) 1694. Lists 298, 313a, 331b, 52, 92. He d. 19 Dee. 1700.

Wife Grace wit. in contest over est. of T. Harris (26) in 1684; alive 2 Apr. 1686. In Sept. 1687 Wm. Haines told that H. S. and his mo. poisoned his w. who died. As Grace outlived his mo., Haines must have referred to the 1st w. Elizabeth Emery depos. in 1738, ag. ±82, that his 1st w. left two sons:

• Humphrey, Berwick innkeeper, constable 1696-7,-m. bef. 17 June 1701
• Mary Cutts(3) who m. 2d Joseph Moulton(6). His will, 22 Jan.-11 July 1712. List 296. Ch William, brot up by mo. 2 yrs. 6 mos.; m. Mary Gerrish (Benj. 3). Sarah, brot up 4 yrs. 6 mos.; m. Thomas Newmarch. Samuel, brot up 6 yrs. 3 mos.; liv. 1737.
• Thomas, a small boy in Oct. 1685 and apprent. to Thomas Parker( 26) who was accus. of abusing him. He d. a young man (Emery depos.). Stackpole adds
• Mary, unmarried. One Mary of Berw. d. 19 or 20 Apr. 1704, ' aft. some months' sickness with a disease called Strangury' (List 96).

Sources

Acknowledgments

• First-hand information as remembered by Jack Wise, Sunday, July 20, 2014.
• Spencer-7753 was created by Marybeth O'gorman through the import of O_Gorman-Flynn-Kimble-Mosher2.ged on Aug 11, 2014.