John Spencer MP (1524 - 1586)

Born 1524 in Althorpe, Brington, Northamptonshire, England [uncertain]

Ancestors

Husband of Catherine (Kitson) Spencer — married about 1540 in England

Descendants

Died 8 Nov 1586 at about age 62 in Althorp, Brington, Northamptonshire, England

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Biography

Sir John Spencer was a member of the aristocracy in England.

Sir John, died 8 Nov. 1586, having settled the manor on Thomas, (John's second son, d. 1630).^[1]

Son of Sir William Spencer of Althorp and Wormleighton by Susan, da. of Sir Richard Knightley of Fawsley, Northants.^[2]

Sir John Spencer, Kt, of Wormleighton & Althorp was the son of Sir William Spencer, Kt, of Wormleighton & Althorp, Northants and Susan (Knightley). He married Katherine, daughter of Sir Thomas Kitson, of Hengrove, Suffolk.

To this union eleven children were born; Sir John Spencer, Kt, Thomas Spencer, of Caverdon, Warwicks, Sir William Spencer, of Yarnton, Oxon, Sir Richard Spencer, of Offley, Herts, Elizabeth, Anne, Alice, and Katherine (?).

Sir John Spencer held the office of High Sheriff of Northamptonshire circa 1552. He held the office of Member of Parliament for Northamptonshire in 1553. He held the office of Member of Parliament for Northamptonshire in 1571. He was appointed a commissioner by Elizabeth I, "To enquire about such persons as acted contrary to "An Act For The Uniformity of Common Prayer, Srevice in the Church, and Administration of the Sacraments".

Sir John and Dame Katherine's youngest son died soon after his baptism and four of their sons headed their own dynasties. Their estates of Althorp and Wormleighton were given to their eldest son, William. The three lesser estates, Claverdon, Yarnton, and Offley were given to the younger sons. Their eldest three daughters, Elizabeth, Anne, and Alice were brought to light in the popular Elizabethan poet Edmund Spenser's work.

Sir John was always an active man. He was a breeder of cattle and the fosterer of the Spencer family's sheep-based wealth. He lived in Althorp, Brington, Northamptonshire, England.

"Ambrose Dudley, fourth son of the Duke of Northumberland, was created Earl of Warwick in 1561 and received the Warwick estates, including the manor of Claverdon, which he sold in 1568 to Sir John Spencer." Canning-229 18:50, 21 December 2014 (EST)

Name

Name: John /Spencer/

Source: #S08313

Sir John Spencer MP (1524–1586) was an English gentleman, landowner, sheriff, knight, and Member of Parliament, an early member of the Spencer family Sir John Spencer was born the only son of Sir William Spencer of Wormleighton Manor, Warwickshire, and Althorp, Northamptonshire, and his wife Susan, daughter of Sir Richard Knightley of Fawsley, Northamptonshire. He was probably trained in law at the Middle Temple and succeeded his father in 1532. He was knighted in 1553. He was appointed Sheriff of Northamptonshire for 1551–52, 1558–59, 1571–72 and 1583–84. He was elected as a Knight of the Shire (MP) for Northamptonshire in April, 1554, and again in 1558. He held the office of High Sheriff of Northamptonshire circa 1552.2 He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Northamptonshire in 1553.2 He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Northamptonshire in 1571.2 He lived at Althorp, Brington, Northamptonshire, EnglandG.3 Sir John Spencer married by 1545 Katherine Kitson, the daughter of Sir Thomas Kitson of the City of London and of Hengrave Hall, Suffolk. They had five sons and six daughters, including Sir John Spencer (died 1600), who succeeded to his father's estates at Wormleighton and Althorp Alice Spencer, who married Ferdinando Stanley, 5th Earl of Derby. Their daughter Anne (1580–1647) was heiress presumptive to the English throne upon the death of Elizabeth I according to the will of Henry VIII and the Third Succession Act. As Countess of Derby, Alice was a noted patron of the arts. The poet Edmund Spenser represented her as the character "Amaryllis" in his eclogue Colin Clouts Come Home Againe (1595) and she was the dedicatee of his poem The Teares of the Muses (1591). Sir William Spencer, the third son, who became a landowner in Yarnton, Oxfordshire. His son Thomas was Member of Parliament for Woodstock 1604-1611, and was created Baronet of Yarnton on 29 June 1611 in the Baronetage of England. Sir Richard Spencer, the fourth son, whose son John was a landowner in Offley Place, Great Offley, Hertfordshire, and was created Baronet of Offley on 14 March 1627 in the Baronetage of England. Anne Spencer, who made three notable marriages, the third being to Robert Sackville, 2nd Earl of Dorset[1] Sir John Spencer died on 8 November 1586, and was buried with his wife Katherine Kitson in St Mary the Virgin Church, Great Brington (the parish church for Althorp) where his epitaph lists his sons, his daughters and their husbands. He was succeeded by his eldest son, Sir John Spencer (died 1600)

Burial

John Spencer, II Birth 1517 Fawsley, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England Death 8 Nov 1586 (aged 68–69) Northamptonshire, England Burial St Mary the Virgin with St John Churchyard Great Brington, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England ^[3][4]

Sources

1. ↑ Parishes: Claverdon
2. ↑ History of Parliament online:SPENCER, Sir John (1524-86), of Althorp, Northants. and Wormleighton, Warws
3. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #13870105
4. ↑ Northamptonshire : Brington : St Mary the Virgin : : "Parish Register" database, FreeREG (https://www.freereg.org.uk/search_records/5818b678e93790ec75898b4b : viewed 1 Mar 2022) burial John Spencer 09 Nov 1586

• Northamptonshire : Brington : St Mary the Virgin : : "Parish Register" database, FreeREG (https://www.freereg.org.uk/search_records/5818b678e93790ec75898b4b : viewed 1 Mar 2022) burial John Spencer 09 Nov 1586

• Parishes: Claverdon, A History of the County of Warwick: Volume 3: Barlichway hundred (1945), pp. 69-73.
• SPENCER, Sir John (1524-86), of Althorp, Northants. and Wormleighton, Warws. Published in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1509-1558, ed. S.T. Bindoff, 1982
• Wikipedia entry for John Spencer, sheriff and MP
• Source S08313: Title: The Historical Antiquities of Hertfordshire by Sir Henry Chauncey (RJCW Ref 75)
• Visitation ofHertfordshire Page 165: Spencer of Offley
• Findagrave.com member KRW

• Source S-1968866219 Title: Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.

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Name John Spencer

Gender m

Birth Date 1517

Birth Place Fawsley Northamptonshire England

Death Date 8 Nov 1586

Death Place Brington.Northamptonshire Ene

Death Age 69

Father William Spencer

Mother Susan Knightley

Children Thomas Spencer

UK and Ireland ,Find A Grave Index,1300's-Current

Name John Spencer

Birth Date 1517

Birth Place Fawsley Northamptonshire England

Married 1540-1545 Hengrave Suffolk

Lady Catherine Kytson

Death Date 8 Nov 1586

Death Place Northamptonshire

Cemetery St Mary the Virgin with St John Churchyard

Burial Place Great Brington Daventry Northamptonshire

UK,Extracted Probate Records,1269-1975

Name Spencer John

Place Sibbertoft Northamptonshire

Book Date.Persons.Burials

Collection Northamptonshire,Rutland,Calendar of Wills,1560-1652

Chapter Book W,1590,1597 to 1600

Text Spencer,John,Sibbertoft 42

Sir John Spencer of Althorp