Born about in Virginia, United States
Daughter of Micajah Becknell
and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
Samuel Spencer
— married
1810 in North Carolina
Descendants 
Died about
at about age 37
in Grayson, Virginia, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 23 Oct 2014
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Biography
Jestin Becknell was the first wife of Samuel Spencer.[1]
Based on the 1820 Census she was the mother of one son born 1810-1820 and one daughter born 1810-1820.[2]
The daughter is Mary Jane Spencer Oliver b 1811. The son is probably Samuel L Spencer b 1812.
She died in 1820 after the taking of the 1820 Census which reports she was age 26-44.
Research Note
On 4 Jul 1878 Nancy Justice Surratt Spencer, widow of Samuel Spencer applied for a War of 1812 Widow's pension, citing her husband Samuel Spencer was a private in Captain Lewis Hale's company, that he enlisted at Grayson County, VA 1 Aug 1814 for 6 months. He was discharged at Norfolk, VA 1 Feb 1815. She described him as age 26, born in Patrick Co VA, farmer, 5 feet 10 inches, blue eyes and fair complexion. She stated she was married to him in Grayson County, VA on the ninth of May 1824 by William (unreadable), Justice of the Peace. Her name before she married him was Nancy Surratt. He was married previously to Jestin Becknell who died in Grayson Co sometime in 1820. She herself had married Abel Surratt who died in Rowan Co NC in 1819. Her name before she married him was Nancy Justice. Her husband Samuel died in Carroll County, Virginia 30 May 1861.
Sources
- ↑ image of Nancy Justice Surratt Spencer widow pension War 1812 filed 1878 posted to Ancestry by Sandra Floyd 22 Jun 2013
- ↑
1820 Census:
"1820 United States Federal Census"
Fourth Census of the United States, 1820; Census Place: Grayson, Virginia; Page: 52; NARA Roll: M33_131; Image: 69
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7734 #148340 (accessed 19 September 2023)
Saml Spencer in Grayson, Virginia, USA.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Jestin by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Jestin:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Jestin by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Jestin:
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~1.56%
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Becknell-80 and Becknell-27 appear to represent the same person because: Duplicate
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Melissa (Aronoff) Ewing
Becknal-1 and Becknell-27 appear to represent the same person because: Based on their unusual names, spouses, and dates, I suspect these profiles represent the same person.
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