Hannah (Lofborough) Spencer (1734 - 1802)

Born 30 May 1734 in Upper Dublin Township, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Ancestors

Wife of Nathan Spencer — married 19 Apr 1756 in Abington Township, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Descendants

Died 20 Mar 1802 at age 67 in Loudoun, Virginia, United States

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Biography

Hannah Loofborough aka Loughborough was born may 30, 1734, in Hatborough, Upper Dublin Township, in Philadelphia county, Pennsylvania one of four children of Nathaniel Lofborough and Margaret Besset ^[1] "Nathaniel Loofbourow of Hatborough, Innholder" the first known tavern-keeper of Hatborough, died when Hannah was about six years of age. Hannah's mother continued to manager the Inn, commonly known as the "Crooked Billet Tavern." In 1742, Hannah's mother married David Rees, a cabinet-maker form Bucks county, Pennsylvania. Her mother had four more children with her second husband, and so Hannah's childhood was certainly an active one. ^[2]

On April 19, 1756, in Abington Township, Philadelphia county, Pennsylvania, Hannah [Lovsberry] married Nathan Spencer, ^[3] born July 30, 1734, in Upper Dublin Township, a son of Samuel Spencer and Mary Dawes. ^[4] Before the American Revolution, Hannah and Nathan migrated to Loudoun county, Virginia, where they rendered material aid in support of the Continental Army. ^[5] For this act of patriotism, 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:

• Margaret Spencer 1757-1856, who married John Nichols ^[6]

• Samuel Spencer 1757 died young

• Samuel Spencer 1759-1826, who married Margaret (?nee) ^[7]

• Mary Ann Spencer 1761-1804

• John Spencer 1763-1819, who married Lydia Phillips ^[8]

• William Spencer 1765-1835, who married Sarah Hatcher ^[9]

• Nathan Spencer, Jr. 1767-1833, who married Ann Smith ^[10]

• Hannah Spencer 1770-1866

• Rachel Spencer 1773-

• Sarah Spencer 1775-1815

Hannah died March 20, 1802, in Loudoun county, Virginia and is buried in the Goose Creek Burying Ground, in Lincoln, Loudoun county, Virginia. ^[11] Nathan Spencer, Sr.survived her and was buried with her. According to his Find A Grave memorial, Nathan wrote his Will the day his wife died and it was probated on December 8, 1806. According to DAR records, Nathan died January 30, 1809, in Loudoun county, Virginia, and his wife's name was "Hannah Lufborough." Hannah's Find A Grave memorial is listed as "Hannah Lofborough Spencer."

Sources

1. ↑ https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/L756-FLX/hannah-loughborough-1734-1801
2. ↑ Bulletin of the Historical Society of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, Volume III, No. 4, April, 1943 pages 286-287
3. ↑ "Pennsylvania Marriages, 1709-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2WF-RJD9 : 6 February 2020), Nathan Spencer, 1756
4. ↑ https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/LH3Z-JVG/nathan-spencer-1734-1806
5. ↑ Abercrombie & Slatten, Virginia Revolutionary Pub Claims, Volume 2, pages 602 and 609
6. ↑ National Number 945190
7. ↑ National Number 661518 and 661519
8. ↑ National Number 174151
9. ↑ National Numbers 493460, 493461, 536538, 601646, 601467, 601468 , 790888, and 1006316
10. ↑ National Number 859580, 809943, 983924
11. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/195771177/hannah-spencer

• Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 30 September 2017), "Record of Nathan Spencer", Ancestor # A107061.
• http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=20049781&pid=603

Acknowledgments

• Loofborough-1 was created by Pat Turner through the import of CJ extract.ged on Feb 23, 2014