Ellen (Nagle) Spencer (abt. 1580)

Born about 1580 in Monanimy, County Cork, Ireland [uncertain]

Ancestors

Wife of Sylvannus Spenser Esq. — married 1601 in Monanimy, County Cork, Ireland

Descendants

Died [date unknown] in Ireland [uncertain]

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Biography

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Ellen Nagle (or Nangle) was the daughter of David Nagle of Monanimy, in Cork County, Ireland, and Ellen Roche of Ballyhowly, in Cork County, Ireland.^[1][2][3] She was the eldest daughter in a family of ten sons and nine daughters.^[4]

There is no birth record. She may be assumed to have been born around 1580, similar to her husband, and consistent with her marriage date.

Ellen married Sylvanus Spencer around 1601.^[5] They had two sons Edmund and William, for certain. Some references suggest also a son Nathaniel.^[2][3] However other references, including her father's funeral notes from 1637 only identify Edmund and William.^[4]

It is not known when she died.

Sources

1. ↑ Rev. C.B. Gibson, The History of the County and City of Cork, Vol. I, Thomas C. Newby (London), 1861, p.309
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Pedigree chart for Edmund Spencer's family, prepared by W. Betham, Ulster, King of Arms of all Ireland, 23 June 1841, as reproduced on p.140 (Aug 1842 issue) in The Gentleman's Magazine, S. Urban (ed.), Volume XVIII New Series, July to December, William Pickering; John Bowyer Nicols and Son (London), 1842. (https://books.google.com)
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} George L. Craik, Spenser, and his Poetry. Charles Knight & Co (London), 1845, Vol. 1, Appendix p.244. (available at www.forgottenbooks.com)
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} From the funeral notes for her father David Nagle quoted in W.H. Welply. More notes on Edmund Spenser. Notes & Queries (12 Aug 1933), p.94.
5. ↑ Reference to a marriage bond by Sylvanus in 1601 noted in W.H. Welply, Some Spenser Problems. Notes & Queries (June 1941), p.438. Also NQ (Mar 1941), p.151.

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