Samuel Spencer (abt. 1734 - 1793)

Born about 21 Jan 1734 in Haddam Island, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut

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Died 20 Mar 1793 at about age 59 in Pee Dee, Anson, North Carolina, United States

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Birth: Jan. 21, 1734, East Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA

Death: Mar. 20, 1793; Pee Dee, Anson County, North Carolina, USA

Spouse: Phillipa Sybil Pegues Spencer (1741 - 1784)

Oldest Son of Samuel Spencer Sr and Jerusha Brainerd Spencer He Graduated From The College of New Jersey now ( Princeton University ) in 1759 He was clerk of Court for Anson Co and then represented Anson Co in the General Assembly ( 1766-1768 ) He was The Ansonian member of the Provincial Congresses. He was an anti Federaist to the State Convention 1788 in Hillsborough and 1789 Fayetteville NC It is as a Judge ( Jurist ) that he made his MarkHe was Elected as a Superior Court Judge and served in that capaity until his Death.

1790 census^[1]

Attended College (now Princeton Univ.) in New Jersey, lived with Uncle Rev. Dr. Elihu Spencer, graduated with law degree, moved to North Carolina.

Death by angry turkey^[2]

Per Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Spencer_(North_Carolina) Spencer died in 1794 while resting at his home on Smith's Creek in Anson County under unusual circumstances. "It is reported that he had not been well and between court sessions was resting at his home. While sitting on the porch, with a red cap on his head, he became sleepy and began to nod; a large turkey gobbler apparently regarded the moving cap as a challenge and attacked. The justice was thrown from his chair and suffered numerous scratches from which erysipelas developed.

http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/anson/bios/spencer184bs.txt Excellent gemological summary - provides explanation of marriage, heirs, etc

a must read

Judge Samuel Spencer (1738-1794); Written by North Carolina History Project https://northcarolinahistory.org/encyclopedia/judge-samuel-spencer-1738-1794/

Spencer, Samuel by J. Isaac Copeland and Jerry C. Cashion, 1994 21 Jan. 1734–20 Mar. 1793 https://www.ncpedia.org/biography/spencer-samuel

https://www.ancestry.com/boards/localities.northam.usa.states.northcarolina.counties.anson/529/mb.ashx

Rutherford Co NC Court of P & Q Sessions 1779-1786

page 101-102 Jan Court 1783

The Court appoints the Honorable Samuel Spencer ESQ, Guardian of Hanah Spencer, dau of Rebekah Watkins, now wife of Joel Blackwell. He enters into bond with John Walker and Waightstill Avery ESQS in the sum of 1000 pounds specie security for the faithful performance of this Duty.

Were Samuel Spencer and Rebeccah Watkins related as man and wife, or father-in-law and dau-in-law? What is the connection? Samuel had other dealings with people in Rutherford Co.

also see --- https://www.ancestry.com/boards/localities.northam.usa.states.northcarolina.counties.anson/549.1594.1593.1595.1.1/mb.ashx

Hi Karen, Rebecca Watkins was born about 1752 in Frederick County, Virginia, the daughter of Peter Watkins and Hannah Lewis. On April 29, 1768, Samuel Spencer received a land grant from North Carolina for land adjoining Peter Watkins in Anson County, North Carolina. Hannah Spencer was born about 1772 in Anson County, North Carolina, the daughter of Samuel Spencer Jr., 1734-1794 and Rebecca Watkins, 1752-1800.

I believe that Hannah Spencer was a base born child of Samuel and Rebecca and that they never married because he was still married to Phillipa Pegues or Sarah Daniel. I have no record of a Sybil Tisdale as wife of Samuel Spencer Jr.

In January 1783 Rutherford County, North Carolina, the County Court appointed the Honorable Samuel Spencer, Esq., as guardian of Hannah Spencer, daughter of Rebecca Watkins, now wife of Joel Blackwell. There are several records of Rebecca, but none in which she used the name Spencer, but always used Watkins until she married Joel Blackwell in about 1781.

"Samuel Spencer Jr. and Phillipa Pegues had children:

• Claudius Pegues Spencer, 1767;
• William Samuel Spencer, 1768;
• Mary Spencer, 1770.

"Samuel Spencer Jr. and Sarah Daniel had child: Nancy Ann Spencer, 1781.

"Samuel Spencer Jr. was born January 21, 1733/34 in East Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, died August 1794, Wadesboro, North Carolina.

"No records of a Joseph Spencer, but if Rebecca Watkins' child Hannah was illegitimate, which is strongly indicated, it seems unlikely that Joseph was a full brother, although a half brother, also illegitimate seems like a good possibility.

"Sincerely, James E. Hargraves

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1790," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHK1-GSQ : accessed 1 October 2018), Honble Samuel Spencer, Anson, North Carolina, United States; citing p. 189, NARA microfilm publication M637, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 7; FHL microfilm 568,147.
2. ↑ Private family records.

See also:

• Connecticut Town Birth Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection)
• Volume:235 U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
• http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/anson/bios/spencer184bs.txt
• 'Find A Grave Memorial# 36687168