Rufus
Spencer
Born [location unknown]
Ancestors 
Son of Christopher Spencer
and Mary (Gorton) Spencer
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Barbara (Wickes) Spencer
— married
24 Jan 1799 in Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island
[children unknown]
Died
at age 60
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 1 Sep 2017
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Biography
Rufus was born 6 May 1773. He is the son of Christopher Spencer and Mary Gorton. [1]
On 24 January 1799, Rufus married Barbara Wickes, in Warwick, Rhode Island. [2]
Rufus died 19 February. [3]
Sources
- ↑ "Rhode Island Births and Christenings, 1600-1914", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F87Q-WVD : 17 December 2019), Christopher Spencer in entry for Rufus Gorton Spencer, 1773.
- ↑ "Rhode Island Marriages, 1724-1916", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F8K1-WMQ : 22 January 2020), Rufus G. Spencer, 1799.
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 28 September 2020), memorial page for Rufus G. Spencer (unknown–19 Feb 1834), Find A Grave: Memorial #24533093, citing Wightman-Sweet Lot, West Warwick, Kent County, Rhode Island, USA ; Maintained by Julie Nathanson (contributor 46867640) .
- Clarke, Louise Brownell. The Greenes of Rhode Island (Knickerbocker Press, New York, 1903) Page 176
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- Chet Spencer
:
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 700 markers, haplogroup E-BY56509, FTDNA kit #2186, MitoYDNA ID T10761 [compare] - Frank Spencer :
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- Richard Spencer :
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test, FTDNA kit #47932
- Don Spencer :
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 25 markers, haplogroup e-by56509, FTDNA kit #470880
- Keith Mann Spencer :
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 37 markers, haplogroup E-M35, FTDNA kit #911426, MitoYDNA ID T18654 [compare]
- Darrell Spencer :
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 37 markers, haplogroup R-M269, FTDNA kit #4549
- Rob Spencer :
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 111 markers, haplogroup E-SK1027, MitoYDNA ID T10745 [compare]
- Andrew Spencer :
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 700 markers, haplogroup E-FT109972, FTDNA kit #838559
- Randall Spencer :
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 700 markers, haplogroup E-BY56509, FTDNA kit #939566, MitoYDNA ID T15655 [compare]
- Daniel Griffin :
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 700 markers, haplogroup E-FT110498, FTDNA kit #952107
- Liam Spencer :
Y-Chromosome Test, haplogroup E-V13
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