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Husband: William SPENCER 1
   Born: 01 JUL 1672               in Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island
Married: 10 MAY 1716
   Died: 25 OCT 1748               in North Kingstown, Washington County, Rhode Island 2
 Father: John SPENCER
 Mother: Susannah GRIFFIN
Spouses: Elizabeth BURLINGAME
   Wife: Elizabeth JENKINS 3
   Born: 1672                      in Rhode Island
   Died: APR 1734                  in North Kingstown, Washington County, Rhode Island
 Father: Zachariah JENKINS
 Mother: >>>
Spouses:
Children
01  (M): Henry SPENCER
   Born: 13 JUL 1714               in North Kingstown, Washington County, Rhode Island
   Died: 13 JUL 1769               in North Kingstown, Rhode Island
Spouses: Lydia JENKINS
02  (M): John SPENCER
   Born: 16 APR 1698               in North Kingstown, Washington County, Rhode Island
   Died: UNKNOWN
Spouses: Sarah HALL; Ruth SPENCER
03  (F): Mary SPENCER
   Born: 20 MAR 1699/00            in North Kingstown, Washington County, Rhode Island
   Died: 1749
Spouses: John COGGESHALL
04  (M): Jonathon SPENCER
   Born: 17 JAN 1703/04            in Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island
   Died: UNKNOWN
Spouses: 
05  (M): William SPENCER
   Born: 30 JUN 1706               in Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island
   Died: UNKNOWN
Spouses: 
06  (M): Christopher SPENCER 4
   Born: 1710                      in East Greenwich, Kent County, Rhode Island
   Died: 14 MAR 1791               in North Kingstown, Rhode Island
Spouses: Abigail HALL; Mary GARDINER; Frances CARR; Patience HALL
07  (M): Daniel? SPENCER
   Born: 20 JUN 1708               in Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island
   Died: 14 MAR 1791               in North Kingstown, RI
Spouses: 
08  (M): Thomas SPENCER
   Born: 23 NOV 1710               in North Kingstown, Washington County, Rhode Island
   Died: 03 NOV 1748
Spouses: Susannah PIERCE
09  (F): Mercy SPENCER
   Born: 20 JUN 1707
   Died: 1742
Spouses: Alexander NICHOLS
10  (F): Elizabeth SPENCER
   Born: 11 MAY 1702               in North Kingstown, Washington County, Rhode Island
   Died: UNKNOWN
Spouses: Job HERRINGTON

Additional Information

William SPENCER:

Notes:
In 1703 William Spencer contributed 3 shillings to the building of a meeting house for Quakers at Mashapaug.

27 May 1709 he and 12 others bought 1824 acres of vacant land in Narragansett, near Devil's Foot.

He was deputy in 1714, 24, 26, 27, 29, 34-5. He was justice of interior court of common pleas for Kings County. Estate partially appraised by Thomas (Spencer?). 10 children were born in North Kingstown.
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From: ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ri/all_ri/spencer.txt

(III) William Spencer, son of John (2) and Audrey (Greene) Spencer, was
born at East Greenwich, R. I., May 6, 1695, and was a prominent resident
and large land owner there all his life. He married, May 10, 1716,
Elizabeth Rice, daughter of John and Elnathan (Whipple) Rice, and died
in 1776.

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The North Kingstown Free Library has a file on the Spencer family. The author lists
the Children of William and Elizabeth but doens't mention a Henry. There is a Henry listed
as the child of Benjamin and Martha Spencer, William's brother -- the birth date for him
is October 19, 1704. Other children listed in the note are John, Richard, Alice, William,
Ellen, Elizabeth, Job, Nathan, Samuel, and Benjamin. There is definitely a discrepancy between
this note and my other information. I think the person who submitted the note did so in about
1936.

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In The Narragansett Historical Register, vol. 2, pp. 268 there is mention of William Spencer serving in North Kingstown as Justice on January 4, 1725.

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From "Representative Men and old Families of Rhode Island" vol. 3, p. 1570 -- William Spencer removed to North Kingstown. Of John an Susannah's children, only William and his brother Robert relocated to North Kingstown. Robert later relocated to Exeter. This helps to establish William Spencer of North Kingstown as the son of John Spencer, founder of E. Greenwhich. "Like their father seemingly, nearly all had a taste of public life and served their town in some public capacity, some prominently, all of the ons at one time or another representing their community in the Colonial Assembly; and Dr. Thomas Spencer, a physician of East Greenwhich, was for some years clerk of the Assembly, for some twenty and more years a deputy to the General Court, was one of the justices of the Superior Court of Common Pleas for the county of Providence and at one time Speaker of the House of Deputies."

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From the Rhode Island Genealogical Register, page 196, "North Kingstown land Evidence".

Pg. 34 [burn] William HAVENS, Charles Berry, John North, Dinah [burn], William Hall, Joseph Havens, John Hall, Joseph Austin, Benjamin [burn] of Kingstown for 6-pounds 12S to James Haxton or Hackston of Kingstown [burn] 44A land in Kingstown bounded: N Wilkies, E country road, S Alexander Huling, W William Spencer dated 30[burn]-1712 ack 26 Apr 1717, 25 Aug 1717, 11 Sept 1717 [different people acknowledged on different days], recorded. Signed: William Spencer, William Hall, Joseph Havens, …

- This establishes that a William Spencer owned land in North Kingstown in 1717.

Also from the book on page 179:

Pg. 200-301 (page 179 in book under “North Kingstown Land Evidence”). William SPENCER & Elizabeth SPENCER his wife and Benjamin Nichols & Mary Nichols his wife for money to William SMITH of [burn] 3 arces of land containing a total of [burn] hundred forty give A land in [burn] Narragansett Country Part of land said Willia[m Spencer, probably] and Benjamin Nichols with our other partners [burn]assed of committee appointed by R. [I. to d]ispose of vacant lands in Narragansett Country polotted out on a platt or draft by Malachy[burn] [sur]veyer decd td 7 Jan 170?9. First lot: 4A land bounded by E [burn] road, S ˝ lott laid out to Jerem[burn], W said [burn], N Benja B[burn]. 2nd lott 93 ˝ land [burn] land laid out first to Joseph Austing and partly on [burn] Benja Baker, W said Baker [burn], E [burn-large burn bottom pg 299]. [burn] was laid out to Alexander [burn] – no more bounds remain. Dtd. Ack, rec. [burn]. Signed [burn], [burn], Elizabeth Spe[burn], Mary Nicholes, Witn: [burn]

- This establishes the wife of William Spencer as “Elizabeth”. It also again demonstrates land ownership in North Kingstown in 1709. The document is burned – I had heard there was a fire which destroyed many of the North Kingstown documents.

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It was William who moved to North Kingstown. His son Henry was admitted as a Freeman on March 1736/7 (all born before 17/6).

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Notes from "Violet E Kettelle Collection, ‘William(2) Spencer (John(1))’, Box 5, Folder 16. Rhode Island Historical Society Collections. (notebook)":
- Wm(2) became a freeman in 1696
- In 1703 he contributed 3s towards construction of a meeting house for Quakers at Mashapauq
- 5/27/1709, he and 12 others bought 1824 acres of vacant lands in Narragansett near Devil's Foot
1714, 1724, 1726, 1727, 1729 - deputy
1734-5 Justice of Inferior Court of Common Pleas for King's County
- 2/20/1743 -- John Cottrell of South Kingstown said he had received full profits of estate of Mary Reynolds who is now his wife and of William Spencer who was Mary's guardian. Said Cottrell discharged said Spencer as guardian.
- Sons Christopher, Henry, and Thomas were administered as freemen, March 1736/7.
- The Will of Wm(2) Spencer was partially burned, dated 10/8/1748, pro. 10/25/1748 in North Kingstown. (bk 8, pps. 197-198)
- Wife was Elizabeth
- Executors were son Thomas and Brother Thomas
- His homestead went to son Henry
- He left William, son of Henry 5-pounds.
- North Kingstown, October 25, 1748 - a meeting called at request of Thomas Spencer at the house of Elizabeth Spencer widow. The council be adjourned to the house of Thomas Spencer for reading the will and testament of Wm. Spencedr, Esq. late of North Kingstown. Thomas Spencer (bro) Esq. of East Greenwich appeared in council and refused being executor of last will of his brother, William Spencer, Esq. ___ as in last will and testament of Wm. Spencer, Thomas Spencer, son of the deceased was appointed as one of ____ in the will and as he (Thomas) has since deceased, Susannah Spencer, wife to said deceased (Thomas) was appointed and she refused as executor. Then John, elder son of William petitioned to be executor adm.
- Sept 1749 -- that clerk give John Spencer adm. to the goods and chattles of Wm. Spencer, Esq., dec a discharge on said estate, he having brought accounts, etc. ___
- Bk 8, p 207 - Oct 25, 1748 - Est. of Wm. Spencer partly appraised by Thomas Spencer of North Kikngstown, executor to last will of Wm. Spencer and partly appraised by John Spencer, of Dutchess County. Buckman's Precinct, adm. of above estate.


From Tim Fredrick
- so son John was from Dutchess County New York -- could this help connect grandson Christopher to this Spencer family?

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Violet E Kettelle Collection, 'North Kingstown Deeds 7a. Rhode Island Historical Society Collections. (notebook transcription of deeds)'
- p. 69 11-7-1729. Wm Spencer and Wife Elizabeth to Jer. Sweet 227A, part in N.K., part in E.G., the 2nd Division, drawn by Jabez Green in the New Purchase, S - on Joshua Greene, W - part on Samuel Gardiner, part on Daniel Wilbour, part on Benj. Green, N - on Henry Gardiner Jr., E - on HW

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Rhode Island Vital Records: New Series, by Alden G. Beaman, 1978. East Princeton, MA.
- This bookcompiles data from other sources. "In Washington County, Rhode Island Probate Records form the best single source of birth data, containing a record of more births than do the Civil Birth records before 1850. "
- Under SPENCER, the author lists under birth records:

HENRY (of William) had son William ment will the older William Spencer pvd NK 25 Oct 1748. NK 8:198.

WILLIAM had wife Mercy and children Elizabeth under 18, Lydia under 18, Henry, Wanton, Benjamin and Christopher ment his will dtd Aug 1797 pvd NK 13 Nov 1797 NK 14:38






Footnotes

  1. Edmund West, comp., Family Data Collection - Births (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2001).
  2. See http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~george/b70.htm#P2397.
    198. William SPENCER8 was born on 1 Jul 1672 in Newport, Newport Co., RI. He died before 25 Oct 1748 in North Kingstown, Washington Co., RI. Freeman 1696. In 1703 contributed 3 shillings towards the construction of a meeting house for Quakers at Mashapaug. May 27, 1709, he and 12 others bought 1824 acres of vacant land in Naragansett nears Devil's Foot. Deputy in 1714, 24, 26, 27, 29, 1734-5. Justice of Inferiro Court of Common Pleas for Kings Co.. Estate partially appraised by Thos. Elizabeth Jenkins was the daughter of Zachariah.

    Date his will was presented Mar.

    William SPENCER and Elizabeth JENKINS were married. William SPENCER and Elizabeth JENKINS had the following children:
  3. Edmund West, comp., Family Data Collection - Births (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2001).
  4. Ibid.

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