- The son of John & Rebecca Spencer, he married Deborah Birge on Nov. 12, 1691 in Haddam, Conn.
Their children (all born in Haddam):
1. John Spencer b. Oct. 17, 1692, d. Jan. 17, 1693.
2. John Spencer b. March 28, 1694, died Aril 26, 1735 in Haddam, m. Elizabeth ____.
2. Deborah Spencer b. Dec. 5, 1697, d. 1726/l7, m. Stephen Kelsey
3. Jared/Gerrard Spencer b. Aug. 12, 1699, d. Nov. 24, 1744, m. Elizabeth Shaler.
4. Benjamin Spencer b. April 21, 1702, died after 1771, m. Dorthy Spencer
5. Lydia Spencer b. Aug. 20, 1705, m. Ichabod Warner
6. Daniel Spencer b. abt. 1707, d. before 1745, m. Sarah ____.
His father, John Spencer was one of the first Puritan settlers of Hartford and died in 1682 aged about 44 yrs.. His mother (wife of John) having died just before the father, their children became orphans. Gerard, aged 14 yrs & his sister, Rebecca (aged 16 yrs), were placed in the care of their aunt, Hannah (Spencer) Brainard, who used the children's interest in John's estate. His sibling, Benjamin (11 yrs) was placed in the charge of Nicholas Noyes of Haddam, and sister Lydia (aged 10 yrs), who had a defective hand, was give 7 times more than her portion and the old cow. Grace aged 6 yrs), the youngest sibling, was placed in the care of her aunt, Rebecca
Kenard, wife of John Kennard. Grace also was given a cow and 5 times her portion. However, on Feb. 8, 1693, Grace chose her Uncle Nathaniel Spencer to be her Guardian. [2]
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The Duttons of New England
1669 - 1744 (~ 75 years)
Has 2 ancestors and more than 100 descendants in this family tree.
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