# Name: Penelope Youell
# Given Name: Penelope
# Surname: Youell
# Name: Dorcas
# Given Name: Dorcas
# Surname:
# Sex: F
# Birth: Abt 1670 in Westmoreland , Virginia
# Death: Y
# _UID: ABF669B50C514903AA86863F8AE32199840E
# Change Date: 21 Oct 2006 at 10:56
# Note:
24Vol. IV, p.674. Penelope4 Youell, b. prior to 1670, md. 1st, Patrick Spence 2nd, son of Patrick Spence, Sr., and wife, Dorcas. Patrick Spence 2nd d. about 1701. By Dec. 1, 1702, Penelope had married Thomas Thompson. By Patrick Spence 2nd, she had: 1. Patrick5 Spence, 3rd, who md. about 1715, a dau. of Col. George Eskridge, (first name unknown), who d. soon after her marriage. He md. 2nd, before 1722, Jemima Pope, dau. of Lawrence Pope. 2. Thomas Spence, md. Ann, or Alice, Thomason.
From Westmoreland County, Virginia, Order Book, 1690-1698, Part 3, pages 43-44:
«tab»Page 176a, 30 May 1695. Upon the petition of Mrs. PENELOPE SPENCE the tutorage and care of Ann Youel, an orphant daughter of Richard and Ann Youel, deceased, and Goddaughter and of near relation to PENELOPE is committed to PENELOPE, shee haveing assumed to provide decently for her and to bring her upp in housewifery and teach her to read. Ordered that shee be delivered to Mrs. SPENCE by Patrick Muckleroy where shee is now resident. PENELOPE SPENCE assumed to give Ann Youl her ward a young heifer worth 500 pounds of tobacco.
11Pages 211-14. Sale of estate of Thomas Thompson at outcry 16 Feb 1703 [1704]. The several persons mentioned hereunder being purchasers, confessed judgment to Alexander Spence,Gent., surviving executor of Patrick Spence deceased in right of Patrick Spence and Thomas Spence orphants of Patrick Spence, before Francis Wright, Henry Ashton and John Sturman, Gent., justices
23Will of Thomas Youell, Cople Parish, 7 Dec 1694; 29 May 1695. 95 acres of land to my wife and she to be exx; my grandsons Youell English, Youell Watts and Thomas Spence; daughter Ann Watts; John Atwell; daughter Spence; dau. Winfred English.
From Westmoreland County, Virginia, Order Book, 1690-1698, Part 3, page 10:
«tab»Page 148a, 29 Aug. 1694. Mrs. PENELOPE SPENCE and Mr. ALEXR. SPENCE returned an inventory of the estate of Mr. PATRICK SPENCE. Also the appraisement was returned.
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Patrick Spence II was married to Penelope Youell, daughter of Thomas Youell of Westmoreland County. Mrs. W.H. Whitley details this in her "Notes on the Spence Family," in Genealogies .... Vol. III, pp. 348-50. Thomas Youell, born in 1644, according to a deposition, wrote his will on December 7, 1694, and he mentioned his grandson, Thomas Spence. (WB 2, p. 22) Penelope Spence helped in the settling of Patrick II's estate. On August 29, 1694, she and Alexander Spence returned an inventory of Patrick's estate. (COB 1690-1698) And other circumstantial evidence also points to her as the wife of Patrick II.
After the death of Patrick II, Penelope married Thomas Thompson:
Judgment is granted John Newton Attorney of Rombout Phillipps, factor and agent of Frederick Phillipps, merchant of New York, against Thomas Thompson as marrieing Penelope Spence Executrix of Patrick Spence, for 3387 pounds of tobacco. (COB 1690-1698, p. 223, 27 Jan. 1696)
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Another similar court order was granted James Thomas Thompson, and Penelope his wife, on 25 (COB 1690-1698, p. 233)
Patrick Spence and Penelope had children. The
orders tell us:
Westcomb against
February 1696/7.
following court
30 September 1703. Upon the motion of Alexr. Spence Gent. in behalf of the orphants of Patrick Spence, his deceased brother, it is ordered that Thomas Thompson who intermarried with Penelope the relict of Patrick, since also deceased, be cited to render unto the Court an account of the estate of Patrick Spence belonging to his orphants. (COB 1698-1705, p. 202)
24 November 1703. Thomas Thompson being cited to answer the petition of Alexr. Spence Gent. relateing to the orphants of Patrick Spence it is ordered that Thompson draw upp and settle accounts before the next Court between the orphants and himself and give security for the same or otherwise to surrender the orphants' estates to Alexr. Spence. And in case Thomas Thompson doe give security, it is ordered he deliver two mulattto servants now in his possession to Alexr. Spence for and towards the maintainance of Patrick Spence and Thomas Spence, orphants, or give security for the payment of what Alexr. Spence shall defray in maintaining of them. (COB 1698-1705, p. 205)
24 February 1703/4. John Chilton assumed with Mr. Thomas Thompson to Alexr. Spence Gent. in behalf of Patrick Spence and Thomas Spence, orphants of Patrick Spence, for 5416 pounds of tobacco due to the orphants. And in case Alexr. Spence should die before the receipt of the tobacco, then John Chilton and Thomas Thompson doe oblige themselves to pay to the orphants when they arrive to their respective ages. (COB 1698-1705, p. 222)
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Winifred (Youell) English and Walter English, Jr. had four children by her first marriage, Walter, Youell, Edmund and Lucy English.
She apparently had only one child by her marriage to John Atwell.
The will of Thomas Youell (abstract) states will dated 7 Dec. 1694 and proved May 1695 and mentions grandsons Youell English, Youell Watts and Thomas Spence; daughter Ann Watts; John Atwell; *daughter Spence; daug. Winifred English. Thomas Surman had a daughter Ann who married Capt. Thomas Youell. Their son Thomas Youell married Anna Lee. This son, Thomas Youell is the one who made the will in 1694. His daughter, Penelope married first Patrick Spence Jr. (son of Patrick Spence Sr. and Dorcas---). Penelopes sister Winnifred m. Walter English and had a son Youell and sister Ann married first William Watts who had a son Youell Watts". *It is Penelope Youell Spence who is being refered to in her fathers will as "daughter Spence".
# D: I7051
# Name: Patrick Spence III
# Surname: Spence
# Given Name: Patrick
# Suffix: III
# Sex: M
# Birth: 1685/1692 in , Westmoreland Co., Virginia
# Death: 1739/1740 in , Westmoreland Co., Virginia
# _UID: 1921CAC25A66D511B4DE99B85F718F39E7F0
# Note:
! (1) Carolyn Tayloe Davidson Carey, Greenwood Village, CO 80111. Cites: (a) "Wills of Westmoreland Co., VA 1654-1800," by Augusta Fothergill, p.66,67.
(2) "1658-1758 Charles County MD Familes 'The first 100 years': Wills, Court, Church, Land, Inventories & Accounts," by Michael Marshall (http://wc.rootsweb.com, mrmarsha database, 3 Nov 2007). Cites: (a) "Westmoreland County, Virginia Deeds & Wills No. 5 (1712-1716)," by John Frederick Dorman, p.254-262.
! Birth: (2) s/o Patrick SPENCE/Penelope Anne YOUELL. Between age 14 and 21 in 1706 [b. btween 1685 and 1692]. Westmoreland Co., VA.
Marriage to __ ESKRIDGE: (1a) (2) 1715. Westmoreland Co., VA.
Marriage to Jemima POPE: (1a) Penelope POPE. (2) Jemima POPE. Abt 1720. Westmoreland Co., VA. Will named wife Jemima.
Death: (2) Will dtd 10 Dec 1739, probated 25 Mar 1740, Westmoreland Co., VA.
(2) 1706, Jan: Patrick, orphan son of Patrick SPENCE, appeared in the Westmoreland Co., VA Court in and elected George ESKRIDGE as his guardian. According to VA law, he had to be 14 years of age to do so. To be listed as an minor orphan he would have been under 21 years of age. Therefore, his birthdate can be calculated as 1685 to 1692.
(2a) 1717, 16 Aug: Samuel RUST made his will. Unto Mr. Patrick SPENCE during his natural life the plantation whereon he now lived adjoyning to the land of Mr. James COLEMAN as the line between them now stands and the inmost line in the woods next COLEMAN's and on that side of the runn next Mr. Thomas BONAM's and COLEMAN's, he not making any wast on the land nor selling nor making use of any timber save for the use of the plantation. If Mr. Patrick SPENCE thinks fitt, the dwelling house given him by his father in law Capt. George ESKRIDGE may stand as it now does on the other side of the runn and he have land adjoining to the house for necessary houses and gardening. To my son Peter RUST after the decease of Mr. Patrick SPENCE the plantation whereon Patrick now lives with the land adjoining but in case Peter dies before he comes to the age of twenty one yeares or without issue, the plantation fall to my son Matthew RUST and his heirs. To my son Matthew RUST the moyety of that tract of land on which Mr. Patrick SPENCE now lives, the whole containing 300 acres, to be equally divided as to quantity and quality between Matthew and Peter RUST.
(2) 1739, 10 Dec: Patrick SPENCE made his will. To son Patrick SPENCE all the lands I now liveon as also my lands in Nomony forest, also 1/3 of my stock and household goods, also six choice slaves.
To son Youell SPENCE all my lands below Nominy Ferry, being the land given me by Mr. Youell WATTS, deceased. After my wife Jemima's thirds are set apart the rest of my estate to be equally divided between my four children Elizabeth SPENCE, Jemima SPENCE, Mary SPENCE and Youell SPENCE; All my estate to be left together until son Patrick comes of age. Executors to be my wife Jemima and son-in-law Nicholas MINOR Junior, until my son Patrick comes of age, then he to be my executor. Wits. William CAMPBELL, Edward RANDDELL, Joseph McADAM."
(2) 1740, 25 Mar: Will probated, Westmoreland Co., VA.
# Change Date: 11 Nov 2007 at 00:00:00
Father: Patrick Spence b: ABT 1658 in , Westmoreland Co., Virginia
Mother: Penelope Anne Youell b: ABT 1662 in , Kent Co., Maryland
