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About Sir William Spencer, Kt.
From the Champlin family gedcom:
He possessed a fine estate at Yarnton, in the county of Oxford. Hereceived the honour of knighthood form Queen Elizabeth in 1502.
Birth: 1555 in Yarnton, Oxfordshire, England
Death: 18 DEC 1609 in Yarnton, Oxfordshire, England
Note: He lies buried with his lady under a curious altar-monument, raisedagainst the north wall, near the east window of the south chancel ofthe church of Yarnton, in Oxfordshire; it is composed of differentsorts of marble, and adorned with arms of war, battle-axes, swords,carbines, standards, sheafs of arrows,etc. On the tomb, under anarch, lies the figure of a knight on his back, completely armed,excepting his head-piece. His lady on the left in the habit of thetimes. He head rests on a griffin's head, his crest, hers on apillow, with their hands in a devout posture. The arch is supportedby four pillars of the Corinthian order, and at the top between twopyramids, is a shield of the quarterings of arms belonging to thefamily, vis. seven coats. On the side of the tomb is a tablet, andtwo men kneeling on cushions on the right side thereof, as also fourwomen on the left. Another tablet under the arch, exhibits theinscription in gilt letters.
Sir William Spencer was the son of Sir John Spencer and Isabel Grant. He married Susan Knightley, daughter of Sir Richard Knightley and Jane Skenard. He died on 22 June 1532.
Sir William Spencer was invested as a Knight in 1529.1 He lived at Althorp, Northamptonshire, England. He held the office of High Sheriff of Northamptonshire from 1532 to 1533.
Sheriff of Nottingham
From thePeerage.com:
Sir William Spencer was the son of Sir John Spencer and Isabel Grant. He married Susan Knightley, daughter of Sir Richard Knightley and Jane Skenard. He died on 22 June 1532.
Sir William Spencer was invested as a Knight in 1529. He lived at Althorp, Northamptonshire, England. He held the office of High Sheriff of Northamptonshire from 1532 to 1533.
Children of Sir William Spencer and Susan Knightley
* Sir John Spencer+ d. 8 Nov 1586
* Jane Spencer
Of wormleighton & Althorp in Northhamptonshire
Sir William Spencer (c. 1496 – 22 June 1532) was an English landowner and High Sheriff from the Spencer family.
He was the younger son of Sir John Spencer, of Hodnell and Wormleighton, Warwickshire and Althorp, Northamptonshire.
In the parish church for Althorp, St Mary the Virgin in Great Brington, Sir William bequeathed the church's east window of stained glass which depicted St. John the Baptist and the Spencer coat of arms, now in a south window of the chancel, in memory of his father and a plain altar tomb with an Elizabethan tablet commemorating his life and death and that of his lady Susan, the daughter of Sir Richard Knightley.[1]
Sir William Spencer was appointed High Sheriff of Northamptonshire for 1531–32 but died in office and was replaced by David Cecil. He was succeeded by his son John. Sir William Spencer was buried in Brington church, the parish church for Althorp.
Sir William married Susan Knightley, the daughter of Sir Richard Knightley, of Fawsley, Northamptonshire and had a son and five daughters. He is a direct male-line ancestor of Lady Diana Spencer.
Sir William Spencer, Baron Spencer, High Sheriff of Northamptonshire
1496–1532
Birth 1496 • Northamptonshire, England
Death 22 JUN 1532 • Brington, Northamptonshire, England
When Sir William Spencer, Baron Spencer, High Sheriff of Northamptonshire was born in 1496 in Northamptonshire, England, his father, Sir, was 59 and his mother, Isabel, was 22. He married Lady Susan Knightley, Baroness Spencer in 1514 in Fawsley, Northamptonshire, England. They had six children in 10 years. He died on June 22, 1532, at the age of 36.
Birth
Sir William Spencer, Baron Spencer, High Sheriff of Northamptonshire was born in 1496 in Northamptonshire, England, to Isabel Graunt, age 22, and Sir John Spencer, age 59.
Northamptonshire, England
1496 • Northamptonshire, England
1498
Age 2
Birth of Brother
His brother Anthony was born in 1498 in Snitterfield, Warwickshire, England, when Sir William was 2 years old.
Snitterfield, Warwickshire, England
Anthony Spencer
1498–
1498 • Snitterfield, Warwickshire, England
1507
Age 11
Birth of Sister
His sister Dorothy was born in 1507 in Wormleighton, Warwickshire, England, when Sir William was 11 years old.
Wormleighton, Warwickshire, England
Dorothy Spencer
1507–1553
1507 • Wormleighton, Warwickshire, England
1514
Age 18
Marriage
Sir William Spencer, Baron Spencer, High Sheriff of Northamptonshire married Lady Susan Knightley, Baroness Spencer in Fawsley, Northamptonshire, England, in 1514 when he was 18 years old.
Fawsley, Northamptonshire, England
Lady Susan Knightley, Baroness Spencer
1498–1532
1514 • Fawsley, Northamptonshire, England
1515
Age 19
Birth of Daughter
His daughter Isabel was born in 1515 in Fawsley, Northamptonshire, England.
Fawsley, Northamptonshire, England
Isabel Spencer
1515–1578
1515 • Fawsley, Northamptonshire, England
1517
Age 21
Birth of Son
His son John Sir Althorp High Sheriff of Hamptonshire was born in 1517 in Fawsley, Northamptonshire, England.
Fawsley, Northamptonshire, England
John Sir Althorp High Sheriff of Hamptonshire Spencer
1517–1586
1517 • Fawsley, Northamptonshire, England
1519
Age 23
Birth of Daughter
His daughter Jane was born in 1519 in Fawsley, Northamptonshire, England.
Fawsley, Northamptonshire, England
Jane Spencer
1519–1593
1519 • Fawsley, Northamptonshire, England
10 Sep
1521
Age 25
Death of Half-Brother
His half-brother Robert died on September 10, 1521, when Sir William was 25 years old.
St Albans, Bedfordshire, England
Robert Spencer
1460–1521
10 Sep 1521 • St Albans, Bedfordshire, England
1521
Age 25
Birth of Daughter
His daughter Dorothy was born in 1521 in Fawsley, Northamptonshire, England.
Fawsley, Northamptonshire, England
Dorothy le de Spencer
1521–1575
1521 • Fawsley, Northamptonshire, England
1523
Age 27
Birth of Daughter
His daughter Anne was born in 1523 in Fawsley, Northamptonshire, England.
Fawsley, Northamptonshire, England
Anne Spencer
1523–
1523 • Fawsley, Northamptonshire, England
12 Feb
1525
Age 29
Death of Half-Sister
His half-sister Jane died on February 12, 1525, in Canons Ashby, Northamptonshire, England, when Sir William was 29 years old.
Canons Ashby, Northamptonshire, England
Jane Spencer
1465–1525
12 Feb 1525 • Canons Ashby, Northamptonshire, England
1525
Age 29
Birth of Daughter
His daughter Marie was born in 1525 in Fawsley, Northamptonshire, England.
Fawsley, Northamptonshire, England
Marie Spencer
1525–
1525 • Fawsley, Northamptonshire, England
1530
Age 34
Death of Mother
His mother Isabel passed away in 1530 in Norfolk, England, at the age of 56.
1671476, Norfolk, England
Isabel Graunt
1474–1530
1530 • 1671476, Norfolk, England
4 Feb
1532
Age 36
Death of Half-Brother
His half-brother John died on February 4, 1532, in Bedfordshire, England, when Sir William was 36 years old.
Bedfordshire, England
John Spencer
1462–1532
4 Feb 1532 • Bedfordshire, England
22 Jun
1532
Age 36
Death of Half-Brother
His half-brother William died on June 22, 1532, when Sir William was 36 years old.
Brington, Northamptonshire, England
William Spencer
1496–1532
22 Jun 1532 • Brington, Northamptonshire, England
22 Jun
1532
Age 36
Death
Sir William Spencer, Baron Spencer, High Sheriff of Northamptonshire died on June 22, 1532, when he was 36 years old.
Brington, Northamptonshire, England 22 Jun 1532 • Brington, Northamptonshire, England
Marriage
Sir William Spencer, Baron Spencer, High Sheriff of Northamptonshire was married.
Towcester, Rutland, England Towcester, Rutland, England
Sir William Spencer, Kt.'s Timeline
1496 |
1496
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Northamptonshire, England
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1511 |
1511
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Althorp, Northamptonshire, England
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1519 |
1519
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Northamptonshire, England
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1519
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Fawsley, Northamptonshire, England
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1521 |
1521
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Fawsley, Northamptonshire, England
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February 3, 1522
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Fawsley, Northamptonshire, England
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1523 |
1523
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Hampstead, Middlesex, England
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1525 |
1525
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Fawsley, England
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1532 |
June 22, 1532
Age 36
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Brington, Northamptonshire, England
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