Name |
Nicholas Spencer |
Title |
Col. |
Born |
1634 |
Cople, Bedfordshire, England |
Gender |
Male |
Occupation |
Bef 1659 |
Westmoreland County, Virginia, USA [2] |
Merchant of London, settled in Westmoreland County, Virginia. |
Occupation |
1661 |
Mt. Vernon Estate (Epsewasson), Fairfax County, Virginia, USA |
Acquired 1100 acres of land at Piscattaway, on the Potomac, incl. Mt. Vernon. |
Occupation |
Between 1662 and 1676 |
Burgess |
History |
8 Dec 1668 |
"Nicholas Spencer late of Cople Parish, Esqr., and Frances Spencer his wife, both since deceased, did by their conveyance 8 Dec. 1668 give unto Robert Edwards of the parish aforesaid, planter, deceased, a tract containing 1000 acres on the north east side of Nominy River(by old pattents called Herrin Creek)... |
Occupation |
Acquired this land with brother in law Richard Wright. |
Occupation |
Allied by marriage to Washingtons of Sulgrave. [1] |
Occupation |
Cople Parish, Westmoreland County, VA named in honor of his family. [3] |
Occupation |
Cousin to Lord Culpeper, the Governor of Virginia, USA [3, 4] |
Occupation |
Family derived from same line as famous Spencers, Earls of Northampton. [1] |
Occupation |
Overseer w/ John Mottrum II of Richard Wright's estate. |
Occupation |
Responsible for Francis Wright's education after the death of Richard Wright. [1] |
Occupation |
Succeeded to all the family estates in Bedfordshire & Huntingdonshire, England. |
Occupation |
Between 1678 and 23 Sep 1689 [1] |
Secretary of colony of Virginia |
Occupation |
Between Sep 1683 and Apr 1684 |
Acting Governor of VA |
Died |
23 Sep 1689 |
Westmoreland County, Virginia, USA |
Person ID |
I1750676859 |
Red1st |
Last Modified |
29 Apr 2009 |
Father |
Nicholas Spencer, Esq, b. 1581-1599, Cople, Bedfordshire, England , d. 1631, Willington, Bedfordshire, England (Age 32 years) |
Mother |
Mary Gostwick, Lady Armiger, b. 1604-1610, Willington, Bedfordshire, England , d. 21 Dec 1694 (Age 85 years) |
Married |
Willington, Bedfordshire, England |
Family ID |
F673050599 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family |
Frances Mottrom, b. 1645, Coan Hall, Northumberland County, Virginia, USA , d. Bef 25 Mar 1701 (Age 56 years) [5] |
Married |
Abt 1662 |
Coan Hall, Northumberland County, Virginia, USA [2] |
Children |
| 1. William Spencer, Esq, d. England |
| 2. Mottrom Spencer, d. Abt 1703 |
| 3. Nicholas Spencer, Jr., d. England |
| 4. Francis Spencer, b. Abt 1685 |
+ | 5. John Spencer, b. Aft 20 Dec 1685, d. Abt 8 Feb 1725/26, Cople Parish, Westmoreland County, Virginia, USA (Age < 40 years) |
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Last Modified |
26 Nov 2011 18:37:10 |
Family ID |
F673050598 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |