-There were 4 SPENCER brothers, William, Thomas, Michael and Gerard sometimes found spelled Jared..that came from Stotfold, in county Bedford, England, to New England 1632, they were the sons of Gerald and Alice (WHITBREAD or WHITEBREAD) SPENCER. I come thru Thomas 1) SPENCER who md1) 1634/5 Ann DEERFIELD, md2) 11 Sep 1645 Sarah BEARDING OR BARDING. (I come thru his 2nd wife.) They were my 9th gr grandparents. Their daughter Sarah 2) b 1647 in Hartford, md Thomas HUXLEY they became my 8th gr grandparents. This is what I have on the youngest brother Gerard, of the 4 sons who came to NE, leading to the first post (below). Gerard/Jared 1) SPENCER b 25 Apr 1614 Stotfold, Bedfordshire, England ch 25 Apr 1614 St Mary's at Stotfold, Bedfordshire, England d June 1685 Haddam, Middlesex, CT m1) 1636 Lynn, Essex, MA TO: Hannah HILLS b 1618 ........................ d 22 Oct 1692 Haddam, Middlesex, CT md2) after 1677 TO: Rebecca PORTER the widow of John CLARK Gerard and his 1st wife Hannah HILLS were parents of: 1. John 2) SPENCER b 1638 Haddam, Middlesex, CT d 1682 " m abt 1665 " TO: Rebecca HOWARD or HAYWARD d/o Robert & Lydia (KILBOURNE) 2. Mehitable 2) SPENCER b 1642 Lynn, Essex, MA d 1691 Haddam, Middlesex, CT m 1662 Hartford, Hartford, CT (they were parents of 8 ch) TO: Daniel 1) CONE b 1626 in Edenburg, Scotland 3. Hannah 2) SPENCER b abt 1646 Lynn, Essex, MA d 1690/1691 Haddam, Middlesex, CT m 1665 " (they were parents of 9 ch) TO: Daniel BRAINARD the s/o John or David BRAINARD. md2) 1693 TO: Elizabeth WAKEMAN widow of Joseph ARNOLD md3) 1698 Hannah (some say SPENCER) widow of George SEXTON 4. William 2) SPENCER b 1656 Haddam, Middlesex, CT d 1712 East Haddam, MIddlesex, CT m 1684 Middlesex county, CT TO: Margaret BATES the d/o James and Ann (WITHINGTON) BATES That is all the children I had, but Dave from Long Island said there was a Nathaniel...glad to be able to add him to his family... Wilma Fleming Haynes in Brookings, Oregon gencon@harborside.com >In a message dated 04/02/1999 10:24:45 PM Eastern Standard Time, >PlantzLady@aol.com writes: > > I am looking for information on the Spencers that were in Haddam Ct. > Ahimaz Spencer (b) 1721 (m) Mary Wetmore (b)1725 > chilrdren; 1. Moses (b) 16 Jan. abt 1743 > 2. Elizabeth (b) 21 May 1744 > 3. Tabitha (b) 2 Apr. 1749 > 4. Ahimaz (b) 26 May 1751 > 5. Mary (b) 1 Apr. 1753 > 6. Amasa (b) 5 Jun. 1760 > (Ahimaz ' parents) > John Spencer (b) 30 Mar.1688 (m) Mary > children; 1. John (b)19 May 1715 t. > 2. Simeon (b)12 Aug. 1717 Ct. > 3. Joel (b) abt. 1717 Ct. > 4. Ithamar (b) 1719 Ct. > 5. Lucy (b) 1721 Ct > * 6. Ahimaz (b) 1721 Ct > 7. Nehemiah (b)abt 1723 Ct. > 8. Mary (b) abt 1725 Ct. > 9. Tabitha (b) abt 1736 Ct. > > (John's father) > Nathaniel Spencer (b) 21 dec 1658 East Haddam Ct. Middlesex > (m) Lydia Bailey (b) abt 1660 Hartford, Ct. > children; 1. Lydia (b) 29 Aug. 1682 > 2. Nathanial (b) 15 July 1684 Ct. > 3. Elizabeth (b) 18 Jan. 1686 > * 4. John (b) 30 Mar. 1688 > 5. Mary (b) 9 Jun.1692 > 6. Daniel (b) 20 Aug. 1694 > 7. Susanna (b) 8 Nov. 1696 Ct. > > If this is your line, I have information to exchange. Ona > > >> >I have Nathaniel's brother John SPENCER who married Rebecca HAYWARD. Nice to >meet you cousin. >Dave from Long Island > > >