Donald A.C. Simmons Jr. Family Tree » Ensign William Spencer; "Ancient Planter"; (Ensign William Spencer; "Ancient Planter";) Burgess Member of Virginia; Master of Cople Manor & Bedfordshire (1576-1654)

Personal data Ensign William Spencer; "Ancient Planter"; (Ensign William Spencer; "Ancient Planter";) Burgess Member of Virginia; Master of Cople Manor & Bedfordshire 


Household of Ensign William Spencer; "Ancient Planter"; (Ensign William Spencer; "Ancient Planter";) Burgess Member of Virginia; Master of Cople Manor & Bedfordshire

He has/had a relationship with Alice Dorothy Lightfoot.


Child(ren):

  1. Elizabeth Spencer  1624-1669 

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Ensign William Spencer; "Ancient Planter"; Burgess Member of Virginia; Master of Cople Manor & Bedfordshire
1576-1654


Alice Dorothy Lightfoot
1598-1679

Elizabeth Spencer
1624-1669

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Birthday September 3, 1576

  • Graaf Filips III (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1555 till 1581 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
  • In the year 1576: Source: Wikipedia
    • January 20 » The Mexican city of León is founded by order of the viceroy Don Martín Enríquez de Almanza.
    • July 11 » While exploring the North Atlantic Ocean in an attempt to find the Northwest Passage, Martin Frobisher sights Greenland, mistaking it for the hypothesized (but non-existent) island of "Frisland".
    • July 12 » Mughal Empire annexes Bengal after defeating the Bengal Sultanate at the Battle of Rajmahal.
    • August 8 » The cornerstone for Tycho Brahe's Uraniborg observatory is laid on the island of Hven.
    • November 4 » Eighty Years' War: In Flanders, Spain captures Antwerp (after three days the city is nearly destroyed).
    • November 8 » Eighty Years' War: Pacification of Ghent: The States General of the Netherlands meet and unite to oppose Spanish occupation.

Day of death July 5, 1654

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    Van 1650 tot 1672 kende Nederland (ookwel Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden) zijn Eerste Stadhouderloze Tijdperk.
  • In the year 1654: Source: Wikipedia
    • January 11 » Arauco War: A Spanish army is defeated by local Mapuche-Huilliches as it tries to cross Bueno River in Southern Chile.
    • February 9 » The Capture of Fort Rocher takes place during the Anglo-Spanish War.
    • May 5 » Cromwell's Act of Grace, aimed at reconciliation with the Scots, proclaimed in Edinburgh.
    • June 7 » Louis XIV is crowned King of France.
    • August 22 » Jacob Barsimson arrives in New Amsterdam. He is the first known Jewish immigrant to America.
    • October 12 » The Delft Explosion devastates the city in the Netherlands, killing more than 100 people.


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