Re: John and William Spencer - Patrick County, VA
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In reply to:
Re: John and William Spencer - Patrick County, VA
2/16/02
I live in Henry Co. Va. which is next door to Patrick, and am a descendant of William Spencer.
After William died, his children sold his land-DB 11 p.396, Patrick county 1805. It was between the Legatees of Wm. Spencer & Jesse Reynolds all of Patrick Co.The children signing the deed were:John Spencer, Daniel Spencer,
William Spencer, Jacob Spencer and William Deal (William Deal married Wm's. dau. Lucy).
John Spencer,who marr.Sarah Lynch, served in the Rev. War. We get clues when he applied for a pension. He said he was born in Henrico Co. Va. in 1763. I have found two deeds in Henrico, one in which William Of Hanover Co. bought land from Jonathan and Hannah Williams in Henrico Co. in 1766. I have a copy of the original deed but for some dumb reason, I didn't write the Deed Book Number or the page no. In 1768, Wm. sold the land to Alexander Young. We are lucky because Wm's. wife Elizabeth "came in priorly and relinquished her right of dower" So we know William's wife was named Elizabeth and now we lose William until he arrived in Patrick Co.
I have been searching for him 15 years. If anyboby finds him please let me know. According to John's petition for a pension, the family lived in Surry Co N.C.before moving to Patrick. Va.
The Thomas Spencer, who married a Flurnoy,lived in Charlotte co. and I have not found any connection between these two Spencer families.
Mary