Sir John SPENCER

Abt 1523 - 1586  (63 years)

• Name	John SPENCER  [1]
  	John was knighted with two of his brothers-in-law, Richard Brydges and John Cotton, at the coronation of Queen Mary in 1553. he was a Member of Parliament in 1554 and 1558, sheriff of Northamptonshire in 1551-1552, 1558-1559, 1571-1572, 1583-1584. it was John's son, another Sir John Spencer, who initiated the investigation of his family history in 1595, which resulted in the false Despenser connection certified by Clarencieux Richard Lee. This Sir John Spencer (son of Sir John Spencer and Katherine Kitson) was the ancestor of the title Spencers, including Sir Winston Churchill and Diana, Princess of Wales. [1]
  Prefix	Sir
  Birth	Abt 10 Aug 1523  [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	8 Nov 1586	Althrop   [1]
  Burial	9 Nov 1586	Brington   [1]
  Person ID	I102017	Main Tree
  Last Modified	27 Jan 2021

  
  

  Father	Sir William SPENCER,   b. Abt 1498   d. 20 or 22 Jun 1532, Wormleighton, Warwickshire, England (Age 34 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Susan KNIGHTLEY
  Relationship	Birth
  Family ID	F42206	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Katherine KITSON
  Marriage	1545  [1]
  Family ID	F42208	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Jan 2021

  
  

• Sources

  [S12250] The New England Historical and Genealogical Register 2020, Vol. 174 Fall .