Re: Spencer of Cople, Beds

On Feb 24, 5:08 am, Millerfairfi...@xxxxxxx wrote:
For Will Johnson
Dear Will,
You might like to have the references to some Spencer of Cople Wills:-
Nicholas (1644) PROB11/192
William (16 ) PROB11/383
Nicholas (1688) PROB 11/454

If you do a google search on spencer + nominy, you will find a deal of
information about this family's activity in Virginia,, where Nicholas Spencer was
Secretary of the colony and owned an enormous estate at Nominy.
Best regards
MM

Thanks for this. As I posted on the page for Nicholas (d 1644)
http://countyhistorian.com/cecilweb/index.php/Nicholas_Spencer_II_of_Cople
I think BHO is wrong about saying that William who was seized of
Rowlands in 1691 was "son and heir" of *this* Nicholas. I believe
rather that that William who was seized in 1691 was son and heir of
the Nicholas who d 1688 as your above will.

I'm a little annoyed that the William who was married to Katherine
Wentworth (who d.s.p.) doesn't seem to appear in the register at
Cople. He should (I believe) be the eldest son and thus heir to
Nicholas d 1644. This William then at his *own* death would pass
Rowlands to his *brother* Nicholas who d 1688 per your above will, who
himself had at least two sons, William the eldest (seized in 1691) and
Nicholas the second son.

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