Sarah Spencer

Brief Life History of Sarah

When Sarah Spencer was born in 1742, in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America, her father, Caleb Spencer, was 33 and her mother, Sarah Hopkins, was 31.

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Family Time Line

Caleb Spencer
1709–1789
Sarah Hopkins
1711–1785
Huldah Spencer
1733–1759
Caleb Spencer
1735–1816
Ashbel Spencer
1737–1808
Nathaniel Spencer
1740–
Sarah Spencer
1742–
Timothy Spencer
1745–1749
Timothy Spencer
1749–1793

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    Name Meaning

    English (Lancashire and Yorkshire): occupational name for someone who dispensed provisions or money, from Middle English spenser(e), spencer(e) ‘household steward, butler, almoner’ (Anglo-Norman French espenser, Old French despensier). Compare Spence and Spender . There is some dispute about the origins of the Spencer family, whose most famous member in recent times was the late Princess of Wales, born Lady Diana Spencer (1961–97). Some sources say that they are descended from William the Conqueror's steward, Robert Despencer. What is clear is that by the 15th century they had become prosperous from sheep farming in Northamptonshire. Robert Spencer (died 1627) was said to be the wealthiest man in England. Their titles have included Earls of Sunderland and Earls Spencer; and through the female line the 5th Earl of Sunderland also became Duke of Marlborough in 1733. This connection was the result of the marriage, in 1700, of the 3rd Duke of Sunderland to the daughter of John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough. The youngest son of this union, John Spencer (1708–46), was the father of the 1st Earl Spencer (1734–83).

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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