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John Spencer III

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John Spencer III

Birth
Althorp, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
Death
9 Jan 1599 (aged 52–53)
Northamptonshire, England
Burial
Great Brington, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England GPS-Latitude: 52.281047, Longitude: -1.023566
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Sir John Spencer, Kt, was the eldest son of Sir John Spencer, Kt, of Wormleighton & Althorp and Katherine (Kitson). He Married Mary Catlin, daughter of Sir Robert Catlyn, of Berne, Dorset. To this union one son was born; Robert 1st Baron Spencer, of Wormleighton.

Sir John Spencer was invested as a Knight in 1588 by Queen Elizabeth I, upon the death of his father.

Sir John planted a large wood a the rear of Althorp. The oldest oaks still growing there today were planted at his instruction in 1589. It was Sir John's intention to boost the timber stocks, in order to help enable the English Navy to build more ships.

Sir John increased the Althorp estate by buying Little Brington in 1592 from Francis Bernard.
Sir John Spencer, Kt, was the eldest son of Sir John Spencer, Kt, of Wormleighton & Althorp and Katherine (Kitson). He Married Mary Catlin, daughter of Sir Robert Catlyn, of Berne, Dorset. To this union one son was born; Robert 1st Baron Spencer, of Wormleighton.

Sir John Spencer was invested as a Knight in 1588 by Queen Elizabeth I, upon the death of his father.

Sir John planted a large wood a the rear of Althorp. The oldest oaks still growing there today were planted at his instruction in 1589. It was Sir John's intention to boost the timber stocks, in order to help enable the English Navy to build more ships.

Sir John increased the Althorp estate by buying Little Brington in 1592 from Francis Bernard.


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  • Created by: Memento Mori
  • Added: Apr 12, 2006
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/13927623/john-spencer: accessed ), memorial page for John Spencer III (1546–9 Jan 1599), Find a Grave Memorial ID 13927623, citing St Mary the Virgin with St John Churchyard, Great Brington, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England; Maintained by Memento Mori (contributor 46517473).