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SPENCER, Richard (1553-1624), of Offley, Herts.

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b. 1553, 4th s. of Sir John Spencer of Althorp, and bro. of John and William. educ. Magdalen Coll. Oxf. BA 1572, MA 1575; incorp. Camb. 1575. m. 1588, Helen, da. and coh. of John Brocket of Brocket Hall, 1s. 3da. Kntd. 7 May 1603.Vis. Herts. (Harl. Soc. xxii), 165; R. Clutterbuck, Herts. i. 107; Lansd. 58, f. 94.
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On mission to Duke of Parma 1588; j.p. Herts. From c. 1592, sheriff 1597 – 98, provost marshal 1599; gent. of privy chamber to James I; commr. at The Hague 1607–8.SP13/Case F/11, f. 16–17; HMC Hatfield, ix. 288; Lansd. 57, f. 68; R. Winwood, Mems. ii. 328.

Main residence: Offley, Herts.
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SPENCER, John (c.1549-1600), of Newnham, Warws. and Althorp, Northants.

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b. c. 1549, 1st s. of Sir John Spencer of Althorp by Katherine, da. of Sir Thomas Kitson of Hengrave, Suff.; bro. of Richard and William. educ. Trinity Coll. Camb. 1561, M. Temple 1564. m. 1566, Mary, da. and h. of Sir Robert Catlin, 1s. Robert. suc. fa. 1586. Kntd. 1588.C142/215/258; Baker, Northants. i. 109; M. Finch, Five Northants. Fams. (Northants. Rec. Soc. xix) ped. ii.
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J.p. Beds. from c. 1577, Northants. from c. 1584; sheriff, Northants. 1578 – 79, 1590 – 91, commr. musters by 1593 – 97; steward of Higham Ferrers, Daventry, Long Buckby and Passenham from 1592.Harl. 5968, no. 139; Musters, Beacons and Subsidies ed. Wake (Northants. Rec. Soc. iii), 34, 35; HMC Buccleuch, iii. 33; HMC Montagu, 25; Somerville, Duchy, i. 587, 591.

Main residences: Newnham, Warws.; Althorp, Northants.
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SPENCER, John (c.1549-1600)

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SOUTHCOTE, Richard (1570-94), of the Inner Temple, London and Shillingford, Devon.

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b. 1570, yr. s. of Thomas Southcote of Bovey Tracey by his 3rd w. and bro. of George. educ. I. Temple c.1588. unm.
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Main residences: the Inner Temple, London; Shillingford, Devon.
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SOUTHCOTE, George (1572-1638), of Shillingford, Devon.

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b. 1572, yr. s. of Thomas Southcote of Bovey Tracey, by his 3rd w. Elizabeth Fitzwilliam; bro. of Richard. educ. I. Temple 1593. m. (1) Alice, da. and coh. of John Cole of Buckland Tout Saints, 1s. 1da.; (2) Sarah, da. of Robert Thomas, draper, of London and Spanby, Lincs., 3s. 4da.; (3) lic. 30 June 1635, Martha, da. of Sir John Suckling of Goodfathers, Twickenham, Surr. suc. bro. Richard 1594. Kntd. 1603.
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J.p. Devon 1604, sheriff 1616.

Main residence: Shillingford, Devon.
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SOUTHCOTE, George (1572-1638)

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