Henry SPENCER

1409 - Aft 1469  (60 years)

• Name	Henry SPENCER  [1]
  	Henry Spencer married ISABEL ? before 1444, when together they joined the Guild of the Holy Cross. Lee claimed she was the "daughter and coheir of Lincolne," but no proof of a Lincoln connection has yet been found. The 1619 herald's visitation of Warwickshire states she died in 18 Edward IV (1478/9). Henry first of record on 12 November 1430, when he and five others bought a messuage and shop in Daventry from John Waundell of Killesby. The document proves Henry was born before 1410. The estimated ages of his children suggest he was probably a young man in 1430. The Lee pedigree has claims that Henry mad a will in 1476, but as previously mentioned, neither the will nor evidence of an estate have been found for him. On 26 November 1439, Henry witnessed a quitclaim of lands and rents in Newnham from Robert Willenhale to Robert Catesby, Esq. Henry was a collector of taxes in Badby in 1442. Henry Spencer of Badby and his wife Isabel were admitted to Guild of the Holy Cross on the Monday after Ascension Day 22 henry VI (1444), paying fees of 22s 4d, which included 10s for the souls of Thomas Spencer and his wife Matilda, probably Henry;'s deceased parents. An additional 20d was paid for the placement of four candles before the altar of the guild chapel. Based in Stratford-upon-Avon, the Guild of the Holy Cross was a religious, social, and charitable association, popular among the social elite. In 1468, Henry Spencer of Badby and his wife Isabella joined the Guild of Knowle, another religious and charitable association, based in Knowle, Warwickshire. The last known record of Henry Spencer of Badby was dated 1 June 1469 when he and others sold land in Newnham to Letitia Catesby, John Newenham, and the latter's wife Matilda. Henry had been granted the land by John Newenham a few days earlier, 27 May 1469. Newnham borders Badby on the east. While there is no proof that Henry and Isabel had any children, it is known that a generation later there were three Spencer brothers and two of more sisters living in and near Badby, with no other Spencer family of record in the parish than Henry and Isabel. [1]
  Birth	Between 1400-1409	Badby, Northamptonshire   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Fact	Poss. the son of Thomas and Matilda Spencer   [1]
  Death	Aft 1 Jun 1469  [1]
  Person ID	I101050	Main Tree
  Last Modified	8 Oct 2021

  
  

  Family	Isabel ?   d. 1478-79
  Marriage	Bef 1444  [1]
  Children	+ 1. John SPENCER,   b. 1438, of Hadnell, Warwickshire d. 4 Jan 1496/7, Hodnell, Warwickshire (Age 59 years)  [Birth] + 2. William SPENCER,   b. Abt 1444, Radbourne d. Bef 1496 (Age 51 years)  [Birth] + 3. Thomas SPENCER,   b. 1452, of Badby and Everdon, Northamptonshire d. Aft 30 Jun 1493 (Age 41 years)  [Birth]
  Family ID	F41929	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	11 Oct 2020

  
  

• Sources

  [S12066] The New England Historical and Genealogical Register 2020, Vol. 174 Summer.