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'''Thomas Spencer''' of Cople, Bedfordshire

He was born May 20, 1514, the son of [[John Spencer of Cople]]. (For the exact birthdate, see the will of John Spencer.)

Thomas married Anne Bulkeley, dau of Robert Bulkeley of Burgate, Southampton.

Thomas died in 1547.

Children:
#[[Robert Spencer of Cople]], born about 1533, "abt age 87" at death in 1620, married Rose Cokayne of Cokayne Hatley, Bedfordshire;
#William Spencer, second son;
#Elizabeth married Robert Parrys, Gent. of Kychen, co Cantabrige;
#Anne Spencer married [[John Faircloth|John Fairclough of Cople]].

==Primary Sources==
*Visitations of Bedfordshire, made in 1566, 1582 and 1634..., edited by Frederic Augustus Blaydes. London (1884)
**[http://books.google.com/books?id=yygEAAAAIAAJ&pg=RA1-PA55 Page 55, "Spencer of Cople"], beginning with Robert Spencer and Anne Pecke
**[http://books.google.com/books?id=yygEAAAAIAAJ&pg=RA1-PA141&vq=cople#PPA141,M1 Page 141, "Spencer of Cople"], beginning with Thomas Spencer and Anne Bulkeley

==Secondary Sources==
*"The first mention of it [Rowlands] as a manor is found in 1531, when John Spencer made a settlement of it. His father Robert's name occurs a few years earlier as holding land in Cople. Thomas son of John Spencer died seised in 1547. He was succeeded by his son Robert, who was followed by his son Nicholas, who died about 1625. His son, another Nicholas, married Mary daughter of Sir Edward Gostwick of Willington, and died in 1643.  William Spencer, son and heir of Nicholas, was living and in possession of Rowlands in 1691. From: 'Parishes: Cople', A History of the County of Bedford: Volume 3 (1912), pp. 238-42. [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.asp?compid=42423 URL]. Date accessed: 24 February 2007."

*Posting by David Cooper on Gen-Med Feb 24, 2007 "Re: More Fairclough of Goldington" citing Vis. Bed. 1566 and 1634 "...which show Robert, unmarried in 1566, to be the son of Thomas Spencer of Cople and his wife Ann dau of Robert Bowlkeley of Burgate in com. South ar., with siblings William, second son, Elizabeth married to Robert Parrys of Kychen in com. Cantabrige gen., and Anne unmarried in 1566. In 1634 Robert's wife is shown as Rhose, dau of ....Cokain of Cokain Hatley, Beds, and that of Thomas as Anne dau of Robert Bulkley of Burgate in com Southampton."

*Posting by David Cooper on Gen-Med Feb 24, 2007 "Re: More Fairclough of Goldington" citing Robert Spencer's burial entry in Cople parish register in the year 1620: "Mr Robert Spencer Esquire a gentleman of an ancient house, of a sober and religious conversation, friendly unto all, liberal in housekeeping, and bountiful to the poor, departed this life the 4th December and was buried the day following, having lived 53 years in marriage estate, being about the age of 87 years".  Mrs Rose Spencer, widow, was buried at Cople on 1 June 1629.

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