Family:Joseph Spencer and Martha Brainerd (1)

Parents: Isaac Spencer and Mary Selden Major General Joseph Spencer b. 3 Oct 1714 East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States d. 13 Jan 1789 East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States	Parents: Hezekiah Brainerd and Dorothy Hobart Martha Brainerd b. 1 Sep 1716 Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States d. 11 Oct 1754 East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States

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Marriage^[1]^[2]

2 Aug 1738

East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, United StatesJoseph Spencer and Martha Brainerd were second cousins.

Children

		Birth	Death
1.	Martha Spencer	8 May 1739 Millington, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States	24 Feb 1739/40 Millington, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States
2.	Martha Spencer	Est 1740 Millington, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States (probably)	3 May 1796 Millington, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States (probably)
3.	Hobart Spencer	Est 1742 Millington, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States (probably)	1806 Canaan, Essex, Vermont, United States
4.	Anna Spencer	chr. 30 Mar 1746 Millington, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States
5.	Israel Brainerd Spencer	10 Jul 1748 Millington, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States
6.	Dr. Joseph Spencer	22 Jul 1750 Millington, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States	11 May 1824 Vienna, Wood, West Virginia, United States

References

↑ 160. Maj.-Gen. Joseph⁴ Spencer, in Jacobus, Donald Lines. The Four Spencer Brothers: Their Ancestors and Descendants. American Genealogist (D.L. Jacobus). (Apr, Jul 1951; Jan, Apr, Oct 1952; Jan, Apr, Jul 1953; Jan, Oct 1954)
29:183-84.

"Maj.-Gen. Joseph⁴ Spencer … married first, at East Haddam, 2 Aug. 1738. Martha Brainerd, born there 1 Sept. 1716, died there 11 Oct. 1754, in 39th year (gravestone), daughter of Hezekiah and Dorothy (Hobart) Brainerd; …"
↑ East Haddam Vital Records [NEHGS], in Connecticut, United States. The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records
170.

"Spencer, … Joseph, Jr., m. Martha Brainerd, Aug. 2, 1738 [LR2:1112]"