Person:Simmons Spencer (1)

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Simmons Spencer
 
m. 25 Dec 1760
  1. Simmons Spencer1766 -
m. 11 Nov 1792
  1. John Miller Spencer1795 -
  2. Richard Spencer1798 -
  3. Almy Catherine Spencer1800 -
  4. Nathan Miller Spencer1802 -
  5. Thomas Lyon Spencer1809 - 1895
Facts and Events
Name Simmons Spencer
Gender Male
Birth[1] 23 Jun 1766 East Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island, United States
Marriage 11 Nov 1792 East Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island, United Statesto Ruth Miller
References
  1. East Greenwich Births and Deaths, in Arnold, James N. Vital Record of Rhode Island, 1636–1850: First series, births, marriages and deaths. A family register for the people. (Narragansett Hist. Publ. Co., 1891)
    152.

    SPENCER, Simmons, of John and Experience, [born] June 23, 1766.

  2.   The History of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations - Biographical. (New York: The American Historical Society, Inc., 1920)
    [1].

    Captain Simmons Spencer, son of John (3) and Experience (Lyon) Spencer, was born in East Greenwich, R. I., June 23, 1766. He was a captain of a merchant vessel plying between East Greenwich and southern ports, and was well known in East Greenwich in his day. He married, November 11, 1792, Elder Lippitt officiating, Ruth Miller, daughter of Nathan and Robey (Salisbury) Miller, of Warwick. (See Miller VI). Their children were: John, born July 11, 1795; Richard, Feb. 11, 1798; Almy, 1800; Nathan, 1802; Thomas Lyon