Dave
A few SPENCER Will Summaries and Notes seen (Borthwick) ...
https://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=789795.msg6455524#msg6455524I have quoted some Will summaries, where I wanted to add new information found relating to that particular Will.
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When John Spencer, Grocer, of Selby is traced back, it would seem the most likely Marriage for him, was John Spencer & Mary More, their Marriage Licence ages were close to their Burial ages and it seemed to fit.
His Father at Baptism was also John Spencer.
One possible for the Grocer's Father & Mother, were
1732 Hemsworth 26th September by Banns
John Spencer & Sarah Clarkson of Hemsworth.
The Spencer baptisms start at Hemsworth with further children at South Kirkby and seem to recall John Spencer was a Husbandman.
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Incidentally Charles Turner (Maudland Hood's husband) was born South Kirkby, possibly how Maudland Hood, met Charles Turner (married 1794 Selby), because the Hood Landlord from c.1792 John Spencer and his siblings were Baptised at Hemsworth & South Kirkby.
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When Charles & Maudland Turner had their first child in 1795 at Selby.
Mother, Maudland Turner's (nee Hood's, descent ... see attachment.
Maudland's Mother, also a Spencer!
1756 Elizabeth Spencer first married John Leppington (John Smith ; Mary Spencer, witnesses), John Leppington died.
1763 Next Elizabeth Leppington, Widow, married John Hood, which you discovered or had a hand in finding, Dave.
It would seem that both:- George Hood and his Son John Hood (both Mariners of Scarborough) had married a Spencer.
Maudland Hood's Grandfather was John Spencer, Mariner of Scarborough and her other Grandmother was nee Maudlin Spencer who married George Hood at Scarborough 1731-2
https://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=783033.msg6376568#msg6376568Mark
ADDED: There was a John Spencer marrying Mary Barton at Scarborough in September 1717, (but probably a generation too early for me). Also we don't know where John Spencer, Mariner (in the attachment), was born, if married, to whom and where. However, many of the Barton of Scarborough (some moved to Malton, Yorks) were Quakers, which might explain the Quaker witness Frances Stears at Maudland Hood's 1794 Selby wedding to Charles Turner.
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