General Notes

Source: Will of Richard Spencer of London, Gent. 17 Mar. 1645, codicil dated 29 May 1646, will proved 8 June 1646://
Names: Thomas Spencer, son of my brother Thomas Spencer,
.... Daniel Spencer of London, son of my brother John Spencer, deceased,
...... Sarah Bland and Hannah Bland,  daughters of my sister Katherine Bland deceased,
....... Elizabeth Tomlyns, widow, daughter of my brother Jarrard Spencer deceased,
..... Anthony Spencer and Jarrard Spencer sons of my brother Thomas Spencer deceased,
........ Two children of Margaret Spencer deceased,
..... Elizabeth Carter their aunt,
....... Jarrard Spencer, Michael Spencer, Thomas Spencer sons of my brother Jarrard Spencer deceased,
..... The children of William Spencer son of said brothers Jarrard Spencer deceased//

Source: Banks shows Jerrard, Michael, Thomas and William were from the parish of Stotfold in the County of Bedfordshire. The New England town the emigrants came to was: Cambridge, Mass, and Lynn, Mass.


Source: A DIGEST OF THE EARLY CONNECTICUT PROBATE RECORDS. 1677 to 1687. Page 225   Name: Ensign Jarrad Spencer   Location: Haddam, Invt. 124-12-00 of Estate not disposed of by Will. Taken 29 June, 1685, by Joseph Arnot & Alexander Rollo. Will dated 17 September, 1683.
Source:  Court Record, Page 111--3 September, 1685: Adms. to Daniel Braynard and William Spencer, with the Will annexed.
Source: The last Will of Ensign Jarrad Spencer of Haddam: I give unto my son William the Land which I bought of Steven Luxford's Estate. How I come by it the Court Record will show. I give unto my son William 1-3 part of 48 acres lying by that wch was commonly called Welles his Brook. I give to my son Nathaniel my now Dwelling house wth the Lott that was the Houselott, with an Addition lying by the side of it, granted by the Committe. I give unto my daughter Rebeckah that Houselott I bought of Thomas Smith. Likewise I give unto my daughter Rebeckah 1-3 part of the Lott by Welles his Brook. I give unto my son Thomas 40 acres on Matchamodus Side. I give unto my son Thomas his son, Jarrad Spencer by name, my Rapier. I give unto my son Timothy Spencer the remainder of that 6 score acre lott whereof his 2 brothers had their shares. The other 6 score thereof I dispose of as followeth: To Grace Spencer, the daughter of my son John Spencer, 40 acres; to Alice Brooks, the daughter of my daughter Brooks, 40 acres; to Grace Spencer, the daughter of my son Samuel Spencer, I give the other 40 acres. I give unto Jarred Cone, the son of my daughter Cone, my Carbine. A pewter Flagon and Urim Bason I give to the Church at Haddam, if there be one within five years. It is my Will that my son John Spencer his Children and my son-in-law Daniel Cone his Children have an equal proportion of my Estate with my other Children. It is my Will that however my Estate
falls out for portions to my Children, that my daughter Ruth Clarke's portion shall be 15, which was my Covenant with her father at her marriage, which 15 she hath received some part thereof, as my Books will testify; & to son Joseph Clarke I give him 40 acres of land at Matchemodus. It is the humble request of Jarrad Spencer that the honoured Major John Talcott and Capt. John Allyn would be pleased to oversee this his Will. I appoint my two sons Daniel Brainard and William Spencer Adms. to the Estate. Witness: John James, Joseph Arnot. Signed: Jarrad Spencer.// Source:  Court Record, Page 111--3 September, 1685: Adms. to Daniel Braynard and William Spencer, with the Will annexed.