Outline of the Descendants of James Sr Spencer 1 James Sr Spencer .. +Anne Bensen .... 2 James Jr Spencer ........ +Mary Abrams ........... 3 Rhoda Spencer 1765 - 1849 d in Turkeyfoot Twp., Somerset Co., Pa. ............... +Benjamin Jennings 1758 - 1845 b in Somerset Co., Pa. .................. 4 James Jennings 1781 - b in Turkeyfoot Twp., Somerset Co., Pa. ...................... +Sarah WOJames Jennings .................. 4 Rhoda Ann Jennings 1782 - b in Turkeyfoot Twp., Somerset Co., Pa. .................. 4 Rebecca Jennings 1785 - ...................... +HORebeccaJennings Heinbaugh .................. 4 Benjamin Jr Jennings 1788 - b in Turkeyfoot Twp., Somerset Co., Pa. .................. 4 David Jennings 1790 - 1872 b in Turkeyfoot Twp., Somerset Co., Pa. ...................... +Catherine Ream 1791 - b in Pa. .................. 4 Olive "Olly" Jennings 1796 - b in Turkeyfoot Twp., Somerset Co., Pa. .................. 4 Jesse Jennings 1799 - b in Turkeyfoot Twp., Somerset Co., Pa. ...................... +Margaret Skinner .................. 4 Israel Jennings 1802 - b in Turkeyfoot Twp., Somerset Co., Pa. .................. 4 William Jennings 1805 - b in Turkeyfoot Twp., Somerset Co., Pa. .................. 4 Margaret Jennings 1818 - b in Turkeyfoot Twp., Somerset Co., Pa. ...................... +Frederick Nicklow .................. 4 Thomas Jennings 1805 - 1872 b in Pa. ...................... +Christina Ream 1811 - 1860 b in Pa. .................. *2nd Wife of Thomas Jennings: ...................... +Christina Ream .................. 4 Mary ofBen Jennings 1793 - ...................... +Jonas Nicklow 1798 - 1860 ........... 3 Thomas Spencer 1765 - 1815 b in Turkeyfoot Twp., Somerset Co., Pa. d in Near Somerset, Perry Co., Ohio. ............... +Margaret Armstrong 1771 - 1840 d in Near Somerset, Perry Co., Ohio. .................. 4 James ofThomas Spencer 1789 - 1844 b in Turkeyfoot Twp, Bedford Co., Pa. ...................... +Martha Ann Wilson 1790 - 1843 d in White Co., Indianna .................. 4 George Armstrong Spencer 1794 - 1867 ...................... +Sarah Reynolds 1797 - 1867 d in White Co., Indianna .................. 4 Jesse Spencer 1797 - d in Missouri ...................... +Harriet Teal - 1880 d in Atoka, Indianna Territory. ........... 3 Olive Spencer 1767 - ............... +[1] John McLean - 1831 d in Fayette Co., Pa. ........... 3 Jesse Spencer 1769 - 1840 d in Near Adelphi, Ross Co., Ohio ............... +Catherine Bidler - 1864 b in Shennandoa Valley, Va. d in Near Adelphi, Ross Co., Ohio ........... 3 William Spencer 1772 - 1859 b in Turkeyfoot Twp., Somerset Co., Pa. d in Somerset, Perry County, Ohio ............... +Martha Love 1772 - 1850 d in Somerset, Perry County, Ohio ........... 3 Dinah Spencer 1774 - ............... +[1] John McLean - 1831 d in Fayette Co., Pa. ........... 3 Elizabeth Spencer 1776 - 1850 b in Turkeyfoot Twp., Somerset Co., Pa. d in Near Somerset, Perry Co., Ohio. ............... +Robert (2) Skinner 1773 - 1856 d in Near Somerset, Perry Co., Ohio. ........... 3 Dorcas Spencer 1778 - 1797 d in Prob Somerset Co., Pa. ........... 3 Benjamin Spencer 1781 - 1862 b in Turkeyfoot Twp., Somerset Co., Pa. d in Perry Co., Ohio ............... +Olive Kemp 1785 - 1821 d in Prob Somerset Co., Pa. ........... *2nd Wife of Benjamin Spencer: ............... +Mary Combs 1798 - 1872 d in Prob Perry Co., Ohio ........... 3 Drusilla Spencer 1783 - 1854 d in Near Somerset, Perry Co., Ohio. ............... +William Forsythe 1764 - 1837 b in Belfast, Ireland d in Near Somerset, Perry Co., Ohio. ........... 3 James III Spencer 1787 - b in Turkeyfoot Twp., Somerset Co., Pa. d in Near Somerset, Perry Co., Ohio. ............... +Nancy McClelland d in Near Somerset, Perry Co., Ohio. ........... *2nd Wife of James III Spencer: ............... +Rachael ofThomas Mitchell - 1814 ........... 3 Sarah Spencer 1789 - 1841 d in Near Somerset, Perry Co., Ohio. ............... +HOSarahSpencer Enfield ........... *2nd Husband of Sarah Spencer: ............... +John Wiswell ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Descendants of James Sr Spencer Generation No. 1 1. James Sr1 Spencer. He married Anne Bensen. Child of James Spencer and Anne Bensen is: + 2 i. James Jr2 Spencer. Generation No. 2 2. James Jr2 Spencer (James Sr1)1. He married Mary Abrams2, daughter of Unknown Abrams. Notes for James Jr Spencer: James Spenser jr. settled in Turkeyfoot Twp about 1764 on that point of land, now Confluence Borough, between the Casselman River and the Laurel Hill Creek. Quoting from the Confluence Centennial Souvenir Book, " by 1772 he had 21 acres of cleared land, which was above average. He did not have his land surveyed or patented until 1786. It contained about 250 acres, and is clled "Good Fane" in the Patent. In 1798, he sold the land to Captain William Tissue." He moved to Addison twp. in 1798 and then on to Perry County, Ohio in 1806. He is buried in the Hopewell Baptist Cemetery, four miles East of Somerset, Perry Co., Ohio. The inscription on his gravestone says, :James Spenser Jr., a soldier of the Revolution, died December 9, 1825, aged about 95 years. Notes for Mary Abrams: It has not yet been proven that James Spenser's wife was an Abrams. Children of James Spencer and Mary Abrams are: + 3 i. Rhoda3 Spencer, born Nov 23, 1765; died Feb 07, 1849 in Turkeyfoot Twp., Somerset Co., Pa.. + 4 ii. Thomas Spencer, born Oct 26, 1765 in Turkeyfoot Twp., Somerset Co., Pa.; died Sep 04, 1815 in Near Somerset, Perry Co., Ohio.. 5 iii. Olive Spencer, born Oct 28, 1767. She married John McLean Bet. 1783 - 1787. Notes for John McLean: He was a Captain in the Pennsylvania Militia during the Revolution, and was pensioned. 6 iv. Jesse Spencer, born Mar 20, 1769; died 1840 in Near Adelphi, Ross Co., Ohio. He married Catherine Bidler. Notes for Jesse Spencer: He settled in the Northwest Territory in 1795 and was registar for the land office at Chillicothe, Ohio, 1803-1830. Notes for Catherine Bidler: She was an orphan reared by the Winship Family of Virginia. 7 v. William Spencer, born Feb 03, 1772 in Turkeyfoot Twp., Somerset Co., Pa.; died Jul 13, 1859 in Somerset, Perry County, Ohio. He married Martha Love Jan 06, 1794. More About William Spencer: Moved: Abt. 1806, Near Somerset, Perry Co., Ohio. 8 vi. Dinah Spencer, born Mar 10, 1774. She married John McLean Aft. 1787. Notes for John McLean: He was a Captain in the Pennsylvania Militia during the Revolution, and was pensioned. 9 vii. Elizabeth Spencer, born Mar 25, 1776 in Turkeyfoot Twp., Somerset Co., Pa.; died Feb 15, 1850 in Near Somerset, Perry Co., Ohio.. She married Robert (2) Skinner. More About Robert (2) Skinner: Fact 1: 1815, Near Somerset, Perry Co., Ohio. 10 viii. Dorcas Spencer, born Nov 10, 1778; died 1797 in Prob Somerset Co., Pa.. 11 ix. Benjamin Spencer, born Feb 18, 1781 in Turkeyfoot Twp., Somerset Co., Pa.; died 1862 in Perry Co., Ohio. He married (1) Olive Kemp. He married (2) Mary Combs. More About Benjamin Spencer: Moved: Aft. 1821, Perry Co., Ohio 12 x. Drusilla Spencer, born Aug 06, 1783; died Oct 20, 1854 in Near Somerset, Perry Co., Ohio.. She married William Forsythe. 13 xi. James III Spencer, born Jun 16, 1787 in Turkeyfoot Twp., Somerset Co., Pa.; died in Near Somerset, Perry Co., Ohio.. He married (1) Nancy McClelland. He married (2) Rachael ofThomas Mitchell. More About James III Spencer: Fact 1: Bet. 1813 - 1820, Near Somerset, Perry Co., Ohio. 14 xii. Sarah Spencer, born May 12, 1789; died Oct 31, 1841 in Near Somerset, Perry Co., Ohio.. She married (1) HOSarahSpenser Enfield. She married (2) John Wiswell. Notes for Sarah Spencer: She inherited her father's farm in Perry Co., Ohio. Generation No. 3 3. Rhoda3 Spencer (James Jr2, James Sr1)3 was born Nov 23, 1765, and died Feb 07, 1849 in Turkeyfoot Twp., Somerset Co., Pa.. She married Benjamin Jennings4 1780. Notes for Benjamin Jennings: Benjamin sold his land to his sons, Jesse, Israel, and Thomas on 2/20/1837. He was a Revolutionar war soldier and began recieving a pension in 1836. His wife recieved pension after his death. More About Benjamin Jennings: Burial: Old Ursina Cemetery Children of Rhoda Spencer and Benjamin Jennings are: 15 i. James4 Jennings4, born Mar 28, 1781 in Turkeyfoot Twp., Somerset Co., Pa.. He married Sarah WOJames Jennings. 16 ii. Rhoda Ann Jennings4, born Dec 19, 1782 in Turkeyfoot Twp., Somerset Co., Pa.. 17 iii. Rebecca Jennings4, born Sep 1785. She married HORebeccaJennings Heinbaugh. 18 iv. Benjamin Jr Jennings4, born Aug 31, 1788 in Turkeyfoot Twp., Somerset Co., Pa.. + 19 v. David Jennings, born May 27, 1790 in Turkeyfoot Twp., Somerset Co., Pa.; died May 05, 1872. 20 vi. Olive "Olly" Jennings4, born Jan 02, 1796 in Turkeyfoot Twp., Somerset Co., Pa.. 21 vii. Jesse Jennings4, born Feb 03, 1799 in Turkeyfoot Twp., Somerset Co., Pa.. He married Margaret Skinner. 22 viii. Israel Jennings4, born Feb 10, 1802 in Turkeyfoot Twp., Somerset Co., Pa.. 23 ix. William Jennings4, born Jan 05, 1805 in Turkeyfoot Twp., Somerset Co., Pa.. 24 x. Margaret Jennings4, born Dec 23, 1818 in Turkeyfoot Twp., Somerset Co., Pa.. She married Frederick Nicklow. + 25 xi. Thomas Jennings, born Abt. 1805 in Pa.; died 1872. + 26 xii. Mary ofBen Jennings, born Bet. 1793 - 1799. 4. Thomas3 Spencer (James Jr2, James Sr1)5 was born Oct 26, 1765 in Turkeyfoot Twp., Somerset Co., Pa., and died Sep 04, 1815 in Near Somerset, Perry Co., Ohio.. He married Margaret Armstrong5. Notes for Thomas Spencer: Was a frontier ranger and served as a Private in the Pennsylvania Militia from Turkeyfoot Twp., Bedford Co. Thomas and his wife moved near Somerset, Perry County, Ohio, in 1809. Children of Thomas Spencer and Margaret Armstrong are: 27 i. James ofThomas4 Spencer5, born Oct 27, 1789 in Turkeyfoot Twp, Bedford Co., Pa.; died Jan 08, 1844. He married Martha Ann Wilson5 Mar 16, 1820 in Perry Co., Ohio. More About James ofThomas Spencer: Military service: 1812, War of 1812. 28 ii. George Armstrong Spencer, born Jan 16, 1794; died Jan 10, 1867. He married Sarah Reynolds Feb 26, 1818. More About George Armstrong Spencer: Military service: 1812, War of 1812. 29 iii. Jesse Spencer, born Feb 08, 1797; died in Missouri. He married Harriet Teal. Generation No. 4 19. David4 Jennings (Rhoda3 Spencer, James Jr2, James Sr1)6,7 was born May 27, 1790 in Turkeyfoot Twp., Somerset Co., Pa., and died May 05, 1872. He married Catherine Ream, daughter of John Ream and Anna Weitzel. Children of David Jennings and Catherine Ream are: 30 i. Isabella5 Jennings, born Abt. 1834. 31 ii. Clarinda Jennings, born Abt. 1838. 32 iii. Catharine Jennings, born Abt. 1843. 25. Thomas4 Jennings (Rhoda3 Spencer, James Jr2, James Sr1)8,9 was born Abt. 1805 in Pa., and died 1872. He married (1) Christina Ream, daughter of Thomas Ream and Barbara Haines. He married (2) Christina Ream. Children of Thomas Jennings and Christina Ream are: 33 i. John R.5 Jennings10,11, born Abt. 1840. He married Martha Knight11. Notes for John R. Jennings: Is a teacher. 34 ii. Martha Jennings12, born Abt. 1842. 35 iii. Jerome Jennings, born Abt. 1845. 36 iv. Sarah Jennings, born Abt. 1847. 26. Mary ofBen4 Jennings (Rhoda3 Spencer, James Jr2, James Sr1)13 was born Bet. 1793 - 1799. She married Jonas Nicklow14. Notes for Jonas Nicklow: His wife is listed as Margaret in the 1850 census and Mary in the 1860 census. There is a Jonas Nicola living with Susanna Koontz, listed as father in the 1880 census. Bur the father's age is given as 49, obviously impossible. Children of Mary Jennings and Jonas Nicklow are: 37 i. Rachel5 Nicklow15,16, born Abt. 1830; died Aft. 1870. She married Jonas Romesburg17,18,19,20. Notes for Jonas Romesburg: 38 ii. Susan Nicklow21,22, born Abt. 1832. She married Michael Koontz23 Aft. 1846. More About Michael Koontz: Occupation: 1860, Blacksmith 39 iii. Aaron Nicklow23,24, born Abt. 1834 in Pa.. He married Catharine WOAaron Nicklow24. More About Aaron Nicklow: Occupation: 1880, Laborer living in Ursina, pa. 40 iv. John ofJonas Nicklow, born Abt. 1836. Notes for John ofJonas Nicklow: Living with brother Aaron in 1860 and is listed as a house carpenter. 41 v. Margaret Nicklow, born Abt. 1840. Endnotes 1. Anne Spencer Stallman, E-Mail: BobManet@aol.com. 2. DAR file #32350. 3. Anne Spencer Stallman, E-Mail: BobManet@aol.com. 4. File Somerset Hist Center:11/1975 Laurel Mess.,DAR recordsDonna Louise,Compiler.. 5. Anne Spencer Stallman, E-Mail: BobManet@aol.com. 6. 1850 census for Lower Turkeyfoot Twp.. 7. File Somerset Hist Center:11/1975 Laurel Mess.,DAR recordsDonna Louise,Compiler.. 8. 1850 census for Lower Turkeyfoot Twp.. 9. File Somerset Hist Center:11/1975 Laurel Mess.,DAR recordsDonna Louise,Compiler.. 10. 1870 census for Lower Turkeyfoot Twp.. 11. Miller Pedigree chart, Somerset Hist Center. 12. 1860 census for Lower Turkeyfoot Twp.. 13. File Somerset Hist Center:11/1975 Laurel Mess.,DAR recordsDonna Louise,Compiler.. 14. 1850 and 1860 census for Lower Turkeyfoot. 15. 1860 census for Lower Turkeyfoot Twp.. 16. 1870 census for Upper Turkeyfoot Twp.. 17. 1860 census for Lower Turkeyfoot Twp.. 18. 1870 Census for Upper Turkeyfoot twp.. 19. 1870 census for Upper Turkeyfoot Twp.. 20. Romesburg, "Amongst the Hills of Somerset". 21. 1870 Census for Lower Turkeyfoot twp.. 22. 1880 Census for Lower Turkeyfoot Twp., Somerset Co., Pa.. 23. 1860 and 1870 census for Lower Turkeyfoot Twp.. 24. 1880 Census for Lower Turkeyfoot Twp., Somerset Co., Pa..