Richard
Sponne/Spanne
England
Richard
Sponne/Spanne
b. before 1555 Bromborough,
Cheshire Co., England
christened: Bromborough, Cheshire Co., England
d. April 1629 Bromborough, Cheshire Co.,
England
m. Katherin/Catherine
Deinson/Denson
21 Dec 1581 St. John the Baptist, Chester, Cheshire
Co., England
b. 1560 Wevin, Stanney Oaks, Cheshire Co.,
England
d. Oct. 1626 Bromborough, Cheshire Co., England
father: mother:
his father - Richard Spann II (b.1538
Mancot, Flintshire, Wales d. 1594 Hawarden, Flintshire,
Wales)
his mother- unknown
| Children with
Katherin |
Margaret
Spanne
|
b. about 1580 Bromborough,
Cheshire Co., England*
|
d. |
m. |
| William Spanne |
b. about 1580 Bromborough,
Cheshire Co., England*
|
d.
|
m. |
| Edward
Spanne |
b. 18 Aug 1580 perhaps in
Bromborough, Cheshire Co., England* |
d. about 1654 Bromborough,
Cheshire Co., England
|
m. Margaret Harvey
|
Anne Spanne
|
b. about 1580 Bromborough, Cheshire Co., England |
|
|
Mary Spanne
|
b. about 1580 Bromborough, Cheshire Co., England* |
|
|
Ellin Spanne
|
christ. 1580 Bromborough, Cheshire Co., England* |
|
|
John Spanne
|
b. about 1580 Bromborough, Cheshire Co., England* |
|
|
*records of extracted parish records, LDS
files.
In 1535 King of England Henry VIII adds "of the Church of England in
Earth, under Jesus Christ, Supreme Head" to his royal style. Henry
proclaims himself, not the Pope, to be the head of the Church of
England. [Timeline_of _the_English_Reformation. wikipedia
2020]
In 1536 the county of Flintshire in Wales was established under the
direction of Henry VIII under the Laws in Wales Acts
1535-1542. [wikipedia 2020] Whether this had anything to do
with the family moving into Cheshire County, England is still an
open question. This county has a long history of being a center of
industry even in the 1500's. I'm still researching the
occupation of this family. Several families seem very
committed to become ministers in the 1600's. If the family was
ultra religious they may have lost their position in Henry VIII's
government but other industries also have other possibilities such
as slate mining nearby or tanning leather as the records below
indicate.
Richard Span, according to some of the land records apparently
associated with him, seems to have had a "gentleman's" status in the
community and been a major businessman or land owner.
This may have gone back many more generations than the available
records presently indicate. Catherine Denson may be the
daughter of William Denson, the baker. I'm assuming that
Richard Sponne would marry someone of equal economic status.
No other Deinison or Densons could be found prior to this
marriage. Also no spelling of Span or Spanne is found in these
records, only Sponne.
THE ROLLS OF THE FREEMEN OF [1558-59]
William Denson, Baker
THE ROLLS OF THE FREEMEN OF [1569-70]
23 Richard Sponne, tanner, p.(?partner)of John Barnes, tanner
THE ROLLS OF THE FREEMEN OF [1579-80]
William ap Richard, baker, p. of William Denson, late of Chester, baker.
1599-1600 City of Chester 81
June 26 Richard Sponne, tanner, s. of Richard Sponne of Chester, tanner.
The Rolls of the Freemen 1602- 3
Thomas Sponne, ironmonger
The Rolles of Freemen of 1613-4
Dec. 10 William Bennet p. of Richard Sponne the elder, tanner
1620-1 the City of Chester 105
Oct 1-2 Henry s. of John Hancock of Oxen, co. Ches., yeoman, and p. of Richard Sponne, tanner.
[Records Society for the Publication of Original Documents relating to the Lancashire and Cheshire", as scanned by Google]
1580 - The birth/christening/marriage dates we have for this family
are not likely. It is conceivable that the entire family
was baptized at one time but not for both the marriage and the
births as listed in the extracted parish records for Cheshire Co.,
England. I would say that the list of children is
probably much more accurate.
1585 Nov 2 - William Denson, the apparent
brother of Catherine, marries Margret Morey in Saint John the
Baptist Church, Chester, Cheshire, England. [LDS
international files, Cheshire Co., England]
I have no other information on this family
than what is listed. The records are available through the
LDS Family Research Center. The dates for the births of
children cannot be accurate because the date listed for the
marriage is the same as the births of the children. All we
can assume from this is a very approximate time.
sources:
LDS Records, birth, deaths and marriages of
Cheshire Co, England. http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/
Record Society for the Publication of Original Documents
relating to the Lancashire and Cheshire (full text), as scanned
by Google
wikipedia.com - "The Timeline of the English Reformation", 2020
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