Bennett Family - Ourfolk
Susanna Bennett (Spooner) ABT 1590 - BEF 24 DEC 1616
Susanna was born on ABT 1590 and died on BEF 24 DEC 1616 .
Susanna was married to John Spooner on 1610.
John was born on 1594 in Buckinghamshire, England and died on 6 JUL 1628 in Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands .
He was the son of James Spooner (B: ABT 1565) and Unknown (Spooner) (B: ABT 1565).
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John Spooner was born ca. 1594 in Bucking(ham), England. His father wasJames Spooner of Colchester, England.
In 1609, John moved to Leiden, Holland, where he took up the trade ofribbonmaker. We know that he was actively employed in various capacitiesin the textile trades, as evidenced by a record at the Pilgrim Archive inLeiden, that reads as follows:
20-2-1627 Statement of Facts
Parties: John Spooner, ca. 40, merchant, Leyden;
Statement made at the request of Thomas Barret, merchant in Norwich,about payment arrears. In 1625
John Spooner was Barret's agent and in that capacity he has sold a largeshipment of English hose to Peter Passavant, merchant in Amsterdam, foran amount of one hundred and forty-eight guilders and fourteen stivers.
Witnesses: Heynderick van Noorduyn, shoemaker, Cornelis Oegstgeest,clerk.
John probably knew Jonathan Brewster (son of William Brewster) quitewell, as they shared the same trade and were often partners on varioustransactions.
On December 24, 1616, 'John Spooner, widower of Suzanna Bennet,ribbonmaker, England. dwelling in the house of Douver' married 'Ann Peck,spinster, England', daughter of Robert Peck and Prudence Brewster,William's sister. Witnesses were Samuel Lee and Elisabeth Spalding. Themarriage certificate is also on file with the Pilgrim Archive. Thisimportant genealogical document confirms that John was widowed fromSuzanna Bennett, and that he was residing at the Douver House, a localhouse for bachelors in Leiden (the Douver House still exists today). Annwas born ca. 1598 in Scrooby, England, and had migrated to Amsterdam andthen to Leiden with the original Pilgrim contingent lead by her uncle andJohn Robinson, their minister.
John died in Leiden, Holland on July 6, 1628. His death certificate is onfile in the Archive, though it is not available on their website, as ithas not yet been translated.
In 1637, Ann and her two sons, Thomas and William, left Leiden on a shipfor the new world. Ann first settled in Salem, where William wasapprenticed to John Holmes of New Plymouth.
Ann died about 1650 in Plymouth, Massachusetts.
In 1609, John moved to Leiden, Holland, where he took up the trade ofribbonmaker. We know that he was actively employed in various capacitiesin the textile trades, as evidenced by a record at the Pilgrim Archive inLeiden, that reads as follows:
20-2-1627 Statement of Facts
Parties: John Spooner, ca. 40, merchant, Leyden;
Statement made at the request of Thomas Barret, merchant in Norwich,about payment arrears. In 1625
John Spooner was Barret's agent and in that capacity he has sold a largeshipment of English hose to Peter Passavant, merchant in Amsterdam, foran amount of one hundred and forty-eight guilders and fourteen stivers.
Witnesses: Heynderick van Noorduyn, shoemaker, Cornelis Oegstgeest,clerk.
John probably knew Jonathan Brewster (son of William Brewster) quitewell, as they shared the same trade and were often partners on varioustransactions.
On December 24, 1616, 'John Spooner, widower of Suzanna Bennet,ribbonmaker, England. dwelling in the house of Douver' married 'Ann Peck,spinster, England', daughter of Robert Peck and Prudence Brewster,William's sister. Witnesses were Samuel Lee and Elisabeth Spalding. Themarriage certificate is also on file with the Pilgrim Archive. Thisimportant genealogical document confirms that John was widowed fromSuzanna Bennett, and that he was residing at the Douver House, a localhouse for bachelors in Leiden (the Douver House still exists today). Annwas born ca. 1598 in Scrooby, England, and had migrated to Amsterdam andthen to Leiden with the original Pilgrim contingent lead by her uncle andJohn Robinson, their minister.
John died in Leiden, Holland on July 6, 1628. His death certificate is onfile in the Archive, though it is not available on their website, as ithas not yet been translated.
In 1637, Ann and her two sons, Thomas and William, left Leiden on a shipfor the new world. Ann first settled in Salem, where William wasapprenticed to John Holmes of New Plymouth.
Ann died about 1650 in Plymouth, Massachusetts.
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