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Spence Family History
Spence Genealogy & Family TreeSpence is an English name from Yorkshire, England, where the earliest known ancestor--Simon del Spens--was recorded in 1300. It comes from the Latin dispendere which means "to dispense" and referred to someone who was in charge of the items in a pantry or storeroom. Roots for this name can also be found in Scotland. The family motto is Constantia et diligentia which means "By perseverance and diligence."
Other spellings include "Spens," "Spense," and "Spenceley." Notable people with the surname include English race car driver Russell Spence, Jamaican Olympian Vivienne Spence (sprinting), and American musician John Francis Spence (No Doubt). The first Spence to come to America was Mrs. Spence in Virginia in 1623.
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Spence Birth Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- James Edmund Spence -- --, 1968 August 13, 1985 North Carolina
- James D. Spence -- --, 1848 December 0, 1890 Virginia
- James Thomas Spence -- --, 1876 December 21, 1963 Ontario
- Horace Alvin Spence -- --, 1920 December 0, 1987 New Brunswick
- John Spence -- --, 1892 August 19, 1967 West Virginia
Spence Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Stella Spence -- --, 1894 September 0, 1990 West Virginia
- Elizabeth Spence -- --, 1819 September 19, 1902 Tennessee
- Nannie Spence -- --, 1865 December 0, 1958 Virginia
- William G. Spence -- --, 1914 April 0, 1979 Delaware
- Charles Clemen Spence -- --, 1938 April 16, 2001 Illinois
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