Benjamin Spencer & Mercy Potter

Children of Benjamin Spencer and Mercy Potter

Benjamin Spencer

Benjamin Spencer became a Justice of the Provincial Court of Vermont, and
at the outbreak of the American Revolutionary war, he was elected a
member of the Provisional Assembly or Congress, charged with the duty of
deciding the course which the Province should take in relation to the
rebellion. He was an uncompromising British loyalist, and soon found
himself in hopeless minority; he was obliged to flee for his life in
consequence. Feeling at that time ran very high. He took refuge with the
army of Gen. Burgoyne, the British commander at that time, and died at
Ticonderoga on Lake Champlain, shortly after the celebrated battle of
Bennington, which was fought 16th August 1777.


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Centennial Committee, The Old United Empire Loyalists List , Toronto,
Canada: Rose Publishing Co. 1885.

Spencer, Benjamin do do Soldier King's Rangers, ; p. R. Roll.
Spencer, Hazelton Fredericksburgh S. G. Lieut. R.R.N.Y. A. McL., P.L.
1786. Stamped Book

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Will Probate Book 8-131. Aug 13, 1762. Benjamin and Mercy Spencer of
Warwick sold to Stephen Manford, goldsmith, of East Greenwich. Clarendon
1-36. Benjamin Spencer to Daniel Briggs, Dec 1, 1773-14th year of George
the 3rd. Clarendon 1-35. Benjamin Spencer to Daniel Briggs, Oct 20, 1775.
Clarendon 1-228. Benjamin Spencer for PDS 40, to Samuel Place of
Clarendon, 100 acres in the right of Caleb Willard, the original grantee,
west on Otter Creek, north on Rutland south line, etc., dated 10 Oct
1776, 15th year of George the 3rd. Witnessed by: Charles Buttom (?) and
Nathan Rice. Clarendon 1-15. Abel Spencer of Clarendon Pds230 by Elihu
Smith of Woodbury, CT, 11 acres lots, 4 Nov 1778. 1-173. Stephen Arnold
for Pds 30 paid by Abel Spencer, 7 July 1781 1-253. Abel Spencer to
Augustus Spencer for Pds 200, 10 acres and house, 8 March 1782. Witnesses
Sharich Horton and Daniel Squier. **Ontario Historical Societ Papers and
Records, vol 1, pgs 63 and 64. He was of the Hampshire Grants, now
Vermont, was a Justice of the Peace of Albany Co. in 1770. He lived in
south part of Durham in 1772 in what is approximately now Clarendon, Vt.
He was a loyalist. In the summer of 1777, having taken protection under
Burgoyne, he went to Ticonderoga, and it is said died there a few weeks
later. He was a member of the Prov. Assembly of Congress. His land papers
and petitions are in Albany, NY. ***Addtional notes from Ian L.
Donaldson*** About 1767 the family moved from RI to what is now Vermont.
In 1775 they were living Durham Township. Benjamin served as a a member
of the Provisional Assembly of Vermont in 1777. He fled from the
Americans in 1777 to Canada with his son Hazelton, leaving the rest of
the family behind. He died on his way to Canada. Their son, Hazelton was
born on 29 Aug 1757 in E.Greenwich RI. He came to Canada as a United
Empire Loyalist. He was married to Margaret Richards b: 1771. They had
ten children. Ian L. Donaldson descends from their ninth child, Daniel
Barnabus Augustus Spencer. ********** Source: The Greene's of Rhode
Island by Louise Brownell Clarke. He was a Loyalist and went to Canada.
Source: Vital Records of Rhode Island Was married to Mercy by Giles
Pearce, Justice. Jan 9, 1747

Mercy Potter

Barnabas Spencer

Augustus Spencer

Abel Spencer

Sarah Anne Spencer

Silas Casey Spencer

Alice Spencer

John Kelly Spencer