Margaret (or Eleanor) Spencer (1472–1536) was the daughter of Sir Robert Spencer, of Spencer Combe in the parish of Crediton, Devon,[1] by his wife Lady Eleanor Beaufort, the daughter of Edmund Beaufort, 2nd Duke of Somerset and Lady Eleanor Beauchamp.
Margaret Spencer | |
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Born | 1472 |
Died | 1536 |
Spouse(s) | Sir Thomas Carey |
Issue | John Carey Anne Carey William Carey Margaret Carey Eleanor Carey Edward Carey Mary Carey |
Father | Robert Spencer of Spencer Combe |
Mother | Eleanor Beaufort |
In 1490 she married Sir Thomas Cary or Carey (1455-1500),[2] of Chilton Foliat, in Wiltshire, second son of Sir William Cary (1437-1471) of Cockington, Devon, by his second wife, Alice (or Anna) Fulford,[3] a daughter of Sir Baldwin Fulford (d. 1476) of Great Fulford, Devon.[4] They had eight children: