According to Audrey Mae’s map diagram, John Spencer’s gravestone is Gravestone Number Two in her family’s historical cemetery. His wife, Huldah (née Johnson) Spencer’s gravestone is Gravestone Number One. Audrey Mae always referred to this John as “Revolutionary War John Spencer” to distinguish him from the many other John Spencers both before and after him. According to Esther Amanda (née Spencer) Briggs, the Spencer historian, this John was called “red headed John” to distinguish him from other John Spencers. At that time in history it was traditional to name the first son after his father. There are many John Spencers in Audrey Mae’s ancestry, and, consequently, ancestors needed to find distinctive adjectives to use with the name to distinguish which John was being mentioned. This John Spencer, a young man at the time of the American Revolution, was Audrey Mae’s, Edith Anna’s, and John Edward’s great, great, great, (3 times) grandfather.

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Using her Smith-Corona typewriter in the 1980s, Audrey Mae typed the following mini-biography of John Spencer, a fifth-generation Spencer in East Greenwich, Rhode Island.

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According to Audrey’s map diagram of her Spencer Family Historical Cemetery (aka E.G.No.9), Richard Anthony (“Deacon”) Spencer’s gravestone is Gravestone Number Six. Richard Anthony (“Deacon”) was Audrey Mae’s, Edith Anna’s, and John Edward’s great, great (2 times) grandfather. Richard Anthony (“Deacon”) is a sixth-generation Spencer in East Greenwich, Rhode Island. Using her Smith-Corona typewriter in the 1980s, Audrey Mae typed the following mini-biography of Richard Anthony (“Deacon”):

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According to Audrey Mae’s map diagram, Richard Anthony’s gravestone is Gravestone Number Seven. Richard Anthony is Audrey’s great-grandfather and he is a seventh- generation Spencer in East Greenwich, Rhode Island. Using her Smith-Corona typewriter in the 1980s, Audrey Mae typed the following mini-biography of Richard Anthony Spencer:

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Anna Maria (Mar-eye-ah)

According to Audrey Mae’s artistic map diagram and gravestone numbering system, Anna Maria (“Mirah”) Spencer is Gravestone Number Eight. Audrey Mae always heard her grandmother Anna Maria’s name pronounced as Anna Mar-eye-ah. Because of this, Audrey Mae wrote her grandmother’s name as Anna Mirah.Anna Maria (“Mirah”) Spencer and spouse John Johnson Spencer, a veteran of the Civil War, share the same large gravestone. Anna Maria and John Johnson Spencer are Audrey Mae’s, John Edward’s and Edith Anna’s grandparents.

Anna Maria (pronounce Mar-eye-ah) Spencer is an eighth- generation Spencer in East Greenwich, Rhode Island. Using her Smith-Corona typewriter in the 1980s, Audrey Mae typed the following mini-biography of her paternal grandmother, Anna Maria (pronounce Mar-eye-ah): Continue reading →

According to Audrey Mae’s artistic cemetery map diagram and Audrey Mae’s gravestone numbering system, John Johnson Spencer’s gravestone is Gravestone Number Eight.  He shares this gravestone with his wife, Anna Maria (pronounced Mar-eye-ah) Spencer.  Anna Maria and John Johnson Spencer are Audrey Mae’s, Edith Anna’s and John Edward (“Ed”)’s paternal grandparents. A Civil War stake and flag is by John Johnson’s gravestone. John Johnson Spencer was a private in Lt. Greene’s Co.,1 Reg’t New England Cavalry, which later was known as Co.H,1 Reg’t R.I. Cavalry.  Using her Smith-Corona typewriter in the 1980s, Audrey Mae typed the following mini-biography of John Johnson Spencer, an eighth-generation Spencer in East Greenwich, Rhode Island. Continue reading →