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Paternal Family Tree: Spring
In 1610 [his uncle] William Spring (age 21) and Elizabeth Smith were married.
In 1613 William Spring 1st Baronet was born to [his uncle] William Spring (age 24).
Around 1623 William Spring 1st Baronet (age 10) educated at Emmanuel College, Cambridge University.
On 2nd March 1638 [his uncle] William Spring (age 49) died at Ridenhall, Norfolk.
In 1641 William Spring 1st Baronet (age 28) was appointed High Sheriff of Suffolk.
In 1641 William Spring 1st Baronet (age 28) was knighted by King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland (age 40).
Before 1642 William Spring 1st Baronet (age 28) and Elizabeth Strange Lady Spring were married.
Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes
Récits d’un bourgeois de Valenciennes aka The Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes is a vivid 14th-century vernacular chronicle written by an anonymous urban chronicler from Valenciennes in the County of Hainaut. It survives in a manuscript that describes local and regional history from about 1253 to 1366, blending chronology, narrative episodes, and eyewitness-style accounts of political, military, and social events in medieval France, Flanders, and the Low Countries. The work begins with a chronological framework of events affecting Valenciennes and its region under rulers such as King Philip VI of France and the shifting allegiances of local nobility. It includes accounts of conflicts, sieges, diplomatic manoeuvres, and the impact of broader struggles like the Hundred Years’ War on urban life in Hainaut. Written from the perspective of a burgher (bourgeois) rather than a monastery or royal court, the chronicle offers a rare lay viewpoint on high politics and warfare, reflecting how merchants, townspeople, and civic institutions experienced the turbulence of the 13th and 14th centuries. Its narrative style combines straightforward reporting of events with moral and civic observations, making it a valuable source for readers interested in medieval urban society, regional politics, and the lived experience of war and governance in pre-modern Europe.
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In 1642 [his son] William Spring 2nd Baronet was born to William Spring 1st Baronet (age 29) and [his wife] Elizabeth Strange Lady Spring.
On 11th August 1642 William Spring 1st Baronet (age 29) was created 1st Baronet Spring of Pakenham in Suffolk. [his wife] Elizabeth Strange Lady Spring by marriage Lady Spring of Pakenham in Suffolk.
In 1648 [his daughter] Dorothy Spring was born to William Spring 1st Baronet (age 35) and [his wife] Elizabeth Strange Lady Spring.
On 17th December 1654 William Spring 1st Baronet (age 41) died. His son William (age 12) succeeded 2nd Baronet Spring of Pakenham in Suffolk.
[his son] John Spring was born to William Spring 1st Baronet and Elizabeth Strange Lady Spring.
[his daughter] Elizabeth Spring was born to William Spring 1st Baronet and Elizabeth Strange Lady Spring.
[his daughter] Catherine Spring was born to William Spring 1st Baronet and Elizabeth Strange Lady Spring.
[his son] Thomas Spring was born to William Spring 1st Baronet and Elizabeth Strange Lady Spring.
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Spring 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Spring
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Spring
Great x 1 Grandfather: William Spring
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Waldegrave 
Great x 2 Grandmother: Dorothy Waldegrave
GrandFather: John Spring
Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Kitson 
Great x 1 Grandmother: Anne Elizabeth Kitson
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Donnington of Stoke Newington
Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Donnington Countess Bath
Father: William Spring