William Spence | |
|---|---|
| Member Virginia House of Burgesses | |
| In office 1619–1619 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | England |
| Died | Virginia |
| Spouse | Name unknown |
| Children | Sara(h) |
| Residence | Jamestown, Virginia |
| Occupation | Farmer, Planter, Burgess |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service | militia |
| Rank | Ensign |
William Spence (sometimes shown as Spense) was an early Virginia colonist on Jamestown Island. He was member of the first assembly of the Virginia House of Burgesses in Jamestown, Virginia in 1619. Spence became an ensign in the local militia and is thus sometimes identified as Ensign William Spence or Ensign Spence. He was an early farmer on Jamestown Island, a tobacco taster and landowner at Archer's Hope. He, his wife and his young daughter, Sara, or Sarah, avoided the Indian massacre of 1622, but Spence and his wife were reported "lost" at the census of February 16, 1624.[1]