John SPENDLOVE

HUSBAND:
[F504]. John SPENDLOVE. [PC W4].
Born in 1760 in Stanion, Northampton, England; son of (Thomas or John or William?) SPENDLOVE [F1008].
He married Susanne MOSSINDON [F505] on 6 DEC 1784 at Wardley, Rutlands, England.

WIFE:
[F505]. Suzanne MOSSINDON (MOSSINDEW)(MOSINDEW-S4)(MASSINDUE-S3)(MOSSENDUE-S2). [PC W4].
Born in 1762 in Uppingham, Rutlands, England; daughter of Robert MOSSENDEN [F1010] and Mary HULL [F1011].
She was christened 2 Oct 1762 in Uppingham, Rutlnds, England.
She married John SPENDLOVE [F504] on 6 DEC 1784 at Wardley, Rutlands, England.

THE LIFE OF SUSANNAH MOSSENDUE OF STANION WIFE OF JOHN SPENDLOVE

And the search for her ancestors. (Written and researched by John Dewey Spendlove now deceased,).

Susannah never heard the message of the restored church in this life. According to her grandson, Joseph, who states that his father used to come and meet him on the Stanion road, while he was working at Medboum. On one of these occasions, he writes, that his father told him of a dream his Grandmother, Susannah had. She related that she seen, in her dream, her son reading the old bible to his family when two young men came into the room. They took the old bible out of his hands and gave him another book that had a shiny cover and after reading from this book, for a while the got up and went with the strange men. When she awoke shewondered what the new book was and told her son about the dream, sayingthat something very important would come into his life some-day and heshould prepare himself to receive it. Joseph always believed that thiswas the message of the restored church.The life of Susannah was one of service and kindness to herfamily and friends. This is evident, from the writings of her grandson,Joseph. She could not have been otherwise. Both she and her husband pre-pared the field so that when the Gospel came to the door of her son, John,he became interested, for a while, and excepted the truth. Her teachingsand her example were far reaching, so much so that not only her son butmany of her grandchildren caught the spirit of the restored church andthe sweet echo's of its teachings which led some of them to follow thecall of the spirit of Moses and to immigrate to the tops of the mountains where the Lords house would be built and they could live in peace andhappiness among the saints of God.

FAMILY.As the Parish records disclose there was born to John andSusannah 6 children 4 of whom lived to maturity. There was MARY, ANN,SARAH, WILLIAM, who died young, JOHN and SUSANAH, who also, died young. Their Grandson, Joseph, was well aquainted with his aunts and writes,the following facts concerning them."My father had narry a brother. Only 3 sisters. There wasMary, Ann and Sarah. Ann was married to John Humphries .He was from the Parish of Gr. Oakley. He was a good manand kind to everyone. She was a good woman. Mary andSarah were married but moved away from Stanion. They weregood women and lived good lives."Although Joseph knew his Aunts and spoke well of them,and no doubt, took a great liking to them, he writes very little as to where they lived, when and where they were married, The date of their marriage, what work they did and the names of their children. He didthe temple work for his in Aunts 1905 but lists no dates of birth, ormarriage except to write that all his aunts were dead before the year 1845. ( See research on Spendlove families) (Research continuing)

RELIGION. Susannah and her family were all members of the church of England. Her grandson, Joseph, writes in his diary the following."Now my father and mother believed in the teachings of the church of England and to this church they belonged. So didtheir parents before them. I remember when we went to theold church in Stanion with my father it was that cold, init, that my feet used to ache with the cold."All the children were christened in the local church houseand attended service there most every sunday. The old church had beenbuilt many years before and was over 300 years old. Here she took her loved ones and if they learned to be more obidient and grew up to rever-ence the laws and teachings of the bible, it was because she tried to in-still into them tBese things that were worthwhile in life .There is no doubt that Susannah read to her children from the old bible that had been in the family for years .These teachings were a great help in their growing up to live good lives. The old bible was handed down in the family and Joseph records that he found it in the home of his sister, Rebecca, when he was on his mission, to England, in 1885.

CLOSING YEARS.Susannah and John Spendlove were living in Stanion in theyear 1800 for the records of the Parish show they paid a tax there andthat they were counted among the inhabitants of the town. There is no doubt that they lived to see all their children married but the finalyears of their lives are not recorded in the registers of Stanion or revealed in the writings of their descendants. Since Susannah is not listed as being buried at Stanion, she may have spent the last few years of her life in the home of her eldest daughter, Mary, and there her life came to a close. Future research may disclose the place and date of her death and burial and the Parish town where her body was laid to rest .Then, to Susannah and her husband, is the Spendlove family indebted for the role she holds in their history .It is one of gratitude and thanks for the part she played and may her memory be one of tender thoughts to bless her life in the hearts of her many descendants, as the years come and go. (S2).

CHILDREN of John SPENDLOVE [F504] and Suzanne MOSSINDON [F505]:
  1. Mary Spendlove was born in 1786 in Stanion, England. She married John Humphries. They lived in Stanion.
  2. Ann Spendlove was born in 1787 in Stanion, England.
  3. Sarah Spendlove was born on 7 Mar 1789 in Stanion, England.
  4. William Spendlove was born in 1793[1792?] in Stanion, England.
  5. [F252]. John SPENDLOVE. Born 6 APR 1793 at Stanion, Northampton, England. He married 17 OCT 1815 to Mary Lanston SLAWSON [F253]. He died 16 MAR 1860.
  6. Susanna Spendlove was born about 1798. She died on 3 Sep 1798 in Stanion, England.


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