[5] Martha McCartney states, with citations, that Spencer arrived in the "Sarah or Susan Constant.
[note 3] The Virtual Jamestowne site also shows that William Spencer arrived on the Sarah as shown in the Muster Roll of 1624/5.
Under the terms of the "Instructions to Governor Yeardley" issued by the London Company in 1618, these colonists received the first land grants in Virginia.
[6] William and Alice had a young son who died some time between February 1624 and the muster of January 24, 1625 (new style calendar).
[13] Also in 1629, Spencer used the headright of his wife Dorothy, who arrived on the Neptune in 1619, to patent 290 acres of land.
McCartney also states that Spencer conducted business for Captain William Peirce as late as 1655[6] but also states that Peirce died before June 22, 1647[15][note 5] More certain sources, land transfer records, show that Spencer died on February 10, 1637 (1638 new style).