Jesse Spencer was born in England in 1786. He was married to Polly Southwick in 1813, and they had five children: Hiram (1811-1840), Elizabeth (1814-1868), Calvin (1822-1907), David (1822-1880), and Daina (1824-?). He was an early Pennsylvania settler who left England for Smethport, Pennsylvania on Potato Creek. He built a cabin there, and they made money by felling the pine timber. The family may have later moved to Keating Township in McKean County, Pennsylvania.
Potato Creek Railroad, Pennsylvania
Waterfall in Keating Township, Pennsylvania
Jesse Spencer on 1830 Census (Note Possible In-Law Arnold Southwick)
