John SPICER

John SPICER

Male Abt 1660 -

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  John SPICER was born about 1660 in Dorchester Co., MD (son of William SPICER and Mary MILLS).

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  William SPICER was born about 1640 in VA (son of Edward SPICER and Mary UNKNOWN); died before 1668.

    William married Mary MILLS. Mary died before 1690. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Mary MILLS died before 1690.
    Children:
    1. 1. John SPICER was born about 1660 in Dorchester Co., MD.
    2. Elizabeth SPICER


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Edward SPICER was born in 1623 in Denbigh Plantation, Jamestown, Warwick, Virginia (son of Gregory SPICER and Mary UNKNOWN).

    Edward married Mary UNKNOWNVA. Mary was born about 1622 in ENGLAND. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Mary UNKNOWN was born about 1622 in ENGLAND.
    Children:
    1. Henry SPICER
    2. 2. William SPICER was born about 1640 in VA; died before 1668.
    3. Peter SPICER was born in 1644 in Virginia City, Wise, VA; died on 16 Sep 1694 in New London, New London, CT; was buried on 18 Sep 1694 in New London, New London, CT.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Gregory SPICER was born about 1596 in Exeter, Devonshire, ENGLAND; died in VA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Immigratn: 1618

    Notes:

    Immigratn:
    Notes from Bryan L. Spicer: Gregory Spicer was an indentured servant to Capt. Samuel Mathews, Capt. Mathews owned the Denbigh Plantation that was located near "James Cittie"
    I have seen the Spicer's referenced in Hotten's Original List & Niell's and in Virginia Carolorum, and found some other references to Spicer's in Virginia in later years but not in Gregory or Edward Spicer's time, other than the mention of Gregory as arriving in Virginia in 1618. I found this reference of Gregory in the Virginia Muster Rolls of 1623/24. One reason that there isn't any other references of Gregory Spicer is because he was an indentured servant on the Mathew's Plantation. Although European, and not a man of color, he was non the less considered property and would not have been counted in most census of his the time. The only reason he appears in the Muster Roll (census) of 1623/24 is because the Indians we
    nt on a rampage and killed so many English citizens and their servants & slaves that the King of England demanded an actual head count of all towns and plantations, including servants and slaves. If it weren't for this, Gregory Spicer most likely would never have been included in a census as anything other than an un-named indentured servant (considered property.)
    Gregory Spicer's status as an indentured servant leads some of his descendants to speculate that he married a servant as well. This may be the reason that there are no records of his marriage and children's births. These records would have been part of the Mathews Plantation records as opposed to public ones. The problem is that most of these types of records were lost or destroyed especially during the Civil War and subsequent Reconstruction period. If in fact Gregory Spicer's son Edward was born on the Mathew's Plantation it would again explain the lack of records.

    Gregory married Mary UNKNOWN about 1623 in VA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Mary UNKNOWN
    Children:
    1. 4. Edward SPICER was born in 1623 in Denbigh Plantation, Jamestown, Warwick, Virginia.