1679 - 1748

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• Suffix	I
  Birth	1679	New London County, Connecticut   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	Sep 1748	Norwich, New London County, Connecticut   [1]
  Buried	12 Sep 1748	Norwich, New London County, Connecticut   [1]
  Person ID	I57587	Brainard (Brainerd) / Foster / Fish
  Last Modified	17 Apr 2005 00:00:00
  Father	Peter SPICER, , 8 & 10, b. 1644, Virginia 'Cittie', near Jamestown Virginia
  Mother	Mary M. BUSECOT, , 8 & 10, b. 1648, Warwick, Kent County, Rhode Island
  Family ID	F24981	Group Sheet
  Family	Susannah OLMSBY, b. 27 May 1696, Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts
  Married	12 Dec 1715	Norwich, New London County, Connecticut   [1]
  Children	> 1. Susannah SPICER, b. 11 Oct 1717, Norwich, New London County, Connecticut   2. Hannah SPICER, b. 11 Apr 1720, Norwich, New London County, Connecticut   3. Sarah SPICER, b. 18 Oct 1722, Norwich, New London County, Connecticut   4. Anna SPICER, b. 4 Jan 1724, Norwich, New London County, Connecticut > 5. Samuel SPICER, II, b. 10 Jun 1727, Norwich, New London County, Connecticut   6. Benjamin SPICER, b. 8 Jul 1730, Norwich, New London County, Connecticut   7. Joshua SPICER, b. 7 Sep 1733, Norwich, New London County, Connecticut
  Family ID	F25025	Group Sheet

• Notes

  Samuel Spicer settled in that part of the town of Norwich near the line of the town now called Bozrah, on the south end of Wawecus Hill, on land deeded to him by Mrs Mary Fitch, widow and relict of Mr Daniel Fitch, Dec 2,1714, "in consideration of the good service done to my deceased husband before his death . . . all the 40 acre lot which containeth 46 acres more or less which was granted by the town of Norwich to s'd Daniel Fitch, abutting Northeasterly on land of Simon Huntington 96 rods Southeasterly on land of Caleb Bushnell & Commons 100 rods southwesterly on commons 104 rods Northwesterly on the highway 64 rods." He exchanged, Jan 9, 1722-3, 4 acres for 4 acres with Thomas Stoddard, both parcels of land located south of "Wawecos Hill". Sept 20, 1726, he sold to John Ormsby Jr for 8 pounds 4 acres "lying at the South end of Wawecos Hill on the west side of the highway abutting East on Joseph Chapman's land, Northerly on John Ormsby's land Westerly on my own land"; witnesses, Richard Bushnell and Hannah Hide. Feb 16, 1732-3 he sold to Nathaniel Post for 250 pounds "all my farms of land I now dwell upon lying at a place called Wawecas Hill, about 40 acres, abutting Northeasterly on what was formerly Simeon Huntington's land to a brook . . . excepting 4 acres sold to Thomas Stoddard"; witnesses, Isaac Huntington and Ebenezer Fillmore. On Jan 23, 1733-4 he bought for 104 pounds 2 parcels of land on Bear Hill separated by the highway from Thomas Baldwin; boundaries mentioned, lands of Samuel Gager, Israel Lathrop, Joshua Abel, Joseph Ems (formerly), and Esq. Thomas Waterman; witnesses, William Hide, Jr and Thomas Baldwin Jr. He disposed of this property April 7, 1739 for 450 to Jabez Crocker. May 1, 1746 he bought 27 acres and 30 rods of land west of Wawecus Hill, "east side of the dark swamp bounded Easterly on the Cranberry pond." Sept 12, 1748, his son Samuel was appointed administrator on his estate.

• Sources

  [S65] Spicer Family File.FTW. Date of Import: Jul 30, 2001