John Spicer

THE GROTON AVERY CLAN, Vol. I, by Elroy McKendree Avery and Catherine Hitchcock (Tilden) Avery, Cleveland, 1912. p. 285

From: The History of the Descendants of Peter Spicer page 64

John Spicer (John3, Edward2, Peter1) was born in North Groton, Connecticut, Feb. 17, 1724. He died in North Groton, June 28, 1769. He married in North Groton, Oct. 25, 1744 Mercy, a daughter of William and Mary (Stoddard) Chapman. She was born Oct. 13, 1723, in North Groton. She died Sept. 21, 1812, in Pittstown, New York. She married second, Daniel Ellis of Groton; after his death she resided with her son Cyrus, and removed with him to New York State.

April 6, 1769, he sold to Constant Eddy, "Late of Swansey in the Massachusetts Bay and now residing in said Groton," 19 rods of land for 1s, 6d.

Family Data Collection - Individual Records

Name: John Spicer Spouse: Mercy Chapman Parents: John Spicer, Mary Geer Birth Place: New London Cty., Groton, CT Birth Date: 17 Feb 1723

Source Information: Edmund West, comp., Family Data Collection-Individual Records [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: the Generations Network, Inc., 2000.

Connecticut Town Birth Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection)

Name: John Spicer Gender: Male Birth Date: 17 Feb 1724 Birth Location: Groton Parent Name: John Parent Name: Mary

Source Information: Ancestry.com. Connecticut Town Birth Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection) [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Original data: White, Lorraine Cook, ed. The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records. Vol. 1-55. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1994-2002

Connecticut Town Marriage Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection)

Name: John Spicer Marriage Date: 25 Oct 1744 Mariiage Location: Groton Spouse: Mary [Mercy] Chapman

Source Information: Ancestry.com. Connecticut Town Marriage Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection) [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006. original Data: white, Lorraine cook, ed. The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records, Vol. 1-55. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1994-2002.

Connecticut, Deaths and Burials Index, 1650-1934

Name: John Spicer Death Date: 28 Jun 1769 Death Place: Connecticut Gender: Male FHL Film Number: 3245

Source Information: Ancestry.com. Connecticut, Deaths and Burials Index, 1650-1934 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.

Original data: "Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772'96 1934." Index. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2009, 2010. Index entries derived from digital copies of original and compiled records

Hudson-Mohawk Genealogical and Family Memoirs: Spicer

(IV) John (2), son of John (1) and Mary (Geer) Spicer, was born February 15, 1724, died June 28, 1769. He married Mercy Chapman, born October 13, 1723, died September 21, 1812, in her eighty-ninth year, daughter of William and Mercy (Stoddard) Chapman.

Children: Mercy, born August 4, 1745, died December 7, 1745. Mary, January 24, 1747, died January 10, 1750. John, April 20, 1749, died October 8, 1826; served in the revolution; married, December 29, 1774, Mary Park. Cyrus, see forward. Molly, January 27, 1753. Keziah, March 13, 1755. Solomon, October 6, 1757, died October 11, 1757. Abel J., June 1, 1762; married, November 13, 1778, Sarah Park; he had three wives; he was the father of Park Spicer. Mercy, August 5, 1764; married Joseph Randall. Mercy (Chapman) Spicer survived her husband; she married (second) Daniel Ellis and was left a widow a second time and in destitute circumstances. Her sons, John and Cyrus, entered into an agreement concerning her support which is on record in Groton.