Priscilla (Martin) Spicer

Born [date unknown] in Barnstaple, Devon

Wife of Christopher Spicer — married 22 Jul 1602 in St Mary Major, Exeter, Devon, England

Died 23 Apr 1613 in Exeter, Devon, England

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Biography

Thomas Martin (brother?) was Mayor in 1618. Nicholas Martin (brother?) was Sheriff in 1622, and Mayor in 1631 Earlier Martin's, various names, were also Mayor's, back from the 1570's, 1580's and 1590's, so working out who is the child of who would not be straightforward!

Priscilla's will dated 17/4/1613, Probate 15/5/1613. Christopher the only living child.

Buried at St Petroc's, Exeter on the 23rd April.

Sources

• Visitation of Devon 1620 and additions, Vivian
• Spicers of Devon
• Burial at St Petrock, image online at: https://search.findmypast.com/record?id=GBPRS%2FDEV%2F007119329%2F00221&parentid=GBPRS%2FDEV%2FBUR%2F317691
• Exeter Memories (website) has the best online list of the Mayor's of the city.
• Will at PCC (on find my past there is additional information Capell 39, https://www.findmypast.com/transcript?id=GBOR%2FOR%2FDEVWILLS%2F371536 - is this in some way related to Mary (Gomes?) Capell? Last name very hard to read in the will and it could be Capell rather than Davell. See William Prisley.

Will Transcript

Will of Priscilla Spicer In the name of God Amen. The seventeenth day of April in the ……. Of the reign of our sovereign Lord James by the grace of god of England France and Ireland king, defender of the faith so for . and of Scotland the first and .. and in the year of our Lord God 1613 I Priscilla Spicer of the city of Exeter, widow, being of sound and perfect memory thanks be to god do make this my testament in manner and form following First I commend my soul to God and my body to the earth and my will and meaning is…… All my goods and chattels whatsoever shall ……………. After my decease be in the custody of my brother in law Stevyn Wigare to be by him …………… and purpose …… following viz that if my son Christopher Spicer do live ……. And come to the age of one and twenty years then the same goods or the ……. Value of the same to be ….. to the said Christopher my son unto the ….. said Christopher my son I give and bequeath the same if he for longer live and not otherwise , but if he die before he do accomplish the said age of one and twenty years then I give and bequeath the same so to ………… of my said brother Stephen Wygare ( A large part following is obscured by marking on the paper) Proved in London before John Bonel probate to Stephe Wigare

Research Notes

Oddly there is a burial record at St Mary Major, where Priscilla was married, on the 12th April 1613 for the wife of Christopher Spicer (cannot read the wife's name on the original). See https://search.findmypast.com/record?id=GBPRS%2FDEV%2F007119305%2F00235&parentid=GBPRS%2FDEV%2FBUR%2F313295. No other known Christopher Spicer could possibly fit this record as his mother Elizabeth did not die till 1633/4, and the other brothers from the 1550's did not have a child named Christopher. If anyone can interpret the name on the record that would be very helpful!