Jacob Spicer (1668 - 1741)

Born 20 Mar 1668 in Gravesend, Kings, New York

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah (UNKNOWN) Spicer — married 6 Mar 1715 (to 17 Apr 1741) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Descendants

Died 17 Apr 1741 at age 73 in Cape May, New Jersey

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Biography

Jacob Spicer, son of Samuel and Esther Tilton Spicer, was born 20 Mar 1668 in Gravesend, Kings County (Brooklyn), New York.^[1]

Jacob Spicer married Sarah Eldridge 6 Mar 1716 at the First Presbyterian Church of Philadelphia.^[2][3] The original copy of this marriage record indicates they were of Cape May.^[4] Some sources state Marriage place was Salem, New Jersey. ^[5]

Children with Sarah

1. Jacob Spicer 1716-1765

Jacob died Apr 17 1741, age 73, i Cape May County, New Jersey. Col Jacob Spicer is buried in Cold Spring Presbyterian Cemetery, Cape May, New Jersey. The stone reads: “In Memory of Colonel Jacob Spicer Who died April 17th 1741 Age 73 Years” “Death thou hast conquered me. I by thy darts am slain. But Christ shall conquer thee. And I shall rise again”.^[6]

Death and Legacy

Abstract of will^[7]

"1732, Nov. 4. Spicer, Jacob, of Cape May Co., yeoman; will of, wife, Sarah. Son, Jacob, all my lands within the province of West New Jersey or elsewhere, also two-thirds of personal estate; but if he dies before 23, "which will be the tenth of April, or thereabout, 1739," without lawful issue, then my brother Thomas Spicer, shall hold my land in the County of Gloucester, he to have 1/2 of the benefit of the fishery on my plantation in Gloucester County, during life, and same to revert to my son Jacob, in case he survives him. Executors--wife, Sarah, and son, Jacob. Witnesses--Jacob Spicer, William Coats, Joshuay Grainger, Joseph Sleigh. Affirmed 9 April, 1742. Lib. 4, p. 318."

Research Notes

It's interesting that while his father was such a stalwart Quaker, Jacob was a Presbyterian.

Sources

1. ↑ Hinshaw, William W, and Thomas W. Marshall. Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy. (Baltimore, Genealogical Pub. Co, 1969), volume 3, page 297
2. ↑ Marriage Record of the First Presbyterian Church of Philadelphia, 1702-1745, 1760-1803 (Pennsylvania Archives, Series 2, Vol. 9, Part 1), page 22 at Ancestry ($).
3. ↑ "Pennsylvania Marriages, 1709-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2WF-RWLZ : 6 February 2020), Jacob Spicer, 1715.
4. ↑ U.S., Presbyterian Church Records, 1701-1970. Philadelphia First Presbyterian Church Baptisms, Births, Marriages 1701 - 1746, image 54
5. ↑ "New Jersey, Church Records, 1675-1970," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG3T-RF4M : 3 October 2019), Jacob Spicer and Sarah Elridge, 6 Mar 1715; citing Marriage, Salem, New Jersey, British Colonial America, Archdiocese of Newark, New Jersey.
6. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #8432241
7. ↑ Samuel Spicer of West New Jersey. Calendar of Wills, Administrations, Etc. 1730-1750. Documents Relating to the Colonial History of the State of New Jersey. (Trenton, NJ: Archives of the State of New Jersey), volume 30, page 450

• The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File (R), Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998. Ancestral File, v.4.19, "Electronic," note: Jacob SPICER (AFN: BT4D-NK).
• Meech, Susan Spicer. History of The Descendants of Peter Spicer (F.H. Gilson Co., Boston, 1911) Page 13-15