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Peter Spicer was an inhabitant of Norwich, CT, in 1702.
Nov 11, 1702, Peter bought of Josiah Rockwell for fifty shillings three acres of land lying on the east side of "Showtuckit River on the road that leadeth from Norwich to Stonington within the bounds of Norwich abutting Easterly on the highway otherwise abutting wholly upon the rock"; witnesses, Benajah Bushnell and Thomas Lathrop.
Dec 31, 1706, Peter bought five acres more of Josiah Rockwell for four pounds and ten shillings lying same side of the river "abutted Southerly on land formerly belonging to Owen Williams, twenty rods, abutting Westerly on the highway, eighty rods, Northerly to a point Easterly on the Commons eighty rods;" witnesses, Benjamin Peck and Thomas Waterman.
Jan 30, 1706-7, Peter sold to Samuel Bliss for twenty shillings the twenty acre grant of land granted him by the town of Norwich; said Bliss, to take up said land and to attend the order of the town therein and to pay the charges thereof; witnesses, John Downs and Joseph Elderkin.
June 4, 1717, Peter was granted a license by the town of Norwich "to set up and use the art and mystery of tanning leather."
Jan 24, 1721-2 he bought of John Clark in consideration of one cow valued at three pounds, "paid to brother James Clark in his lifetime," eight acres of land, "part of the thirty acre grant made to the heirs of honored father John Clark deceased to be taken up by the proprietor inhabitants of Norwich of the common undivided land".
Aug 18, 1737, he bought of John Cook, Jr., for four hundred and twenty pounds, twenty acres and a dwelling house on the east side of the Shetucket River; witnesses, William Hide and Anne Hide.
April 3, 1739, he sold to Jonathan Brewster for twenty-two pounds, five and one-half acres on the easterly side of Great River, in said Norwich boundaries mentioned, land belonging to Josiah Rockwell and own land; witnesses, Isaac Huntington and Isaac Huntington, Jr.
March 30, 1744, and June, 1744, he deeded to son Daniel part of his homestead.
March 13, 1754, he sold to Joseph Brewster for four hundred pounds, twenty acres of land in Norwich, "beginning at an ancient land mark of Owen Williams's land adjoining Northerly partly on land of Paul Pelton to the heighth of a high ledge of rocks or hill;" he redeemed this land Feb 20, 1755, and sold it same day to John Baldwin for nine hundred pounds; witnesses, Ebenezer Baldwin and Elisha Fitch.
March 20, 1754, he sold to his son Daniel his four and one-half acres of land next Brewster's land; witnesses, Elisha Wilcocks and Elisha Fitch.
Sept 4, 1754, he purchased of Paul Pelton for one hundred pounds, three acres in Norwich East Society, part of the land laid out to Paul Winthrop abutting southerly and easterly on his own land, westerly on Joseph Williams' and Daniel Roth's, northerly on Paul Pelton's own land; witnesses, Uriah Holmes and Ebenezer Brewster.
May 20, 1757, he sold to Joseph Brewster three and one-quarter acres in the East Society for twenty-seven pounds, four shillings, ten pence; the deed mentions land of Elisha Wilcocks and of heirs of Jonathan Brewster.
April 8, 1757, he deeded land to his son Daniel.

1. 2. Daniel SPICER   d. Aft 1757.
2. 3. Zurviah SPICER  
3. 4. Peter SPICER, III   d. Abt 4 May 1756, Norwich East Society, New London County, Connecticut.
4. 5. Zephaniah SPICER   b. Abt 1722, Norwich, New London County, Connecticut.

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March 30, 1744 his father deeded him 34 acres of land in the East Society of Norwich, 20 acres on the east side of the highway and the remainder on the west side.

Feb.. 26, 1746 he sold to Joseph Williams, his neighbor on the west side of road, 21 rods of land near his dwelling house, beginning at the new corner of land deeded him by his father and abutting on land owned by Joseph Williams; witnesses, Ebenezer Backus and Daniel Huntington.

May 4, 1756, his brother Daniel, as executor, sold 3 acres, one road, and 30 perches of land and another small piece to pay just debts; consideration, 108 pounds and 15 shillings. The births of his children are recorded in Norwich.

1. 6. Martha SPICER   b. 18 Aug 1735.
2. 7. Silence SPICER   b. 2 Feb 1738.
3. 8. Freelove SPICER   b. 24 Dec 1739.
4. 9. Prudence SPICER   b. 19 Feb 1742.

1. 10. Jabez SPICER, II   b. 11 Sep 1753, Norwich, New London County, Connecticut; d. 6 Jan 1823, Richmond, Chittenden County, Vermont; bur. Jan 1823, Richmond, Chittenden County, Vermont.
2. 11. Anna SPICER   b. 9 Dec 1755, Norwich, New London County, Connecticut.
3. 12. Peter SPICER   b. 27 Apr 1760.
4. 13. Experience SPICER   b. 15 Sep 1762.
5. 14. Sarah SPICER   b. 16 May 1765.
6. 15. Daniel SPICER   b. 23 Oct 1767.
7. 16. Zurviah SPICER   b. 21 Feb 1771, Windsor, Windsor, Vermont; d. 24 Dec 1846, West Windsor, Windsor, Vermont; bur. 1846.
8. 17. Zephaniah SPICER   b. 12 Oct 1773.

1. 18. Erastus SPICER   b. 21 Nov 1779, Cornish, Sullivan County, New Hampshire.
2. 19. Lydia SPICER   b. 19 Feb 1781, Cornish, Sullivan County, New Hampshire.
3. 20. Amy SPICER   b. 11 Dec 1782, Cornish, Sullivan County, New Hampshire; d. 11 Apr 1785, Cornish, Sullivan County, New Hampshire; bur. Apr 1785, Cornish, Sullivan County, New Hampshire.
4. 21. William Ripley SPICER   b. 19 Jul 1784, Cornish, Sullivan County, New Hampshire.
5. 22. Peter Bradford SPICER   b. 14 Jun 1786, Cornish, Sullivan County, New Hampshire; d. 22 Mar 1855, Mercer, Somerset County, Maine; bur. Mar 1855, Somerset County, Maine.
6. 23. Jabez SPICER, III   b. 12 Mar 1788, Cornish, Sullivan County, New Hampshire; d. 25 Dec 1847, Waconsta County, Michigan; bur. Dec 1847, Michigan.
7. 24. Sarah SPICER   b. 16 Mar 1790, Cornish, Sullivan County, New Hampshire; d. 1842, Texas; bur. 1842, Texas..
8. 25. Mary Polly SPICER   b. 4 Aug 1792, Cornish, Sullivan County, New Hampshire; d. 6 Jun 1813, Richmond, Chittenden County, Vermont; bur. Jun 1813, Richmond, Chittenden County, Vermont.
9. 26. Eliza SPICER   b. 31 Jan 1798; d. 4 Jul 1846, Newport, Vermont; bur. Jul 1846, Vermont.

1. 27. Lucretia SPICER   b. 14 Jul 1816.

Lydia married Erastus Eaton, who was the brother of Lucy Eaton (1st wife of Lydia's uncle, Col. James Ripley.)

1. 28. Bradford SPICER   d. 22 Mar 1855; bur. Mar 1855.
2. 29. Mary SPICER   b. 10 Jul 1819, Richmond, Chittenden County, Vermont; d. 9 May 1829; bur. May 1829.
3. 30. Pamela SPICER   b. 14 Sep 1821, Richmond, Chittenden County, Vermont; d. 1 Jun 1858; bur. Jun 1858, ,North Newport,Sullivan County,New Hampshire.