After marriage he settled in Newport, RI, and built a house there which was burned by the British in the Revolutionary War. At that time he removed to Pawtucket. His son was born in Newport and possibly his daughters. Later he removed to Norwich, CT, and built on top of Geer Hill a windmill, which he patented.

We have the following quaint record regarding him: "The minister would require attendance upon his church - the Rev. took a poor man cow for the church rates - the Rev. asked Uzziel why he came not to church and he told him that a Rev. who could take a cow that way - would not hear him preach - the Rev. said 'I must say thou art a heathen.' Uzziel replied 'I must say thou art one damned liar." So, to escape imprisonment, he went to North Caroline; came back a strong Abolitionist and never would use anything raised by slave labor. This event was before his marriage.

1. 2. Elizabeth GEER   b. Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island (probably).
2. 3. Nabby GEER   b. Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island (probably).
3. 4. Wheeler GEER   b. 9 Nov 1773, Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island; d. 21 Sep 1854.

He was a ship builder and sea captain. Six of his sons were masters of vessels and two daughters married men who followed the sea.