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Families covered: Spicer of Exeter, Spicer of Standon

                               
Nicholas Spicer
1. Thomas Spicer of Exeter (d 1560-1)
  m. _ Pomeroy of Devon
  A. Nicholas Spicer (dsp bur 21.09.1612, alderman of Exeter)
  m. Honor Garland of Barnstaple
  B. Richard Spicer of Exeter (weaver)
  i.+ issue - Alexander, 2 daughters
  C. Thomas Spicer of Exeter (bur 07.08.1600)
  m. Elizabeth (bur 14.05.1602, relict of John Sheere of Exeter)
  i. Thomas Spicer (bpt 31.12.1577, bur 28.02.1581-2)
  ii. Honor Spicer
  m1. Edward Charlton of London
  m2. _ White of London
  iii. Judith Spicer (bpt 06.09.1575)
  m. (10.08.1595) Thomas Wakeman of Exeter
  iv. Elizabeth Spicer (bpt 31.12.1577)
  m. (26.02.1598-9) William Prisley of London
  v. Grace Spicer (bpt 12.11.1579)
  m. (21.05.1604) Robert Hayman
  vi. Willmot Spicer (bpt 04.11.1580)
  m. John Hamelton of London (girdler)
  D. Christopher Spicer of Exeter (d 14.09.1601)
  m. Elizabeth Symonds (d 08.01.1633-4, dau of John Symonds of Shillingford)
  i. Christopher Spicer of Exeter (bpt 26.09.1579, d 16.01.1612-3)
  m. Priscilla Martin (bur 23.04.1613, dau of Robert Martin of Barstable)
  a.+ issue - Christopher (b c1612, a 1620), Elizabeth (bpt 28.06.1604, bur 27.09.1604)
  ii. Nicholas Spicer, Mayor of Exeter (bpt 17.07.1581, d 18.04.1647)
  m1. (29.08.1602) Joane Horsey (dau of Walter Horsey of Exeter)
  a. Christopher Spicer (bpt 14.08.1605) had issue
  m. (c03.1631-2) Margaret Sprott
  b. Richard Spicer (bpt 25.01.1617-8, bur 14.02.1670-1)
  (1) Edward Spicer (b 21.03.1659-60, bur 01.09.1728)
  m. Katherine (bur 15.10.1726)
  (A) William Spicer (3rd son?)
  m. Mary (bur 27.10.1762)
  (i) Richard Spicer (bur 21.03.1761)
  (B)+ other issue - Edward (bpt 23.04.1693, bur 09.01.1693-4), Richard (b 07.11.1699), Judith (bpt 31.08.1686), Elizabeth (bur 13.01.1694-5), Katherine (bpt 19.05.1691), Elizabeth (bpt 24.04.1699, bur 23.01.1709-10), Amy (bpt 19.01.1700-1, bur 18.02.1700-1), Anne (bpt 23.08.1702)
  (2)+ other issue - Christopher (bpt 05.03.1653-4), Elizabeth (bpt 05.08.1649), Jane (bpt 02.03.1651-2), Ann (bpt 17.01.1657-8, d 13.03.1659-60)
  c. Elizabeth Spicer (bpt 10.10.1603)
  m. (c15.1627-8) Hugh Morrell
  d. Sara Spicer (b c1615)
  m. (c11.1649) Michael Hill of Wendron
  e. Presilla Spicer (bpt 28.05.1620)
  m. George Tothill of St. David's (alderman of Exeter, m2. Katharine Spicer)
f.+ other issue (a 1620) - Nicholas (bpt 16.02.1618-9, bur 04.06.1622), Hanna (b c1608), Susanna (b c1612), Grace (bpt 09.03.1623-4)
  m2. (18.09.1626) Elizabeth (widow of _ Lovelis)
  j. Nicholas Spicer (bpt 16.10.1628, a 1647)
  m3. Martha Priestley (a 1647)
  k.+ other issue (a 1647) - Thomas (bpt 04.08.1633), Martha (bpt 11.04.1630), Abigail (bpt 29.01.1631-2)
  iii. John Spicer (bpt 21.04.1585)
  iv. Thomas Spicer of Exeter (bpt 22.10.1591, d before 1632)
  a.+ issue - Thomas (bpt 23.06.1614, bur 25.10.1614), Elizabeth (bur 07.04.1626)
  v. Richard Spicer 'of London', later of Bromley in Standon (Hertfordshire) (bpt 10.01.1593-4, d 11.05.1640)
  m. (30.11.1623) Thomasin Powell (bpt 27.04.1603, a 1673, dau of Edmond Powell of Sandford (Oxfordshire) by Cicely, dau of Richard Fogge of Dane Court)
  a. John Spicer of Standon, later of New Jenkins (in Mucking, Essex) (bpt 03.03.1630-1, d 12.09.1702, youngest son)
  m1. (17.11.1654) Susanna Steward (bur 01.11.1675, dau of Francis Steward by Roberta, dau of Richard Hoo of Scarning)
  (1) John Spicer (a 05.1682, dvp unm)
  (2) Stewart Spicer (b c1659, bur 31.01.1707-8)
(A)+ issue - John (bpt 14.08.1693, dsp before 06.1724), Steward (bpt 06.01.1695-6, a 06.1724, dsp), Rebecca (bpt 29.6.684, d unm), Mary (bpt 14.11.1694, bur 26.11.1694)
  (3) Luke Spicer (d 04.10.1721, Captain RN)
  m. (c1695) Elizabeth Hicks (a 1711, dau of Rev. John Hicks by Elizabeth Moody)
  (A) Ralph de Lalo Spicer 'of New Jenkins' (b 30.08.1705, a 1761)
  m. (30.10.1730) Rebecca Bottom (bpt 29.09.1695, bur 08.03.1731-2, dau of John Bottom)
  (B) Mary Spicer (b 1701-2, d 07.05.1780)
  m. (28.6.1724) James Adams of New Jenkins (b c1696, d 09.10.1765)
  (C)+ other issue - Robert (b 30.09.1706), Luke (b 04.03.1709-10), Richard (bpt 18.01.1711-2, a 1721), Philip (a 1721), Sarah (bpt 03.10.1704), Priscilla (bpt 28.05.1706, bur 26.10.1708), Abigail (a 1721)
  (4) Jane Spicer (b c1664, d 08.1717)
  m. (c11.1681) Richard Sherrar alias Sherwood (d by 1706)
  m2. (13.01.1679-80) Mary Gill (dsp 07.07.1696, dau of Robert Gill of Jenkins)
  m3. Ann Thompson (a 1730, m2. Thomas Gray)
  (5)+ other issue (a 1706) - Henrietta, Mary, Beata (b 1675-6)
  b. Katharine Spicer (bpt 31.10.1633)
  m. (01.12.1657) George Tuthill of St. Davids (alderman of Exeter, widow of Priscilla Spicer)
c.+ other issue - Christopher (d before 1627), Richard (b 1625-6, d before 1640), Nicholas (bpt 27.05.1627, bur 01.03.1627-8), Elizabeth (bpt 02.02.1628-9, bur 02.03.1629-30), Anne (bpt 25.05.1632, d before 1658?), Thomazine (bpt 17.02.1634-5, bur 17.06.1635), Cicily (bpt 17.02.1634-5, bur 25.08.1635)
  vi. William Spicer of Exeter (bpt 19.03.1595-6, d 09.06.1620)
  m. Dorothy Willes (dau of Nicholas Willes of Exeter, m2. Thomas Staplehill)
  a. Elizabeth Spicer (bur 07.04.1627)
  vii. Grace Spicer (a 1632)
  m. Roger Slee of Tiverton
  viii. Anne Spicer
  m. (05.08.1599) Nicholas Martin of Exeter
  ix. Elizabeth Spicer (bpt 23.09.1587, d 20.11.1673)
  m. (08.04.1605) Thomas Flee (Flay) of Exeter
  E. William Spicer of Exeter (bur 06.06.1604)
  m. (12.09.1580) Grace Chappell (dau of William Chappell of Exeter, m2. William Potter)
  i. Nicholas Spicer of Exeter (bpt 07.02.1582-3, 2nd son)
  m. (10.02.1604-5) Judith Prouse (dau of John Prouse of Exeter)
  a.+ issue - Richard (bpt 20.07.1606), John (bpt 06.01.1607-8), Nicholas, Zacaharie, Jasper, Samuel, Judith
  ii. Elizabeth Spicer (bpt 21.02.1585-6)
  m. (30.08.1607) William Barker
  iii.+ other issue - William (bpt 11.02.1581-2), Thomas (bpt 28.03.1588, bur 12.03.1600-1), George (bpt 27.02.1597-8, a 1620), Joan (bur 01.01.1591-2), Jone (bpt 01.01.1592-3), Margaret (bpt 02.02.1595-6)

Main source(s): Visitation (J.L. Vivian (1895), Devon, 1531+1564+1620+additions, Spicer of Exeter)
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