Spicer, Jacob, 1716-1765
Variant namesMerchant, farmer, and landowner, of Cape May County, N.J.; member of the New Jersey Provincial Assembly, (1744-1765).
From the description of Will, 1762 May 6. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70975895
Jacob Spicer, the only child of Sarah and Jacob Spicer, was born in Cold Spring Inlet, Cape May County, New Jersey in 1717. Jacob married Judith Hughes, the daughter of Humphrey Hughes, and together they had four children: Jacob, Sylvia, Sarah, and Judith. After his wife's death, Spicer married Deborah Leaming, the widow of Christopher Leaming. Jacob Spicer owned lands in Cape May and Cumberland Counties, New Jersey, New York, and North Carolina. Like his father before him, Jacob represented Cape May County in the New Jersey House of Assembly from 1744 until his death in 1765. He was also a prominent merchant and farmer who traded with settlers, most often in Philadelphia, but also in New York, Long Island, Rhode Island, Nantucket, and North Carolina.
From the description of Jacob Spicer papers, 1737-1846 1744-1765. (New Jersey Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 52399493
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| creatorOf | Spicer, Jacob, 1716-1765. Will, 1762 May 6. | Camden County Historical Society | |
| creatorOf | Bergen (N.J. : Township). Bergen Township land record book, [18--]. | New Jersey Historical Society Library | |
| referencedIn | Smith, Samuel, 1720-1776. Samuel Smith papers, 1748-1768. | New Jersey Historical Society Library | |
| creatorOf | Spicer, Jacob, 1717-1765. Jacob Spicer papers, 1737-1846 1744-1765. | New Jersey Historical Society Library | |
| referencedIn | West New Jersey Society. Records, 1732-1773. | New Jersey Historical Society Library | |
| referencedIn | Sherwood, Joseph. Papers, 1752-1768. | New Jersey Historical Society Library | |
| referencedIn | Middagh, Peter. Peter Middagh papers, 1733-1783. | New Jersey Historical Society Library |
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| associatedWith | Middagh, Peter. | person |
| associatedWith | New Jersey. Legislature. General Assembly. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Pitt, William, Earl of Chatham, 1708-1778. | person |
| correspondedWith | Sherwood, Joseph. | person |
| associatedWith | Shirley, William, 1693-1771. | person |
| associatedWith | Smith, Samuel, 1720-1776. | person |
| associatedWith | Spicer family. | family |
| correspondedWith | West New Jersey Society. | corporateBody |
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Person
Birth 1716
Death 1765
