Florida First Coast Pioneer Family Histories
The Christopher Family
courtesy of Florida Spicer
Christopher b.
1759, Maryland. Lived on Talbot Is. FL (Spanish name: San Marta ) in 1783, m. Mary Greenwood, b.
Georgia, (daughter of William Greenwood and Elizabeth Bryan). Spicer
died 10 Jul 1811, Crandall, Nassau Co., FL. As the Florida Braddocks
are descended from the two Christopher sisters, Martha and Charlotte,
perhaps a little should be said about them. Spicer Christopher of
Maryland, son of John and Martha Watson Christopher, married Mary
Greenwood, daughter of William and Elizabeth Greenwood of Georgia. He
was a wealthy man, owned 1551 acres of land in what is now Nassau
County, including all of Talbot Island. He had fine cattle, Pedigreed
mares and raised horses. He was a Protestant, but under the Spanish
rule, had to swear allegiance to the Spanish monarch and he turned
Catholic, as the Braddocks had to do to marry his daughters. He died in
1811 and asked to be buried by the Rites of the Church of England. He
left his
wife half of his livestock, 29 slaves, and the right to live
on any plantation for life. His son John Bluet got five slaves and the
San Cristobal plantation on the St. Johns. William Bluet, five slaves
and Point Hazard Plantation. Samuel Spicer, six slaves and the Old Town
Homestead on the St. Marys. Lewis, five slaves and the north half of
Talbot, called San Carlos. Daughter Elizabeth, who married Houston, the
south half of Talbot, called Santa Maria Plantation. Also, their sister
Martha Christopher Braddock and Charlotte Christopher Braddock were to
receive $3000.00 each in cash. A considerable sum in those days.
Reference: "Braddock Family History" by Helen B. Hodges.
I.
John Bluet Christopher b. 1784, Talbot Island, Fl, m. Hester Ann
Braddock, b. 1785, Nassau Co., Fl, (daughter of Capt. John Cutler
Braddock and Lucia Ann Cook).
Descendants of Spicer Samuel
Christopher
Generation
No. 1
1.
SPICER SAMUEL CHRISTOPHERwas born 1759 in , , Maryland,
USA,
and died 10 Jul 1811 in Old
Town, Nassau,
Florida,
USA.
He married MARIA GREENWOOD 1781 in , Duval, Florida,
USA.
She was born 1763 in St Johns River, , Florida, USA,
and died 12 Feb 1806
in Old Town,
Nassau,
Florida,
USA.
Children of SPICER CHRISTOPHER and MARIA GREENWOOD are:
i.
WILLIAM GREENWOOD CHRISTOPHER, b. 1782, Talbot
Island,
Duval, Florida,
USA;
d. 1815, , Nassau,
Florida, USA. In 1850 He was residing in Duval Co., Fl.
ii.
JOHN BLUET CHRISTOPHER,
b. 1784, Big
Talbot Island,
Duval, FL; d. 1834.
iii.
WILLIAM BLUET CHRISTOPHER, b. 1785, Big Talbot
Island,
Duval, Florida,
USA;
d. 1815, , , Florida,
USA.
iv.
MARTHA BLUET CHRISTOPHER,
b. 1786, Big Talbot Island, Duval, Florida, USA;
d. 06 Dec
1861, Sand Hill Plantation, Nassau, Florida, USA. 1860 resided in Nassau, Co. Fl
v.
SAMUEL SPICER CHRISTOPHER,
b. 1791, Talbot
Island,
Duval, Florida, USA;
d. Apr 1836, , Leon,
Florida,
USA.
vi.
LEWIS CHRISTOPHER, b. Mar 1793, Big Talbot
Island,
Duval, Florida,
USA;
d. 1860, , , Florida,
USA.
vii.
SPENCER CHRISTOPHER,
b. Apr 1795, Talbot
Island, Nassau,
Florida, USA. Resided in 1783 in St. Johns Co., Fl.
viii.
THOMAS CHRISTOPHER,
b. 1796, Big
Talbot
Island, Duval,
Florida, USA.
ix.
ISABEL SUSANA CHRISTOPHER,
b. 1797, Talbot Is, Duval, Florida, USA;
d. 1824, Big
Talbot Island, Duval, Florida, USA.
Generation
No. 2
2.
WILLIAM BLUET CHRISTOPHER (SPICER SAMUEL) was born 1785 in Big Talbot
Island, Duval, Florida,
USA, and died 1815 in , , Florida, USA.
He married ELIZABETH EDWARDS 26 Apr 1807 in St Augustine, St
Johns, Florida, USA, daughter of JOHN EDWARDS and MARY BRADDOCK.
She was born 1791 in Amelia
Island, Nassau,
Florida, USA,
and died
1845 in Lloyd, Jefferson,
Florida,
USA. Baptism: 01 May 1790, Talbot
Island,
Duval County, Florida
Children of WILLIAM CHRISTOPHER and ELIZABETH EDWARDS are:
i.
MARTHA LOUISA CHRISTOPHER, b. 01 Apr 1805, Nassau County,
Florida;
d.
02 Mar 1833.
ii.
MARY ANN CHRISTOPHER, b. 10 Jul 1811, Nassau County,
Florida;
d.
01 May 1873.
iii.
WILLIAM GREENWOOD
CHRISTOPHER, b. 1814, Talbot Island, Nassau,
Florida, USA.
3.
LEWIS CHRISTOPHER (SPICER SAMUEL1) was born Mar 1793 in Big Talbot
Island, Duval,
Florida, USA, and
died 1860 in , , Florida, USA. He
married UNKNOWN. He resided in 1850 at St Johns Bar, Duval, Fl
Baptism, entry 77
Baptised under name Luis Christopher 2 May 1793 age 4 mos.
(Extract)No. 
Children of LEWIS CHRISTOPHER and UNKNOWN are:
6.
i.
JAMES LEWIS CHRISTOPHER, b. Talbot Island, , Florida, USA
7.
ii.
JANE HARVEY CHRISTOPHER, b. 1824, , Nassau,
Florida, USA;
d. , , Florida, USA.
Compiled by Terrell Thompson
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