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My second great grandmother, SPICEY Ellis Dew was born in about 1841 in NC. I thought it was just an oddity until I purchased a genealogy book with records from the 1860 census of Wilson County, NC. There are 16 women named "Spicy/Spicey" listed with birth dates ranging from 1811 to 1873. About half are white and half are African American. While it wasn't a popular name by any means, I was still surprised to find others who shared this name from different families. I have no idea how Spicey came to be used as a name. Thanks for any insights.