Background
Francisco Pellicer was born in the parish of Leon in Minorca around 1747 to Antonio Pellicer and Juana Sintes.
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Francisco Pellicer
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He moved south on the Matanzas River. Pellicer Creek is named after him and he is listed as Great Floridian. With Jose Peso de Burgo he bought a lot on Saint George Street in Saint Augustine, Florida where they built a house.
Pellicer did well as one of a dozen carpenters in Saint Augustine and bought land on present-day Orange Street.
He lived with his family large family at a farm south of Saint Augustine on the Matanzas River. His house on Saint George Street has been reconstructed and bears his name.
He died c. 1820. The creek in the surrounding area of his home now bears his name: Pellicer Creek.
His Great Floridian plaque is located at the Pellicer House (reconstructed), 53 Saint George Street in Saint Augustine, part of the Spanish Quarter Museum.
Membership
At approximately 21, he came to New Smyrna, Florida as a member of the Turnbull Colony.
