THE Spickerman family made its first appearance in America in 1710. It began with Sebastian Spickerman, who joined many Germans in the Palatine Emigration of 1709-1710. It is unknown how old Sebastian was and what part of Germany he was from. He was a passenger of the second party sailing from Holland to England 23 May 1709. He had no family members traveling with him. In April 1710, he and other Palatines departed England for America and arrived at the port of New York. Shortly after his arrival in New York, he married Anna Elisabetha Laux. Following the births of two children and being a resident of New York for several years, Sebastian finally became an American citizen on March 13, 1715/16. At this time, many Palatines were leaving the region for better avenues, but Sebastian opted to stay at Livingston Manor as a tenant. As a result, Sebastian would face a life of "slavery" trying to reimburse the British government the expenses of his voyage to America and the subsistence needed to feed him and his family. Plus, he would be in heavy debt to Robert Livingston, lord of the Manor, who would charge him rent and subsistence fees. His two sons, Philipp and Abraham, would be trapped, too. However, Abraham’s son Andreas would break free and leave Livingston Manor. Sebastian and his wife were members of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church of West Camp where their two oldest children had been christened. Sebastian sponsored the baptism of Johann Wilhelm Laux (1 January 1716). He also sponsored the baptism of Johan Peter Smid (22 February 1721) at Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church in Athens, Greene County, New York.Sebastian died after 1766, and it is unknown when Anna Elisabetha died. They are buried in Linlithgo, Columbia County.