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12 GERSHOM, b. in Rehoboth, m. Ann Denison; 2d, Mrs. Elizabeth Mason.
13 REBECCA, b. in Stonington, m. Elisha Chesebrough (No. 12), that family; 2d, John Baldwin (No. 16), Baldwin family.
Jonah Palmer (No. 5) came with his father to this country in 1628 ; lived in Charlestown until 1657, when he m. Elizabeth Gris- sell, May 3, 1655, and moved soon after to Rehoboth, where he remained the rest of his life. He m. 2d, Abigail Titus.
CHILDREN ALL BY FIRST MARRIAGE:
14 HANNAH, b. Nov. 8, 1658.
15 SAMUEL, b. Nov. 22, 1659, m. Elizabeth Kingsbury.
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16 JONAH, b. March 29, 1662, m. Elizabeth Kendrick.
17 MARY, b. Feb. 23, 1664.
18 MARTHA, b. July 6, 1666.
19 GRACE, b. Oct. 1, 1668.
Nehemiah Palmer (No. 9) came to Stonington with his parents from Charlestown, Mass., via Rehoboth, and m. Hannah Lord Stanton, Nov. 20, 1662 (No. 5), that family. He was a prominent man in the church, town and the State, and was of the Gover- nor's Council, of the Connecticut Colony for several years. He d. Feb. 17, 1717. She d. Oct. 17, 1727.
CHILDREN:
20 JOSEPH, b. Oct. 3, 1663, m. Frances Prentice.
21 ELIHU, b. March 12, 1666, d. young.
22 JONATHAN, b. Aug. 7, 1668, m. Mary Manwarring.
23 DANIEL, b. Nov. 12, 1672, m. Margaret Smith; 2d, Mrs. Mary (Avery) Denison.
24 NEHEMIAH, bapt. July 18, 1677, m. Jerusha Saxton.
25 HANNAH, bapt. April 11, 1680, m. Ichabod Palmer (No. 33).
Moses Palmer (No. 10) b. in Charlestown, Mass., came to Ston- ington via Rehoboth, with his father's family, and m. Dorothy, daughter of John and Amy (Lord) Gilbert, a direct descendant of William the Conqueror, in 1672.
CHILDREN:
26 MOSES, bapt. Nov. 15, 1674, m. Abigail Allen.
27 DOROTHY, b. Nov. 7, 1675, m. William Wilcox (No. 8), that family.
28 JOHN, b. Dec. 2, 1677, m. Ann Chesebrough; 2d, Dorothy Noyes.
29 AMIE or ANNIE, b. April 23, 1680, m. Ebenezer Allen Oct. 4, 1704. Her daughter Annie, b. Aug. 22, 1705, and Mrs. Amie or Annie, d. Sept. 24, 1705.
30 REBECCA, b. April 30, 1682.
Dea. Gershom Palmer (No. 12) came to Stonington with his father and family. He served in early Colonial wars. He m. Ist, Ann, daughter of Capt. George Denison and wife, Ann (Borodell) Denison, Nov. 28, 1667 (No. 40), that family. She d. in 1694. He m. 2d, Mrs. Elizabeth (Peck) Mason, widow of Maj. Samuel Ma- son, Nov. II, 1707 (No. 4), that family. The preliminaries of this union must have been interesting, not only in their reciprocal af- fections, but in their mutual financial interests, as appears by a jointure, bearing the date of their marriage. (See Appendix.) Soon after his last marriage he fixed his permanent place of abode on the eastern slope of Taugwonk, here in Stonington, placing his dwelling house on the site of the residence of Elias H. Miner, occupying and improving large tracts thereabouts, which after his death descended to his children by operation of the law, except what thereof had been transferred to them when in life. Subse- quent to his marriage with Mrs. Elizabeth Mason, Dea. Gershom Palmer, as a condition precedent to a transfer of real estate to two
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of his sons, viz., George and Walter Palmer, had bound and obliged them, in consideration of said transfers, to pay to his then wife, the twenty pounds mentioned in the original jointure to be paid to her by his executor or administrator from his estate. When Mrs. Mason married the deacon she had two minor chil- dren, viz., Elizabeth and Hannah Mason, who went with their mother to reside in Dea. Palmer's family, where they were kindly entertained and treated with distinguished consideration by all, in recognition of their father's and grandfather's eminent services in the settlement of the State of Connecticut and also in consid- eration of the support and education of her daughters, their mother entered into a supplemental jointer with the deacon, by which she released and discharged his sons Walter and George Palmer from their liability to her for one-half of the twenty pounds mentioned in their first jointure. During the year 1719, Dea. Gershom Palmer departed this life, and in December of that year, in consideration of the affection and kindness to her daugh- ters, and without any additional payment or favor of any kind to her from his heirs-at-law, she released his sons Walter and George Palmer from any and all liability to her, for the full con- sideration of the stipulations of the original jointure between her and Dea. Palmer. Miss Elizabeth Mason, who went with her mother to live with Dea. Palmer, after her mother's marriage to him, was at the time in her eleventh year. She was rarely en- dowed by nature, with pleasing accomplishments, which made her the idol of her social circle, and in her 23d year she became the wife of the Rev. William Worthington, Oct. 13, 1720. Her sister, Hannah Mason, was less than nine years old, in delicate health, with which she grew up to womanhood, afflicted with in- cipient consumption, until Nov., 1724, when she departed this life. (No. 17), Mason family.
CHILDREN ALL BY FIRST MARRIAGE:
31 MERCY, b. in 1668, m. John Breed (No. 3), Breed family.
32 GERSHOM, bapt. Sept. 2, 1677, m. Sarah Fenner.
33 ICHABOD, bapt. Sept. 2, 1677 (twin), m. Hannah Palmer (No. 25).
34 WILLIAM, bapt. April 25, 1678, m. Grace Miner.
35 GEORGE, b. May 29, 1681, m. Hannah Palmer (No. 84).
36 ANN, bapt. May 20, 1683, m. Benjamin Hewitt (No. 7), that family.
37 WALTER, bapt. June 7, 1685, m. Grace Vose.
38 ELIHU, bapt. May 6, 1688, d. young.
39 MARY, bapt. June 6, 1690, m. Joseph Palmer (No. 82), that family.
40 REBECCA, b. July 1, 1694, m. Benjamin Palmer (No. 85), that family.
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PALMER FAMILY.
Samuel Palmer (No. 15) m. Elizabeth Kingsbury in 1681. Re- moved from Rehoboth, Mass., to that part of Windham County now known as Scotland, Conn.
CHILDREN:
41 JOHN, b. March 25, 1682.
42 SAMUEL, b. Jan. 4, 1684.
43 MEHITABLE, b. April 11, 1686.
44 NEHEMIAH, b. March 11, 1688.
45 BENONI, b. July 7, 1690.
46 MARY, b. Dec. 17, 1691.
47 SETH, b. April 11, 1694, m. Elizabeth Cary; 2d, Mary Mosely.
48 ELIZABETH, b. Feb. 6, 1696.
49 EBENEZER, b. Oct. 21, 1699.
50 MARY, b. Jan. 17, 1701.
51 ELEAZER, b. June 10, 1702.
Jonah Palmer (No. 16) m. Elizabeth Kendrick Jan. 20, 1689, and removed from Rehoboth, Mass., to Windham, Conn., where he purchased large tracts of land, and spent the remainder of his days in the improvement thereof.
CHILDREN:
52 REBECCA, b. Feb. 29, 1690.
53 ELIZABETH, b. Sept. 14, 1691.
54 JONATHAN, b. March 20, 1693.
55 GERSHOM, b. Nov. 14, 1694, m. Hannah Spencer.
56 HANNAH, b. April 28, 1696.
57 RUTH, b. March 27, 1698.
58 ELIHU, b. Jan. 19, 1700.
Seth Palmer (No. 47), m. Elizabeth Cary April 19, 1720; m. 2d, Mary Mosely June 14, 1739. CHILDREN:
59 ELIZABETH, b. Aug. 15, 1721.
60 MARY, b. Oct. 17, 1725.
61 ABIGAIL, b. Jan. 9, 1727.
62 HANNAH, b. March 1, 1728.
63 ESTHER, b. June 1, 1730.
64 JEHOADAM, b. April 20, 1733.
65 SETH, b. May 14, 1734.
66 JOSEPH, b. June 22, 1737.
Gershom Palmer (No. 55) m. Hannah Spencer June 28, 1715. CHILDREN:
67 JONAH, b. July 18, 1716, m. Abiel Robinson.
68 PHEBE, b. Nov. 20, 1718.
69 SHUBEL, b. Jan. 14, 1720.
70 HANNAH, b. May 16, 1726.
Jonah Palmer (No. 67) m. Abial Robinson Oct. 31, 1754. CHILDREN:
71 JONAH, b. Nov. 18, 1755.
72 NAMIAH, b. Feb. 27, 1758.
73 WILLIAM, b. Oct. 15, 1759.
74 DESIRE, b. Nov. 5, 1761.
75 WEALTHIA, b. Nov. 4, 1763.
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76 ABIGAIL, b. Jan. 25, 1765, d. young.
77 ABIGAIL, b. Jan. 6, 1768.
78 ABIAH, b. Oct. 11, 1769.
79 ELI, b. April 4, 1772.
Joseph Palmer (No. 20) m. Frances, daughter of Thomas and Rebecca (Jackson) Prentice, Nov. 12, 1687.
CHILDREN:
80 Son, b. July 8, 1688, d. young.
81 Son, b. Sept. 12, 1689, d. young.
82 JOSEPH, b. Nov. 14, 1690, m. Mary Palmer (No. 39).
83 Daughter, b. Sept. 23, 1692, d. young.
84 HANNAH, b. May 31, 1695, m. George Palmer. (No. 35).
85 BENJAMIN, b. March 18, 1696, m. Rebecca Palmer (No. 40).
86 SARAH, b. April 28, 1698.
87 JONATHAN, b. May 2, 1703.
Jonathan Palmer (No. 22) m. Mary or Marcy Manwarring Dec. 1, 1706.
CHILDREN:
88 JUDITH, b. Jan. 6, 1708.
89 MARY, b. Feb. 27, 1709.
90 HANNAH, b. Dec. 12, 1711, m. William York (No. 16), that family.
91 ANNA, b. May 15, 1715.
92 IRENE, b.) 2-10 'm. Henry Rowland.
93 LOVE, b. March 3, 1717, m. Jonathan Shepard.
94 PRUDENCE, b. March 31, 1719, m. Thomas Shaw, Jr.
95 JONATHAN, b. Dec. 23, 1720, m. Prudence Holmes.
Daniel Palmer (No. 23) m. Ist, Margaret Smith of Groton, March 25, 1700. She d. June 4, 1727 ; m. 2d, Mrs. Mary (Avery) Denison, widow of William Denison (No. 53), that family, Jan. 12, 1732. He d. Feb. 30, 1762.
CHILDREN:
96 NEHEMIAH, b. April 9, 1702, m. Submit Palmer.
97 DANIEL, b. June 10, 1704, m. Mary Palmer Jan. 6, 1731.
98 SAMUEL, b. April 1, 1707, m., had a son, Samuel, of Thompson, Conn.
99 NATHAN, b. Oct. 24, 1711, m. Phebe Billings.
100 RUFUS, b. Oct. 7, 1713, m. Phebe Babcock Feb. 15, 1749.
101 HULDAH, b. Nov. 15, 1715, d. aged 12 yrs.
102 LYDIA, b. Aug. 16, 1718, d. aged 9 yrs.
103 JAMES, b. July 13, 1720, m. Hannah Chesebrough.
104 REBECCA, b. Sept. 13, 1726, m. Capt. Daniel Fish of Preston, Conn., Feb. 17, 1743; she d. July 12, 1786; he d. April 11, 1788.
Nehemiah Palmer (No. 24), m. Jerusha, daughter of Capt. Jo- seph and Mrs. Hannah (Denison) Chesebrough Saxton, Jan. 17, 1700 (No. 30), Chesebrough family. He d. She m. 2d, James Deane (No. 2), that family, and had another husband, but no children.
CHILDREN:
105 SAXTON, b. Nov. 29, 1701, m. Sarah Richardson.
106 THOMAS, b. Jan. 7, 1703, m. Mrs. Priscilla (Chesebrough) Chesebrough.
107 JERUSHA, b. April 30, 1705, m. John Thompson (No. 5), that family. 108 NEHEMIAH, b. Feb. 4, 1707, m. Mary Eldridge.
109 STEPHEN, b. May 1, 1709, m. Elizabeth Quimby.
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PALMER FAMILY.
110 ABIJAH, b. Sept. 29, 1712, m. Dorothy Palmer.
111 THANKFUL, b. April 14, 1714.
112 DAVID, b. Dec. 22, 1717.
113 BRIDGET, b. April 3, 1721, m. John Gallup (No. 70), that family.
Moses Palmer (No. 26) m. Abigail, daughter of Daniel and Mary (Sherman) Allen, and granddaughter of Rev. John Sher- man, April 1, 1703.
CHILDREN:
114 JOHN, b. June 14, 1705.
115 AMIE, b. Dec. 3, 1706, m. Jonathan Tracy Feb. 19, 1724.
116 Daughter, b. Aug. 28, 1708, d. young.
117 ABIGAIL, b. Sept. 16, 1709, m. Nathaniel Tracy July 7, 1731.
118 DOROTHY, b. Nov. 20, 1711, m. Abijah Palmer (No. 110).
119 MARY, b. June 28, 1713.
120 MOSES, b. July 18, 1715, d. young.
121 SUBMIT, b. May 3, 1718, m. Nehemiah Palmer (No. 96).
122 REBECCA, b. April 5, 1720, m. Capt. Daniel Fish.
123 LOIS, b. March 3, 1722.
124 MOSES, b. April 3, 1726, m. Prudence Turner.
John Palmer (No. 28) m. Ann Chesebrough Jan. 18, 1727 (No. 38), that family. She d. March 3, 1727. He m. 2d, Dorothy Noyes, Dec. 26, 1728 (No. III), that family.
CHILDREN:
125 JOHN, b. March 21, 1729, m. Anna Noyes (No. 128), that family.
126 MOSES, b. Oct. 29, 1730.
127 NOYES, b. Aug. 20, 1732, m. Sarah Mix June 20, 1754.
128 GILBERT, b. Aug. 30, 1734, d. Oct. 17, 1734.
129 ABIGAIL, b. May 11, 1736.
130 DOLLE, b. Jan. 13, 1741.
131 GILBERT, b. June 8, 1743.
Amie Palmer (No. 115) m. Jonathan Tracy of Norwich Feb. 19, 1724.
CHILD:
132 MOSES, b. Feb. 26, 1733.
Gershom Palmer (No. 32) m. Sarah Fenner, date not given. CHILDREN:
133 GERSHOM, b.
134 JOHN, b.
135 ANN, b.
Ichabod Palmer (No. 33) m. his first cousin, Hannah Palmer (No. 25), in the year 1697.
CHILDREN:
136 LUCY, b. May 28, 1699, m. William Chesebrough (No. 42), that family. 137 ICHABOD, b. Oct. 25, 1702, m. Elizabeth Noyes (No. 110), that family.
138 PRUDENCE, b. May 29, 1706.
139 NATHANIEL, b. Oct. 11, 1707, m. Mary Chesebrough.
140 DANIEL, b. Dec. 1, 1709.
141 ELIAS, b. May 15, 1715, m. Mary Holmes.
William Palmer (No. 34) m. Grace Miner Jan. 10, 1701 (No. 47), that family. They lived in Taugwonk and later on moved to Pun-hun-gue-nuck Hill, North Stonington, Conn.
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CHILDREN:
142 GRACE, bapt. June 27, 1703.
143 WILLIAM, bapt. March 10, 1705.
144 ELIHU, bapt. Dec. 6, 1706, m. Deborah Reynolds Jan. 19, 1721.
145 ELDER WAIT, bapt. May 27, 1711, m. Mary Brown.
George Palmer (No. 35) m. Hannah Palmer (No. 84) March 24, IZII.
CHILDREN:
146 CHRISTOPHER, b. Feb. 13, 1712, m. Esther Prentice.
147 ZEBULON, b. Feb. 4, 1714.
148 JOSEPH, b. Aug. 16, 1717, m. Zipporah Billings.
149 GEORGE, b. Sept. 6, 1719.
150 GERSHOM, b. Oct. 13, 1723, m. Dorothy Brown.
Walter Palmer (No. 37) m. Grace Vose, daughter of Edward and Waitstill Vose of Milton, Mass., Aug. 7, 1712.
CHILDREN:
151 GRACE, b.
152 WALTER, Jr., b. July 29, 1717, m. Mercy Hinckley (No. 24), that family. Joseph Palmer (No. 82) m. Mary Palmer (No. 39) April 2, 1711. CHILDREN:
153 SARAH, b. Jan. 17, 1712.
154 MARY, b. March 21, 1714.
155 PHEBE, b. Nov. 24, 1717.
156 FRANCES, b. Oct. 27, 1721.
157 JOSEPH, b. Oct. 30, 1719, m. Katharine Coats.
158 AMOS, b. April 11, 1724.
159 MOSES, b. April 13, 1726.
160 HANNAH, b. Aug. 2, 1727.
161 JONATHAN, b. March 18, 1730.
162 ANN, b. Dec. 23, 1732.
163 ASENATH, b. March 26, 1735.
Nehemiah Palmer (No. 96) m. Submit Palmer (No. 121) April 29, 1736, both of Stonington, Conn. He d. July 25, 1762 ; she d. Jan. 29, 1793.
CHILDREN:
164 NEHEMIAH, b. May 1, 1738, m. Mary Chesebrough (No. 162), that family. 165 JESSE, b. June 30, 1740, m. Phebe Chesebrough (No. 99), that family.
166 ELIJAH, b. Sept. 12, 1742, m. Anna Chesebrough; 2d, widow Louise Holmes.
167 SUBMIT, b. Jan. 12, 1745, m. Samuel Chesebrough (No. 103), that family.
168 ABEL, b. Dec. 4, 1746, d. young.
169 DANIEL, b. June 17, 1749.
170 LOIS, b. Sept. 7, 1751.
171 REUBEN, b. Aug. 2, 1753.
172 ABEL, b. April 4, 1756.
173 ELI, b. July 8, 1766.
Dr. Nathan Palmer (No. 99) m. Phebe Billings April 21, 1735 (No. 47), that family. He d. March 28, 1795.
CHILDREN:
174 DENISON, b. Dec. 17, 1735, m. Marvin Palmer; 2d, Mrs. Sarah White. 175 HULDAH, b. Jan. 23, 1736, m. Gilbert Fanning (No. 9), that family. 176 ANDREW, b. Oct. 21, 1738, m. Lucy Palmer; 2d, Hannah Palmer.
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PALMER FAMILY.
177 NATHAN, b. Sept. 5, 1740.
178 ASA, b. June 11, 1742.
179 LEMUEL, b. Aug. 8, 1743.
180 EBENEZER, b. Feb. 16, 1745.
181 PHEBE, b. Dec. 4, 1746, m. John C. Rossiter (No. 9), that family. 182 SABRA, b. Nov. 24, 1748.
183 LUCRETIA, b. Oct. 16, 1751.
184 DESIRE, b. Aug. 12, 1753, m. Henry Frink (No. 44), that family.
185 EDWARD, b. Jan. 21, 1756.
186 ELI MINER, b. March 17, 1759.
James Palmer (No. 103) m. Hannah Chesebrough Jan. 4, 1749 (No. III), that family. He d. June 20, 1794; she d. Oct. 4, 1814. CHILDREN:
197 EUNICE, b. Feb. 4, 1750, m. William Stanton (No. 351), that family.
198 HANNAH ,b. Nov. 4, 1755, m. Capt. Andrew Palmer (No. 176).
199 BRIDGET, b. Nov. 12, 1755, d. Dec. 4, 1852, aged 97 yrs, unmarried. 200 SAMUEL, b. June 15, 1758.
201 MARGARET, b. Aug. 17, 1762, m. George Palmer (No. 310).
202 WILLIAM, b. Nov. 10, 1764, m. Mary Palmer (No. 308).
203 DESIRE, b. Aug. 1, 1766, m. Roswell Salstonstall Palmer (No. 311).
204 LEMUEL, b. Nov. 16, 1767, m. Abigail Davis.
Saxton Palmer (No. 105) m. Sarah Richardson May 13, 1722. CHILDREN:
205 SAXTON, b. May 1, 1723.
206 PEREZ, b. Feb. 17, 1725.
Thomas Palmer (No. 106) m. Mrs. Priscilla Chesebrough, daughter of Samuel Chesebrough and wife, Priscilla Alden, and granddaughter of David Alden and wife, Mary Southworth of Duxbury, Plymouth Colony, and great-granddaughter of John Alden and Priscilla Mullines of Mayflower fame. They were m. in 1733 (No. 69), Chesebrough family.
CHILDREN:
207 LUCY, b. Dec. 23, 1734, m. Charles Thompson (No. 14), that family. 208 THOMAS, b. Feb. 9, 1737, m. Mary Rossiter.
209 JABEZ, b. Jan. 24, 1741.
210 BRIDGET, b. April 5, 1743, m. Benedam Gallup (No. 111), that family.
211 DESIRE, b. July 19, 1746, m. Elihu Thompson (No. 16), that family.
212 SAMUEL, b. June 11, 1749, m. Hannah Eells.
Nehemiah Palmer (No. 108) m. Mary Eldridge March 14, 1727. CHILDREN:
213 MARY, b. Feb. 5, 1729.
214 SUSANNAH, b. June 15, 1731. 215 JABISH, b. Aug. 28, 1733.
Stephen Palmer (No. 109) m. Elizabeth Quimby July 16, 1730. CHILDREN: 216 JOSHUA, b. April 4, 1731.
217 ELIZABETH, b. Feb. 13, 1733.
Abijah Palmer (No. 110) m. Dorothy Palmer (No. 118) Dec. 2, 1733. She d. March 10, 1741. He m. 2d, Bridget Stanton April 10, 1742. He d. March 7, 1793.
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CHILDREN:
218 JERUSHA, b. May 16, 1734, m. Benjamin Adams May 9, 1757. 219 LYDIA, b. July 24, 1736.
220 SAXTON, b. June 22, 1738.
221 DOROTHY, b. March 2, 1740.
CHILDREN BY SECOND MARRIAGE:
222 ROBERT, b. Jan. 7, 1743, d. Dec., 1750.
223 SIMEON, b. Oct. 4, 1744, m. Sarah Stanton (No. 296), that family.
224 PELEG, b. Jan. 24, 1754, m. Mary Burch.
225 ROBERT, b. Aug. 6, 1756, d. Aug. 6, 1756.
Noyes Palmer (No. 127) m. Sarah Mix (No. 449), Chesebrough family, June 20, 1754.
CHILDREN:
226 NOYES, b. Oct. 19, 1755, m. Dorothy Stanton.
227 JOHN, b. Jan. 11, 1757.
228 ALLEN, b. Feb. 17, 1759.
229 AMOS, b. June 30, 1761, m. Betsey Stanton.
230 ZEBEDIAH, b. May 22, 1764.
Ichabod Palmer (No. 137) m. Elizabeth Noyes April 29, 1723 (No. 110), that family.
CHILDREN:
231 PRUDENCE, b. Feb. 29, 1724.
232 THOMAS, b. Jan. 27, 1726.
233 ELIZABETH, b. March 25, 1728.
234 ICHABOD, b. Aug. 8, 1730, m. Mary Grant (No. 28), that family.
235 HANNAH, b. Dec. 20, 1733.
236 MARY, b. July 6, 1736.
237 LUCY, b. June 26, 1739.
238 ELIAS SANFORD, b. March 14, 1742, m. Phebe Palmer; 2d, Mrs. Lucy (Randall) Breed.
Nathaniel Palmer (No. 139) m. Mary Chesebrough June 9, 1731 (No. 39), that family.
CHILDREN:
239 ANNA, b. March 12, 1732.
240 LUCRETIA, b. Aug. 31, 1734, m. Amos Whiting Jan. 8, 1752.
241 LUCY, b. Sept. 23, 1737, m. Andrew Palmer (No. 176).
242 NATHANIEL, b. April 17, 1740, m. Grace Noyes.
243 DAVID, b. June 9, 1742, m. Abigail Gardiner Nov. 15, 1773.
244 MARY, b. April 30, 1745, m. Wait Rathbun Feb. 18, 1778.
Elias Palmer (No. 141) m. Mary Holmes Feb. 26, 1734 (No. 25), that family. He d., and she m. 2d, Lieut. John Randall (No. 8), that family, and had ten children (see that family).
CHILDREN BY FIRST HUSBAND:
245 ELIAS, b. March 5, 1735, m. Esther Randall.
246 MARVIN, b. Feb. 18, 1739, m. Denison Palmer (No. 174).
Elder Wait Palmer (No. 145) m. Mary Brown, daughter of Eleazer and Ann (Pendleton) Brown, in the year 1727 (No. 42), that family.
CHILDREN:
247 WAIT, b. May 5, 1728, m. Mary Safford.
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248 AMOS, b. Aug. 27, 1729, m. Mary York Nov. 15, 1749.
249 ISRAEL, b. Jan. 16, 1731, m. Lois Brown (No. 53), that family.
250 ISAAC, b. Feb. 15, 1732.
251 MARY, b. May 14, 1735.
252 CONTENT, b. Jan. 27, 1737.
253 EBENEZER, b. Jan. 21, 1739, m. Hannah Palmer.
254 ELIHU, b. March 10, 1741.
Christopher Palmer (No. 146) m. Esther Prentice Oct. 27, 1731 (No. 18), that family.
CHILDREN:
255 EUNICE, b. May 18, 1732.
256 ESTHER, b. March 25, 1734.
257 CHRISTOPHER, b. Oct. 10, 1735.
258 ABEL, b. Jan. 16, 1737.
259 GEORGE, b. Dec. 20, 1738, m. Ann Denison (No. 179), that family.
260 SARAH, b. Nov. 22, 1740.
261 OTHNID, b. Feb. 13, 1743.
262 LUCY, b. Sept. 18, 1745.
263 MICHAEL, b. Nov. 10, 1752.
Dr. Joseph Palmer (No. 148) m. Zipporah Billings July 10, 1737 (No. 65), that family. They lived at Pendleton Hill. After the death of his first wife he m. 2d, Elizabeth -. He d. April 12, 1791.
CHILDREN:
264 DAVID, b. Aug. 30, 1739, m. Grace Plumb in 1760. He d. in 1821. They had eleven children and his descendants are a large proportion of the inhabitants of the State of Vermont. Their son, James, b. March 6, 1764, in Stonington, m. Agnes Boland of Voluntown. They had twelve children, and their son, David, b. 1789, m. Lavinia Bigelow, daughter of Judge Edmund Bigelow of Middletown, Vt .; he d. in 1840. He was a physician, and their eldest son, Benjamin Rush Palmer, M. D., m. in 1836, Araminta Graves, daughter of Rev. Increase Graves, b. in Bridgeport, Vt, in 1811. She d. in 1884 ,and he d. in 1865. They had an only son, Edmund Rush Palmer, M. D. This line of Palmers em- brace men of reputation as physicians, surgeons and brilliant orators. 265 ETHEL, b. Jan. 25, 1740.
266 PHEBE, b. Sept. 5, 1742, m. Elias Sanford Palmer (No. 238).
267 JOSEPH, b. Feb. 1, 1745.
268 ZIPPORAH, b. March 31, 1747, m. Coates.
269 CONTENT, b. Aug. 8, 1749.
270 GERSHOM, b. -, m. Zerviah Palmer (No. 276).
271 JEMIMA, b.
272 EUNICE, b. -, m. - Phillips. 273 SABRA, b.
Gershom Palmer (No. 150) m. Dorothy Brown of Preston, Conn., Nov. 5, 1747. They lived in Stonington, Conn.
CHILDREN:
274 PRUDENCE, b. Aug. 18, 1748, m. William Breed (No. 40), that family; 2d, James Thompson.
275 DOROTHY, b .- , m. Nathan Randall (No. 53), that family.
276 ZERVIAH, b. - , m. Gershom Palmer (No. 270).
277 REUBEN, b. , m. Lucretia Tyler.
278 NAOMIE, b. , m. Stephen Ray.
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HISTORY OF STONINGTON.
279 LOIS, b. , m. Abel Palmer.
280 ESTHER, b. m. Jonathan Palmer.
281 LUCRETIA, b. , m. Elijah Palmer.
282 KETURAH, b. , m. Jacob Button.
283 AMY, b. - , m. Daniel Budlong.
Joseph Palmer (No. 157) m. Katharine Coates Nov. 7, 1741. CHILDREN:
284 JOSEPH, b. July 24, 1742.
285 WILLIAM, b. Jan. 22, 1744.
286 AMOS, b. March 11, 1747, m. Phebe Brown (No. 185), that family.
287 PHEBE, b. April 18, 1749, m. Amos Randall (No. 55), that family.
288 HANNAH, b. -, m. Peleg Randall (No. 59), that family.
Denison Palmer (No. 174) m. Marvin Palmer (No. 246) July IO, 1759. She d. Feb. 25, 1784. He m. 2d, Sarah, the widow of Dr. White of Long Island, 1786.
CHILDREN:
290 REBECCA, b. Sept. 15, 1760.
291 HULDIA, b. March 3, 1762, m. Gilbert Denison (No. 307), that family.
292 NATHAN, b. Nov. 15, 1763, d. June 18, 1801.
293 SABRA, b. Aug. 4, 1765, m. Asa Chesebrough, Nov. 8, 1785 (No. 188), that family.
294 LUCY, b. Dec. 7, 1767, m. Robert Chesebrough (No. 284), that family.
295 HENRY, b. Sept. 24, 1768, m. Prudence Chesebrough Feb. 7, 1790 (No. 192), that family; m. 2d, Hannah Denison Sept. 2, 1798 (No. 275), that family.
296 LUCRETIA, b. Oct. 29, 1770, m. Elias Chesebrough (No. 195), that family. 297 RICHARD, b. Aug. 3, 1772, m. Hannah Stanton (No. 306), that family. 298 ASA, b. June 3, 1774.
299 CHARLES, b. Sept., 1775, m. Betsey Denison (No. 274), that family.
300 SARAH or SALLY, b. Sept., 1777, m. Ezra Chesebrough (No. 196), that family.
301 WEALTHIAN, b. March 31, 1779, m. Nehemiah Palmer (No. 317).
302 DENISON, b. Oct. 10, 1781, m. Hannah Slack; 2d, Eliza, widow of Allen Chesebrough.
CHILDREN BY SECOND MARRIAGE:
303 PHEBE, b. in 1787, d. June 23, 1797.
304 MARVIN, b. in 1789, m. Samuel Helms.
305 SOPHIA, b. April 19, 1793, m. Charles Phelps Noyes March 20, 1814 (No. 218), Noyes family .
306 CLARISSA, b. Dec. 27, 1813, m. Elam Denison (No. 538), that family; m. 2d, Amos Chesebrough (No. 243), that family.
Capt. Andrew Palmer (No. 176) m. Lucy Palmer (No. 241) in 1760. He m. 2d, Hannah Palmer (No. 198), Dec. 14, 1778. He was lost at sea:
CHILDREN:
307 PHEBE, b. 1761, m. Naboth Chesebrough (No. 173), that family. 308 MARY, b. -, m. William Palmer Dec. 17, 1750 (No. 202). Went to Goshen, Conn.
309 PRUDENCE, b. - -, m. John Williams.
310 GEORGE, b. - -, m. Margaret Palmer Dec. 22, 1785 (No. 201).
311 ROSWELL SALSTONSTALL, b. Aug. 1, 1766, m. Desire Palmer (No. 203). Went to Stockbridge, Mass.
312 ROBERT, b. -; served in the Revolutionary war; was taken pris- oner and confined on a prison ship; was released; came home and died, unmarried.
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PALMER FAMILY.
CHILDREN BY SECOND MARRIAGE:
313 ROBERT, b. ; settled in Goshen, Conn., and had nine children.
314 ANDREW, b. , d. unmarried.
Elijah Palmer (No. 166) m. Anna Chesebrough Sept. 27, 1767 (No. 155), that family. She d. Oct. 10, 1802; 2d, widow Louise (Fox) Holmes, widow of Dr. Silas Holmes.
CHILDREN:
315 ELIJAH, b. May, 1768. He was lost at sea Dec. 20, 1788, aged 20 yrs. 316 ANNA, b. - m. James Smith of Groton Nov. 25, 1795.
317 NEHEMIAH, b. , m. Welthian Palmer (No. 301).
318 DUDLEY, b. Aug. 17, 1774, m. Minetta Chesebrough (No. 288), that family. 319 GURDON, b. , m. Holmes.
320 ABIGAIL, b. March, 1784, d. June 11, 1786.
321 RHODA, b. 1786, m. Dr. William Hyde (No. 45), that family.
322 DELIA, b. 1789, d. Aug. 21, 1791.
Thomas Palmer (No. 208) m. Mary Rossiter March 23, 1767 (No. 7), that family.
CHILDREN:
323 HANNAH, b. Oct. 23, 1767, m. Samuel Stanton (No. 382), that family. 324 THOMAS W., b. Jan. 1, 1770; m. Lucy Prentice Wheeler.
Samuel Palmer (No. 212) m. Hannah Eells Nov. 9, 1780 (No. 31), that family.
CHILDREN:
325 LUCY, b. Oct. 25, 1783.
326 SAMUEL, b. Aug. 20, 1785.
327 JOSEPH, b. Aug. 24, 1787.
328 BENJAMIN, b. Aug. 24, 1789.
329 FREDERICK, b. March 22, 1792.
330 BETSEY, b. May 8, 1794.
331 JAMES, b. Feb. 5, 1797.
332 MARIA, b. Sept. 21, 1799, m. Rowland Stanton (No. 313), that family.
333 CORNELIA, b. April 13, 1803.
Peleg Palmer (No. 224) m. Mary or Molly Burch (No. 38), Burch family, March I, 1779.
CHILDREN:
334 LYDIA, b. Nov. 14, 1779, d. Sept. 11, 1872, aged 92 yrs. 335 PELEG, b. -; lost at sea; a young man.
336 ADAM, b. March 27, 1784.
337 DESIRE, b. Aug. 3, 1786, m. James Stanton.
338 DEBORAH, b. May 26, 1788.
339 HULDAH, b. March 8, 1789, m. Asa Lee.
340 NANCY, b. Oct. 14, 1791, m. Capt. Samuel Bottom.
341 SUSAN, b. -, 1796, m. Nathaniel Waldron.
342 DEA. SIMEON, b. Aug. 5, 1799, m. 1st, Ann Eliza Chesebrough (No. 428), that family; 2d, Caroline Tiffany, Aug. 5, 1828.
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