William Palmer 1
- Born: 18 Mar 1703
- Marriage (1): Hester Taber on 15 Feb 1727 in Dartmouth, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA
- Buried: Old Commons Burial Ground, Little Compton, Newport County, Rhode Island, USA
General Notes:
Son of John Palmer and Elizabeth Richmond.
Ralph V. Wood Jr., "Francis Cooke," Mayflower Families Through Five Generations, (Camden, Maine: Picton Press, 1996), v.12, page 331.
William Palmer was born on 18 March 1703 at Little Compton, Rhode Island.
Ibid.
He was baptized on 3 November 1704 at Little Compton, Rhode Island.
"Vital Records of Rhode Island, 1636-1850", online AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2002. (Orig. Pub. Narragansett Historical Publishing Company Providence, RI. James N. Arnold, Vital records of Rhode Island 1636-1850: First Series: births, marriages and deaths: a family register for the people, 21 vols., 1891). Retrieved March 2009.
He married Hester Taber, daughter of Thomas Taber and Rebecca Harlowe, at Dartmouth, Bristol Co., Massachusetts, on 15 February 1727 "both of Dartmouth."
"Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850", online www.newenglandancestors.org.
He was named in his father's will dated on 10 April 1745.
Ralph V. Wood Jr., "Francis Cooke," Mayflower Families Through Five Generations, (Camden, Maine: Picton Press, 1996), v.12, page 331.
His will was dated on 21 March 1774 proved 27 Feb 1775. "William Palmer of Freetown, Schollmaster." Names his wife Esther; sons Samuel, Thomas and Beriah "in case he is living"; daughters Abigail Crapo (wife of Seth), Rebecca Hillar and Sarah King (wife of Consider); grandson John Palmer; granddaughter Hannah Hammet. Grandson Amaziah received "one Dollar which is what I intended to give his father..." Son Samuel was named as sole executor. Inventory taken 21 Feb 1775.
Ibid.
Children by Hester Taber b. 6 Mar 1709/10, d. after 21 Mar 1774:
Amaziah Palmer
Abigail Palmer
Thomas Palmer b. 20 Mar 1730/31, d. between 3 Jul 1787 and 30 Nov 1787
Samuel Palmer
Rebecca Palmer
Sarah Palmer
Beriah Palmer
Priscilla Palmer
"Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850", online www.newenglandancestors.org. . Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850.
Ralph V. Wood Jr., "Francis Cooke," Mayflower Families Through Five Generations, (Camden, Maine: Picton Press, 1996), v.12, pages 331-332.
William Palmer died before 21 February 1775 at Freetown, Massachusetts.
Ibid., page 331.
Bio includes data from The Brouwer Genealogy Database.
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~brouwergenealogydata/surname_index.htm
William married Hester Taber, daughter of Thomas Taber and Rebecca Harlowe, on 15 Feb 1727 in Dartmouth, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA. (Hester Taber was born on 6 Mar 1710 in Dartmouth, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA and was buried in Old Commons Burial Ground, Little Compton, Newport County, Rhode Island, USA.)
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