WALTER PALMER AND DESCENDANTS
OHIO EARLY SETTLERS | First Settlers in Palmer Township
Walter was listed on the Four Sisters passenger list, a ship from London to Salem, Massachusetts on 5 April, 1629. This ship was part of the Endicott Fleet: Talbot, Lyon, Lyons Whelp, George Bonaventure, and Mayflower.
William was listed as coming on the ship Fortune in 1621, while his wife, Frances, Came in 1623 on the ship Ann. Abraham was a passenger on the Winthrop Fleet with his wife, Grace of Canterbury, Kent. So all three brothers cast their lots with the new world.
Walter had five children too old to be born in America:
Grace, born about 1612-1614 in England
John born 1617 in England
William born about 1619-1622 in England
Jonah born about 1620-1622 in England
Elizabeth born about 1620-1625 in England
Walter married 1 June 1633 In Roxbury Church to Rebecca Short.
Their children:
Hannah born May or June 1634
Elihu born Jan 1636
Nehemiah born October on November, 1637
Moses born March 1640
Benjamin born 30th day of 3rd month, 1642
Gershom born about 1644
Rebecca born 1647
Walter established a large
family from which many descended. All of his children born in
America were born in Charlestown with the exception of Gershom and
Rebecca, who were born in Rehoboth.
Various plans for a new town to be called Seacuncke, also known as Rehoboth, were made and among those who met to arrange the settlement were Walter, William Chesebrough and others. William immediately settled there. The value of Walter’s estate at this point was 419 pounds. He was propounded a freeman in Plymouth Colony 4 June 1645 and admitted a freeman 28 October 1645. He was deputy from Rehoboth to the general Court of the Plymouth Colony for the years 1646 and 1647, a surveyor in 1650, and on the grand jury 7 October 1651, Constable in 1652, a resident of Rehoboth until 28 June 1653.
William Chesebrough went from Rehoboth previous to 1653 and examined the land known as Wequetequoc, pronounced Wickety-Squack, and supposing it to be a part of Massachusetts territory, applied for a grant of 300 acres, soon increasing it to 2300. He then induced Walter Palmer and Thomas Minor to settle there. This explains how Walter came to what later became Stonington..
Walter at once bought land on the east bank of Wequetequoc Cove, in which he made an agreement with Gov. John Haines of Hartford for purchase thereof. There was a discrepancy and dispute as to the boundaries of the land east between the Mystic and Pawcatuck Rivers and on 23 April 1662, Gov. John Winthrop, Jr. Of Massachusetts, obtained a charter from King Charles II, establishing the boundaries at Pawcatuck River and in 1665 changed the name to Stonington, Connecticut.
Walter and family first attended the church in New London until about 1657 when the first meeting was held at his house in Stonington by Reverend William Thompson. After that it was held in different homes until the church was built at Stonington.
Walter was buried in the Wequetequock Burying Ground and an association was formed to preserve this cemetery. A large monument to William Chesebrough, Thomas Minor, Walter Palmer and Thomas Stanton was erected by the settlers and dedicated 31 August 1899. All of their birth and death dates were on the monument as a memorial to the men who had done so much to establish a community for their progenitors and to the substance of their lives, a pattern of industry, honesty and community service for others to emulate.
Walter’s son, John, was made a freeman 13 March 1638 and died unmarried in Charlestown.
Walter’s son William was made freeman the same day in March. An allotment of land in Killingsworth is dated 1665. He died unmarried approximately 27 May 1697.
Elizabeth married Thomas Slew
2 June 1665. She married, second, Thomas Chapman 26 October 1677 in
Stonington.
Hannah married Thomas Hewitt.
He established a West Indies trade and in 1662 started out. He was
never heard from again.
Hannah partitioned the court for permission to remarry and was granted permission on 27 December 1671.
She then married Roger Sterry who died previous to 1680.
Hannah married, third, John Fish on 25 August 1681 and was his third wife.
Children by first marriage:
Thomas Hewett born 2 May 1660
Benjamin Hewett born 1662
Children by second marriage:
Hannah Sterry born 18 Aug 1672
Samuel Sterry born 1674
Hannah probably lived her entire life in Stonington.
Elihu born early January, 1636, was baptized into first church in Charlestown, eleventh month, twenty fourth day of 1635 and died 19 September 1666, unmarried.
Benjamin , baptized into First Church in Charlestown on the sixth day, fourth month of 1642. Took oath of freeman in October 1669 as listed on the census of Stonington in 1669. On 21 June 1676, Benjamin was sent by Nehemiah Palmer, the constable, to warn the people of Wickford of trouble uprising in the land disputes between Rhode Island and Pettequamscutt. On 11 December, 1683,
Benjamin received an allotment of 100 acres at Shoanoak in Stonington, which he gave to Nehemiah. On 5 June 1684 he divided all his property between his brothers. This is probably when he left Stonington for Northfield, Massachusetts.
Northfield was settled in 1671 and Benjamin Palmer was granted 30 acres in 1683. He was a signed of the petition for the town in 1683 and took possession of his land in 1685. He soon became a leading man of th etown and 16 March 1686 was chosen supervisor and also Measurer of Land. Soon thereafter the people were driven out and the town was destroyed by Indians. He did not return for the subsequent rebuilding. On August 1691, on the 10th day, Thomas Minor’s diary stated that Benjamin and his wife had come home. He remained there until his death dated 8 April 1701.
Rebecca, born 1647 in Rehoboth, died 2 May 1713 at Stonington.
Married Elisha Chesebrough 20 April 1635, son of William Chesebrough and Anna Stevenson of Stonington.
Rebecca married, second, John Baldwin 24 July 1672. He was born 28 October 1635 and died 19 August 1683 in New London, Conneticut, son of Sylvester Baldwin and Sarah Bryant.
Children:
Rebecca Chesebrough born 1647 in Rehoboth, Mass. Died 2 May 1713 in Stonington, Mass.
Mary born 24 February 1675
Sylvester born 4 March 1677
Sarah born 4 March 1679
Jane born April 1681
Theophilus born 1 June 1683
OUR DIRECT ANCESTOR
Jonah Palmer born in England about 1620, died 22 June 1709 in Rehoboth, Mass.
Married 3 May 1655 to Elizabeth Grissell in Rehoboth, Mass., daughter of Frances Grissell and Mary of Charlestown.
Married , second, 9 Nov 1692
to Abigail Carpenter, daughter of William Carpenter and Abigail of
Rehoboth. Abigail was the widow of John Titus, Jr. She died 15 April
1689.
Jonah came to America with his
father and the Plymouth Colonial Records show that he took the oath
of fidelity in 1658, being made freeman in 1683. He was on the coroner's inquest 4 March 1673, listed as Jonah and on 1 July
1684 was again listed as Jonas.
Children:
Hannah born 8 Nov 1657
Married John French 27 November in Rehoboth, Mass. He died 10 June 1709 in Rehoboth.
Children:
Hannah French born 19 Oct 1679
John French born 13 Apr 1681
Mary French born 15 Mar 1683-4
Eliza French born 19 Jan 1684-5
Martha French born 28 Mar 1688
Samuel French born 30 Mar 1690
Jonathan French born 17 Nov 1693
Thomas French born 6 Sept 1696
Ephriam French born 22 Jan
1699
OUR DIRECT ANCESTOR
Samuel Palmer born 22 November 1659.
Married 18 Jan 1680-1 to Elizabeth Kingsley in Rehoboth. Daughter of Eldad Kingsley and Mehitable French.
Samuel married , second, Ann Durge, 6 December 1727 in Windham. She was born in 1676 and died 17 Feb 1761 in Windham.
Samuel served in King Phillips War under Major William Bradford and was in the Marraganett Swamp Fight in 1676 as a resident of Rehoboth.
Jonah Palmer born 29 March 1662
Mary Palmer born 23 February 1663-1664
Martha Palmer born 6 July 1666
Grace Palmer born 1 October 1668
Hannah Palmer born 8 Nov 1657
married John French 27 Nov 1676 in Rehoboth. He was born in 1655 and died 10 June 1709 in Rehoboth.
Children:
Hannah French born 19 Oct 1679
John French born 13 April 1681
Mary French born 15 Mar 1683-4
Eliza French born 19 Jan 1684-5
Martha French born 28 Mar 1688
Samuel French born 30 Mar 1690
Jonathan French born 17 Nov 1693
Thomas French born 6 Sep 1696
Ephriam French born 22 Jan 1699
OUR DIRECT ANCESTOR
Samuel , served in the King Phillips War under Major William Bradford and was in the Marragansett Swamp Fight in 1676 as a resident of Rehoboth. He resided here until after the birth of all his children. On 26 May 1691, Samuel and Jonah, Junior, a yeoman, deeded land in North Purchase of Rehoboth to Alexander Balson.
In 1701 Samuel purchased land in Windham, Windham county, Connecticut from Isaac Magoun, a Scotsman who named the large tract of land for his native land. On 17 March 1701-2, Samuel sold to Samuel Newman of Rehoboth all his house and lands and moved to Windham where he stayed. From time to time he deeded lands purchased from Isaac Magoun to his various children.
Children:
Jonah Palmer born 29 Mar 1662
Mary Palmer born 23 Feb 1663-4
died 15 Apr 1757, Rehoboth
Married Joseph Doggett 14 Feb 1727, in Rehoboth. Son of John Doggett and Anna Sutton of Rehoboth. He served in King Phillip’s war as wheelwright, miller and also practiced medicine.
Children:
John Doggett born 19 Jan 1962
Mary Doggett born 30 Aug 1692
Hannah Doggett born 20 Nov 1695
Joseph Doggett born 13 June 1697
Hepeseby Doggett born 29 Sept 1701
Martha Doggett born 29 Sept 1701,
Isaac Doggett born 20 Mar 1703-4
Martha Palmer, born 6 July 1666,
died 18 Sept 1762 in Rehoboth
Married Joseph Titus 19 Jan 1687-8 in Rehoboth, son of John Titus, Jr. and Abigail Carpenter. Abigail Carpenter was the second wife of Jonah Palmer, father of Martha. Joseph Titus died 19 Jan 1766.
Joseph Titus born 19 Nov 1690
Jonah Titus born 19 June 1690-1
Benjamin Titus born 14 Dec 1693
Noah Titus born 22 Apr 1696
died 8 June 1733
Martha Titus born 20 Dec 1698
died 13 February, child
Mary Titus born 13 Sept 1701
Lydia Titus born 16 Sept 1703
Abigail Titus born 23 Nov 1706
Phoebe Titus born 9 May 1709
Children:
Grace Titus, born 1 Oct abt. 1680
married James Carpenter 15 Apr 1695 in Rehoboth. Son of Samuel Reedway and Sarah
Children:
Rachel Carpenter born 25 Sep 1701
Lydia Carpenter born 30 Apr 1700
Gersham Carpenter born 1 Nov 1702
died 1724, child
Ebenezer Carpenter born 21 July 1713. Joanna born 17 July 1714
Samuel Palmer born 4 Jan 1683-4, died probably in Kent, Litchfield county, Conn.
Married 8 Apr 1707 to Hepsebeth Abbe who was born 14 Feb 1688-9
Children:
Ichabod Palmer deeded land to his father, Samuel, in 1754 and 1761. On court records he was known as Samuel Jr. On 4 April 1720 Samuel Sr. deeded to Samuel Jr. land in the town of Windham.
Again on 15 Apr 1734 and 28 June 1736, was a deed to Samuel III in Windham.
Samuel’s son Zebulon was the first to purchase land in Litchfield, Kent. All the sons of Samuel except John and Aaron went to Kent
John Palmer born 4 Jan 1683-4
buried 5 Jan 1683-4, at Rehoboth
Mehitable Palmer born 11 March 1686 died probably unmarried
Nehemiah Palmer born 11 Mar 1688-9, buried 14 March 1688-9 in Rehoboth
Benoni Palmer born 27 July 1690, buried 28 July 1690 in Rehoboth
Mary Palmer born 17 Dec 1691
died 30 Nov 1750 in Windham
Married 12 Mar 1722-3 to John Abbe in Windham, his second wife.
Mary Married, second, 21 Aug 1712 to John Titus
DIRECT ANCESTOR
Seth Palmer, born 11 April 1694 in Rehoboth, died 1 August 1772 in Windham
Married Elizabeth Carey 19 April 1720 in Windham. Daughter of Joseph Carey and Elizabeth Rudd or Windham
Children:
Elizabeth Palmer born 15 Aug 1721
Married Josiah Kingsley Jr. 11 Nov 1752 in Windham Son of Josiah Kingsley and Dorothy Bingham
l child, Elizabeth Kingsley born 24 Feb 1751
Mary Palmer born 17 Oct 1723
Married Elisha Bebbard 16 Oct 1744 in Windham. Son of Nathaniel Bebbard and Sarah Crane
Children:
Ann Bebbard born 16 Aug 1747
Elizabeth Bebbard born 18 July 1749
Mary Bebbard born 22 Jan 1751-2
Ebenezer Bebbard born 9 June 1755
Irene Bebbard born 25 Oct 1757
Elizabeth Bebbard born 21 Dec 1759
Sarah Bebbard born 10 Oct 1762
Elias Bebbard born 29 June 1770
Abigail Bebbard born 9 Jan 1725-6
in Windham. Married Amos Kingsley 22 Jan 1746-7 in Windham. Son of Amos Kigsley and Ruth Adams.
Children:
David Kingsley born 22 June 1748-9
Phineas Kingsley born 21 Dec 1750
Abigail Kingsley born 22 Nov 1753
Enos Kingsley born 20 Sept 1761
Elizabeth Kingsley born 24 June 1763
Esther Kingsley born 12 Sept 1770.
Died 19 Sept 1779
Hannah Kingsley born 1 March 1727-8. Married Joshua Read 7 Aug 1754 in Windham as his third wife. Joshua was born 27 Aug 1716, son of Thomas Read and Rebecca Palmer.
(It is noted that there are three Elizabeths listed as family members. This may be due to the fact that the birth rate was so high and also that it was sometimes a custom to give a second child the deceased child’s name. This may also be due to the fact that sometimes people neglected to give a child their name until they were older, calling them Sissy or Baby until they were old enough to give themselves a name of their own choosing. If accurate birth dates were not available, it would be questioned if these were actual births.)
Children:
Esther Reed born 1 June 1730
Married Reuben Robinson 12 Jan 1786-7 in Windham. Son of Benjamin Robinson and Jerusha Bingham
Robinson Children:
Esther Robinson born 18 July 1749, died 19 July 1749, one day old.
Zipporah Robinson born 31 Jan 1750-1
Zopher Robinson born 19 Feb 1753
Clifford Robinson born 8 Feb 1756
Reuben Robinson born 19 Feb 1759
Esther Robinson born 6 Feb 1764 Hannah Robinson born 12 Feb 1761
Asenath Robinson born 26 Sept 1768
Eliel Robinson born 24 Sept 1768
Jehoadam Robinson born and died 20 Apr 1783
Seth Robinson born 4 May 1784
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* Dear cousin Debbra: There are several errors in early generations
which you
might like to correct. We don't like to be critical but with advent of internet
there
is a lot of misinformation out there that people question us on. I would suggest
that you revisit your statement Joseph Palmer b.28FEB1786-7 marr. Hannah Fox
7FEB1785 in
Waterford, OH with ch: Joseph b.24NOV1785 Poltney,VT. Do some math. You
have missed a JOSEPH in your Genealogy. WALTER, Jonah 1620, Samuel 1659, Seth
1694, Joseph 1735, Joseph 1761, Isaac Lasell 1797, m. Persis Tilton. If you send
me snail mail
address I will send a few excerpts concerning same elmer@walterpalmer.com
Joseph Palmer born 23 Feb 1786-7, married Hannah Fox 7 Feb 1785 in Waterford, Washington county, Ohio
Children:
*Joseph Palmer born 24 Nov 1785 in Poltney, Vermont, Married Sally Martin
Jabish Fox Palmer born 31 Aug 1788 in Poltney, Vt. Married Lydia Brown
Benjamin Franklin Palmer born 10 Nov 1791 in Poltney, Vt. Married Margaret Hoagland
Jerusha Palmer born 12 Aug 1794-5, and Married Caleb Green
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Isaac Palmer
(left) born 11 Jan 1797,
and Married Persis Tilton
Ephriam Palmer born 4 August 1799, Married Mary Dunsmoor
Betsy Palmer born 4 Feb 1803, was blind and never married.
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Isaac Palmer born 11 Jan 1797 Married Persis Tiltn 23 May 1822 in Waterford, Washington county, Ohio
Children:
Oscar Palmer born 27 Apr 1823 in Waterford, Ohio Married Anna Miranda Chamberlain
Jane Palmer born 14 Jan 1825, Married Amzi Allen
Anna Marie Palmer born 11 Mar 1827, Married Benjamin Arnold, 2nd Lieutenant
Hannah Palmer born 3 Feb 1729, Married David Johnson
Joseph Palmer born 22 Sept 1821 Married Diantha Wilson
Charles Palmer born 16 April 1835, Married Eliza Louise Buchanan
Lucien Palmer, no record
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George Bowman Palmer, born 30
Aug 1840, twin, Married Harriet Tucker
(pictured below)
Mary Palmer, born 30 Aug 1840, twin. Married Jesse Becket
Ayra Palmer born 16 May 1843, no further record
Andrew B Palmer born 7 Sept 1846, no further record
Isaac Palmer settled in what is now Palmer Township, Waterford, Ohio. He donated the land where the Palmer Methodist Church now stands. It was his influence and that of his progenitors that made the Palmer Township, Palmer Square, Palmer Schoolhouse and other Palmer businesses noteworthy, and established the name of Palmer a one of integrity. The Palmer name is still well known and respected even now, over 100 years later.
Grandfather (to us) George Bowman Palmer, born 30 Aug 1840 in Waterford, Ohio. Died 20 Feb 1924 in Beverly, Ohio, just across the river from Waterford. He Married Harriet Tucker in Waterford in 1871.
Children:
Arthur Palmer born 19 May 1872 in Waterford
Ella Palmer born 2 Nov 1873
and married Will Love
Photo of Floyd Love
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Clarence Leslie Palmer born 25 July 1877 in Waterford. Married Lena May Westlake 9 Nov 1904 in DeKalb, DeKalb county, Ill.
Harry Fell Palmer born25 Aug 1897 in Waterford
Jessie Palmer born 2 July 1881. Married Elton Baldwin
Kate Palmer born 19 Jan 1883 in Waterford, Ohio. Married John White
Wilbert Palmer born 9 Sept 1886 in Waterford, Ohio
Lucy Palmer born 21 Oct 1885 in Waterford Ohio
Raymond Palmer
(pictured left) born 16 Nov
1888 in Waterford
to see full photo of Raymond Palmer
click here
Mabel Palmer
(pictured right) born 25 Nov 1889
in Waterford. Married Clint Rohrer
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picture of Mabel
Mabel Rohrer's
House, Beverly Ohio
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Clarence Leslie Palmer born 25 July 1877 in Waterford, Wash. County, Ohio. Married Lena May Westlake 9 Nov 1904 in DeKalb, Illinois
Children:
Mabel Ardith Palmer born6 Sept 1907 in DeKalb, DeKalb, Illinois. Married Charles Ommen. No children. Married, second, Curtis Balzer, no children.
George Benjamin Palmer born 29 dec 1913 in Nampa, Canyon county, Idaho. Married Mary Lou Chapman
John Raymond Palmer born 21 June 1919 at Melba, Canyon, Idaho. Married Mary Leora Rinard
Robert Arthur Palmer born 2 May 1922 at Melba, Canyon, Idaho. Married Ruth Lundy
Clarence Leslie Palmer, born 8 Feb 1924 at Melba, Canyon, Idaho. Married Jeanne Sherman
Portia Faye Palmer born 19 Dec 1926 at Melba, Canyon, Idaho. Married William (Bill) Mardock
In the year 1794 Christopher Malster settled on Lot no. 1063
In the year 1802 Joseph Palmer settled on Lot no. 1067
In the year 1803 John Donley settled on Lot no. 1803
In the year 1803 David Gard and father settled on lot no. 1065
In the year 1805 Henry Cornea settled on Lot no. 1068
In the year 1806 Benjamin Brown settled on Lot no. 1084
In the year 18__ Benjamin Pugh settled on Lot no. 1076
In the year 1813 Joseph Atkinson settled on Lot no.796
In the year 1811 Jabish Palmer settled on lot no. 811
In the year 1811 Joseph Palmer settled on Lot no. 811
In the year 1811 Joseph Palmer afterward settled on Lot No 1066
In the year 1815 Timothy Hiatt settled on Lot no. 1070
In the year 1815 Samuel Brown built a mill on Lot no. 1075
In the year 1820 John and Hugh Breckenridge settled on Lot no. 792
In the year 1820 or 25 John Hulbert settled on Lot no. 827
First Settlers in Palmer Township
In the year 1824 Horace Dunsmore settled in Palmer township
In the year 1828 Kilas Murdock settled in Palmer township
In the year 1829 Isaac Perry settled in Palmer township
In the year 1833 William Leget settled in Palmer township
In the year 1836 George Quinn settled in Palmer township
In the year 1835 Thomas Drain settled in Paler township
In the year 1835 John Breckenridge settled in Palmer township
In the year 1835 Hugh Greenlees settled in Palmer township
In the year 1835 David Ferguson settled in Palmer township
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