Born about in Virginia, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Samuel P. Morton
and Philadelphia (Wade) Morton
Sister of
Richard Morton, Polly (Morton) Eastin, Agnes (Morton) Brandenburg, Sarah (Morton) Perkins, Archibald Morton and Elizabeth (Morton) Petty
Wife of
Rawleigh Palmer
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
Asa W Palmer, Martha (Palmer) Jacobs, William Palmer, Martillus Palmer, Elizabeth (Palmer) White, Agnes (Palmer) Wilcox, Thomas Palmer, James Harvey Palmer, Rolla Palmer, Phillip Wade Palmer, Demarcus Palmer and Dudley Palmer
Died
at about age 91
in Boone, Kentucky, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 17 Jul 2012
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Biography
Philadelphia was born about 1784. She died in 1875.
She is the daughter of Samuel Morton and Philadelphia Wade.
Spouse: Rawleigh "Rolly" Palmer I 1784 - 1845. Findagrave #32557002 (3 kids are linked)
Sources
- Philadelphia Dolly (Morton) Palmer: https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/K2QJ-YGJ Lists her parents, siblings, spouse, 12 children, 7 sources/notes.
- 1850 Census: Philadepha Palmer. Age: 66. White, female. Home in 1850: Boone, Boone Township, Franklin, Missouri. Birth date/place: 1784 in Virginia. Household members: Philadepha Palmer, 66 (VA). Marcus Palmer, 22 (KY). Dudley Palmer, 18 (KY).
- 1860 Census: Philadelphia Palmer. Age: 72. Home in 1860: Clarks Fork Township, Cooper, Missouri. Birth date/place: 1788 in Virginia. Household members: Philadelphia Palmer, 72 (VA). Demarcus Palmer, 27 (KY). Lemyra J. Palmer, 26 (MO). John P. Palmer, 3 (MO). Ann E. Palmer, 1 (MO).
- 1860 Census, Slave Schedule: Philadelphia Palmer, owner. Clarks Fort, Cooper, Missouri. Unknown, 17 (female). Unknown, 14 (male).
- 1870 Census: Delphia Palmer. Age: 84. Home in 1870: Columbia, Boone, Missouri. Birth date/place: 1786 in Virginia. Household members: Delphia Palmer, 84 (VA). Asa Palmer, 65 (KY). Sally Palmer, 64 (KY). George Botts, 42 (KY). Julia Botts, 40 (KY). Willaim Botts, 10 (KY). John Botts, 8 (KY). Minerva Botts, 2 (KY). Clara Palmer, 15 (MO).
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Philadelphia by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Philadelphia:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Philadelphia by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Philadelphia:
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~1.56%
Dennis Smith
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A915591 [compare], Ancestry member DENNISS
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~0.78%
Kay (Dunham) Meers :
23andMe
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~0.78%
Cathy Howard :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A038309 [compare], Ancestry member Nonesuchlayne
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~0.78%
Rhoads Hollowell :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member RhoadsHollowell
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~0.78%
Jeff Cundiff :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member cundiff_jeff
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