Edward Palmer (abt. 1450)

Born about 1450 in England

Ancestors

Descendants

Biography

Edward Palmer of Angmering, Sussex, was the son of John Palmer and Isabel Bilton.^[1]

siblings: Thomas, Ana,^[2] Elizabeth, Catherine, Robert Palmer of Parham, and Alice^[1]

Marriage

Edward Palmer of Angmering married Alice, daughter and heir of John Clement of "Ightham Mote, nr. Sevenoaks, Kent"^[3]

children

The children of Edward and Alice included a daughter and three sons (two became MPs):

• John Palmer of Angmering, Sussex, born by 1495, died on 7 Jan 1563^[3]
  • Thomas Palmer, born 1542^[4][5][6]
• Henry Palmer of London and Wingham, born by 1496, died 5 Jan. 1559^[7]
  • Thomas Palmer, born 15414781^[8]
• Thomas Palmer (executed)^[9]
• Eleanor, widow of John Berners of Finchingfield, Essex, married by 1544 William Bendlowes of Great Bardfield, Essex.^[10]

• Anne (see Disputed Daughter, below]]

The modern reputation of Edward's first-born son, John, as a gambler is from a misidentification - the gambler was his "younger brother, later executed for supporting the Duke of Northumberland."^[3]

Notes

Birth about 1450 is a guess based on his oldest son born "by 1495".^[3] One online database has birth as 1478.^[11]

Marriage about 1494 also based on his oldest son born "by 1495".^[3]

Death about 1516 based on biography of son John, which says that John succeeded his father in 1516.^[3]

Disputed Daughter

Anne Palmer, married John Bellingham.^[12]

• daughter of John Palmer and Isabel Bilton (Edward's parents)^[1]
• daughter of Edward Palmer^[13][14][15]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} pages 205-206 (Google eBook).
   • The roll of the Royal College of Physicians of London: Continued to 1993, London, R.C.P. and Munk, W. (1830, Sherwood, Gilbert and Piper, printed by W. Marchant)
2. ↑ married John Bellingham of Lyminster. (page 190, RCP)
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5} History of Parliament Online: John Palmer (by 1495-1563), by R. J.W. Swales
4. ↑ John "made his will will on 7 Jan. 1563 and he died before the day was out. He named his son Thomas, then almost 21, executor". (History of Parliament Online)
5. ↑ History of Parliament Online: Thomas Palmer (1542-1616)
6. ↑ Thomas Palmer (born 1542), son of John Palmer (born by 1495), married Mary Palmer and was the son-in-law of Thomas Palmer (born by 1520, died 1582) of Parham, Sussex, who was the son of Robert Palmer. (See Thomas Palmer (by 1520-1582).)
7. ↑ History of Parliament Online: Sir Henry Palmer (by 1496-1559), by R. J.W. Swales
8. ↑ "His property passed to his 17 year-old son Thomas" upon Sir Henry's death 5 January 1559. (History of Parliament Online)
9. ↑ Sir Thomas Palmer, executed for treason on 22 August 1553, with John Dudley (1st Duke of Northumberland) and Sir John Gates. See this JSTOR article & also these Wikipedia articles: John Dudley, Thomas Palmer.
10. ↑ History of Parliament Online: William Bendlowes (1514/15-1584), by J.J. Goring
11. ↑ Edward Palmer, "Our Royal, Titled, Noble, and Commoner Ancestors and Cousins" (website, compiled by Mr. Marlyn Lewis, Portland, OR; accessed September 30, 2015), citing "Unknown author, Stemmata Robertson & Durdin. in unknown series (n.p.: n.pub., unknown publish date)."
12. ↑ see this G2G discussion
13. ↑ page 190, RCP; same source gives her parents as John Palmer and Isabel Bilton (pages 205-206)
14. ↑ Miscellanea Genealogica Et Heraldica and the British Archivist, Volume 1, p 115
15. ↑ The pedigree of the ancient family of the Palmers of Sussex [by R. Jenyns. Together with extr. from registers, etc] (page 13)