Obediah Palmer (abt. 1748 - 1824)

Born about 17 Aug 1748 in Great Nine Partners, Dutchess, New York Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Catherine (Hallock) Palmer — married 17 Apr 1773 in Melbrook, New York

Descendants

Died 12 Nov 1824 at about age 76 in Plattekill, Ulster, New York, United States

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Biography

Obediah was a Friend (Quaker)

Obediah was born about 17 Aug 1748 in Great Nine Partners, Dutchess, New York Colony. He was the son of Samuel Palmer Jr. and Dorcas (Unknown) Palmer.

He married Catherine Hallock on 17d 4m 1773 [17 Apr 1773] in Melbrook, New York.^[1] The following excerpt is from the records of the Nine Partners monthly meeting:^[1]

Nine Partners Seventeenth of the Fourth month in the year of our Lord One thousand seven hundred and Seventy Three [1773].
Obediah Palmer of Charlotte prect, Dutchess and Katherine Hallock of New Burrough Prect, Ulaster Co having declared their intention of Marriage … before several Monthly Meetings … Consent of Parents … allowed of by said Meeting …[signed] Obadiah Palmer Catherine Palme
as witnesses there of here unto ??? [smudged]

David Husted Jr Philip? Mosher Patience Hoag Patience Husted Martha Palmer Mary Palmer Mary Mosher Deborah Haight Sarah Palmer Tripp Mosher

Joshua Haight Solomon Barton Solomon Haight Reuben Palmer Edward Palmer Gilbert Palmer Moses Haight Jonathan Hoag Junr. Samuel Palmer James Powell

Edward Hallock Peter Palmer David Sands Tyler Palmer Phebe Hallock Phebe Palmer Sarah Palmer Peter Palmer Junr.

He died on 12 Nov 1824 in Plattekill, Ulster, New York. He was buried in Friends Cemetery.^[2]

Children

Children of Obediah Palmer:

• Samuel Palmer.
• Dorcas Palmer.
• Catherine Palmer.
• Obediah Palmer.
• Phebe H. Palmer.
• Judith Palmer.
• Edward Palmer.
• Philena Palmer.
• Joanna Palmer.
• John Palmer.

Residence

• 1790 - Freehold, Albany, New York.^[3]

Research Notes

Note H00190Question re: parents-- Could it be that the reason I can't figure out who raised Obed is that his mother was widowed while he was a child and remarried?? Need to check on any woman named Dorcas/ Darkis in the 9-Ptrs area? (Could she have been the Dorcas Smith attending the wedding of Valentine Brown and Lucretia Vail 4/4/1771 along with Obed?) But... Josephine Frost's transcription of the witnesses shows her as Dinah Smith.

From records of Cornwall MM:

7:1792: "He appeared at this meeting and offered a paper condemning some misconduct" A committee finds 9:1792 "his behavior toward some Young Woman hath occasioned Reproach to the Society and are of the mind that what he has offered is not sufficient to take it away" Disowned 22:10:1792. Appealed to Quarterly Mtg, which replied: "through weakness fell into some disreputable conduct towards some Young Woman which hath caused the Truth to be reproached" Disowned 6:1793. Ack. misconduct 6:1794. Committee found 10:1794 "not in a Suitable State of Mind". Again 8:1795 "not deeply enough sensible of his error" 3:1796. Finally accepted 2:1798 and his son, John granted membership 11:1798.

15:9:1825-- "a difficulty has arisen concerning the estate of Obediah, deceased, that requires assistance of the preparative mtg."

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Nine Partners Digest. 1769 - 1798. A book of testimonies, marriages, births, deaths, removals and the manumission of slaves. Canadian Friends Historical Association. 2015. page 73.
2. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 04 March 2021), memorial page for Obadiah Palmer (17 Aug 1748–12 Nov 1824), Find A Grave: Memorial #118446543, citing Friends Cemetery, Plattekill, Ulster County, New York, USA ; Maintained by Elizabeth Benson (contributor 48140191) .
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1790," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHKG-BLJ : accessed 4 March 2021), Obediah Palmer, Freehold, Albany, New York, United States; citing p. 181, NARA microfilm publication M637, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 6; FHL microfilm 568,146.

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