Sgt.
Nicholas
Palmer
Born [date unknown] in England
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Unknown (Unknown) Palmer
— married
before 1637 [location unknown]
Husband of
Joan (Unknown) Palmer
— married
29 Oct 1646 in Hartford, Connecticut
Descendants 
Father of
Hannah (Palmer) Grant and Timothy Palmer
Died about
in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut
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| Nicholas Palmer migrated to New England during the Puritan Great Migration (1621-1640). (See The Directory, by R. C. Anderson, p. 251) Join: Puritan Great Migration Project Discuss: pgm |
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Biography
Nicholas Palmer was an early settler at Windsor, Connecticut, where he had land granted. He was a freeman in 1669.[1]
His first wife's name is unknown, but she died in 1646.[1]
He married second 29 Oct 1646 Joan Purchase, widow of John Purchase of Salem. John was an original founder of Hartford and died Oct 1645. She is probably the Goodwife Palmer, who in 1676, generously contributed 2s 10d to the Connecticut Relief Fund for Poor of other Colonies. She died 26 Apl 1683.[1]
Sgt. Nicholas died 30 Aug 1689.[1]
Children[1]
- Mary b. 3 May 1637. Palmer's child died 7 Jun 1639
- Hannah / Ann was baptized 11 Oct 1640. She married Tahan Grant
- Timothy was bpt 20 March 1641/2
- Elizabeth, born 7 Aug 1644.
Research Notes
- "The marriage of Nickolas Pammer to Jone Purkes is recorded at Hartford on 29 Oct. 1646." Joan had first married John Purchase who died at Hartford in 1645. children with 1st marriage: Mary who married Jerret Speck, Elizabeth.[2]
- from p. 59: Mary born May 3, 1637; Hanna born in October, bp 11.1640; Timothy bp March 20, 1641; Elizabeth b. August 7, 1644. From p. 77: "Juen 7, 39 - pamers child" in a listing of people who had died.[3]
- "Nicholas [Palmer, Pammor] m Jane Purkes, Oct 29, 1646.[4]
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Stiles, Henry R. The History and Genealogies of Ancient Windsor, Connecticut; including East Windsor, South Windsor, Bloomfield, Windsor Locks, and Ellington. 1635-1891. Volume II - Genealogies and Biographies. Hartford, Conn.:Press of the Case, Lockwood and Brainard Company, 1892 p. 548 Link at Archive
- ↑ The American Genealogist. New Haven, CT: D. L. Jacobus, 1937-. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2009 - .) "The Case Family of Connecticut and Long Island" by George E. McCracken. Vol. 34 (1958). pp 69,70.[1] subscription site
- ↑ "Some Early Records and Documents of and Relating to the Town of Windsor Connecticut 1639 - 1703" Connecticut Historical Society, Hartford (1930) Matthew Grant Record. pp. 59, 77.see at archive.org
- ↑ "Hartford Vital Records from Barbour, 1668 - 1852" transcribed by Coralynn Brown.[2]
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Categories: Founders of Windsor | Puritan Great Migration
15.29 Serjeant Palmer ] Nicholas Palmer (d.1689) of Windsor.
This book is a description of the events of 1637. Digital copy of the book available through University of Nebraska: https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1042&context=etas
edited by Meredith (Lord) Scherrer
I found only that she was the widow of John Purchase/Purkus who died at Hartford in 1645.
If you agree, his wife's surname should be changed to unknown.
TAG34 & Barbour Hartford Vital Records both say he married Jone/Jane Purkes Oct. 29, 1646 at Hartford.
See Research Notes for source contents and links.