Penelope Palmer was born about 1740 in Warwick, Kent County, Rhode Island to Simeon Palmer and Sarah Niles Palmer.
She married Andrew Barton, son of Rufus Barton, 2 October 1763. "BARTON. Andrew, of Rufus, and Penelope Palmer, of Simeon; m. Eld. Charles Holden, 2 Oct. 1763." The couple had daughters Penelope Barton and Sarah Barton.
Simeon Palmer wrote a will 29 August 1789 (proved 20 September 1789 in Kent County, Rhode Island). He mentioned his beloved wife, Sarah, his children Thomas Palmer and Penelope Palmer Barton, and his granddaughters Penelope Barton and Sarah Barton, among others.
Penelope Palmer Barton died sometime after 1800.
Rhode Island, Vital Extracts, 1636-1899 for Penelope Palmer Vol. 01: Kent County: Births, Marriages, Deaths, 2-13, page 14.
Rhode Island, Wills and Probate Records, 1582-1932 Kent Wills, Vol 2-4, 1745-1797, Volume 4, pp 178-180. Will of Simeon Palmer.
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