Thomas
Palmer
Born in Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts
Ancestors 
Son of Samuel Palmer
and Mary (Pearson) Palmer
Husband of
Sarah (Davis) Richards
— married
19 Oct 1710 (to 12 Oct 1727) in Charlestown (now part of Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
Descendants 
Father of
Samuel Palmer, Sarah Palmer, David Palmer, Mary (Palmer) Lamphear, Thomas Palmer, John Palmer and Sarah (Palmer) Fitch
Died
at age 43
in Norwich, New London County, Connecticut
Profile last modified
| Created 9 Sep 2015
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Biography
Thomas Palmer was born on "19: 7 mo. 1684" a twin of Phebe (Palmer) Kilbourne [1]. He was the son of Samuel and Mary Palmer.
He married Sarah Davis on 19 October 1710 in Charlestown, Mass. They had 7 children, the first 5 being born in Rowley.
His wife's father and grandfather were part-owners of Bunker Hill, since of historic fame. Thomas moved from Rowley to Norwich, Conn., purchasing land in 1724 which remained in the family - five generations of direct line having been born in the old homestead.
He died October 12, 1727 at the age of 43 in Norwich, New London, Conn.
Sources
- ↑ Blodgette & Jewitt, page 259 & 260
- Early Settlers of Rowley, Massachusetts. Blodgette & Jewitt. 1933, reprinted 1981. Pages 26 & 260.
- A Brief Genealogical History of the Ancestors and Descendants of Deacon Stephen Palmer by Frank Palmer
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Thomas by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Thomas:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Thomas by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Thomas:
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~0.78%
Fred Burwell
:
23andMe
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AncestryDNA, Ancestry member faburwell
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~0.39%
Emily (Chambers) Volz :
MyHeritage DNA
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