Mary "Molly" York was born 30 Apr 1733 @ Stonington, New London County, Connecticut. She was the second child of William York (b. Stonington in 1705) and Hannah Palmer (b. 1694 in Stonington).
Molly married Amos Palmer Nov 5, 1749 in North Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut. They were married by Amos' father, Elder Wait Palmer, in the First Baptist Church organized in 1743. Elder Wait Palmer was chosen its pastor and was ordained the same year.
The meeting house/church was located eight miles from Pawcatuck bridge and two miles south of Pendleton Hill.
Amos & Molly had 16 PALMER children. All the children, through son Stephen, were born at Stonington/North Stonington, New London Co., CT and the rest, from Phineas on, were born in Hopkinton, Washington Co., Rhode Island:
---Amos Palmer b 1750 m Mary Austin dau of Ezekial Austin and Elizabeth Eldred;
---Desire (b Nov 10, 1751- died bef. 1797) m Reuben Randall;
---Comfort (b 4 Aug 4, 1753- died bef. 1797), m 21 Dec 21,1775 in Hopkinton, RI-Abel Burdick (1750-1824). Comfort and Abel's BURDICK children: +++Abel (b 1776); +++Jared (1779- died 1853; +++Comfort; +++Asa (b 1783); +++Lydia; +++Joseph (b 1785); and +++Eleanor Burdick (b 1785);
---Ashel (or Asahel) (b Jan 22, 1755- died 17 May 17,1842 in Brookfield, NY), m 1778- Mary Anna Holden (b Nov 17, 1755 in Hancock, Berkshire Co., MA- died Feb 17, 1842 in Brookfield, Madison Co., NY). Ashel & Mary's PALMER children all b in Hancock, Berkshire Co., MA: +++Ashel (b Dec 27, 1779- died May 8, 1838 in Hancock), m Rachel Berry Mar 29, 1801 in Hancock, (b June 24, 1788); +++Nathan (Feb 28, 1782- died Dec 16, 1860 in Stanbridge, Canada), m Pricilla Ann Baker 1802, (b Dec 09, 1783- died Aug 03, 1835); +++Stephen (b Mar 29, 1784- died Apr 6, 1815 in Stephentown, NY), m Mary Burlingame (b Dec 06, 1786- died Dec 16, 1822 in Stephentown, NY); +++Benjamin (twin of Stephen) (b Mar 29, 1784), possibly m his twin brother Stephen's widow- Mary Burlingame; +++Mary (bc 1785 in Hancock, Berkshire Co., MA, m an itinerant Lithuanian shoemaker who was born in 1774); Amos (1789-1836); and Henry (bc 1790), m Phila Hickok bef. 1811 (b 1787); +++Amos (b Apr 11, 1789 in Hancock, Berkshire Co., MA)- died Apr 23, 1836 in Fredonia, Chatauqua Co., NY) m Dorcas Burlingham (Mary's sister) Mar 04, 1808, (Dorcas died June 25, 1851); +++Henry (b abt. 1790 in Hancock, MA) m Phila Hickok bef. 1811, (b 1787);
+++Dorcas (b 1785); +++Stephen (1787-1862); +++Nathan B. (1789-1874); +++Robert (1791-1978); +++Daniel (b 1793- died 1879 in Lebanon, New London, CT), m 1818 in Hopkinton, RI- Hannah Lewis (b 1799- died 1764 in Lebanon), (sister of Daniel's brother Amos' wife Polly); +++Amos b 1796 d 1877 Willimantic, Windham Co., CT, m Polly Lewis b 1797 d 1832 in Willimantic; +++Sands b 1798 d 1881 in Ashaway, Washington Co., RI;
---Uriah (b Apr 25, 1760 in Stonington, CT- died 1832 in Exeter, Rhode Island), m ELizabeth Newton abt. 1785 in Stonington, CT, (b Feb 13, 1765 in Voluntown, New London Co., CT- died Aug 17, 1842 in Exeter, Rhode Island);
+++Content (b 1792 in RI- died 1872 in RI);
All of Molly York and Amos Palmer's children grew to adulthood and produced children of their own.
Molly (York) Palmer died about 1820 at Exeter, Washington County, Rhode Island: Find A Grave: Memorial #167851990
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