Sarah (Ferris) Palmer (abt. 1688 - 1757)

Born about 1688 in Westchester, New York

Ancestors

Wife of Samuel Harrison — married 8 Dec 1719 (to Sep 1733) in New York City, New York County, New York

Descendants

Died 11 Oct 1757 at about age 69 in Greenwhich, Washington, New York

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Biography

Sarah was a Friend (Quaker)

Sarah was the daughter of John Ferris and Mary (Jackson) Ferris of Westchester, New York.^[1]

Marriage

Sarah's first marriage was to Samuel Harrison on December 8, 1719. They had seven children:^[2]

1. Mary Harrison b. 27, Sept 1720
2. John Harrison b. 26, Feb 1721/22
3. Margery Harrison b. 1, Apr 1724
4. Sarah Harrison b. 18, Nov 1725
5. Samuel Harrison b. 9, Sept 1727
6. Elizabeth Harrison b 30, Oct 1729
7. Hannah Harrison b. 2, Oct 1732

Sarah married second Solomon Palmer,^[3] of Mamaroneck, N. Y. between 6 Mo 7, & 7 Mo (July) 4, 1735 (cert not recorded) Sarah HARRISON, N. Y.^[4][5] Their children are:

1. Phebe (Palmer) Hull
2. Solomon Palmer

Research Notes

Some sites have these children also listed:

Gilbert Palmer, born Abt. 1736

Jonathan Palmer, b Abt. 1738

James Palmer, b Abt. 1742

Sarah Palmer, b Abt. 1746

Mary Palmer, b Abt. 1748

Sources

1. ↑ Hinshaw. Pages 151.
2. ↑ Hinshaw. Pages 151.
3. ↑ Ancestry.com. Early wills of Westchester County, New York [database on-line]. Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005. Original data: Pelletreau, William S.. Early wills of Westchester County, New York : from 1664 to 1784 : a careful abstract of all wills (nearly 800) recorded in New York Surrogate's Office and at White Plains, N.Y. from 1664 to 1784 : also the genealogy of "the Havilands" of Westchester County and descendants of Hon. James Graham (Watkinson and Ackerley families) : with genealogical and historical notes. New York: F.P. Harper, 1898. Free Ancestry Image
4. ↑ Hinshaw. Page 246.
5. ↑ James E. Hazard Index, The Records of New York Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends at Friends Historical Library, Swarthmore College.; Call Number N 452; Volume 1.3; Page 119; ID 70004

• Holman, Winifred Lovering. Palmer of Westchester, The American Genealogist (1950) Vol. 26, Page 108.
• Hinshaw, William & Marshall, Thomas. Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy. (Baltimore, Genealogical Pub. Co, 1969) Vol 3 (New York) Pages 151, 246.
• History of Massachusetts on microfische #6,051,241 pp 1688-1689.