William Palmer (1703 - bef. 1775)

Born 18 Mar 1703 in Little Compton, Plymouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Husband of Esther (Taber) Palmer — married 15 Feb 1727 in Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay

Descendants

Died before 27 Feb 1775 before age 71 in Freetown, Bristol, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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Biography

William Palmer was born 18 Mar 1703 in Little Compton, Plymouth, Massachusetts (which in 1747 changed jurisdiction to become LIttle Compton, Newport, Rhode Island).^[1]

William Palmer and Hester Taber were married 15 Feb 1727 in Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts. ^{[2] [3]} They settled in Dartmouth, where they had 4 sons and 2 daughters born 1728-1736, and finally settled in Freetown, Bristol, Massachusetts where they had 1 son and 2 daughters from 1739-1743.

The 21 Mar 1774 will of William Palmer was proved 27 Feb 1775; ^[4] his widow Esther survived him.

Will of William Palmer of Freetown, Bristol, Massachusetts (21 Mar 1774)

Sources

1. ↑ Vital Records of Rhode Island 1636-1850, Births-Marriages-Deaths, Vol. 4, Little Compton, page 139
2. ↑ Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts Births-Marriages-Deaths (1667-1788), page 203
3. ↑ Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001, FHL microfilm 775,496
4. ↑ Bristol County, Massachusetts Probate Records, Volume 23, pages 433-435

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