Andrew Palmer Sr (1738 - abt. 1782)

Born 25 Oct 1738 in Stonington, New London County, Connecticut

Ancestors

Descendants

Died about 1782 at about age 43 in at sea

Biography

Andrew Palmer, born 25 Oct 1738 at Stonington, Connecticut, was the third child of Phebe Billings & Nathan Palmer. He was baptized 5 Nov 1738.

He married twice, both at Stonington:

1) In 1760, Lucy Palmer [b. 23 Sep 1737, daughter of Mary (Chesebrough) & Nathaniel Palmer]. They were second cousins. Their list of descendants is not certain, but they probably had at least 5, possibly 6 children:

1. Phebe Palmer, b. 1761; married Naboth Chesebrough
2. Prudence Palmer [Uncertain]; married John Williams
3. George Palmer; married Margaret Palmer
4. Roswell Saltonstall Palmer, b. 1 Aug 1766
5. Mary Palmer, b. 1769; married William Palmer
6. Robert Palmer [Uncertain]

Lucy (Palmer) Palmer died 15 Aug 1776

2) 14 Dec 1778, Hannah Palmer [b. 4 Nov 1753, daughter of Hannah (Chesebrough) & James Stanton Palmer]. They had 2 children:

1. Robert Palmer, b. 6 May 1780
2. Andrew Palmer

Andrew was Captain of a privateer, serving in the Revolutionary War in 1775, and was lost at sea (the Atlantic Ocean) during an engagement sometime between 1782 and 1785.

Military Service

Military Service:

Place: Revolutionary War Patriot

Sources

• Genealogy of the Descendants of William Chesebrough, Founder of Stonington, Ct. Author: Anna Chesebrough Wildey Publication: New York: Press of T. A. Wright 1903 Note: #NS387961 Note: #NS387962 Repository: Note: #NS387963 Call Number: Media: Book

• History of Stonington, Connecticut, 1649 - 1900; Richard Anson Wheeler; New London, CT, USA, Press of The Day Publishing Company, 1900; p. 514, 518, no. 176: https://archive.org/stream/historyoftownofs00whee_1#page/n540/mode/1up; p. 515 no. 198; p. 516 #241: https://archive.org/stream/historyoftownofs00whee_1#page/n538/mode/1up

• Palmer (June) Family Records Author: June Arlene (Kimball) Palmer Publication: 1997 - 2006 Note: #NS394661 Note: #NS394662 Repository: Note: #NS394663 Call Number: Media: Letter

• Walter Palmer Society Author: Elmer Hall Palmer, Society Genealogist Publication: 1999 - 2007 Note: #NS399481 Note: #NS399482 Repository: Note: #NS399483 Call Number: Media: Letter

• Palmer Groups (1901-1905); Leavitt, E. W.; Palmer, L. M.; p. 76, 129, no. 358: https://archive.org/details/palmergroupsjoh00leavgoog/page/n142; p. 133, no. 375: https://archive.org/details/palmergroupsjoh00leavgoog/page/n146/mode/1up

Acknowledgements

Thank you to Lawrence Chesebro' for creating WikiTree profile Palmer-5535 through the import of LarryChesebro'Denison.ged on Aug 12, 2013.