Thomas
Palmer
Sr.
Born in Stonington, New London County, Connecticut Colony
Ancestors 
Son of Nehemiah Palmer II
and Jerusha (Saxton) Buell
Brother of
Saxton Palmer, Jerusha (Palmer) Thompson, Nehemiah Palmer III, Stephen Palmer, Abijah Palmer, Thankful (Palmer) Thompson, David Palmer, Mary Palmer and Bridget (Palmer) Gallup
Husband of
Priscilla (Chesebrough) Palmer
— married
1733 in Stonington, Connecticut
Descendants 
Father of
Lucy (Palmer) Miner, Thomas Palmer Jr, Jabez Palmer, Bridget (Palmer) Gallup, Desire (Palmer) Thompson and Samuel Palmer
Died after
after age 73
in Stonington, New London County, Connecticut Colony
Profile last modified
| Created 21 Oct 2010
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Biography
Birth
Thomas Palmer was born 7 Jan 1703, to Nehemiah Palmer and Jerusha (Saxton) Palmer in Stonington, Connecticut Colony.[1][2] He was their second child.
Christening
Thomas was christened/baptized 25 Jul 1703, in First Church of Stonington.[5]
Marriage
Thomas married Priscilla (Chesebrough) Palmer in Oct. 1733 in Stonington, Connecticut.[2][3]
Children
- Lucy (Palmer) Thompson; b. 23 Dec 1734
- Thomas Palmer, Jr.; b. 09 Feb 1737
- Jabez Palmer; b. 24 Jan 1741
- Bridget (Palmer) Gallup; b. 05 Apr 1743
- Desire (Palmer) Thompson; b. 19 Jul 1746
- Samuel Palmer; b. 11 Jun 1749
Death
Thomas died sometime after 27 Aug 1776, as he made his will on that date.[6][2]
Sources
- ↑ Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F748-BBX : 3 December 2014), Thomas Palmer, 07 Jun 1703; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Alden Family Database for Eight Generations Alden.org
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Wheeler, Richard Anson; (1900); History of the Town of Stonington, County of New London, Connecticut, from its first settlement in 1649 to 1900; Press of the Day Publishing Company, New London, Conn.; p. 295 no. 69; p. 512, 515 no. 106: https://archive.org/stream/historyoftownofs00whee_1#page/n537/mode/1up
- ↑ Denison, Glenn Elverton; Peck, Josephine Middleton [and] Jacobus, Donald L.(1963), Ancestors and Descendants of Captain George Denison; Gateway Press, Inc. Baltimore, MD 1993. Note: Originally published, Pequot Press 1963. Reprinted, Baltimore, MD 1978, 1982, 1993. #27-2, PG 31. Note: Not available online.
- ↑ Ancestry.com. Connecticut, Church Record Abstracts, 1630-1920 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: 2013. Original data: Connecticut. Church Records Index. Connecticut State Library, Hartford, Viewable with paid subscription: Connecticut.https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/3032/41107_620303988_0404-00317/246478
- ↑ Probate Files Collection, Early to 1880; Author: Connecticut State Library (Hartford, Connecticut); Probate Place: Hartford, Connecticut. Source Information Ancestry.com. Connecticut, Wills and Probate Records, 1609-1999 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Viewable with paid subscription: https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/9049/007629878_00213/2164335
- Palmer Groups (1901-1905); Leavitt, E. W.; Palmer, L. M.; p. 48, 78, no. 144: https://archive.org/details/palmergroupsjoh00leavgoog/page/n91/mode/1up
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