Palmer Tanner (1769 - 1851)

Born 9 Apr 1769 in North Kingston, Washington, Colony Of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations

Ancestors

Husband of Margaret (Austin) Tanner — married 17 Dec 1789 in No KIngston, Washington Co., Rhode Island

Descendants

Died 21 Jan 1851 at age 81 in North Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, United States

Problems/Questions Profile manager: Randy Beebe [send private message]

Biography

Name

Name: Palmer /TANNER/^[1]

Residence

Residence:

Date: 31 AUG 1850

Place: No Kingston, Washington Co., Rhode Island And Providence Plantations

Genealogical Records

Vital Records

• Primary Source, Arnold, Vital Records of Rhode Island. 1636-1850, Volume 5. Washington County ^[2] Volume 5, Early Vital records from North Kingston, Washington County, Rhode Island for the family of Benjamin Tanner; Data Extract:

1. ) North Kingston, RI Vital Records--Marriages, Page 46: Benjamin Tanner and Sarah Aylesworth, of Arthur; m. by Caleb Hill Justice, __.__.1765.
   1. ) Palmer Tanner, {son} of Benjamin Tanner, married Margaret Austin, {daughter} of James; m. by Elder Nath Hill, 17 Dec 1789.
   2. ) Benjamin Tanner, of Benjamin and Sarah, and Rebecca Fones, of John and Ruth; m. by Elder William Northrup, 25 Sept, 1799.
   3. ) Copy of Handwritten Marriage Record: Betsey Tanner, and William Pierce, m. July 3, 1803.
2. ) North Kingston Birth Records, Page 104: Note, the Vital Records of North Kingston, Rhode Island were partially destroyed by fire. The birth dates for the children of Benjamin survived this calamity, but the corresponding names of the children did not, what remains are a list of 11 birth dates, unknown children of Benjamin Tanner:
   1. ) ____ b. 28 Feb 1766.
   2. ) ____ b. 3 July 1767.
   3. ) ____ b. 9 April 1769. {The 1850 census ^[3] supports this entry as the birth date for Palmer Tanner}
   4. ) ____ b. 21 May 1771
   5. ) ____ b. 27 March 1773.
   6. ) ____ b. 25 Dec 1774
   7. ) ____ b. 21 Nov 1778
   8. ) ____ b. 13 June 1780.
   9. ) ____ b. 10 March 1782
   10. ) ____ b. 15 April 1784
   11. ) ____ b. 5 Dec 1787.

Census Records

• Primary Source, United States Census, 1850, ^[3] : Data summary: In the 1850 census, Palmer Tanner, age (81) was living in the North Kingston, Washington, Rhode Island household of his son-in-law Nicholas Dawley. Members of the household include:

1. ) 1850 US Census, Page xx: Nicholas Dawley, 57
2. ) Mary Dawley 55
3. ) Palmer Tanner, 81, b. RI. Farmer. {Editorial, Calculated Date of Birth 1769, this would correspond to the 9 April 1769 birth date in the North Kingstown Vital records list of birth dates}
4. ) Edmund A Brown 30
5. ) Margaret Brown 24
6. ) James Austin
   1. ) Census date 31 Aug 1850.

Death Records

• Primary Source, (burial); Tertiary Source (biography), Find A Grave Index ^[4] Data Summary:

1. ) Find A Grave: Memorial #120427703: Palmer Tanner, was born in 1770 at North Kingstown, Washington County, Rhode Island, USA., and he died 21 Jan 1851 (aged 80–81) at Rhode Island, USA.
   1. ) Marriage. Palmer Tanner married Margaret Austin (1771–1830)
   2. ) Children:
      1. ) Catherine Tanner (1790–1810)
      2. ) Mary Tanner Dawley (1795–1861)
      3. ) Palmer Tanner (1796–1819)
      4. ) James Austin Tanner (1797–1869)
      5. ) Henry Tanner (1799–1815)
      6. ) Abel Tanner (1800–1859)
      7. ) Sarah Ann Tanner (1801–1801)
2. ) BURIAL. Palmer Tanner was buried in the Old Tanner Cemetery at North Kingstown, Washington County, Rhode Island, USA
   1. ) Find a Grave Notes: " Foot Stone "P.T.; Spouse: Margaret Austin - married 17 Dec 1789 in Rhode Island, Fa: Benjamin Tanner; Other children: Job Tanner DOB 3 Dec 1790 "
   2. ) Tombstone Inscription, "PALMER TANNER...."

Biographic and Genealogical References

• Secondary Source, Rev George Tanner, William Tanner of North Kingston, Rhode Island and His Descendants, ^[5] 1905 Genealogy of the William Tanner family. Data Extract:

1. ) Page 33 - 37: Benjamin Tanner (23), (Palmer, William, William) son of Palmer (11) and Mary (Hill) Tanner, b. ____; m. 2 November 1765 in North Kingston, R.I., to Sarah Aylesworth, daughter of Arthur Aylesworth of North Kingston, R.I. by Caleb Hill, Justice. Will made 12 July 1792; proved 21 Sept 1792. (d. between these dates). Probably the Benjamin "draughted" private reported 2 August 1778.
   1. ) Children: Palmer (56), Benjamin (57), Henry, d. at sea about 1796. Unmarried, Hannah, Mary, Susannah, Ruth, Lydia, Sarah, Anna, Elizabeth, and Lucy.
2. ) Tanner Genealogy, Page 36. The 10 November 1801 will of Sarah Ann (Aylesworth) Tanner was written and the following heirs are named in her estate:
   1. ) Palmer Tanner
   2. ) __na Austin, wife of Henry Austin
   3. ) ____, wife of Silvester Sweet
   4. ) Daughter Ruth, wife of Ezekiel M. Gardner
   5. ) Daughter Lydia Johnson, wife of Levi Johnson
   6. ) Daughter Sarah Gardner, wife of Gould Gardner
   7. ) Daughter Anna Potter, wife of William Potter
   8. ) Daughter Elizabeth Tanner
   9. ) Daughter Lucy Tanner
   10. ) Son Benjamin
3. ) Tanner Genealogy, Page 51. Palmer Tanner (56) son of Benjamin (25) and Sarah (Aylesworth) Tanner was born in North Kingston, RI.; married 17 Dec 1789, Margaret Austin, daughter of James Austin. Palmer died 21 Jan 1851 in his 82nd year; wife Margaret died 21 Dec 1830 in her 60th Year.
   1. ) Children:
      1. ) Catherine; b. 11 May 1790, died 10 Dec 1810. Single.
      2. ) Job (176) b. 3 Dec 1791.
      3. ) Benjamin (177); b. 19 JUne 1793.
      4. ) Mary (178); b. 3 Dec 1795.
      5. ) Palmer; b. 9 March 1796; unmarried; d. 12 May 1819 -- fell from the topmast of a ship in a tempest and drowned at sea in his 24th year of age.
      6. ) James Austin (179); b. 8 May 1787.
      7. ) Henry; b. 25 Jan 1798; d. 21 March in his 17th year.
      8. ) Abel (180); b. 8 Aug 1800.
      9. ) Sarah Ann; b. 24 April 1801, d. 19 May 1801.

Research Notes

1. ) The following definitions and syntax conventions apply to the preceding text of this profile:
   1. ) A Primary Source contains data that was recorded by the person in the profile; or by someone known to or with first hand knowledge of that person, during the person's lifetime, death or within two generations thereafter.
   2. ) A Secondary Source is a genealogical reference created as the result of a extensive study of available source material and it provides some evidence of the source documentation used to generate the text data.
   3. ) A Tertiary Source is a genealogical data source which is a collection of genealogical information that does not cite Primary or Secondary information sources, and the data may be factual or hearsay.
   4. ) Braces {Editorial Note Example} are used to insert editorial comments; that is to say, information or clarification that is not contained in the original, cited source material.
2. ) Enabling the ad blocker in your web browser may remove the hot links to Ancestry.com references. Turn off your ad blocker to enable access to the Ancestry.com hot-links.

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S72 Page: Page 640 Line 34
2. ↑ Arnold, James N., Editor of the Narragansett Historical Register, Vital Record of Rhode Island, 1636-1850, Providence, RI., Narragansett HIstorical Publishing Co., 1894. Twenty one Volume set of Early Rhode Island Vital records compiled by from James Arnold. Available at:

   1. ) Archive.org--free: Vital Record of Rhode Island. 1636-1850, Volume 5. Washington County--Title page Archive.org
   2. ) Ancestry.com--fee required Page 75 Ezekiel Gardiner

3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} "United States Census, 1850," Ancestry.com. database on-line. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Year: 1850; Census Place: North Kingston, Washington, Rhode Island; Roll: M432_847; Page: 321B; Image: 205 Palmer Tanner in the 1850 US census
4. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 22 February 2019), memorial page for Palmer Tanner (1770–21 Jan 1851), Find A Grave Memorial no. 120427703, citing Old Tanner Cemetery, North Kingstown, Washington County, Rhode Island, USA ; Maintained by Researcher (contributor 47314859) .
5. ↑ Tanner, Rev George C. DD, William Tanner of North Kingston, Rhode Island and His Descendants, Faribault, Minn., published by the author, 1905. Tanner Genealogy, Pages 33- 37 Also available at [ Ancestry.com here

Other Sources

• "Rhode Island, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1630-1945," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F8KF-Y5M : accessed 22 February 2019), Palmer Tanner and Marga A Austin, 17 Dec 1789; citing Marriage, North Kingston, Washington, Rhode Island, United States, Rhode Island State Archive, Providence City Archives, city and town clerk offices; FHL microfilm 930,980.