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Colonel John Palmer 1677–1740 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Oct 1677

Birth Location: Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts Colony

Death Date: 06 Aug 1740

Death Location: Concord, Chester, Pennsylvania Colony

Father: Ephraim Palmer

Mother: Sarah Messenger

Spouse(s): Mary Edgecomb, Elizabeth GORDON

Children(s): Eleanor Palmer

Colonel John Palmer was born in 1677 in Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts Colony, the child of Ephraim Palmer And Sarah Messenger. In 1739, Colonel John Palmer resided in Concord, Chester. Colonel John Palmer married Elizabeth Gordon, Mary Ellen Edgecomb, and had children including Ann Trimble, Cathrin Skoars, Eals Bussingtonn, Eleanor Maxwell Palmer, Jno Palmer, Marey Trimble, Marjery Kerlin. Colonel John Palmer passed away in 1740 in Concord, Chester, Pennsylvania Colony.

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Biography

  • Colonel John Palmer was born in 1677 in Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts Colony, the child of Ephraim Palmer And Sarah Messenger.
  • In 1739, Colonel John Palmer resided in Concord, Chester.
  • Colonel John Palmer married Elizabeth Gordon, Mary Ellen Edgecomb, and had children including Ann Trimble, Cathrin Skoars, Eals Bussingtonn, Eleanor Maxwell Palmer, Jno Palmer, Marey Trimble, Marjery Kerlin.
  • Colonel John Palmer passed away in 1740 in Concord, Chester, Pennsylvania Colony.

Immediate Family

Parents

Ephraim Palmer
1648–1684
Birth Location: Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
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Sarah Messenger
1644–1684
Birth Location: Jamaica, Queens, New York, United States
SM

Spouses(s)

Mary Edgecomb
1660–1769
Birth Location: Okehampton, Devon, England, United Kingdom
ME
Elizabeth GORDON
1669–1729
Birth Location: Of, Kenmure, Kirkcudbright, Scotland
EG

Children(s)

Eleanor Palmer
1680–1748
Birth Location: Antrim, Ulster, Ireland
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Colonel Palmer's Ancestors

Self
Colonel Palmer
1677–1740
Birth Place: Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts Colony
Parents
Ephraim Palmer
1648–1684
Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Sarah Messenger
1644–1684
Jamaica, Queens, New York, United States
Grandparents
WILLIAM PALMER
1610–1661
Stepney, Middlesex, England
Judith Feake
1618–1668
St Mary Whitechanel, , London, England
Rachel Manning
1623–1688
Church of Christ, Cambridge, England
Great-Grandparents
JAMES FEAKE
1598–1639
AUDREY CROMPTON
1601–1660
Thomasine Levett
1597–1659
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Judith Thomas
1568–1625
Lady Wigley
1571–1606
John Jr
1563–1602
Margaret Benton
1570–1606

Colonel Palmer's Descendants

1.
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Colonel (John) Palmer (24 Oct 1677–06 Aug 1740) m. Mary (Ellen) Edgecomb (abt 1660–Mar 1769) m. Elizabeth GORDON (1669–abt 1729)
  1. 1. Eleanor (Maxwell) Palmer 1680–1748 m. Thomas Mitchell 1680–1734
    1. 1. Jean Mitchell 1705–1790 m. James Kincaid 1708–1762
      1. 1. Thomas (Kincaid The) Blacksmith 1742–1817 m. Mary (Ann) Alexander 1735–1815 m. Hannah (Maryann) Tincher 1740–1819
        1. 1. Susanna Kinkade 1775–1835 m. Archibald Handley 1782–1879
        2. 2. Mary (Katherine "Kitty") Kincaid 1775–1837 m. James (Powell) Gray 1771–1843
        3. 3. Andrew KINCAID 1793–1826
        4. 4. James KINCAID –1826
        5. 5. Mary (Jane Kincaid) 3mga 1762–1825 m. John (W Cantley) Jr 1765–1835
        6. 6. Mary (Polly) Kincaid 1779– m. John Tennis 1775–1822
        7. 7. John Kincaid 1760–1834 m. Elizabeth (Hannah) Gillespie 1760–1829
        8. 8. Margaret (Peggy) Kincaid 1760–1840 m. Charles (O'Hara) (Harrah)* 1754–1822
        9. 9. Francis Kincaid 1773–1826
        10. 10. Capt. (Samuel) Kincaid 1765–1847 m. Mary (Ann Carley Tincher spouse) 3mggf 1767–1806 m. Huldah Osborn 1782–1823 m. Diana Sanner 1805–1860
        11. 11. William (T) Kincaid 1781–1860 m. Mary (Ann) Tincher 1780–1840 m. Mary (Ann) Tincher 1780–1840
        12. 12. George (Campbell) Kincaid 1774–1870 m. Johannah (Morris) Baldwin 1784–1869
        13. 13. Thomas Kincaid 1770–1846
        14. 14. Archibald Kincaid 1782–1831
        15. 15. Mary (Jane) Kincaid 1762–1825
        16. 16. Elizabeth Kincaid 1785–1862
        17. 17. Francis Kincaid 1761–1826
        18. 18. Lancelot (Lanty) Kincaid 1774–1850
        19. 19. Elizabeth Kincaid 1766–1862
        20. 20. Hannah (Annatje) Kincaid 1764–1835
        21. 21. Robert Kincaid 1780–1834
        22. 22. Sarah Kincaid 1781–1850
        23. 23. Lanty Kincaid 1759–
        24. 24. Mathew Kincaid 1758–
        25. 25. David Kincaid 1784–1800
        26. 26. David Kincaid 1763–
        27. 27. Mary (Catherine Kitty) Kincaid 1775–1837
        28. 28. Jane KINCAID 1765–1859
      2. 2. Agnes Kinkead 1720–1772
    2. 2. Jane ("Joan") Gilmore 1721–1809
    3. 3. Mary (Jane) Mitchell 1710–1802
    4. 4. John Mitchell 1709–1771
    5. 5. Martha Mitchell 1711–1773
    6. 6. Mary Mitchell 1712–1771
    7. 7. Jenat Mitchell 1717–1750

Colonel Palmer's Timeline

4 Records

1677
24 Oct 1677
Birth of Colonel John Palmer in Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts Colony
Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts Colony
1739
Abt 1739
Age 62
Colonel John Palmer resided here in Concord, Chester
Concord, Chester
1740
06 Aug 1740
Age 63
Death of Colonel John Palmer in Concord, Chester, Pennsylvania Colony
Concord, Chester, Pennsylvania Colony
1740
22 Feb 1740
Age 63
Colonel John Palmer - Probate in Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
Chester, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Oct 1677
    Event Place: Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts Colony

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1739
    Event Place: Concord, Chester
    Record Source: Pennsylvania, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Estate Papers, 1713-1810; Author: Chester County (Pennsylvania). Register of Wills; Probate Place: Chester, Pennsylvania

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 06 Aug 1740
    Event Place: Concord, Chester, Pennsylvania Colony

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 22 Feb 1740
    Event Place: Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: Pennsylvania, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Estate Papers, 1713-1810; Author: Chester County (Pennsylvania). Register of Wills; Probate Place: Chester, Pennsylvania
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