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Robert Palmer 1662–1732 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt 1662

Birth Location: Richmond, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 12 Mar 1732

Death Location: Farnham, Richmond, Virginia, USA

Father: Capt. Palmer

Mother: Sarah Wigginton

Spouse(s): Martha Freeman

Children(s): Reuben Palmer

The story of Robert Palmer began in 1662 in Richmond, Virginia, USA. Robert Palmer married Martha Freeman, and had children including Reuben Palmer. Robert Palmer passed away in 1732 in Farnham, Richmond, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Robert Palmer began in 1662 in Richmond, Virginia, USA.
  • Robert Palmer married Martha Freeman, and had children including Reuben Palmer.
  • Robert Palmer passed away in 1732 in Farnham, Richmond, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Capt. Palmer
1621–1686
Birth Location: Farnham Parish, Northumberland County, Colonial America, Virginia, USA
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Sarah Wigginton
1623–1669
Birth Location: Carlton, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Martha Freeman
1698–1743
Birth Location: Richmond, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Reuben Palmer
1729–1781
Birth Location: North Farnham Parish, Richmond, Virginia, British Crown Colonies (Virginia)
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Robert Palmer's Ancestors

Self
Robert Palmer
1662–1732
Birth Place: Richmond, Virginia, USA
Parents
Capt. John Palmer
1621–1686
Farnham Parish, Northumberland County, Colonial America, Virginia, USA
Sarah Wigginton
1623–1669
Carlton, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Robert Palmer's Descendants

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Robert Palmer (Abt 1662–12 Mar 1732) m. Martha Freeman (03 Apr 1698–01 Feb 1743)
  1. 1. Reuben Palmer 1729–1781 m. Martha Patty 1732–1789
    1. 1. William (Randolph) Palmer 1752–1840 m. Frances Westbrook 1758–1854 m. Chloe Fitzgerald 1783–
      1. 1. Pvt (Woodson Palmer * - West Tennessee Militia, War of) 1812 1788–1820 m. Delilah Robertson 1793–1855
        1. 1. Willard (Woodson) Palmer 1816–1853 m. Elizabeth (F) Burke 1816–

Robert Palmer's Timeline

2 Records

1662
Abt 1662
Birth of Robert Palmer in Richmond, Virginia, USA
Richmond, Virginia, USA
1732
12 Mar 1732
Age 70
Death of Robert Palmer in Farnham, Richmond, Virginia, USA
Farnham, Richmond, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1662
    Event Place: Richmond, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Mar 1732
    Event Place: Farnham, Richmond, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
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