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• Birth	1585	England
  Gender	Male
  Died	10 Nov 1661	Stonington,New London Co.,Connecticut
  Buried	Wequetequock Burying Ground,Stonington,New London Co.,Connecticut
  Person ID	I110552	Brainard (Brainerd) / Foster / Fish
  Last Modified	14 May 2000 00:00:00
  Father	Walter PALMER
  Mother	Elizabeth CARTER
  Family ID	F46345	Group Sheet
  Family 1	Elizabeth Ann, b. Abt 1600, England
  Married	1 Nov 1607	England
  Children	1. Grace PALMER, b. 9 May 1608, England   2. John PALMER, b. Abt 1615, England   3. William PALMER, b. Abt 1619, England   4. Jonah PALMER, b. Abt 1620/1621, England   5. Elizabeth PALMER, b. Abt 1623, England
  Family ID	F46344	Group Sheet
  Family 2	Rebecca SHORT
  Married	1 Jun 1633	Charlestown,Suffolk Co.,Massachusetts
  Children	> 1. Hannah PALMER, b. Bef 15 Jun 1634, Charlestown, Boston, Suffolk County, Ma   2. Elihu PALMER, c. 25 Jan 1636, Charlestown,Middlesex Co.,Massachusetts > 3. Nehemiah PALMER, b. 23 Nov 1637, Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachusetts > 4. Moses PALMER, b. ABT. 6 Apr 1640, Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachusetts   5. Benjamin PALMER, b. ABT. 6 Jun 1642, Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachusetts > 6. Gershom PALMER, Sr., b. 14 Apr 1644, Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts > 7. Rebecca PALMER, b. ABT. 1647, Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts
  Family ID	F46343	Group Sheet

• Notes

  HISTORY OF STONINGTON CT, by Wheeler, page 504, 505, 506, 507, 508. WALTER PALMER OF CHARLESTOWN AND REHOBOTH, MA & STONINGTON CT, a 400-Year(1585-1985) Family History, Compiled, Edited, Typed and Partly Researchedby Doris Palmer Buys. pages 1 thru 44. To America 1628/9 on the "Four Sisters" AMERICAN ANCESTRY - Vol. XI (1898) by Joel Munsell's Sons-Pg 152-3. THE GRANBERRY FAMILY by Donald Jacobus (1945) GENEALOGICAL & FAMILY HISTORY OF THE STATE OF CT. by William Cutter, p.133-4 EXTINCT PEERAGES by Burke (1831) pages 555-7. THE PEIONEERS OF MASSACHUSETTS by Charles Pope - page 342. NEW ENGLAND REGISTER - Vol. II (1857) - pages 39 - 40. THE PALMERS - page 7 - 9. HISTORY OF THE FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH OF STONINGTON, CT 1674-1874"By Richard Wheeler (1875) HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF STONINGTON by Richard A. Wheeler - pages 504 to527. HISTORY OF NEW LONDON by Frances M. Caulins (1860)-pgs 102-105,284-526. REGISTER OF PEDIGREES Edited by John Reynolds Totten - pg 53. THE COMPENDIUM OF AMERICAN GENEALOGY - Vol. VII by Frederick Virkus p 872STONINGTON CHRONOGOGY 1649-1949 -By William Haynes - pgs 12-15. 26-27. COLONIAL FAMILIES OF THE UNITED STATES - by George MacKenzie - pg 377-8. CAR-DEL SCRIBE - pages 7, 17-18. HISTORY OF NEW LONDON COUNTY, CT" by D. Hamilton Hurd - pgs 653-4. GENEALOGICAL DICT. OF THE FIRST SETTLERS OF NEW ENGLAND by James SavageGENEALOGY OF THE DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM CHEESEBROUGH OF BOSTON, REBOBOTH,MA by Anna Chesebrough Wildey. GENEALOGICAL GLEANINGS IN ENGLAND - page 326-7. PALMER RECORDS by Noyes F. Palmer (1881) ELDRED AND ASSOCIATED FAMILIES, Researched by: Catherine Matson & ClariceMcNiven, Compiled by: Carol & Susan Matson, pp. 98. Walter Palmer came to America in 1626 and settled first in Salemwith his brother, Abraham. Rebecca came to America in 1632 and settled inRoxbury, MA. Walter and his brother, along with others, founded the townof Chaarlestown, named in horor of King Charles I. Walter built the firstdwelling-house in Charlestown after it was made into a township. He was aprominent man in Massachusetts and was admitted a Freeman there 18 May1631. His records in the book of "Possessions of Charlestown" state hehad 158 acres of land. On 24 Aug 1643 several men had agreed to found anew town. They met in Weymouth and prepared for the settlement of a placewhich was to be at Seacuncke. The new planters proposed to start atownship which should be independent of the other organizations untilthey could decide upon a government, but in 1645 they were assigned tothe jurisdiction of the Plymouth Colony, and Walter Palmer was sent torepresent them at their General Court. This assignment was made by the"United Commissioners of the two Colonies" that is the Plymouth Colonyand the Massachusetts Bay Colony. At the beginning of the country allthose who landed in Plymouth were combined as the Plymouth Colony, thatwas those who came between 1620 and 1630. Those who started to come in1630 and landed in Boston settled what was known as the MassachusettsColony. This assignment was called instead of Seacuncke, Rehoboth whichwas the beginning of the State of Massachusetts. The name of Rehoboth wasselected by their Pastor Rev. Samuel Newman who said "The Lord has maderoom for us." In 1643 the proprietors of the new town agreed to give thevalue of their estates, that the amount of land might be in proportion totheir ability to pay and Walter gave the amount of 419 pounds. In theyear 1645, young John Winthrop was commissioned by the Great and GeneralCourt to begin the new settlement of New London, Conn. He urged Mr.Chesborough to take part in there. Whereupon Mr. Cheseborough journeyedfrom Rehoboth down through Connecuicut to view the land and supposingthat it was part of the Mass. territory he applied for and received 2299acres. He quickly induced Walter Palmer to join him. With his family,except son Jonas, Walter started south in 1652/3, bought land on the eastbank which is now Stonington, Conn. This was found to cover a part of thetract which had been formerly sold to Thomas Minor who had married Grace,eldest daughter of Walter, and came to Charlestown very soon after hisfather-in-law had settled there. The Governor made an agreement 15 Jul1653 Walter should give for the place such cattle that Thomas Minorshould select out of Walter's stock. This contract recognized the titleto the house and land at first sold Thomas Minor. The rest of Walter'spurchase was on the south of this land and his whole tract was 1200acres. Until 1654/5 the planters of this new town attended worship in NewLondon, Conn., but the frequent rough weather, the difficulties of goingsuch a long distance, being obliged to cross two rivers, made the peoplevery desirous to hold a meeting in their own territory and this gave riseto the extremely large, the spirit of industry existed to a degree neverexcelled and it follows that these families and the descendants have lefttheir impression upon the world and made the world better for theirsojourn here. Walter's estate was over 1656 pounds, a very large sum. The oldburial ground was set apart by him and there he lies. A granite stonepillar about 1 1/2 feet square and 9 feet high is thought to mark hisgrave, no inscription remains but it lies in the midst of a long line ofPalmer graves. His name is inscribed on one face of the modern shafterected in 1899 to the memory of the four early settlers. Walter Palmer'sname on this pillar faces the main part of town. 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