My Descent from Henry Palmer

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Henry Palmer-Elizabeth -----
Elizabeth Palmer-Robert Ayer
Timothy Ayer-Ruth Johnson
Hannah Ayer-John Shepherd, Jr.
Elizabeth Shepherd-Joseph Johnson
Joseph Johnson, Jr.-Anna Lane
Levi Johnson-Mercy Longfellow
Levi Johnson, Jr.-Elizabeth Lincoln
Elizabeth L. Johnson-Horatio N. Keene
Anna Evelyn Keene-Francis Woods Darling
Laura Keene Darling-Edward Payson True
Edward Keene True-Mildred Louise Richenburg
James Duncan True
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Henry and Elizabeth Palmer

Husband:
Henry Palmer		Born: probably in England about 1601.
Died: in Haverhill, MA, 15 July 1680.
Parents: Unknown.
Wife:
Elizabeth -----		Born: Place and date unknown.
Died: in Haverhill, MA, 22 November 1664.
Parents: Unknown.
Married: Place and date unknown.

Henry lived in Newbury, MA from 1638 to 1642, where he took the freeman's oath on 22 June 1642. He later moved to Haverhill and was a proprietor there in 1644. He was a representative to the General Court in 1667, 1674, and 1676 to 1679. He was excused from military training by the Hampton court because of infirmities.

Henry and his wife Elizabeth Palmer had four children, places and some of the dates of birth unknown:

  • Elizabeth, b. in 1634; m. Robert Ayer, son of John Ayer.
  • Mehitable, m. (1) Samuel Dalton, son of Philemon Dalton; m. (2) Zachariah Symmes.
  • Bathshua, died in Haverhill, MA, 26 Feb. 1654.
  • Joseph, b. about 1644; m. Sarah Jackman, daughter of James Jackman.
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Elizabeth Palmer

Wife:
Elizabeth Palmer		Born: probably in England, 1634.
Died: in Haverhill, MA, 24 April 1705.
Parents: Henry and Elizabeth Palmer.
Husband:
Robert Ayer		Born: in England about 1625.
Died: in Haverhill, MA, about 1713 to 1723.
Parents: John and Hannah (Evered?) Ayer.
Married: in Haverhill, MA, 27 February 1650.

Please see the entry on Robert Ayer for details of this family.

Robert Ayer Prior Page Line of Descent Pedigree Chart Index of surnames The Palmer Bibliography Other sites of interest Home Page

The Palmer Family Bibliography

Savage, James, Genealogical Dictonary of the First Settlers of New England, Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1986, Vol. III, p. 340.

Sherman, Jeanette Johnson, Johnson-Mitchell Ancestry with Allied Families, 1967, pp. 141-142. Book located in the Free Library, Belfast, ME and The Appleton Public Library, Appleton, ME.

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