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WIFE

Ann 

CHILDREN

1. Samuel Palmer
    b. 20 Aug 1644 Rowley, Essex, MA
    m. 20 Dec 1671 May Pearson
    d. 21 Jun 1719

2. Timothy Palmer
    b. 2 Feb 1647
    d. 28 Nov 1696

(3) Thomas Palmer    
    b. Jun 1650
    m. 9 Jan 1677 Hannah Johnson
    d. 30 Sep 1732

Thomas Palmer, Sr
by Susan Brooke
Feb 2023

Thomas Palmer Sr. arrived in the Colonies in 1638. (1) He married Ann in the 6th month of 1643. (2) That same year a survey was taken recording that he had one lot of and acre and a half. (1)   A deed recorded in 1666 refers to a one and one half acre plot of land that was bounded on the west by land laid out by James Bayley. (3) A Richard Bailey bequeathed some clothing to Thomas Palmer in 1647. (4)  Some have speculated that his wife's name was Ann Bailey.
Thomas Palmer wrote his will on 2 Aug 1669 naming his wife Ann and his three sons, Samuel, Timothy and Thomas Palmer. (5)

Sources

(1) Brief Genealogical History of the Ancestors and Descendants of Deacon Stephen Palmer, of Candia, Rockingham County, NH by Frank Palmer, Josiah Palmer, 1886 page 10

Thomas Palmer arrived in 1638

Survey taken in 1643
    "To Thomas Pallmer, one lott containinge an acree and a halfe, bounded on the south side by John Burbanks house lott, part of it lyinge on the west side of the streete, and part of it lyinge on the east side of the streete."

He was a weaver by trade

In 1666/7 the lands of "Rowley Village, were set out.
    "To Wm: Stickney, Wm: Tenny, Thos: Palmer, John Burbank, Peter Cooper, Wm: Scales, too all these 67 acres each, or 402 acres.  etc."

The oldest tax-list of Rowley now extant, of date about 1662, shows Thomas Palmer to be the twenty-fourth heaviest payer out of eight-seven, his tax being 14s, in a total levy of £47.7s., 1d.
 
Married Ann 6 mo 1643. Her maiden name is unknown: the mention of her husband in Richard Bailey's will (1647) possibly furnishes a clue by which it may yet be learned.  She was buried February 22, 1685-6.  His own death is not of record.  They had three children.

(2) Marriage Record
Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records 1626-2011
Thomas and Ann Palmer married the sixth month  (1643) 

(3) Essex County MA Deed BK 18  document 107
FHL film 866022 image 511

John Pickard to Thomas Palmer, one acre and a half   14 Jul 1664  acknowledged 4 Jul 1666
bounded on the West by meadow laid out unto James Bayley, the north end bounded by land sold unto John Poor and south end by land sold unto Leonard Karriman and Henry Hayley the east side bounded by severall lotts that butt against it -- bounded by John Pickard

(4) Will of Richard Bailey as found on Wikitree

Ite I gue to my Son tow stuffe Sutes of Cloaths and my best Coate, and a Cloath sute and my best hatt, and I giue to my Brother James Baly a great Coate one paire of buck lether Breches and a paire of Bootes one little Booke I giue to my nephew John Bally I giue vnto Thomas Palmer one Gray hatt one Cloath dublit and an old Jackit and a paire of Gray Breeches

(5) Brief Genalogical History of the Ancestors and Descendants of Deacon Stephen Palmer, of Candia, Rockingham County, NH. by Frank Palmer, Josiah Palmer, 1886, page 17

According to "a  Thomas Palmer Sr was one of the founding company of Rowley, Mass. under the lead of the Rev. Ezekiel Rogers. The landing was made at Salem in the autumn of 1638.  Thomas Palmer was a weaver by trade.

His will reads (as per copy made in 1670 from the "Booke of Records for Courts and Wills, folio: 102 "):
"I Thomas Palmer being very weake of body and full of paine, yet of "perfect meomery and understanding doe make & ordaine this my last "will and testament "Inprimis I will and give unto my wellbeloved wife Ann Two cowes '& cow gates and my meddow in Bachelours meddow, and my meddow "next to M" Rogers beyond the Cow Bridge, and two acres of Salt "marsh I bought of John Tod, neare shad creeke, with halfe of my land "at home to be devided through out the lott, with one roome in the "house, the which shee shall have hir choice off, and of the lott when it "is devided, and also convenient roome in the barne, to lay her come "and hay in, and to sett her cattell in. Also I will and give unto her, "the one halfe of all my houshold goods, of which shee shall choose, all "which Land, and goods, and cattell I will & give unto her dureing her "naturall Life, and at her decease, my will is that it shall be in her "will and power, to give and dispose it to all or any one of my children, "as shee shall in her discresion see most meete and convenient
"Item as for the rest of my estate my will is that it be devided "amongst my three sonns Samuell Timothy and Thomas, only my will is "that my sonn Samuell shall have thirty pounds more then the other, "and my will is that my sonn Samuell shall have his share in the house "and land at home, my sonn Timothy my will is that he have the vil"iage land, my sonn Thomas my will is that hee have my merrimack "land, and that there pars of land that thus I will to them be equally "made up in the rest of my estate acording to my will, and being that "my sonn Timothy is at service & is to have part of his wages in med"dow which I account as part of my estate as well as the rest, that soe "my other children, espeshally my Eldest Son be not wronged, by his 2
"exspecting to have it for himselfe, my will is that my sonn Timothy "shall have the meddow in part of his portion acording as it may be '' valued
"my will is that my wellbeloved wife Ann Palmer, and my Eldest "sonn Samuell Palmer to be executors to this my last will & testament "unto which this my last will I sett to my hand this 2th of August 1669
by his markes THOMAS T P PALLMER