Direct descendant is highlighted in red

FATHER

Thomas Palmer

MOTHER

Hannah Johnson

WIFE

Mary Felt

CHILDREN

1. Benjamin Palmer b. 29 Jun 1708
    m. Sarah
    d. 23 May 1753 Upton, Worcester, MA
    Upton Town Records

2. Mehitable Palmer bapt. 04 Mar 1711 Rowley, Essex, MA
    m.  "Grafton June ye 6 1735 James Rice of Mendon
    and Mehitable Palmer of Hanananis alis Grafton
    were married together at Grafton by me Solomon Prentice"
    Mendon Town Records
    Grafton Town Records

3. Thomas Palmer bapt. 28 Jun 1713 Rowley, Essex, MA
    m. "Thomas Palmer and Susannah Goaody were married by Mr. Thomas Weld  November ye 30th 1741"
    Upton Town Records

4. Mary Palmer bapt. 29 Apr 1716 Rowley, Essex, MA
    Town of Grafton, Intentions to marry "September 30 1735 John Hunt to Mary Palmer both of this town."
    "December ye 25 1735 John Hunt & Mary Palmer both of this town were married together by Solomon Prentice."
    Grafton Town Records

5. Samuel Palmer b. 02 May 1718
    m. "Samuel Palmer and Rachel Warfield were married by Mr. Thomas Weld   February ye 28th 1739"
    Upton Town Records

6. Jonathan Palmer bapt. 11 Mar 1721 Rowley, Essex, MA

Samuel Palmer
by Susan Brooke
Feb 2023

Samuel Palmer was born 22 May 1688 in Rowley, MA. (1)  He married Mary Felt in Rowley on 6 Nov 1707. (2) And, their children were all born in Rowley.  (3) His father, Thomas Palmer, distributed some land to his three sons, Samuel, John and Timothy, in 1720 and Samuel acquired his father's dwelling house. (4)   By 1723 he was acquiring land in Mendon, Worcester, MA.  (5) According to the Felt Genealogy, Samuel Palmer died in Mendon before 04 Mar 1730. (6) Nathan Tyler was appointed guardian for his younger children on 15 Aug 1734. (7)
Samuel Palmer had two brothers, Timothy and John Palmer.  His brother John had died in 1727 and Samuel had died around 1730.  The brother, Timothy, who still lived in Rowley, is found in a Rowley Deed where he and the descendants of Samuel Palmer, formerly of Rowley and late of Mendon, deceased, were agreeing about land distribution. (8)

Sources

(1) Massachusetts Town Clerk  Vital Records

(2) Marriage of Samuel Palmer to Mary Felt
Rowley Town Records
"Samuel Palmer and Mary Felt married November the 6 1707"
top left  7th name down

(3) Massachusetts Birth and Christenings, 1639-1915
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Rowley Birth Records   C.R. 1 = church record First Congregational Church
Mehitable Palmer, baptized 4 May 1710 Father: Samuel Palmer
Mary Palmer, baptized 29 Apr 1716 Father: Samuel Palmer
Jonathan Palmer, baptized 11 Mar 1722  Father: Samuel Palmer 
Thomas Palmer, baptized 28 Jun 1713 

(4) Essex Deed BK 37 document 191
FHL film 866030  image 506  24 Dec 1720
Thomas Palmer to his sons Samuel, John and Timothy Palmer for £300
"sell & deliver unto my Son Samuel my now Dwelling house, etc."

(5) Proprietors Records of Mendon, Massachusetts, Incorporated May 15, 1667, 1899
Pg. 701 - 703

Two acres of the 7th division adjoining his other land near the 8 acre meadow.  14 Jan 1723
Two acres joining his other land.  28 Mar 1727
Five acres of land surveyed for heirs of Samuel Palmer. --- 10 acres laid out for Benjamin Palmer. Benjamin Palmer received another 6 acres which he purchased of Thomas Gage in 1737.   3 May 1734

                                                                                                                   Samuel Palmer        Benjamin Palmer
(525) January ye 14th: 1723/4 laid out for Samuel Palmer two acres of Samuel Warfield's seventh division of land laid out Joining to his other land near the Eight acre meadow beginning at an heap of stone on a Rock near a pine swamp so bounding on sd land southerly forty six rod to stones on a Rock being the southwest, corner then Running north 13 degr west twenty two rod to a heap of stones being the norwest corner thence with a direct line to the first bounds: it being a three cornered piece of land containing three acres and six Rod one acre and six rod allowed for bad land laid out by Thomas White surveyor. Seth Chapin and Jacob Aldrich committee

March ye 28th: 1727 laid out for Samuel Palmer two acres of land which he purchased of the proprietors of Mendon laid Joining to his other hand By his house Beginning at a heap of stones on a Rock being the norwest corner of his other land thence Running west 15 dgr* south twenty five Rod to a heap of stones Bu the Road and is Bounded west part on sd Road and part on his own land and then bounded round on the his own land to the first bounds: it being a broken piece of land containing five acres and half three acres and half allowed for bad land: laid by Thomas White surveyor James Keith and Jacob Aldrich committee

May ye 3d: 1734 laid out for heirs of Samuel Palmer five acres of land viz: 3 acres Eight division and 2 acres ninth division laid Joining to their other land and is bounded  northerly part on sd land and part on common 28 rod top heap of stones being the norwest corner and is bounded west on the county Road 6 rod and on all other parts on their own land: it being a broken piece of land containing by Estimation 7 acres and half 2 acres and half allowed for bad land laid out by Thomas White surveyor Jacob Aldrich and Daviel Lovet chain men.

May ye 3rd: 1734 laid out for Benjamin Palmer 10 acres of Nathaniel Nelsons ninth division land laid Joining to his other land and is bounded south on sd land 54 rod and East on sd land 36 rod to a heap of stones on a Rock being ye northeast corner thence running west 13 deg* north 81 rod to stones on a Rock being the norwest corner then south 13 dgr* west 36 rod to the first bounds being a heap of stones at the southwest corner: the whole containing 15 acres and 24 rod 5 acres and 24 rod allowed for bad land laid out by Thomas White surveyor Jacob Aldlrich and Daviel Lovet chain men \

September ye 2d: 1737 laid out for Benjamin Palmer 6 acres of land which he purchased of Thomas Gage laid Joining to his other land near his house and is bounded southerly on sd land 52 rod to a corner of sd land Easterly on common 10 rod to Samuel Nelsons land and northerly on sde land 40 rod westerly on the county road 39 rod the whole being 7 acres and 7 rod one acres and 7 rod allowed for bad land laid out by Thomas White surveyor Jacob Aldrich and Benjamin Palmer chain men

(6) Felt Genealogy, A Record of The Descendants of George Felt of Casco Bay by John E. Morris, 1893

"Mary Felt, born in Falmouth.  She married Nov. 6, 1707, probably at Rowley, Mass., Samuel Palmer, son of Thomas and Hannah (Johnson) Palmer of that town.  He was born May 22, 1686.  They removed to Mendon, Mass., Jan 24, 1722-3, and he died there before March 4, 1730.  She married (2nd) at Upton, Mass., July 5, 1760, Samuel Walker of Hopkinton, Mass.  She died before April 13, 1770.

Children

1. Benjamin Palmer, b. 1708; d. May 23, 1745.  He m. Sarah.  They had seven children.

2. Mehitable Palmer, bap. March 4, 1710-11; m. James Rice of Mendon, Mass., June 6, 1735

3. Thomas Palmer, bap. June 28, 1713; m. at Upton, Nov. 30, 1741, Susannah Goady of that town.  They had no children.  He died in 1760 and she m. (2nd) Nov. 25, 1762, Phineas Pratt (son of Thomas) of Grafton, Mass.

4. Mary Palmer, bap. April 29, 1716; m. Dec. 25, 1735. John Hunt of Grafton.  His name appears in the 'War Schedule of Old Army Service,' he belonging then in Mendon.

5. Samuel Palmer b. 1718; m. at Upton, feb 28, 1739, Rachel Warfield of that town.  They removed to Uxbridge in 1751, and to Dudley, Mass., before 1758, and to Killingly, Conn., by 1762.  They had 6 children.

6. Jonathan Palmer, bap. March 11, 1721-2.   Lived in Mendon.

(7) Guardianship of Jonathan Palmer
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Nathan Tyler appointed guardian of the minor children of Samuell Palmer.  15 Aug 1734

Samuell Palmer, a minor aged about sixteen, son of Samuell Palmer   The age of this minor was first written as "fifteen" and crossed out, then "eighteen" and crossed out and finally "sixteen."

Mary Palmer, a minor aged about sixteen years daughter of Samuell Palmer

Jonathan Palmer, a minor aged about twelve, son of Samuell Palmer

(8) Essex Deed BK 32 document 72
FHL film 866045  image 327   13 Feb 1736
Timothy Palmer and children of Samuel Palmer deceased, in agreement

Timothy Palmer of the town of Rowley
Benjamin Palmer and Thomas Palmer of the town of Upton in Worchester
"heirs of Samuel Palmer formerly of Rowley & late of the town of Mendon in the county of Suffolk"
James Ricks of Upton with Mehitable his wife daughter of the deceased
John Hunt of the town of Grafton in the County of Worchester with Mary his wife, daughter of the deceased
Nathan Tyler of the town of Mendon guardian for Samuel and Jon(athon) Palmer sons of deceased
"all being heirs to Several Parcels hereafter mentioned except Tyler guardians as aforesaid naturally agreed to make the divisions of ye several land

part of the land is what "Mrs Hannah Johnson gave to her grandson John Palmer"