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From: "Timothy L. Robinson" <>
Subject: Chester County Wills= PALMER, Thomas
Date: Fri, 14 May 2004 12:22:45 -0400

Subject: Re: Chester County Lookup please=PALMER, THOMAS


Diane,

Unknown if your PALMER, but anything may be a clue. From
"Wills of Chester County, Pennsylvania 1778 - 1800, by Martin;
Palmer, John, Sr. L. Darby
July 19, 1786; Oct. 7, 1786
To children, THOMAS and ELIZABETH, which I had by my first wife,
40 shillings each. To daughter SARAH, which I had by my second wife
40 shillings. All remainder of estate to be equally divided amoung my
children, JOHN, MOSES, AARON, CHARLES, HANNAH and WILLIAM.
Executors: Wife MARY, sons JOHN and AARON.
Letters to JOHN and AARON, the other being absent.
Wit: EDWARD VAUGHN, WILLIAM BONSALL.
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Pennsylvania Wills, 1682-1834=Philadelphia County, Pa.






PALMER, GEORGE. of County Surrey, on board ship "Isabell Anne

Katherine" September 4, 1682. ---

Wife: Elizabeth. Children: Elizabeth, George, John, Thomas, William.

Execs.: Elizabeth and George Palmer. Witnesses: Thomas Hutson, William

Clarke, Enoch Coore. (N:343)


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Pennsylvania Wills, 1682-1834=Montgomery County, Pa.






PALMER, THOMAS. Horsham.

December 11, 1812. September 11, 1813.

To wife, Tacy, farm, and household goods, and $107 yearly during

widowhood. To son George, 55 acres subject to the payment of $53.50 and

$60 yearly. Rem. of estate to son John and William. To son John and

William, each a horse. To daughters Lydia and Susanna, $1200 each.

Execs: Sons George and Charles. Wit: Nathan Lukens, and Hiram McNeill.

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Pennsylvania Wills, 1682-1834=Philadelphia County, Pa.






PALMER, JOHN. Philadelphia. Carter.

February 3, 1710. April 25, 1710. C. 203.

Mother Elizabeth Fitzwater. Brothers Thomas and William Palmer.

Cousin John Rickett of Philadelphia., locksmith.

Executor: Brother William.

Witnesses: Jacob Turner, Peter Wishart and John Cadwalader.

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Pennsylvania Wills, 1682-1834=Philadelphia County, Pa.






RICKETTS, JOHN. Phila. Locksmith.

September 6, 1712. December 20, 1712. C. 327.

Sister Elizabeth Jackson. Uncle Thomas Palmer. John Brooks.

Executor: Uncle Wm. Palmer.

Witnesses: Elizabeth Mifflin, John Furker and Ralph Jackson.

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Pennsylvania Wills, 1682-1834=Philadelphia County, Pa.






PALMER, THOMAS. Amity, County of Philadelphia.

February 19, 1747/8. April 5, 1748. G.224.

Wife: Mary. Grandchildren: John and James Waren. Friends: Andrew

Sadonski, Anne (wife of Encreas Miller), Sophia (wife of Isaac Johnson),

Emanuel (son of Andrew and Cathrine Sadonski). Negro: Jo. Exec:

Mary Palmer and James Waren. Witnesses: George Boone, Jonas Jones and

Francis Kitchen.

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Pennsylvania Wills, 1682-1834=Philadelphia County, Pa.






PALMER, THOMAS. [Citizen of Phila]. Bath, Virginia.

May 4, 1797. June 27, 1797. X.598.

Wife: Anne. Brothers: John, Samuel, William. Sister: Mary Parker.

To Samuel Beddome [of London] and his Heirs. To Henry, Hannah and

Sarah Gauffe. To John Bernard Gilpin and his Heirs. To John Smith [of

Friday Street, London]. To Joseph B. Smith and his Sisters: Sarah,

Rebecca, Mary. Cousin: Eliza Beddome. To Father and Mother [For

relief of distress at Bourton]. Part of Wife's Annuity to be employed

in the Cultivation of Peace and Harmony between Nations to render War

odius, detestable and obsolete. Acceptable objects to be presented to

Dr. Rush, Mr. W. Poyntell, Caleb Lownes. Exec: Caleb Lownes, William

Poyntell, Brother John Palmer. Wit: [at Bath, Virginia] Samuel

DeButts, John Redman Coxe, Philip S. Physick. Proved in Berekley,

Virginia.

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Pennsylvania Wills, 1682-1834=Philadelphia County, Pa.






ALLAIRE, ALEXANDER. City of Phila.

September 2, 1793. August 14, 1797. X.614.

Nephew and Niece: Anthony Allaire Palmer, Elizabeth Palmer [Children

of Nephew Thomas Palmer]. Friends: Thomas Thompson, Susanna Groof

[Widow of Samuel, December'd].

Guardian: Philip Wager [for Anthony Allaire Palmer].

Exec: Nephew Thomas Palmer, Philip Wager.

Wit: Adam Melcher, Philip Stein, William Stein.

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Pennsylvania Wills, 1682-1834=Philadelphia County, Pa.






PALMER, THOMAS. Phila. Gunsmith. November 7, 1811. March 4, 1812.

4.96. Legacy to bro. Jonathan Palmer. To wife Ann Palmer, at her

decease to his four children viz: Asher, William and John Palmer and

Elizabeth Shaw. Execs: Sd. sons William and John.

Wit: William Fox, Daniel Brodhead.

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And this one is the only Will with a mention of a VARRICK in Pa...........

Pennsylvania Wills, 1682-1834=Philadelphia County, Pa.






DOUGLASS, ELIZABETH. New York. February 5, 1808. April 21, 1808.

2.290. Bequeaths to cousin Elizabeth Howell of Penna., a legacy

bequeathed to her by her grandfather Samuel Howell, he being

grandfather of sd. Elizabeth Howell, with provision that she pay out of

said legacy to John Barbarie of New York City; Otto Vantuyl Barbarie;

John Douglass Simms of Virginia; Mary Elizabeth Barbarie of New York

City; Nancy Douglass Simms and Jane Amelia Watson Simms of Virginia; to

Grace a servant of friend Abraham Varick; to daus. of Robert Pearson of

New Jersey; Joshua E. R. Birch, physician of New York; friend Abraham

Varick. If cousin Elizabeth Howell shall decline to comply with

aforesaid request, she bequeaths sd. legacy to her cousin Elizabeth

Stretch of N. J. who is also a granddau. of sd. Samuel Howell. Exec:

Friend Abraham Varick. Witnesses: John C. Osborn, Wm. P. Etting,

Cornelius R. Kingsland. Codicil: February 17, 1808.

Desires that William Douglass Simms shall have half of his bro. John

Douglass Simms' share. To Mrs. Ann Simms of Virginia. Residue of

estate to Mrs. Phoebe Varrick, wife of sd. Exec.

Witnesses: Peter Etting, Cornelius R. Kingsland, Eliza Hunt.

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GOOD HUNTING......................... Tim

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