Born in Sproxton, Leicestershire, England
Ancestors 
Daughter of Henry Coates
and Elizabeth (Walker) Coates
Wife of
George Palmer
— married
1660 in England
Wife of
Thomas Fitzwater
— married
1684 in Philadelphia Monthly Meeting, Pennsylvania
Descendants 
Mother of
Elizabeth (Palmer) Jackson, George Palmer Jr, John Palmer I, Thomas Palmer and William Palmer
Died
at age 76
in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Biography
Elizabeth's first husband, George Palmer, died enroute to Pennsylvania in 1682 aboard Elizabeth, Ann and Catherine.
Elizabeth arrived in 1682 in Pennsylvania with her four children intact; even though she lost her husband [probably to smallpox] during the voyage over from England.[1]
She married her second husband, Thomas Fitzwater, at the Philadelphia Monthly Meeting in 1684.[2]
Elizabeth married Thomas Fitzwater on 3 April 1684 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[3]
Last name at birth
According to Find-A-Grave, her maiden name was Coates. [4]
Death and burial
She died on 30 Jul 1720 and is buried at the Fitzwater Burial Ground in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.[4]
Children of George & Elizabeth (Coates) Palmer
- Elizabeth Palmer m1. May 31, 1687 Isaac Rickatt; m2. 8-2-1695 Ralph Jackson[5]
- George Palmer; captive among the Turks for sixteen years[5]
- John Palmer[5]
- Thomas Palmer (twin); born 11-1-1671 at Nonesuch, parish of Ewell, Surrey[5]
- William Palmer (twin); born 11-1-1671 at Nonesuch, parish of Ewell, Surrey[5]
Sources
- ↑ Passenger List: "U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s", Place: Pennsylvania; Year: 1682; Page Number: 50, Ancestry Record 7486 #3143290 (accessed 10 July 2022)
Name Elizabeth Palmer Arrival Year 1682 Arrival Place Pennsylvania Primary Immigrant Palmer, Elizabeth [mother] Family Members Daughter Elizabeth; Son George; Son John; Son Thomas; Son William Source Publication Code 8370 Annotation This excellent work contains over 3,000 names and an index to vessels. Reprints the following articles with corrections, additions, and new materials: "The Real Welcome Passengers," by Marion Balderston (no. 242) pp. 1-26; "Pennsylvania's 1683 Ships," (no Source Bibliography SHEPPARD, WALTER LEE, JR., compiler and editor. Passengers and Ships prior to 1684. (Publications of the Welcome Society of Pennsylvania, 1.) Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1970. 245p. Reprinted by Heritage Books, Bowie, MD, 1985. Household Members Elizabeth Palmer
William Palmer
Thomas Palmer
John Palmer
George Palmer - ↑ Philadelphia Monthly Meeting Marriages (1682-1714) from the Manuscripts of Samuel Smith as Prepared by the New Jersey Historical Society: Philadelphia Co., PA; Contributed to the MDGenWeb Archives by Mary Paynton usgwarchives.net
- ↑ Marriage: "Pennsylvania, U.S., Compiled Marriage Records, 1700-1821", Pennsylvania Marriage Records. Harrisburg, PA: Pennsylvania Archives Printed Series, 1876. Series 2, Series 6, Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2383 #54016 (accessed 10 July 2022)
Name Elizabeth Palmer Marriage Date 3 Apr 1684 Marriage Place Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Spouse's Name Thomas Fitzwater - ↑ 4.0 4.1 Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 25 February 2021), memorial page for Elizabeth Coates Fitzwater (3 Jun 1644–30 Jul 1720), Find A Grave: Memorial #62763398, citing Fitzwater Burial Ground, Dresher, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA ; Maintained by Gathering Roots (contributor 47213048) .
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 Roberts, Clarence V. (b.1862) Ancestry of Clarence V. Roberts & Frances A. (Walton) Roberts; comprising a chart and sketches of some fifty-six ancestral families who settled mostly in or near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Wm. F.Fell co., Philadelphia (1940) OCLC3530764. Page 206.
Places to Look
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Acknowledgments
- Thank you to Andrea Powell for contributions to this profile
- Thanks to X Gorby for starting this profile. Click the Changes tab for the details of contributions by X and others.
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Unknown-198129 and Coates-1427 appear to represent the same person because: same person, same husband, one without maiden name, other with
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