Jonathan Palmer Jr. (1720 - 1803)

Born 23 Dec 1720 in Stonington, New London County, Connecticut

Ancestors

Husband of Prudence (Holmes) Palmer — married 12 Sep 1745 in Stonington, Connecticut

Descendants

Died 5 Jul 1803 at age 82 in Stonington, New London County, Connecticut, USA

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Biography

Revolutionary War Veteran; captain of 6th Company, militia of Stonington

Jonathan Palmer, born 23 Dec 1720 at Stonington, Connecticut, was the eighth child of Jonathan Palmer and Mary (Mainwaring) Palmer.

Brother of Judith Palmer; Mercy Palmer; Hannah Sarah Palmer; Anna Cady; Irene Rowland; Love Shepard; Prudence Cady; Oliver Palmer and Elizabeth Door

Husband of Prudence Holmes; they married 12 Sep 1745 at Stonington. They had 11 children, all born at Stonington:

1. Col. Jonathan Palmer, III, born 5 May 1746; d. 2 Jan 1810 @ Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2. Joshua Palmer, b. 18 Nov 1847
3. Asher Palmer, b. 26 Aug 1749 [Note: This was the first husband of Esther (Dean) Main (1761-1824), who after the death of Asher became the wife of David Main (1752-1843)]
4. Prudence Palmer, b. in 1752; d. 6 Mar 1790
5. Judith Palmer, b. 6 Oct 1753 [This probably was the first wife of David Main, however additional proof is needed before attaching them.]
6. Edward Palmer, b. 5 Sep 1755
7. Sarah Palmer, b. 12 Oct 1757
8. Thankful Palmer, b. 27 May 1759
9. Robert Palmer, b. 4 Jun 1761
10. Eunice Palmer, b. 29 Jul 1763 [This may have been the wife of Joshua Brown Jr., however additional proof is needed before attaching them.]
11. Lucy Palmer, b. 16 Jun 1768 [This may have been the wife of Nathan Brown, however additional proof is needed before attaching them.]

Jonathan Palmer died 5 Jul 1803 at Stonington, Connecticut.

Sources

• Palmer Groups (1901-1905); Leavitt, E. W.; Palmer, L. M.; p. 46, 72, no. 131: https://archive.org/details/palmergroupsjoh00leavgoog/page/n85/mode/1up

• https://www.geni.com/people/Capt-Jonathan-Palmer/6000000004148672848

• History of Stonington etc. (Wheeler, 1900) p. 512, 526, no. 95: https://archive.org/stream/historyoftownofs00whee_1#page/n548/mode/1up; p. 436 no. 29: https://archive.org/stream/historyoftownofs00whee_1#page/n458/mode/1up