John Palmer was born in 1744 in Combe Raleigh, Devon, England, son of William Palmer (1701–1784) and Hannah Whitlock ( –1782).
John (26) married Mary Smith (26) (born about 1744) on 8 January 1771 in St Clement Danes, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom[1]. Their known daughter was Mary Ann Palmer (born 1772).
John died before 1798, aged about 53.
Sources
↑Marriage:
"England, Select Marriages, 1538-1973", database
Original data: England, Marriages, 1538-1973. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013; FHL Film Number: 574460, 574461, 574462, 574463, 574464, 574465
(Ancestry Record 9852 #38060107 : accessed 21 September 2023)
John Palmer marriage to Mary Smith on 8 Jan 1771 in Saint Clement Danes, Westminster, London, England.
Baptism: "Devon Baptisms" Archive: South West Heritage Trust FindMyPast Image - FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 29 November 2023) John Clerk baptism on 27 Dec 1744, son of William & Anne, in Combe Raleigh, Devon, England. NB Transcription error. Image on FMP clearly reads "John Palmer, son of William Palmer clerk of this parish...."
Research Notes
There is no burial or death record found as yet (18 Mar 2024). Dorset directories list John Palmer, attorney of Lyme Regis in 1797, but Widow Palmer in 1798. Further research required whether he died in the USA, as his brother Peregrine may have been over there at that time.
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