Birth: William Palmer was born in England about 1581 (based
on the estimated date of his first marriage).
Death: He died in Duxbury in November 1637.
Ship: Fortune, 1621
Life in England: Little is known of his life in England.
He apparently married and had children there, two of whom remained.
Life in New England: William and his son,William, Jr.,
came to Plymouth on the Fortune. His wife came over in the summer of
1623 on the Anne or Little James. He was a freeman of
Plymouth in 1633 and later moved to Duxbury. He was a nailer, and his
inventory listed tools including a bellows and anvil.
Family: William married (1) Frances _____ by about 1606
in England, and had four children. He married (2) Mary _____ by 1637 and
had one son. She married (2) Robert Paddock by October 20, 1646, and
(3) Thomas Roberts on March 24, 1650/1, in Plymouth.
Children of William and Frances Palmer (order uncertain):
- Henry was born about 1606. He was mentioned in his father’s 1637
will, but there is no further information.
- Bridget was born about 1608. She was mentioned in her father’s 1637
will, but there is no further information.
- A daughter, name unknown, was born about 1610. She married Henry
Rowley by about 1630 and had two children. She died by 1633.
- William was born about 1612. He married Elizabeth Hodgkins on March
27, 1634, in Plymouth and had one daughter. He died before August 25,
1636.
- Child of William and Mary Palmer:
- William was born on June 27, 1638, in Duxbury. He married Susanna
_____ about 1662 and had at least three children. He died in Dartmouth
in 1675.