1. 2. Rebecca SHORT   d. 15 Jul 1671, Stonington,New London Co.,Connecticut; bur. Wequetequock Burying Ground,Stonington,New London Co.,Connecticut.

History of Stonington CT, by Wheeler, page 506.
Rebecca came to this country in 1632
Walter Palmer, by Doris Palmer Buys, page 20.
"On 1 June 1633 Walter, his daughter Grace, and his future wife,Rebecca Short, joined Charlestown First Church, Rebecca transferring fromthe Roxbury Church. She may have been one of the young people whoseparents died on the voyage to America and who were put in the care ofsome family here -- 'bound out' until they were of age. Unlike theSouthern states, New England would accept no women of uncertain origin,and the fact that Rebecca was immediately admitted a member of theRoxbury Church and became the wife of an important man shows that she wasnot an ordinary maid servent."
Page 47,
Rebecca Short (daughter of Thomas Short. (according to researchmanuscripts of Dr. Byron Smith Palmer) a member of the Roxbury Church.The Rev.
John Eliot was Minister of the Church where they were married. (thehandwritten manuscripts of Dr. Palmer have no reference.)

DIARY OF THOMAS MINOR, by Thomas Minor, page 104.
Died 15 Jul 1671.

1. 3. Hannah PALMER   b. Bef 15 Jun 1634, Charlestown, Boston, Suffolk County, Ma; c. 15 Jun 1634, Charlestown,Suffolk Co.,Massachusetts; d. Aft 25 Aug 1681, Stonington,New London Co.,Connecticut.
2. 4. Elihu PALMER   c. 25 Jan 1636, Charlestown,Middlesex Co.,Massachusetts; d. 5 Sep 1666, Stonington,New London Co.,Connecticut.
3. 5. Nehemiah PALMER   b. 23 Nov 1637, Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachusetts; c. 23 Nov 1637, Charlestown,Middlesex Co.,Massachusetts; d. 17 Feb 1717/1718, Stonington, New London, Connecticut; bur. Wequetequock Burying Ground,Stonington,New London Co.,Connecticut.
4. 6. Moses PALMER   b. ABT. 6 Apr 1640, Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachusetts; d. 6 Jul 1701, Stonington, New London, Connecticut.
5. 7. Benjamin PALMER   b. ABT. 6 Jun 1642, Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachusetts; c. 6 Jun 1642, Charlestown,Middlesex Co.,Massachusetts; d. 10 Apr 1716, Stonington, New London, Connecticut; bur. Wequetequock Burying Ground,Stonington,New London Co.,Connecticut.
6. 8. Gershom PALMER, Sr.   b. 14 Apr 1644, Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts; d. 27 Sep 1718, Stonington, New London, Connecticut; bur. 30 Sep 1718, Wequetequock Burial Yard, Stonington, New London, Connecticut.
7. 9. Rebecca PALMER   b. ABT. 1647, Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts; c. 1 Jul 1647, Rehoboth,Bristol Co.,Massachusetts; d. 2 May 1713, Stonington, New London, Connecticut.

MARRIAGE: Note: 1. In 1670 a hearing in the Connecticut General Court was had for the consideration of a petition of Hannah for liberty to marry again, setting forth that she had not heard from her late husband for 8 years with her neighbors also so testifying. She was granted liberty to marry Roger. She was his 3rd wife.

HISTORY OF STONINGTON CT, by Wheeler, page 418 & 419.
Pending the session of the General Court of Connecticut in 1670, ahearing was had for the consideration of a petition of Mrs Hannah Hewitt,the widow of Thomas Hewitt, for liberty to marry again, setting forthathat she had not heard from her late husband for the space of eightyears, and better, and her neighbors also testifying that the said Hewitthad so long been absent and that they had not heard of him, or the vesselor company he went with since their departure. "The court havingconsidered the premises, declare that the said Hannah Hewitt is atliberty to marry again if she see cause."
So on the 27th day of December 1671, she was united in marriage withRoger Sterry. He d. before 1680; she m. 3d. John Fish Aug. 25, 1681, shebeing his 3d wife.

WALTER PALMER OF CHARLESTOWN & REHOBOTH, MASS. & STONINGTON, CONN.,Compiled, Edited, Typed and Partly researched by Doris Palmer Buys, page77.
She was bapt. 15 Jun 1634 in First Church in Charlestown, MA (TheFirst Record-Book of The First church in Charlestown" page 202 recordsthe baptism of "Hanna Palmer the daughter of Gualter Palmer and ofRebeckah his wife" as reprinted in and issue of NEHGR, Volume 25, page147, in April of 1871) The first daughter and first four sons of thiscouple were born during the years they resided together in Charlestown,MA, from June 1633 until 1643.
Hannah removed with her parents to Rehoboth, MA, in 1643 andthereafter to Stonington CT, in 1653. She married (1st) Thomas Hewitt on26 Apr 1659 in Stonington; he was lost at sea and on 27 Dec 1671 Hannahmarried Roger Sterry who died before 1680; she married 3rd John Fish on25 Aug 1681 as his 3rd wife.

REFERENCES: Genealogy: PG/p.25---Dr. BSP/p. 7-PF/p.16---STER./pp. 4,5HIST. STON. pp.418, 419.
Hannah was evidently born early in May or in early June of 1634,based on the fact that she was baptised in the First Church ofCharlestown on 4th month 15th day 1634 which according to the time meant15 Jun 1634. Whe went with her parents to "Antient" Rehoboth andStonington, where she married her first husband Thomas Hewitt. Heestablished a West India Trade and in the year 1662 started out on avoyage and was never heard from again.
His widow, Hannah, petitioned the General Court of Connecticut forliberty to re-marry, and this was granted on 27 Dec 1671, and she marriedher second husband Roger Sterry. There is no record of his death otherthan that he died previous to 1680, and that she then married for herthird husband John Fish on 25 Aug 1681 and in turn was his third wife.There is an interesting ante-nuptial contract among the Stoningtonrecords, made at the time of his final marriage to Hannah Palmer. He wasat the time the schoolmaster at Stonington and acted temporarily as townclerk. He was a land surveyor, and himself owned considerable grants ofland. Both John Fish and his son Samuel, were among the volunteers whojoined the esxpedition against King Philip in 1675, and were present atthe Great Swamp fight. At his death his son Samuel was his principalheir. Hannah probably resided her entire life in Stonington.

DESCENDANTS OF CAPTAIN THOMAS HEWITT OF STONINGTON, CONN.. Compiled byVirginia Hewitt Watterson, 1996. Found in the Joseph Smith Library, SaltLake City, Ut. Page 1.

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1. 10. Benjamin HEWITT   b. 1662.

1. 11. Hannah STERRY   b. 18 Aug 1672, Stonington, New London, Connecticut; d. 7 Nov 1751.
2. 12. Samuel STERRY   b. Abt 1674, Stonington, New London, Connecticut; d. 15 Apr 1734, Preston, New London, Connecticut.

THE NEW ENGLAND HISTORICAL & GENEALOGICAL REGISTER, Vol. XII, 1859, page28. FIRST CHURCH CHARLESTOWN, MA, page 204 at 149, in the 1871 edition.
Bpt. 23 Nove 1637

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1. 13. Daniel PALMER   b. 12 Nov 1672, Stonington, New London, Connecticut.
2. 14. Hannah PALMER   b. 1680; d. 19 Jul 1751.

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1. 15. Dorothy Gilbert PALMER   b. 7 Nov 1675, North Stonington, New London County, Connecticut.; d. 1753, North Stonington, New London County, Connecticut.
2. 16. Moses PALMER   b. 1673; d. 1744.

THE NEW ENGLAND HISTORICAL & GENEALOGICAL REGISTER, Vol. XII, 1859, page28.

Gershom Palmer was about 9 years old when his parents and sibligsmoved from Rehoboth to Stonington. He was only 17 when his father died.He inherited half of his father's estate. He took the oath of freeman atHartford on 10 Oct. 1666.
Gershom Palmer had no will or administration and it is believed thathis property was distributed before his death.

HISTORY OF STONINGTON CT, by Wheeler, page 509.

WALTER PALMER OF CHARLESTOWN AND REHOBOTH, MA & STONINGTON CT, a 400-Year(1585-1985) Family History, Compiled, Edited, Typed and Partly Researchedby Doris Palmer Buys, pages 103-4.
Following the path of his parents, brothers and sisters, Gershom wasdevoutly religious and he and his wife, Ann, were admitted 19 Aug 1677 tothe First Congregational Church at Stonington (known as "The RoadChurch") according to the church records.
In 1675 Gershom Palmer, then aged theiry-one years, particiated inKing Philip's War and served as a lieutenant of a Stonington company. ThePyron Plamer typescript manuscripts, page 997, "His name appears as asoldier in that war on the records of the town of Voluntown, which townwas given by the General Court of Conn. to the soldiers of that war."
The comprehensive account of that conflict was written by GeorgeMadison Bodge, A.B. in his book entitled "Soldiers in King Philip's War"reprinted in 1976 by Genealogical Publishing Co., of Baltimore, Maryland.In a chapter headed "The Narraganset Townships, Grantees and Claimants"page 406, is recorded on 10th December 1675 a proclamation was made tothe soldiers, in the name of the Governor of the Mass. Colony that "ifthey took the fort and drove the enemy out of the Narraganset country, .. . they should have a gratuity of land, besides their wages."
On 4 June 1685 (ten years later) a petition was presented to theGeneral Court in session at Boston for the grant of land which had beenpromised byt many years passed before this was accomplished.
On 5 June 1684 Gershom received from his brothers Nehemiah, Mosesand Benjamin, 500 acres of land in Stonington as part of their father'sestate. (Town Records, Vol. 1, page 129).

ELDRED AND ASSOCIATED FAMILIES, Researched by: Catherine Matson & ClariceMcNiven, Compiled by: Carol & Susan Matson, pp. 102.
Gershom Palmer on 5 Jun 1684 received from his brothers, Nehemiah,Moses and Benjamin 500 acres of land in Stonington, CT as a part of theirpartent's estate. Also on 3 May 1693 was laid out to Lt. Gershom 50acres, then 100 acres, and then another 50 acres. On 23 Dec 1708, he havehis sons George and Walter all his farm, they to allow him, for the restof his natural life, one-third of the produce of the land, to dwell inthe east end of the new dwelling house, and they were to fulfill theagreement he made his new wife, Elizabeth, before their marriage. Thisagreement was drawn up 1 Nov 1707, but on 16 Jun 1718 he made anotherdeed, in which he states that he had, before marriage, agreed to give hiswife 20 pounds before his own deceased and that he had ordered his sonsto pay this, but since he had been boarding his wife's 2 daughters forsome time he had caused different arrangements to be made. Ann (Borodell)Denison's mother, Mrs. Ann Denison, was of a fine old family and fromher, young Ann inherited such stately and gracious manners that she wascommonly called "Lady Ann."

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1. 17. Mercy PALMER   b. 8 Sep 1670; d. 28 Jan 1752.
2. 18. Gershom PALMER   b. 2 Sep 1677; d. BET. 1733 - 1734, Killingworth, Middlesex, Connecticut.
3. 19. Ichabod PALMER   b. 2 Sep 1677; d. 10 Apr 1752.
4. 20. William PALMER   b. 25 Apr 1678, Stonington, New London, Connecticut; d. North Stonington, New London, Connecticut.
5. 21. George PALMER   b. 29 May 1680; d. 1728.
6. 22. Ann PALMER   b. ABT. 1681; c. 20 May 1683.
7. 23. Walter PALMER   c. 17 Jun 1685; d. 11 Feb 1726/1727.
8. 24. Elihu PALMER, [child]   c. 6 May 1688.
9. 25. Mary PALMER   c. 6 Jun 1690; d. 13 Jan 1777.
10. 26. Rebecca PALMER   c. 1 Jul 1694; d. 22 Mar 1725/1726, Coventry, Connecticut.

1. 27. Elihu CHESEBROUGH, Sr.   b. 3 Dec 1668, Wequetequock, Stonington, New London, Connecticut; c. 7 Aug 1692, Stonington, New London, Connecticut; d. 28 Jun 1750.

1. 28. Rebecca BALDWIN   b. 20 May 1673, Stonington, New London, Connecticut; d. 12 Mar 1700/1701, Stonington, New London, Connecticut.
2. 29. Mary BALDWIN   b. 24 Feb 1674/1675, Stonington, New London, Connecticut; d. Stonington, New London, Connecticut.
3. 30. Sylvester BALDWIN   b. 4 Mar 1676/1677, Stonington, New London, Connecticut.
4. 31. Sarah BALDWIN   b. 8 Dec 1680, Stonington, New London, Connecticut.
5. 32. Jane BALDWIN   b. 1681, Stonington, New London, Connecticut.
6. 33. Theophilus BALDWIN   b. 1 Jun 1683, Stonington, New London, Connecticut.

1. 34. Hannah HEWITT  
2. 35. Mary HEWITT   b. 12 Aug 1694, Stonington, New London, , Connecticut; c. 12 Aug 1694, Stonington, , Connecticut; d. 27 Mar 1752, Stonington, New London, Connecticut; bur. Jan 1763, Stonington, New London, Connecticut.

1. 36. Mary BILLINGS  
2. 37. Joseph BILLINGS   b. 28 Jan 1690/1691, Preston, New London, Connecticut; c. 29 May 1692, Stonington, New London, Connecticut; d. 9 Apr 1763.
3. 38. Prudence BILLINGS  
4. 39. William BILLINGS   b. 16 Feb 1696/1697, Preston, New London, Connecticut; d. 20 May 1733, Windham, Windham, Connecticut.
5. 40. Samuel BILLINGS  
6. 41. Dorothy BILLINGS  
7. 42. Rachel BILLINGS  
8. 43. Sarah BILLINGS  
9. 44. Hannah BILLINGS  
10. 45. Roger BILLINGS  
11. 46. Ichabod BILLINGS  
12. 47. Elizabeth BILLINGS  

1. 48. Hannah STERRY   b. 22 Feb 1704, Stonington, New London, Connecticut.
2. 49. Samuel STERRY  
3. 50. Cyprian STERRY  
4. 51. Robert STERRY  
5. 52. Zerviah STERRY  

1. 53. Sarah STERRY  
2. 54. Roger STERRY  

1. 55. Rebecca PALMER   b. 13 Sep 1726, Stonington, New London, Connecticut; d. 12 Jul 1786, Voluntown, New London, Connecticut.

1. 56. Ichabod PALMER   b. 1702; d. 1749.

HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF STONINGTON, COUNTY OF NEW LONDON, CONNECTICUT, byRichard Anson Wheeler, 1900. Page 659.

1. 57. Dorothy WILCOX   b. 28 Oct 1698, Stonington, New London, Connecticut.
2. 58. Anna WILCOX   b. 14 Jun 1700, Stonington,New London,Connecticut; d. Bef 1751.
3. 59. William WILCOX, Jr.   b. 3 Jun 1703, Stonington,New London,Connecticut; d. 27 Dec 1757, Stonington,New London,Connecticut.
4. 60. Jeminah WILCOX   b. 21 Jul 1705, Stonington, New London County, Connecticut; d. Stonington, New London, Connecticut.
5. 61. Mary WILCOX   b. 1 Dec 1709, Stonington, New London County, Connecticut.
6. 62. Amey WILCOX   b. 7 Jul 1711, Stonington, New London, Connecticut.
7. 63. Sarah WILCOX   b. 29 Aug 1713, Stonington, New London County, Connecticut; d. Apr 1757.
8. 64. Nathan WILCOX   b. 3 Dec 1716, Stonington, New London, Connecticut; d. 7 Jan 1819, Stonington, New London, Connecticut.

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1. 56. Ichabod PALMER   b. 1702; d. 1749.

William Palmer was baptized on 25 April 1678 in the Road Church inStonington, Connecticut. William and Grace were admitted to that samechurch as members on 27 Jun 1703, which was the same date that daughterGrace was baptised.
William and Grace Palmer first lived in Taugwonk and later moved toPunhunguenuck Hill in North Stonington, Connecticut.

1. 65. Grace PALMER   b. ABT. 27 Jun 1703, Stonington, New London, Connecticut; d. BET. 1728 - 1729, Stonington, New London, Connecticut.
2. 66. William PALMER   b. ABT. 10 Mar 1704/05; d. 1781, North Stonington, New London, Connecticut.
3. 67. Elihu PALMER   b. ABT. 22 Dec 1706; d. ABT. 26 Apr 1806, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
4. 68. Waite PALMER   b. 27 May 1711, Stonington,New London,Connecticut; d. 19 Oct 1785, No. Stonington,New London,Connecticut; bur. 27 May 1711, Stonington Congregational Church, Stonington, New London, Connecticut.

headstone in Stonington. In memory of Mr. Elihu Chesebrough who died June ye28th 1750 in ye 82nd year of his age.

1. 69. Hannah CHESEBROUGH   b. 25 Feb 1698/1699, Stonington, Ct. u.S.a.; c. 7 May 1699, Stonington.
2. 70. Sarah CHESEBROUGH   b. 3 Feb 1700/1701, Stonington, New London, Connecticut; c. 9 Mar 1700/1701, Stonington, New London, Connecticut.
3. 71. Elihu CHESEBROUGH   b. 30 Nov 1704, Stonington, Ct. u.S.a.; c. 25 Feb 1705, Stonington, Ct. u.S.a.; d. 27 Oct 1769, Stonington, New London, Connecticut; bur. Wequetequock Cemetery, Stonington, New London, Connecticut.
4. 72. Lydia CHESEBROUGH   b. 10 Mar 1710, Stonington, Ct. u.S.a.; c. 7 May 1719, Stonington, Ct. u.S.a.; d. 29 Jul 1762.
5. 73. Rebecca CHESEBROUGH   b. 16 Mar 1711/1712, Stonington, Ct. u.S.a.; c. 8 May 1712, Stonington, Ct. u.S.a..
6. 74. Elisha CHESEBROUGH   b. 30 Jun 1714, Stonington, Ct. u.S.a.; c. 8 Aug 1714, Stonington, Ct. u.S.a.; d. 12 Aug 1719, Stonington, Ct. u.S.a..

1. 75. Samuel MINOR   b. 12 Dec 1694, Stonington, New London, Connecticut; c. 1 Apr 1695, Stonington, New London, Connecticut; d. 25 Jan 1761, Stonington, New London, Connecticut.
2. 76. Manassah MINOR   b. 1 Dec 1695, Stonington, Ct. u.S.a.; c. 7 Feb 1695, Stonington, Ct. u.S.a.; d. 27 Jul 1750, Stonington, Ct. u.S.a..
3. 77. Elnathan MINOR   b. 24 Jan 1696/1697; c. 28 Feb 1696/1697, Stonington, Ct. u.S.a.; d. 22 Jul 1758.
4. 78. Rebecca MINOR   b. 13 Feb 1698/1699, Stonington, Ct. u.S.a.; c. 7 May 1699, Stonington, Ct. u.S.a..

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1. 79. Benjamin RANDALL   b. 2 Jun 1715, Stonington, New London, Connecticut; c. 2 Jun 1715, Stonington, New London, Connecticut; d. 15 Jun 1811, Colchester, New London, Connecticut.
2. 80. Joseph RANDALL   b. 2 Jun 1715, Stonington, New London, Connecticut; d. 22 Jun 1715, Stonington, New London, Connecticut.