Daniel PALMER

Daniel married Margaret SMITH on 25 Mar 1700 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA. Margaret (daughter of Nehemiah SMITH and Lydia WINCHESTER) was christened on 20 May 1683; died on 04 Jun 1727 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Nehemiah PALMER was born on 09 Apr 1702 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA; died on 25 Jul 1762 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA.
2. Dr Nathan PALMER was born on 26 Oct 1711 in Stonington, New London Co. Connecticut; died on 28 Mar 1795.

Daniel married Mary AVERY on 12 Jan 1732 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA. Mary (daughter of John AVERY and Abigail CHESEBROUGH) was christened on 14 Nov 1680 in First Church of New London, Connecticut; died on 03 Feb 1762 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Nehemiah married Hannah Lord STANTON on 20 Nov 1662 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA. Hannah (daughter of Thomas STANTON and Anna LORD) was born in 1644 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA; died on 17 Oct 1727 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Fact: 1631, Made a Freeman
• Residence: 1642, Removed to Rehoboth, Plymouth Colony.
• Death: 1662

Walter married Rebecca SHORT on 01 Jun 1633 in Roxbury Church, Charlestown, Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts. Rebecca was born in England; died in 1671 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Thomas Stanton, who became distinguished among the first planters of Stonington, Conn., was in early manhood in England designed and educated for a cadet, but not liking the profession of arms, and taking a deep interest in the religious principles of the migrating Puritans, he left his native land, embarking o board of the good ship 'Bonaventure,' in 1635, and landed in Virginia, but left there almost immediately for Boston, mingling with the native on the way, and rapidly acquired a knowledge of their language and customs. On arrival in Boston he was recognized by Winthrop and his associates as a valuable man, worthy of the most unlimited confidence, for the very next year he was selected by the Boston authorities to accompany Mr. Fenwick and Hugh Peters, as interpreter on a mission to Saybrook, Conn., to hold a conference with the Pequot Indians relative to the murder of Capt. Stone and Newton. After the close of the conference Mr. Stanton went up to Hartford, and there fixed his permanent abode in 1637. Mr. Stanton's accurate knowledge of the language and character of the Indians soon gave him prominence in the new settlements of Connecticut, for the very first year that he came to Hartford, the General Court gave him ten pounds for the service he had already done for the country, and declared that he should be a public officer, to attend the court upon all occasions, either general or particular, at the meetings of the magistrates, to interpret between them and the Indians, at a salary of ten pounds per annum. Mr. Stanton did not always agree with the policy of Capt. Mason and the court relative to the treatment of the Indians, and drew upon himself their displeasure; but being a man accustomed to speak his own mind and act upon his own convictions, maintained his position, though they discontinued his salary for two years, alleging long absence as the cause, and appointed Mr. Gilbert to take his place, but in 1648 they restored him to the place with its compensation. He became the intimate and special friend of Gov. Winthrop of Connecticut, acting as his interpreter in all of his intercourse with the Indians. it was while thus employed, in an interview with Ninigret in the Narragansett country that Mr. Stanton became acquainted with the Pawcatuck Valley, and selected it for his future residence. He was the first white man who joined Mr. William Chesebrough in his new settlement. He petitioned the General Court of Connecticut for liberty to erect a trading house there, which was granted in February, 1650. In the spring following he came to Pawcatuck and erected his trading house on the west bank of Pawcatuck river, in Stonington, in 1651, near a place ever since known as Pawcatuck Rock, for the reason that the deep water channel in the river touched the east side of said rock where vessels trading with him could easily receive and discharge their cargoes without any expense for the erection of a wharf. Mr. Stanton did not remove his family to Pawcatuck in Stonington until 1657, where he had previously erected a dwelling house...

After the articles of confederation between the New England colonies had been established in 1643, among all of the distinguished interpreters of New England, Mr. Stanton was selected as interpreter general, to be consulted and relied upon in all emergencies. In this capacity and in their behalf he acted as interpreter, especially between the ministers employed by the commissioners of the United Colonies, acting as agents of the London Missionary Society, and the Indians, to whom they preached. He also aided the Rev. Abraham Pierson in the translation of his catechism into the Indian tongue, certifying to the same in his official capacity. After Mr. Stanton became an inhabitant of Pawcatuck in Stonington he took an active part in town affairs, he became prominent, and was elected to almost every position of public trust in the new settlement. In 1658, when Pawcatuck was included in the town of Southertown, under the jurisdiction of Massachusetts, he was appointed selectman and magistrate. After Pawcatuck was set off to the Connecticut Colony by the charter of 1662, Mr. Stanton was appointed magistrate and commissioner and re-appointed every year up to the time of his death. he was elected deputy or representative to the General Court of Connecticut in 1666 and re-elected every year up to 1675.

Thomas married Anna LORD in 1637 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA. Anna (daughter of Thomas LORD and Dorothy BIRD) was born in 1621 in Towcester, England; was christened on 18 Sep 1614; died in 1688 in Anquilla, Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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He lived at Towcester from 1610 to at least as late as 1629. He sailed from London, April 29, 1635 in the ship "Elizabeth and Ann", with his wife and all his children except Richard the eldest who had preceded him. He was then fifty and his wife forty-six. After a year or more at Cambridge or Boston, he joined Hooker's party in 1636 and became an original proprietor of Hartford. His home lot was on the bank of the Little River, now Wells St., and hie owned eight other parcels of land. He was a man of position and influence and was given the prefix "Mr." His eldest son, Richard, came over some years before he did and was in Cambridge where he owned a shop. (Paige's Cambridge, P. 600.) but followed his father to Hartford, where he was Constable in 1643. He afterwards settled in New London, became a very prominent citizen and was mentioned in the Royal Charter.

Thomas married Dorothy BIRD on 23 Feb 1610/11 in Towcester, Northamptonshire, England. Dorothy was born on 25 May 1588 in Towcester, England; died on 02 Aug 1675 in Hartford, Hartford Co. Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]