%eadnotat; ]> 5111palf An Inventory of the Palmer Family Papers, 1722-1966 [bulk 1898] Finding Aid Prepared by FHL staff Encoding made possible by a grant by the Gladys Kriebel Delmas Foundation to the Philadelphia Consortium of Special Collections Libraries Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College. 1969 Text converted and initial EAD tagging provided by Apex Data Services, December 2000. ENG Palmer Family Genealogical Manuscript and Deeds, 1722-1966 [bulk 1898] FHL staff Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College. 1969 Descriptive Summary Palmer Genealogical Manuscript and Deeds, 1722-1966 [bulk 1898} Fell, Sarah M. (1824-1911) RG 5/111 1 box; 0.5 linear ft. Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College.
Swarthmore, Pennsylvania 19081-1399 U.S.A.
For current information on the location of materials, please consult the Library's online catalog The Palmer family was a Quaker family descended from John and Christian Palmer, who settled in Bucks County, Pennsylvania., in 1683. Sarah M. Fell (1824-1911), who compiled the genealogy, was a Hicksite Quaker from Wilmington, Delaware, and a Palmer descendent. The collection contains a family genealogy compiled by Sarah Moore Fell (1822-1911) in 1898, pictures, and an accompanying index compiled in 1966. The collection also contains some Bucks County property records including deeds and legal papers

Repository:

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 BIOGRAPHICAL/HISTORICAL

The Palmer family was a Quaker family from Bucks County, Pennsylvania.

 SCOPE AND CONTENT

The collection contains a Palmer family genealogy written by Sarah Moore Fell (1822-1911) and an accompanying index compiled in 1966. The collection also contains deeds and legal papers concerning the Middletown Township, Bucks County, Pa., property purchased by the donor (a Palmer descendant).

 ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Accession information

Donor: Anna S. Palmer, 1968

Donor: Property records, gift of Jane. W. T. Brey, 1969

Sarah M. Fell, the author, gave the original manuscript genealogy to her cousin, Amos Satterthwaite. After his death, his widow, Elizabeth Simpson Satterthwaite, gave the manuscript to her niece, Anna S. Palmer, who was a descendent of John and Christian Palmer. Anna S. Palmer gave the manuscript to FHL in 1968.

Jane Brey was a genealogist, and the records related to the property which Anna S. Palmer purchased in 1873 were added to the collection in 1969.

 Access

Collection is open for research.

 Use Restrictions

Copyright has not been assigned to Friends Historical Library All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in to the Director. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Friends Historical Library as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by reader.

 Preferred Citation

[Indicate the cited item or series here], Palmer Family Papers, RG 5/111, Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

 Processing information

Processed by FHL staff. Property records related to the property which Anna S. Palmer purchased in 1873 were added to the collection in 1969. Previously known as Palmer Family Papers.

 SELECTED SEARCH TERMS

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Friends Historical Library (TRIPOD). Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons, or places should search the catalog using these headings:

Quakers --Bucks County (Pa.) Palmer family Deeds Genealogies Bucks County (Pa.) -- Family and personal papers Bucks County (Pa.) -- Genealogy Pennsylvania -- Family and personal papers, 18th-19th centuries Pennsylvania -- Genealogy Fell, Sarah M., 1822-1911 DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE RECORDS Ser. 1. Genealogy of the Palmer family in America Genealogy of the Palmer family in America, descended from John and Christian Palmer, who settled in Bucks County, Pa., 1683. Compiler, Sarah M. Fell 1 37 pp. unbound manuscript Accompanying index 1 bound, typewritten, photocopied Photographs of Sarah M. Fell, Joseph Rich, and his wife Mary Palmer Rich. 1 Ser. 2. Documents, deeds, etc.

Chronologically arranged.

 Lease: Jonathan Woolston & Sarah his wife, to Joseph Walker. Middletown, Bucks Co., Pa. Aug. 20, 1722 1 1 Parchment, ADS Birth certificate: Elizabeth Dixon, dau. of John & Mary, b. Nov. 6, 1729 1 2

Elizabeth was born at Bishop Auckland, Parish of St. Andrew Auckland, County of Durham.

 Lease: Wm. Shreve & Freelove his wife, to Jos. Richardson. Northampton, Bucks Co., Pa. May 2, 1743 1 3 Parchment, ADS Release: Wm. Shreve & Freelove his wife, to Jos. Richardson. Northampton, Bucks Co. May 3, 1743 1 4 Parchment, ADS Deed: Geo. Walker et al, to Jos. Richardson. Middletown Twp., Bucks Co., Pa. Feb. 26, 1760. 1 5 Parchment, ADS Deed: Henry Atherton & Elizabeth his wife, to Phineas Paxson. Attleboro, Bucks Co., Pa. 1810 6mo. 1 1 Parchment, ADS 6 Deed: John Simpson & John Price, assignees of Jonathan Beans, Jr., to John Jones. Buckingham Twp., Bucks Co., Pa. 1819 1 7 Parchment, AD Deed: John Paxson & John McNair, to Daniel Starkey. Attleboro, Bucks Co., Pa. April 17, 1824 1 8 Parchment, ADS Insurance policy, with Mutual Beneficial Insurance Assoc. of Bucks Co., for Isaac Eyre, on house in Attleboro, Bucks Co., Pa. 1864 3mo. 18 1 9 ADS Letters of administration: granted to John Paxson, W. Rodman Paxson, Isaac Eyre, for estate of Samuel Paxson, 1868 12mo. 28 Bucks Co., Pa. 1 10 Deed: Isaac Eyre & Elizabeth his wife, to Anna R. Palmer. Attleboro, Middletown Twp., Bucks Co., Pa. 187? 4mo. 4. 1 11 ADS