NINTH GENERATION

214. James Baird PALMER ^{(771) (1381)(773) (774)(775)} was born on 16 Jun 1771 in St. Thomas, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. ^(1382)(1383) He was baptised on 18 Jun 1771 in Mansfield Church, Sussex County, NJ. ⁽¹³⁸²⁾ He died in 1845 in Davidson County, North Carolina. ^(1382)(1384) Shanna Alane Easter notes that James Baird Palmer's place of death was Rowan County, North Carolina He signed a will on 2 May 1845 in Davidson County, North Carolina. ^(1385)(1386) WILL OF JAMES PALMER - 1845 - Davidson County, North Carolina

I, James Palmer of the county of Davidson and state of North Carolina being in sound mind and memory do this the 2nd day of May 1845 make and ordain this to be my last will and testament.

1st I give and devise unto my son Abram Palmer the plantation whereon he now lives.

2nd I give and bequeath unto my daughter in law Polly Palmer the use of the plantation on which she now lives until her youngest child now living come to the age ten years or no longer than she remains single provided she should marry before the said time then it is my will and pleasure that the said plantation be equally divided among the living children of my son John Palmer (dec.).

3rd I give and bequeath unto my children Hannah Swing, Edmund, and James Palmer and Mary Miller five hundred dollars each and also fore hundred dollars to Rhoanna Hodges and children and five hundred dollars to the children of Katharine Parks dec.

5th I give and bequeath unto Joseph Sothern son of Barbara Nothern four hundred dollars and one horse worth fifty dollars though should he die before he ___ at the age of twenty this gift and bequeath is to be null and void as to him and his heirs except one hundred dollars which I hereby give to his mother Barbara Nothern.

6th All my personal and Real Estate except such as is mentioned above I will to be sold and after the payment of all just claims to be equally divided among my children Edmond, James and Abram Palmer. Hannah Irving (note: this was probably misread from Hannah SWING) and Mary Miller and the children of Rhoanna Hodge (dec.) and Katharine Parks (dec.) that is the children of each deceased daughter to receive what their mother would be entitled to in an equal division of the Residue, and I also will and wish the children of my son John Palmer (dec) to receive one share as above stated ____they will pay a note or bond for about eighty dollars of interest that I hold against the said John Palmer (dec) not otherwise.

7th I hereby appoint my son Abram Palmer to be my executor. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the day and year above written. Signed Sealed in presence of G. L. Ball, Peter F. Owen. His baptism record states that he was the ninth child in his family. Elizabeth Bowlby(7), James' great-aunt, came from England, married James Baird, and died testate in Hunterdon County, NJ in 1782. The fact that James and Hannah McKarn's eldest daughter was born in 1792 probably indicates that he had been previously married. His will refers to her as "Rhouma Hodge."

On 20 September 1800, James B. Palmer purchased 200 acres in Rowan County, NC. James was named as co-executor with his brother John in their father's will of 1810. "James Palmer and Bowlby Palmer, sons of James Palmer" also appeared in the will. The 1800 Rowan County census indicates that the household of James B. Palmer aged 26-45 years had a son and a daughter under 10 years with his wife under the age of 26 years. The 1810 census indicates the same household with two boys and a girl under 16 years, a boy and a girl under 10 years, two girls under 26 years (probably help or relatives), and a male and female 26-45 years.

He was married to UNKNOWN. James Baird PALMER and UNKNOWN had the following children:

+452 i. Ruhanna PALMER.

He was married to Hannah MCKERN on 15 Jan 1794 in Rowan County, North Carolina. ^(1382)(1387) Hannah MCKERN^{(772) (773)(774) (775)} was born in 1771 in St. Thomas, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.⁽¹³⁸²⁾ She died on 7 Aug 1854 in Dyer County, Tennessee. ⁽¹³⁸²⁾ She was also known as "McKeen". ⁽¹³⁸²⁾ James Baird PALMER and Hannah MCKERN had the following children:

+453 i. Edmund M. PALMER.
+454 ii. John Bowlby PALMER.
+455 iii. Abraham "Abram" PALMER.
+456 iv. Mary "Polly" PALMER.
+457 v. James McKeen PALMER.
+458 vi. Katharine\Catherine PALMER.
+459 vii. Hannah PALMER.
+460 viii. Barbara PALMER.