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Where did the Spanish Palmer family come from? What is the Spanish Palmer family crest and coat of arms? When did the Palmer family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Palmer family history?

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Spelling variations of this family name include: Palma, Palmas, Palmar, Lapalma, Palmer, De la Palma and many more.

First found in Castile, in north central Spain.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Palmer research. Another 420 words(30 lines of text) covering the years 1507, 1627, 1686, and 1818 are included under the topic Early Palmer History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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More information is included under the topic Early Palmer Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Palmer Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century


  • William Palmer, who arrived in Plymouth in 1621 aboard the " Fortune"
  • Daniel Palmer, who arrived in Virginia in 1621
  • Frances Palmer, who arrived in Plymouth in 1623 aboard the "Anne and the Little James"
  • Frances Palmer, who arrived in Plymouth, Mass in 1623
  • Joane Palmer, who landed in Virginia in 1624-1625


Palmer Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century


  • Eliza Palmer, who arrived in Virginia in 1702
  • Elizabeth Palmer, who landed in Philadelphia, Pa in 1706-1707
  • Isaac Palmer, who landed in Virginia in 1714
  • Mary Palmer, who landed in Virginia in 1718
  • Jacob Palmer, aged 26, landed in Pennsylvania in 1738


Palmer Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century


  • Esther Palmer, who landed in Philadelphia, Pa in 1816
  • James Palmer, who arrived in America in 1824
  • David Palmer, who landed in Washington County, Pa in 1826
  • Juan Palmer, aged 48, arrived in New Orleans, La in 1829
  • Andrew Palmer, aged 36, landed in New Orleans, La in 1836


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  • John McAuley Palmer (1817-1900), American Civil War general and Governor of Illinois
  • Thomas Witherell Palmer (1830-1913), American Senator from Michigan
  • Daniel David Palmer (1845-1913), American (Canadian born) founder of chiropractic
  • General Bruce Palmer Jr. (1913-2000), acting Chief of Staff of the United States Army from July to October 1972
  • Vera Jayne Palmer (1933-1967), original name of Jayne Mansfield, American actress and one of the leading blonde sex symbols of the 1950s
  • Arnold Daniel "The King" Palmer (b. 1929), famous American Golfer who has won numerous PGA championships, winner of the PGA Tour Lifetime Achievement Award in 1998
  • Earl Cyril Palmer (1924-2008), American drummer and member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
  • Samuel Palmer (1805-1881), British landscape painter, etcher, and printmaker
  • Robert Allen Palmer (1949-2003), Grammy Award-winning English singer-songwriter
  • Squadron Leader Robert Anthony Maurice Palmer VC (1920-1944), British aviator awarded the Victoria Cross during WWII

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  • Freeman-Palmer and Related Families by Mary Ann Palmer-Schrepfer.
  • A Genealogy of Palmers by Andrew Stillman.
  • Memoirs: With Histories of Pound-Murphy-Willingham-Palmer-Pitts Families by Jerome B. Pound.
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  1. Bentley, Elizabeth P. Passenger Arrivals at the Port of New York 1820-1829. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1999. Print.
  2. Rolland, and H.V. Rolland. Armorial Général by J.B. Rietstap. Ramsbury: Heraldry Today. 1967. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-209).
  3. Filby, P. William and Mary K Meyer. Passenger and Immigration Lists Index in Four Volumes. Detroit: Gale Research, 1985. Print. (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8).
  4. Best, Hugh. Debrett's Texas Peerage. New York: Coward-McCann, 1983. Print. (ISBN 069811244X).
  5. Chronological list of passengers to Spanish America (including Florida and Louisiana, 1538-1559). From documents in the "Indian Archives". Sevilla. Print.
  6. Maduell, Charles R. Compiler Index of Spanish Citizens Entering the Port of New Orleans Between January 1840 and December 1865. New Orleans: The Compiler, 1966. Print.
  7. Browning, Charles H. Americans of Royal Descent. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing. Print.
  8. Robb H. Amanda and Andrew Chesler. Encyclopedia of American Family Names. New York: Haper Collins, 1995. Print. (ISBN 0-06-270075-8).
  9. de Cadenas, Vicente Y Viicent. Heraldic Patronimica Española Y Sus Patronimicos Compuestos. Madrid: Hidalguía, 1976. Print.
  10. Matthews, John. Matthews' American Armoury and Blue Book. London: John Matthews, 1911. Print.
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The Palmer Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Palmer Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.

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