PALMER, Sir Thomas, 4th Bt. (1682-1723), of Wingham, Kent

bap. 5 July 1682, 1st s. of Herbert Palmer of Wingham by Dorothy, da of John Pincheon of Writtle, Essex; gds. of Sir Thomas Palmer, 2nd Bt., of Wingham. educ. Canterbury sch.; Sutton (Kent) sch.; Caius, Camb. 1699. m. (1) 18 Nov. 1700, Elizabeth (d. 1714), da. of Sir Robert Marsham, 4th Bt.*, and sis. of Sir Robert Marsham, 5th Bt.*, 3s. d.v.p. 4da. (1 ); (2) Susanna Cox (d. 1721), 1s. illegit.; (3) 26 May 1722, Elizabeth Markham, ‘spinster of Covent Garden’, 1da. suc. fa. 1700[–1?]; uncle Sir Henry Palmer, as 4th Bt. 19 Sept. 1706. IGI, London; A. Hussey, Chronicles of Wingham, 191–2.