Paternal Family Tree: Palmer of Wingham
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James Palmer and Martha Garrard were married.
James Palmer and Katherine Herbert were married. They were fifth cousins.
In January 1585 James Palmer was born to Thomas Palmer 1st Baronet [aged 45] and Margaret Poley Lady Palmer [aged 43].
In 1615 [his son] Philip Palmer of Dorney Court was born to James Palmer [aged 29] and Martha Garrard [aged 29].
In 1621 James Palmer [aged 35] was elected MP Queenborough.
In 1622 James Palmer [aged 36] was appointed Groom of the Bedchamber.
In 1624 James Palmer [aged 38] purchased at Dorney Court, Buckinghamshire.
In August 1625 [his mother] Margaret Poley Lady Palmer [aged 83] died at Harringworth, Northamptonshire [Map].
In 1626 James Palmer [aged 40] was elected MP Canterbury.
On 7th January 1626 [his father] Thomas Palmer 1st Baronet [aged 86] died at Barnet [Map]. He was buried at Wingham, Kent. His grandson Thomas succeeded 2nd Baronet Palmer of Wingham in Kent.
Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes
Récits d’un bourgeois de Valenciennes aka The Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes is a vivid 14th-century vernacular chronicle written by an anonymous urban chronicler from Valenciennes in the County of Hainaut. It survives in a manuscript that describes local and regional history from about 1253 to 1366, blending chronology, narrative episodes, and eyewitness-style accounts of political, military, and social events in medieval France, Flanders, and the Low Countries. The work begins with a chronological framework of events affecting Valenciennes and its region under rulers such as King Philip VI of France and the shifting allegiances of local nobility. It includes accounts of conflicts, sieges, diplomatic manoeuvres, and the impact of broader struggles like the Hundred Years’ War on urban life in Hainaut. Written from the perspective of a burgher (bourgeois) rather than a monastery or royal court, the chronicle offers a rare lay viewpoint on high politics and warfare, reflecting how merchants, townspeople, and civic institutions experienced the turbulence of the 13th and 14th centuries. Its narrative style combines straightforward reporting of events with moral and civic observations, making it a valuable source for readers interested in medieval urban society, regional politics, and the lived experience of war and governance in pre-modern Europe.
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In 1629 James Palmer [aged 43] was appointed Gentleman Usher of the Privy Chamber.
In 1629 James Palmer [aged 43] was knighted.
In 1634 [his son] Roger Palmer 1st Earl Castlemaine was born to James Palmer [aged 48] and Katherine Herbert. He married 14th April 1659 Barbara Villiers 1st Duchess of Cleveland, daughter of William Villiers 2nd Viscount Grandison and Mary Bayning Countess Anglesey.
In 1641 James Palmer [aged 55] was appointed Chancellor of the Order of the Garter.
John Evelyn's Diary. 15th February 1649. The painter, La Neve has an Andromeda, but I think it a copy after Vandyke from Titian, for the original is in France. Webb, at the Exchange, has some rare things in miniature, of Breughel's, also Putti, in twelve squares, that were plundered from Sir James Palmer [aged 64].
On 15th March 1658 James Palmer [aged 73] died.
[his father] Thomas Palmer 1st Baronet and [his mother] Margaret Poley Lady Palmer were married.
Kings Wessex: Great x 17 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 14 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 20 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 15 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings Godwinson: Great x 18 Grand Son of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Great x 8 Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 13 Grand Son of King William I of Scotland
Kings France: Great x 10 Grand Son of King Philip IV of France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 22 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Kings Spain: Great x 14 Grand Son of Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon
Grandfather: Henry Palmer
father: Thomas Palmer 1st Baronet
James Palmer
8 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Grandfather: John Poley
mother: Margaret Poley Lady Palmer 7 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Philip Wentworth
8 x Great Grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Wentworth 4th Baron Despencer
4 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Clifford Baroness Despencer
3 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Richard Wentworth 5th Baron Despencer
5 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Saye
8 x Great Grandson of King John of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Saye Baroness Despencer
8 x Great Granddaughter of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Cheney 7 x Great Granddaughter of King John of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Wentworth 1st Baron Wentworth
6 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Tyrrell
Great x 3 Grandfather: James Tyrrell
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Darcy
Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne Tyrrell Baroness Despencer
7 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Arundell
8 x Great Grandson of King John of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Arundell
6 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Morley 5 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward I of England
Grandmother: Anne Wentworth
6 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Fortescue
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Fortescue
Great x 2 Grandfather: Adrian Fortescue
9 x Great Grandson of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Geoffrey Boleyn
Great x 3 Grandmother: Alice Boleyn
8 x Great Granddaughter of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Ann Hoo 7 x Great Granddaughter of King John of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Margaret Fortescue Baroness Wentworth
5 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Stonor
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Stonor 6 x Great Grandson of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Jane Pole
5 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne Stonor 4 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Neville 1st Marquess Montagu
2 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Neville
3 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabel Ingaldsthorpe 5 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward I of England