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The following records were found on an auction site. I have transcribed them here for anyone that may be researching the following families. I have no further information on the whereabouts of this bible or the PALMER family. Please verify all information as fact when using secondary records.

1850 PALMER bible that was owned by a Peter A. PALMER. Claims that Richard CLARK was an ancestor from the Mayflower. The letter was found in the bible and written by Marion WALKUP and states mother's side being PALMER ancestors from the Mayflower. Letter believed to be written in 1970 when Marion WALKUP was 68 years old.

Letter was typewritten. Handwritten entries on the letter will be found in brackets { }. She obviously typed this up and added things in handwriting later. I can not read all of the handwriting from the auction picture. I have tried to type it as it was written. If there is a ? or a typo I have put an asterick *. Before I get emails on typos on this page please understand that I am aware that there are misspelled words, but I wanted to make it as accurate as if you were reading her words and these typos were in the letter.

Resume of Marion WALKUP FLEWELLING {I was named after the Sire}. Born Feb. 20, 1902. 172 Main Street, So. Glens Falls. At the age of 10 years moved to Fortsville. My father John WALKUP worked at the Cement Works for .75 cents a day. *1970 we moved to Fortsville as the Cement Works did not agree with him. {Dr.'s orders}. My father had been a farmer a good share of his life. He was an overseer for several farmers, in Vermont and Hartford, N.Y. My father purchased the farm that we moved to, at the Brooks Auction, 186 acres for 1,200.00. Attended school Spring Street School and So. Glens Falls High School. Graduated from So. Glens High School. Graduated from So. Glens Falls Academy and Haley's Business School. My Uncle Lawrence PALMER was Post Master at the So. Glens Falls Post Office when on Main Street. He and my Aunt Ann PALMER lived in the old brick house on Ferry Blvd and is still standing today. My Grandfather George PALMER in 1900 had a sawmill at Feeder Dam, he moved the mill to Whitehall and was there for several years. The Mill was PALMER and Son. My Grandfather moved back to Feeder Dam and was Assesor for several years, my Uncle John PALMER was also Assesor for several years. The property that now has an apartment house on the corner of Feeder Dam Road was owned by my grandfather, my Uncle {widow} sold the property to Mr. Reed with the understanding that a street would be named for my Uncle Hilton. There is a street named Hilton Road or drive. My Aunt Myra STANTON {artist} and Uncle Harley STANTON owned the property 90 Saratoga Ave. that {now} is St. Michaels Parking lot, and coin store. My Uncle Jim and Aunt Eddie CORNELL owned the property that now has Regan and Denny's Funeral Home. {Many happy days were spent sliding ???? back of St. Michaels parking lot where my Uncle and Aunt ?????. There are two windows in the Civic? Center. The ???????? League for my Aunt Eddie CORNELL and one for Alice PALMER. My ancestors on my mother's side came from England. Sir CLARK a distant cousin came on the Mayflower. My Grandmother Penlope PALMER ancestors came from England {Northrop}.

The letter may have been continued, but the actual scan of the letter on the auction site ended there. The following is the information from the PALMER Bible. I have added ; between the entries to make it easier. If there is a --- it means there was no information for that entry and it was left blank. The ? means I could not make out the handwriting. The entries appear to have been made after the actual birth dates because the bible being printed in 1850. All of the handwriting appears to be that of the same person. Information as follows:

The Palmer Record

Name, Births, Deaths

June Palmer; Oct. 11, 1743; Sept. 20, 1850

*Catharine Palmer; June 1, 1745; Feb. 1, 1869

Richard Palmer; March 26, 1807; Jan. 17, 1873