Heraldic Charges |
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Not the
bishop's crozier in the middle, but the two Palmer's Staves on either
side, aka, Bourdons [old French]. |
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A
Palmer's scrip, satchel, wallet, purse, or bag. |
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A Palmer's
stave bearing a Palmer's scrip.
[Images used by permission from, "An Illustrated Dictionary of
Heraldry" by John Cilia La Corte, 2004.] |
Gabriel Bramham b. 1622 West Riding, Yorkshire, Eng md. 29 Sep 1644 Yorkshire, Eng = Anna Howdell b. 1626 Yorkshire, Eng | Richard Bramham b. 17 Oct 1644 West Riding, Yorkshire, Eng d. 1 May 1728 Richmond Co., VA md. 1685 Old Rappahanock Co., VA = Deborah Haslock b.1645 Yorkshire, Eng | Richard Bramham Jr. b. 28 Nov 1688 Old Rappahannock Co., VA d. 3 Mar 1737 Lunenburg, Richmond, VA = Alice Haslock b. 1690 Richmond Co., VA | William Branham b. 29 Mar 1716 North Farnham, Richmond Co., VA = Gracie Palmer b. abt 1725 [dau. of Martin Palmer of Albemarle Co., VA] | William Branham Jr. b. 19 Mar 1741 Albemarle Co., VA d. 2 Aug 1829 Patrick Co., VA md. 1776 Albemarle Co., VA (changed name to Parmer/Palmer in the courts) = Judith Carter b. 28 Oct 1749 Richmond Co., VA | Malachi Branham Palmer 1781 Henry Co., VA | Samuel Carter Palmer 1802 Patrick Co., VA | William Hanshaw Palmer 1826 Sullivan Co., TN | John Floyd Palmer 1862 Scott Co., VA | Charles Floyd Palmer 1910 Hancock Co., TN(from the owner of Kit # 27832) William Branham jr. along with several brothers and sisters changed their name to Palmer in Patrick Co., Va. and Stokes Co., N.C. The reason for the name change, was that their father William Branham had had a son by an Indian maiden earlier. This child and mother died during birth. During that time there were laws preventing anyone from owning land in the southern colonies that had mixed blood like Indian or Negro. Some thought that the children by Gracie Palmer might have been mixed. I have copies of the court records where the name change was made. This is the line I came from.