Benjamin PALMETER

Abt 1755 - 1832  (~ 77 years)

• Name	Benjamin PALMETER
  Birth	Abt 1755
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Farmer
  Residence	Poultney & Fair Haven, Vermont; Hadley, New York
  Death	11 May 1832	Edinburgh, Saratoga County, New York, USA   [1]
  Notes	The Revolutionary War Pension Records contain extensive information furnished by Benjamin, his brother John, and their widows, in their various applications and petitions to obtain pension benefits. Benjamin and John enlisted together in Duchess County, New York, in 1775. They served in Col. Seth Warner's Regiment. John and Benjamin enlisted into Captain Joshua Stanton's Company of Col. Seth Warner's Regiment on the same day in September 1775 at Duchess County, New York (New York Line). They were in the battles of the taking of Montreal under General Montgomery, at Three Rivers, and several important battles leading to the taking of General Burgoyne at Saratoga. In a letter dated 26 May 1846, Elizabeth Palmerton states that John (husband) was in the battle of Hubbardton (7 July 1777), which was the only battlefield on Vermont soil. They continued in service until November 1777 when both were discharged at Stillwater. Brother Amaziah enlisted for town of Spencertown, New York, and was mustered into a Berkshire County, Massachusetts, regiment. Benjamin signed his name with an X, as he was illiterate, which was the reason given for the many different spellings of the family name. John signed his name Palmerton most frequently, but the "l" in Palmerton and Palmeter was stated (by daughter in Rev. War Pension Records) to be pronounced as "r". Benjamin Parmatree was listed on the Vermont Rolls of Soldiers in the Revolutionary War 1775-1783, with several entries for various services and payrolls. He is listed as Sergeant in 1780 when he served in Capt. Eli Noble's County, in Maj. Ebenezeer Allen's Detachment, in the service of the State of Vermont. Earlier in the same year, and in 1781, he is listed in Capt. Zebediah Dewey's Company (of Poultney Militia). His brother Amaziah died of wounds suffered in battle of Stillwater. On page 48 of A History of the Town of Fair Haven, Vermont, in three parts by Andrew N. Adams (Fair Haven: Leonard & Phelps, Printers 1870) , it is stated that "Benjamin Parmenter, or Parmetry, who married a daughter of Oliver Cleveland, and first built on the east side of the cedar swamp, afterwards residing on land that Stonnage cleared, was also in the town at this early date." (1783). On p. 448 it is written that he resided at one time on the knoll east of the railroad depot, where Mr. Kittredge's dwelling now stands. He had a daughter, Ann, who married a Plummer, and one, Polly, who died at Harvey Church's. Benjamin Parmenter was among the signers of a petition, prob. as early as 1779, to incorporate their territory as a town under the name of "Greenfield", but the boundaries of the state being in question, the authorities of Vermont did not approve it with they met on 4 Oct. 1780. The petition was renewed, dated 1 June 1781, Greenfield, and the petitioners expressed strong desire to be under the government of Vermont. This area later became Hampton, New York. No Benjamin Parmenter is found in the 1790 Federal Census for New York or Vermont, but the census for Bristol, Hartford County, Connecticut (p. 499) lists Jonth and Benjamin Palmeter. It is unlikely that these men are the brothers from New York and Vermont. In 1800 there is a Benjamin Parmerton listed in the Vermont Federal Census, Rutland County, Fair Haven (3 males 0-10, 1 male 26-45, 1 female 0-10, 2 females 16-26 and 1 female 26-45). The ages are consistent with those of Abigail and Benjamin, the two older girls being daughters of Azubah Cleveland. In the 1820 U.S. Census for Poultney, Rutland County, Vermont, Benjamin Parmenter is listed as head of a household that included 1 male age 10-16, 1 male over age 45, 1 female age 10-16 and 1 female over age 45. In the 1830 New York Federal Census a Benjamin Palmeter is listed in Hadley, Saratoga County (2 males 20-30, 1 male 70-80, 1 female 60-70). The 1820 and 1830 census records are consistent. Furthermore, Hadley is the town from which Concord was formed (soon after named Day), where Bliss Parmeter is found with family in the same 1830 census. Blissville is the closest town to Fair Haven. There are no Parmeter (or related spellings) in the Poultney, Vermont Cemetery Inscriptions, as recorded by Margaret R. Jenks, nor are there any such names in the Cemetery Inscriptions of Fair Haven and West Haven Cemeteries, or Danby and Mt. Tabor Cemeteries. Need to check Hampton, Hadley and Day (New York) cemeteries. The fact that Benjamin moved to Saratoga County and the fact that Joshua Palmerton (most likely his brother) lived in Saratoga County, as shown by county deeds, indicates a common connection to their parents. Benjamin may have moved to this part of New York State to be close to his brother. [2]
  Person ID	I2046	Ellingboe
  Last Modified	6 Jan 2011

  
  

  Family ID

  F2314

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• Documents

  Benjamin Parmeter Revolutionary War Pension Application

  
  

• Sources

  [S28] Revolutionary War Pension Files. [S336] Andrew N. Adams, History of the Town of Fair Haven, Vermont, (Fair Haven, Vermont: n.p., 1870.), 17, 48, 448. (Reliability: 3).