Bonnie, wouldn't this be a matter of linguistics?? Palmez looks like a Spanish version of Palmer. In Mobile you have French, Spanish, Brits, Native American -- all kinds of blends and all kinds of spellings. I would look for every variation. We are all at the mercy of the clerks who wrote up the documents. Carol [email protected] wrote: > > HELLO LIST! > > Does anyone know if ANN PALMER ALLMON BYRNE was perhaps PALMES or PALMEZ > instead of PALMER? > > It seems that there are quite a few references to PALMES/PALMEZ in the > history of SPANISH WEST FLORIDA. I think she was from SAVANNAH, but > possibly originally from PENSACOLA or MOBILE. She lived in both locations > during her life. > > ANN PALMER(PALMES?PALMEZ?) was first the widow of MR.ALLMON or ALLMOND? who > died possibly in SAVANNAH,GA and then she married his business > partner,GERALD BYRNE, who was born circa 1752 in DUBLIN IRELAND and came to > America circa 1774. They married prior to 1803 and were my 4th great > grandparents. > > DOES ANYONE KNOW FOR SURE IF SHE WAS A 'PALMER' or 'PALMES' or 'PALMEZ?' > > I know almost everything in print says PALMER, but with all the SPANISH > heritage in my family, I am starting to suspect she was a PALMES or PALMEZ. > > THANKS FOR ANY HISTORICALLY ACCURATE INFO. BONNIE [email protected]