It is my understanding that the surname Palmer originally was given to a crusader who had reached the Holy Land, the land of palm trees. Many brought back palm fronds as souvenirs, hence, Palmer. Cookie, in Florida Subj: Re: INBROWN-D Digest V00 #100 Date: 10/10/2000 9:59:21 PM EST From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Don't know if this will help but in 1700's Cumberland Co., Virginia the surname Palmer was Palmore. Ila [email protected] ==== INBROWN Mailing List ==== To UNSUBSCRIBE send an email with "unsubscribe" (without")in the message area to:[email protected] or [email protected]