I'm looking for information about Rachel Palmer (abt.1749 - abt.1807) who married John Jared. I've read the Book of Jared, and have trouble making the same links that were made there, and am looking for actual documentation; birth/death records, marriage certificate, tax records, wills - anything that will prove that Rachel Palmer actually existed, and who her parents were. Rachel is my 6 times great-grandmother, a direct maternal line (Maternal Haplogroup T).

John Jared's first wife, Hannah Whitacre (1739-1765) had a maternal grandmother named Ruth Palmer (1693-1759), and I'm trying to find the link between that Palmer line and Rachel Palmer. I'm coming up short, and am wondering at the odds of two completely separate Palmer clans playing so heavily in John Jared's life.

If anyone has any info, or even has any ideas where I might look for records this old, I'd appreciate it.

Michele