Mary Palmer was buried 1 September 1613 in Middleton Cheney.This may be John's widow. No other Palmer woman had a burial recorded in Middleton Cheney in this time period, other than another Mary, the wife of John Palmer (junior) 6 December 1588.


John and Mary had the following children:


*1. Agnes, born in about 1556 of Warkworth; married Thomas Gulliver  3 February 1578 in Middleton Cheney; buried 29 May 1609 in Middleton Cheney.


Other Palmers in Middleton Cheney and Warkworth were:

• John Palmer left a will in 1598, as a husbandman of Warkworth, naming his sons Thomas, Edwarde (christened 1572 in Middleton Cheney), and Ralphe Palmer. John also had a daughter Ales (christened 1570, buried 1573 in Middleton Cheney). Mary, the wife of John Palmer, died and was buried 1588 in Middleton Cheney. Possibly John was Agnes' brother, the son of John Palmer (senior).
• Thomas Palmer, husbandman of Warkworth left a will in 1623. 
• Ralph Palmer of Warkworth left a will in 1634, with bequests to daughters Sara, Mary, Margaret, sons John, Samuel, and William. William was under the age of 21 at the time of the will. Ralph's wife, not named, was the  executor. Ralph may be another brother. Ralph's wife was Joanne in the christenings of their children in the Middleton Cheney parish register.
  

An earlier Palmer is found in Chacombe:

• John Palmer of Chacombe left a will in 1551 which mentioned Dorothy Palmer, John Palmer, Jone Palmer and Mary Palmer. Chacombe is 1 1/2 miles north of Middleton Cheney. Possibly this John was the father of Agnes' father John Palmer.
  

SOURCES: Middleton Cheney parish register; will indexes for John Palmer, 1551, John Palmer, 1598; Thomas Palmer, 1623; and Ralph Palmer, 1635; will extract for Ralph Palmer, 1635, https://www.northamptonshirewills.solutions.on-rev.com/place.irev.