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Thank you for your replies. There seem to be a lot of Palmer families in the area of Roxwell, Writtle, Shellow Bowells and Willingale Doe, and they seem to favour the same group of forenames, which makes it very difficult to distinguish one family from another.
Yes, I believe that Francis Palmer Jnr married Sarah Gowers in Roxwell in 1759. Sarah's parents were Thomas and Sarah, so if Francis's parents were Samuel and Lucy, that would seem to fit well with the grandchildren's names.
It is strange that Francis Jnr and Sarah Gowers had no child named Francis, although I did find an Essex death for a Francis Palmer in 1770. Perhaps he was the first son, born in 1761 or 1762?