David Salisbury

Research on David Salisbury started with this deed.

Sally Clotilda Powell's maternal great grandfather, David Salisbury was likely born in the 1730's. The NEHS has developed a CD of all the people that were named in wills in Rhode Island; David or his wives were not among them. This does not mean that he was not named in a probate.

David was not "Steven or David Salisbury", or "Stephen David Salisbury", and he was not the son of Richard Salisbury and Ruth Boomer. Both Richard and Ruth had wills, and David was not named in either of them. Stephen Salisbury was the son of Richard and Ruth. The Glocester town records show Joshua Salisbury, another son of Richard and Ruth, appearing before them with his mother's will, and there was no David mentioned. The records also show Richard and Ruth's youngest daughter, Susannah, appearing to choose her guardian after the death of both her parents. David was not mentioned there either. Stephen Salisbury did have some deeds in Glocester, including one between him and his brother, Joshua, but the deeds of Stephen and David never crossed over on names or business.

The Glocester Town Council recorded in 1738: "Whereas no person appeareth to take administration on the Personall estate of Jonathan Sailsbury late of Glocester: deceased: and as widow of the said Jonathan Sailsbury as having utterly refused to administor on said estate: Therefore it is voted and ordered that the clerk of the council set up notification at the suitable places to give notice to all the relations of the said deceased Jonathan Salisbury and (?) to the creditors to said estate that if any either of the kin or any of the creditors will they may take administration on said estate."

The town records in 1740 show: "Whereas Sarah Sailsbury widow of Jonathan Sailsbury late of this town deceased hath for her better maintaining her family removed with them unto the town of Providence and being desirous still to enjoy her privilege as an inhabitant of this town prayed for this council that they would acknowledge her and family to be inhabitants of that town. Whereupon it is voted that the said Sarah with her children are allowed by this council to be inhabitants of this town and shall be received again at a time hereafter when she shall be ordered back."

Sarah married Obadiah Ballou in old Smithfield 26 December 1740. There are differences across the net as to Sarah's identity and circumstances, but it is certain that Jonathan Salisbury's widow, Sarah Whipple, married Obadiah Ballou. While I am not an expert on Obadiah, it does seem he was raised in Providence where he received land from his father's large land holdings, and then he lived, at least for a time, in Wrentham, Massachusetts, which was not far from Providence and was part of the later town of Cumberland, Rhode Island. He originally bought land in Glocester in 1731 (while Obadiah was in Wrentham) from a Moses Bartlett, who was likely a relative of Obadiah's first wife, Damaris Bartlett. In 1747, Obadiah Ballou of Cumberland gave land in Glocester to his son, Daniel Ballou (relationship stated in the deed), and Sarah Whipple Salisbury's son, Jonathan Salisbury, witnessed the deed. Sarah and her children were with Obadiah Ballou at that time. It is also interesting that Sarah's daughter, Rhoda, married Jesse Ballou, grandson of Obadiah's.

In 1752, "David Sailsburey being before this council was asked whether he chose this town for his settlement or the place of his berith (birth) said the place of his berith." As David's deeds do not start until 1762 (when he was of age to be doing business) David was underage, and he would have had to be living with someone. He may have been 14 in that year and able to choose his own guardian. While it is not known who the guardian was, it could have been an older son of Obadiah's. As is shown above, some of the Ballou family was in Glocester from at least 1747. Daniel Ballou, the son that Obadiah gave land to in Glocester, witnessed a deed in 1756 for Edward Salisbury. There is also a record from 1741 when James Ballou (Obadiah's brother) of Smithfield signed that he was pleased with the settling of his father's estate, and that was witnessed by Obadiah and John Inman. Note that the Inman land mentioned in the deeds below came through the hands of this same John Inman who married Susannah Ballou, a sister of Obadiah's. Another interesting note is that Sarah Whipple's aunt married John Smith, who seems to have been the patriarch of the family of Smiths listed in the deeds below.

David stayed in Glocester as is evidenced from the pensions of his sons John (born 1757) and Richard (born 1760) who both said they were born in Glocester. Could he have been living on a piece of his father's land until 1762 when he made his first purchase? If he was not on a piece of his father's land, he was definitely buying and selling around the Ballou land.

There was a John Salisbury that purchased land in Glocester earlier on but disappeared from the town records. He died in Providence before 1746. There were no other Salisburys in early Glocester. Edward Salisbury, a son of Jonathan and Sarah, said he was born in old Smithfield, and while some of Edward's deeds say he was of Smithfield, he was in the town records of Glocester in voting, gaining a license to keep a tavern, and other affairs. Edward also did business with some of the same family names in Glocester that David did, like Eleazer and Obadiah Ballou, the Browns, David Inman, Smiths, and even a Bartlett.

From these entries in the records and David's later business dealings with Obadiah Ballou (Jr.), David was surely a son of Jonathan Salisbury and Sarah Whipple, born after Jonathan's death about 1738/39. Sarah was likely overcome with other worries that kept her from recording David's birth in the town records. Edward Jr., a son of Edward, later witnessed some of David's deeds in Glocester, as well as evidence that sons and cousins from both families appeared on records in western New York. It is also interesting that two of the three children David's mother had by Obadiah Ballou died in the same area in western New York that the Salisburys went to.

A very special thanks goes to Anne Salisbury for providing a copy of the complete travel journal of Hyrum Salisbury, a grandson of David's. The proof that DAVID SALISBURY WAS a brother to Edward and THE SON OF JONATHAN SALISBURY AND SARAH WHIPPLE was shown in that book when Hyrum visited his family in western New York. He spoke of visiting his "old Uncle Edward" there. More can be read on the ancestry of Jonathan Salisbury and Sarah Whipple at the bottom of this section on David.

Internet entries show that David first married a Mary Rose, but no year or place was given, and the entries show that the marriage came from a book by William R. Cutter. I have searched for that entry in Cutter's books and have not been able to find it. Please write if you can share the source on that. If David did marry a Mary Rose, it is quite possible that the name was Razee in Glocester. David married (2) Sarah, but she was not the mother of all of his children, as is evidenced in David's deeds. Sarah first appeared in the deeds in the mid 1770's; however, David did not sell any land up until that time to show the name of a wife releasing her dower rights. Sarah was likely the mother of at least two of his children as is evidenced in the two sons under 16 shown in the 1790 census.

Where David named a son Vial, it is most probable that one of his wives was a Vial. There was a Constant Vial living in Glocester; whether or not the Sarah Vial that was Constant's sister was married to David or not is still a guess. There were Vials living over into Massachusetts close to the border as well. Anne Salisbury has a theory that both of David's wives were named Sarah, one being a Sarah Vial and one a Sarah Atwell where David's son, Russell, named a son Atwell, as did David's grandson, John. At least three of David's sons named girls Sarah early in their families. Where David's son, John, named a son, Smith Hamilton, he could have had grandparents by those names. David named a son Russell, and two or three of his sons named children, Russell, so perhaps one of his wives was a Russell.

David's deed records in Glocester:

David was living in Glocester at the 1790 census where he was listed next door to Eleazer Ballou with 1 m, 16 and up; 2m, under 16 (these children would have been born after the time of the Rhode Island 1774 census), maybe 1f, and two other persons.

It was at about this time that some of David's sons left Glocester for western New York. Some internet records for David say that he died in Utica, Oneida, New York, in 1800. It was possible, but not proven. There was no will for him in Glocester, but apparently he had no land there at his death to give to his children anyway. But the Utica, New York death date is also used for records on Stephen Salisbury, and so it is quite possible the two men have been confused as to their death dates also. There was a David Salisbury in the 1800 census living in Uxbridge, Massachusetts with 1m, under 10; 1 m 45 and over; and 1 f 45 and over, and there is a good possibility that was David and that he died in Uxbridge.

In looking for David's location before the time of his deeds in Glocester, the deed records for Worcester, Massachusetts, were checked as that area was directly north of where David was located. There were no deeds for David there, but there were for his sons, William, Richard, and John. William first purchased a piece of land, after which he sold the land to Richard and John (no relationship stated), but continued to hold the mortgage. A year later the three brothers sold the land, and the wife of each was named in releasing dower rights. William's wife's name was Phebe, Richard's wife's name was Prudence, and John's wife's name was Freelove.

One of the deeds from Uxbridge showed the name of Isaac Ballou as a witness. He was the son of Obadiah Ballou Jr., and this shows three generations of continuous dealings between the Salisburys and the Ballous. Another two witnesses were a Githal Ballou and Phebe Ballou. Also a Job Whipple witnessed which again showed a tie between the Salisburys, Whipples, and Ballous.

The Glocester 1774 Census shows that David Salisbury had at least six sons. The 1790 census shows two more sons. There is proof for William and Richard being David's sons in the deeds of Glocester. Richard and John gave their birthdates and birthplace in their war pensions as well as their travels to western New York. The fact that Marmaduke witnessed one of his father's deeds indicates he was a son of David. Vial Salisbury was a proven son in the journal of Hyrum Salisbury, John's son, where Vial was named as "Uncle Vial". Thanks to Anne Salisbury for sending the will of Russell Salisbury who died in Herkimer County in 1797. The details of his will, and the fact that John, Richard, and Vial named sons, Russell, would seem evidence that they had a brother by that name. It also appears that Vial may have raised Russell's children after the death of both of their parents within a year's time. Hyrum Salisbury also visited Russell's children. These men make up six of David's eight sons. More can be read below about each of these men.

Their birth order is still somewhat of a guess. Richard and John both had pensions. As William, Richard, and John were the only ones found in the Glocester deeds, it seems to indicate they were the oldest.

  1. William Salisbury c. 1758/9 was named in the above deeds and also in Uxbridge, Massachusetts. He married 27 November 1784 in Uxbridge Phebe Taft (from the Uxbridge vitals). The marriage record said William was of Glocester. It is interesting that a Reuben Taft witnessed the deed from 1789 when William sold to David Inman (listed above). Internet sources show Phebe and Reuben were children of Joseph Taft and his wife, Elizabeth, of Uxbridge.

    William was said to have died 5 October 1806 in Canandaigua, New York. This was probably correct as William was in Canandaigua for the 1800 census with 1m, 10-16; 2m, 26-45; 2 f, under 10; 1 f 10-16, 1 f, 26-45. In the 1810 census of Canandaigua, William's Phebe was listed with out him, with 1m under 10; 1 f, 10-16; 1f, 16-26; and 1 f, 26-45. William was living in Glocester in 1790 with 1m, 16 and up; 4m, under 16; 1 (free white) f; and 2 other persons. William also witnessed the will of his brother, Russell Salisbury, in 1797 in western New York. Hyrum Salisbury talked in his travel journal of visiting his "Aunt Phebe" in Canandaigua, New York.

  2. John Salisbury born 15 July 1757 in Glocester died 18 Feb 1837 in Canandaigua, Ontario, New York. He married 10 December 1777 in Smithfield Freelove Herendeen, and according to internet records, he also married 2 November 1796 Mary Dean. Both the Herendeens and Deans were Glocester family names. John's deeds in Glocester show he received land from his father-in-law's estate, Hezekiah Herendeen, and he did business with his brother-in-law, Stephen Blackmar (married to Hart Herendeen). John did business with his brothers, William and Richard, in the 1780's in Uxbridge, Massachusetts, where a deed there gave his wife's name as Freelove. John had a Revolutionary War pension in which he gave his birthdate, birthplace, 1803 as the year he went to Canandaigua, New York (he had lived there ever since that time), that he was 76 years old the 20th of August 1833, and Hezekiah Herendeen, who was serving as deponent, witnessed that John married his sister as his first wife (Freelove's father and brother were named Hezekiah). In the 1790 census of Glocester, John was listed with 1m, 16 and up; 1m under 16; 3f, and 4 other persons. He was living very near to Stephen Blackmar or Blackmore (named above) and Andrew Harrington (Herendeen). John's location in the 1800 census is not known, but he is not the John Salisbury living in Ontario County, New York. By 1810, John is listed in Ontario County in Canandaigua, along with "Hez" Salisbury, his son. Familysearch shows John to have died there 18 February 1837. The children shown here were also taken from familysearch. A list of John's deeds listed on the wonderful Ontario County genweb site shows John sold land in 1810 to Hezekiah A. Salisbury and land in 1816 to Hiram Salisbury. There are also deeds between his son's Russell and Amasa, and Russell and Hirum.

    John's children by Freelove Herendeen:

    1. Hiram Salisbury born 29 April 1779 Smithfield, Providence, Rhode Island died 24 August 1860. Hirum and his brother, John, stayed in Rhode Island when their father, John, went west. Hirum visited New York and kept a journal of his travels and whom he visited there. He spoke of visiting his father, his brothers, Smith and Hezekiah, and his sister, Rachel Pratt. He recorded the transaction of 1816 when his father sold him the farm. He also recorded visiting his brother when John was living in Connecticut. Part of the journal was a day book in which he recorded his activities. He spoke of fixing up the area in the cemetery where his brother, sister, and mother were buried in Rhode Island. This is documentation for John's family with Freelove Herendeen. Three of Hyrum's half siblings, Russell, Amasa, and Nancy, were mentioned in the journal also.
    2. John Salisbury born 27 March 1782 Glocester, Providence, Rhode Island. He lived for a time in Connecticut.
    3. Sarah Salisbury born 9 November 1784 died 29 March 1785.
    4. Smith Hamilton Salisbury 23 April 1786 Glocester died 24 January 1832 Rochester, Monroe, New York. Smith and his brother, Hezekiah, started the first printing firm in Buffalo, New York, in 1811. During the War of 1812 when Buffalo burned, the twowere able to escape with their printing equipment to the Harris Tavern, but they were later able to return to Buffalo.
    5. Hezekiah Alexander Salisbury born 24 February 1789 Glocester died 14 March 1856 Buffalo, New York, named for his maternal grandfather.
    6. David Salisbury born 22 January 1793 Glocester died 13 May 1796 also in Glocester, named for his paternal grandfather.
    7. Rachel Salisbury born 10 December 1795. She married a Pratt and lived at Buffalo, New York, where her brother, Hyrum, visited her.

    John's children by Mary Dean:

    1. Russell D. Salisbury born 16 November 1797 Gloucester. He died in Fitchburg, Wisconsin in 1856.
    2. Amasa Salisbury born 3 February 1799 Glocester. Amasa was listed as 61 in the 1860 census, and he was living in Oregon, Dane, Wisconsin.
    3. Deborah Salisbury born 29 March 1801 Glocester
    4. William Salisbury born 10 March 1803 Canandaigua, Ontario, New York
    5. Sarah Salisbury born 25 April 1805 Canandaigua died 30 October 1820.
    6. David Salisbury born 13 February 1807 Canandaigua
    7. Earl H. Salisbury born 23 October 1809 Canandaigua. Earl moved to Hinckley, Medina, Ohio, where he was listed in the 1860 census.
    8. Nancy Salisbury born 30 July 1812 Canandaigua
    9. Lucinda Salisbury born 30 December 1814 Canandaigua
    10. Wiley Robert Salisbury born 2 January 1817 Canandaigua. This was likely the Robert Salisbury (44) listed in the 1860 census for Fitchburg, Dane, Wisconsin.
    11. Timothy D.Salisbury born 30 May 1819 Canandaigua died 11 November 1821 Canandaigua.

  3. Richard Salisbury born 14 April 1760 in Glocester died 16 July 1833 in Randolph, Cattaraugus County, New York. Richard married a Prudence ????? Richard did business with his father, David, in Glocester, where a deed there proved their relationship. Richard also did business with his brothers, William and John, in Uxbridge, Massachusetts where a deed named Richard's wife as Prudence. He served in a Glocester militia in 1792 with his brother, Vial. Richard's Revolutionary War pension says that he left Glocester when he was about 40 and went to western New York where he lived at Weston on the Mohawk River for about fifteen years, then went to Gravelly Point (?) St. Lawrence. Thanks to Geneen Giberson for locating the present day Gravelly Point at Cape Vincent, New York. Richard returned to Weston before moving to Randolph. In 1800 Richard was living in an unnamed township of Oneida County near to his brother, Vial. Richard was recorded in 1814 as being a land owner in Western, Oneida, New York, but the deed has not been found. About 1815, Richard's nephew, Hyrum, spoke of visiting his Uncle Richard a few miles out of Rome, New York. Richard was living in Lyons, (Lyme?) Jefferson, New York next to his son, Lawrence, in 1820 (no deed found) where the census shows 1m, 10-16; 4m, 16-26; 1m, 45 and over; 1f 10-16; and 1f 45 and over. Richard's children were named as part of his probate. His will says that he lived many of his years with James Powell, his son-in-law, and so perhaps he did not own land after the 1814 time. Thanks to Susan Valentik for the cemetery record for Prudence. She died in Randolph 5 March 1827; she was age 55 yrs. old, but the cemetery she was buried in there was unclear.

    1. Richard Salisbury born in Glocester, Providence, Rhode Island. In 1834 he was in Napoli, Cattaraugus, New York. This seems to be the man listed in Cattaraugus County in the 1830 census and not the father, Richard. He may have moved on to Huron County, Ohio for the 1840 census. His living there next to a Herendeen makes the possibility all the more likely.
    2. Stephen Salisbury c. 1784 or 1788/89 (conflicting records) Glocester died 5 July 1870 age 86 yrs. in Lee, Oneida, New York buried Evergreen Cemetery. His headstone can be seen at Rootsweb. From his deeds in Oneida and the cemetery record, it appears that the Hannah Salisbury buried in the same cemetery was Stephan's wife. She died 2 July 1847, aged 61 yrs. 8 mos. 10 days. Stephan served in the War of 1812, 157 NY Regt. and was paid $75.00 for his service. He was living in Western, Oneida, New York in 1820. He was still there in 1850, and he had a son, Napoleon, living with him as well as a daughter and her husband, Wesley and Sarah Dunn, who had a small child. A Thomas Shule was there also. Stephen was living with Napoleon and his family in the 1860 census of Western. In 1870, Sarah Dunn was keeping house for him, after her husband's death. Familysearch shows six children for Stephen: Prudence Salisbury, Richard Salisbury, George W. Salisbury, Napoleon B. Salisbury, Sarah Salisbury, and Chloe Salisbury. Also, Hyrum Salisbury spoke in his travel journal of visiting "cousin Stephen". Thanks to Stephen Kelsey for his census help on Stephen and Otis Salisbury.

      The will of Stephen Salisbury. "In the name of God, Amen. I Stephen Salisbury, of the town of Lee, Oneida County, and State of New York, of the age of eighty-five years, and being of sound mind and memory, do make, publish, and declare this my last will and testament in manner following, that is to say. First. I give and bequeath to my daughter, Sarah S. Dunn, my house and lot situated at Lee Corners, in the town of Lee in said county of Oneida and all my household furniture and effects to have and to hold the same for her own use and benefit forever and absolutely and also the sum of two hundred dollars in money to be paid to her by my son, Napoleon B. Salisbury, and to be paid within two years after my decease, and to draw interest from and after the date of this will, and the interest on said amount to be paid annually reckoning from this date. Second. I give and bequeath to my son, Napoleon B. Salisbury, all my interest in the real estate which I hold by contract situated in the town of Marcy in the county of Oneida aforesaid consisting of a hotel and about fourteen acres of land subject to the incumbrances thereon and subject to the payment of the legacy above mentioned to my daughter, Sarah S., to have and to hold the same during his natural life and after his decease the same to belong to and be the property of the legal heirs of my said son, Napoleon S. Salisbury and as the law in such case made and provided may determine. Third. I give and bequeath to my daughter, Prudence O. Williams, and my daughter Chloe Casmoross, [Carnoross or Camorris?] and to the children of my son, George W. Salisbury, each the sum of one dollar to be due and payable at the expiration of one year from the date of my decease. Lastly, I nominate my daughter, Sarah S. Dunn, and Juline H. Sly executors of this my last will and testament hereby revoking all former wills by me made. In witness whereof I have hereto set my hand and seal this twenty fourth day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventy. Stephen (his mark) Salisbury" FHL 381,379 pg 210

    3. Clotilda Salisbury born 3 November 1786 Glocester, Providence, Rhode Island died 10 September 1868 in Erie, Pennsylvania buried Hope Cemetery in Wellsburg, Erie, PA. Clotilda married James Powell, and their daughter was Sally Clotilda Powell, who married Josiah Marsh, the man listed on this same website. Thanks to Stephen Kelsey for the access to his website at Geocities where pictures of James and Clotilda Powell and several of their children can be seen. Richard Salisbury gave all his pension money to James Powell because, "I have lived the most of my time for many years with said James Powell". Info on Clotilda's family and descendants can be found on this website under the section for William Powell.
    4. Sally Salisbury c. 1788 Glocester. She married William Worden, according to family records, and in 1834, she was in Black River, Jefferson, New York. It is possible, but not proven, that Sally was the Sarah Worden (56, born in Rhode Island) in the 1850 census living in Pottsdam, St. Lawrence, New York with a husband, William, a son, Monroe (18), a daughter, Sarah, (12) and a daughter Eliza, (11). Hyrum Salisbury spoke of visiting both Sally and Clotilda, daughters of Richard.
    5. Lawrence Salisbury c. 1790 Glocester. Lawrence was living next to his father in the 1820 census of Lyons, Jefferson, New York with 3m, under 10; 1m 16-26; 2m 26-45; 2f, 26-45. It seems he may have had a brother or sister with their spouse living with him. In 1834 Lawrence was living in Pennsylvania. It would be interesting to know if Lawrence had anything to do with his sister, Clotilda Powell, moving down into Pennsylvania. By 1840, Lawrence had moved to Nottaway, St. Joseph, Michigan, and since a David Salisbury appeared there the same year, the brothers must have gone to that area together. Lawrence was found in Mendon, St. Joseph, Michigan in 1850 where the census record said he was born in 1790 in Rhode Island. He had a wife named Orpha from Massachusetts. He had two sons living with him, John and Orin, and on the same page was enumerated a Wheelock W. Salisbury and a Russell Salisbury. That makes up four of the five sons of Lawrence's shown in census records, along with a daughter. Lawrence moved to Dakota, Waushara, Wisconsin by the 1860 census along with his son, William Wheelock Salisbury.
      1. John Salisbury abt 1814, Lyme, Jefferson, New York. John was named on a deed in St. Joseph, Michigan, where he and his brother, Orrin, were turning land over to the administrators of the estate of Benjamin Burlingame. The deed says that Lawrence and Orpha Salisbury had deeded land to this Benjamin. John's whereabouts after this time are unknown unless he moved to Texas as J. Salisbury (1814 New York) and then John Salisbury in 1870 in Washoe, Nevada.
      2. Russell Salisbury abt 1816 in Lyme, Jefferson, New York. He married abt.1848 Phebe Putney b. abt.1829 in New York. They had Mariette Salisbury abt 1849 in Mendon, St. Joseph, Michigan; George Salisbury abt. 1853 in St. Joseph County, Michigan; Frank Salisbury b. abt. 1856 in St. Joseph County, Michigan; Chester Salisbury abt. 1860 in Nottawa, St. Joseph, Michigan, he married 25 Jul 1893 Julia Martin; Esther E. Salisbury abt. 1863 in Nottawa; and William D. Salisbury abt. 1870 in Nottawa.
      3. William Wheelock Salisbury abt. 1819 in Lyme, Jefferson, New York. He married abt. 1845 (1) Olivia M. Haywood b. 1826 in New York. They had: Lawrence Salisbury abt. 1846 in Mendon, St. Joseph, Michigan; Orpy Salisbury b. 1848 in Mendon; Helen Salisbury abt. 1850 in Mendon; Laura Salisbury abt. 1856 in Wisconsin. William then married (2) Lucretia b. abt. 1833 in New York. They had: Hannah Salisbury abt. 1859 in Wis.; William W. Salisbury abt. 1861 in Wis.; Luman Salisbury b. 1867 in Wis.; Elnora Salisbury abt. 1870 in Wis.; and Harriet A. Salisbury abt. 1873 in Wis.
      4. Orrin/Orange Salisbury abt. 1824 in Lyme, Jefferson, New York. He married Charity Ball daughter of Gideon and Eunice Ball born abt. 1830 in Michigan. She died 28 Jun 1874 in Kasson, Leelanau, Michigan, 43 yrs. 10 mos. 3 days. Orrin lived in St. Joseph County until sometime before the 1880 census when he was in Centreville, Leelanau, Michigan. Orrin and Charity's children were (all born in Michigan): Eunice Salisbury abt. 1852; John Salisbury abt. 1854; Stephen Douglas Salisbury abt. 1860, he married 13 Oct 1879 Jessie A. Grover; Amelia Salisbury abt. 1864; Rosalie Salisbury abt. 1867; and Lillian Salisbury abt. 1872.
    6. Otis Salisbury c. 1792 Glocester. He was living in Jefferson County, New York at the time of his father's will. He served in the War of 1812 and later received $64.00 for his service. Census records show him in 1820 in Geneseo, Ontario, NY; 1830 in Lyme, Jefferson, NY; 1840 in Ellisburg, Jefferson, NY; 1850 in Western, Oneida, New York; 1860 in Lee, Oneida (as Stephen Kelsey said Otis was indexed on Ancestry as Oice), 1870 in Ada, Oneida, living with a William Dickerson and wife, Lydia (who may have been a daughter). Otis had a wife named Betsy from the 1850 and 1860 census years, and a son named Charles who was 17 in 1850. Otis appears to have had at least two sons and four daughters. He died 15 July 1882 aged 90 yrs. in Lee, Oneida, New York, buried in Evergreen Cemetery. His headstone can been seen at Rootsweb. Some places show that Otis died in the 1850's, but it appears to be a typo error on the year.
    7. Russell Salisbury c. 1794 Glocester, named for his uncle. In 1830, he was living in Lyons, Jefferson, New York, and he was still there at the time of his father's will. Russell moved to Ohio between 1832 and 1836. In the 1840 census, he was found living in Oregon, Lucas, Ohio, near Lewis St. Ores, who was the husband of whom MAY have been Russell's neice, Maryette Wheelock. Oregon County Ohio was just across the border from where Russell's brothers, David and Lawrence, settled. Russell's family was in the same location in the 1850 census, but Russell was gone by that time. Russell purchased some land in 1847, so he lived until at least that year. His heirs were found in the deed index and were John Salisbury, Seth Salisbury, Warren Salisbury, Lyman Salisbury, Richard Salisbury, Esther Salisbury, Hannah Salisbury, Maria Salisbury, and Louiss Salisbury. Russell married Esther Ripley.Note: Russell's census entries can be somewhat confusing as there is a Russell living in Ellisburg, Jefferson, New York in 1840 and 1850. The ages in the census do not match up, however, to be the same man, and the Russell in Ellisburg seems to be Vial's son.
      1. Warren Salisbury born abt 1822 in Jefferson County, New York, 9 Sep 1894 in Oregon, Lucas, Ohio. He married 15 Jul 1849 Mary Ward born 20 Jan 1828 to Ebenezer Ward and Eliza Smith; Mary died abt 1860. Warren and Mary had William Ward Salisbury born 8 Aug 1851 in Oregon township, died 5 Oct 1905 in Oregon township; and Frank Salisbury Ward born 1857 in Wisconsin, died 21 May 1930 in East Toledo, Lucas, Ohio. Warren married abt. 1860 Fidelia Pinkerton born 27 May 1840 in Ohio to William Pinkerton and Eliza Sanderson, died 5 Jun 1892 in Oregon township. Their children, all born in Lucas, County, Ohio were: Sarah Jane Salisbury 31 Aug 1861, died 26 Oct 1934 in Toledo, Ohio; James Salisbury Dec 1862; Terry Ellen Salisbury Jan 1865; Jay Salisbury Dec 1866, died 5 Oct 1950 in East Jordan, Charlevoix, Michigan; Maria Salisbury 12 May 1868, died 21 Feb 1946 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; Russell Salisbury 20 Jul 1870, died 8 Mar 1907 in Toledo; Lyman Warren Salisbury 1 Nov 1872, died 20 Dec 1918 in Erie, Monroe, Michigan; Pearl Camelia Salisbury 20 Jan 1874. died 15 May 1951 in Toledo; George Salisbury 14 Jun 1876, died 12 Jul 1964 in Toledo; and Fidelia Salisbury 1 Apr 1879, died 11 May 1965 in East Jordan, Charlevoix, Michigan.
        2. Thanks to Susan Valentik for the info on Warren.
      2. John Salisbury born abt. 1823 in New York, although one census record says Michigan. John purchased his father's land to save it from creditors. He was in the 1860 census in Oconto West Ward, Oconto, Wisconsin living in the home of Lewis St. Ores (see note above). Lewis and Maryette St. Ores had a son they named William Wheelock St. Ores, and in the 1880 census of San Luis Obispo, St. Luis Obispo, California, John was living in William St. Ores' home, and he was listed as a servant. He died 8 Aug 1898 in Santa Barbara, California, a record from the pre-1905 California death index.
      3. Seth Salisbury born Nov 1829 in Jefferson County, New York, died sometime after 1900. Seth and family were living in Hastings, Barry, Michigan in the 1870 and 1880 census years. He had a wife named Hannah M. Shriner (born in NY), whose tombstone shows her birthdate as 30 Sep 1831; she died 20 Feb 1900 in Antrim County, Michigan, buried in Bayview Cemetery. They had Lydia Salisbury born 1854 in Wisconsin, Effie Anne born abt. 1862 in Ohio, Emma Salisbury born abt. 1865 in Michigan (see*note below), and Burton Salisbury born abt 1870 in Michigan died 2 May 1884 in Antrim County, Michigan buried in Bayview Cemetery. Seth was living with his daughter, Effie A. Cameron and her husband, John Cameron, in the 1900 census of Torch Lake, Antrim, Michigan. The record said Seth was a widower and had been married for 48 yrs. *It appears the census taker ran the last two children's entries together in the 1870 census. It was a guess from Burton's cemetery record that Emma was the one born in 1865.
      4. Mary Salisbury born abt 1827 in New York. Family records show that Mary also married the Samuel Sigford listed on Hannah and Mariah's entry below. She was not listed as an heir in the deed; perhaps this was because she was already married to Samuel at that time.
      5. Esther Salisbury born abt 1830 in Jefferson County,New York, died 27 Oct 1884 in East Toledo, Lucas, Ohio. She married 19 Sep 1853 William Henry Brown, born 26 Jan 1820, and died 22 Jul 1864 near Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia. Their children were: Calvin Americus Brown born 6 Aug 1854 near Fondulac, Wisconisn, died 21 Aug 1925 in Crissey, Ohio; Mary Ida Brown 22 Mar 1856 in Emmett County, Michigan; Charles Henry Brown 10 Sep 1859; Columbia Nellie Brown 4 Mar 1863. Esther married 14 Aug 1865 George Jacob Rahm. Thanks to Susan Valentik for the info on Esther.
      6. Hannah Salisbury born abt. 1831 in Jefferson County, New York. According to family records, Hannah married Samuel Sigford, a neighbor to the Salisburys in Ohio. Samuel moved with his family to Calamet County, Wisconsin. Samuel and Hannah had a daughter named Catherine Sigford abt. 1851. Hannah died not long after, and her sister, Mariah, married Samuel. Catherine married and her marriage record gives the name of her parents. Thanks to Barbara Allen for sending the info on Hannah and Mary.
      7. Lyman Salisbury abt. 1832 in Jefferson County, New York. Lyman is not the man living in Ogle County, Illinois, as a history shows that Lyman to be the son of a Gausy Salisbury.
      8. Richard Salisbury (twin) born 2 Apr 1836 in Ohio, died 26 Dec 1872, 56 yrs. Richard was in the 1860 census in Rantoul, Calumet, Wisconsin in 1860, still single. In 1870, he was in Springville, Adams, Wis. with a wife named Matilda, born abt. 1840 in Ohio. They had a son named Clarence, born abt. 1866 in Wis. and a daughter named Stella born abt. 1869 in Wis. By 1880, Richard was in Mosinee, Marathon, Wis. with another daughter named Charlotte born abt. 1872 in Wis., and a son named Charles, born abt. 1877 in Wis. Richard likely passed away before 1900 as Matilda was living in the home of her daughter, Estelle, who had married William Gorton, in Preston, Adams, Wis. She had her son, Charles, with her and in the 1910 census of Rice Lake Ward 3, Barron, Wis., Matilda was living with Charles.
      9. Mariah Salisbury (twin) born 2 Apr 1836 in Ohio died 1 Mar 1912 in Mt. Morris, Waushera, Wis. She married abt. 1853 in Calumet County, Wis., Samuel Sigford born 1818 in Pennsylvania. Samuel and Mariah's children were all born in Mt. Morris, Waushera, Wis. and are as follows: John Sigford born 25 Dec 1854, died 21 May 1855; Maryette Sigford born 31 Aug 1856, married George B. Walker; Martin Sigford born 1857, died before 1860; Arthur Kirt Sigford 3 Nov 1858, married 28 Sep 1882 Dora Belle Hart and died 9 Aug 1902; Byron Sigford born and died in 1861; Maria Melvina Sigford born 1861; Samuel B. Sigford born 24 Nov 1861, died July 1862; John Lewis Sigford born 1863, married Lena Campbell in 1880 and died in 1937; Richard Henry Sylvester Sigford born 10 May 1864, married Anne Elizabeth Christoffer in 1891 in Minn. and died 8 May 1922; George Russell Sigford born 30 Mar 1866, died 14 May 1940 in Klamath Falls, Oregon; Sarah Sigford born in 1868; Phebe Sigford born Apr 1870 died in 1871; Lettie Irene Sigford born 1871, married a Mr. Harris in 1901 and died 2 May 1948 in San Bernadino, California; David Sigford born 1873 died abt. 1885; Frank Clemmon Sigford born 11 Aug 1875, married Agnes Laura Keyes in 1902 and died 19 Oct 1949 in Washington; Ada Sigford born 17 Oct 1876 died 13 Feb 1877; Seth David Sigford born 23 Dec 1877, married Eva Sutton in 1917 and died 20 Mar 1967 in Wisconsin. Thanks to Barbara Allen for sending the info on Mariah.
      10. Sarah Salisbury born abt. 1841 in Ohio. She may be the mother in the Clark family that Richard Salisbury was staying with Rantoul. Calmet, Wisconsin in 1860. If so, she married David Clark, although the census entry for 1860 says Daniel.
      11. Louiss Salisbury born abt. 1845 (?) in Ohio. This person was not listed in the census record with the family, while Sarah was not listed on the deed. Perhaps they were the same individual with a name something like Sarah Louisa.
    8. Betsy Salisbury c. 1796 Glocester married a Wheelock. There was a William Wheelock living quite near to Richard Salisbury in the 1820 census of Lyme, Jefferson, New York; this MAY have been Betsy's husband. William had entries in the same place for 1830 and 1840 also. Maryette Wheelock from Lyme married a Lewis St. Ores; she MAY have been the daughter of William and Betsy as she named a son William Wheelock St. Ores. Maryette and Lewis St. Ores were living very near to Russell Salisbury in 1840 in Oregon, Lucas, Ohio. It seems that Russell had a son named John who was living with the St. Ores family in the 1860 (Wisconsin) and 1880 (California) census years, and he died in the same area in California. The Lewis St. Ores family and the Salisburys lived near to each other through five states.
    9. David Salisbury c. 1800 unnamed township of Oneida County, New York, named for his grandfather. David married a Harvey girl in 1823 according to a history of Cattaraugus County. In 1830, David appeared to still have been in Cattaraugus County, but he must have had some others living with him, as his wife was not old enough to have been the mother of all the children listed in the home. By 1840, David appeared in Nottaway, St. Joseph, Michigan at the same time as his brother, Lawrence. The 1850 census shows he moved into Van Buren County, Michigan with a new wife named Sarah.
    10. Polly Salisbury c. 1807 Oneida County?, New York died 1 November 1879 aged 72 yrs., in Howardsville, Stephenson, Illinois buried in Elroy, Stephenson, Illinois. In 1834 she was living in Conewango, Cattaraugus, New York. She married Walter Miller in 1823. Thanks to Julie Cardwell for sending Polly's obituary. That said the couple moved to Elroy, Illinois in 1854. Polly raised a family of 14 children, 6 of whom survived her, 3 sons, and 3 daughters. She died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Janet Reber.

  4. Marmaduke Salisbury c. 1762. He witnessed a deed of his father's in 1782. Marmaduke had moved to Luzerne County, Pennsylvania by 1800 where in that census he was indexed on Heritage Quest as Memory D. Salisbury. Marmaduke's purchase of land was not found in the Susquehanna index, but from the deeds recorded when his heirs sold his land, he purchased in March of 1810 from a John Hilburn (?). His family was still in the area through the 1830's, but over time the land Marmaduke lived on became Harmony, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania. Some places over the web show that Marmaduke was married to (1) Clarissa Smith and (2) Lydia Smith, daughters of a William Smith. Lydia was first married to a Rouse. No will has been found for Marmaduke, but his heirs were found in the deed records of Susquehanna County when they sold their inheritance to Joel Salisbury. There were later deeds for some of these children in the year of 1852 when they seemed to sell the rest of their interest to Joel Salisbury. The children who had reference made to them in the first sale are listed below, and there is a note for those that had deeds in the later year as well. The 1852 deeds named the signers as legal heirs of Marmaduke Salisbury, deceased. Also, Lydia Smith sold some of her land to the railroad.

    A special thanks to Marie Israelsen for the information she sent from the tax assessment lists for Harmony, Pennsylvania (FHL 1927832). Marmaduke is on the list every year from from 1813 to 1826. Lydia was assessed in 1827, so Marmaduke died sometime within those years. This also matches the 1830 census Marie sent showing Lydia alone in 1830. Marmaduke was an election judge in 1812. Additional info from these same lists can be found below.

    1. Joel Salisbury, born c. 1807 - purchaser to most all of Marmaduke's land. Joel's marriage and children can be found over rootsweb; the info listed there all checked out in the census.
    2. Miss Salisbury married a Joseph Austin. The Boomer website says that her name was Rhoda. Joseph and Rhoda were living in Harmony, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania in the 1840 census, but they probably had both died by the 1850 census as four Austin children (Albert, Lucy, Nancy , and Lydia) were found living next door to Lydia (Salisbury) Reynolds in the home of a John H. Reynolds who was likely Lydia's son and also next door to William and Rachel Potter, Lydia's daughter. The ages of the three older Austin children born before the 1840 census check out with the 1850 census for these Austin children. The tax lists Marie Israelsen sent proves this connection. In 1848, they show that Joseph Austin was deceased with "Nelson Runnels" as his administrator. In 1849 they show that Joseph's mill and mill lot had been transferred to John N. Runnels. Through this combined info, it appears that the name was John Nelson Reynolds. In 1850 JN Reynolds was living on Joseph's home lot.
    3. Didama Salisbury born c. 1808 married John Skinner. There was an 1852 deed to Joel Salisbury as well. John and Didama were found in the 1850 census of China, Lee, Illinois with a son, Hirum c. 1828; a daughter, Lydia c. 1833; and a son, Willard c. 1841. They were living very near to Alva Hale and a Jesse Hale that likely came with them from Pennsylvania. By 1860, Hyrum had married an Esther or Hester and Lydia had married a Robert Hale, and it appears from the ages that both Hester and Robert were children of Jesse Hale from the 1850 census. In 1860, John and Didama along with Hyrum and Lydia and their families were living in Ustick, Whiteside, Illinois. By 1870, both John and Didama were gone, but Hyrum and his family, and Lydia (without Robert - rootsweb says he died in the Civil War) were still living in Ustick.
    4. Lydia Salisbury born c. 1794 in Pennsylvania, married a Mr. Reynolds, Joshua H. Reynolds from a deed where Marmaduke (Marmo D) and his wife, Lydia, conveyed land to this "JH" Reynolds in 1824. Joshua was on the tax list beginning in 1819, but Lydia was assessed on the tax list in 1828 with Nathaniel Reynolds as Joshua's administrator in 1827. There were also two children of the Reynold's listed as "needing help from the county for their schooling"; one was Rachel Reynolds (7) and one was a Salisbury Reynolds (6), "widow Lydia Reynold's children". Lydia also seems to have had a son named John H. Reynolds who was living next door to her in the 1850 census of Harmony, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania. Salisbury Reynolds was also listed in Harmony in the 1850 census, and it said he was 22 in 1850. Lydia was living in the home of her daughter, Rachel Potter (husband William) in the 1860 census. This Rachel was mentioned in the diary of Miandia Tobey, a relative of Clarissa Salisbury Toby's, as having visited her home.
    5. Amity Salisbury. She married 27 Nov 1839 in Great Bend, Harmony, Pennsylvania Captain David Taylor. There was a place over the web that said she died seven years after her marriage, and David Taylor married again.
    6. Smith Salisbury born 1791 in New York, married a Polly. Smith had a later deed in 1852. So far, three children have been found in the tax lists for Smith as children needing help from the county for their schooling, an Eliza, Sally, and a Clista?. Also, a will reference was found for Smith in Susquehanna County for 17 February 1859 2 312. An executor was appointed 6 June 1859 also 2 312. There is also a reference to an adminstrator appointed for Polly 21 August 1868 3 298.
    7. Belinda Salisbury born c. 1810 married a Martin Newman. They had a later deed in 1852. Collected census records show their children as Esther c. 1834; Leah c. January 1836, died unmarried; Adelaide c. August 1840, married Nelson Terry Smith; James M. c. 1846, married an Elizabeth; and Lydia c. 1848, who married Truman Hubbard. The children were all born in Pennsylvania except that Leah's census entries say she was born in New York. Belinda and her daughter, Leah, were living in the Hubbard's home in the 1880 census after the death of Martin. James Newman and Lydia Newman Hubbard both died before 1900, as their spouses had been married to one another for two years in that census, and two daughters belonging to James were also in Truman Hubbard's home. Leah had moved to the home of her sister, Adelaide.
    8. Clarissa Salisbury born 7 July 1806 died 9 September 1871 (65-2-2) buried in the Tobey Family Cemetery in Caton, Steuben, New York. She married 24 February 1833 Stephen Tobey, a Reverend. Stephen was born 13 March 1816 in Morris, Otsego, New York. There was a later deed in 1852 when this couple was living in Steuben. Thanks to Sandra Hildreth Ball for her website at Decendants of Thomas Tobey where the information for Clarissa and Stephen may be seen. Sandra also published "Miandia Tobey's Diary" (2002) which record spoke of Clarissa and Stephen several times. Sandra also shared an obituary for Clarissa. Corning Journal, Sept. 14, 1871: "Died, Tobey - In Caton, on Saturday, Sept 9, Clarissa wife of Rev. Stephen Tobey, aged 65 years."

    Rev. Stephen Tobey and Clarissa Salisbury Tobey. Picture courtesy of Sandra Hildreth Ball.

    The 1852 deed work said that the children were selling their "undivided eleventh" portion.

    Internet entries show Marmaduke and Clarissa had a daughter, Arthusa (likely born c. 1789 in Rhode Island), and a daughter, Sally (born 1793 in Pennsylvania from the 1850 Utah census). Thanks to Marie Israelsen for sending the information on these girls. Arthusa's name comes from early Mormon records. She was the first wife of Isaac Davis, and after her death, Sally married Isaac Davis. Isaac and Arthusa had Modica Lou(?)Davis and Jennet Davis. Isaac and Sally had Salisbury Baxter Davis c. 1816; Adaline Davis c. 1818; Isaac Gould Davis c. 1820; Clarissa Davis 1 July 1822; Edward Horace Davis 24 November 1825; George Hamilton Davis c. 1826; Jonathan Gleason Davis 30 January 1827; Alexander George Davis 15 Dec 1828; Mary Ann Emeline Davis 22 January 1830; and Lydia Ann Davis 19 October 1833. Sally died in December 1855 and was buried in Payson, Utah.

    A David Salisbury is listed with Marmaduke and Clarissa's family on interent entries. He was found in the tax lists from 1823 - 1825, but disappeared after that time and has not been found in the later census records.

    Other interent sources show a daughter for Marmaduke and Lydia named Bethia who married a Reuben Hale. This couple was found in the 1850 census of Brook, Virginia; in the 1860 census of Hancock, Virginia; in the 1870 and 1880 census of Cross Creek, Brook, West Virginia, and in 1900, Bethia was still in Cross Creek (88) living with her son, David. In that census, it was recorded that Bethia had ten children; six of hem were living. Eight of her children were located in the census records: Byron c. 1831; Belinda c. 1834; William F. c. 1836; Lydia c. 1838; David c. 1845 (although the 1900 census says he was 53 and born in January of 1847); Mary c. 1847; Margaret c. 1849; and George F. c. 1862. It is interesting that in the 1880 census, Bethia said her father was from Rhode Island and her mother from New York.

    There is also a Willard Salisbury listed as a son of Marmaduke and Lydia who married a Mary Ann Treadwell. He has not been found in the census, but it is interesting that Didama Salisbury Skinner was living next door to a Treadwell in China, Lee, Illinois, and she named a son Willard. Another son of Marmaduke's listed on the web was a William Salisbury, abt 1818, that married an Augusta Stoddard. There is evidence of William in the census as he lived in that same area as the other Salisburys.

    Rootsweb had an interesting entry in the archives about Lydia Smith Salisbury. "In the book, the 'History of Susquehanna', it refers to the fact that Marmaduke Salisbury married the widow Lydia Smith Rouse. Marmaduke had been married to Lydia's sister, Clarissa. Lydia and Clarissa were the daughters of William Smith, Lanesboro, Pennsylvania. In the 1800 census, living next door to Nathaniel Lewis and Isaac Hale, was William Smith. Living next door to Wm Smith is a Samuel Rose, Jr. (whether he is a Rose or Rouse, I do not know) but he isn't in the 1810 census. The widow Lydia Smith Rouse married Marmaduke in 1809. Lydia Smith Rouse Salisbury was living with her daughter Phoebe Ann Rouse Cook in the 1850 census, in Lee County, Sublette. (Phoebe was born in 1803 in Lanesboro.) Phoebe named her first born son, Samuel, and her only daughter, Lydia." - from a Sheila. In the census spoken of in this entry, it said that Lydia was 72, and she was from Massachusetts.

  5. Vial Salisbury c. 1777. Vial was in a Glocester militia record from 1792. He was living close to Richard Salisbury in the 1800 census of an unnamed township of Oneida County. Vial married a Sarah ???, and she was 78 in the 1850 census and was living with Vial's apparent son, Alson Salisbury, in Ohio. Vial was said to have located on the Ellis purchase during the spring of 1798 with the family of Caleb Ellis and others at the time of rebuilding the mill. Thanks to Anne Salisbury for sending the deed where in 1806, Elisha Phillips sold land in Oneida County to Nicholas Salisbury, and Vial witnessed the deed. In the 1810 census shown on the Jefferson County Genweb, Vial was listed as Nial Salisbury. Hyrum Salisbury, Vial's nephew, visited his "Uncle Vial" about 1815 and recorded it in his journal. Vial and his wife are thought to have raised the children of Vial's brother, Russell, after the deaths of both parents within a short time. Vial had deeds in the records of Jefferson County until 1836 when he sold out to what seems to be another son, Horace, and moved to Ohio where he died 18 December 1847, age 70. Also, thanks to Anne Salisbury for the burial information from the Bedford Cemetery in Bedford Ohio.

    Vial had at least six sons in the 1820 census of Ellisberg, Jefferson, New York along with some daughters. The children listed here are probable children from the deed records; additions welcome.

    1. Alson Salisbury. Alson had deeds in Jefferson County before his move to Ohio. He died 17 February 1855, age 56, and he was buried in the Bedford Cemetery in Bedford, Ohio.

      2. At this time, these are only thought to be Vial's sons; more work needs to be done on them.

    2. Hirum Salisbury. Hirum had deeds in Jefferson County, and Alson named a son, Hirum, who was likely named for his brother.
    3. Horace Salisbury who purchased land from his father in Jefferson County.
    4. Marvel Salisbury. He was named on Horace's deed. The name, Marvel, may have been taken from Marvel Ellis, an early settler of Ellisburg. Could Vial's wife have been an Ellis?
    5. Russell Salisbury. He was also named on Horace's deed, and it appears that Russell, Marvel, and Horace may have had land given to them from the lot that Vial owned. Russell was still living in Ellisburg, Jefferson, New York in the 1850 census where it showed he was born about 1805. He had wife named Mary (39), and a later history of Barton (2), their son, said that she was Mary Downer.

  6. Russell Salisbury c. 1768. Thanks again to Anne Salisbury for sending the information on this family. Russell is thought to have married Sarah Sheldon, the daughter of Esek Sheldon, who was an early settler in the 1790's to Oneida County "from Massachusetts". Esek was living in Adams, Massachusetts in 1790. He was found in the town council records of Glocester where, after his father's death, he was bound out, first to an Aaron Aldrich, and later to Gideon Harris, the man from Scituate that would later perform Eseck's marriage ceremony. Russell's will was dated 20 May 1797 and was filed in Herkimer County. "I, Russell Salisbury of the town of Western, Herkimer... to Sarah, my wife, rents and profits from lease from David Phillips and Richard Salisbury...to Atwell Salisbury, my son, the land lease rights...to Hannah Salisbury, daughter..." The will's executors were Nicholas Salisbury (Edward's son) and Richard Salisbury, Russell's brother. Witnesses were Samuel Hubbard, William Salisbury, and Ravecenna Salisbury, who could be a possible wife of Nicholas (he married Rowena Wheelock) A tombstone inscription in the Old Delta Cemetery says that Sarah S. Salisbury was 27 years old when she died 10 June 1798. This was likely Russell's wife. Atwell Salisbury was only a few years old at his father's death, and he was found in later census records next door to Vial in Jefferson County. As Hannah Salisbury, the daughter, married and lived in Ellisberg, it is thought that Vial raised Russell's children.

    The proof for this Russell belonging to the David Salisbury family came in the travel journal of Hyrum Salisbury as he recorded visiting Atwell and his sister, Hannah.

    1. Atwell Salisbury born 4 October 1794 in New York State died 21 October 1875 St Paul, Minnesota buried in Oakland Cemetery. The name may have been Pascal Atwell Salisbury. He served in the War of 1812 as a private in Capt. Brook Harrington's Company of Infantry 55th (Allens) New York Militia from May 30 to June 7, 1814 and from July 29 to August 21, 1814. June 20, 1815, he purchased 54 acres in town of Ellisberg, Jefferson County for $1,000 dollars from Eli Chase, and June 19th, 1816, he purchased 50 acres of land in Ellisberg for $800. He married Martha Beckwith born 2 July 1797 at Claverache on the Hudson, New York, daughter of Reuben Beckwith and Elizabeth Utley. She died 13 January 1892 in St. Paul, Minnesota, and she was buried in the Oakland Cemetery. Atwell and Martha were in the 1820 and 1830 censuses in Ellisburg. Atwell sold his land in the 1830's to his brother-in-law, Thomas Ellis, and moved to Chester, Geauga, Ohio, where they were found in the 1840 and 1850 censuses. In 1860, they were in the Missouri census for High Point Township, Moniteau County, living next door to their son, Reuben, and his family.
    2. Hannah Salisbury (57 in 1850). She married Thomas Ellis, son of Caleb Ellis and lived in Ellisberg, Jefferson, New York. The 1850 census shows her children to be Richard (37), Jane (22), Hannah (19), and Phebe (16).

It seems that both John and Vial named sons Hyrum. Perhaps David named a son Hiram first, but that is only speculation at this time.

Thanks to Dee Ann Haroldsen for the day spent at the library helping to go through records.

Jonathan Salisbury may have been married first to an Abigail Hawkins, and they may have had a daughter named Elizabeth in 1721. This info is not documented at this time, but it does make sense as the Hawkins' siblings all received land from their father as a gift, and these seem to be the early men of Glocester and neighbors to Jonathan. I have seen where Jonathan first married a different woman, and so more research needs to be done there.

Jonathan Salisbury and Sarah Whipple were married 29 August 1725 in Providence. Jonathan Salisbury was born to Cornelius Salisbury and his wife, Mercy, 13 January 1692 in Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts (FHL film 0903395 item 6. Records of the Town of Swansea 1662-1705 transcribed by Alverdo Heywood Mason). Cornelius married Mercy Heath, but Mercy had been previously married to Richard Heath. Mercy's maiden name is unknown at this time. The same film on Swansea has entries for a daughter, Mercy, 9 May 1695; a daughter, Elizabeth, 4 May 1699; a daughter Experience, 13 Feb 1702; and a son, John, 10 January 1708. While an entry for Cornelius Jr. has not been found yet, he was the son of Cornelius Sr. and Mercy as evidenced from a deed in Providence where Cornelius Sr. deeded land to his son, Cornelius Jr. (relationship stated in the deed), and Cornelius later sold the land to his brother, Jonathan (relationship also stated in the deed).

It would be interesting to know what a John Whipple had to do with the earlier Salisbury family. John Whipple posted bond in Providence for settling the estate of John Salisbury (Jonathan's brother), and there is a reference in the Moses Brown Papers that Cornelius Salisbury gave a receipt to John Whipple for money due to Whipple's wife from her brother's estate (John Heath)1722. John Whipple also witnessed a deed of Cornelius Salisbury Jr.'s in Providence in 1724.

Cornelius was born to William Salisbury, the immigrant, and Susannah his wife. Thanks to Joan Marsh for sending the information on William from the CD "Massachusetts Pilgrim Genealogies and Histories". The children of this marriage were William, 14 Jun 1659; Abigail, Elizabeth, and Susannah (triplets?) 27 Feb 1662; and four recorded as having "owned the covenant" 5 January 1677, which were Samuel, Cornelius, Hannah, and Joseph. William died before 25 August 1675 when administration of his estate was granted to his widow. Susannah died about 11 November 1684, when her eldest son (William of Swansey) was made administrator of her estate and of his father's.

A big thanks to Joan Marsh for sending the ancestry of Sarah Whipple. Sarah was the daughter of Israel Whipple and Mary Wilmarth. Israel was the son of David Whipple (was David Salisbury named for his grandfather?) and Hannah Tower. Mary Wilmarth was the daughter of Thomas Wilmarth and his wife, Mary Robinson.
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