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William Martin Salyer 1788–1878 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1788

Birth Location: Boreus Creek, Rutherford, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 22 Apr 1878

Death Location: Nickelsville, Scott County, Virginia, United States of America

Father: Zachariah Jr

Mother: Mary Saylor

Spouse(s): Mary JAYNE, Nancy Kilgore

Children(s): Catherine Salyer, Nancy Salyer, Hiram Salyer, Jeremiah Salyer, Margaret Salyer, Mahala Salyer, Jonathan Salyer, Samuel Salyer, William Salyer, Henry Salyer, Henry SALYER

In 1788, William Martin Salyer entered the world in Boreus Creek, Rutherford, North Carolina, United States, born to Zachariah Benjamin Salyer Jr And Mary Saylor. William Martin Salyer married Mary Polly Jayne, Nancy Martha Kilgore, and had children including Catherine Salyer, Henry Old Billy Salyer, Henry Salyer, Hiram Salyer, Jeremiah Salyer, Jonathan Salyer, Mahala Salyer, Margaret Elizabeth Salyer, Nancy Jane Salyer, Samuel Salyer, William Salyer. William Martin Salyer passed away in 1878 in Nickelsville, Scott County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1788, William Martin Salyer entered the world in Boreus Creek, Rutherford, North Carolina, United States, born to Zachariah Benjamin Salyer Jr And Mary Saylor.
  • William Martin Salyer married Mary Polly Jayne, Nancy Martha Kilgore, and had children including Catherine Salyer, Henry Old Billy Salyer, Henry Salyer, Hiram Salyer, Jeremiah Salyer, Jonathan Salyer, Mahala Salyer, Margaret Elizabeth Salyer, Nancy Jane Salyer, Samuel Salyer, William Salyer.
  • William Martin Salyer passed away in 1878 in Nickelsville, Scott County, Virginia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Zachariah Jr
1765–1845
Birth Location: Rutherford, North Carolina, USA
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Mary Saylor
1767–1835
Birth Location: , Rutherford, North Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

Mary JAYNE
1793–
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
MJ
Nancy Kilgore
1792–1843
Birth Location: North Carolina, United States
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Children(s)

Catherine Salyer
1836–1906
Birth Location: Scott, Virginia, USA
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Nancy Salyer
1814–1885
Birth Location: Scott, Virginia, United States
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Hiram Salyer
1815–1884
Birth Location: Scott, Virginia, USA
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Jeremiah Salyer
1820–1854
Birth Location: ,Scott,Virginia,USA
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Margaret Salyer
1830–1895
Birth Location: Scott, Virginia, United States
MS
Mahala Salyer
1835–1881
Birth Location: Scott, Virginia, United States
MS
Jonathan Salyer
1818–1854
Birth Location: Scott, Virginia, United States
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Samuel Salyer
1812–1890
Birth Location: Copper Creek, Russell, Virginia, USA
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William Salyer
1816–1886
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
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Henry Salyer
1817–1900
Birth Location: Scott, Virginia, USA
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Henry SALYER
1814–1902
Birth Location: Scott, Virginia, United States
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William Salyer's Ancestors

Self
William Salyer
1788–1878
Birth Place: Boreus Creek, Rutherford, North Carolina, United States
Parents
Zachariah Benjamin Salyer Jr
1765–1845
Rutherford, North Carolina, USA
Mary Saylor
1767–1835
, Rutherford, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Zachariah (Benjamin Salyer) Sr
1730–1789
Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, United States
Elizabeth (Katherine) Dunn
1735–1799
Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey Colony
Great-Grandparents
Charles Salyers
1697–1757
Rebecca Bloomfield
1686–1770
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Ezekiel Bloomfield
1653–1703
Hope FitzRandolph
1661–1706

William Salyer's Descendants

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William (Martin) Salyer (1788–22 Apr 1878) m. Mary (Polly) JAYNE (1793–) m. Nancy (Martha) Kilgore (1792–1843)
  1. 1. Catherine Salyer 1836–1906
  2. 2. Nancy (Jane) Salyer 1814–1885 m. James Stapleton 1816–
    1. 1. John Stapleton 1843–
    2. 2. Abram Stapleton 1852–
    3. 3. Marica Stapleton 1854–
    4. 4. Henry Stapleton 1857–
    5. 5. Samuel Stapleton 1847–1911 m. Eliza (Jane) Stapleton 1851–1927
      1. 1. Christena Stapleton 1886–
      2. 2. Mamie Stapleton 1892–
      3. 3. Murzie Stapleton 1873–
      4. 4. Ben (Franklin) Stapleton 1870–
      5. 5. Sanford (L) Stapleton 1871–1949 m. Clara (Belle) Stafford 1882–1936
        1. 1. Harold Stapleton 1907–1996
        2. 2. Agatha (Pearl) Stapleton 1911–1993 m. Garlin (Thomas) Farris 1907–1989
        3. 3. Dorothy Kohlhepp 1910–1973
        4. 4. Audrey (Lee) Stapleton 1906–1951
  3. 3. Hiram Salyer 1815–1884
  4. 4. Jeremiah Salyer 1820–1854 m. Elizabeth Canley 1829–
    1. 1. Isaac Salyer 1845–1942 m. Perlina 1845–1918
      1. 1. Henry (C) Salyer 1875–1926 m. Missouri Barker 1877–
        1. 1. Luther Salyer 1908–1969 m. Gracie Patton 1913–1945
        2. 2. Herby Salyer 1903–
        3. 3. Curtis Salyer 1906–
    2. 2. Margaret (or Mary) Salyer 1850–1934
    3. 3. Malissa (M) Salyer 1849–
    4. 4. John (Richard) Salyer 1853–
    5. 5. Sarah Salyers 1852–1858
  5. 5. Margaret (Elizabeth) Salyer 1830–1895 m. John (Henry) Stapleton 1829–1885
    1. 1. John (Henry) Stapleton 1864–1950 m. Frances (Elizabeth) Stapleton 1910– m. Melissa (Clara) Roar 1879–1918 m. Sarah Stapleton 1895–1930 m. Frances (E) Johnson 1894–
      1. 1. Eugene (B.) Stapleton 1926–2018 m. Mary (Avenell) Prichard 1930–1997 m. Easie (Mae) Burchett 1928–2017
        1. 1. Lonnie (M) Stapleton 1948–1949
      2. 2. Virgil Stapleton 1898–
      3. 3. Allie Stapleton 1908–
      4. 4. Clara Stapleton 1914–2003
      5. 5. Claude (M) Stapleton 1909–
      6. 6. Leona Stapleton 1898–
      7. 7. Auseline Stapleton 1901–
      8. 8. Charles Stapleton 1903–
      9. 9. Arthur Stapleton 1904–
      10. 10. Willie Stapleton 1906–
      11. 11. Arnold Stableton 1913–
      12. 12. Ercell (Edward "Red") Stapleton 1931–1996
      13. 13. Jessie Stapelton 1934–1980
    2. 2. Martha Stapleton 1846–1918
    3. 3. Elizabeth Stapleton 1850–1923
    4. 4. Kaziah Stapleton 1853–
    5. 5. James (Harry) Stapleton 1855–1950 m. Martha (J) Roseberry 1853–
      1. 1. Abraham (L) Stapleton 1886–
      2. 2. Jessie (H) Stapleton 1889–
      3. 3. William (Noah) Stapleton 1890–1927 m. Effie Blankenship 1897–1969 m. Jessie (Leota Josephine) Lambert 1894–1977
        1. 1. Gladys (L) Stapleton 1913–1993
        2. 2. Wm (James) Stapleton 1915–1999
        3. 3. Daisy (Mae) Stapleton 1916–2004
        4. 4. Mary (Myrtle) Holbrook 1919–1987
        5. 5. EllaJaunita (Stapleton) Bolt 1921–1988
        6. 6. Carl (Jackson) Stapleton 1914–2013 m. Mary (Ellen) Haskins 1914–1942 m. Leslie (Iris) Holley 1925–2007
        7. 7. Louie (Elmer) Stapleton 1916–1979
      4. 4. Rosie (E) Stapleton 1897–
      5. 5. Merida Stapleton 1900–
      6. 6. Robert (E) Stapleton 1903–
      7. 7. John (H) Stapelton 1883–
      8. 8. James (G) Stapelton 1884–
      9. 9. Anna (Lee) Stapelton 1885–
      10. 10. Marion (A) Stapelton 1886–
      11. 11. Charles (W) Stapelton 1897–
    6. 6. Pleasant (William) Stapleton 1857–
    7. 7. Samantha Stapleton 1868–1941
    8. 8. Noah (Elijah) Stapleton 1873–1941
    9. 9. Mary (A) Stapleton 1876–
    10. 10. Marion (D.) Stableton 1863–
    11. 11. GEORGE (W) Stapleton 1872–1948
  6. 6. Mahala Salyer 1835–1881
  7. 7. Jonathan Salyer 1818–1854
  8. 8. Samuel Salyer 1812–1890
  9. 9. William Salyer 1816–1886 m. Catharine Salyer 1851–
    1. 1. Virgil Salyer 1894–1982 m. Arthur Saylor 1894–1947
      1. 1. Dixie Saylor 1926–1972
      2. 2. Gale Saylor 1914–1981
      3. 3. Ducie Saylor 1916–2004
      4. 4. Gurvin Saylor 1923–1997
      5. 5. Lurie Saylor 1924–1949
      6. 6. Dennie Saylor 1928–1985
      7. 7. Garrett Saylor 1921–1985
      8. 8. Grady Saylor 1919–2003
      9. 9. Donna Saylor 1929–2005 m. Calvin Blanton 1929–2019
      10. 10. Heranath Saylor 1916–1916
  10. 10. Henry Salyer 1817–1900
  11. 11. Henry ((Old Billy)) SALYER 1814–1902 m. Elizabeth ((Betsie)) CONLEY 1811–1871 m. Jeriah Dale 1856–
    1. 1. Nancy (K) Salyer 1845–1907 m. Jim Rice 1845–1917
      1. 1. Greenville (E "Green") Rice 1872–1947
        1. 1. Erie Rice 1895–1972
      2. 2. John Rice 1876–1947
      3. 3. Amanda (Rice) Price 1884–1961
      4. 4. Cynthia (A.) Rice 1871–
      5. 5. Shearman Rice 1874–
      6. 6. Sarah (K.) Rice 1875–
      7. 7. James (Farmer) Rice 1878–1938 m. Luella Rice 1882–1942
        1. 1. Elva Rice 1903–1938 m. Dixie Grace 1907–
        2. 2. Bethel Rice 1906–1965
        3. 3. Paris Rice 1912–
        4. 4. James Rice 1919–
        5. 5. Juanita Rice 1920–2000
    2. 2. CLARINDA SALYER 1835–1895 m. Pleasant Blanton 1834–1855 m. Martin (S) SALYER 1830–1909
      1. 1. Emely Blanton 1854–
      2. 2. Mahala (Haley) Saylor 1866–1916
      3. 3. Henry (John) Saylor 1859–1925
      4. 4. Mary Saylor 1863–
      5. 5. Zachariah (Newton) Saylor 1868–1929 m. Minerva Blair 1874–1954
        1. 1. Dennis Saylor 1892–1942
        2. 2. Arthur Saylor 1894–1947 m. Virgil Salyer 1894–1982
      6. 6. Matthew Saylor 1873–1953
      7. 7. Serrenia Saylor 1873–
      8. 8. Garfield Saylor 1879–1941
      9. 9. Unnamed (Son) SAYLOR 1875–1875
    3. 3. ELIZABETH SALYER 1837–1915 m. Mathew Pace 1835–1909
      1. 1. Taylor Pace 1877–
      2. 2. William (Henry) Pace 1869–1945
      3. 3. Albert Pace 1874–1923 m. Fannie (L) Connley 1884–
        1. 1. Alberta (Mae) Pace 1912–2002
        2. 2. Vera Pace 1903–
        3. 3. Pearl Pace 1905–
        4. 4. Dora Pace 1907–
        5. 5. Challie Pace 1910–
        6. 6. Sarah (Jane) Pace 1916–2005 m. Clarence (Lewis) Mason 1909–1998
        7. 7. Marie Pace 1918–
      4. 4. Samantha 1862–1905
      5. 5. Louisa 1865–
      6. 6. Mary 1862–1916
      7. 7. Margaret Cynthia 1860–1918
      8. 8. Sarah E. 1860–1941
    4. 4. MARY (M. "POLLY") SALYER 1844–
    5. 5. JAMES (M.) SALYER 1843–1909 m. Sarah Blanton 1843–
      1. 1. Mary (A.) Salyer 1873–
      2. 2. George (C) Salyer 1879–
      3. 3. Minnie Salyer 1883–
      4. 4. Elisabeth Salyer 1884–
      5. 5. Samuel (H) Salyer 1888–
      6. 6. Dicy (J) Salyer 1870–
      7. 7. John (N.) Salyer 1864–
      8. 8. James (H.) Salyer 1866–1959 m. Rebecca Litteral 1870–1949
        1. 1. Dewey Salyer 1901–
        2. 2. Dedy Salyer 1902–1986
        3. 3. Beecher Salyer 1905–1991
        4. 4. Mitchel Salyer 1909–
        5. 5. Harvey Salyer 1892–1966
        6. 6. Ethel (M) Salyer 1914–2004
        7. 7. Walter Salyer 1898–
        8. 8. Erie Salyes 1893–1953 m. Garrett Caudill 1897–1989
        9. 9. Cassia Salyes 1895–
        10. 10. Hazel Salyers 1911–1998
      9. 9. Amanda (C.) Salyer 1868–
      10. 10. Hiram (M.) Salyer 1876–
      11. 11. William (A.) Salyer 1878–
    6. 6. HENRY SALYER 1848–1848
    7. 7. WILLIAM (E. "BUD") SALYER 1850–1936
    8. 8. Keziah Salyer 1840–1917 m. Simon (J) Slusher 1837–1903
      1. 1. Mary Slusher 1872–1869
      2. 2. John (M) Slusher 1879–1945 m. Sarah (Caroline "Carrie") Acord 1885–1977 m. Lanora Wallace 1879–1903 m. Carry Slusher 1888–
        1. 1. Leroy Slusher 1921–1956 m. Barbara (Elizabeth) Hobson 1924–2004
        2. 2. William Slusher 1905–
        3. 3. John Slusher 1910–
        4. 4. Charlie (William) Slusher 1898–
        5. 5. Millard Slusher 1899–
        6. 6. Mary (Magadline) Slusher 1895–1985 m. Thomas (Edward) Chadwell 1880–1943
        7. 7. Charlie (William) Slusher 1898–
        8. 8. Millard Slusher 1899–
        9. 9. Lester Slusher 1903–
        10. 10. William Slusher 1906–
        11. 11. Rosa (Elmina) Slusher 1906–1963 m. Wilson (Harvey) Jones 1904–1982
        12. 12. Johne Slusher 1910–
        13. 13. Ruben Slusher 1911–1961 m. Helen Blackford 1912–1999
        14. 14. Bertha Slusher 1915–
        15. 15. Edwin Slusher 1920–
        16. 16. Bert Slusher 1926–2004
      3. 3. Ellen (Victoria) Slusher 1867–1928
      4. 4. Julia (Massey) Slusher 1858–1870
      5. 5. Sylvania (Caroline Slusher) ♥ 1862–1943 m. William (Barton) Hood 1845–1929
        1. 1. HOOD –1900
        2. 2. Minnie (Mae) Hood 1898–1956
        3. 3. Charlie Hood 1886–1886
        4. 4. Columbus (Lum Green) Hood 1882–1947 m. Cora (Catherine) Cummins 1890–1937
        5. 5. Simual (Edward) Hood 1884–1969
        6. 6. Elmer (Ruben "Tump") Hood 1886–1973 m. Ollie (Isabelle) Barnes 1896–1995
        7. 7. Lillian (Lillie Frances) Hood 1893–1988
        8. 8. Marion (Frances) Hood 1895–1994
        9. 9. Barton (Roy "Bart") Hood 1901–1976
      6. 6. Nancy (Jane) Slucher 1864–1942
      7. 7. William (Harrison) Slucher 1866–1944
        1. 1. Dona Slusher 1898–1995
      8. 8. Ellen (N.) Slucher 1868–1928
      9. 9. Doshaphene Slusher 1874–1943 m. Benjamin (F) Darity 1872–1948
        1. 1. Henry (H) Daugherty 1903–1974 m. Montgomery Darity 1903–
        2. 2. Janie Darity 1898–1982
        3. 3. Ben Darity 1911–1988
        4. 4. Roy Darity 1913–1992
        5. 5. Dee Darity 1915–1988
        6. 6. Amanda (E) Darity 1897–1982
        7. 7. Martha (A) Darity 1907–1968 m. Emmett Sain 1902–1968
        8. 8. General Darty 1901–1961
        9. 9. Mary Darity 1909–1927
        10. 10. Kizzie (S.) DARITY 1905–1906
      10. 10. Mary SLUSHER 1858–1869
      11. 11. Julia (M.) SLUSHER 1870–1880
      12. 12. Amanda Wallace 1873–1911 m. James (Henry) Steele 1872–1892 m. John (Sherman) WALLACE 1867–1939
        1. 1. Mabel Wallace 1905–1907
        2. 2. Lorine (E.) WALLACE 1909–
        3. 3. Cordelia (R) Wallace 1896–1918
        4. 4. Isaac (Samuel "Bud") WALLACE 1897–1953 m. Minnie (Mae) Edwards 1913–1994
        5. 5. William (Henry) Wallace 1901–1970
        6. 6. Georgia (Odessa) Wallace 1909–1982 m. William (Otis) Gee 1902–
        7. 7. Leroy WALLACE 1904–1906
        8. 8. Lydia (May M.) WALLACE 1907–1908
        9. 9. Louise (E.) WALLACE 1909–
        10. 10. Male (Child) W 1911–1911
        11. 11. Eddie WALLACE 1900–1908
        12. 12. Kathryne ((Jimmie)) Steele 1891–1988 m. Henry (Mathis) Pickard 1883–1968
        13. 13. Dolly Wallace 1895–1971 m. Ernest (Guy) Clegg 1898–1966 m. N (W) Humphrey 1894–1939

William Salyer's Timeline

2 Records

1788
1788
Birth of William Martin Salyer in Boreus Creek, Rutherford, North Carolina, United States
Boreus Creek, Rutherford, North Carolina, United States
1878
22 Apr 1878
Age 90
Death of William Martin Salyer in Nickelsville, Scott, Virginia, United States
Nickelsville, Scott, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1788
    Event Place: Boreus Creek, Rutherford, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Magoffin, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Kentucky, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1783-1965

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Apr 1878
    Event Place: Nickelsville, Scott, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Nickelsville, Scott County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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