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Zachariah Benjamin Salyer 1765–1845 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Jan 1765

Birth Location: Chowan, North Carolina, United States Colonies

Death Date: 5 May 1845

Death Location: Flat Gap, Johnson County, Kentucky, United States of America

Father: Zachariah Sr

Mother: Elizabeth Salyer

Spouse(s): MARY SAYLOR

Children(s): Levi Sr, Jacob Salyer, Daniel Salyer, Thomas Salyer, Henry Salyer, Margaret Salyer, Zachariah Salyer, Margaret Salyer, Benjamin Salyer, Catherine Davis, Hannah Salyer, Elizabeth Salyers, William SALYER, Sarah Salyers, Jacob Salyer, Samuel Salyer, Susanna Salyer, Martha Salyer, JOHN SALYER, Joseph Salyer

Zachariah Benjamin Salyer was born in 1765 in Chowan, North Carolina, United States Colonies, the child of Zachariah Benjamin Salyer Sr And Elizabeth Katherine Salyer. In 1820, Zachariah Benjamin Salyer resided in Harlan, Kentucky, United States. Zachariah Benjamin Salyer married Benjamin Solyear, Mary Jane Saylor, and had children including Benjamin Henderson Salyer, Catherine Salyer Davis, Daniel David Salyer, Elizabeth Betty Salyers, Hannah Salyer, Henry Salyer, Jacob Salyer, John Salyer, Joseph Elias Salyer, Levi Salyer Sr, Margaret Salyer, Martha Clarissa Patsy Salyer, Samuel P Salyer, Sarah Elizabeth Salyers, Susanna Salyer, Thomas Jesse Salyer, William Martin Old Billy Salyer, Zachariah R Salyer. Zachariah Benjamin Salyer passed away in 1845 in Flat Gap, Johnson County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Zachariah Benjamin Salyer was born in 1765 in Chowan, North Carolina, United States Colonies, the child of Zachariah Benjamin Salyer Sr And Elizabeth Katherine Salyer.
  • In 1820, Zachariah Benjamin Salyer resided in Harlan, Kentucky, United States.
  • Zachariah Benjamin Salyer married Benjamin Solyear, Mary Jane Saylor, and had children including Benjamin Henderson Salyer, Catherine Salyer Davis, Daniel David Salyer, Elizabeth Betty Salyers, Hannah Salyer, Henry Salyer, Jacob Salyer, John Salyer, Joseph Elias Salyer, Levi Salyer Sr, Margaret Salyer, Martha Clarissa Patsy Salyer, Samuel P Salyer, Sarah Elizabeth Salyers, Susanna Salyer, Thomas Jesse Salyer, William Martin Old Billy Salyer, Zachariah R Salyer.
  • Zachariah Benjamin Salyer passed away in 1845 in Flat Gap, Johnson County, Kentucky, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Zachariah Sr
1730–1789
Birth Location: Woodbridge, Middlesex County, New Jersey, USA
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Elizabeth Salyer
1735–1799
Birth Location: Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA
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Spouses(s)

MARY SAYLOR
1767–1835
Birth Location: Rutherford County, North Carolina, USA
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Children(s)

Levi Sr
1800–1845
Birth Location: Mocassin Creek, Russell, Virginia, USA
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Jacob Salyer
1798–1865
Birth Location: Moccassion Creek, Russell, Virginia, United States
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Daniel Salyer
1801–1864
Birth Location: Russell, Virginia, United States
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Thomas Salyer
1809–1877
Birth Location: Russel, Virginia, United States
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Henry Salyer
1817–1869
Birth Location: Powell Valley, Gate City, Estillville, Scott, Virginia, USA
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Margaret Salyer
1790–1868
Birth Location: Russell, Virginia, United States
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Zachariah Salyer
1810–1885
Birth Location: , , Kentucky, USA
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Margaret Salyer
1797–1850
Birth Location: Copper Creek, Russell, Virginia, USA
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Benjamin Salyer
1796–1869
Birth Location: Mocassin Creek, Russell Co., Virginia, United States of America
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Catherine Davis
1794–1852
Birth Location: Russell, Virginia, United States
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Hannah Salyer
1799–1899
Birth Location: Russell, Virginia, United States
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Elizabeth Salyers
1810–1892
Birth Location: Copper Creek, Russell, Virginia, USA
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William SALYER
1786–1878
Birth Location: Anderson Creek, Burke, North Carolina, United States
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Sarah Salyers
1790–1868
Birth Location: Castlewoods, Russell County, Virginia, USA
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Jacob Salyer
1805–1863
Birth Location: Moccassion Creek, Russell, Virginia, USA
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Samuel Salyer
1787–1876
Birth Location: Borens Creek, Rutherford, North Carolina, Colony
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Susanna Salyer
1817–1887
Birth Location: Russell, Virginia, USA
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Martha Salyer
1824–1886
Birth Location: Kentucky
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JOHN SALYER
1810–1887
Birth Location: Moccasin Creek, Russell, Virginia, USA
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Joseph Salyer
1807–1880
Birth Location: Moccasin Creek, Russell, Virginia, USA
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Zachariah Salyer's Ancestors

Self
Zachariah Salyer
1765–1845
Birth Place: Chowan, North Carolina, United States Colonies
Parents
Zachariah Benjamin Salyer Sr
1730–1789
Woodbridge, Middlesex County, New Jersey, USA
Elizabeth (Katherine) Salyer
1735–1799
Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA
Grandparents
Charles (Salyer) Jr.
1697–1757
Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, United States
Rebecca Bloomfield
1686–1770
Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, United States
Henry Dunn(e)
1697–1794
Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA
Elizabeth ("Eliza" Knisley) *7
1697–1734
Chowan, North Carolina
Great-Grandparents
William Sallier
1631–1700
Sarah Davis
1635–1703
Francis Dunne
1651–1736
Abigail Lambe
1654–1732
Quatsie Tellico
1685–1777
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Francois Sallier
1600–1652
Julienne Boubon
1608–1641
George Lambe
1630–

Zachariah Salyer's Descendants

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Zachariah (Benjamin) Salyer (24 Jan 1765–5 May 1845) m. MARY (JANE) SAYLOR (1767–8 Oct 1835)
  1. 1. Levi (Salyer) Sr 1800–1845 m. Mary mccarty 1807–1857 m. Mary Carty 1807–1847 m. Matilda Bishop 1801–1870
    1. 1. David (Jackson) Salyer 1827–1903 m. Eleanor (Jayne "Nellie") LeMaster 1830–1902 m. Loucinda Eldridge 1827–1923 m. Loucinda Eldridge 1827–1923
      1. 1. Henry (Jackson) Salyer 1861–1940 m. Rachel (Catherine) McKinster 1864–1934 m. Rachel (Catherine) Conley 1864–1887 m. Lydia (Anne) Salyer 1875– m. Catherine (Rachel) Conley 1864–1887
        1. 1. Effie (M) Salyer 1900–1972 m. John (Wesley) Bush 1896–1934 m. John (H) Balster 1903–1972
        2. 2. Doris (Salyer) Harvey 1906–1998
        3. 3. Lydia (Belle Salyer) Dreaden 1890–1966
        4. 4. Luther Salyer 1903–1981
        5. 5. Naomi (Salyer) Byrd 1909–2011
        6. 6. Charles (Marshall) Salyer 1888–1966
        7. 7. Virgie (Salyer) Daughtry 1892–1983
        8. 8. Mary (Ellen Salyer) Lee 1894–1944
        9. 9. Bessie (Salyer) Till 1896–1987
        10. 10. Lula (Salyer) Reed 1886–1947
      2. 2. Belle (Craft) Bailey 1871–1945
      3. 3. Levi (Frances) Salyer 1847–1930
      4. 4. Shanklin Salyer 1854–1938
      5. 5. Nancy (Ellen) Daniel 1876–1953
      6. 6. Lewis Salyer 1852–1927
      7. 7. Mary (Jane) Ramey 1859–1936
      8. 8. Joseph Salyer 1855–1935
      9. 9. Rachel (A) Salyer 1851–1932
      10. 10. Jacob Salyer 1865–
      11. 11. Hezekiah Salyer 1857–1914
      12. 12. Lovisa Salyer 1850–1915
    2. 2. Lucinda Salyer 1838–1924
    3. 3. Merian Salyer 1838–
    4. 4. Riley Salyer 1844–1915
    5. 5. Mary (Ann) Salyer 1843–1911
    6. 6. George (Washington) Salyer 1824–1902
    7. 7. Wiley Salyer 1836–1913
    8. 8. Levi Salyer 1837–1915
    9. 9. Newcarius (Kaley) Salyer 1832–1903
    10. 10. Benjamin (Franklin) Salyer 1837–1918
    11. 11. Anna Salyer 1829–1903
    12. 12. Joseph Salyer 1834–1915
    13. 13. George (Washington) Salyer 1824–1902
  2. 2. Jacob Salyer 1798–1865
  3. 3. Daniel (David) Salyer 1801–1864
  4. 4. Thomas (Jesse) Salyer 1809–1877
  5. 5. Henry Salyer 1817–1869
  6. 6. Margaret Salyer 1790–1868
  7. 7. Zachariah (R) Salyer 1810–1885
  8. 8. Margaret Salyer 1797–1850
  9. 9. Benjamin (Henderson) Salyer 1796–1869
  10. 10. Catherine (Salyer) Davis 1794–1852
  11. 11. Hannah Salyer 1799–1899
  12. 12. Elizabeth (Betty) Salyers 1810–1892
  13. 13. William (Martin "Old Billy") SALYER 1786–1878
  14. 14. Sarah (Elizabeth) Salyers 1790–1868
  15. 15. Jacob Salyer 1805–1863
  16. 16. Samuel (P) Salyer 1787–1876
  17. 17. Susanna Salyer 1817–1887
  18. 18. Martha (Clarissa "Patsy") Salyer 1824–1886
  19. 19. JOHN SALYER 1810–1887
  20. 20. Joseph (Elias) Salyer 1807–1880

Zachariah Salyer's Timeline

4 Records

1765
24 Jan 1765
Birth of Zachariah Benjamin Salyer in Chowan, North Carolina, United States Colonies
Chowan, North Carolina, United States Colonies
1785
1785
Age 20
Zachariah Benjamin Salyer was married
None
1820
1820
Age 55
Zachariah Benjamin Salyer resided here in Harlan, Kentucky, United States
Harlan, Kentucky, United States
1845
5 May 1845
Age 80
Death of Zachariah Benjamin Salyer in Paintsville, Johnson Co., Kentucky, United States of America
Paintsville, Johnson Co., Kentucky, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Jan 1765
    Event Place: Chowan, North Carolina, United States Colonies

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1785

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1820
    Event Place: Harlan, Kentucky, United States
    Record Source: 1820 United States Federal Census, 1820 U S Census; Census Place: Harlan, Kentucky; Page: 118; NARA Roll: M33_23; Image: 72

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934, The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; NAI Title: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934; NAI Number: T288; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773-2007; Record Group N

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 May 1845
    Event Place: Paintsville, Johnson Co., Kentucky, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Flat Gap, Johnson County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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