Daniel Salisbury (1773 - 1855)

Born 24 Dec 1773 in Warren, Bristol, Rhode Island, USA or Adams MA

Descendants

Died 24 Mar 1855 at age 81 in Nelson, Madison, New York, United States

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Biography

Daniel Salisbury was born in Rhode Island.

He was married to Penelope Green.^[1]

In 1850 he had no occupation and was living in Georgetown, Madison, New York, United States. The household included E S Savage a merchant age 32, Emeline Savage age 29, Adaline A Savage age 4, Daniel Salisbury age 73, Penelope Salisbury age 69, and Thomas G Salisbury a clerk age 19. Daniel was born in Rhode Island, the rest in New York.^[2]

He wrote his will 26 Jun 1852, leaving all of his property and estate to his beloved wife Nelly Salisbury for her use and support and for her to make donations to any of her children. Upon her death all remaining from the estate was to be shared equally among his children. Ann Salisbury, possibly his daughter, aged 24 at the time of his death, was a witness to the will.^[3]

He died in 1855 and is buried in Erieville Cemetery, Nelson, Madison County, New York.^[4] The date of death engraved on his headstone is 24 March 1855.

His will was proved in court and entered into probate on 26 Jun 1855 in Morrisville, Madison County, New York. Penelope Salisbury, widow of Daniel Salisbury, was named Executrix. Heirs and next of kin included Allen Cummings, Getty Cummings, Daniel Salisbury, Enoch S Savage, Eveline Savage, Anson Salisbury, Horace Swan, Polly Swan, Sally Heffron, and Hiel Salisbury, as well as Egbert M Scudder, Ogden H Scudder, Ambrose S Scudder, and Irving Durfee who were under the age of 21. Anson Salisbury was appointed special guardian for Egbert M Scudder, Ogden H Scudder, Ambrose S Scudder, and Irving Durfee in the matter of proving the will. ^[5]

Research Notes

Care should be taken to not confuse this Daniel Salisbury who lived near Nelson in Madison County, New York with another Daniel Salisbury who lived in Oswego County, New York.

Name: Daniel Salisbury. Given Name: Daniel. Surname: Salisbury. ^{[6] [7] [8]}

Born 5 Sep 1772. Warren, Bristol, Rhode Island, USA or Adams MA. ^{[6] [8]}

Died 24 Mar 1855. Nelson, Madison, New York. ^[8]

Marriage Probably married in Hoosick Falls, NY or Eastern NY. 1797 Hoosick, Rensselaer, New York, USA.

Residence 1840 Nelson, Madison, New York, USA. ^[7] 1850 Georgetown, Madison, New York, USA. ^[6]

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• File O220 File: Format: story MTYPE story. STYPE x-inline. SIZE 12218. Will RIN 12f860c7-e40e-4b15-9fff-09ed92e148dc META <metadataxml><content><line><pre><span style="font-size: medium;">WILL: Daniel Salisbury; Nelson, Madison co., NY <line><line>surname: Salisbury, Cummings, Durfee, Hail, Heffron, Holmes, Medbury, Savage,</line><line>Scudder, Swan</line><line /><line>submitted by Mary Ann Salisbury (emailmary at comcast.net) </line><line>************************************************</line><line>Copyright. All rights reserved.</line><line>http://www.usgwarchives.org/copyright.htm</line><line /><line>http://www.usgwarchives.org/ny/nyfiles.htm</line><line /><line>Submitted Date: November 28, 2005</line><line>This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/nyfiles/</line><line>File size: 9.7 Kb</line><line>************************************************</line><line>Source: Sampubco.com</line><line>Madison co NY Will Book Vol. E page 71</line><line>Written: June 26, 1852</line><line>Recorded: June 26, 1855</line><line /><line>WILL of DANIEL SALISBURY s/o SAMUEL of NELSON</line><line /><line /><line>Will of DANIEL SALISBURY of NELSON, MADISON, N.Y.</line><line>Transcribed by MARY ANN SALISBURY for SAMPUBCO</line><line /><line>Surnames: </line><line>CUMMINGS, DURFEE, HEFFRON, MEDBURY, SALISBURY, SAVAGE, SCUDDER, SWAN</line><line /><line>Signed: 26 JUNE 1852 - Proved: 26 JUNE 1855</line><line>Surrogate: SIDNEY F. HOLMES of MORRISVILLE, NY</line><line>Witness: ANN A. SALISBURY of NELSON, NY</line><line>Witness: ALFRED MEDBURY of NELSON, NY</line><line>Executor and Wife: PENELOPE &ldquo;NELLY&rdquo; SALISBURY</line><line>Heir and Guardian of Minors: ANSON SALISBURY</line><line>Heir: DANIEL SALISBURY</line><line>Heir: HEIL SALISBURY</line><line>Heir: POLLY, the wife of HORACE SWAN</line><line>Heir: GITTY, the wife of ALLEN CUMMINGS</line><line>Heir: EVELINE, the wife of ENOCH S. SAVAGE</line><line>Heir: SALLY HEFFRON</line><line>Heir: IRVING DURFEE, Minor</line><line>Heir: EGBERT M SCUDDER, Minor</line><line>Heir: OGDEN H SCUDDER, Minor</line><line>Heir: AMBROSE S SCUDDER, Minor</line><line /><line>THANK YOU to JUDY EMRY and DIANE STILES for sharing their SALISBURY FAMILY Research</line><line /><line /><line>SURROGATE&rsquo;S COURT MADISON COUNTY</line><line>In the matter of the proof of the Last Will and Testament of DANIEL SALISBURY</line><line>deceased Before S. F. HOLMES County Judge and Surrogate at MORRISVILLE. JUNE 26TH</line><line>1855.</line><line /><line>Be it remembered that on the 26th Day of JUNE 1855 PENELOPE SALISBURY the WIDOW</line><line>of DANIEL SALISBURY, late of Nelson, in the County of Madison, deceased, and the</line><line>SOLE EXECUTRIX named in his Last Will, appeared in this Court and by her petition</line><line>duly verified, prayed that said Will might be proved and admitted to Probate, and</line><line>it appearing that EGBERT M. SCUDDER, OGDEN H. SCUDDER, AMBROSE S. SCUDDER and</line><line>IRVING DURFEE, HEIRS and NEXT OF KIN of said Deceased were MINORS and had no</line><line>General Guardian, ANSON SALISBURY of Nelson was thereupon duly appointed SPECIAL</line><line>GUARDIAN of EACH of said MINORS for the sole purpose of taking care of their</line><line>interests in the matter of the proof of said Will, and thereupon the said PENELOPE</line><line>SALISBURY produced, proved and filed the consent in writing of said ANSON</line><line>SALISBURY as such Special Guardian, and ALLEN CUMMINGS, GITTY CUMMINGS, DANIEL</line><line>SALISBURY, ENOCH S. SAVAGE, EVELINE SAVAGE, ANSON SALISBURY, HORACE SWAN, POLLY</line><line>SWAN, SALLY HEFFRON and HEIL SALISBURY, HEIRS and NEXT OF KIN of said deceased,</line><line>that the proof of said Will might be taken before the Judge and Surrogate of</line><line>Madison County at any time thereafter without any further notice to them and</line><line>therefore whereupon an order was duly made and entered that the proof of said Will</line><line>be taken immediately and the said PENELOPE SALISBURY and ANSON SALISBURY having</line><line>duly appeared the Judge and Surrogate in open Court took and heard the proof in</line><line>relation to the execution of said Will hereinafter set forth and by an order duly</line><line>made and entered on this 26th Day of JUNE 1855, He adjudged said Will to be a</line><line>valid Will of Real and Personal Estate and the proof thereof to be sufficient and</line><line>admitted the same to Probate which said Last Will and Testament and Proof are as</line><line>follows, viz:</line><line /><line>WILL:</line><line /><line>In the name of God, Amen. I, DANIEL SALISBURY of &lt;GEORGETOWN or NELSON&gt; County of</line><line>MADISON and State of NEW YORK, do make and declare this my Last Will and Testament</line><line>in manner and form following:</line><line>FIRST: I resign my Soul into the hands of Almighty God and believing in a</line><line>remission of my sins by the &lt;_____&gt; and &lt;_______&gt; Jesus Christ, And my Body I</line><line>commit to the Earth to be buried at the discretion of my EXECUTRIX hereinafter</line><line>named, And my Worldly Estate I give and devise as follows:</line><line>FIRST: After the payment of my just debts and funeral expenses, I give and</line><line>bequeath unto MY BELOVED WIFE NELLY SALISBURY all my property and estate of every</line><line>kind and nature to be at her use and disposal as follows: viz: To make use and</line><line>dispose of all or any part of my said estate for her support in all such ways as</line><line>She may think fit and proper and in case there shall be any part of my said estate</line><line>left, principle or interest, I hereby give and devise the same &lt;of&gt; ALL MY</line><line>CHILDREN at the death of my said WIFE which shall be living at that time to be</line><line>equally divided between them, share and share alike. Hereby revoking &lt;all&gt; former</line><line>wills by me made. &lt;_________&gt; under my hand and seal the 26TH DAY OF JUNE 1852,</line><line>hereby appointing My said WIFE SOLE EXECUTRIX of this my Will.</line><line /><line>DANIEL SALISBURY S. S.</line><line /><line>The above instrument written on one sheet &lt;_________&gt; &lt;_________&gt; &lt;_________&gt;</line><line>subscribed by the Testator DANIEL SALISBURY on the 26TH day of JUNE 1852 in the</line><line>presence of each of us and was at the same time declared by him to be his Last</line><line>Will and Testament and we at his request sign our names hereto as attesting</line><line>witnesses.</line><line>ALFRED MEDBURY Residing in NELSON, MADISON COUNTY</line><line>ANN A. SALISBURY Residing in NELSON, MADISON COUNTY</line><line /><line>PROOF:</line><line /><line>SURROGATE&rsquo;S COURT MADISON COUNTY</line><line>In the matter of proving the Last Will and Testament of DANIEL SALISBURY deceased</line><line>late of the Town of Nelson as a Will of real and personal estate.</line><line /><line>Depositions of witnesses approved, sworn and examined on the above entitled matter</line><line>before SIDNEY F. HOLMES SURROGATE of MADISON COUNTY at MORRISVILLE in the COUNTY</line><line>of MADISON on the 26TH DAY OF JUNE 1855 at 11 o&rsquo;clock in the forenoon.</line><line /><line>COUNTY OF MADISON S. S.</line><line>ALFRED MEDBURY of the Town of Nelson in the County of Madison AGED FORTY NINE</line><line>YEARS, a witness produced, sworn and examined on the part of the person</line><line>propounding the Last Will and Testament of the aforesaid DANIEL SALISBURY deceased</line><line>deposes and says that this deponent was acquainted with the above named Testator</line><line>DANIEL SALISBURY deceased and had been so acquainted with him for about THIRTY</line><line>FIVE YEARS PRIOR to the time deponent became a witness to the instrument</line><line>hereinafter referred to, That the said Testator did in the presence of this</line><line>deponent subscribe his name at the end of the will now shown to this deponent and</line><line>which bears date the 26TH DAY OF JUNE 1852. That such subscription was made by the</line><line>said Testator in the presence of this deponent who did thereupon at the same time</line><line>declare the instrument so subscribed by him to be his Last Will and Testament and</line><line>that this deponent did thereupon sign his name as a witness at the end of the said</line><line>will at the request of the said Testator and in his presence. And this deponent</line><line>further saith that at the time the said will was so subscribed by the said</line><line>Testator He was of sound mind and memory of about the AGE OF SEVENTY EIGHT YEARS</line><line>and was not under any restraint to the knowledge and belief of this deponent. The</line><line>said DANIEL SALISBURY DIED in NELSON in the MONTH of MARCH last and was a resident</line><line>of Madison County at the time of his death. I saw the will, and it is now in the</line><line>same situation in all respects as when executed.</line><line>ALFRED MEDBURY</line><line /><line>Subscribed and sworn to this 26TH day of JUNE A. D. 1855.</line><line>S. F. HOLMES</line><line>COUNTY JUDGE and SURROGATE</line><line /><line>COUNTY OF MADISON S. S.:</line><line>ANN A. SALISBURY of the Town of Nelson in the County of Madison AGED TWENTY FOUR</line><line>YEARS, a witness produced, sworn and examined on the part of the person</line><line>propounding the Last Will and Testament of the aforesaid DANIEL SALISBURY deceased</line><line>deposes and says that this deponent was acquainted with the above named Testator</line><line>DANIEL SALISBURY deceased and had been so acquainted with him for about TWENTY</line><line>THREE YEARS PRIOR to the time deponent became a witness to the instrument</line><line>hereinafter referred to, That the said Testator did in the presence of this</line><line>deponent subscribe his name at the end of the will now shown to this deponent and</line><line>which bears date the 26TH DAY OF JUNE EIGHTEEN HUNDRED and FIFTY-TWO. That such</line><line>subscription was made by the said Testator in the presence of this deponent who</line><line>did thereupon at the same time declare the instrument so subscribed by him to be</line><line>his Last Will and Testament and that this deponent did thereupon sign her name as</line><line>a witness at the end of the said will at the request of the said Testator and in</line><line>his presence. And this deponent further saith that at the time the said will was</line><line>so subscribed by the said Testator He was of sound mind and memory of about the</line><line>AGE OF SEVENTY EIGHT YEARS and was not under any restraint to the knowledge and</line><line>belief of this deponent. </line><line>ANN A. SALISBURY</line><line /><line>Subscribed and sworn to this 26TH day of JUNE A. D. 1855.</line><line>S. F. HOLMES</line><line>CO. JUDGE and SURROGATE</line><line /><line>MADISON COUNTY S. S.</line><line>PENELOPE SALISBURY being duly sworn deposes and says that she is the WIDOW of</line><line>DANIEL SALISBURY deceased, and was living with him at the time of his death, that</line><line>she found the will which has been introduced in evidence among the papers of the</line><line>deceased after his death, that previous to his death, the said Testator informed</line><line>her where it was kept and requested her to take care of it.</line><line>PENELOPE SALISBURY</line><line>HER MARK</line><line /><line>Subscribed and sworn to this 26TH day of JUNE A. D. 1855.</line><line>Before me,</line><line>S. F. HOLMES</line><line>COUNTY JUDGE and SURROGATE</line><line /><line>MADISON COUNTY S. S.:</line><line>It appearing from the proof taken in respect to the Last Will and Testament of</line><line>DANIEL SALISBURY deceased, that said will had been executed according to law, that</line><line>the Testator at the time of executing the same, was in all respects competent to</line><line>make a Last Will and Testament and devise real estate and not under restraint. The</line><line>said will and proof are hereby recorded, signed and certified by me pursuant to</line><line>law, this 26TH DAY OF JUNE 1855.</line><line>S. F. HOLMES</line><line>COUNTY JUDGE and SURROGATE</span></pre></line></content><metadataxml> CREA 2021-04-01 01:41:28.000 CLON TID 18539085. PID 28071675647. OID 59df8b40-fd3a-4f9c-bb85-d297b193f5a7. 2015-07-30 00:59:52.000. Origin: u ATL N

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1. ↑ "New York, New York City Municipal Deaths, 1795-1949," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:271Y-T5M : 10 February 2018), Daniel Salisbury in entry for Eveline C. Savage, 17 Sep 1911; citing Death, Manhattan, New York, New York, United States, New York Municipal Archives, New York; FHL microfilm 1,323,289.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCBM-FXD : 12 April 2016), Daniel Salisbury in household of E S Savage, Georgetown, Madison, New York, United States; citing family 102, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
3. ↑ New York, Wills and Probate Records, 1659-1999 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Will Records, 1806-1900, Madison County, New York; Author: New York. Surrogate's Court (Madison County); Probate Place: Madison, New York. Daniel Salisbury Probate Place: Madison, New York, USA Inferred Death Place: New York, USA Item Description: Wills, Vol D-E, 1850-1867. Will Book E, p. 71-74
4. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 17 July 2018), memorial page for Daniel Salisbury (1774–1855), Find A Grave: Memorial #50651621, citing Erieville Cemetery, Nelson, Madison County, New York, USA ; Maintained by Andrew L. (contributor 46818829) .
5. ↑ New York, Wills and Probate Records, 1659-1999 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Minutes, Order and Decrees, 1830-1902, and Miscellaneous Minutes, Orders and Decrees, 1854-1900 (Madison County, New York); Author: New York. Surrogate's Court (Madison County); Probate Place: Madison, New York. Daniel Salisbury Probate Date: 26 Jun 1855 Probate Place: Madison, New York, USA Inferred Death Year: Abt 1855 Inferred Death Place: New York, USA Item Description: Book D-E, 1846-1861 p. 329
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2} Source: S1605861256 Year: 1850; Census Place: Georgetown, Madison, New York; Roll: 527; Page: 381b Ancestry Record 8054 #7051830
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1} Source: S1605998184 Year: 1840; Census Place: Nelson, Madison, New York; Roll: 295; Page: 41; Family History Library Film: 0017192 Ancestry Record 8057 #1546955
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1 8.2} Source: S1635108551 Note: https://gw.geneanet.org/streetmedic?n=salisbury&oc=&p=daniel Ancestry Record 62476 #5397851720

• Salisbury Family Bible in 1927 it was in the possession of Mrs. Adella Burdisk

• "United States Census, 1820," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHLV-58J : accessed 17 July 2018), Daniel Salsbury, Nelson, Madison, New York, United States; citing p. 64, NARA microfilm publication M33, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 73; FHL microfilm 193,728.

• "United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHP8-SC5 : 19 August 2017), Daniel Salsbury, Nelson, Madison, New York, United States; citing 377, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 93; FHL microfilm 17,153.

• "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHT7-C71 : 13 August 2017), Daniel Salsbury, Nelson, Madison, New York, United States; citing p. 41, NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 295; FHL microfilm 17,192.
• Source: S1605861256 1850 United States Federal Census Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. 2009 Provo, UT, USA Record Collection 8054

• Source: S1605998184 1840 United States Federal Census Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. 2010 Provo, UT, USA Record Collection 8057

• Source: S1635108551 Geneanet Community Trees Index Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. 2022 Lehi, UT, USA Record Collection 62476 Note: Geneanet Community Trees Index