flag male ancestor  John  SALISBURY

  (b. 25 May 1694 Swansea, Province of Massachusetts Bay   d. 22 December 1746 Providence, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations )  

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John SALISBURY was born 25 May 1694 in Swansea, Province of Massachusetts Bay

John SALISBURY was the child of William SALISBURY   and   Anna COLE and the grandchild of: (paternal)  William SALISBURY and Susannah COTTON? (maternal)  Hugh COLE and Mary FOXWELL

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John  married  Abigail CUMMINGS (COMMINS) (CUMMINS) 4 December 1718 in Swansea, Province of Massachusetts Bay .  The couple had (at least) 10 children.
Abigail CUMMINGS (COMMINS) (CUMMINS)  was born 20 November 1698 in Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA (North) (Bliss Corner) (Smith Mills) (Padanaram).  Abigail died abt. 1750 in Swansea, Massachusetts, USA (Ocean Grove).  Abigail was the child of Phillip S CUMMINGS (CUMMINS) and Elizabeth SALISBURY KINSLEY.

John SALISBURY died 22 December 1746 in Providence, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations.
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John SALISBURY married flag female ancestor Abigail CUMMINGS (COMMINS) (CUMMINS)-- Date: 4 December 1718 Place: Swansea, Province of Massachusetts Bay
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Abigail CUMMINGS (COMMINS) (CUMMINS) was the child of Phillip S CUMMINGS (CUMMINS) and Elizabeth SALISBURY KINSLEY


Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910
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bride's name: Abigal Commins
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marriage date: 04 Dec 1718
marriage place: Swansea,Bristol,Massachusetts
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indexing project (batch) number: M50224-3
system origin: Massachusetts-ODM
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Children of John, Sr., and Abigail ( ) Salisbury, rec. at Swansea : Archibald (" Archabel"), b. Sept. 14, 171- [17 19, prob.] ; Benjamin, b. June 29, 1721 ; Barnard {Bernard), b. Feb. 18, 17 '23; John, Jr. ; Jonathan, b. Oct. 3, 1727; Hezekiah, b. Sept. 3, 1729; Abigail, b.
Oct. 26, 1732. The vital records of Rhode Island give considerable data of these children. Salisbury is variously spelled.

Book: Great Britain Court of Quarter Sessions of the Litchfield Family in America Volume Pt1 No 4



Children of John SALISBURY and Abigail CUMMINGS (COMMINS) (CUMMINS):

Ancestor is complete!flag male ancestor Archibald SALISBURY (b.14 September 1719, Swansea, Province of Massachusetts Bay   d. 22 May 1743, Newport, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations)
m. Sarah WARDELL 28 November 1741 in Bristol, Rhode Island, USA (Massachusetts)

flag male ancestor Benjamin SALISBURY (b.29 June 1721, Swansea, Province of Massachusetts Bay   d. , )
m. Elizabeth COGGEHALL 31 March 1756 in Bristol, Rhode Island, USA (Massachusetts)

Ancestor is complete!flag male ancestor Barnard SALISBURY (b.18 February 1723, Swansea, Province of Massachusetts Bay   d. 8 June 1801, Bristol, Rhode Island, USA )
m. Susannah OLDRIDGE (HOLDRIDGE) 5 August 1748 in Bristol, Rhode Island, USA (Massachusetts)
m. Elizabeth GAIUS 23 December 1753 in Bristol, Rhode Island, USA (Massachusetts)
m. Ruth ADY 22 February 1770 in Bristol, Rhode Island, USA (Massachusetts)

Grave has been locatedAncestor is complete!flag male ancestor John SALISBURY (b.12 April 1725, Swansea, Province of Massachusetts Bay   d. 22 March 1817, Providence, Rhode Island, USA)
m. Rebecca GOFF 8 November 1747 in Warren, Rhode Island, USA

flag boy ancestor Jonathan SALISBURY (b.3 October 1727, Swansea, Province of Massachusetts Bay   d. 25 January 1731, Swansea, Province of Massachusetts Bay )

flag male ancestor Hezekiah SALISBURY (b.3 September 1729, Swansea, Province of Massachusetts Bay   d. abt. 1755, )
m. Abigail ADY (EDDY) 17 MAY 1753 in Bristol, Rhode Island, USA (Massachusetts)

Ancestor is complete!flag baby girl ancestor Abigail SALISBURY (b.26 October 1732, Swansea, Province of Massachusetts Bay   d. 26 July 1734, Bristol, Province of Massachusetts Bay )

flag male ancestor Archabel SALISBURY (b.14 September 1734, Swansea, Province of Massachusetts Bay   d. , )

American Revolutionary War Soldier flag male ancestor Jonathan SALISBURY (b.13 November 1735, Bristol, Province of Massachusetts Bay   d. 27 March 1817, Brattleboro, Vermont, USA )
m. Mary "Molly" CHILD 11 MAY 1758 in Warren, Rhode Island, USA

Grave has been locatedflag female ancestor Abigail SALISBURY (b.14 May 1738, Swansea, Province of Massachusetts Bay   d. 29 August 1839, Barrington, Rhode Island, USA )
m. George S SALISBURY 12 March 1761 in Warren, Rhode Island, USA



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birth1694 Birth
25 May 1694
Swansea, Province of Massachusetts Bay
1694 Swansea, Massachusetts
John ye son of Wm and Hannah Salsbury born May 25 :1694
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marriage1718 Marriage / Partner
John SALISBURY and Abigail CUMMINGS (COMMINS) (CUMMINS) 4 December 1718, Swansea, Massachusetts, USA (Ocean Grove)

He was 24 years old.
1718 Swansea, Massachusetts
John Salsbury and Abigal Commins was married December ye 4:1718
Vital Records of Swansea, MA to 1850
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1719 Birth of Child
Archibald SALISBURY was born 14 September 1719, Swansea, Massachusetts, USA (Ocean Grove)

John was 25 years old.
1721 Birth of Child
Benjamin SALISBURY was born 29 June 1721, Swansea, Massachusetts, USA (Ocean Grove)

John was 27 years old.
1723 Birth of Child
Barnard SALISBURY was born 18 February 1723, Swansea, Massachusetts, USA (Ocean Grove)

John was 28 years old.
1725 Birth of Child
John SALISBURY was born 12 April 1725, Swansea, Massachusetts, USA (Ocean Grove)

John was 30 years old.
1727 Birth of Child
Jonathan SALISBURY was born 3 October 1727, Swansea, Massachusetts, USA (Ocean Grove)

John was 33 years old.
1729 Birth of Child
Hezekiah SALISBURY was born 3 September 1729, Swansea, Massachusetts, USA (Ocean Grove)

John was 35 years old.
1731 Death of Child
Jonathan SALISBURY died 25 January 1731, Swansea, Massachusetts, USA (Ocean Grove)

John was 36 years old.
1732 Birth of Child
Abigail SALISBURY was born 26 October 1732, Swansea, Massachusetts, USA (Ocean Grove)

John was 38 years old.
1734 Death of Child
Abigail SALISBURY died 26 July 1734, Bristol, Rhode Island, USA (Massachusetts)

John was 40 years old.
1734 Birth of Child
Archabel SALISBURY was born 14 September 1734, Swansea, Massachusetts, USA (Ocean Grove)

John was 40 years old.
1735 Birth of Child
Jonathan SALISBURY was born 13 November 1735, Bristol, Rhode Island, USA (Massachusetts)

John was 41 years old.
1738 Birth of Child
Abigail SALISBURY was born 14 May 1738, Swansea, Massachusetts, USA (Ocean Grove)

John was 43 years old.
marriage1741 Marriage of Child
Archibald SALISBURY married 28 November 1741, Bristol, Rhode Island, USA (Massachusetts) to Sarah WARDELL
1743 Death of Child
Archibald SALISBURY died 22 May 1743, Newport, Rhode Island, USA

John was 49 years old.
death1746 Death
22 December 1746
Providence, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations

He died at the age of 52.
Added: 7/11/2008 12:00:00 AM - Updated: 7/8/2025 4:41:22 PM
Did You Know?The name 'Massachusetts' originates with native Americans in the Massachusetts Bay area (from the language of the Algonquian nation). The name translates roughly as 'at or about the great hill.' (statesymbolsusa.org)

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February 6, 1788 - Massachusetts becomes 6th U.S. state

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