Thomas WATKINS¹ {M} =

Thomas WATKINS:

Born 1752
Misc. event Type: Military
Thomas was a Revolutionary War soldier.

Mary WATKINS {F} = John SALYER² {M} > Family

Married 2 November 1820, Floyd Co, KY³

Mary WATKINS:

Alias Polly WATKINS
Born 11 August 1805, TN
Died 18 April 1877, KY
Buried Magoffin Co, KY at Half Mountain Cemetery
Burial: Mary is buried next to her husband John SALYER. A double tombstone still exists. (1998-L.McK)


John SALYER:

Born 22 July 1803, Cumberland River Section, Knox Co, KY
Died 10 March 1865, Magoffin Co, KY at Half Mountain Cemetery
Buried Magoffin Co, KY at Half Mountain Cemetery
Burial: Both John and Polly are buried in this cemetery across from the mouth of Puncheon. Access to the cemetery is via Half Mountain Road off KY 7.
Census Date: 1860
Census Place: Magoffin Co, KY
SALYER, John Sr., age 56, with wife Polly Wadkins, H32
Property: 3,000 acres
Property Date: 1837
Property Place: Floyd Co, KY
John began acquiring land and in 1837 (the first year of extant tax lists for Floyd County), he paid tax on 500 acres situated on the Licking River. His land holdings eventually were in excess of 3000 acres; some had been acquired by deed but a large portion was by virtue of Kentucky Land Warrants and Grants in Court Orders. Records indicate that he owned and operated a saw mill located on the Licking River near his homestead.

1 : "Salyer, Elisabeth L. W., The Salyer Family: Genealogy & Reco"; Page P. 118
2 : "1860 U.S. Census, Magoffin Co., KY"
2a: "Salyer, Elisabeth L. W., The Salyer Family: Genealogy & Reco"; Page P. 118
3 : "Salyer, Elisabeth L. W., The Salyer Family: Genealogy & Reco"; Page P. 117-118