Brief Life History of Jacob
When Jacob Salley was born about 1769, in Goodland Township, Orangeburg, South Carolina, British Colonial America, his father, Martin Salley, was 40 and his mother, Susanna Yonn, was 40. He married Elizabeth Ann Corbitt about 1795, in Orangeburg, South Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. He died after 1820, in Orangeburg, South Carolina, United States, and was buried in Gin Branch Cemetery, Orangeburg, South Carolina, United States.
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Family Time Line
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Spouse and Children
1769–1820 Male
1774–1830 Female
Children (5)
1797–1870 Male
1798–1874 Female
1799–1875 Male
1803–1878 Female
1808–1879 Male
Parents and Siblings
1730–1799 Male
1730–1810 Female
Siblings (4)
1757–1832 Female
1758–1818 Female
1760–1772 Male
1769–1820 Male
World Events (8)
1776
Age 7
1776 · Battle of Sullivan's Island
Age 7
1783 · A Free America
Age 14
Name Meaning
Americanized form of Swiss German Sahli .
Irish: shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Soilligh ‘son of Soilleach’, a personal name possibly based on soilghe ‘ease, agreeableness’.
French (northern, mainly Manche): unexplained. Compare Saley .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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