24 Oct 1817
Mortgage from William W Welch, of Clinton, Dutchess, New York, to Cummins Salisbury, of Greenfield, Saratoga, New York
"For and in consideration of the penal sum of six hundred and sixty six dollars conditioned for the payment of three hundred and thirty three dollars and thirty three cents..."
New York, Land Records, 1630-1975
Saratoga Mortgagee index 1791-1899 N-T
Mortgagee, Mortgagor, Book, Page
Cummins Salisbury, William W Welch, 10, 86
New York, Land Records, 1630-1975
Saratoga Mortgages 1815-1819 vol 9-10 Image 306 of 504
This is a single coordinated purchase: Welch sold the 130-acre Lot No. 3 to five buyers simultaneously, each taking an undivided 1/ 6 share and mortgaging the purchase price back to Welch on the same day. Four of the five buyers map directly onto David & Mary Mosher's children (or their spouses):
Cummins Salisbury ↔ husband of Elizabeth Mosher
George Mosher ↔ son
Reuben Randall ↔ husband of Deborah Mosher
Benjamin Mosher ↔ son
That's a strong, document-based confirmation that these four households were operating as a family unit in a joint land purchase in Greenfield, Saratoga County — exactly where you'd expect if they were siblings and in-laws pooling resources.
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