Salmon, who was born at
Meppershall in
Bedfordshire, and baptised there on 2 February 1679, was the son of
Thomas Salmon, by his wife Katherine, daughter of
John Bradshaw;
Nathanael Salmon was his elder brother.
William Cole wrote that he wrote much of his work in Cambridge, where he ran a coffee house, and then moved to London. He told Cole that he had spent time at sea, and in both the East and West Indies for some time. He also travelled in Europe. In 1739–40 Salmon accompanied
George Anson on his voyage round the world. He died on 20 January 1767. ==Works==