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Abraham is shown as having died at Warren, Butler Co. I am not aware of any town named Warren in Butler Co. This is probably a typo that was meant to be a Warren Co. locale. The above information shown as having come from the files of VEM probably originated with the work of the early twentieth-century genealogist Natalie Fernald. Her work may be at the Glou. Co. Historical Society, NJ. In any case, this information likely exists in published Ohio records. It is not surprising that the Skinners relocated to Ohio. Numerous New Jersey families relocated to New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio in the late 1700's, beginning the westward migration of the population across America. Numerous Skinner branches, all descendents of first-generation Richard Skinner and Susannah Poulain, became a part of this migration pattern. Daniel and Abraham appear to have been brothers, though there is no proof of such. They both were of the same generation and both had children who intermarried with the Whitaker family of Somerset Co., NJ. And both Daniel and Abraham relocated to Ohio with family members. Daniel and Abraham appear to have originated in the central Jersey area that includes Somerset and Hunterdon counties. This links Daniel and Abraham to Richard Skinner and Susannah Poulain - the first generation Skinners whose descendants had branched out into Somerset and Hunterdon counties by the early 1700's. It is likely this Daniel who married Isabel Todd, the daughter of David Todd. David/s Will indicates that the Todds lived at Tewksbury, Hunterdon Co. Children of both Daniel and Abraham married into the Whitaker family. The Whitaker family lived at Mill Brook (just southwest of the town of Bernardsville), Bernardsville Twp., Somerset Co., NJ. The Whitaker family relocated to Lebanon, Warren Co, OH by 1800. Daniel and Abraham Skinner apparently relocated and died there as well. Daniel and Abraham likely descend from Richard Skinner and Sussanah Poulain. Exactly what branch of the family they were a part of is not known. Daniel and Abraham could be grandsons of Rev. Nathaniel Skinner (born 1705 or 1706) or his brother Cornelius Skinner who resided in Somerset and Hunterdon Co., NJ in the early to mid-1700's:
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DANIEL SKINNER #2 (OF WOODBRIDGE) Exhibit 2 - Will Abstracts
"1770, April 16. Skinner, Richard, of Borough of
Elizabeth, Essex Co.; will of. Son, John, land I lately bought of
Thomas Scudder, of 14 1/2 acres; also 7 1/2 acres to be laid off from
the northwest end of my old plantation, with the house he lives in.
Rest of my lands to be sold. My wife, L70. Son, Richard, L70.
Daughter, Katherine, all the goods she has had of me, and L5 in
money. Daughters, Rebecca and Mary, L40 each. Son, Daniel, 1/2 of the
rest of my estate, except L50, which I have paid for him towards his
lands. Son, Amos, the other 1/2. Executors - friend, Henry Marsh, and
my son Daniel. Witnesses - David Inslee, Henry Frazee, John
Moores. Proved Dec 31, 1771. Exhibit 2a - Will Abstracts
"1775, March 8. Marsh, John, of Borough of
Elizabeth Town, Essex Co., yeoman; will of. Wife, Elizabeth, my
wench, Phebe, and use of my lands. ..... Executors - Henry Marsh and
Elisha Dunham. Witnesses - Mephibosheth Marsh, Moses Marsh, William
Jones. Proved March 13, 1775.
"1775, Sept. 12. Bishop, Moses, of Borough
of Elizabeth, Essex Co.; will of. Son, James, 20 shillings. Wife,
Catharine, all my estate, and she is to bring up my children.
Executrix - wife, Catherine. Witnesses - Samuel Meeker, John Meeker,
Ann Meeker. Proved Feb 10, 1776.
The following included only for the purpose of linking
names familiar to the Skinner family: Exhibits 3-9 - removed. |
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DANIEL SKINNER #3 and probable brother ABRAHAM SKINNER: Exhibit 10 - Will Abstracts
"1809, June 5. Todd, David, of Tewksbury Twsp.,
Hunterdon Co.; will of. Wife, Margaret, bed, bedding and curtains,
her choice of rooms and household furniture, a cow, firewood, grains,
and meat. After wife's death, my son. Robert, to have out of estate
$94. Grandson, David Todd, son of Robert, $67. Daughter, Jane (wife
of John Todd), $67, and her son, David, to have $67. Daughter, Mary
(wife of John McCord), $67 and said son-in-law, John McCord,
exonerated from payment of a note. Daughter, Isabel (wife of Daniel
Skinner), $67, and her son, David, $67. Daughter, Martha (wife
of John Betrom, $67 and her daughter, Margaret King, $67. Son, James,
the house where he now lives, and all my land on north side of Great
Road leading from Germantown to Potterstown, and the woodland on hill
mountain, he to pay $100. All residue, after wife's decease, to son,
David, he to pay legacies. Executors - Son, David, and John Haas.
Witnesses - Tunis Dilley, Elizabeth Melick and John Haas Jr. Proved
Sept. 2, 1809. File 2385 J." Exhibit-10aaa - Per www.coalhole.com/gedcom/notes/not0000.html, 2003: "[NI176] 24. IV. JOHN Melick, son of Phillip, grandson of Johannes Mellick m. 16 Dec., 1781, Mary Todd, of Hunterdon Co., N. J.; in 1785 he was living near Pluckamin in Somerset as in that year he served as an administrator of the estate of Matthias Appleman deceased; later he removed to Ohio and d. near Somerset, Perry Co.;[pikl2.FTW]" Exhibit 10aa - Will Abstracts
"1810, Apr. 4. Foster, Jacob, of Elizabeth, Essex
Co.; will of. Wife, Joanna, $750; use and profits of residue of
estate, real and personal after debts and lagacies are paid, during
her life. Brother, James Foster, $125. To Joanna Foster Richey, $125.
Residue of estate to be divided between children of all my brothers
and sisters, i.e., the children of my brothers, James, John, Thomas,
Henry and Cornelius, and my sisters, Elizabeth Todd, Catherine Skinner,
Jane Hendrickson. Executors - wife, Joanna, brother, James Foster.
Witnesses - Smith Scudder, Peggy Scudder, John Scudder. Proved Mar.
30, 1814. ___. ___. ___. Inventory [not totaled]; made by Elias
Haines, Aaron Lyon. Jurat signed Mar.. 30, 1814. File 10834 G." [KDS note - Catherine Skinner was the wife of the Loyalist Abraham Skinner of Long Island - see file on "Other Northeastern Families - Unrelated to Richard and Susannah".] Exhibit 10a - "The Early Germans of New Jersey", Theodore F. Chambers, Genealogical Publishing Company, 1969, 4/2/1996/KDS [KDS note - pertains to early settlers of NJ, principally old Roxbury Township, Morris Co. as well as Somerset and Hunterdon Co.]:
p537 - "David Todd, b. 1731, d. 1809, June 29, m.
Margaret (dau. of John King (?); had ch. (order uncertain): Exhibit 10b - unsourced notes of DSW/VEM: "Daniel Skinner - b. New Jersey, June 27, 1766 - m. Isabell Todd. He d. Lebanon, Warrren Co., Ohio, Nov. 17, 1839." Exhibit 10c- unsourced notes of DSW/VEM:
"Abraham Skinner - b. perhaps in Morris Co., N.J.
- m. Sarah deCamp. He d. Warren of Butler Co., Ohio, Aug. 10, 1834.
He is a brother of Daniel Skinner, below." Exhibit 10d - Rush & Skinner Families of Lower Turkeyfoot Township, PA, Harry S. Rush, 1943, LDS library system microfilm # 1035781 item 5, 3/19/1996/KDS: [KDS note - this refers to a John Skinner who was son of Nathaniel Skinner, Sr. (born 1705 or 1706) of Somerset Co., NJ.]
"JOHN SKINNER - b. about 1740 NJ; d. 11/4/1832
Both buried Hopewell Baptist Churchyard, Perry Co., OH [KDS note - could be related to Isabel Todd who was the wife of a Daniel Skinner.] He moved from New Jersey to Somerset County, Pennsylvania, thence to Perry County, Ohio, and lived near Hopewell Baptist Church northeast of the town of Somerset. They are both buried in the Hopewell Churchyard. Either John Skinner or his son, John, voted in Perry County in 1817, did road work in 1820 and was a blacksmith at Somerset 1820-25. Jersey Church Record Nov. 2, 1816, John Skinner was granted "Letter of Dismisson to State of Ohio". " Exhibit 10e - per genforum.genealogy.com/skinner/messages/2339.html "Abraham Skinner, 1834, Warren Co, OH
Posted by: Jordan Miner Date: March 19, 2001 at 14:59:32 I am looking for any information on Abraham and Sarah (DeCamp) Skinner. Their children were Daniel, Abraham DeCamp, Thomas Manton, Huldah, Sarah and Elizabeth. Daniel married Abigail Whitaker. Abraham was born 1796. Thomas was born 1798. Huldah was born Sept 1800 and married Stephen Whitaker on 22 March 1816. Sarah married William Erwin. Elizabeth was born 29 March 1805 and married John Manning on 30 March 1825. Any info would be greatly appreciated." Exhbit 10f - "Notices from New Jersey Newspapers, 1781-1790", Thomas B. Wilson, 1988, p172, Trenton State Library Archives, 1/5/1996/KDS: 13 August 1783 - "Abraham Skinner, near Elizabeth Town, adv. for a stray cow." Exhibit 10g - Harris Family Genealogy per http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~confido/chap2.htm, 2003: MARY MITCHELL, daughter of Nathaniel MITCHELL and Abigail HARRIS was born 11 Dec 1760 in Morristown, Morris County, New Jersey. She married Jonathan WHITAKER III who was born in Sept, 1758 in Somerset County, New Jersey and died 13 July 1840 in Butler County, Ohio. They were married 16 Sept 1779 in Morristown, New Jersey. They removed to Hamilton County, Ohio in 1800 and settled at or near Lebanon, Warren County, Ohio. He was a justice of the Peace in Warren County for 25 years according to his Revolutionary War Pension papers. They had ten children all born in New Jersey except Polly H. Whitaker who was born in Hamilton County, Ohio. Mary died in November 1850 in Ohio.
1. From the research of Viola I. Dyer, 175 Smokey Valley THE HARRIS FAMILY
1. Nathaniel Whitaker b. 24 Sep 1780 2. Abigail Whitaker b. 30 Dec 1782 d. 22 Oct 1784
3. William Whitaker b. 10 Mar 1785
4. Jonathan Whitaker IV b. 10 Mar 1785 d.
5. Sarah (Sally) Whitaker b. 4 Mar 1787 d. 5 Mar 1861
6. Abigail Whitaker b. 25 Feb 1789
7. Benjamin Whitaker b. 11 Feb 1791
8. Stephan Whitaker b. 28 Jan 1793
9. James Whitaker b. 26 Oct 1795
10. Polly Holsted Whitaker b. 10 Apr 1801
JACOB MITCHELL, son of Nathaniel MITCHELL and
Abigail HARRIS
Sources: Exhibit 10h - Whitaker Family History per www.rootsweb.com,~njmorris,passaicvalley,whitaker.htm, 2003: Jonathan Whitaker, Sen. removed with his family, (except Nathaniel,) from New England to New Jersey, and purchased of Thomas Penn and Richard Penn, proprietors of the Province of Pennsylvania, (by Richard Peters and Lynford Lardner, their attornies and agents,) for the sum of £225, lawful money of the State of New Jersey, a tract of land, lying on both sides of Mine Brook, in Somerset county, 407 1/2 acres, by deed bearing date 19th December, 1752; and by writing of transfer on the back of said deed, bearing date 7th day of July, 1763, for the sum of £625, current money, of East New Jersey, at eight shillings per ounce, he conveyed to Jonathan Whitaker, Jun his eldest son, the whole of the aforesaid tract of 407 1/2 acres, excepting about 163 acres previously sold and conveyed to his son Eliphalet.
JONATHAN WHITAKER, Jun. (son of Jonathan,) and Mary
Miller lived on part of the 407 acres of land purchased of his
father, on Mine Brook, and had children: (3d Gen.)
JONATHAN WHITAKER 3d, (6th child of Jonathan, Jun.)
and Mary Mitchel lived in Warren county, Ohio. He died July, 1840,
aged 79 years; his widow died November, 1850, aged 87 years; they had children: Exhibit 10i - per http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohbutler/cyc/400.htm, 2003: John C. SKINNER, paper manufacturer, was born November 9, 1816, near Lebanon, Warren County. His father, Daniel SKINNER, was a native of Pennsylvania, afterwards coming to Ohio, and settling on Mill Creek about 1815. He soon after removed to Warren County, where he carried on the weaving business. The boy assisted in winding the bobbins, and otherwise helping the father. His mother¹s maiden name was Abigail WHITTAKER. She was a native of New Jersey, and her father was a sergeant in the war of 1812. John C. SKINNER was the oldest child in a family of five, and was brought up to steady and persistent labor. He paid his way through school by sweeping the school-house, and afterwards earned sufficient money to take him to Hanover College, where he remained three years. On holidays and after recitation hours, he worked in the printing-office, setting type on a newspaper known as the Presbyterian Standard, of which Joseph G. MONFORT, now the Rev. Joseph G. MONFORT, of Cincinnati, was the foreman. He also was employed at book binding. While at school he made a specialty of mathematics and engineering, and on leaving he became an assistant engineer on the Whitewater Canal, where he was employed about two years. Then he laid out several turnpikes and helped in locating the Cincinnati and Eaton Railroad, which engaged his attention for three years. During this time he was also the city engineer of Hamilton. In the year 1842 he was the engineer of the Hamilton and Rossville Hydraulic Works, which were completed the following year. In 1848 he engaged in the grocery and hardware business, and the year following, was appointed deputy sheriff. He held this position two years, and during this time was also a member of the city council. He continued in the mercantile business until 1858, when he sold out. In 1861 he purchased the Hamilton paper mills, and has since been engaged in that business. He manufactures all grades of wrapping papers, and has earned a high reputation for the excellence of his products. When he began manufacturing, the paper business in the West was in its infancy; now there is only one part of the United States that produces more paper than the Miami region of Ohio. During the war he was strenuous in upholding the honor of our flag. He was married on the 3d of May, 1842, to Miss Jane H. GREGG, daughter of Captain Israel GREGG. Mr. SKINNER has had ten children, five of whom survive: Alfred N.; George C., a practicing physician of Hamilton; Frank E., who is in business with his father; Walter M., who is attending school; and Sarah M. now the wife of Daniel KENNEDY, commission merchant, and also running a line of canal boats to Cincinnati. In 1855 he became a member of the Presbyterian Church of Hamilton, where he has been an elder for about ten years. He has held all the degrees in the order of Odd Fellows, and has been a delegate to the Grand Lodge. Exhibit 10j - per http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Estates/3129/query001.htm, 2003: DECAMP posted by Wilson DeCamp on Saturday, September 14, 1996 I am seeking to make contact with any researchers on the descendants of Laurent DECAMP (ca. 1645-?), a Huguenot immigrant to America in ca. 1664. He lived in Staten Island, NY, and most of his descendants through the Revolution apparently remained in New York and New Jersey. Most of his known descendants apparently were through his son, Hendrik (ca. 1682-1771) and grandson Lammert (1709-ca. 1790). Lammert had six sons (Henry, Lambert, James Eliphalet, David, Joseph, and Moses), and two daughters (Elizabeth and Leah). The descendants of Moses are well-documented, but less appears to be known about any of the other lines. Most apparently remained in the east, but Moses and two of his children moved to Butler Co., OH, in 1812. Other lines are also known to have migrated to Washington Co., PA, other counties in OH, as well as MI, IN, IL, WI and IA, possibly about the same time. Please respond by e-mail to WilsonD212. Wilson DeCamp Exhibit 10k - per http://genforum.genealogy.com/todd/messages/1103.html, 2003:
TODD-MELICK, Hunterdon NJ, 1750-1800 Looking for information on Eleanor TODD. She married John MELICK who was born 1753 in Hunterdon or Somerset, NJ. They married about 1783, were living in Bedford Co, PA in 1790 Census and Somerset Co, PA in 1800 and 1810. The family moved to Knox/Morrow/Perry county region in late 1810. NOTE: This is NOT Mary TODD that married John MALICK, son of Phillip in 1781!!
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