Jacob SKAGGS

Male Abt 1741 - 1830  (~ 89 years)


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  • Name Jacob SKAGGS 
    Born Abt 1741  Fincastle, Botetourt Co. VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    _UID A645F9C006804D3DB3BA40C04C832DCDEA86 
    Died Oct 1830  Weakly Co. TN Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • Deposition of WILLIAM RATLIFF (27 April 1836 at the home of WILLIAM SKAGGS, Aleck Fork of Pitman Creek). I was acquainted with MOSES SKAGGS of Green County, KY. He had 4 sisters, to wit: SUSANNAH, wife of RICHARD WHIT; LYDIA, wife of MATTHIAS HARMON, ELIZABETH "Betsy," wife of JOHN HANKINS; and NANCY, wife of WILLIAM MERIDY. I was quite intimate with them in Virginia. I knew them before they married. MOSES had a brother named JOHN SKAGGS. . . I knew the brothers of MOSES SKAGGS. They were HENRY, JAMES, CHARLES, JOHN, RICHARD and JACOB SKAGGS. I knew them in Kentucky and they all raised large families.

      Deposition of FRANCES SAMPLES (27 April 1836). I was familiar with MOSES SKAGGS who died in Green County about 40 years ago. He had 4 sisters, to wit: SUSANNAH, wife of RICHARD WHIT; LYDIA, wife of MATTHIAS HARMAN; ELIZABETH, wife of JOHN HANKINS, and NANCY, wife of WILLIAM MERIDY. They lived in Virginia. When I knew them, MOSES had 6 brothers: HENRY, JOHN, JAMES, CHARLES, RICHARD and JACOB.

      Answer of WILLIAM SKAGGS: He states that he is the son and heir of JACOB SKAGGS, deceased, who was a brother to MOSES SKAGGS, deceased.

      Deposition of FRANCES SAMPLES (27 April, 1836). JACOB SKAGGS and I were married for many years. We only had one child, WILLIAM SKAGGS, and he lives in this county.
      http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ky/green/estates/skaggs1.txt
      http://www.getnet.com/~cingram/f614.htm

      Sally Heller to Skaggs-L, Dec. 4, 1997: Jacob Scaggs widow, Mary, 11 Apr 1845, was age 86 in Miller County, MO. A pension application for benefit of the provisions made by the Act of congress passed July 4, 1836 and of the 3 Mar 1837 granting pensions to certain widows.

      She married Fletcher Edwards for whose service she claims pension, between the 10th and 18th of Feb. 1776 in District of Camden in South Carolina by publication. Fletcher Edwards died in District of Camden on 10 Aug. 1781, then she married Richard Warnell Jan 1782. Richard was killed by Indians in Aug 1789. First and second marriages performed by the same man, William Jankins. She was again married to Jacob Scaggs and he died 1830, she was suspended Sep. 1854.

      Her daug. - Elenor Scaggs, witness for Mary Skaggs - Mastin Scaggs, 11 Apr 1845, Miller Co., MO. He says Jacob Scaggs died Oct. 1830. Mastin came to Miller Co., MO abt 1830.
      Jacob Skaggs that married Frances Sample, must have been cohabiting with Mary Gore. Is there is a divorce record for Jacob and Frances (she still considered herself widow of Jacob according to the deposition taken for land owned by Jacob's brother Moses) Frances states that she and Jacob had one son named William.
    Person ID I4568  Master File
    Last Modified 17 Apr 2010 

    Father James SKAGGS,   b. 1700, at sea Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Between 1769-1798, Montgomery Co. VA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 98 years) 
    Mother Rachel,   b. Abt 1705, Fincastle, VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1789, Montgomery Co. VA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 84 years) 
    Married Bef 1723  Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F3396  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Frances SAMPLE 
    Family ID F3405  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Mary Jane GORE,   b. Abt 1741, Camden, Kershaw Co. SC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Henry SKAGGS
     2. Mastin/Maston SKAGGS
     3. James SKAGGS
    Family ID F3408  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart