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1. The book "The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography," v. 27, p. 325, entry for David Edward Skinner (b. 1867): "His first paternal American ancestor was John Skinner, born at Braintree, England, who was one of the founders of Hartford, Conn., in 1636, the line of descent from John and his wife Mary Loomis being through their son John and his wife Mary Easton, (etc.)"
2. Per 9 Feb 2002 email of Ellen Baker : John Jr.: Corporal of Train Band, a form of militia organized around towns in New England.
3. The book "Families of Early Hartford, Connecticut," Lucius Barnes Barbour, 1982 ed.:
"John Skinner died 1650, mar. Mary Loomis who m. Owen Tudor Nov. 13, 1651. She died Aug. 19, 1680, dau. of Joseph Loomis of Windsor. Early member 1 Ch. Name on Founders Monument. Children:
Mary, b. 1633, m. Robert Reeve.
Ann, b. 1635, m. John Colt.
John, b. 1637, m. Mary Easton.
Joseph, b. 1639, m. Mary Filley Apl. 5, 1666.
Richard, b. 1643.
[Kerry's note: The birthdates of the children look suspicious especially considering the same author in his separate full entry for John, the Child, shows a 1641 birthdate which varies from the 1637.]
An original proprietor; his home lot in 1639 was on the west side of Main St. a little below the present corner of Pearl St. but this was given to Richard Olmsted, he receiving in exhange a lot on the highway now Trumbull St.; juror 1639. John Talcott, in his will Aug. 12, 1659, mentions his kinsman John Skinner as 'living in his service' and as John Talcott's mother was Anne, daughter of William Skinner, it is probable that John Skinner Sr. came from Braintree, Co. Essex, Eng."
4. The book "Families of Early Hartford, Connecticut," Lucius Barnes Barbour, 1982 ed.: "Corp. John Skinner, son of John and Mary (Loomis) was born 1641, died Sept 15, 1690, mar. Mary Easton who died June 18, 1695, dau. of Joseph Easton and Hannah. [Kerry's note: notice the variance in birthdates from this entry vs. that of his father which shows a birth for this John in 1637.] Children:
Mary, b. Dec. 1, 1664 (HTR) m. Joshua Carter May 21, 1691 (HTR).
John, b. Mch 1, 1666 (HTR) m. Rachel Pratt.
Joseph, b. Aug 26, 1669 (HTR) m/1 Dorothy Hosmer, m/2 Elizabeth Olmsted.
Nathaniel, b. Apl 5, 1672 (HTR) m.
Richard, b. Jan 16, 1674-5 (HTR). Think this Richard died in Hfd 1716.
Sarah, b. Nov. 4, 1677 (HTR) m. Dea. John Goodwin.
Thomas, b. Nov. 15, 1680 (HTR) m. Sarah Grant.
5. Henry R. Stiles, "The History and Genealogies of Ancient Windsor, Connecticut," 1892, v. 2, p. 687: "John Skinner, of Hartford, one of the Hooker party and orig. proprietor there. As John Talcott in his will, dated 12 Aug 1659, mentions his kinsman, John Skinner, as 'living in his service,' and as Talcott's mother was Ann (dau. of William) Skinner, it is prob. that John Skinner, Sen., came form Braintree, Co. Essex, Eng. - 'Hartford Co. Memorial History,' i. 259. There seems also to be a family tradition that after the Revolution in England, three Skinner brothers (one of whom had been a High Sheriff) fled to this country, one of whom settled in Connecticut, another in Vermont, and the third in Maryland. John Skinner m. Mary (dau. Joseph, Sen.) Loomis of Windsor, and d. 1650. Will dated 23 Oct 1651 ('Probate Records Hartford.' ii.), contains this entry: 'A Courte of Magistrates of Hartford, 18 Jan 1655, orders Mr. Loomis (Joseph, his father-in-law) to distribute the estate among the following chiildren: Mary, age 18; Ann, age 16; John, age 14; Joseph, age 12; Richard, age 8, and to his wife, m. to Owen Tudor.' Mrs. Skinner m. (2) Owen Tudor of Windsor, 13 Nov 1654, and removed with her children to Windsor, where she d. 19 Aug 1680. Children:
A. Mary, b. 1638; m. Robert Reeve of Hartford.
B. Ann, b. 1639; m. John Colt, ancestor of Hartford Colts.
C. John, b. 1641.
D. Joseph, b. 1643.
E. Richard, b. 1646; res. Hartford; desc. removed to Colchester."
[Note: Stiles' book does not have biographies of Reeves, Colts, Eastons, or Gaines.]
6. Henry R. Stiles, "The History and Genealogies of Ancient Windsor, Connecticut," 1892, v. 2, p. 687: "John Skinner (son of John), m. Mary (dau. of Joseph) Easton, who d. 18 Jun 1695; he d. 15 Sep 1690; res. Hartford. Children:
A. Mary, b. 1 Dec 1664; m. Joshua Carter 21 May 1691.
B. John, b. 1 Mar 1666/7; m. Rachel Pratt, 22 Feb 1693, who d. 17 Aug 1748, age 77; he d. 27 Oct 1743.
C. Joseph (Dea.), b. 26 Aug 1669.
D. Nathaniel, b. 5 Apr 1672; m. Mary Gillet, 13 Jun 1706; rem. to Colchester; was father of Rev. Thos. Skinner, pastor of W. Chester, CT, 1740-62.
E. Richard, b. 16 Jan 1674.
F. Sarah, b. 4 Nov 1677.
G. Thomas, b. 15 Nov 1680."
7. From the book "The Descendants (by the Female Branches) of Joseph Loomis, who Came from Braintree, England, in the Year 1638 and Settled in Windsor, CT, in 1639," by Elias Loomis (Yale Professor), 1880, v. 1, p. 108:
A. "Mary Loomis, daughter of Joseph Loomis, m. John Skinner of Hartford, who d. in 1650. She d. 19 Aug 1680. Children:
a. Mary, b. 1637, m. Robert Reeve.
b. Ann, b. 1639, m. John Colt.
c. John, m. Mary ___. He d. 15 Sep 1690. She d. 18 Jun 1695.
d. Joseph, b. 1643, m. Mary Filley of Windsor 5 Apr 1666. She d. 15 Apr 1711.
e. Richard, b. 1646."
B. "Children of John Skinner, Hartford:
a. Mary, b. 1 Dec 1664, m. Joshua Carter 21 May 1691.
b. John, b. 1 Mar 1666-7, m. Rachel Pratt 22 Feb 1693. he d. 27 Oct 1743. She d. 17 Aug 1748, ae. 77.
c. Deac. Joseph, b. 26 Aug 1669, m. Mary Grant 13 Mar 1694. She d. 26 Aug 1734. He d. 7 Feb 1748.
d. Nathaniel, b. 5 Apr 1672, m. Mary Gillett 13 Jun 1706. Colchester.
e. Richard, b. 16 Jan 1674, m. Sarah Gaines 25 Dec 1702.
f. Sarah, b. 4 Nov 1677.
g. Thomas, 15 Nov 1680, m. Sarah Grant 19 Jul 1705."
8. FHL publication "The Skinner Kinsmen. The Descendants of John Skinner of Hartford, Connecticut," compiled by Mrs. Natalie R. Fernald (The Pioneer Press; Washington, D.C.):
"John Skinner(1) was born in Braintree, County Essex, England. He was a member of Rev. Thomas Hooker's company, which came to America in 1635 and settled at Hartford, Conn., and he was one of the original proprietors of the settlement, 1636. He married in Windsor, Conn., Mary, dau. of Deacon Joseph Loomis. John died Oct. 30, 1650. Mary married second, Owen Tudor, from Wales, Nov. 13, 1651. Mary died Aug. 19, 1680; Owen died Oct. 30, 1690.
Children:
-Mary(2), b. Dec. 1, 163, m. Robert Reeve of Hartford, abt. 1654-60. He married, second, Elizabeth, dau. of John Nott, of Wethersfield, Conn. He d. 1679-80.
-Ann, b. 1639, m. as second wife, Capt. John Colt, who came to Hartford in 1638 and lived to an age of more than 100 years. His first wife was Mary Fitch.
-John, b. 1641, m. Mary, dau. of Joseph Easton. He died Sept. 15, 1690, in Hartford, Conn. She died June 18, 1695.
-Joseph, b. 1643, m. Apr. 5, 1666, Mary, daughter of William and Margaret Filley, of Windsor, Conn., and settled in Windsor. She was b. 1646, d. Apr. 13, 1711. He d. May 31, 1724.
-Richard, b. 1646-7.
9. FHL publication "The Skinner Kinsmen. The Descendants of John Skinner of Hartford, Connecticut," compiled by Mrs. Natalie R. Fernald (The Pioneer Press; Washington, D.C.), pp. 4-9:
"Corporal John Skinner (2) John (1) born in Hartford, Conn., 1641, married 1662, Mary, daughter of Deacon Joseph Easton, passed all his life in Hartford, dying there Sept. 15, 1690. She d, June 18, 1695. Both buried in Hartford Cemetery.
Children: From record of First Church, Hartford (p. 160), Stiles, Ancient Windsor (vol. 2, p. 305), and Memorial History of Hartford County (p. 273). [KP note: there appears to be several errors in the following list of children and their marriages – see "Corrections" added by compiler which follows this list.]
-Mary (3), b. Dec. 1, 1664, m. May 21, 1691, Joshua son of Joshua Carter, of Deerfield, Mass., he b. June 6, 1668. Lived at Rocky Hill. He d. 1735.
-John (3) b, Mar. 1, 1666-7, m. Rachel, daughter of Daniel Pratt, Feb. 22, 1693; he d. Oct. 27, 1743; she d. Aug. 17, 1748; aged 77.
-Deacon Joseph (3) b. Aug. 26, 1669, m. Mary, daughter of Samuel sad Mary (Porter) Grant, of Windsor, Mar. 13, 1694; he d. May 31, 1729 or Feb. 7, 1748; she d. Aug. 26, 1734.
-Nathaniel (3) b. Apr. 5, 1672.
-Sarah (3) b. Nov. 4, 1677.
-Richard (3) b. Jan. 16, 1675, perhaps the one who married Sarah Gaines, Dec. 25, 1762.
-Thomas (3) b. Nov. 15, 1680, m. Sarah, daughter of Samuel and Anna (Filley) Grant, July 19, 1705; he d. Mar. 16, 1761.
CORRECTIONS.
A study of the original records of Windsor, Conn., has convinced me that the early genealogists whose work has heretofore been widely accepted, fell into some errors concerning the marriages of the children of Corporal John Skinner (pp. 5-6). There is credible evidence that:
Deacon Joseph married 1st Dorothy Hosmer, 2nd Elizabeth Olmstead, and did not marry Mary Grant. [KP note: The compiler may have confused this Joseph with Joseph3 (Joseph2, John1) who may be the husband of Dorothy Hosmer and Elizabeth Olmstead.]
Richard did not marry Sarah Gaines. She was the wife of Richard (3) Joseph (2).
Thomas. Some doubt is thrown on the identity of his wife by the fact that Thomas (3), Joseph (2) married Sarah, daughter of Samuel and Grace Grant on July 19, 1705."
CONTEMPORARY Records .
From Mainwaring, Digest of the Early Conn. Probate Records.
of Joseph Easton, Sen, who died Aug. 14, 1688.
Item: I give unto my son-in-law John Skiner fourty shillings beside what he has already received of me.
His daughter Mary Skiner shares in the household goods.
Corpll John Skinner, Hartford, Died 15, Sept., 1690. Invt. ₤874-08.06. Taken by Caleb Stanley, Ciprian Nichols and Stephen Hosmer. Will dated 18 July 1690 (vol. 1, p. 442).
I John Skinner of Hartford doe see Couse to make this my last Will and Testament: I give to my wife Mary Skinner (with special Privileges of House and Home) an my Moveable Estate at what kind soever, she paying out of the same such legacies as I shall appoint her unto my children, making her sole Executrix: I give to my Eldest son John Skiner the one half of my home lott on which my dwelling house standeth, he to have the North side next to his Uncle John Easton's Land. I give to my son Joseph Skiner all other half of my house lott. I doe give unto my son Joseph Skiner all my right and Interest I have in a wood Lott that was formerly my Father Skiner's Lott in the ox Pasture, ajoyning on Mr. Haynes his Land South, on the river on the West, and on Thomas Cadwell's Land, on the North and upon Mr. Hooker's Land on the East, Joseph Skinner to pay his Brother Nathaniel Skiner ₤10, also to pay his brother Richard ₤, also to pay his brother Thomas ₤10, I give to my son Thomas Skiner 24 acres of Land which I bought of Mr. Steven Hollister, Richard Hall and John Welles of Wethersfield, as it stands recorded to me in the Book of Land for the Towne of Wethersfield, to him and his heirs forever. I give to my daughter Mary Skinner ₤0. I give to my daughter Sarah ₤30. I desire my loving brother John Easton, my friend Caleb Stanly and my brother Joseph Easton to be Overseers.
John Skinner Ls
Witnesses. Caleb Stanly; Joseph Easton (vol. 1, pp. 506-507).
Court Record, p. 24, 5 Mar. 1690-1,Will approved.
Mary Skinner, Widow, Hartford. Died 18 June 1695. Inv. ₤291-00-06. Taken by Ciprian Niccols and Thomas Bunce. Will dated 18 June 1695.
I Mary Skinner of Hartford, being weeke in Body yet sound in mind, do make this my last Will and Testament: I give to my son John Skinner, one Cow, 4 sheep and 40 shillings. I give to my son Joseph Skinner all the Trooper's furniture, with the best of the Horses, which he shall choose. I give to my son Nathaniel ₤3 in money, being part of what is in his Brother JosephÂfs Hand. I give to my son Richard one Cow, 2 steers, 2 yearlings, one horse, also 8 sheep, also 40 shillings in money.
I give to my son Thomas Skinner one Cow, 2 yearling Calves, one Horse, 12 Sheep and 40 shillings. I give to my daughter Mary Carter ₤3 and to my grand daughter Mary, the daughter of Mary Carter ₤. I give to my daughter Sarah Skinner Â'20 in Money, in her Brother JohnÂfs Hand. I give to my son Joshua Carter 4 sheep. I appoint my son Joseph to by my Executor.
Mary X Skinner.
Witness. John Easton, Joseph Easton. Court Record, p. 88, 9 July 1695: Will proved (p. 507).
From Connecticut Historical Society Collections.
Feb. 17, 1644, John Skiner app't Chimnevewer, South Side.
Feb. 16, 1670, he was chosen Fence veiwer; 1676; Surveyor; 1679, Townsman of South Side (vol. 6, p. 148).
Dec. 24, 1685, John Skinner should have too rod wid of the east sid of the hiway upon rocki hill the hole bredth of his lot and the said Skinner is too alow too rods of the west sid of the way upon rocki hill the same bredth (p. 217).
John Skinner rec'd land beginning at Windsor bounds 5 rod wide containing 15 acres, Nov. 1674.
Lots to Wethersfield Bownds John Skiner receives 2 bredth 32 lenth 100 con't 20 acres (vol. 14, p. 565).
June 12, 1666, John Skinner drew 66 acres land situate on East Side ye River next to Windsor Bownds (p. 494).
From Hartford County Deeds
Land in Hartford upon Conecticutt belonging to John Skiner & his heirs forever.
One parcell of land which be Bought of Ens: Nath: Standly with a messuage or Tenement Standing thereon, containing all that land with in these abutments viz, QA the High way on the Sowth & on the west & on Yohu Monica big land on the North, & on Capt. John Allyne land on the East us appeares by the deed dated the 24 of december 1623. Signed by Nat. Standly & Witnessed by John & Anna Allyn recorded March 14, l681-2.
One parcell of land which be bought of Daniel Butlar lyeing in the ox pasture containing by estimation fifteen acres be it more or less, a butting on the little river on the South on Mr. Haines his land on the East Mr. Hookerss land on the West and on Samll Wadsworths land on the North
as appeares by a deed dated March 14: 1681-2 Signed by Daniel Butler & witnessed by John Allyn & Steven Hosmore, acknowledged March 14: 1681-2 before John Allyn Assist & then recorded.
One parcell of land which he bought of Samll Andrews lyeing on the west side of Rocky Hill containing by estimation Thirteen acres be it more or less, & it is a butted on the north side on land belonging to Thomas Andrews & Samuel Burr, & on the South side on land belonging to Jonath. Gilbert Thomas Catlin Samll Pattrick & Phillip Davis and the ends abut on the High way of the west side Rocky Hill on the east on the Little River on the west as more at large appeares by his deed dated 26 of May, 1682. Signed by sayd Samll Andrews & acknowledged then before John Allyn Assist & then recorded:
One parcell of land which he Bought of Thomas Catlin containing by estimation eighteen acres & Two roodes be it more or less a butting on Mr. Samuel Willys his land on the north & upon land sometime Mr. Jonathan Gilberts land west & upon weathersfield Bownd Sowth, & uppn a Highway leading to Weathersfield Bownd on the east as appears by his deed dated May 16, 1682, acknowledged May 26, 1682, before John Allyn Assistant & Feb. 2, 1682 recorded.
One parcell of land which he Bought of John Bunce containing by estimation nineteen acres & halfe be it more or less & a butts on John Easton Land north on John Bunces land east on Mr. Haines his land South & on a High Way Lying on Rocky Hill west as appears by his deed dated the 12th of September 1683, Acknowledged November the 6th 1683 before John Allyn Assist: recorded Feb. 2d 1684.
One parcell of land which he bought of John Bunce containing by estimation Twenty acres be it more or less & a butts on sayd John Bunce his land on the east on John Eastons Land North on Mr. Haines land on the Sowth on a Highway on Rocky Hill on the west as appears by his deed dated the 12th of September 1683 acknowledged the 8th of November 1683 before John Allyn Assist. & recorded January the 20th 1684.
One parcell which he bought of Mrs Mary Gilbert executrix of the Last Will & Testament of Mr. Jonathan Gilbert of Hanford deceased Lyeing on the west side of Rocky Hill & contains by estimation Twenty-eight acre be it more or less & is all that parcell of Land with in these abutments viz. on Weathersfields Bownds on the Sowth on Mr. Caleb Emersons Land on the west & on the sayd Skiners own land on the east and on a drift Highway next Mr Willys his land on the north as appeares by his deed dated the 7th of January, 1684 then acknowledged before John Allyn Assist. and recorded January 20th, 1684."10. The book "Ancestors and Descendants of Thomas Rice Lyon and his wife Harriet Wade Rice with related families," by Patty Barthell Myers (2003), pp. 448-51:
"MARY Loomis, b. Eng., c1620; d. 19 Aug 1680; m/1 JOHN SKINNER of Hartford, d. 30 Oct 1650; m/2 13 Nov 1651 OWEN TUDOR of Windsor, d. 30 Oct 1690. Children (SKINNER): Mary b. 1 Dec 1637, m. Robert Reeve; Ann b. 1639 m. John Colt; John b. 1641, m. Mary Easton; Joseph b. 1643, m. Mary Filley; Richard b. 1646. Children by Owen Tudor (TUDOR): Samuel (twin) b. 5 Dec 1652, m. 1685 Abigail (Filley) Bissell, wid. of John Bissell; Sarah (twin) b. 5 Dec 1652, m. James Porter; Owen b. 2 Mar 1654, d. unm.; Anne (twin) b. 16 Oct 1657; Jane (twin) b. 16 Oct 1657, m. Samuel Smith of Wethersfield; Mary b. 6 Mar 1661, m/1 John Orton, m/2 John Judson. (Manwaring, Vol. I, 1687-1695, p. 513; Savage sv Owen Tudor.)
(William Richard Cutter, New England Family History, p. 985; (Elias Loomis, Desc. of Joseph Loomis)"
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