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James Skaggs 1700–1769 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1700

Birth Location: Tazewell County, Virginia

Death Date: Dec 1769

Death Location: Green County, Kentucky

Father: Richard Skaggs

Mother: Mary Thear

Spouse(s): Rachel Moredock

Children(s): Henry Sr.

The story of James Skaggs began in 1700 in Tazewell County, Virginia. James Skaggs married Rachel Susannah Moredock, and had children including Henry Skaggs Sr. James Skaggs passed away in 1769 in Green County, Kentucky.

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Biography

  • The story of James Skaggs began in 1700 in Tazewell County, Virginia.
  • James Skaggs married Rachel Susannah Moredock, and had children including Henry Skaggs Sr.
  • James Skaggs passed away in 1769 in Green County, Kentucky.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Skaggs's Ancestors

Self
James Skaggs
1700–1769
Birth Place: Tazewell County, Virginia
Parents
Richard Thomas Skaggs
1674–1766
Tazwell, Virginia
Mary Thear
1678–1766
Tazewell, Tazewell, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Thomas Skaggs
1640–1740
Londerry, , Ulster, Ireland
Ann Wollard
1640–1740
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, , England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Skaggs's Descendants

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James Skaggs (1700–Dec 1769) m. Rachel (Susannah) Moredock (1700–1789)
  1. 1. Henry (Skaggs) Sr. 1724–1810 m. Mary Thompson 1739–1810
    1. 1. Nancy Skaggs 1759–1841 m. Peter Despain 1764–1850
      1. 1. Hiram (D) Despain 1796–1836 m. Nancy (Ann) Underwood 1796–1874
        1. 1. Lydia (Ann) Despain 1826–1898 m. David (Washington) Barrett 1822–1899
        2. 2. John (Henry) Despain 1822–1883 m. Caroline Odem 1823–1907
        3. 3. Jasper Despain 1825–1880 m. Malinda Chamber 1826–1900

James Skaggs's Timeline

4 Records

1700
1700
Birth of James Skaggs in Tazewell County, Virginia
Tazewell County, Virginia
1720
1720
Age 20
James Skaggs was married in Virginia
Virginia
1748
1748
Age 48
James Skaggs was married
None
1769
Dec 1769
Age 69
Death of James Skaggs in Green County, Kentucky
Green County, Kentucky

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1700
    Event Place: Tazewell County, Virginia
    Record Source:
    [1] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1700; Birth city: Tazewell; Birth state: VA
    [2] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 77.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: VF1.
    [3] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1720
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source: Family Data Collection - Marriages

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1748
    Record Source: Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1700; Birth city: Tazewell; Birth state: VA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Dec 1769
    Event Place: Green County, Kentucky
    Record Source:
    [1] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1700; Birth city: Tazewell; Birth state: VA
    [2] Family Data Collection - Deaths
    [3] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

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