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James Skaggs 1700–1798 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1700

Birth Location: Tazewell, VA or In open waters, on ship from homeland of Ireland to, USA

Death Date: Dec 1798

Death Location: Skeggs, Buchanan County, Virginia, USA

Father: Richard SKAGGS

Mother: Mary Thear

Spouse(s): Rachel Moredock

Children(s): Lydia Skaggs

The story of James Skaggs began in 1700 in Tazewell, VA or In open waters, on ship from homeland of Ireland to, USA. James Skaggs married Rachel Susannah Moredock, and had children including Lydia Skaggs. James Skaggs passed away in 1798 in Skeggs, Buchanan County, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of James Skaggs began in 1700 in Tazewell, VA or In open waters, on ship from homeland of Ireland to, USA.
  • James Skaggs married Rachel Susannah Moredock, and had children including Lydia Skaggs.
  • James Skaggs passed away in 1798 in Skeggs, Buchanan County, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard SKAGGS
1674–1766
Birth Location: Tazwell, Virginia, United States
RS
Mary Thear
1678–1766
Birth Location: Tazewell, Tazewell, Virginia, United States
MT

Spouses(s)

Rachel Moredock
1700–1789
Birth Location: Fincastle, Botetourt, Virginia, USA
RM

Children(s)

Lydia Skaggs
1736–1814
Birth Location: Strasburg, Shenandoah, Virginia, United States
LS

James Skaggs's Ancestors

Self
James Skaggs
1700–1798
Birth Place: Tazewell, VA or In open waters, on ship from homeland of Ireland to, USA
Parents
Richard Thomas SKAGGS
1674–1766
Tazwell, Virginia, United States
Mary Thear
1678–1766
Tazewell, Tazewell, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Thomas (Bussell) Skaggs
1640–1740
Londerry, Ulster, Ireland
Ann Wollard
1640–1740
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Captain Capt)
1600–1680
Mary Hatch
1600–1679
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Skaggs
1560–1680
Sir Sawyer
1577–1625
MARGARET *
1577–1625

James Skaggs's Descendants

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James Skaggs (1700–Dec 1798) m. Rachel (Susannah) Moredock (May 1700–May 1789)
  1. 1. Lydia Skaggs 1736–1814 m. Mathias Harman 1736–1832
    1. 1. Mathias Harman 1775–1850 m. Nancy (A Vance) Hatfield 1813–1846
      1. 1. William (Buse) Harman 1826–1870 m. Renda Vance 1848–1928
        1. 1. Henry (C) Harman 1869–1912 m. Nancy Harman 1879–1923
      2. 2. Elias (Vance) Harman 1819–1877 m. Sarah (Ann Sally) McGuire 1826–1908
        1. 1. Renda Vance 1848–1928 m. William (Buse) Harman 1826–1870
    2. 2. Catherine Harman 1778–1855 m. Robert (Robin) Beavers 1778–1832
      1. 1. Annabella Beavers 1804–1875 m. Andrew McGuire 1805–1893
        1. 1. Sarah (Ann Sally) McGuire 1826–1908 m. Elias (Vance) Harman 1819–1877

James Skaggs's Timeline

2 Records

1700
1700
Birth of James Skaggs in Tazewell, VA or In open waters, on ship from homeland of Ireland to, USA
Tazewell, VA or In open waters, on ship from homeland of Ireland to, USA
1798
Dec 1798
Age 98
Death of James Skaggs in Skeggs, Buchanan County, Virginia, USA
Skeggs, Buchanan County, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1700
    Event Place: Tazewell, VA or In open waters, on ship from homeland of Ireland to, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Dec 1798
    Event Place: Skeggs, Buchanan County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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