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John Gourdhead Skaggs 1728–1829 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1728

Birth Location: Virginia, United States

Death Date: 1829

Death Location: Kentucky, USA Wounded at Battle of King's Mountain 1780

Father: James Skaggs*

Mother: Rachel Moredock

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John Gourdhead Skaggs was born in 1728 in Virginia, United States, the child of James Reverend Skaggs And Rachel Susannah Moredock. John Gourdhead Skaggs passed away in 1829 in Kentucky, USA Wounded at Battle of King's Mountain 1780.

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Biography

  • John Gourdhead Skaggs was born in 1728 in Virginia, United States, the child of James Reverend Skaggs And Rachel Susannah Moredock.
  • John Gourdhead Skaggs passed away in 1829 in Kentucky, USA Wounded at Battle of King's Mountain 1780.

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John Skaggs's Ancestors

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John Skaggs
1728–1829
Birth Place: Virginia, United States
Parents
James Reverend Skaggs*
1700–1769
Tazewell, Tazewell, Virginia
Rachel (Susannah) Moredock
1700–1789
FINCASTLE, BOTETOURT COUNTY, VIRGINIA
Grandparents
Abraham Moredock
1670–1700
Botetourt, Virginia, United States
Anna (E) Watts
1678–1700
Botetourt, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Charles Moredock
1618–1687
Elizabeth Wade
1636–1680
Edward WATTS
1650–1728
Anne Martin
1660–1741
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edward Watts
1620–1690
Anne Sherman
1630–1651

John Skaggs's Timeline

2 Records

1728
1728
Birth of John Gourdhead Skaggs in Virginia, United States
Virginia, United States
1829
1829
Age 101
Death of John Gourdhead Skaggs in Kentucky, USA Wounded at Battle of King's Mountain 1780
Kentucky, USA Wounded at Battle of King's Mountain 1780

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1728
    Event Place: Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1829
    Event Place: Kentucky, USA Wounded at Battle of King's Mountain 1780

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