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Nancy Melba Skaggs 1763–1840 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Apr 1763

Birth Location: Bear Creek, Russell, Virginia Colony

Death Date: 5 Sep 1840

Death Location: Rock Creek, Grayson, Kentucky, USA

Father: Charles Skaggs

Mother: Lucinda Thompson

Spouse(s): Joseph Meredeth

Children(s): Nancy Meredith, Elizabeth Meredith, Joseph Jr, Charles Meredith, William Meredith, Thomas Meredith, Lindsey Meredith, John Meredith, Frederick Rev, Alexander Meredith, John Meredith, Joseph Meredith, Susannah Meredith

Nancy Melba Skaggs was born in 1763 in Bear Creek, Russell, Virginia Colony, the child of Charles Skaggs And Lucinda Lucy Thompson. Nancy Melba Skaggs married Joseph Abraham Old Joe Meredeth, and had children including Alexander Meredith, Charles Wallace Meredith, Elizabeth Betsey Meredith, Frederick Fed Meredith Rev, John Gordon Meredith, John Meredith, Joseph Abraham Jos T Meredith Jr, Joseph Alfred Freddie Meredith, Lindsey Meredith, Nancy Meredith, Susannah Meredith, Thomas A Jockey Meredith, William Samuel Meredith. Nancy Melba Skaggs passed away in 1840 in Rock Creek, Grayson, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • Nancy Melba Skaggs was born in 1763 in Bear Creek, Russell, Virginia Colony, the child of Charles Skaggs And Lucinda Lucy Thompson.
  • Nancy Melba Skaggs married Joseph Abraham Old Joe Meredeth, and had children including Alexander Meredith, Charles Wallace Meredith, Elizabeth Betsey Meredith, Frederick Fed Meredith Rev, John Gordon Meredith, John Meredith, Joseph Abraham Jos T Meredith Jr, Joseph Alfred Freddie Meredith, Lindsey Meredith, Nancy Meredith, Susannah Meredith, Thomas A Jockey Meredith, William Samuel Meredith.
  • Nancy Melba Skaggs passed away in 1840 in Rock Creek, Grayson, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Charles Skaggs
1737–1815
Birth Location: Fincastle, Botetourt, Virginia, USA
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Lucinda Thompson
1742–1838
Birth Location: Colony of Virginia
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Spouses(s)

Joseph Meredeth
1762–1840
Birth Location: Bear Creek, Russell, Virginia,USA
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Children(s)

Nancy Meredith
1792–1862
Birth Location: Green County, Kentucky, USA
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Elizabeth Meredith
1804–1885
Birth Location: Green County, Kentucky, USA
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Joseph Jr
1795–1867
Birth Location: Green County, Kentucky, USA
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Charles Meredith
1782–1858
Birth Location: Washington, Virginia, USA
CM
William Meredith
1784–1850
Birth Location: Washington County, Virginia, USA
WM
Thomas Meredith
1785–1870
Birth Location: Russell County, Virginia, USA
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Lindsey Meredith
1798–1837
Birth Location: Green County, Kentucky, USA
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John Meredith
1797–1852
Birth Location: Logan, Green County, Kentucky, USA
JM
Frederick Rev
1787–1858
Birth Location: Russell County, Virginia, USA
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Alexander Meredith
1794–1867
Birth Location: Green County, Kentucky, USA
AM
John Meredith
1786–1852
Birth Location: Logan County, Kentucky, USA
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Joseph Meredith
1786–1858
Birth Location: Kentucky, USA
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Susannah Meredith
1789–1860
Birth Location: Green, Kentucky, USA
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Nancy Skaggs's Ancestors

Self
Nancy Skaggs
1763–1840
Birth Place: Bear Creek, Russell, Virginia Colony
Parents
Charles Skaggs
1737–1815
Fincastle, Botetourt, Virginia, USA
Lucinda ("Lucy") Thompson
1742–1838
Colony of Virginia
Grandparents
James (Thomas) Skaggs
1700–1778
Tazewell, Tazewell, Virginia Colony
Rachel (Susannah Unknown) Skaggs*
1700–1784
Fincastle, Botetourt, Virginia Colony
John Thompson
1710–1760
British American Colonies
Mary Roden?
1715–1782
Ireland?
Great-Grandparents
Anna Watts
1678–1700
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Nancy Skaggs's Descendants

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Nancy (Melba) Skaggs (22 Apr 1763–5 Sep 1840) m. Joseph (Abraham "Old Joe") Meredeth (Abt. 1762–24 Oct 1840)
  1. 1. Nancy Meredith 1792–1862 m. Nathan VanMeter 1788–1870
    1. 1. Charlotte ("Lottie") VanMeter 1815–1870 m. Peter (Bailey "Pete Baldy") Meredith 1812–1912
      1. 1. Cynthia (Ann) Meredith 1835–1913 m. Edmond (Marion) Decker 1833–1885 m. James ("Jim") Musick 1836–1907
        1. 1. Christopher Decker 1871– m. Matilda (Frances) Carroll 1870–1942
        2. 2. Edmond (Grant) Decker 1862–1935
        3. 3. Marion (Jasper) Decker 1859–1938
        4. 4. Rebecca (A Decker) Saltsman* 1857–1929
        5. 5. Abraham (Hook) Musick 1873–1921 m. Martha (Brown "North") Duvall 1877–1928
      2. 2. Abraham (P) Merideth 1835–1927
      3. 3. Nancy Meredith 1853–1916
      4. 4. Elizabeth Meredith 1842–1905
      5. 5. Jacob Meredith 1848–1917
      6. 6. John (B) Meredith 1850–1911
      7. 7. Elizabeth ("Siss") Meredith 1846–1939
  2. 2. Elizabeth ("Betsey") Meredith 1804–1885
  3. 3. Joseph (Abraham "Jos T" Meredith) Jr 1795–1867
  4. 4. Charles (Wallace) Meredith 1782–1858 m. Sarah (Sally) Wells 1785–1871
    1. 1. William (H) Meredith 1802–1875 m. Frances (Charlotte "Lottie" Molahon) Mallihem 1800–
      1. 1. Ellen ("Sis") Meredith 1829–1859 m. Elijah (James "Eli") Decker 1825–1904
        1. 1. Charles (William) Decker 1846–1905 m. Adaline Willis 1844–1928
        2. 2. Margaret (F Decker) Constant* 1852–1929 m. Thomas (Franklin) Constant 1853–1925
        3. 3. Eli (Caleb) Decker 1859–1940
        4. 4. Ezekial Decker 1852–1912
        5. 5. Louis Decker 1846–1922
    2. 2. Mary ("Polly") Meredith 1807–1878
    3. 3. Bradley Meredith 1803–1872
    4. 4. Joseph (Wallace) Meredith 1806–1880 m. Maria (Jane "Mary") Sanders 1809–1880
      1. 1. Willis (Green Merideth) Meredith 1855–1937 m. Paradine ("Dina") Kersey 1860–1920
        1. 1. Eva (Lee "Essie") Meredith 1895–1964 m. Willard Holton 1891–1966 m. William (A) Sell 1877–1965
  5. 5. William (Samuel) Meredith 1784–1850
  6. 6. Thomas (A "Jockey") Meredith 1785–1870
  7. 7. Lindsey Meredith 1798–1837
  8. 8. John (Gordon) Meredith 1797–1852
  9. 9. Frederick ("Fed" Meredith) Rev 1787–1858
  10. 10. Alexander Meredith 1794–1867
  11. 11. John Meredith 1786–1852
  12. 12. Joseph (Alfred Freddie) Meredith 1786–1858
  13. 13. Susannah Meredith 1789–1860 m. Aaron Skaggs 1795–
    1. 1. Sarah (Susan "Sally") Skaggs 1811– m. William Decker 1812–1870
      1. 1. Rebecca (Jane) Decker 1834–1880
      2. 2. Ezekiel Decker 1838–1913 m. Catherine Decker* 1847–1920
        1. 1. Michel (F) Decker 1867–1947
        2. 2. Preston (Harvey) Decker 1869–1900 m. Adaline (Lee "Addie") Shoup 1870–1959
      3. 3. Henry Decker 1837–1862 m. Elizabeth ("Jane") Woods 1845–1908
        1. 1. Rebecca (Jane "Becky") Decker 1859–1944 m. Alfred (Runnells) Brookshire 1860–1929
      4. 4. Sarah Decker 1854–
      5. 5. Rachel Decker 1852–
      6. 6. Luentia Decker 1850–
      7. 7. Harry Decker 1846–
      8. 8. Maryann Decker 1845–
      9. 9. William (Decker) Jr 1843–
      10. 10. Sally Decker 1841–
      11. 11. Polly Decker 1840–
      12. 12. Hetta Decker 1839–

Nancy Skaggs's Timeline

2 Records

1763
22 Apr 1763
Birth of Nancy Melba Skaggs in Bear Creek, Russell, Virginia Colony
Bear Creek, Russell, Virginia Colony
1840
5 Sep 1840
Age 77
Death of Nancy Melba Skaggs in Rock Creek, Grayson, Kentucky, USA
Rock Creek, Grayson, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Apr 1763
    Event Place: Bear Creek, Russell, Virginia Colony

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Sep 1840
    Event Place: Rock Creek, Grayson, Kentucky, USA
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