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Theophilus Skinner 1780–1845 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1780

Birth Location: Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 12 May 1845

Death Location: Franklin County, Alabama, United States of America

Father: Samuel Skinner

Mother: Sarah Petite

Spouse(s): Mary PITTS, Sarah Whiley

Children(s): Tidney Rev, Eliza Skinter, Mary Powell, Nancy Skinner, Elizabeth SKINNER, Elizabeth **, Samuel Skinner, Judith Skinner, Lucinda SKINNER, Sarah Skinner, Young SKINNER

The story of Theophilus Skinner began in 1780 in Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA. Theophilus Skinner married Mary Henry Polley Pitts, Sarah Whiley, and had children including Eliza Jane Skinter, Elizabeth Skinner, Elizabeth Skinner Martin, Judith Skinner, Lucinda Lucy Skinner, Mary Ann Powell, Nancy Skinner, Samuel Skinner, Sarah Sally Skinner, Tidney Sidney Jiddy Skinner Rev, Young E Skinner, Young Ewing Skinner. Theophilus Skinner passed away in 1845 in Franklin County, Alabama, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Theophilus Skinner began in 1780 in Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA.
  • Theophilus Skinner married Mary Henry Polley Pitts, Sarah Whiley, and had children including Eliza Jane Skinter, Elizabeth Skinner, Elizabeth Skinner Martin, Judith Skinner, Lucinda Lucy Skinner, Mary Ann Powell, Nancy Skinner, Samuel Skinner, Sarah Sally Skinner, Tidney Sidney Jiddy Skinner Rev, Young E Skinner, Young Ewing Skinner.
  • Theophilus Skinner passed away in 1845 in Franklin County, Alabama, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Samuel Skinner
1730–1798
Birth Location: , Nansemond, Virginia, USA
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Sarah Petite
1726–1803
Birth Location: Chowan, North Carolina, Colonial Era
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Spouses(s)

Mary PITTS
1786–1850
Birth Location: Pittsboro, Chatham, North Carolina, United States
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Sarah Whiley
1776–1830
Birth Location: Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
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Children(s)

Tidney Rev
1824–1910
Birth Location: Russellville, Franklin, Alabama, USA
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Eliza Skinter
1828–1869
Birth Location: Franklin, Alabama
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Mary Powell
1807–1885
Birth Location: Christian County, Kentucky, USA
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Nancy Skinner
1801–
Birth Location: Christian, KY, Kentucky, USA
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Elizabeth SKINNER
1809–1871
Birth Location: Kentucky
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Elizabeth **
1795–1850
Birth Location: Robertson County, Tennessee, USA
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Samuel Skinner
1799–1870
Birth Location: Robertson County, Tennessee
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Judith Skinner
1815–1872
Birth Location: Christian, Kentucky, USA
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Lucinda SKINNER
1825–1880
Birth Location: Franklin, Alabama, United States
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Sarah Skinner
1817–
Birth Location: Franklin, Alabama, United States
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Young SKINNER
1818–1889
Birth Location: Franklin, Alabama, USA
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Theophilus Skinner's Ancestors

Self
Theophilus Skinner
1780–1845
Birth Place: Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Samuel B Skinner
1730–1798
, Nansemond, Virginia, USA
Sarah Petite
1726–1803
Chowan, North Carolina, Colonial Era
Grandparents
Samuel Skinner
1685–1737
Elizabeth City, Virginia
Charles (Henry) King
1704–1779
Chowan, North Carolina, United States
Elizabeth Parker
1704–1747
, Bertie, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Theophilus Skinner's Descendants

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Theophilus Skinner (1780–12 May 1845) m. Mary (Henry "Polley") PITTS (1786–1850) m. Sarah Whiley (1776–1830)
  1. 1. Tidney ("Sidney" Jiddy Skinner) Rev 1824–1910 m. Sarah (Martha) Reeves 1828–1921
    1. 1. Isaac (Newton) Skinner 1859–1939 m. Willie (Rose (Skinner)) FLYNT 1862–1937
      1. 1. Elsie (Forest (Umphers)) SKINNER 1884–1946
      2. 2. Lula (May (McNutt)) Skinner 1886–1963
      3. 3. Dora (Effie (Glenn)) Skinner 1889–1925
      4. 4. Andrew (Barrett) Skinner 1891–1948
      5. 5. Lester (E) Skinner 1898–1969
      6. 6. Isaac (Newton Skinner) II 1899–1910
      7. 7. George Skinner 1902–1902
      8. 8. Rodger Skinner 1903–1922
      9. 9. Roy Skinner 1896–1897
      10. 10. Sadie Skinner 1893–1896
      11. 11. Robert ("Bob") Skinner 1899–1989
    2. 2. Walter (Waldrop) Skinner 1853–1916
    3. 3. Jackson (Henry) Skinner 1855–1903 m. Francis Skinner 1861–
      1. 1. Charley (M) Skinner 1881–
      2. 2. John (B) Skinner 1884–
      3. 3. Maud (F) Skinner 1886–
      4. 4. Sarah (M) Skinner 1891–
      5. 5. Katie (L) Skinner 1895–
      6. 6. Samuel Skinner 1900–
    4. 4. John (Washington) Skinner 1853–
    5. 5. Emma (Jane) Skinner 1851–1892
    6. 6. Richard (Harvey "Dick") Skinner 1850–1922
    7. 7. Sarah (Evaline) Skinner 1851–1892
    8. 8. William (Howell) Skinner 1846–1917
      1. 1. Roxy (Annah) Welch 1881–1964
        1. 1. Eugenia (Ruth) Kidd 1913–2004
    9. 9. John (Wiley) Skinner 1848–1933 m. Eugenia (Polk) Norris 1859–1897
      1. 1. Vaughan (Bell) Skinner 1893–1976
      2. 2. William (Henderson) Skinner 1882–1965
      3. 3. Washington (Lee) Skinner 1884–1984
      4. 4. Martha (Ann Sanford) Skinner 1890–1988
      5. 5. Shelly (Cordelia) Skinner 1887–1888
      6. 6. Edwin (Emma) Skinner 1880–1898
  2. 2. Eliza (Jane) Skinter 1828–1869 m. William (Leftwich) Drake 1822–1887
    1. 1. Eliza (Lillian) Drake 1869–1963
      1. 1. Starr McDaniel 1896–1981
        1. 1. Charles (Russell) McDaniel 1930–2021
    2. 2. Laura (Ophelia) Drake 1851–1928
      1. 1. Oliver (William) Green 1879–1947
        1. 1. Talmadge Green 1909–1972
    3. 3. James (Henry) Drake 1865–1934
    4. 4. Laura (Ophelia) Drake 1851–1928
    5. 5. Eliza (Lillian) Drake 1869–1963
  3. 3. Mary (Ann) Powell 1807–1885 m. Dillon Bean 1807–1883
    1. 1. John (Blevins) Bean 1835–1907 m. Elizabeth Bean 1844–1922
      1. 1. Leatha (Mae) Bean 1879–1920
      2. 2. Lucien Bean 1883–1963
      3. 3. Minnie Bean 1882–1950
      4. 4. Katie Bean 1876–
      5. 5. John (D) Bean 1874–1950
      6. 6. Henry (E) Bean 1870–1938
      7. 7. Effie Bean 1868–1942
      8. 8. Mary (A) Bean 1872–1948
      9. 9. Leither Bean 1878–
  4. 4. Nancy Skinner 1801–
    1. 1. Caroline (Matilda Jane) Elliott 1839–1880
      1. 1. Louisianna Raley 1859–1930
        1. 1. Carl (V.) Hunt 1882–1958
    2. 2. mary (jane) elliott 1844–1927
      1. 1. Lorenzo (Lee) Lively 1883–1955
  5. 5. Elizabeth SKINNER 1809–1871
  6. 6. Elizabeth (Skinner-Martin) ** 1795–1850 m. Joseph (Josiah) Martin 1790–1872
    1. 1. Nancy (A) Martin 1839–1930
    2. 2. Elizabeth ("Liz") Martin 1838–1900
      1. 1. John (Thomas) Jones 1864–1950
        1. 1. Robert (lee) Jones 1888–1971
  7. 7. Samuel Skinner 1799–1870
    1. 1. Thomas Skinner 1832–1866
      1. 1. Nancy (Jane) Skinner 1858–1943
    2. 2. William (Merit) skinner 1840–1914
      1. 1. William (Wesley) SKINNER 1872–1961
        1. 1. Orlando Skinner 1914–1985
  8. 8. Judith Skinner 1815–1872
  9. 9. Lucinda ("Lucy") SKINNER 1825–1880
  10. 10. Sarah (Sally) Skinner 1817–
  11. 11. Young (Ewing) SKINNER 1818–1889

Theophilus Skinner's Timeline

3 Records

1780
1780
Birth of Theophilus Skinner in Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA
Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA
1845
12 May 1845
Age 65
Death of Theophilus Skinner in Waco,Franklin, Alabama, United States,
Waco,Franklin, Alabama, United States,
1845
12 May 1845
Age 65
Death of Theophilus Skinner in Franklin, Alabama, USA
Franklin, Alabama, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1780
    Event Place: Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 May 1845
    Event Place: Waco,Franklin, Alabama, United States,
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 May 1845
    Event Place: Franklin, Alabama, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Franklin County, Alabama, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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