Joseph Skaggs (1773 - 1834)

Born 15 Apr 1773 in Greenbrier County, Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Margaret (Swope) Skaggs — married 30 Jul 1808 in Monroe County, Virginia, USA

Descendants

Died 4 Jan 1834 at age 60 in Henry County, Indiana

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Last will and Testament Henry County Indiana Will record A pg. 43-46

In the name of God, Amen, this is to be my last Will and Testament and I want in the first place for my debts to be paid and I give and bequeath to my wife Margaret Skaggs, a third part of the eighty acres of land that I now live on the third part of said land during her life and I also give her the mare that I now own and two cows and one bed and bed cloths, and all the house and kitchen furniture and I also give and bequeath to my oldest son Samuel Skaggs, the east half of the south west quarter of section twenty five in township Seventeen South of range eleven east, and I also give and bequeath unto my third son John Skaggs one hundred dollars nest fall, and I give and bequeath to my forth son Zebulon Skaggs one hundred dollars nest fall, come year and I give and bequeath to my fifth son Michael Skaggs one hundred dollars next fall come year, and I give and bequeath to my next son Andrew Skaggs, the eighty acres of land that I now live on, with exception of his mother's third for her life time. But after her death the whole eighty acres is to belong to Andrew, my second son James, I give him fifty acres of land in Virginia for his hundred dollars. I give and bequeath to my daughter Polly one dollar. and I give and bequeath to my daughter Delia Skaggs forty dollars against the twenty fifth of December in the year eighteen hundred and thirty two. And I give and bequeath to my daughter Jane Skaggs fifty dollars against the 25th of December eighteen hundred and thirty two, and I give and bequeath to my daughter Cinderilla Skaggs fifty dollars against the twenty fifth of December in the year eighteen hundred and thirty two. And there is one hundred and fifty dollars and seventy nine cents that is due in the year eighteen hundred and thirty three, that I want my wife Margaret Skaggs to have to do as she thinks proper except fifty dollars and that I want her to give to my son Michael Skaggs, And I do hereby appoint Robert Thompson, Austin Hammer and Michael Skaggs, administrators of my Will and Testament this the 16th of October in the year of our Lord 1829 his Witnesses: Michael Swope Joseph x Skaggs David Norton mark 1st Married: Anna Lewis

Known Children: 1. Samuel SCAGGS b: 27 Oct 1797 in Virginia 2. Polly SCAGGS b: 16 Jun 1799 in Virginia 3. James SCAGGS b: 21 May 1801 in Virginia 4. John B. SCAGGS b: 8 Mar 1803 in Virginia 5. Zebulan SCAGGS b: 27 Jun 1805 in Virginia Known Children with Margaret: 1. Michael SCAGGS b: 25 May 1809 in Greenbrier Co, WV 2. Delilah SCAGGS b: 10 Nov 1810 in Virginia 3. Joseph SCAGGS b: 19 May 1812 in Virginia 4. Jane SCAGGS b: 16 Aug 1813 in Monroe Co, WV 5. Elizabeth SCAGGS b: 28 Jan 1815 in Monroe Co, WV 6. Cinderalia SCAGGS b: 17 Nov 1817 in Indiana 7. Andrew Jackson SCAGGS b: 30 Dec 1819 in Virginia

Sources

• West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970 database, FamilySearch, Joseph Scaggs and Margaret Swope, 1808; citing Monroe, West Virginia, United States, , county clerks, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 1,710,518.

• . Henry County Indiana