John Skillings (1741 - 1777)

Born 4 Jan 1741 in Scarboro, ME

Descendants

Died 2 Apr 1777 at age 36 in Bennington, Bennington, Vermont, United States

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Biography

Captain John Skillings served with 11th Massachusetts Regiment (1777), Continental Army during the American Revolution.

John Skillings is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A104740.

John Skillings. ^[1][2]

Born 4 JAN 1741. Scarboro, ME. ^[3]

An excerpt from the "Revolutionary Soldier's Death List": 22. John Skillings of Skillin, was from Massachusetts Captain, 11th, Massachusetts. Killed April 2, 1777, place not stated. Pension paid to widow or orphans was $1,680, dollars. Family. Born October 15, 1740, father was Edward Skillings of Skillin, mother was Sarah Miller, Married his wife Hannah Hasty on June 5, 1764.

From "Windham in the Past", by Samuel Thomas Dole ^[4]

"Two days previous to the signing of his certificate of free- dom, on Jan. 20. 1777, Lonnon Rhode enlisted for three years in Capt. John Skillings' Co., Col. Ebenezer Francis's 11th Mass- achusetts Regt. He was mustered into the service at Falmouth, by Major Daniel Ilsley, was paid his bounty of £26, and thus obtained the money to purchase his freedom. He was duly mustered into the Continental Army by Col. Varick, Muster Master. The company marched to Beverly, the home of the Colonel, and from there to Bennington. Vermont. He was at Bennington about Feb. 1st. They were at Skeensborough, N. Y., Apr. 3d, where Capt. Skillings was killed that day. Lieut. Samuel Thomes of Stroudwater was made Captain of the Com- pany, although Capt. Silas Clark had command for a time. The regiment marched to Fort Ticonderoga, where they were "mis- erably clothed." They were in the retreat from that Fort in the early morning of July 6, 1777, and fought in the Battle of Hubbardton the next morning. They had lost all their bag- gage in the retreat from Fort Ticonderoga. The Battle of Hub- bardton was bitterly contested, and Col. Francis was killed in one of the onslaughts."

Marriage Husband John Skillings. Wife Hannah Hasty. Child: Agnes Skillings. Child: Edward Skillings. Child: Sarah Skillings. Child: Mark Skillings. Child: William Skillings. Child: John Skillings. Marriage 5 JUN 1764. Scarborough, Cumberland, Maine, United States. ^[5][6]

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S286 Name: John Skillings birth date: 04 Jan 1741 birth place: Scarboro, ME Link: http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=findagraveglobal&h=457402&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
2. ↑ Source: #S251 Source Citation: Source number: 1580.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: JBH marriage date: 05 Jun 1764 birth date: 04 Jan 1741 birth place: Scarboro, ME Name: John Skillings Link: http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=worldmarr_ga&h=1109774&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
3. ↑ Source: #S251 Source Citation: Source number: 1580.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: JBH marriage date: 05 Jun 1764 birth date: 04 Jan 1741 birth place: Scarboro, ME Name: John Skillings Link: http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=worldmarr_ga&h=1109774&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
4. ↑ "Windham in the Past", by Samuel Thomas Dole, Auburn, ME, Merrill I. Webber Company MCMXVI, pg 526
5. ↑ Source: #S251 Source Citation: Source number: 1580.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: JBH marriage date: 05 Jun 1764 birth date: 04 Jan 1741 birth place: Scarboro, ME Name: John Skillings Link: http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=worldmarr_ga&h=1109774&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
6. ↑ Source: #S251 Source Citation: Source number: 1580.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: JBH marriage date: 05 Jun 1764 Name: Hannah Hasty Link: http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=worldmarr_ga&h=544468&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt

• Source: S251 Yates Publishing U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;
• Repository: R5 Ancestry.com
• *Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed April 23, 2018), "Record of John Skillings", Ancestor # A104740.
• Godfrey Memorial Library, comp.. American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI) [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 1999. Original data: Godfrey Memorial Library. American Genealogical-Biographical Index. Middletown, CT, USA: Godfrey Memorial Library.