John Skinner IV (abt. 1637 - 1690)

Born about 1637 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Easton) Skinner — married 1662 in Hartford, Connecticut

Descendants

Died 15 Sep 1690 at about age 53 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut

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Biography

Birth

1641 Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut

Burial

Ancient Burying Ground, Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA

Sources

• Corp John Skinner (1637-1690) on Find A Grave: Memorial #34917230 Retrieved 10 January 2018.
• WikiTree profile Skinner-919 created through the import of Comstock for Wiki.ged on Jul 27, 2011 by Kay Haden.
• The Descendants (by the Female Branches) of Joseph Loomis: Who Came from Braintree, England, in the Year 1638, and Settled in Windsor, Connecticut in 1639, Volume 1 p.108
• Mason, George William. Ancestors and Descendants of Elisha Mason, Litchfield, Connecticut, 1759-1858, and His Wife Lucretia Webster, 1766-1853 (Mattatuck Press, Waterbury, Conn, 1911) Page 17

His father's will

Name: John Skinner

Location: Windsor

Date of Will: 23 Oct 1651

Page: 32

Invt. œ90-16-00. Taken 23 October, 1651, by Matthew Allyn, John Moore, John Talcott & John Barnard. The children: Mary 18 years, Ann 16, John 14, Joseph 12, & Richard 8 years. John Skinner delivered to Robert Reeve's wife the following things:œ s d2 Cushions, 0-08-001 Sheet, 0-07-001 Pillow Beere, 0-04-062 pewter dishes weighed 4 lbs., 0-01-091 pewter Candlestick, 1 pewter salt seller & little sacer, 0-11-022 Napkins, 0-05-001 payr Tongs, 0-04-001 brass Kettle, 0-04-00An old Frying pann, 0-01-06Received all other these things that you have giving in Writing. As Witness my Hand,Robert Reeve.Delivered to John Coalt's wife:œ s dOne Holland Sheete, 0-15-001 Pillow Beere, 0-04-062 Cushions, 0-08-002 pewter platters, with the Candle Stick & saucer, 0-11-031 Iron Pott, 0-08-00Received all these things that are writting above.As Witness my Hand,John Coalt.Court Record, Page 31--4 March, 1651-2: This Court Confirms the Bargain that John White hath made with John Skinner's Widow for some land that did belong to the sd. John Skinner, Decd., and doe order that the sd. John White shall pay to Joseph Loomis sen., of Windsor.Page 83--18 January, 1655-6:œ s dThe Debts of John Skinner Decd, 60-18-11There remains to be distributed, 29-17-01To the Relict, 10-00-00To Richard on account of Weakness, 11-17-01To the rest of the Children to each of them, 00-40-00This Court grant to Owen Tudor, who had married the Relict of John Skinner, a Writing to the Effect that the Widow never was Executrix or Adms. to the Estate of her Deceased Husband.Page 145--6 December, 1660: John Loomis & John Moore are appointed to husband the Estate yet remaining of John Skinner, and to pay the Legacies as ye come to be due, and to pay out of ye sd. Estate such Debts as appear legally to be due so far as ye Estate will be responsible.Page 167-6 March, 1661-2: John Loomis and Sergt. Josiah Hull are desired to take Care of and preserve the Estate of John Skinner's Children. Also this Court approve of the placing of Richard Skinner with Robert Reeve from the 1st of November last past for the term of 9 years.Page 97--(Vol. III) 3 March, 1669: Whereas there was œ13 of the Estate of John Skinner, lately deceased, left in the Hands of Owen Tudor to answer a Debt claymed from the Estate of the sd. Skinner for one in England, & no person appearing to demand it this 16 years, upon the Motion of the Children of the sd. Skinner that they might be put in possession of the sd. Estate deposited as aforesd: This Court grant the Desire that John Skinner shall have œ6, & Joseph œ4 of it, & Richard Skinnner œ3, they engaging to be responsible that soe much as they receive shall be forth comeing if demanded.Page 105--23 November, 1670: It appeareing to this Court that John Loomys hath taken security of Owen Tudor for the payment of œ13 of the Estate of John Skinner due to Mr. Glover, the sd. John Loomis is to see œ13 payd according to the Dist., and upon payment to deliver to Owen Tudor the obligation he took of him.(See John Moody--Elizabeth Pepper's Statement.)

Source: A DIGEST OF THE EARLY CONNECTICUT PROBATE RECORDS.1650 to 1663. Source Information Ancestry.com. Hartford, Connecticut Probate Records, 1639-1700

• Genealogical and family history of the state of Connecticut; a record of the achievements of her people in the making of a commonwealth and the founding of a nation, by Cutter, William Richard, 1847-1918, ed; Clement, E. H. (Edward Henry), 1843-1920, joint ed; Hart, Samuel, 1845-1917, joint ed; Talcott, Mary Kingsbury, 1847-1917, joint ed; Bostwick, Frederick, b. 1852; Stearns, Ezra S., joint ed [1]