Stephen Skinner (1753 - 1842)

Born 18 Mar 1753 in Colchester, New London, Connecticut

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Foote) Skinner — married 17 Oct 1775 in Colchester, New London Co., Connecticut

Husband of Mary (Chamberlain) Skinner — married 27 Apr 1786 in Colchester, New London, Connecticut, USA

Descendants

Died 4 Jul 1842 at age 89 in Sherburne, Chenango Co., New York

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Biography

This profile is part of the Skinner Name Study.

Stephen was born 18 Mar 1753 Colchester, New London, Conn to Richard and Patience Skinner.

Stephen married Mary Foote 17 Oct. 1775 and they had at least four children: Mary, Stephen Jr., Alfred and Amasa. Alfred and Amasa were twins. The Skinner Kinsman mentions a child by the name of Wealthy; however, no other documentation exists for this child. Mary Foote Skinner died 14 April 1785.

1. Mary Skinner Mills (1776 - 1859)
2. Stephen S. Skinner (1779 - 1860)
3. Amasa Skinner (1781 - 1831)
4. Alfred Skinner (1781 - 1873)

He married Mary Chamberlain 17 April 1786 and they had 6 children. The probate record for Amasa Skinner names them all as heirs in law.

1. David Skinner (1787 - 1868)
2. Sophia Skinner Doolittle (1788 - 1848)
3. Justin Chester Skinner (1790 - 1863)
4. Louisa Skinner Alcott (1793 - 1834)
5. Lucinda Skinner Fancher (1795 - 1881)
6. Sylvester Skinner (1800 - 1875)

Stephen was a Revolutionary War soldier; Richard Chamberlain, his father-in-law, was also a soldier in the American Revolution. Richard was captured by the British after the Battle of Harlem Heights and released on parole a few months later.

Stephen moved from Colchester, CT, to Colebrook, CT about 1791, and ten years after that to Chenango County, NY, where he died.

The Skinner Kinsman states: "Stephen Skinner moved from Colchester to Sherburne, Chenango County, N.Y., bought a tract of land and settled on a high hill, which was later called "Skinner Hill." He was one of the incorporators of St. Andrews Church, in 1814, New Berlin. He always attended church there and was buried in the Episcopal Cemetery."

Sources

• The Skinner Kinsmen, The Descendants of Thomas Skinner of Malden, Massachusetts, Complied by Mrs. Natalie R. Fernald, The Pioneer Press, Washington, D.C., 1939, pages 113 and 114.
• Connecticut Town Birth Records, Barbour Collection.
• Connecticut Town Marriage Records, Barbour Collection.
• The Foote Family; or, The descendants of Nathaniel Foote, one of the first settlers of Wethersfield, page 79.
• Foote Family: Comprising the Genealogy and History of Nathaniel Foote of Wethersfield, Connecticut, page 47.
• U.S. Revolutionary War Pensioners 1801-1815, 1818-1872. Stephen Skinner, Connecticut.
• U.S. Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783.
• Find a Grave Memorial for Stephen Skinner.
• Find A Grave, database and images: accessed 26 June 2017), memorial #43370753 for Stephen Skinner (1753 - 1842)
• "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch Stephen Skinner, 18 Mar 1753; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.

• Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed Feb 4, 2018), "Record of Stephen Skinner", Ancestor # A104875.

Acknowledgments

Thanks to Robert Schoonmaker for starting this profile.

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