Richard Skinner (1639 - 1682)

Born 1639 in Jersey

Ancestors

Husband of Susanna (Poulain) Skinner — married 1 May 1666 in Elizabeth, Union, New Jersey

Descendants

Died 1682 at about age 43 in Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey

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Biography

This profile is part of the Skinner Name Study.

Birth

1639 Isle of Jersey, England ^[1]

Came over on the ship “Philip” and settled in Elizabeth Town, New Jersey. they were indentured servants to Sir George, Gov. Phillip Carteret and Lady Carteret. They married May 1, 1666 by T. Ballen, S’cy of the Providence of East Jersey. Richard was a carpenter (“joyer) by trade and built the first house in Elizabeth Town, New Jersey.

Richard came with Philip Cartaret, first governor of the colony of New Jersey in Aug. 1665. He was one of the first settlers in Elizabeth Town, New Jersey.

When Richard came, on the same ship was a girl named Susanna Poulain. She was born in St. Germain-en-Laye Seine-et-Oise, France. She was one of five maids brought over for Governor’s wife, who wanted five French maids.

As a “joyner”, Richard made fine furniture which came to the attention of a Mr. Balthazar deHart of New York City who made a deal with Gov. Cataret to let him work for DeHart. Within two years, Richard was a land owner in Essex County, New Jersey and had some responsibilities for overseeing the governor’s business affairs.

11 Sep 1673 oath of allegiance ^{[2] [1]}

Property

Middlesex County 86 Acres ^[3]

1665 settled in Elizabeth Town, New Jersey ^[4]

1693 name appears in land records in the Piscataway / Woodbridge NJ area ^[5]

1696 name appears in land records for Woodbridge NJ ^[6]

Death

1682 New Jersey ^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Descendants of Richard Alexander skinner of Loudoun County, VA, Descendants of Richard Alexander Skinner of Loudoun County, VA, Author Holcombe, Lester Granville
2. ↑ History of Elizabeth, New Jersey : including the early history of Union County, Author Hatfield, Edwin Francis, 1807-1883 pp 58, 89-90, 159, 168, 256
3. ↑ First settlers of ye plantations of Piscataway ... V.1. Monnette, Orra Eugene, 1873-1936. p 59
4. ↑ First settlers of ye plantations of Piscataway ... V.1. Monnette, Orra Eugene, 1873-1936. p 103
5. ↑ First settlers of ye plantations of Piscataway ... V.1. Monnette, Orra Eugene, 1873-1936. p 93
6. ↑ First settlers of ye plantations of Piscataway ... V.1. Monnette, Orra Eugene, 1873-1936. p 99
7. ↑ The Other One’s Rachel Skinner

• THE SKINNER FAMILY A Sketch by William Harrison Skinner
• Periodical: Rush-Skinner Family: Author; Harry Rush; Source Locality: LDS Library, Salt Lake City; Date: Oct 1990

Acknowledgments

• Thank you to Lori McCarty for creating Skinner-1724 on 1 Oct 13.