Benjamin Skinner I (abt. 1681 - 1750)

Born about 30 Nov 1681 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Dickinson) Skinner — married 3 Nov 1712 in Lebanon, Connecticut

Descendants

Died 2 Jun 1750 at about age 68 in Hebron, Tolland County, Connecticut

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Biography

This profile is part of the Skinner Name Study.

Birth

Benjamin Skinner was born 30 Nov 1681 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts Son of Thomas Skinner ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Marriage

He married Elizabeth Dickinson 3 Nov 1712 in Lebanon, Connecticut ^[4]

Children

^[4]

Children born to Benjamin Skinner in Hebron, Connecticut:

• Martha Skinner (1713-unknown) born 19 December 1713^[5]
• Rachel Skinner (1717-unknown) born 02 March 1716^[6]
• Benjamin Skinner, born 05 October 1718^[7]
• Hannah Skinner, born 17 Feb 1720^[8]
• Joseph Skinner, born 03 June 1723^[9]
• Jemima Skinner, born 17 May 1725^[10]
• Zerviah Skinner
• Thomas Skinner, born 05 May 1731^[11]

From History of Tolland County Connecticut

Benjamin Skinner was a Justice of the Peace, and a Deacon of the First Congregational Church of Hebron ^{[12] [13]}

Will

18 Nov 1749, Proved 5 Jun 1750. Lists wife Elizabeth; sons Benjamin, Joseph and Thomas; daughters, Martha, Rachel, Hannah and Jemima. ^{[13] [14]}

Death

Benjamin Skinner died Hebron, Connecticut, on 02 June 1750.^{[15] [16] [17] [18]}

Sources

1. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FC99-WZP : 3 November 2017), Benj. Skinner, 30 Nov 1681; citing Birth, Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 892,249.
2. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQ6W-1LN : 10 February 2018), Benj. Skinner, 30 Jan 1681; citing CONCORD,MIDDLESEX,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 0823762 IT 1.
3. ↑ Mass Birth Massachusetts Town Birth Records : Author: New England Historic Genealogical Society : Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Fernald, Natalie R. The Skinner Kinsmen, the Descendants of Thomas Skinner of Malden, Mass. Washington, D.C.: Pioneer, c1958. Print. Page 27.
5. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7WG-5JS : 7 January 2020), Beniamin Skinner in entry for Martha Skinner, 1713.
6. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7HS-1HZ : 7 January 2020), Beniamin Skiner in entry for Rachel Skiner, 1716.
7. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F74Y-92S : 7 January 2020), Benimin Skinner in entry for Beniamin Skinner, 1718.
8. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7WG-5VT : 7 January 2020), Benimin Skinner in entry for Hannah Skinner, 1720.
9. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F74Y-92R : 7 January 2020), Benimin Skinner in entry for Joseph Skinner, 1723.
10. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7WG-5NR : 7 January 2020), Benimin Skinner in entry for Jemimah Skinner, 1725.
11. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F732-3MS : 7 January 2020), Benjamin Skiner in entry for Thomas Skiner, 1731.
12. ↑ From History of Tolland County Connecticut, pg 350
13. ↑ ^{13.0 13.1} The Skinner Kinsmen, the Descendants of Thomas Skinner of Malden, Mass. pg 31
14. ↑ Connecticut, Wills and Probate Records, 1609-1999 for Benjamin Skinner, Hartford Probate Packets
15. ↑ "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP34-FZ5C : 21 September 2019), Benjamin Skinner, ; citing Death, , Compiled by Lucius A. and Lucius B. Barbour, housed at State Library, Hartford, Connecticut; FHL microfilm 008272247.
16. ↑ [https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/1063/VBMDUSACT1634_0018-0257?pid=100838 Connecticut Town Death Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection) Hebron Vital Records 1708-1854 Ancestry.com]
17. ↑ "Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7KV-QY7 : 9 February 2018), Benjamin Skiner, 02 Jun 1750; citing , reference item 2 p 55; FHL microfilm 1,376,165.
18. ↑ Barbour Death Connecticut Town Death Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection) : Author: Ancestry.com: Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006

• Fernald, Natalie. The Skinner Kinsmen, the Descendants of Thomas Skinner of Malden, Mass. (Pioneer Press, Washington, D.C., 1939) pg 27, pg 8

Acknowledgments

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• This person was created through the import of Bishop Family Tree.ged on 18 February 2011.

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