Daniel Skinner (1703 - 1776)

Born 1 Apr 1703 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut

Ancestors

Husband of Abigail (Smith) Skinner — married 6 Mar 1728 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut Colony

Descendants

Died 13 Jul 1776 at age 73 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut

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Biography

This profile is part of the Skinner Name Study.

Daniel Skinner was born 1 Apr 1703 in Windsor, Connecticut^[1], son of Joseph Skinner (1673-1756) and Mary Grant (1676-1711)^[2][3]. On 6 Mar 1728 in Windsor^[4], he married Abigail Smith (1706-1793). They had six children, born in Windsor^[2][3].

1. Abigail Skinner, b. 22 Sep 1729; d. 15 Sep 1802 East Windsor, Connecticut; m. Benjamin Cook.
2. Timothy Skinner, b. 18 Apr 1732; d. 7 Mar 1738 Windsor, age 5.
3. Daniel Skinner, b. 6 Mar 1734; d. 22 Mar 1823 Hartford; m. Esther White.
4. Oliver Skinner, b. 29 May 1736; d. 7 Aug 1820 East Windsor; m. Mary Rockwell.
5. Mary Skinner, b. 18 May 1738; d. 1 Oct 1741, age 3.
6. Timothy Skinner, b. 4 Apr 1741; d. 31 Aug 1777 Hartford; m. Hannah Treadway.

Daniel passed away 13 Jul 1776 age 73 in Windsor^[5][6][7].

Research note

There's a lot of confusion between this Daniel Skinner of Windsor (son of Joseph Skinner and Mary Grant), and Daniel Skinner (1712-1796) of Hartford, son of John Skinner and Rachel Pratt. Both Stiles^[3] and Barbour^[8] conflated the two families: Stiles added the children of Daniel of Hartford to Daniel of Windsor, while Barbour borrowed the birthdate and wife of Daniel of Windsor in his profile of Daniel of Hartford. This has led to all sorts of errors in later genealogies. To clearly separate the two Daniels, it is helpful to refer to their wills^[6][9] which list the wife and children living when the wills were written. A full accounting of the children of each Daniel also helps. Daniel of Windsor lived his entire life in Windsor and had all his children there, while Daniel of Hartford lived his entire life in Hartford and had all his children there.

Sources

1. ↑ "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP7V-47CZ : 7 February 2023), Daniel Skinner, ; citing Birth, Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States, Compiled by Lucius A. and Lucius B. Barbour, housed at State Library, Hartford, Connecticut; FHL microfilm 008272247.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Fernald, Natalie R. The Skinner Kinsmen: The Descendants of John Skinner of Hartford, Connecticut. Washington DC: The Pioneer Press, undated but believed to be from the 1940s. Page 76-79. Accessed 19 May 2023 at https://www.seekingmyroots.com/members/files/G005758.pdf.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} Stiles, Henry Reed. The history and genealogies of ancient Windsor, Connecticut. Volume 2. Hartford: Case, Lockwood & Brainard Co., 1891, page 688. Accessed 19 May 2023 at https://archive.org/details/historygenealogi02stil/page/688/mode/2up.
4. ↑ "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP77-PR3C : 7 February 2023), Daniel Skinner in entry for Abigail Smith, ; citing Marriage, Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States, Compiled by Lucius A. and Lucius B. Barbour, housed at State Library, Hartford, Connecticut; FHL microfilm 008272247.
5. ↑ Ancestry.com. Connecticut, U.S., Hale Collection of Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices, 1629-1934 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. Original data: The Charles R. Hale Collection. Hale Collection of Connecticut Cemetery Inscriptions. Hartford, Connecticut: Connecticut State Library. Accessed 19 May 2023 at https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/1250093:2900.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} Ancestry.com. Connecticut, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1609-1999 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015; citing Probate Records, 1649-1932; Connecticut Probate Court (Hartford District). Accessed 17 May 2023 at https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/277258:9049.
7. ↑ Find-a-Grave memorial #53247880, Daniel Skinner. Accessed 19 May 2023 at https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/53247880/daniel-skinner.
8. ↑ Barbour, Lucius Barnes. Families of early Hartford, Connecticut. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1977, page 534. Accessed 19 May 2023 at https://archive.org/details/familiesofearlyh00barb_0/page/534/mode/2up
9. ↑ Ullmann, Helen Schatvet. Hartford District Probate Records, from 1750, as Abstracted by Lucius Barnes Barbour, from Volume 25 (1793-1800), Connecticut Nutmegger (Connecticut Society of Genealogists, Glastonbury, Conn., June 2013) Vol. 46, No. 1, Page 37-8. Accessed 19 May 2023 at https://www.americanancestors.org/databases/connecticut-nutmegger/image?volumeId=60598&pageName=37.

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