Thomas Skolfield Jr. (1744 - 1826)

Born 8 Jun 1744 in Brunswick, Cumberland, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Anna Ann (Anderson) Skolfield — married 30 Jan 1772 in North Yarmouth, Cumberland, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Descendants

Died 14 Dec 1826 at age 82 in Brunswick, Cumberland, Maine, United States

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Biography

Capt. Thomas Skolfield Jr., Master mariner & Ship Builder was born in 1744.^[1] Thomas inherited land on Mere Point, Brunswick, from his uncle, John Orr, in 1771. He built several vessels, which he undoubtedly employed in coastwise trade.

Capt. Thomas married Anne Ann Anderson in North Yarmouth, Cumberland Co. on Jan. 30,1772.^[2] They had the following children:

1. Thomas Skolfield
2. Richard Skolfield
3. Jacob Skolfield born 23 May 1780; died 30 May 1860; married Hannah Stanwood.
4. Sarah Skolfield born 30 November 1790; died Feb. 6,1875.
5. Ebenezer Skolfield born 13 April 1792; died 16 August 1794; married Lavina Stanwood.

Brunswick's validations for 1791 reveals that Thomas had a 30 ton sloop. Other accounts mentions supplies needed for shipbuilding. Thomas was still active sailing in 1805, when he celebrated that William King paid him $4.00 for freighting the bell for Bath's South Meeting House and $1.40 for a barrel of cider. A report of vessels in Brunswick , dated July 13,1814 and sent to William King, states that a schooner of (140 Tons) was on the stocks at Skolfield's in 1816. Thomas was the registered master carpenter of the brig Edward (132.18/95 tons) which he built for a New Haven owner. Thomas a son of Jacob, a master carpenter by 1815, probably worked with his father on other vessels!

Thomas died in 1826.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C9BJ-J91M-S?cc=1803978 : 28 November 2018), > image 1 of 1; multiple sources, Maine.
2. ↑ "Maine Marriages, 1771-1907", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4FW-136 : 14 January 2020), Ann Anderson in entry for Thomas Skofield, 1772.
3. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 08 December 2020), memorial page for Capt Thomas Skolfield Jr. (8 Jun 1744–14 Dec 1826), Find a Grave Memorial no. Find A Grave: Memorial #36622043, citing Maquoit Cemetery, Brunswick, Cumberland County, Maine, USA ; Maintained by Stuart Strout Woodside Skolfield (contributor 46954007) .

• "United States Census, 1790," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9YYY-9Q4Z?cc=1803959&wc=3XT9-31C%3A1584070931%2C1584071214%2C1584071527 : 14 May 2015), Maine > Cumberland > Edgecomb > image 1 of 1; citing NARA microfilm publication M637, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
• DeVries, Esther S. Descendants of Thomas Skolfield (1707-1796) of Brunswick, Maine. (Baltimore, MD: Otter Bay Books, LLC for the author, 2010).

Acknowledgments

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