Matthew Skaggs (1796 - bef. 1872)

Born 1796 in Green County, Kentucky

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Catherine (Long) Skaggs — married 5 Jun 1823 in Warren County, Kentucky

Descendants

Died before May 1872 before age 76 in Warren County, Kentucky

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Biography

Matthew was born in 1796. Matthew Skaggs ... He passed away before 1872.^[1]

MATTHEW6 SKAGGS (JEREMIAH5, JAMES (REV. - LONGHUNTER)4, JAMES3, THOMAS2, BUSEL (BUSELLI - RUSSELL)1) was born 1796 in Edmonson County, Kentucky, and died Bef. May 1872 in Green or Warren County, Kentucky. He married MARY CATHERINE (CATY) LONG June 05, 1823 in Warren County, Kentucky, daughter of ABNER LONG. She was born 1803 in Edmonson County, Kentucky.

Children of MATTHEW SKAGGS and MARY LONG are: i. MARY ANN7 SKAGGS. 8. ii. LETTIA (LETTRICE) SKAGGS, b. August 01, 1829, Green County, Kentucky; d. February 14, 1888, Green County, Kentucky. iii. NANCY SKAGGS, b. 1834, Green County, Kentucky; m. JOHN CALVIN (BROCK) SKAGGS; b. 1831, Green County, Kentucky; d. June 17, 1890, Green County, Kentucky. iv. WILLIAM M. SKAGGS, b. 1833. v. LOUISA SKAGGS, b. 1837. vi. STEPHEN M. SKAGGS, b. March 1836, Green County, Kentucky; m. MARTHA ANN FORD, September 1867, LaRue County, Kentucky. vii. SUSAN ANN SKAGGS, b. 1841, Green County, Kentucky; m. MITCHELL WARREN, July 23, 1856, Green County, Kentucky; b. Abt. 1827, Green County, Kentucky. viii. THOMAS M. SKAGGS, b. 1843, Green County, Kentucky; d. Bef. 1873, Kentucky; m. MARY JANE SKAGGS; b. February 11, 1842, Taylor County, Kentucky; d. June 20, 1894, Kentucky. ix. ELIZABETH SKAGGS, b. Abt. 1845, Green County, Kentucky; d. Bef. 1900, Green County, Kentucky; m. MOSES WHITFIELD AKIN, September 21, 1865, Green County, Kentucky; b. December 29, 1843, Green County, Kentucky; d. Abt. 1935, Peoria, Illinois. 9. x. HARRIET SKAGGS, b. 1826, Green County, Kentucky; d. October 03, 1878, Green County, Kentucky.

From another source:

6. Matthew Skaggs was born ABT 1796 in Edmonson County, KY, and died AFT 1870 in Green County, KY. He was the son of 12. Jerimiah Skaggs and 13. Rebecca Mays.

7. Mary Catherine Long was born ABT 1803 in Edmonson County, KY, and died ABT 1903 in KY. She was the daughter of 14. Abner Long.

Abner Long. She was born ABT 1803 in Edmonson County, KY, and died ABT 1903 in KY.

14. Abner Long.

Child of Abner Long is: 7. i. Mary Catherine Long was born ABT 1803 in Edmonson County, KY, and died ABT 1903 in KY. She married Matthew Skaggs, son of Jerimiah Skaggs and Rebecca Mays. He was born ABT 1796 in Edmonson County, KY, and died AFT 1870 in Green County, KY.

Children of Mary Catherine Long and Matthew Skaggs are:

i. Harriet Skaggs was born 1826 in Green County, KY, and died 3 OCT 1878 in Green County, KY. She married Elijah Skaggs 17 MAR 1846 in Green County now Taylor County , KY; Matthew Skaggs gave consent. He was born 1824 in KY; Civil War veteran of Company H, 13th KY Infantry, and died 2 DEC 1863 in Knoxville, TN of typhoid fever.

ii. William Skaggs was born 1833.

iii. Nancy Skaggs was born ABT 1834 in Green County, Ky. She married John Calvin 'Brock' Skaggs 10 SEP 1850, son of William Brock Skaggs and Nancy Warren. He was born ABT 1831 in Green County, Ky, and died 17 JUN 1890 in Green County, Ky.

iv. Stephen S. Skaggs was born MAR 1836 in KY. He married Martha Ann Ford 7 SEP 1867 in LaRue County, KY, daughter of John R. Ford and Lucinda ?. She was born 21 OCT 1845 in Green County, KY, and died 12 AUG 1893 in LaRue County, KY.

v. Louisa Skaggs was born 1837.

vi. Susan Ann Skaggs was born 1841 in KY. She married Mitchell Warren 23 JUL 1856 in Green County, Ky, son of William Patrick "Paddy" Warren and Rachel Skaggs. He was born ABT 1827 in Green County, Ky.

vii. Thomas M. Skaggs was born 1843, and died BEF 1873 in KY. He married Mary Jane Skaggs, daughter of Elijah Skaggs and Harriet Skaggs. She was born 11 FEB 1842 in Taylor County, KY, and died 20 JUN 1894 in KY.

3. viii. Elizabeth Skaggs was born ABT 1845 in Green County, KY, and died BEF 1900 in Green County, KY. She married Moses Whitfield Akin 21 SEP 1865 in Green County, KY, son of Moses 'Elder' Akin and Martha Rebecca McCubbin. He was born 29 DEC 1843 in Green County, KY, and died ABT 1935 in Peoria, IL.

ix. Letitia Skaggs was born 1 AUG 1829 in KY, and died 14 FEB 1888 in Green County, KY. She married Pascal C. Warren 8 MAY 1847 in Green County, KY by Elijah Etherton, son of William Patrick "Paddy" Warren and Rachel Skaggs. He was born 22 JUN 1826 in Kentucky, and died AFT 1890.

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Sources

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"Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKJS-CTW5 : accessed 1 October 2018), Matthew Scaggs and Caty Long, 5 Jun 1823; citing Warren, Kentucky, United States, Madison County Courthouse, Rich..

"United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXWQ-215 : 12 April 2016), Matthew Skaggs, Kentucky, United States; citing p. 5, family 30, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives an...

"United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZBN-338 : 14 December 2017), Mathew Skaggs, 1860.

"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M65Q-LSZ : 12 April 2016), Mathew Skeggs, Green county, Green, Kentucky, United States; citing family 475, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: Nati...