Joseph Skinner served on the Committee of Safety in the year 1776 at Lyme, Grafton County, New Hampshire. His name appears in " Alarm list" same year and place. Capt. Green's Company " altered bills".
He was one of the earliest settlers and founders of Lyme, N. H., going there previous to 1773, for his name appears in the " poll list" of that year. [7]
Marriage
Joseph Skinner and Ruth Strong, married 31 Dec 1741, Hebor, Tolland, Connecticut [8][9][10][11][12][13][14]
Joseph b. Sept. 16, 1745, m. 1st, Triphosa, they united with the church in 1777 ; m. 2nd, June, 1781, widow Anna Billings, she b. 1760, d. Jan. 11, 1800; m. 3rd, Jerusha Fairfield, widow of English ; she b. 1752, d. Sept 27, 1835. He d. Sept 13, 1840. [17]
Elizabeth b. Sept. 28,1747, m. Apr. 7,1768, Azariah Beach ; he b. Hebron, Feb. 23, 1743. [18]
↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed April 16, 2018), "Record of Joseph Skinner Sr", Ancestor # A104849.
↑ Connecticut Marriages, 1640-1939, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7LW-RXJ : 12 May 2016), Joseph Skinner and Ruth Strong, 31 Dec 1741; citing Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut, United States, Connecticut State Library, Hartford.; FHL microfilm 1,376,165.
↑ Connecticut Marriages, 1640-1939, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7LW-RJV : 12 May 2016), Joseph Skinner and Ruth Strong, 31 Dec 1741; citing Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut, United States, Connecticut State Library, Hartford.; FHL microfilm 1,376,165.
↑ Connecticut Marriages, 1640-1939, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7LW-M2B : 12 May 2016), Joseph Skinner and Ruth Strong, 31 Dec 1741; citing Hebor, Tolland, Connecticut, United States, Connecticut State Library, Hartford.; FHL microfilm 1,376,165.
↑ Connecticut Marriages, 1640-1939, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7LW-9VQ : 12 May 2016), Joseph Skinner and Ruth Strong, 31 Dec 1741; citing Hebor, Tolland, Connecticut, United States, Connecticut State Library, Hartford.; FHL microfilm 1,376,165.
↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F732-QQZ : 3 December 2014), Joseph Skinner in entry for Ruth Skinner, 16 Sep 1743; citing Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut, United States; FHL microfilm 1,376,165.
↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F732-QJX : 3 December 2014), Joseph Skinner in entry for Joseph Skinner, 16 Sep 1745; citing Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut, United States; FHL microfilm 1,376,165.
↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F732-QJN : 3 December 2014), Joseph Skinner in entry for Elizabeth Skinner, 28 Sep 1747; citing Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut, United States; FHL microfilm 1,376,165.
↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7WG-5JL : 3 December 2014), Joseph Skinner in entry for Irena Skinner, 07 Oct 1749; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7WG-5VV : 3 December 2014), Joseph Skinner in entry for Rachel Skinner, 31 Oct 1752; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
↑ "United States Census, 1790," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHKY-GXP : accessed 21 April 2017), Joseph Skinner, Lyme, Grafton, New Hampshire, United States; citing p. 57, NARA microfilm publication M637, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 5; FHL microfilm 568,145.
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