Chisca Catherine (Skelly) Prater (1811 - 1872)

Born 18 Mar 1811 in Williamson, Tennessee, United States

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Died 12 Mar 1872 at age 60 in Watson, Effingham, Illinois, United States

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Biography

Chisca Catherine /Skelly/ born 18 March 1811, Williamson Co.,Tennessee

Also Known As: Kesiah Skelly

1826 at Williamson Co., TN, Willliam Sparlman named guardian

In 1870 they lived in Effingham Co., Ill

Passed away on 12 March 1872, Watson, Effingham Co.,, Ill

Note: Spelled--Kesiah Skelly

Burial at Watson Cemetery, Effingham, Co., Ill

FAG URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/83950888

Note

Note: Shirley,

I have Sarah Pigg the daughter of Stephen Pigg who married James Skelly or Scally.

James Skelly was murdered in 1816 Williamson Co, Tenn.

Frank Seacrest was at the estate sale, along with Stephen Pigg and a John Pigg.

William Sparkman was appointed guardian of the Skelly children who were Keziah, Sparkman, William, Samuel and Nancy.

Sarah (Pigg)Skelly married again to James Baker in 1818 Williamson Co, Tenn.

Binkley Donaldson was conficted of the murder of James Skelly in 1816.

We believe that William Scally, Rev. War Soldier came on the ship The Fanny from Ireland as a indentured servant.

William was the father of James Skelly.

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Goodspeed’s History of Williamson County [Tennessee] (pg.795) references the arraignment of Binkley Donaldson in 1816 for the murder of James Skelley, resulting in a conviction of felonious slaying. Donaldson “prayed for the benefit of the clergy” and his sentence was being branded with the letter “M” in his left hand. Skelley’s estate was settled in October term, 1818, and Skelley researchers have reported that William Sparkman was appointed guardian for Skelley’s orphans Keziah, Sparkman, William, Samuel and Nancy until guardianship was relinquished to Skelley’s widow Sarah (nee Pigg, m/2 James Baker in Williamson 10 Nov. 1818) in 1826.

Marriage

Husband: James Skelley

Wife: @I1701@

Child: Chisca Catherine Skelly

Child: Sparkman Skelley

Child: @I1703@

Child: @I1704@

Child: @I1705@

Marriage:

Date: 28 JUN 1806

Place: Davidson Co., Tennessee^[1][2]

Note: listed as James Kelly to Sally Pigg

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S329
2. ↑ Source: #S333

• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC63-QDQ : 4 April 2020), Chisa Prat?R in household of Eljh Prat?R, Wayne county, Wayne, Tennessee, United States; citing family 27, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

• Source: S102 Title: 1870 census Union Twsp., Effingham Co., Ill
• Source: S104 Author: Lucille Hastings Title: Hastings Family Tree Publication: Rootsweb.com
• Source: S205 Author: Albert L. Johnson Title: Guardian Records of Williamson County, Tennessee 1799-1832
• Source: S263 Title: findagrave.com