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William Skaggs (1798 - abt. 1827)

William Skaggs
Born in Green County, Kentuckymap
Ancestors ancestors
Son of [uncertain] and [uncertain]
Brother of , , , , , and
Husband of — married 16 Nov 1818 in Green County, Kentuckymap
Descendants descendants
Father of and
Died about at about age 29 in Barren County Kentucky, USAmap
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Biography

This profile is part of the Skaggs Name Study.

Marriage

Married 18 Nov 1818 in Green County, Kentucky to Susannah Slinker, d/o Frederick Slinker.[1][2][3]

Census and Tax Records

1785 Tax List: William Lasewell, Capt. Whitesides Company, Rutherford County, North Carolinia. 100 ac, 2 horses, 4 cattle.[4]
1790 US Census: Wm. Lacefield, Morgan District, Fifth Company, Rutherford, North Carolina. 1 Male 16 and over, 1 Female.[4][5] Rutherford County, North Carolina 1790 census and 1782 tax list.
1800 Reconstructed US Census. Wm. Lasswell, Barren County, Kentucky. Acres of land: 200; Barren Co.; watercourse: S F Little Barren; Entry: Wm Lasswell; Survey: same; Patent: 0; white males over 21: 1; white males 16-21: 0; blacks over 16: 0; total blacks: 0; horses: 5.[6]

Death

Based upon the date of the Intial Inventory of his Estate, William Skaggs died in November of 1827 in Barren County, Kentucky.[7]

Probate

On November 30, 1827, the Initial Inventory and Appraisal of the Estate of William Skaggs was completed. It was filed on May 17 1828 in Barren County Court, Kentucky.[7] The Estate sale occurred the same day.[7] One-third was set off to the "Widow" suggesting that William died intestate. The Final Settlement of his Estate occurred on September 11, 1829 at the home of Henry Skaggs. Interestingly, there is a account for amounts paid to the Clerk of the Kentucky Court of Appeals. Notes paid included one owed to Susannah Skaggs and Robert Everan.[8]
Lewis Slinker was apparently a Co-Administrator of William Skaggs' Estate.
Buyers at William Skaggs' Estate sale included, among others, Royal Jeffrey (son-in-law), Abner Boston (son-in-law), William Harris, John Silcock, Abraham and Reuben Clark, and Harrison Dowel.[7]

Research Notes

Benjamin Laswell appears on the 1782 tax list in the came Company.[4]

Benjamin Lacefield, Daniel Lacefield and Jonathan Lacefield appear on the 1790 Census in the same Company as Wm. Lacefield.[4]

Sources

Children

  1. Frederick
  2. Jane
  3. Martha
  4. Thomas
  5. Sally Ann

Research Notes

Lewis Slinker was apparently a Co-Administrator of William Skaggs' Estate.
Buyers at William Skaggs' Estate sale included, among others, Royal Jeffrey (son-in-law), Abner Boston (son-in-law), William Harris, John Silcock, Abraham and Reuben Clark, and Harrison Dowel.[7]

Sources

  1. ↑ Consent of Frederick Slinker to marriage of William Skaggs and Susannah Slinker, 14 Nov 1818
  2. ↑ Marriage Bond, 16 Nov 1818 for William Skaggs and Susannah Slinker
  3. ↑ Marriage Certificate, William Skaggs and Susannah Slinker, 16 Nov 1818, Green County, Kentucky
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Koon, Sue Hill, Rutherford County, North Carolina 1790 census and 1782 tax list pp. 4, 21 & 24 (Spindale, North Carolina : Genealogical Society of Old Tyron County, 1974) Available here
  5. ↑ 1790 US Census, Morgan District, Fifth Company, Rutherford, North Carolina Ancestry Record 5058 #196762
  6. ↑ Barren County Tax Book, 1800, part 1; Call Number: FHL Film 7865; Page Number: 9; Family Number: 22 Ancestry Record 2234 #272236613221
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 Kentucky, Barren, Will Book 2, p. 597.
  8. ↑ Kentucky, Barren, Will Book 2, p. 635.




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