John Skidmore (1792 - 1878)

Born 1792 in Lee, Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Noe) Skidmore — married before 1817 (to 17 Jun 1829) in Lee, Virginia, United States

Descendants

Died 1878 at about age 86 in Harlan, Kentucky, United States

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Biography

John was thrice married and purportedly had children by all three wives. His third wife Patsey Stepp was only 18 or 19 years old when they married. The 1860 Census shows them living at Harlan with newborn Elizabeth^[1]. After John died, Martha remarried to William Saylor. ^[2]. Daughter Nancy appears to have gone by the name Saylor ^[3].

Property $2,000 14 Aug 1850 , Harlan County, Kentucky, USA 1850 US Census, Page number: KY Harlan, Dist 1, V 367/367, M432_203, p28

Citation 1860 US Census, Page number: Annotated by Gertude Nolan, V 44/44 Notes birth: 1789; Lee, Virginia, United States

Enslaved Persons

Deeded from Henry to son John on 26 October 1810 ^[4] In 1810, John's father (Henry Skidmore) "for love and affection" and $100, gave him 9 slaves, including the giant Swan, who weighed 350 pounds and who in 1790 saved the lives of two Hamblen boys during an Indian raid into Lee County. When Indians had attacked Fort Blackmore, killing the wife of Henry Hamblen, Swan saved two of her sons, Charles and John, although the Indians carried off the 10-year-old brother Champ. Champ was taken to Canada where he was ransomed by a French trader and taken to Quebec. From there he was able to sail to Norfolk and made his way back to Fort Blackmore. ...On 8 September 1820, John Skidmore emancipated Swan and his wife Sally (aged about 57 and 40 years) in consideration of their past service "as far-fourth as the Laws of Virginia will allow." Swan and Sally took for themselves the surname Hamilton, and settled on a small farm near Jonesville in Lee County.

(Note: Records suggest these slaves were a family unit)

• Swan (father) "Hamilton"
• Sarah (his wife)
• Lovey
• Alfred
• George
• Sarah
• Belinda
• Cynthia
• Frankey

In 1860, John Skidmore held two female slaves , ages 35 and 40^[5].

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZBW-7XX : 18 February 2021), John Skidmore, 1860.
   • John Skidmore Male 68 Vir
   • Martha Skidmore Female 18 Ky
   • Colawell Skidmore Male 20 Ky
   • Elizabeth Ann Skidmore Female 0 Ky
2. ↑ Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F444-PJT : 11 May 2022), William Sayler, 1878.
3. ↑ "Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1967," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NS4S-4QG : 2 March 2021), John Skidmore in entry for Nancy Saylor Howard, 19 Jan 1951; citing Death, Rockcastle, Kentucky, United States, certificate , Office of Vital Statistics, Frankfort; FHL microfilm 2,241,086.
4. ↑ John Skidmore of Harlan County, Kentucky, by William Skidmore and Holly Fee, 1987 . *http://www.skidmorefamilyhistory.com/John%20Skidmore%20of%20Harlan%20County,%20Kentucky.pdf
   • John Skidmore of Harlan County (Links defunct)
5. ↑ "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:WKK5-D43Z : 16 October 2019), John Skidmore, 1860.

• Arthur W. Sword, "Old Records from the Courthouse Files of Lee County: Negro Slaves, Swan and Sally, Freed, 1820"
• "United States Census, 1820", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XHLC-7YN : accessed 1 November 2015), John Skidmore, 1820.

• "United States Census, 1860," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MZBW-7XX : accessed 1 November 2015), John Skidmore, , Harlan, Kentucky, United States; from "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Population," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d.); citing p. 104, household ID 679, NARA microfilm publication M653 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 803,371.

• "Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F4MM-B48 : accessed 1 November 2015), John Skidmore in entry for John C. Helton and Delia Singleton, 02 Oct 1935; citing Mt. Vernon, Rockcastle, Kentucky, reference bk54, cn57; FHL microfilm 1,943,514.

• "Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1961", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/NSF4-4FS : accessed 1 November 2015), Jerome Skidmore in entry for Delia Skidmore Helton, 1948.

• 1870 Harlan County Census, Annotated, Compiled c. 2001 by Janette and Gertrude Nolan, 11111 Flora Rd, Harrison, Ohio 45030, Page number: Dist 9, v 16, cites John as father of Malena

• 1860 US Census, Page number: Annotated by Gertude Nolan, V 44/44

• International Genealogical index, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Family History Library, 35 N. West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Utah 84150, USA, www.familysearch.org