Ashbel
Skinner
Born in Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut
Ancestors 
Son of Thomas Skinner
and Sarah (Grant) Skinner
Brother of
Thomas Skinner, Noah Skinner, Ezekiel Skinner, Anna (Skinner) Loomis and Mercy Mary (Skinner) Baker [half]
Husband of
Marah Holcomb
— married
27 Aug 1746 in Harwinton, Connecticut
Descendants 
Father of
Rhoda Skinner, Thomas Skinner, Ashbel Skinner, Achsa Skinner, Quincy Skinner, Ziniry Skinner, Arad Skinner, Rhoda Skinner, Ira Skinner and Zenas Skinner
Died
at age 76
in Harwinton, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
Profile last modified
| Created 20 Dec 2011
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Biography
Ashbel Skinner served with Civil Service, Connecticut during the American Revolution.
Ashbel Skinner is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A104783.
Ashbel Skinner, born 6 Mar 1715/16 (year date expression per the Julian/Gregorian calendar shift), was the fifth and final child of Sarah Grant & Thomas Skinner of Windsor, Connecticut.
Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 10 Jan 2017), "Record of Ashbel Skinner", Ancestor # A104783.
- SKINNER, ASHBEL SR Ancestor #: A104783
- Service: CONNECTICUT Rank(s): CIVIL SERVICE
- Birth: 3-16-1716 WINDSOR HARTFORD CO CONNECTICUT
- Death: 6-6-1792 HARWINTON LITCHFIELD CO CONNECTICUT
- Service Source: CHIPMAN, HIST OF HARWINTON, P 118
- Service Description: 1) SELECTMAN 1775, 1778-80
- RESIDENCE City: HARWINTON - County: LITCHFIELD CO - District: CT
- SPOUSE MARAH HOLCOMB
- Ashbel Skinner (1716-1792) married Marah Holcomb (1722-1778) 27 Aug 1746 Harwinton, Connecticut[1]
- Ashbel died 6 Jun 1792 Harwinton, Connecticut[2]
- Burial Old Cemetery, Harwinton, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA[3]
Sources
- ↑ Connecticut, U.S., Town Marriage Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection) for Ashbel Skinner [1]
- ↑ Connecticut, U.S., Town Death Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection) for Ashbel Skinner[2]
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/85282105/ashbel-skinner: accessed 16 July 2023), memorial page for Ashbel Skinner (16 Mar 1716–6 Jun 1792), Find a Grave Memorial ID 85282105, citing Old Cemetery, Harwinton, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA; Maintained by Ronda Skinner (contributor 47568745)
- The Grant Family (1898), p. 14: https://archive.org/details/grantfamilygenea00gran/page/14/mode/1up
Profile History
WikiTree profile Skinner-1102 created through the import of Carp-1_2011-12-15.ged on Dec 19, 2011 by Lyman Carpenter.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Ashbel by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Ashbel:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Ashbel by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Ashbel:
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~0.78%
Diane Pettibone
:
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~0.39%
Thomas Edward Tegl :
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~0.39%
Gary Knoss :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member quiet12811
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