Capt.
Richard
Skinner
Born in Marblehead, Essex, MA
Ancestors 
Son of Richard Skinner
and Dorothy Wendell
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Eleanor (Glover) Skinner
— married
21 Oct 1790 in Marblehead, Essex, MA
Descendants 
Father of
Eleanor Skinner and Richard Skinner
Died about
at about age 38
in Bilboa, Spain
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| Created 4 Aug 2018
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Biography
This profile is part of the Skinner Name Study.
Richard was born in 1761. He passed away about 1800. According to the Historical and Genealogical Register, "He may have been the Richard Skinner of Marblehead, who was one of the crew of the brig, Phoenix, captured by the British Feb. 12, 1799, and committed to the Old Mill Prison in England, but succeeded in escaping. He married Oct. 21, 1790 Ellenor, widow of Lewis Gilbert, and daughter of Col. Jonathan Glover of Marblehead."
Sources
- Capt. Richard Skinner and Eleanor Glover listed as parents of Eleanor Skinner in birth record for 04 May 1794.
"Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZ83-ZRG : 10 February 2018), Richard Skinner in entry for Eleanor Skinner, ; citing , ; FHL microfilm 0823835 IT 4, 1033778, 0823835 IT 4.
Historic Genealogical Society. New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Vol, 54. Boston, MA: The Society, 1900. Page 420.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Richard 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 Richard:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Richard 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 Richard:
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~0.39%
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