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Re: Henry Skeggs: Born 1782 @ Parish of Ware. Herts.

miatamanz — 2011-08-24 07:54:33Z

Thank you for your information. Emma Skeggs also appears on a foundation stone at the Presbyterian Church of Dunedin. I am unable to visit the Northern Cemetery, to read the headstone
but it may contain some links. Emma Skeggs also occurs as wife of Edmund Skeggs(a cousin of my great great grandfather who died in 1917 in London.

Re: Henry Skeggs: Born 1782 @ Parish of Ware. Herts.

mapa172 — 2010-02-17 22:25:06Z

There is an Emma Skeggs buried at the Northern cemetery Dunedin. Died 4th. june 1914 aged 74. Arrived in NZ 1877 These dates do not relate to your query but may be of interest to you

Henry Skeggs: Born 1782 @ Parish of Ware. Herts.

miatamanz — 2008-12-24 13:49:07Z

Married to Sarah Ann (Nee Pilkington)(Resided at Parish of Northaw. Herts.
1841 Census:
2 Children at Home at Census: William and Joshua
William: Born 1833, Emigrated to NZ,
Arrived in New Zealand 2nd September 1873
Maried Mariah Tiday, Had 2 sons
William George Skeggs & Henry Edmund Skeggs
Also seeking information on Edmund Skeggs & his wife Emma Skeggs. Edmund Died at Ware in 1909, aged 77 years old.

Skeggs of Huntsville and Morgan Co AL

WClayton43 — 2008-11-08 23:08:47Z

In studying descendants of one of my Ancestors that moved from Campbell, Appomattox, and Amherst Co VA to Nashville, Davidson Co. TN one of the family married into a distinguished Skeggs Family of Northern AL. There appears with a short search to be absloutely no Genealogy info on the internet on this family, which is unbelievable. To assist any descendants of these families get started I have extracted shortened info and Created an Outline Descendant Report following:
(based on information from Northern Alabama : historical and biographical, Smith & Deland, 1888, pages 326 and 348)

Descendants of John Skeggs

1 John Skeggs
........ 2 Leonart Thomas Skeggs
............ +Mahalain Rice
...................3 Henry A Skeggs, Sr1815 -
....................... +Mary J Hunt
.............................4 William E Skeggs1852 -
.................................+Celia E Bean
........................................5 Henry Alexander Skeggs 1880 -
............................................+Helen O Toney 1883 -
..................................................6 Helen Clairborne Skeggs1904 -
..................................................6 Marion B Skeggs1905 -
........................................5 John H Skeggs 1882 -
........................................5 Ella B Skeggs 1884 -
........................................5 Olive H Skeggs 1886 -
........................................5 Frank B Skeggs 1888 -
........................................5 William Erskine Skeggs1889 -
.............................4 Henry A Skeggs, Jr 1854 -
.................................+Sue A Burkett
........................................5 William T Skeggs
........................................5 Annie C Skeggs
........................................5 Thomas H Skeggs
............................. 4 Rufus H Skeggs - 1888

Additional info can be found at Northern Alabama : historical and biographical, p326 and 348.
Additional info on these families and especially the family of Henry Alexander Skeggs, b.1880 AL and lived in Nashville, Davidson Co TN can be found at:
www.gencircles.com/users/gcwec4474/1

SKEGGS FAMILY IN LONDON, ENGLAND

DennisGlascock — 2007-02-25 07:06:57Z

Here are some tidbits about the Skegg family in England.

Commissary Court of London
Will Abstracts Volume 26 (1629-1634)
Surnames C-F

FRANCKLYN, John - Finchley, Mdx, yeo (f40)
grandchldr Jn & Mary Francklyn; grandtr Anne wife of Jn Attewell & her 4
chldr; sons in law Rob Apps & Phil Apps & his wife Alice; son in law Jn
Harre & his son Jn; Jn son of Jn Skegg yeo; Edward son of Edward Mowse of
Fryerne Barnett, tanner; Wlm & Anne childr of Wlm Tofeild of Chipping
Barnett, Hertford, yeo; kinswmn Anne dtr of Rich Francklyn of Cheaping
Barnett yeo decsd; wife Eliz exec; overs Phil Apps & Jn Skeg; wtns Wlm
Kingsland, Terrett Saunders & Jn Knotton

Convicts & Felons?
Could our illustrious ancestors have come to America this way?
A list of Felons & Convicts from Newgate the Home Circuit & Bucks shipped
by Andrew Reid of London Esq, on board the Speedwell. Captain Wm Camplin &
the Mediterranean Capt. George Harriot both bound from Palapsco in
Maryland.
Wm Skegg (Shegg?)
George Skegg (Shegg?)

London Subsidy Roll 396
Straungers names [[4]] Adhuc St Dionice Backchurch p{ar}ishe / Straungers
names St Gabriell ffanchurche p{ar}ishe Iohn Baworthe 20 Edwarde Skegg{es}
30

Straingers in St Martin outw{i}ch names Sum{m}a St Ellins parishe
Will{ia}m Birde (blank) S{i}r Thomas Gresham k{nigh}t in land{es} 500
Iamys Lomley in Land{es} 15 Thomas Colsell Sessor 80 Edward Skegg{es} 80

The Skegg (Skaggs) family of the United States probably originated from
Irish immigrants from the area around Ulster County, Northern Ireland. One
possibility is that the Skeggs removed from English debter prisons (see
"The Original Lists of Emigrants in Bondage from London to the American
Colonies 1719-1744"), and sent to the Virginia colonies, were the first
Skeggs.

Some common Irish names which are still used in the clan are Liam
(William), Elis (Elizabeth), Aine (Anne), Cait (Kate), Cathal (Charles),
Eoin (John), Seamus (James), Sean(John) and Tadhg (Timothy).

Poll tax records from England mention Thomas Skegg, German born, in 1739.
George and William Skegg sailed for America on April 21,1741.

The Skaggs family coat-of-arms was first recorded when given to Edward
Skegges and his older brother, John (County Huntingdon, St. Ives), on 6
September 1568. The motto for the Skaggs family coat-of-arms, usually
displayed on a winding ribbon, is "Vincit Veritas," which means
"TruthConquers."

Another story of the Skaggs family is found in "Arkansas and Its People"
Vol. IV, p. 482 edited by David Y.Thomas, Prof. of History and Political
Science at the University of Arkansas. Published in 1930, by the American
Historical Society of N.Y. This branch of the family came from Kent
County, England, and were early settlers in the Virginia Colonies and
later Maryland.

According to "Notes From The Register of the Kentucky State Historical
Society", Vol 5, p. 179 (Folsum Club Quarterly), there were six grandsons
of an Irishman who fled Ireland to Maryland after the siege of
Londonderry. Some of them were Long Hunters. Three of the brothers, Henry,
Charles and Richard settled in Taylor County on Green River. Another
version, from "The life of Daniel Boone," written by Lyman C Draper, has
Henry, Charles and Richard Skaggs, and three other brothers, as grandsons
of an Irishman who fled from Londonderry, Ireland, in 1688-'89

SKEGGS FAMILY IN LONDON, ENGLAND

DennisGlascock — 2007-02-24 02:41:05Z

Skeggs in 1787 Kentucky

2006-05-17 14:41:14Z

In doing some research on the Skaggs family, I came across the following story (this is printed in the History of Kentucky, plus several other books)

"In April, 1787, the house of Widow Skeggs, on Cooper's run, Bourbon County, was attacked at night by Indians. There were 2 sons and four daughters, one a widow with a babe....."

1 son was killed, 1 son escaped
The eldest daughters was killed and the youngest daughter was killed at the house, l daughter taken captive, but later killed. The widowed daughter and child escaped.

Does anyone know who this Widow Skeggs and children would have been?
Thanks, Carol

Re: Reginald Joe SKEGGS from Hatfield

RonLankshear — 2006-05-13 05:31:34Z

I guess this is the death of Joe

Reginald Joseph W Skeggs 26 Mar 1927 Oct 1999 72 Hatfield Hertfordshire

In which case his birth appears in
April 1927
Reginald J.W. Skeggs Hatfield 3a 1254 and mother's surname is TYLER...
I am also writing off line with more info
Ron

Re: Elizabeth Sarah SKEGGS b1862 and father Henry born Hertfordshire

2006-05-13 00:14:29Z

Hi - I'm just surfing and read your post. I know nothing about genealogy protocol for these posts.

My husband is Richard Skeggs, born in Hatfield.
His father was Joe Skeggs (died around 6 years ago) married to Peggy Pluck, but I understand that the Skeggs family were from Hertfordshire previously.

Please email me if you think there is a link with your Skeggs and will check out what my mother in law knows - Skeggs is such an unusual name.

We were told that in Icelandic that it means 'hairy one'!

Sorry I don't have proper details but get in touch if we can help. Cath.lovatt@heart.nhs.uk

I

WD Skeggs - widow 1930 born KY c1897/98

RonLankshear — 2004-11-13 11:45:03Z

Alas I do not have any twigs on this lady.
Mine are iin England in 1901 census

I guess you cannot find her in earlier census - I suppose if she is a Skeggs widow she could have married and been widowed after 1920.

So does anyone else on Skeggs board ahev US contacts... Ron

Re: Elizabeth Sarah SKEGGS b1862 and father Henry born Hertfordshire

2004-11-05 05:09:48Z

I am an Indiana Jones so you know what difficulties I am experiencing. However I search all links and in the 1930 Census -Cliffford M. Jones is listed as head of house at 2345 English Avenue in Indianapolis IN with his wife Alice B. (35 yrs), daughter Mary Lee (3 8/12 yrs) and a widow sister in law named W. D. Skeggs (age 32) It shows Widow Skeggs was first married at age 22. and that she was born in KY. Widow Skeggs first name is on the census but I cannot read it. It looks like it could be W--ie. She was not listed as living with this family in the 1920 US census when they resided in Sumner TN. Do you have any twigs that match?

Elizabeth Sarah SKEGGS b1862 and father Henry born Hertfordshire

RonLankshear — 2004-06-03 04:06:00Z

My SKEGGS interest
My grandmother was Elizabeth Sarah SKEGGS - she was named after her mother and born in 1862 in Canada when father was in Army

This is the family in 1881
Henry SKEGGS 46 ..., Devon, England Labourer Elizabeth SKEGGS Wife 44 ..., Devon, England Edward SKEGGS 12 Gibraltar
George SKEGGS 10 Gibraltar
Charlotte SKEGGS 8 Gibraltar
John SKEGGS 6 Gibraltar
Mary SKEGGS 4 Romford, Essex

Grandmother is not with them she is working
Elizabeth S. SKIGGS Serv 18 Canada, North America General Servant
(note an 1881 search for Canada does not find her)

also born in Canada where William in 1860 - cannot find him in 1881 but 1891 he is in Gosport - also Cecilia who I think died as a child

In 1891 and 1901 census Henry shows as born in Tewin Herts
We think Tewin misread in 1881 as Devon by enumerator as so close to wife's place of birth.
and from IGI we have found in Tewin
Henry Skeggs - chr 9 Dec 1832 - son of Thomas & Charlotte:
- several siblings and the parents look like this
Marriage: 03 NOV 1823 Datchworth, Hertford, England
Thomas Skegg About 1798 Of, Datchworth, Hertford, England
Charlotte Parker About 1802 Of, Hatfield, Hertford, England

Footnote Elizabeth Sarah finally married Thomas LANKSHEAR in 1923 but that is another story

Anyone with SKEGGS interest or information please contact me
I have placed this on Rootsweb and Genforum message boards

This was a summary of data which can be found at
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~lankshear/Skeggs/in...

Ron Lankshear - Sydney Aust (born London - Shepherds Bush/Chiswick)
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~lankshear/
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