Fourth Generation

76. George Skillman was born in 1747 in Newtown (Maspeth Kills), Queens, NY. He served in the military in 1776 in Revolutionary War. Private, N.J.
Served in a team brigade from Middlesex, under command of Capt. Teunis Van Middlesworth, New Jersey troops. (DAR Lineage Books.) He died in 1837 at the age of 90 in Plainville, NJ. His SOA Number is 20. From SOA:
...named for his mother's folk, Joris (George) being a common name among the Van Alsts of Newtown; a Revolutionary soldier, member of Capt. Teunis van Middlesworth's Company in Team Brigade. In 1782 m. (1) Rebecca Gracie, by tradition of Jamaica, L. I., but the family was early in New Jersey, of Scottish origin, but came from Liverpool, Eng. In Vol. XXIII, N.J. Archives, Matthew Gracie is credited to Monmouth Co.; a resident of Kingston for a period prior to 1800; name also spelled Gracy. George and Rebecca, after m. went to Virginia and their first child was b. there. Returning to New Jersey, at their home in Newark, (diagonally opposite the Presby. Church) the young wife d. 1784, æ. 31, and was buried in the old Presby. Churchyard on Broad St. George m. (2) Catharine Packer, of the "Packer Neighborhood," Neshanic, N. J. County records (Somerville) show George's name (April 13 and May 15, 1812) in property transfers. Was a cooper and farmer, and lived at Post Town (now Plainville) N. J., and there d. 1837, æ. 90

George Skillman and Rebecca Gracie were married in 1782. Rebecca Gracie was born about 1753 in Jamaica, Queens, NY. She died in 1783 at the age of 30 in Newark, Essex, NJ. She was buried at Old Pres. Chyd on Broad St. in Newark, Essex, NJ.

George Skillman-1003 and Rebecca Gracie-1069 had the following children:

Catharine Packer (private).

George Skillman-1003 and Catharine Packer-1132 had the following children: