Fifth Generation


201. Thomas Skillman was born on 18 August 1756. He died on 17 August 1823 at the age of 66 in Hopewell, Mercer, NJ. He was buried at Baptist Meeting House in Hopewell, Mercer, NJ. From SOA:
...their well-marked graves are at the rear of the old Baptist Meeting House at Hopewell, N. J., near where their lives were lived.
From Find A Grave: First Baptist Church Cemetery. His SOA Number is 46.

Thomas Skillman and Ursula Hunt were married about 1778. Notice

WHEREAS my wife URSILA, has eloped form my bed and board withouth any just provocation or cause, I do hereby forwarn all persons harbouring or trusting her on my account, as I am determined to pay no debts of her contracting from this date.

THOMAS SKILLMAN. - August. 19 -1w. Ursula Hunt, daughter of Edward Hunt, was born on 20 March 1763. She died on 30 September 1832 at the age of 69. Find-A-Grave has d. Sep. 30, 1823, pix of stone clearly shows death year as 1832. She was buried at Baptist Meeting House in Hopewell, Mercer, NJ. Tombstone spells her name Ursilla.

Thomas Skillman-1027 and Ursula Hunt-1177 had the following children:

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Benjamin Skillman-1178.

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John Skillman-1179.

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Elizabeth Skillman was born in 1785. She died before 1885 at the age of 100. Her SOA Number is 46 iii.

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iv.

Andrew Bowman Skillman-1181.

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Edward Hunt Skillman-1182.

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Abigail Skillman was born in 1791. She died before 1891 at the age of 100. Her SOA Number is 46 vi.

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vii.

Walter Skillman-1184.

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Jane Skillman-1185.

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Louisa Skillman-1186.