Fifth Generation


212. William Henry Skillman was born on 10 May 1783 in Virginia. He died on 28 October 1862 at the age of 79. He was buried at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery in Newark, Essex, NJ. His SOA Number is 54. From SOA:
...brought up a motherless babe at Kingston; a grown lad learned the blacksmith's trade with Jacob Deats (afterward his brother-in-law) at Clover Hill, N. J.

Fanny Gillam (private).

William Henry Skillman and Catharine Runyon were married in 1804. Catharine Runyon, daughter of Peter Runyon and Catherine Quick, was born on 31 March 1784. She died on 8 January 1835 at the age of 50. She died on 31 January 1835 at the age of 50. Catharine was buried at Kingston Presbyterian Church Cemetery in Kingston, Somerset, NJ.

William Henry Skillman-1070 and Catharine Runyon-1244 had the following children:

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i.

Peter Skillman was born on 1 February 1805 in Whitehouse Station, Hunterdon, NJ. He died on 17 January 1809 at the age of 3. His SOA Number is 54 i.

+586

ii.

Mary Ann Skillman-1246.

+587

iii.

Jacob Runyon Skillman-1247.

+588

iv.

Eliza Skillman-1248.

+589

v.

Catharine Skillman-1249.

+590

vi.

William R. Skillman-1250.

+591

vii.

Rebecca Skillman-1251.

+592

viii.

Hannah Clark Skillman-1252.

+593

ix.

John R. Skillman-1253.

+594

x.

Hiram D. Skillman-1254.

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xi.

Sarah Amanda Skillman was born on 29 April 1827. She died on 7 March 1841 at the age of 13. Her SOA Number is 54 xi. She was buried in New Brunswick, Middlesex, NJ.