Fifth Generation

154. Thomas Skillman was born in 1768. He died about 1812 at the age of 44. His SOA Number is 59. From SOA:
m. 1790, Eleanor Blue of descent, probably from Hendrich Bleauw who m. (on L. I.) Aeltje Staats in 1719, and "came to the Raritans" in 1728. In 1812, Thomas with wife, two sons and three daus., removed from near Princeton, N. J. to New Burlington, Clinton Co., O. His farm in N. J. he sold for $1,154.80 to Jacob Scudder (Dr.) of Princeton (uncle to writer's mother); date of deed Sept. 12, 1811. Thomas d. suddenly before entering upon his new home in Ohio.

Thomas Skillman and Eleanor "Nelly" Blue were married on 27 November 1793 in Somerset, NJ. LDS gives m. 11/27/1793, Somerset, NJ Eleanor "Nelly" Blue was born about 1773. She died on 9 September 1835 at the age of 62. She was buried at West Branch Mill Creek Cemetery in Bevis Colerain Twp., Hamilton, OH. Find-a-Grave has a second listing with bur. Millcreek Valley Baptist/Springfield Twp. Cem.

Thomas Skillman-1078 and Eleanor "Nelly" Blue-1284 had the following children:

+355	i.	Sarah Skillman-1285.
+356	ii.	Mary Ann Skillman-1287.
+357	iii.	Samuel Skillman-1288.
+358	iv.	Thomas Blue Skillman-1289.
+359	v.	Margaret Skillman-1286.
360	vi.	Daniel Skillman was born (date unknown).