| Home Surname List Name Index Sources GEDCOM File Email Us | Seventh Generation1419. Jacob Skillman was born on 27 August 1811 in Ringoes, Hunterdon, NJ. Or Aug 27, 1811? He died on 25 July 1892 at the age of 80. He was a watchmaker in Ringoes, Hunterdon, NJ. Jacob was buried at Amwell Ridge Cemetery in Ringoes, Hunterdon, NJ. http://dunhamwilcox.net/nj/hunterdon_nj_cem5.htm lists him in "Larison's Corner Cemetery." Jacob and Ruth's and their six children are in a daguerreotype taken in Philadelphia, PA, sent to me by Isabel Hall, Jackson Heights, NY. Date is after 1867 since all girls are identified on the back by their married names. Jacob Skillman and Ruth McNair were married on 20 February 1835 in Huntingdon Valley, Montgomery, PA. They appeared in the census in 1840 in Amwell, Hunterdon, NJ. They appeared in the census in 1850 in E & W Amwell, Hunterdon, NJ. Jacob and Ruth appeared in the census in 1860 in West Amwell, Hunterdon, NJ. He listed his net worth in 1960 Census as real estate $32,500, personal $10,000. Ruth McNair, daughter of Samuel McNair and Sarah Ruth Bennett, was born on 1 September 1815 in Pennsylvania. She died on 30 June 1864 at the age of 48. She was buried at Amwell Ridge Cemetery in Ringoes, Hunterdon, NJ. http://dunhamwilcox.net/nj/hunterdon_nj_cem5.htm lists him in "Larison's Corner Cemetery." Jacob Skillman-1442 and Ruth McNair-6627 had the following children:
Jacob Skillman and Sidney Holcombe were married on 18 October 1866. Sidney Holcombe, daughter of Lewis Holcombe and Mary L. Sutton, died on 12 April 1893. She was buried at Barber Burial Ground in Lambertville, Hunterdon, NJ. Will, dated 1/20/1893, named sister Emeline as executrix. Will proved 7/5/1894. |