_Richard SKINNER _
_Nathaniel SKINNER _|
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|--Reuben SKINNER
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|_Elizabeth KING ____|
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!.....? d Fayette co, PA
!.....Hartinger, Rosalie manuscript Skinner Families of Lower Turkeyfoot twp, Somerset co, PA pg 1: Reuben Skinner was born in New Jersey. He is buried in the Jersey Churchyard in Somerset co, PA. The date of his death and age are taken from the tombstone. Mary E Colborn of Columbus, OH has a printed copy of the sermon which was pre--- at his funeral. He was a forgeman by trade and Robert Colborn was once his apprentice. The Jersey Church record shows that Thomas King, his wife, Ann, and Sarah Skinner asked for the letters of dismission Oct 17, 1817. It is known that Thomas King and his wife moved to Perry co, OH about this date. There can be no doubt that her mother went with them at that time. The tombstone in Hopewell Churchyard northeast of Somerset, OH gives the date of her death as shown above. Probably as early as 1796 Reuben Skinner moved from Lower Turkeyfoot Township, Somerset co, to Saltlick, now Springfield twp, Fayette co, PA, and built a mill which gave the name "Skinner's Mill Run" to the location. The region was also frequently referred to as "Indian Creek." The families living there were members of the Jersey Baptist Church of Lower Turkeyfoot, which was over Laurel Hill some 11 or 12 miles southeast of Skinner's Mill Run. The township records show that Reuben Skinner was assessor for the now township as early as Jan 13, 1793. He and his son, Reuben Jr, are still listed as living in the township in the census of 1810 and it is very probable that he died there. In 1843 the Indian Creek Baptist Church was organized in a log cabin near Skinner's Mill Run. Several of the later generations of Skinners still live there, although many of them moved to Perry co, OH, shortly after. A considerable number of the family are buried at Indian Creek Churchyard and others at Hi-- Chapel a few miles south of Indian Creek. refs: LTS3
!.....E86.0405.03, 04 Thacker, Marilyn fgs d Fayette co, PA. refs: cemetery records; church records; Perry co History.
!.....Jennings, Marian (9/90) fgs
!.....E90.0408.03 SKU 7(2):25 Robison, Gladys M
!.....SKU 11(3):56 Diller, Corinne Hanna Was Sarah _(?)_, w/o Reuben Skinner (1736-1814) of Woodbridge, NJ a Higgins or King by surmane? They settled in Somerset Co., PA. [from: The Second Boat 13(5):29 Dec 1992]
!.....E94.0721.31a SKU 11(5):90 Rossiter, Roland
!.....E94.0809.07i Logan, Donna (4/91) family history Early than approximately 1796 Reuben Skinner lived near the Jersey Baptist Church in Lower Turkeyfoot twp. Somerset co, PA having moved there from NJ. In the census of 1800 both Reuben & Samuel are listed in Saltlick twp, Fayette co, PA. It is known that Reuben Skinner owned a mill at what is now known as Mill Run, then called Skinner's Mill Run.
!.....E94.1124.08 SKU 11(5):99 Spencer, Barbara lineage mpsk42a@@prodigy.com
!.....E95.0801.16 Patrick, Ervin fgs 76360.345@@CompuServe.com d & bur place
!.....E95.0814.05 SKU 14(1)2 Walker, Wilma Jean fgs
!.....SKU 16(3)69 Harned, John query (4/98) harneds@@compuserve.com m 1760 NJ