GENERATION 3 Cont.
ELIZABETH SKAGGS (Thomas2, Richard1) b. 1770 Wolf Creek Monroe Co VA d. Hammond Knox Co KY
m. OBEDIAH HAMMONS JR (son of OBEDIAH HAMMONS and ELIZABETH PEILLEN-STEWART)Jan 23 1787 Greenbrier Baptist Church b. Dec 5 1756 Prince William Co VA d. 1848 age 92
Obediah enlisted as Pvt March 18 1776 Rowan Co NC in Capt Richmond Pierson's Co of NC Troops, was transferred to Capt Richard Dowells Co of Light Horse (3 months) He served in the fall of 1780, three months in the sam company. He was allowed a pension then a resident of Richland Creek Knox Co KY Sept 23 Sept 1833.
Obediah Hammons/Hammond Headstone
(most of my Hammons info came from Cobb-Sasser Family Lineage Website)
Children of Elizabeth and Obediah
OBEDIAH JEFFERSON HAMMONS
JAMES C HAMMONS
JOHN THOMAS HAMMONS
JOSEPH HAMMONS
EDWIN HAMMONS
LUCRETIA HAMMONS b. 1805 Jefferson Co TN
NANCY ELLEN HAMMONS b. Dec 6 1806 Knox Co KY d. Sept 6 1877
age 70
m. JOHN RILEY Nov 30 1826 Knox Co KY b. 1804 Knox Co KY d. 1880
age 76 Knox Co KY buried Nan Riley Cemetery Hammons Fork Knox Co KY
LAVINIA HAMMONS b. 1808 KY d. 1882 age 74 m. ISAAC MILLS Dec 20 1831 Knox Co KY
SALLY HAMMONS b. 1810 Knox Co KY
MARY POLLY HAMMONS b 1812 KY m. WILLIAM M COPE b. 1820 KY
PETER HAMMONS
WILLIAM HAMMONS b. 1816 KY
MARGARET ELIZABETH HAMMONS b. 1818 KY m. ROCHESTER HALE b. 1802 KY
SUSANNAH SKAGGS (Thomas2, Richard1) b. 1777 VA (from census)
d. abt 1852 WV
m. WILLIAM WITHROW (son of ROBERT WITHROW and ELIZABETH EVANS) Oct 3 1792 Greenbrier Co VA b. abt 1765 PA d. April 1 1836 Greenbrier Co VA buried in Old Stone Church Cemetery Kanawha Co WV
They were members of Greenbrier Baptist Church Alderson VA Oct 30 1802
Census: 1850 Dist 46 Putnam VA Susana age 73 living with her son William A and family
Children of Susanna and William
LUCRETIA WITHROW b. 1793
CATHERINE WITHROW b. 1795 VA
ISAAC D WITHROW
SAMUEL WITHROW
WILLIAM A WITHROW
THOMAS WITHROW
JAMES P WITHROW
DELILA WITHROW
CHARLES SKAGGS (Richard2, Richard1)
m. LAURA
Children of Charles and Laura
WILLIAM SKAGGS
JOSEPH SKAGGS
JAMES A SKAGGS
LUCY SKAGGS m. JAMES M COUDEN Sept 24 1807
This day Joseph Skaggs made oath that Lucy Skaggs, his sister is now of lawful age and I think there is no lawful obstruction to a marriage--between the--named James M Couden
Dated 24 Sept 1807 (from "Thomas Skaggs and his children" Ida Lancaster
GENERATION 4
JAMES M RUSSELL SKAGGS (John 3, Thomas 2, Richard1) b. Oct 4 1787 Greenbrier Co VA d. March 6 1875 age 87 Monroe Co WV
m. REBECCA CALLAWAY (dau of JOSHUA CALLAWAY and NANCY) Dec 16 1833 by Garner Callaway Monroe Co VA b. 1816 d. Oct 15 1895 Summers Co WV
both buried Ballard Church Cemetery Monroe Co WV
James M Russell Headstone Rebecca Callaway Skaggs Headstone
Census: 1850 Monroe Co VA; 1860 Peterstown Monroe Co VA; 1870 Red Sulphur Springs Monroe Co WV
1880 Rebecca is living in Forest Hill Summers Co WV
Occupation: Farmer
Children of James and Rebecca
ELIZABETH SUSAN SKAGGS b. Nov 15 1834 d. March 18 1877
CHARLES LEWIS SKAGGS b. Dec 18 1836
NANCY E SKAGGS b. Nov 8 1839 d. 1924
AMANDA SKAGGS b. Dec 19 1840
CLARA LOUISE SKAGGS b. Dec 5 1842 d. June 17 1926
MARTHA JANE SKAGGS b. March 8 1845 d. March 16 1892
SARAH ADELINE SKAGGS b. April 1847 d. 1926
PETER MILLER SKAGGS b. April 7 1847 d. Nov 19 1927
Census: 1920 Avistown Summers WV Peter living with niece Josie Stennett
Ailstock listed as uncle age 74 occ: shoe shop
THOMAS GRANVILLE SKAGGS b. Aug 23 1849 d.March 9 1940
CORNELIA SKAGGS b. Nov 11 1851 d. Feb 18 1938
LUCINDA SKAGGS b. July 22 1854
MARY SKAGGS b. 1855 Monroe Co VA m. JAMES D STENNENT (son of GEORGE W STENNET and NANCY) Dec 19 1877 by James Sweeney
b. 1852 Rockbridge Co VA Occ: farmer
MALINDA CLEMENTINE SKAGGS b. March 8 1857 d. 1944
VIRGINIA JOSEPHINE (JOSIE) SKAGGS b. March 8 1857 d. 1938
REBECCA ALICE SKAGGS b. Sept 1865 d. 1926
MARY (MOLLY/POLLY) SKAGGS (John 3, Thomas 2, Richard1) b. May 8 1789 Broad Run Greenbrier Co VA d. of old age June 3 1876 Broad Run WV
m. JOHN ALEXANDER FOSTER (son of BEDFORD ADDISON FOSTER and ELIZABETH CORNWELL) March 20 1817 Monroe Co VA b. Oct 9 1795 VA d. June 1876 WV
Foster Family Info
Census: 1850 Monroe VA; 1870 Wolf Creek WV
They belonged to the Old Baptist Greenbrier Church and were accustomed to
walking all the way, crossing the river in a canoe.
Children of Mary and John
JAMES ELLISON FOSTER b. Dec 5 1820 d. April 29 1898
ANDREW ANDERSON FOSTER b. 1822 d. March 29 1897
ESLEY MILTON FOSTER b. Jan 18 1825 d. Sept 4 1861
BEDFORD ADDISON FOSTER b. July 2 1827 d. 1904
OLIVER HARRISON FOSTER b. Dec 20 1829 d. July 21 1910
THOMAS SKAGGS (John 3, Thomas 2, Richard1) b. 1793 Greenbrier Co VA d. May 1877 Fayette Co WV
m. SUSANNAH JOHNSTON May 29 1820 Monroe Co VA (dau of WILLIAM JOHNSTON and ELIZABETH HICKS)
Census: 1850 Fayette Co VA occ: carpenter
Children of Thomas and Susannah
MARTHA E SKAGGS b. 1832
LUCRETIA JANE SKAGGS (John 3, Thomas 2, Richard1) b. 1794 Greenbrier Co VA d. 1860
m. (1) BAILEY WOOD JR (son of BAILEY WOOD and NANCY) Sept 24 1807 Monroe Co VA b. 1785 Greenbrier Co VA d. 1851 Monroe VA
m. ( 2) ESTES (I don't know when she could have married him. She was only 13 when she married Bailey and she was living with her daughter Ida and family thru 1860
Property: July 1819-1851
Land Grant Monroe Co VA July 1 1819 100 acres Huggert's Creek and including the improvement where upon the said Wood now lives. Grants 68 page 213
Land Grant Greenbrier Co VA July 1 1820 69 acres on Pine Spring Branch, a branch of New River
Land Grant Nicholas Co VA June 20 1823 30 acres on the ridge between Mill Creek and New River adjoining his survey of 220 acres which he purchased from Withrow and Skaggs. Grants 72 p. 197
Land Grant Nicholas Co VA Oct 1 1851 10 acres on North side of Gauley River above the mouth of Cranberry Grants 106 page 273
Census: 1850 & 1860 Nicholas Co VA living with daughter Ida and family
Children of Lucretia and Bailey
IDA WOOD b. 1807/08 VA m. JOHN W YOUNG b. 1814 VA d. after 1870
Census: 1850 Dist 43 Nicholas Co VA occ: labor; 1860 Summerville Nicholas VA occ: bapt minister;
1870 Fayetteville Mtn Cove WV occ: farm labor
ELI WOOD b. Feb 15 1810 d. after 1870
ELLA JANE WOOD b. 1812
JOHN WOOD b. 1814 d. Nov 1887
CATHERINE S WOOD b. 1817
MARY ANN WOOD b. 1818
GEORGE L WOOD b. 1819
MARSHALL WOOD b. 1829 d. 1899
DAVID WOOD b. 1843
JOHN HENRY SKAGGS JR (John 3, Thomas 2, Richard1) b. Feb 15 1795 Monroe Co VA d. Feb 26 1892 Monroe Co WV age 93 His obit said he was the oldest citizen of the county at the time of his death.
m. (1)SARAH (SALLY) CAMPBELL (dau of ROBERT CAMPBELL and LYDIA JEFFERIES) Nov 14 1817 Wolf Creek Monroe Co VA b. March 5 1797 Monroe Co VA d. Dec 19 1875 (from WV Death register) of rheumatism Swopes Knob Monroe Co VA
both buried Greenbrier Baptist Church Cemetery Alderson WV
John Henry Skaggs JR Headstone Sarah Sally Skaggs Headstone
m. (2) ANNIE M ALLEN May 7 1878 Rocky Point Monroe Co WV (age 29, her sonsent given by Floyd E Ellis May 7 1878 Book 1, p. 132) b. Aug 14 1852 Union VA d. after 1920 Danvers McLean Co IL
Census: 1850 Dist 39 Monroe VA occ. farmer; 1860 Peterstown Monroe VA; 1870 Wolf Creek Monroe WV
1920 Annie was living with her step son John M Skaggs in Danvers IL
Children of Henry and Sarah
ANDREW ANDERSON SKAGGS b. 1818 d. 1896
ROBERT CAMPBELL SKAGGS b. 1820 d. 1893
JAMES ADDISON SKAGGS b. 1823 d. 1896
JOHN M SKAGGS
ELIZABETH JANE (ELIZA) SKAGGS b. 1828
MARY CATHERINE SKAGGS
LYDIA MARTHA SKAGGS b. April 4 1835 d. 1837 age 2 Monroe Co VA buried Greenbrier Baptist Church Cemetery
LOUISA ELLEN SKAGGS b. Oct 21 1833 Monroe Co VA m. GEORGE W DUNSMORE (son of JAMES W DUNSMORE and MARGARET ANDERSON) Oct 23 1862 Monroe Co VA (book 1 p.40) b. 1824 He was the founder of Dunsmore Business College Staton VA Ellen was his 2nd wife.
EMELINE SKAGGS b. Sept 23 1841
AMANDA A SKAGGS b. July 15 1855 Wolf Creek Alderson WV
HENRY SKAGGS
