Rev. John Skillings

Brief Life History of John

When Rev. John Skillings was born in 1644, in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, his father, Thomas Skillings III, was 30 and his mother, Deborah Prince, was 23. He married Elizabeth Ingersoll II about 1674, in Kittery, York, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 1 daughter. He died in September 1689, in Falmouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, at the age of 45, and was buried in Cumberland, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.

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Family Time Line

Rev. John Skillings
1644–1689
Elizabeth Ingersoll II
1651–1718
Marriage: about 1674
John Stillings
1676–1727
Lieut. Samuel Skillings
1679–1757
Child Skillings
1681–1685
Rebecca Skillings
1682–1773
Josiah Skillings
1684–1719

Sources (15)

  • Family Data Collection - Births
  • U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
  • U.S., Adjutant General Military Records, 1631-1976

Name Meaning

English and Scottish: variant of Skilling , with post-medieval excrescent -s.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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John Skillings research

3. John2 Skillings (#1242) was born in Falmouth, Cumberland, ME 1644. Sargent says John was b 1644 because he signed petition of those who could not submit to Gorges 1 Aug 1665. Apparently, the requi …

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