Skidmore, Peter A b. 1831, Apr. 15, d. 1905, Dec. 3.
Skidmore, Sarah w. of Jesse, d. 1877, Jan. a. 81y.
PETER AKIN SKIDMORE, who is well known throughout Dutchess county, of which he is a native, is numbered among its best citizens, both socially and financially, and is especially valued as a large-hearted, public-spirited citizen, whose enterprise and benevolence have contributed largely to the happiness and comfort of the people around him. His homestead is one of the most notable in the town of Beekman, for the thrift and comfort which surrounds it, and the evidence of enterprise, taste and skill.
Mr. Skidmore was born April 15, 1831, in the town of Beekman, receiving his education chiefly at the district schools of the neighborhood. On December 26, 1856, he married Miss Ruth Moore, daughter of Alfred and Charlotte (Haverland) Moore, both born in 1806, in Dutchess county, where they were respectable farmers. They had four children who lived to maturity: Lydia (now Mrs. Willetts), residing on Long Island; Ruth (Mrs. Skidmore); Susan, a maiden lady residing at the old home at Moores Mill, proprietress of the "Floral Home" boarding house; and Alfred H., married, and making his home at the old farm, running the mills. Alfred Moore, the father of these, was a son of Stephen Moore, who was also a native of Dutchess county, and operated the old Moore Mills, formerly known as the Oswego Mills. The family have been members of the Society of Friends for several generations back, and Mrs. Skidmore's father was a preacher in that sect. He died in 1879, the mother in 1892. Four children have blessed the union of our subject and his wife, viz.: Elizabeth (deceased); Alfred M. ; and Jesse and Susie (both deceased). Of these, Alfred M., the only survivor, was born October 10, 1860, and assists his father in the conducting of the farm. He is a Republican in politics, and has frequently been urged by his friends to run for office, but prefers to devote his time to agricultural pursuits. On the home farm are buried the parents of Benson J. Lossing, the historian.
An earnest Christian gentleman, our subject is a member in good standing of the Society of Friends, which organization is opposed to warfare; yet during the Civil war he was the first in his section to be drafted; he was rejected, however, on account of physical disability. In politics he is a Republican, has ever taken a commendable interest in the welfare of his native county, and has capably filled several minor offices of his town, discharging his duties to the satisfaction of all. Socially, he is a charter member and treasurer of Sylvan Lodge, of the Grange, which was organized in the town of Beekman, in December, 1896.
Jesse Skidmore, the father of our subject, was born in the town of Unionvale, in 1796. By his marriage with Sarah Akin, daughter of Peter Akin, of the town of Pawling, in this county, he had four children: Peter Akin, Elizabeth, Abigail and Andrew. The daughters died in early life; Andrew is now living on a farm in Beekman, near the homestead, and has no children. The father engaged in farming on the farm now owned by his son, Peter Akin, until advanced in life, when he removed to Poughkeepsie, where he died in 1862. He was a lifelong member of the Society of Friends, as were his ancestors.
Andrew Skidmore, grandfather of our subject, was born on the Skidmore homestead, in the town of Union vale, in 1797, and died in 1852. He was a man of great physique, weighing over 280 pounds. He married Elizabeth Clapp, and they had four children: Jesse, the father of Peter Akin Skidmore; James, who left no family; Andrew A., and Judith. The descendants of Andrew A. are James W. Skidmore, and Jane, who married Cromoline Dean, all now living in the town of Lagrange. Judith married Gideon Downing, and has one daughter living, but no descendants known.
Andrew Skidmore, the great-grandfather of our subject, whose ancestry came from Holland, was born at Great Neck, Long Island, in 1748, and died in 1816. Of his family, of which we have record: Had a bachelor brother murdered by a servant; he kept a large stable of running horses at Great Neck, Long Island. Had two sisters: Alary, married to Benjamin Everett, and Phoebe, married to John Colder. Many of the Skidmore family now living on Long Island are descendants of this family. Andrew Skidmore, the great-grandfather, moved to the town of Unionvale, Dutchess Co., N.Y. , in the year 1715, purchased a large tract of land, through which runs the Clove creek. On this stream he built a gristmill, sawmill, and woolen-mill, these being the first mills in this section; the gristmill is now standing, and known as the "Skidmore Mill." The tract of land is now one of the best in the Clove Valley. Mr. Skidmore married Judith Rogers, who was born in 1746, and died in 1826, and by this marriage had two sons and three daughters: Andrew, James, Mary, Phoebe and Abby.
James Skidmore married Elizabeth Rogers, and they had three sons and two daughters: Andrew J., Zophar R., Harvey, Elizabeth and Phoebe. All but Zophar R. and Harvey moved to the State of Maryland. Harvey moved to New Jersey; Zophar R. married Maria Hughes, of Staatsburgh, and lived (until his death in 1888) on the Skidmore homestead in the Clove Valley; they had two children: James H., and Mary, who married Charles E. Rogers, who now owns the Skidmore homestead.
Mary Skidmore married John Rogers, and resided near Sylvan Lake, town of Beekman; they had four sons and five daughters: Laban, Stephen, James, Gilbert, Hannah, Judith, Phebe, Maria and Ruth. Judith, who married Samuel A. Doughty, is the only one living. Phoebe married Nichols Haight, lived and died near Coffins Summit. The only descendant living is Sherman Haight, of Mabbettsville, Dutchess Co., N.Y. Abby married Richard Betts, of Saratoga county; no record of descendants.
Commemorative biographical record of Dutchess County, New York (1897) Author: J.H. Beers & Co. Publisher: Chicago, J. H. Beers & Co.
Skidmore, Sarah w. of Jesse, d. 1877, Jan. a. 81y.
PETER AKIN SKIDMORE, who is well known throughout Dutchess county, of which he is a native, is numbered among its best citizens, both socially and financially, and is especially valued as a large-hearted, public-spirited citizen, whose enterprise and benevolence have contributed largely to the happiness and comfort of the people around him. His homestead is one of the most notable in the town of Beekman, for the thrift and comfort which surrounds it, and the evidence of enterprise, taste and skill.
Mr. Skidmore was born April 15, 1831, in the town of Beekman, receiving his education chiefly at the district schools of the neighborhood. On December 26, 1856, he married Miss Ruth Moore, daughter of Alfred and Charlotte (Haverland) Moore, both born in 1806, in Dutchess county, where they were respectable farmers. They had four children who lived to maturity: Lydia (now Mrs. Willetts), residing on Long Island; Ruth (Mrs. Skidmore); Susan, a maiden lady residing at the old home at Moores Mill, proprietress of the "Floral Home" boarding house; and Alfred H., married, and making his home at the old farm, running the mills. Alfred Moore, the father of these, was a son of Stephen Moore, who was also a native of Dutchess county, and operated the old Moore Mills, formerly known as the Oswego Mills. The family have been members of the Society of Friends for several generations back, and Mrs. Skidmore's father was a preacher in that sect. He died in 1879, the mother in 1892. Four children have blessed the union of our subject and his wife, viz.: Elizabeth (deceased); Alfred M. ; and Jesse and Susie (both deceased). Of these, Alfred M., the only survivor, was born October 10, 1860, and assists his father in the conducting of the farm. He is a Republican in politics, and has frequently been urged by his friends to run for office, but prefers to devote his time to agricultural pursuits. On the home farm are buried the parents of Benson J. Lossing, the historian.
An earnest Christian gentleman, our subject is a member in good standing of the Society of Friends, which organization is opposed to warfare; yet during the Civil war he was the first in his section to be drafted; he was rejected, however, on account of physical disability. In politics he is a Republican, has ever taken a commendable interest in the welfare of his native county, and has capably filled several minor offices of his town, discharging his duties to the satisfaction of all. Socially, he is a charter member and treasurer of Sylvan Lodge, of the Grange, which was organized in the town of Beekman, in December, 1896.
Jesse Skidmore, the father of our subject, was born in the town of Unionvale, in 1796. By his marriage with Sarah Akin, daughter of Peter Akin, of the town of Pawling, in this county, he had four children: Peter Akin, Elizabeth, Abigail and Andrew. The daughters died in early life; Andrew is now living on a farm in Beekman, near the homestead, and has no children. The father engaged in farming on the farm now owned by his son, Peter Akin, until advanced in life, when he removed to Poughkeepsie, where he died in 1862. He was a lifelong member of the Society of Friends, as were his ancestors.
Andrew Skidmore, grandfather of our subject, was born on the Skidmore homestead, in the town of Union vale, in 1797, and died in 1852. He was a man of great physique, weighing over 280 pounds. He married Elizabeth Clapp, and they had four children: Jesse, the father of Peter Akin Skidmore; James, who left no family; Andrew A., and Judith. The descendants of Andrew A. are James W. Skidmore, and Jane, who married Cromoline Dean, all now living in the town of Lagrange. Judith married Gideon Downing, and has one daughter living, but no descendants known.
Andrew Skidmore, the great-grandfather of our subject, whose ancestry came from Holland, was born at Great Neck, Long Island, in 1748, and died in 1816. Of his family, of which we have record: Had a bachelor brother murdered by a servant; he kept a large stable of running horses at Great Neck, Long Island. Had two sisters: Alary, married to Benjamin Everett, and Phoebe, married to John Colder. Many of the Skidmore family now living on Long Island are descendants of this family. Andrew Skidmore, the great-grandfather, moved to the town of Unionvale, Dutchess Co., N.Y. , in the year 1715, purchased a large tract of land, through which runs the Clove creek. On this stream he built a gristmill, sawmill, and woolen-mill, these being the first mills in this section; the gristmill is now standing, and known as the "Skidmore Mill." The tract of land is now one of the best in the Clove Valley. Mr. Skidmore married Judith Rogers, who was born in 1746, and died in 1826, and by this marriage had two sons and three daughters: Andrew, James, Mary, Phoebe and Abby.
James Skidmore married Elizabeth Rogers, and they had three sons and two daughters: Andrew J., Zophar R., Harvey, Elizabeth and Phoebe. All but Zophar R. and Harvey moved to the State of Maryland. Harvey moved to New Jersey; Zophar R. married Maria Hughes, of Staatsburgh, and lived (until his death in 1888) on the Skidmore homestead in the Clove Valley; they had two children: James H., and Mary, who married Charles E. Rogers, who now owns the Skidmore homestead.
Mary Skidmore married John Rogers, and resided near Sylvan Lake, town of Beekman; they had four sons and five daughters: Laban, Stephen, James, Gilbert, Hannah, Judith, Phebe, Maria and Ruth. Judith, who married Samuel A. Doughty, is the only one living. Phoebe married Nichols Haight, lived and died near Coffins Summit. The only descendant living is Sherman Haight, of Mabbettsville, Dutchess Co., N.Y. Abby married Richard Betts, of Saratoga county; no record of descendants.
Commemorative biographical record of Dutchess County, New York (1897) Author: J.H. Beers & Co. Publisher: Chicago, J. H. Beers & Co.
Skidmore, Peter A b. 1831, Apr. 15, d. 1905, Dec. 3.
Skidmore, Sarah w. of Jesse, d. 1877, Jan. a. 81y.
PETER AKIN SKIDMORE, who is well known throughout Dutchess county, of which he is a native, is numbered among its best citizens, both socially and financially, and is especially valued as a large-hearted, public-spirited citizen, whose enterprise and benevolence have contributed largely to the happiness and comfort of the people around him. His homestead is one of the most notable in the town of Beekman, for the thrift and comfort which surrounds it, and the evidence of enterprise, taste and skill.
Mr. Skidmore was born April 15, 1831, in the town of Beekman, receiving his education chiefly at the district schools of the neighborhood. On December 26, 1856, he married Miss Ruth Moore, daughter of Alfred and Charlotte (Haverland) Moore, both born in 1806, in Dutchess county, where they were respectable farmers. They had four children who lived to maturity: Lydia (now Mrs. Willetts), residing on Long Island; Ruth (Mrs. Skidmore); Susan, a maiden lady residing at the old home at Moores Mill, proprietress of the "Floral Home" boarding house; and Alfred H., married, and making his home at the old farm, running the mills. Alfred Moore, the father of these, was a son of Stephen Moore, who was also a native of Dutchess county, and operated the old Moore Mills, formerly known as the Oswego Mills. The family have been members of the Society of Friends for several generations back, and Mrs. Skidmore's father was a preacher in that sect. He died in 1879, the mother in 1892. Four children have blessed the union of our subject and his wife, viz.: Elizabeth (deceased); Alfred M. ; and Jesse and Susie (both deceased). Of these, Alfred M., the only survivor, was born October 10, 1860, and assists his father in the conducting of the farm. He is a Republican in politics, and has frequently been urged by his friends to run for office, but prefers to devote his time to agricultural pursuits. On the home farm are buried the parents of Benson J. Lossing, the historian.
An earnest Christian gentleman, our subject is a member in good standing of the Society of Friends, which organization is opposed to warfare; yet during the Civil war he was the first in his section to be drafted; he was rejected, however, on account of physical disability. In politics he is a Republican, has ever taken a commendable interest in the welfare of his native county, and has capably filled several minor offices of his town, discharging his duties to the satisfaction of all. Socially, he is a charter member and treasurer of Sylvan Lodge, of the Grange, which was organized in the town of Beekman, in December, 1896.
Jesse Skidmore, the father of our subject, was born in the town of Unionvale, in 1796. By his marriage with Sarah Akin, daughter of Peter Akin, of the town of Pawling, in this county, he had four children: Peter Akin, Elizabeth, Abigail and Andrew. The daughters died in early life; Andrew is now living on a farm in Beekman, near the homestead, and has no children. The father engaged in farming on the farm now owned by his son, Peter Akin, until advanced in life, when he removed to Poughkeepsie, where he died in 1862. He was a lifelong member of the Society of Friends, as were his ancestors.
Andrew Skidmore, grandfather of our subject, was born on the Skidmore homestead, in the town of Union vale, in 1797, and died in 1852. He was a man of great physique, weighing over 280 pounds. He married Elizabeth Clapp, and they had four children: Jesse, the father of Peter Akin Skidmore; James, who left no family; Andrew A., and Judith. The descendants of Andrew A. are James W. Skidmore, and Jane, who married Cromoline Dean, all now living in the town of Lagrange. Judith married Gideon Downing, and has one daughter living, but no descendants known.
Andrew Skidmore, the great-grandfather of our subject, whose ancestry came from Holland, was born at Great Neck, Long Island, in 1748, and died in 1816. Of his family, of which we have record: Had a bachelor brother murdered by a servant; he kept a large stable of running horses at Great Neck, Long Island. Had two sisters: Alary, married to Benjamin Everett, and Phoebe, married to John Colder. Many of the Skidmore family now living on Long Island are descendants of this family. Andrew Skidmore, the great-grandfather, moved to the town of Unionvale, Dutchess Co., N.Y. , in the year 1715, purchased a large tract of land, through which runs the Clove creek. On this stream he built a gristmill, sawmill, and woolen-mill, these being the first mills in this section; the gristmill is now standing, and known as the "Skidmore Mill." The tract of land is now one of the best in the Clove Valley. Mr. Skidmore married Judith Rogers, who was born in 1746, and died in 1826, and by this marriage had two sons and three daughters: Andrew, James, Mary, Phoebe and Abby.
James Skidmore married Elizabeth Rogers, and they had three sons and two daughters: Andrew J., Zophar R., Harvey, Elizabeth and Phoebe. All but Zophar R. and Harvey moved to the State of Maryland. Harvey moved to New Jersey; Zophar R. married Maria Hughes, of Staatsburgh, and lived (until his death in 1888) on the Skidmore homestead in the Clove Valley; they had two children: James H., and Mary, who married Charles E. Rogers, who now owns the Skidmore homestead.
Mary Skidmore married John Rogers, and resided near Sylvan Lake, town of Beekman; they had four sons and five daughters: Laban, Stephen, James, Gilbert, Hannah, Judith, Phebe, Maria and Ruth. Judith, who married Samuel A. Doughty, is the only one living. Phoebe married Nichols Haight, lived and died near Coffins Summit. The only descendant living is Sherman Haight, of Mabbettsville, Dutchess Co., N.Y. Abby married Richard Betts, of Saratoga county; no record of descendants.
Commemorative biographical record of Dutchess County, New York (1897) Author: J.H. Beers & Co. Publisher: Chicago, J. H. Beers & Co.
Skidmore, Sarah w. of Jesse, d. 1877, Jan. a. 81y.
PETER AKIN SKIDMORE, who is well known throughout Dutchess county, of which he is a native, is numbered among its best citizens, both socially and financially, and is especially valued as a large-hearted, public-spirited citizen, whose enterprise and benevolence have contributed largely to the happiness and comfort of the people around him. His homestead is one of the most notable in the town of Beekman, for the thrift and comfort which surrounds it, and the evidence of enterprise, taste and skill.
Mr. Skidmore was born April 15, 1831, in the town of Beekman, receiving his education chiefly at the district schools of the neighborhood. On December 26, 1856, he married Miss Ruth Moore, daughter of Alfred and Charlotte (Haverland) Moore, both born in 1806, in Dutchess county, where they were respectable farmers. They had four children who lived to maturity: Lydia (now Mrs. Willetts), residing on Long Island; Ruth (Mrs. Skidmore); Susan, a maiden lady residing at the old home at Moores Mill, proprietress of the "Floral Home" boarding house; and Alfred H., married, and making his home at the old farm, running the mills. Alfred Moore, the father of these, was a son of Stephen Moore, who was also a native of Dutchess county, and operated the old Moore Mills, formerly known as the Oswego Mills. The family have been members of the Society of Friends for several generations back, and Mrs. Skidmore's father was a preacher in that sect. He died in 1879, the mother in 1892. Four children have blessed the union of our subject and his wife, viz.: Elizabeth (deceased); Alfred M. ; and Jesse and Susie (both deceased). Of these, Alfred M., the only survivor, was born October 10, 1860, and assists his father in the conducting of the farm. He is a Republican in politics, and has frequently been urged by his friends to run for office, but prefers to devote his time to agricultural pursuits. On the home farm are buried the parents of Benson J. Lossing, the historian.
An earnest Christian gentleman, our subject is a member in good standing of the Society of Friends, which organization is opposed to warfare; yet during the Civil war he was the first in his section to be drafted; he was rejected, however, on account of physical disability. In politics he is a Republican, has ever taken a commendable interest in the welfare of his native county, and has capably filled several minor offices of his town, discharging his duties to the satisfaction of all. Socially, he is a charter member and treasurer of Sylvan Lodge, of the Grange, which was organized in the town of Beekman, in December, 1896.
Jesse Skidmore, the father of our subject, was born in the town of Unionvale, in 1796. By his marriage with Sarah Akin, daughter of Peter Akin, of the town of Pawling, in this county, he had four children: Peter Akin, Elizabeth, Abigail and Andrew. The daughters died in early life; Andrew is now living on a farm in Beekman, near the homestead, and has no children. The father engaged in farming on the farm now owned by his son, Peter Akin, until advanced in life, when he removed to Poughkeepsie, where he died in 1862. He was a lifelong member of the Society of Friends, as were his ancestors.
Andrew Skidmore, grandfather of our subject, was born on the Skidmore homestead, in the town of Union vale, in 1797, and died in 1852. He was a man of great physique, weighing over 280 pounds. He married Elizabeth Clapp, and they had four children: Jesse, the father of Peter Akin Skidmore; James, who left no family; Andrew A., and Judith. The descendants of Andrew A. are James W. Skidmore, and Jane, who married Cromoline Dean, all now living in the town of Lagrange. Judith married Gideon Downing, and has one daughter living, but no descendants known.
Andrew Skidmore, the great-grandfather of our subject, whose ancestry came from Holland, was born at Great Neck, Long Island, in 1748, and died in 1816. Of his family, of which we have record: Had a bachelor brother murdered by a servant; he kept a large stable of running horses at Great Neck, Long Island. Had two sisters: Alary, married to Benjamin Everett, and Phoebe, married to John Colder. Many of the Skidmore family now living on Long Island are descendants of this family. Andrew Skidmore, the great-grandfather, moved to the town of Unionvale, Dutchess Co., N.Y. , in the year 1715, purchased a large tract of land, through which runs the Clove creek. On this stream he built a gristmill, sawmill, and woolen-mill, these being the first mills in this section; the gristmill is now standing, and known as the "Skidmore Mill." The tract of land is now one of the best in the Clove Valley. Mr. Skidmore married Judith Rogers, who was born in 1746, and died in 1826, and by this marriage had two sons and three daughters: Andrew, James, Mary, Phoebe and Abby.
James Skidmore married Elizabeth Rogers, and they had three sons and two daughters: Andrew J., Zophar R., Harvey, Elizabeth and Phoebe. All but Zophar R. and Harvey moved to the State of Maryland. Harvey moved to New Jersey; Zophar R. married Maria Hughes, of Staatsburgh, and lived (until his death in 1888) on the Skidmore homestead in the Clove Valley; they had two children: James H., and Mary, who married Charles E. Rogers, who now owns the Skidmore homestead.
Mary Skidmore married John Rogers, and resided near Sylvan Lake, town of Beekman; they had four sons and five daughters: Laban, Stephen, James, Gilbert, Hannah, Judith, Phebe, Maria and Ruth. Judith, who married Samuel A. Doughty, is the only one living. Phoebe married Nichols Haight, lived and died near Coffins Summit. The only descendant living is Sherman Haight, of Mabbettsville, Dutchess Co., N.Y. Abby married Richard Betts, of Saratoga county; no record of descendants.
Commemorative biographical record of Dutchess County, New York (1897) Author: J.H. Beers & Co. Publisher: Chicago, J. H. Beers & Co.
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