William Jones Skillman states in the New York Genealogical and Biographical Record in July 1906: "He removed from Newtown, L.I., to Kingston, N.J., preceding his father, and was both farmer and tanner, his home being in later years known as the Storey Place, then the Rutherford Place." He further states that "Among claims for damages in Rev. War. was one 'to 6 tons of hay, to [sic] beds, tools, and 14 sides of leather taken from tan vats'." According to the Record Copy of the original DAR application for membership based on this John Skillman, he provided leather for the Continental Army and his tannery was burned by the British in retribution.
William Jones Skillman states in the New York Genealogical and Biographical Record in July 1906: "He removed from Newtown, L.I., to Kingston, N.J., preceding his father, and was both farmer and tanner, his home being in later years known as the Storey Place, then the Rutherford Place." He further states that "Among claims for damages in Rev. War. was one 'to 6 tons of hay, to [sic] beds, tools, and 14 sides of leather taken from tan vats'." According to the Record Copy of the original DAR application for membership based on this John Skillman, he provided leather for the Continental Army and his tannery was burned by the British in retribution.
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