NOTE: In the genealogical literature and official records the "Skillman" name is frequently seen as "Skilman" or "Shilman". "Asiah" (Skillman) McLaughlin's name is also found spelled several different ways, e.g. Arsa, Achsa, Ascha, Axey. "Asiah" Skillman will be used in this bio.
The Skillmans of the New World were originally of Dutch descent; some of whom had been living in England as early as 1299. Thomas Skillman, Sr., the emigrant, was an Englishman and an enlisted soldier under Col. Richard Nicolls, to whom New Amsterdam surrendered on 08 Sep 1664, becoming thereafter New York City.
Thomas Skillman, Sr. who was the great-great-grandfather of Asiah (Skillman) McLaughlin, was born about 1637 in Surrey, England, and died about 1699 in Newtown (Maspeth Kills), Queens, N.Y. He married Sarah Pettit in 1669 at Stamford, Fairfield, CT, daughter of Sergeant Thomas Pettit and Christina Mellowes. Christina was born about 1634 in Boston, Suffolk Co., MA and was of Dutch and/or Huguenot lineage. Sarah (Pettit) Skillman died about 1704 at the age of 70 in Newtown (Maspeth Kills), Queens, N.Y. and was buried there. NOTE: The original "Skillmans of America and their Kin" (Source #3 below) recorded Sarah (Pettit) Skillman as the daughter of John Petit and Sara Scofield. Later research has convinced many that she was really the daughter of Thomas Pettit and Christian Mellowes.
According to "The Skillmans of America and Their Kin" by William Jones Skillman, Thomas Skillman, Sr. was a soldier and musician under Col. Richard Nicolls (Nicholls) in an Expedition by the Duke of York, which was ordered by Charles II, King of England, on 25 Feb 1664. Richard Nicholls' small flotilla sailed from Portsmouth, England on 15 May 1664 and his frigate, "Guinea", dropped anchor on 26 Aug 1664 at Nyack, near Gravesend Bay (this location is near present-day Fort Hamilton, Brooklyn, NY; close to the Verrazano Narrows Bridge). 4 ships, 92 guns, 450 men including 300 soldiers settled the Dutch/English dispute, bloodlessly, as the Dutch surrendered without a fight. Nieuw "New" Netherlands became New York under Colonel Nicholls and Nieuw "New" Amsterdam became New York City. After the Dutch surrender, Thomas Skillman stayed in America and became an "inhabitant and freeholder", under Col. Nicoll's patent of 23 Jan 1666 at Newtown (Long Island). Thomas Skillman served in the "Esopus Wars" and was honorably discharged on 06 Apr 1668.
The paternal great-grandfather of Asiah (Ascha) Sarah Skillman was Thomas Skillman, Jr., b. 1671 in New York. The will of Thomas Skillman, Jr. (Records of Kings County and Queens), dated 13 Feb 1739, witnessed by Barnadus Van Zandt, John Rapalje, and Cornelis Berrien, Jr., probated 04 Jul 1740, names his wife, Ann, and their children including their son, Jan (John) Skillman.
The paternal grandparents of Asiah (Ascha) Sarah Skillman were: Jan (John) Skillman, Sr., who was baptized on 24 Jun 1696, in the Collegiate Church, Newtown, Queens, New York and died Abt. 1765 in Somerset County, New Jersey. He married Anna Hull (b. 1710/12) in 1730 at New Jersey. Anna Hull was the daughter of Benjamin Hull and Sarah Drake. The Hulls were closely interrelated with the FitzRandolphs. After becoming a widow, Sarah (Drake) Hull married Israel Folsom and they lived just above New Brunswick, NJ. Her will as Sarah Folsom, dated 02 May 1749 and proved 22 May 1749, names “my beloved daughter, Anne, wife of John (Jan) Skillman;” and the will of “Anne, widow of John (Jan) Skillman, Somerset Co.,” dated 25 Dec 1772, and proved before Gov. William Franklyn, 09 Jan 1776, names 3 sons and 1 daughter including Christopher Skillman.
The parents of Asiah (Ascha) Sarah Skillman were: Christopher Skillman who was born 1732 at Princeton, Mercer Co., New Jersey and died after 1782 in Kentucky. Christopher married Ruth FitzRandolph (1736-1781) on 04 Feb 1761, daughter of Nathaniel FitzRandolph and Rebecca Mershon.
The marriage of Asiah Sarah Skillman to Alexander McLaughlin is documented in two separate records with the exact same date but with somewhat different pertinent information. Both records are attached to this memorial. One marriage record found in the source book "Greene County, Tennessee, Marriages 1783-1668" compiled by Goldene Fillers Burgner, 1981, Southern Historical Press, page 4, records that Arsa Shilman (Asiah Skillman) married Alexander McLaughlin on 20 Dec 1789 in Greene County, Tennessee. It states that Isaac Shilman (Isaac Skillman) [b. 24 Jul 1764 at South Brunswick, NJ], brother of Asiah; and Daniel "O." McLaughlin , brother of Alexander, were recorded as bondsmen/witnesses.
The other marriage document of Asiah Skillman and Alexander McLaughlin, as noted above is also attached to this memorial, records that Alexander McLaughlin and Sarah Skilman (Asiah Sarah Skillman) were married on 20 Dec 1789 in Greene County, Tennessee (Source: Tennessee, State Marriages, 1780-2002, p44). NOTE: There is a lot of confusion concerning the exact name of Alexander Andrew McLaughlin's wife. I believe that these two marriage records taken together should settle it as a combination of "Sarah" and some form of "Asiah", e. g. Arsa, Achsa, Ascha, Axey.
The death dates of Daniel O. McLaughlin, Sr., brother of Alexander Andrew McLaughlin, and his nephew, Daniel B. McLaughlin, the son of his brother, Alexander Andrew McLaughlin, have caused much confusion in the genealogical literature due to their similar names. Daniel B. McLaughlin, born 1794, Washington, Co., TN died intestate about 1820 at Shelby Co., AL. His wife, Elizabeth McLaughlin, and his brother, John McLaughlin, were appointed administrators of his estate on 15 Jan 1822. (Ref: Shelby County, Alabama Will Book "B", pages 8,9,10; and also Shelby County, Alabama Archives, Will Book "D", page 46, 16 Jan 1822 states he was deceased and was "late of Shelby County"). The death of his uncle, Daniel O. McLaughlin. Sr., occurred about 1850 in St. Clair Co., AL and is covered on his memorial.
To help trace the movements of Alexander Andrew McLaughlin and his wife, Asiah Sarah (Skillman) McLaughlin, I will trace the movements of John Samuel McLaughlin, their son, who was born on 09 Jun 1792 at Washington Co., TN (Washington Co., TN is located adjacent to Greene Co., TN where they were living in 1789). He married Margaret Brinker who was born on 04 Mar 1796 in VA. As a young man, John had traveled throughout the area trading with the Indians. He soldiered through Alabama's Cahaba Valley in the Indian Wars (1812-1814) with General John Coffee and was still listed in Captain Gremsley's Company in 1819 just prior to moving his family from Tennessee to Alabama. He purchased bounty land in the western section of what is now Leeds (Alabama) in 1821. The Leeds settlement dates to 1818 and was incorporated on 27 Apr 1887 as "Leeds". His brother, Alexander, bought the adjoining land the same year. John fought as a member of McAdory's 4th Mounted Alabama Infantry in the Second Creek War (1834-1836) which culminated in the expulsion of the Indians from Alabama. Like other early settlers, John started his farm, built a cabin and returned to Tennessee for his wife, Margaret. Family tradition states, when they came back to the farm, the deer had devoured the entire corn crop. John and Margaret, after settling in Alabama, raised a large family. NOTE: Of interest, the husband, Alexander M. Godwin, of John's 1st cousin, Margaret M. (McLaughlin) Godwin, also fought under General John Coffee in the War of 1812 under similar circumstances. Margaret M. (McLaughlin) Godwin was the daughter of Daniel O. McLaughlin.
The 1816 Tax List of Monroe County, Mississippi Territory recorded the household of Andrew McLaughlin. Thus, Alexander Andrew McLaughlin and his wife, Asiah Sarah (Skillman) McLaughlin, were living in the area that would become the state of Alabama on 14 Dec 1819. In 1816, Monroe County, Mississippi Territory actually included most of the present state of Alabama. This qualifies Alexander Andrew McLaughlin's descendants and separately Asiah Sarah (Skillman) McLaughlin's descendants for membership in the "Alabama Genealogical Society's" program of "First Families of Alabama".
An extant 07 May 1816 deed, see document attached to this memorial, records Wade H. Vining paying Alexander McLaughlin in Madison County, Mississippi Territory $1300.00 in hand for 112 acres. On 10 Aug 1818, in Shelby County, Alabama Territory, Alexander McLaughlin's wife, Achsa (Asiah) McLaughlin, "on her Privy examination did relinquish her right of Dower to the within tract of land at the assignment of the within deed" The final sale (transfer) of the land occurred on 26 Oct 1818 in Madison County, Alabama Territory. (Location of deed: Madison County, Alabama Archives, Deed Book "E", p376). FYI: The "Alabama Territory" was carved from the "Mississippi Territory" on 15 Aug 1817; lasting until 14 Dec 1819, when it was admitted to the Union as the twenty-second state. It appears that the sale of this land by Alexander McLaughlin to Wade H. Vining began in 1816 when it was located in the "Mississippi Territory" and by the final sale on 26 Oct 1818 it was located in the "Alabama Territory". It is worth noting that this is the first record of the McLaughlins living in Shelby County although it wouldn't become the State of Alabama until 14 Dec 1819.
A January 1819 Shelby Co., Alabama Territory extant court document appointed several men to be responsible for maintaining a road. Included in the list were Alexander Andrew McLaughlin, Daniel O. McLaughlin, Sr. (brother of Alexander Andrew McLaughlin) and Alexander M. Godwin, the husband of Daniel O. McLaughlin, Sr's daughter, Margaret M. (McLaughlin) Godwin. Alexander M. Godwin was designated as overseer of the road from the home of "David Neils" to the county line. (Location of document: "Orphans Court Records, 1819 January Term", Shelby County, Alabama Archives, Columbiana, AL.
The 1820 US Census of Shelby Co., AL enumerated the adjacent households of Alexander and Asiah (Skillman) McLaughlin and his brother, Daniel O. McLaughlin, Sr. Four households away was the residence of Daniel O. McLaughlin, Jr. (See the FAG memorial dedicated to Alexander Andrew McLaughlin, Sr. for a copy of the 1820 census of Shelby Co., AL).
The 1830 US Census of Jackson Co., AL enumerated the household of Alexander McLaughlin (age range 60-70 years-actual age 61 Y/O). Also living in the household was a female in the age range 60-70 years. This was probably his wife, Achsa, whose actual age was 64 Y/O. Living 7 households away was David Alexander McLaughlin (age range 30-40 years) who was probably their grandson. David Alexander McLaughlin, was the son of Daniel B. McLaughlin (1794-1820) and his wife, Elizabeth. Daniel B. McLaughlin was the son of Alexander Andrew McLaughlin and Achsa (Skillman) McLaughlin.
The children of Alexander Andrew McLaughlin and his wife, Asiah (Achsa) Sarah (Skillman) McLaughlin were:
1) John Samuel McLaughlin, b. 09 Jun 1792 Washington Co, TN, d. 25 Jul 1868 Leeds, Jefferson Co., AL, m. Margaret Brinker.
2) Daniel B. McLaughlin, b. 1794 Washington Co., TN, d. Abt. 1820 Shelby Co., AL, m. Nancy Elizabeth ( ? ).
3) James G. McLaughlin, b. 1798 Washington Co, TN, d. 1880 Eden, St Clair, AL, m. Kesiah McCain, b. Buried at New Hope Baptist Cemetery at Eden, Alabama.
4) Sarah McLaughlin, b. 1804, m. Probably married Robert J. Smith who was recorded as a heir of Alexander Andrew McLaughlin.
5) William C. McLaughlin, b. 1806.
6) Joseph McLaughlin, b. 1809.
7) Henry McLaughlin, b. 1810.
8) Alexander McLaughlin
Sources:
1) "The Descendants of Edward FitzRandolph and Elizabeth Blossom (1630-1950)" by Louise Aymar Christian and Howard Stelle FitzRandolph, 1950, p28.
2) "Nathaniel Fitz Randolph's Book of Records from Princeton University" as transcribed by Sally Holden Dyson, 2005, no page numbers. (Confirms the birth dates and birth places of Asiah and Isaac Skillman and their parent's names)
3) "The Skillmans of America and their Kin", written by Rev. William Jones Skillman (1835-1914), originally published in twelve installments in consecutive quarterly issues of the N.Y. Genealogical & Biographical Record from 1906-08.
4) "Annals of Pennsylvania from the Discovery of the Delaware 1609-1662" by Samuel Hazard, 1850, p361.
5) "The Descendants of Edward Fitz Randolph and Elizabeth Blossom 1630-1950" by Louise Aymar Christian and Howard Stelle Fitz Randolph, Pub. 1950, page 28.
6) "The Skillmans of America" by William Alfred Skillman, 2009, page 30.
Bio by Gresham Farrar.
The Skillmans of the New World were originally of Dutch descent; some of whom had been living in England as early as 1299. Thomas Skillman, Sr., the emigrant, was an Englishman and an enlisted soldier under Col. Richard Nicolls, to whom New Amsterdam surrendered on 08 Sep 1664, becoming thereafter New York City.
Thomas Skillman, Sr. who was the great-great-grandfather of Asiah (Skillman) McLaughlin, was born about 1637 in Surrey, England, and died about 1699 in Newtown (Maspeth Kills), Queens, N.Y. He married Sarah Pettit in 1669 at Stamford, Fairfield, CT, daughter of Sergeant Thomas Pettit and Christina Mellowes. Christina was born about 1634 in Boston, Suffolk Co., MA and was of Dutch and/or Huguenot lineage. Sarah (Pettit) Skillman died about 1704 at the age of 70 in Newtown (Maspeth Kills), Queens, N.Y. and was buried there. NOTE: The original "Skillmans of America and their Kin" (Source #3 below) recorded Sarah (Pettit) Skillman as the daughter of John Petit and Sara Scofield. Later research has convinced many that she was really the daughter of Thomas Pettit and Christian Mellowes.
According to "The Skillmans of America and Their Kin" by William Jones Skillman, Thomas Skillman, Sr. was a soldier and musician under Col. Richard Nicolls (Nicholls) in an Expedition by the Duke of York, which was ordered by Charles II, King of England, on 25 Feb 1664. Richard Nicholls' small flotilla sailed from Portsmouth, England on 15 May 1664 and his frigate, "Guinea", dropped anchor on 26 Aug 1664 at Nyack, near Gravesend Bay (this location is near present-day Fort Hamilton, Brooklyn, NY; close to the Verrazano Narrows Bridge). 4 ships, 92 guns, 450 men including 300 soldiers settled the Dutch/English dispute, bloodlessly, as the Dutch surrendered without a fight. Nieuw "New" Netherlands became New York under Colonel Nicholls and Nieuw "New" Amsterdam became New York City. After the Dutch surrender, Thomas Skillman stayed in America and became an "inhabitant and freeholder", under Col. Nicoll's patent of 23 Jan 1666 at Newtown (Long Island). Thomas Skillman served in the "Esopus Wars" and was honorably discharged on 06 Apr 1668.
The paternal great-grandfather of Asiah (Ascha) Sarah Skillman was Thomas Skillman, Jr., b. 1671 in New York. The will of Thomas Skillman, Jr. (Records of Kings County and Queens), dated 13 Feb 1739, witnessed by Barnadus Van Zandt, John Rapalje, and Cornelis Berrien, Jr., probated 04 Jul 1740, names his wife, Ann, and their children including their son, Jan (John) Skillman.
The paternal grandparents of Asiah (Ascha) Sarah Skillman were: Jan (John) Skillman, Sr., who was baptized on 24 Jun 1696, in the Collegiate Church, Newtown, Queens, New York and died Abt. 1765 in Somerset County, New Jersey. He married Anna Hull (b. 1710/12) in 1730 at New Jersey. Anna Hull was the daughter of Benjamin Hull and Sarah Drake. The Hulls were closely interrelated with the FitzRandolphs. After becoming a widow, Sarah (Drake) Hull married Israel Folsom and they lived just above New Brunswick, NJ. Her will as Sarah Folsom, dated 02 May 1749 and proved 22 May 1749, names “my beloved daughter, Anne, wife of John (Jan) Skillman;” and the will of “Anne, widow of John (Jan) Skillman, Somerset Co.,” dated 25 Dec 1772, and proved before Gov. William Franklyn, 09 Jan 1776, names 3 sons and 1 daughter including Christopher Skillman.
The parents of Asiah (Ascha) Sarah Skillman were: Christopher Skillman who was born 1732 at Princeton, Mercer Co., New Jersey and died after 1782 in Kentucky. Christopher married Ruth FitzRandolph (1736-1781) on 04 Feb 1761, daughter of Nathaniel FitzRandolph and Rebecca Mershon.
The marriage of Asiah Sarah Skillman to Alexander McLaughlin is documented in two separate records with the exact same date but with somewhat different pertinent information. Both records are attached to this memorial. One marriage record found in the source book "Greene County, Tennessee, Marriages 1783-1668" compiled by Goldene Fillers Burgner, 1981, Southern Historical Press, page 4, records that Arsa Shilman (Asiah Skillman) married Alexander McLaughlin on 20 Dec 1789 in Greene County, Tennessee. It states that Isaac Shilman (Isaac Skillman) [b. 24 Jul 1764 at South Brunswick, NJ], brother of Asiah; and Daniel "O." McLaughlin , brother of Alexander, were recorded as bondsmen/witnesses.
The other marriage document of Asiah Skillman and Alexander McLaughlin, as noted above is also attached to this memorial, records that Alexander McLaughlin and Sarah Skilman (Asiah Sarah Skillman) were married on 20 Dec 1789 in Greene County, Tennessee (Source: Tennessee, State Marriages, 1780-2002, p44). NOTE: There is a lot of confusion concerning the exact name of Alexander Andrew McLaughlin's wife. I believe that these two marriage records taken together should settle it as a combination of "Sarah" and some form of "Asiah", e. g. Arsa, Achsa, Ascha, Axey.
The death dates of Daniel O. McLaughlin, Sr., brother of Alexander Andrew McLaughlin, and his nephew, Daniel B. McLaughlin, the son of his brother, Alexander Andrew McLaughlin, have caused much confusion in the genealogical literature due to their similar names. Daniel B. McLaughlin, born 1794, Washington, Co., TN died intestate about 1820 at Shelby Co., AL. His wife, Elizabeth McLaughlin, and his brother, John McLaughlin, were appointed administrators of his estate on 15 Jan 1822. (Ref: Shelby County, Alabama Will Book "B", pages 8,9,10; and also Shelby County, Alabama Archives, Will Book "D", page 46, 16 Jan 1822 states he was deceased and was "late of Shelby County"). The death of his uncle, Daniel O. McLaughlin. Sr., occurred about 1850 in St. Clair Co., AL and is covered on his memorial.
To help trace the movements of Alexander Andrew McLaughlin and his wife, Asiah Sarah (Skillman) McLaughlin, I will trace the movements of John Samuel McLaughlin, their son, who was born on 09 Jun 1792 at Washington Co., TN (Washington Co., TN is located adjacent to Greene Co., TN where they were living in 1789). He married Margaret Brinker who was born on 04 Mar 1796 in VA. As a young man, John had traveled throughout the area trading with the Indians. He soldiered through Alabama's Cahaba Valley in the Indian Wars (1812-1814) with General John Coffee and was still listed in Captain Gremsley's Company in 1819 just prior to moving his family from Tennessee to Alabama. He purchased bounty land in the western section of what is now Leeds (Alabama) in 1821. The Leeds settlement dates to 1818 and was incorporated on 27 Apr 1887 as "Leeds". His brother, Alexander, bought the adjoining land the same year. John fought as a member of McAdory's 4th Mounted Alabama Infantry in the Second Creek War (1834-1836) which culminated in the expulsion of the Indians from Alabama. Like other early settlers, John started his farm, built a cabin and returned to Tennessee for his wife, Margaret. Family tradition states, when they came back to the farm, the deer had devoured the entire corn crop. John and Margaret, after settling in Alabama, raised a large family. NOTE: Of interest, the husband, Alexander M. Godwin, of John's 1st cousin, Margaret M. (McLaughlin) Godwin, also fought under General John Coffee in the War of 1812 under similar circumstances. Margaret M. (McLaughlin) Godwin was the daughter of Daniel O. McLaughlin.
The 1816 Tax List of Monroe County, Mississippi Territory recorded the household of Andrew McLaughlin. Thus, Alexander Andrew McLaughlin and his wife, Asiah Sarah (Skillman) McLaughlin, were living in the area that would become the state of Alabama on 14 Dec 1819. In 1816, Monroe County, Mississippi Territory actually included most of the present state of Alabama. This qualifies Alexander Andrew McLaughlin's descendants and separately Asiah Sarah (Skillman) McLaughlin's descendants for membership in the "Alabama Genealogical Society's" program of "First Families of Alabama".
An extant 07 May 1816 deed, see document attached to this memorial, records Wade H. Vining paying Alexander McLaughlin in Madison County, Mississippi Territory $1300.00 in hand for 112 acres. On 10 Aug 1818, in Shelby County, Alabama Territory, Alexander McLaughlin's wife, Achsa (Asiah) McLaughlin, "on her Privy examination did relinquish her right of Dower to the within tract of land at the assignment of the within deed" The final sale (transfer) of the land occurred on 26 Oct 1818 in Madison County, Alabama Territory. (Location of deed: Madison County, Alabama Archives, Deed Book "E", p376). FYI: The "Alabama Territory" was carved from the "Mississippi Territory" on 15 Aug 1817; lasting until 14 Dec 1819, when it was admitted to the Union as the twenty-second state. It appears that the sale of this land by Alexander McLaughlin to Wade H. Vining began in 1816 when it was located in the "Mississippi Territory" and by the final sale on 26 Oct 1818 it was located in the "Alabama Territory". It is worth noting that this is the first record of the McLaughlins living in Shelby County although it wouldn't become the State of Alabama until 14 Dec 1819.
A January 1819 Shelby Co., Alabama Territory extant court document appointed several men to be responsible for maintaining a road. Included in the list were Alexander Andrew McLaughlin, Daniel O. McLaughlin, Sr. (brother of Alexander Andrew McLaughlin) and Alexander M. Godwin, the husband of Daniel O. McLaughlin, Sr's daughter, Margaret M. (McLaughlin) Godwin. Alexander M. Godwin was designated as overseer of the road from the home of "David Neils" to the county line. (Location of document: "Orphans Court Records, 1819 January Term", Shelby County, Alabama Archives, Columbiana, AL.
The 1820 US Census of Shelby Co., AL enumerated the adjacent households of Alexander and Asiah (Skillman) McLaughlin and his brother, Daniel O. McLaughlin, Sr. Four households away was the residence of Daniel O. McLaughlin, Jr. (See the FAG memorial dedicated to Alexander Andrew McLaughlin, Sr. for a copy of the 1820 census of Shelby Co., AL).
The 1830 US Census of Jackson Co., AL enumerated the household of Alexander McLaughlin (age range 60-70 years-actual age 61 Y/O). Also living in the household was a female in the age range 60-70 years. This was probably his wife, Achsa, whose actual age was 64 Y/O. Living 7 households away was David Alexander McLaughlin (age range 30-40 years) who was probably their grandson. David Alexander McLaughlin, was the son of Daniel B. McLaughlin (1794-1820) and his wife, Elizabeth. Daniel B. McLaughlin was the son of Alexander Andrew McLaughlin and Achsa (Skillman) McLaughlin.
The children of Alexander Andrew McLaughlin and his wife, Asiah (Achsa) Sarah (Skillman) McLaughlin were:
1) John Samuel McLaughlin, b. 09 Jun 1792 Washington Co, TN, d. 25 Jul 1868 Leeds, Jefferson Co., AL, m. Margaret Brinker.
2) Daniel B. McLaughlin, b. 1794 Washington Co., TN, d. Abt. 1820 Shelby Co., AL, m. Nancy Elizabeth ( ? ).
3) James G. McLaughlin, b. 1798 Washington Co, TN, d. 1880 Eden, St Clair, AL, m. Kesiah McCain, b. Buried at New Hope Baptist Cemetery at Eden, Alabama.
4) Sarah McLaughlin, b. 1804, m. Probably married Robert J. Smith who was recorded as a heir of Alexander Andrew McLaughlin.
5) William C. McLaughlin, b. 1806.
6) Joseph McLaughlin, b. 1809.
7) Henry McLaughlin, b. 1810.
8) Alexander McLaughlin
Sources:
1) "The Descendants of Edward FitzRandolph and Elizabeth Blossom (1630-1950)" by Louise Aymar Christian and Howard Stelle FitzRandolph, 1950, p28.
2) "Nathaniel Fitz Randolph's Book of Records from Princeton University" as transcribed by Sally Holden Dyson, 2005, no page numbers. (Confirms the birth dates and birth places of Asiah and Isaac Skillman and their parent's names)
3) "The Skillmans of America and their Kin", written by Rev. William Jones Skillman (1835-1914), originally published in twelve installments in consecutive quarterly issues of the N.Y. Genealogical & Biographical Record from 1906-08.
4) "Annals of Pennsylvania from the Discovery of the Delaware 1609-1662" by Samuel Hazard, 1850, p361.
5) "The Descendants of Edward Fitz Randolph and Elizabeth Blossom 1630-1950" by Louise Aymar Christian and Howard Stelle Fitz Randolph, Pub. 1950, page 28.
6) "The Skillmans of America" by William Alfred Skillman, 2009, page 30.
Bio by Gresham Farrar.
NOTE: In the genealogical literature and official records the "Skillman" name is frequently seen as "Skilman" or "Shilman". "Asiah" (Skillman) McLaughlin's name is also found spelled several different ways, e.g. Arsa, Achsa, Ascha, Axey. "Asiah" Skillman will be used in this bio.
The Skillmans of the New World were originally of Dutch descent; some of whom had been living in England as early as 1299. Thomas Skillman, Sr., the emigrant, was an Englishman and an enlisted soldier under Col. Richard Nicolls, to whom New Amsterdam surrendered on 08 Sep 1664, becoming thereafter New York City.
Thomas Skillman, Sr. who was the great-great-grandfather of Asiah (Skillman) McLaughlin, was born about 1637 in Surrey, England, and died about 1699 in Newtown (Maspeth Kills), Queens, N.Y. He married Sarah Pettit in 1669 at Stamford, Fairfield, CT, daughter of Sergeant Thomas Pettit and Christina Mellowes. Christina was born about 1634 in Boston, Suffolk Co., MA and was of Dutch and/or Huguenot lineage. Sarah (Pettit) Skillman died about 1704 at the age of 70 in Newtown (Maspeth Kills), Queens, N.Y. and was buried there. NOTE: The original "Skillmans of America and their Kin" (Source #3 below) recorded Sarah (Pettit) Skillman as the daughter of John Petit and Sara Scofield. Later research has convinced many that she was really the daughter of Thomas Pettit and Christian Mellowes.
According to "The Skillmans of America and Their Kin" by William Jones Skillman, Thomas Skillman, Sr. was a soldier and musician under Col. Richard Nicolls (Nicholls) in an Expedition by the Duke of York, which was ordered by Charles II, King of England, on 25 Feb 1664. Richard Nicholls' small flotilla sailed from Portsmouth, England on 15 May 1664 and his frigate, "Guinea", dropped anchor on 26 Aug 1664 at Nyack, near Gravesend Bay (this location is near present-day Fort Hamilton, Brooklyn, NY; close to the Verrazano Narrows Bridge). 4 ships, 92 guns, 450 men including 300 soldiers settled the Dutch/English dispute, bloodlessly, as the Dutch surrendered without a fight. Nieuw "New" Netherlands became New York under Colonel Nicholls and Nieuw "New" Amsterdam became New York City. After the Dutch surrender, Thomas Skillman stayed in America and became an "inhabitant and freeholder", under Col. Nicoll's patent of 23 Jan 1666 at Newtown (Long Island). Thomas Skillman served in the "Esopus Wars" and was honorably discharged on 06 Apr 1668.
The paternal great-grandfather of Asiah (Ascha) Sarah Skillman was Thomas Skillman, Jr., b. 1671 in New York. The will of Thomas Skillman, Jr. (Records of Kings County and Queens), dated 13 Feb 1739, witnessed by Barnadus Van Zandt, John Rapalje, and Cornelis Berrien, Jr., probated 04 Jul 1740, names his wife, Ann, and their children including their son, Jan (John) Skillman.
The paternal grandparents of Asiah (Ascha) Sarah Skillman were: Jan (John) Skillman, Sr., who was baptized on 24 Jun 1696, in the Collegiate Church, Newtown, Queens, New York and died Abt. 1765 in Somerset County, New Jersey. He married Anna Hull (b. 1710/12) in 1730 at New Jersey. Anna Hull was the daughter of Benjamin Hull and Sarah Drake. The Hulls were closely interrelated with the FitzRandolphs. After becoming a widow, Sarah (Drake) Hull married Israel Folsom and they lived just above New Brunswick, NJ. Her will as Sarah Folsom, dated 02 May 1749 and proved 22 May 1749, names “my beloved daughter, Anne, wife of John (Jan) Skillman;” and the will of “Anne, widow of John (Jan) Skillman, Somerset Co.,” dated 25 Dec 1772, and proved before Gov. William Franklyn, 09 Jan 1776, names 3 sons and 1 daughter including Christopher Skillman.
The parents of Asiah (Ascha) Sarah Skillman were: Christopher Skillman who was born 1732 at Princeton, Mercer Co., New Jersey and died after 1782 in Kentucky. Christopher married Ruth FitzRandolph (1736-1781) on 04 Feb 1761, daughter of Nathaniel FitzRandolph and Rebecca Mershon.
The marriage of Asiah Sarah Skillman to Alexander McLaughlin is documented in two separate records with the exact same date but with somewhat different pertinent information. Both records are attached to this memorial. One marriage record found in the source book "Greene County, Tennessee, Marriages 1783-1668" compiled by Goldene Fillers Burgner, 1981, Southern Historical Press, page 4, records that Arsa Shilman (Asiah Skillman) married Alexander McLaughlin on 20 Dec 1789 in Greene County, Tennessee. It states that Isaac Shilman (Isaac Skillman) [b. 24 Jul 1764 at South Brunswick, NJ], brother of Asiah; and Daniel "O." McLaughlin , brother of Alexander, were recorded as bondsmen/witnesses.
The other marriage document of Asiah Skillman and Alexander McLaughlin, as noted above is also attached to this memorial, records that Alexander McLaughlin and Sarah Skilman (Asiah Sarah Skillman) were married on 20 Dec 1789 in Greene County, Tennessee (Source: Tennessee, State Marriages, 1780-2002, p44). NOTE: There is a lot of confusion concerning the exact name of Alexander Andrew McLaughlin's wife. I believe that these two marriage records taken together should settle it as a combination of "Sarah" and some form of "Asiah", e. g. Arsa, Achsa, Ascha, Axey.
The death dates of Daniel O. McLaughlin, Sr., brother of Alexander Andrew McLaughlin, and his nephew, Daniel B. McLaughlin, the son of his brother, Alexander Andrew McLaughlin, have caused much confusion in the genealogical literature due to their similar names. Daniel B. McLaughlin, born 1794, Washington, Co., TN died intestate about 1820 at Shelby Co., AL. His wife, Elizabeth McLaughlin, and his brother, John McLaughlin, were appointed administrators of his estate on 15 Jan 1822. (Ref: Shelby County, Alabama Will Book "B", pages 8,9,10; and also Shelby County, Alabama Archives, Will Book "D", page 46, 16 Jan 1822 states he was deceased and was "late of Shelby County"). The death of his uncle, Daniel O. McLaughlin. Sr., occurred about 1850 in St. Clair Co., AL and is covered on his memorial.
To help trace the movements of Alexander Andrew McLaughlin and his wife, Asiah Sarah (Skillman) McLaughlin, I will trace the movements of John Samuel McLaughlin, their son, who was born on 09 Jun 1792 at Washington Co., TN (Washington Co., TN is located adjacent to Greene Co., TN where they were living in 1789). He married Margaret Brinker who was born on 04 Mar 1796 in VA. As a young man, John had traveled throughout the area trading with the Indians. He soldiered through Alabama's Cahaba Valley in the Indian Wars (1812-1814) with General John Coffee and was still listed in Captain Gremsley's Company in 1819 just prior to moving his family from Tennessee to Alabama. He purchased bounty land in the western section of what is now Leeds (Alabama) in 1821. The Leeds settlement dates to 1818 and was incorporated on 27 Apr 1887 as "Leeds". His brother, Alexander, bought the adjoining land the same year. John fought as a member of McAdory's 4th Mounted Alabama Infantry in the Second Creek War (1834-1836) which culminated in the expulsion of the Indians from Alabama. Like other early settlers, John started his farm, built a cabin and returned to Tennessee for his wife, Margaret. Family tradition states, when they came back to the farm, the deer had devoured the entire corn crop. John and Margaret, after settling in Alabama, raised a large family. NOTE: Of interest, the husband, Alexander M. Godwin, of John's 1st cousin, Margaret M. (McLaughlin) Godwin, also fought under General John Coffee in the War of 1812 under similar circumstances. Margaret M. (McLaughlin) Godwin was the daughter of Daniel O. McLaughlin.
The 1816 Tax List of Monroe County, Mississippi Territory recorded the household of Andrew McLaughlin. Thus, Alexander Andrew McLaughlin and his wife, Asiah Sarah (Skillman) McLaughlin, were living in the area that would become the state of Alabama on 14 Dec 1819. In 1816, Monroe County, Mississippi Territory actually included most of the present state of Alabama. This qualifies Alexander Andrew McLaughlin's descendants and separately Asiah Sarah (Skillman) McLaughlin's descendants for membership in the "Alabama Genealogical Society's" program of "First Families of Alabama".
An extant 07 May 1816 deed, see document attached to this memorial, records Wade H. Vining paying Alexander McLaughlin in Madison County, Mississippi Territory $1300.00 in hand for 112 acres. On 10 Aug 1818, in Shelby County, Alabama Territory, Alexander McLaughlin's wife, Achsa (Asiah) McLaughlin, "on her Privy examination did relinquish her right of Dower to the within tract of land at the assignment of the within deed" The final sale (transfer) of the land occurred on 26 Oct 1818 in Madison County, Alabama Territory. (Location of deed: Madison County, Alabama Archives, Deed Book "E", p376). FYI: The "Alabama Territory" was carved from the "Mississippi Territory" on 15 Aug 1817; lasting until 14 Dec 1819, when it was admitted to the Union as the twenty-second state. It appears that the sale of this land by Alexander McLaughlin to Wade H. Vining began in 1816 when it was located in the "Mississippi Territory" and by the final sale on 26 Oct 1818 it was located in the "Alabama Territory". It is worth noting that this is the first record of the McLaughlins living in Shelby County although it wouldn't become the State of Alabama until 14 Dec 1819.
A January 1819 Shelby Co., Alabama Territory extant court document appointed several men to be responsible for maintaining a road. Included in the list were Alexander Andrew McLaughlin, Daniel O. McLaughlin, Sr. (brother of Alexander Andrew McLaughlin) and Alexander M. Godwin, the husband of Daniel O. McLaughlin, Sr's daughter, Margaret M. (McLaughlin) Godwin. Alexander M. Godwin was designated as overseer of the road from the home of "David Neils" to the county line. (Location of document: "Orphans Court Records, 1819 January Term", Shelby County, Alabama Archives, Columbiana, AL.
The 1820 US Census of Shelby Co., AL enumerated the adjacent households of Alexander and Asiah (Skillman) McLaughlin and his brother, Daniel O. McLaughlin, Sr. Four households away was the residence of Daniel O. McLaughlin, Jr. (See the FAG memorial dedicated to Alexander Andrew McLaughlin, Sr. for a copy of the 1820 census of Shelby Co., AL).
The 1830 US Census of Jackson Co., AL enumerated the household of Alexander McLaughlin (age range 60-70 years-actual age 61 Y/O). Also living in the household was a female in the age range 60-70 years. This was probably his wife, Achsa, whose actual age was 64 Y/O. Living 7 households away was David Alexander McLaughlin (age range 30-40 years) who was probably their grandson. David Alexander McLaughlin, was the son of Daniel B. McLaughlin (1794-1820) and his wife, Elizabeth. Daniel B. McLaughlin was the son of Alexander Andrew McLaughlin and Achsa (Skillman) McLaughlin.
The children of Alexander Andrew McLaughlin and his wife, Asiah (Achsa) Sarah (Skillman) McLaughlin were:
1) John Samuel McLaughlin, b. 09 Jun 1792 Washington Co, TN, d. 25 Jul 1868 Leeds, Jefferson Co., AL, m. Margaret Brinker.
2) Daniel B. McLaughlin, b. 1794 Washington Co., TN, d. Abt. 1820 Shelby Co., AL, m. Nancy Elizabeth ( ? ).
3) James G. McLaughlin, b. 1798 Washington Co, TN, d. 1880 Eden, St Clair, AL, m. Kesiah McCain, b. Buried at New Hope Baptist Cemetery at Eden, Alabama.
4) Sarah McLaughlin, b. 1804, m. Probably married Robert J. Smith who was recorded as a heir of Alexander Andrew McLaughlin.
5) William C. McLaughlin, b. 1806.
6) Joseph McLaughlin, b. 1809.
7) Henry McLaughlin, b. 1810.
8) Alexander McLaughlin
Sources:
1) "The Descendants of Edward FitzRandolph and Elizabeth Blossom (1630-1950)" by Louise Aymar Christian and Howard Stelle FitzRandolph, 1950, p28.
2) "Nathaniel Fitz Randolph's Book of Records from Princeton University" as transcribed by Sally Holden Dyson, 2005, no page numbers. (Confirms the birth dates and birth places of Asiah and Isaac Skillman and their parent's names)
3) "The Skillmans of America and their Kin", written by Rev. William Jones Skillman (1835-1914), originally published in twelve installments in consecutive quarterly issues of the N.Y. Genealogical & Biographical Record from 1906-08.
4) "Annals of Pennsylvania from the Discovery of the Delaware 1609-1662" by Samuel Hazard, 1850, p361.
5) "The Descendants of Edward Fitz Randolph and Elizabeth Blossom 1630-1950" by Louise Aymar Christian and Howard Stelle Fitz Randolph, Pub. 1950, page 28.
6) "The Skillmans of America" by William Alfred Skillman, 2009, page 30.
Bio by Gresham Farrar.
The Skillmans of the New World were originally of Dutch descent; some of whom had been living in England as early as 1299. Thomas Skillman, Sr., the emigrant, was an Englishman and an enlisted soldier under Col. Richard Nicolls, to whom New Amsterdam surrendered on 08 Sep 1664, becoming thereafter New York City.
Thomas Skillman, Sr. who was the great-great-grandfather of Asiah (Skillman) McLaughlin, was born about 1637 in Surrey, England, and died about 1699 in Newtown (Maspeth Kills), Queens, N.Y. He married Sarah Pettit in 1669 at Stamford, Fairfield, CT, daughter of Sergeant Thomas Pettit and Christina Mellowes. Christina was born about 1634 in Boston, Suffolk Co., MA and was of Dutch and/or Huguenot lineage. Sarah (Pettit) Skillman died about 1704 at the age of 70 in Newtown (Maspeth Kills), Queens, N.Y. and was buried there. NOTE: The original "Skillmans of America and their Kin" (Source #3 below) recorded Sarah (Pettit) Skillman as the daughter of John Petit and Sara Scofield. Later research has convinced many that she was really the daughter of Thomas Pettit and Christian Mellowes.
According to "The Skillmans of America and Their Kin" by William Jones Skillman, Thomas Skillman, Sr. was a soldier and musician under Col. Richard Nicolls (Nicholls) in an Expedition by the Duke of York, which was ordered by Charles II, King of England, on 25 Feb 1664. Richard Nicholls' small flotilla sailed from Portsmouth, England on 15 May 1664 and his frigate, "Guinea", dropped anchor on 26 Aug 1664 at Nyack, near Gravesend Bay (this location is near present-day Fort Hamilton, Brooklyn, NY; close to the Verrazano Narrows Bridge). 4 ships, 92 guns, 450 men including 300 soldiers settled the Dutch/English dispute, bloodlessly, as the Dutch surrendered without a fight. Nieuw "New" Netherlands became New York under Colonel Nicholls and Nieuw "New" Amsterdam became New York City. After the Dutch surrender, Thomas Skillman stayed in America and became an "inhabitant and freeholder", under Col. Nicoll's patent of 23 Jan 1666 at Newtown (Long Island). Thomas Skillman served in the "Esopus Wars" and was honorably discharged on 06 Apr 1668.
The paternal great-grandfather of Asiah (Ascha) Sarah Skillman was Thomas Skillman, Jr., b. 1671 in New York. The will of Thomas Skillman, Jr. (Records of Kings County and Queens), dated 13 Feb 1739, witnessed by Barnadus Van Zandt, John Rapalje, and Cornelis Berrien, Jr., probated 04 Jul 1740, names his wife, Ann, and their children including their son, Jan (John) Skillman.
The paternal grandparents of Asiah (Ascha) Sarah Skillman were: Jan (John) Skillman, Sr., who was baptized on 24 Jun 1696, in the Collegiate Church, Newtown, Queens, New York and died Abt. 1765 in Somerset County, New Jersey. He married Anna Hull (b. 1710/12) in 1730 at New Jersey. Anna Hull was the daughter of Benjamin Hull and Sarah Drake. The Hulls were closely interrelated with the FitzRandolphs. After becoming a widow, Sarah (Drake) Hull married Israel Folsom and they lived just above New Brunswick, NJ. Her will as Sarah Folsom, dated 02 May 1749 and proved 22 May 1749, names “my beloved daughter, Anne, wife of John (Jan) Skillman;” and the will of “Anne, widow of John (Jan) Skillman, Somerset Co.,” dated 25 Dec 1772, and proved before Gov. William Franklyn, 09 Jan 1776, names 3 sons and 1 daughter including Christopher Skillman.
The parents of Asiah (Ascha) Sarah Skillman were: Christopher Skillman who was born 1732 at Princeton, Mercer Co., New Jersey and died after 1782 in Kentucky. Christopher married Ruth FitzRandolph (1736-1781) on 04 Feb 1761, daughter of Nathaniel FitzRandolph and Rebecca Mershon.
The marriage of Asiah Sarah Skillman to Alexander McLaughlin is documented in two separate records with the exact same date but with somewhat different pertinent information. Both records are attached to this memorial. One marriage record found in the source book "Greene County, Tennessee, Marriages 1783-1668" compiled by Goldene Fillers Burgner, 1981, Southern Historical Press, page 4, records that Arsa Shilman (Asiah Skillman) married Alexander McLaughlin on 20 Dec 1789 in Greene County, Tennessee. It states that Isaac Shilman (Isaac Skillman) [b. 24 Jul 1764 at South Brunswick, NJ], brother of Asiah; and Daniel "O." McLaughlin , brother of Alexander, were recorded as bondsmen/witnesses.
The other marriage document of Asiah Skillman and Alexander McLaughlin, as noted above is also attached to this memorial, records that Alexander McLaughlin and Sarah Skilman (Asiah Sarah Skillman) were married on 20 Dec 1789 in Greene County, Tennessee (Source: Tennessee, State Marriages, 1780-2002, p44). NOTE: There is a lot of confusion concerning the exact name of Alexander Andrew McLaughlin's wife. I believe that these two marriage records taken together should settle it as a combination of "Sarah" and some form of "Asiah", e. g. Arsa, Achsa, Ascha, Axey.
The death dates of Daniel O. McLaughlin, Sr., brother of Alexander Andrew McLaughlin, and his nephew, Daniel B. McLaughlin, the son of his brother, Alexander Andrew McLaughlin, have caused much confusion in the genealogical literature due to their similar names. Daniel B. McLaughlin, born 1794, Washington, Co., TN died intestate about 1820 at Shelby Co., AL. His wife, Elizabeth McLaughlin, and his brother, John McLaughlin, were appointed administrators of his estate on 15 Jan 1822. (Ref: Shelby County, Alabama Will Book "B", pages 8,9,10; and also Shelby County, Alabama Archives, Will Book "D", page 46, 16 Jan 1822 states he was deceased and was "late of Shelby County"). The death of his uncle, Daniel O. McLaughlin. Sr., occurred about 1850 in St. Clair Co., AL and is covered on his memorial.
To help trace the movements of Alexander Andrew McLaughlin and his wife, Asiah Sarah (Skillman) McLaughlin, I will trace the movements of John Samuel McLaughlin, their son, who was born on 09 Jun 1792 at Washington Co., TN (Washington Co., TN is located adjacent to Greene Co., TN where they were living in 1789). He married Margaret Brinker who was born on 04 Mar 1796 in VA. As a young man, John had traveled throughout the area trading with the Indians. He soldiered through Alabama's Cahaba Valley in the Indian Wars (1812-1814) with General John Coffee and was still listed in Captain Gremsley's Company in 1819 just prior to moving his family from Tennessee to Alabama. He purchased bounty land in the western section of what is now Leeds (Alabama) in 1821. The Leeds settlement dates to 1818 and was incorporated on 27 Apr 1887 as "Leeds". His brother, Alexander, bought the adjoining land the same year. John fought as a member of McAdory's 4th Mounted Alabama Infantry in the Second Creek War (1834-1836) which culminated in the expulsion of the Indians from Alabama. Like other early settlers, John started his farm, built a cabin and returned to Tennessee for his wife, Margaret. Family tradition states, when they came back to the farm, the deer had devoured the entire corn crop. John and Margaret, after settling in Alabama, raised a large family. NOTE: Of interest, the husband, Alexander M. Godwin, of John's 1st cousin, Margaret M. (McLaughlin) Godwin, also fought under General John Coffee in the War of 1812 under similar circumstances. Margaret M. (McLaughlin) Godwin was the daughter of Daniel O. McLaughlin.
The 1816 Tax List of Monroe County, Mississippi Territory recorded the household of Andrew McLaughlin. Thus, Alexander Andrew McLaughlin and his wife, Asiah Sarah (Skillman) McLaughlin, were living in the area that would become the state of Alabama on 14 Dec 1819. In 1816, Monroe County, Mississippi Territory actually included most of the present state of Alabama. This qualifies Alexander Andrew McLaughlin's descendants and separately Asiah Sarah (Skillman) McLaughlin's descendants for membership in the "Alabama Genealogical Society's" program of "First Families of Alabama".
An extant 07 May 1816 deed, see document attached to this memorial, records Wade H. Vining paying Alexander McLaughlin in Madison County, Mississippi Territory $1300.00 in hand for 112 acres. On 10 Aug 1818, in Shelby County, Alabama Territory, Alexander McLaughlin's wife, Achsa (Asiah) McLaughlin, "on her Privy examination did relinquish her right of Dower to the within tract of land at the assignment of the within deed" The final sale (transfer) of the land occurred on 26 Oct 1818 in Madison County, Alabama Territory. (Location of deed: Madison County, Alabama Archives, Deed Book "E", p376). FYI: The "Alabama Territory" was carved from the "Mississippi Territory" on 15 Aug 1817; lasting until 14 Dec 1819, when it was admitted to the Union as the twenty-second state. It appears that the sale of this land by Alexander McLaughlin to Wade H. Vining began in 1816 when it was located in the "Mississippi Territory" and by the final sale on 26 Oct 1818 it was located in the "Alabama Territory". It is worth noting that this is the first record of the McLaughlins living in Shelby County although it wouldn't become the State of Alabama until 14 Dec 1819.
A January 1819 Shelby Co., Alabama Territory extant court document appointed several men to be responsible for maintaining a road. Included in the list were Alexander Andrew McLaughlin, Daniel O. McLaughlin, Sr. (brother of Alexander Andrew McLaughlin) and Alexander M. Godwin, the husband of Daniel O. McLaughlin, Sr's daughter, Margaret M. (McLaughlin) Godwin. Alexander M. Godwin was designated as overseer of the road from the home of "David Neils" to the county line. (Location of document: "Orphans Court Records, 1819 January Term", Shelby County, Alabama Archives, Columbiana, AL.
The 1820 US Census of Shelby Co., AL enumerated the adjacent households of Alexander and Asiah (Skillman) McLaughlin and his brother, Daniel O. McLaughlin, Sr. Four households away was the residence of Daniel O. McLaughlin, Jr. (See the FAG memorial dedicated to Alexander Andrew McLaughlin, Sr. for a copy of the 1820 census of Shelby Co., AL).
The 1830 US Census of Jackson Co., AL enumerated the household of Alexander McLaughlin (age range 60-70 years-actual age 61 Y/O). Also living in the household was a female in the age range 60-70 years. This was probably his wife, Achsa, whose actual age was 64 Y/O. Living 7 households away was David Alexander McLaughlin (age range 30-40 years) who was probably their grandson. David Alexander McLaughlin, was the son of Daniel B. McLaughlin (1794-1820) and his wife, Elizabeth. Daniel B. McLaughlin was the son of Alexander Andrew McLaughlin and Achsa (Skillman) McLaughlin.
The children of Alexander Andrew McLaughlin and his wife, Asiah (Achsa) Sarah (Skillman) McLaughlin were:
1) John Samuel McLaughlin, b. 09 Jun 1792 Washington Co, TN, d. 25 Jul 1868 Leeds, Jefferson Co., AL, m. Margaret Brinker.
2) Daniel B. McLaughlin, b. 1794 Washington Co., TN, d. Abt. 1820 Shelby Co., AL, m. Nancy Elizabeth ( ? ).
3) James G. McLaughlin, b. 1798 Washington Co, TN, d. 1880 Eden, St Clair, AL, m. Kesiah McCain, b. Buried at New Hope Baptist Cemetery at Eden, Alabama.
4) Sarah McLaughlin, b. 1804, m. Probably married Robert J. Smith who was recorded as a heir of Alexander Andrew McLaughlin.
5) William C. McLaughlin, b. 1806.
6) Joseph McLaughlin, b. 1809.
7) Henry McLaughlin, b. 1810.
8) Alexander McLaughlin
Sources:
1) "The Descendants of Edward FitzRandolph and Elizabeth Blossom (1630-1950)" by Louise Aymar Christian and Howard Stelle FitzRandolph, 1950, p28.
2) "Nathaniel Fitz Randolph's Book of Records from Princeton University" as transcribed by Sally Holden Dyson, 2005, no page numbers. (Confirms the birth dates and birth places of Asiah and Isaac Skillman and their parent's names)
3) "The Skillmans of America and their Kin", written by Rev. William Jones Skillman (1835-1914), originally published in twelve installments in consecutive quarterly issues of the N.Y. Genealogical & Biographical Record from 1906-08.
4) "Annals of Pennsylvania from the Discovery of the Delaware 1609-1662" by Samuel Hazard, 1850, p361.
5) "The Descendants of Edward Fitz Randolph and Elizabeth Blossom 1630-1950" by Louise Aymar Christian and Howard Stelle Fitz Randolph, Pub. 1950, page 28.
6) "The Skillmans of America" by William Alfred Skillman, 2009, page 30.
Bio by Gresham Farrar.
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