Person:Humberston Skipwith (1)

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Humberston Skipwith
b.28 Feb 1791 Mecklenburg County, Virginia
d.5 Sep 1863 Prestwould Plantation, Mecklenburg County, Virginia
Parents and Siblings
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m. 25 Sep 1788
  1. Helen Skipwith1789 - 1864
  2. Humberston Skipwith1791 - 1863
  3. Selina Skipwith1793 - 1870
Spouse and Children
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m. 12 Nov 1818
  1. Helen SkipwithAbt 1819 - 1894
  2. Sarah Nivison Humberston Skipwith1821 - 1900
Spouse and Children
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m. Abt 1823
  1. Peyton SkipwithAbt 1823 - 1824
  2. Evelina Skipwith1832 - 1832
  3. Fulwar Skipwith1836 - 1900
  4. Grey Skipwith1840 - 1895
  5. Selina SkipwithAbt 1842 - Abt 1894
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Facts and Events
Name[1] Humberston Skipwith
Gender Male
Birth[1] 28 Feb 1791 Mecklenburg County, Virginia
Marriage 12 Nov 1818 Norfolk, Virginia(his 1st wife; 2 daus, b. c1819 & c.1821)
to Sarah Stratton Nivison
Census[2] 1820 Norfolk, Virginia
Marriage Abt 1823 Virginia?to Lelia Unknown
Census[3] 1830 Mecklenburg County, Virginia
Census[4] 1840 Mecklenburg County, Virginia
Census[5] 1850 Mecklenburg County, Virginia
Death[1] 5 Sep 1863 Prestwould Plantation, Mecklenburg County, Virginia(probably the largest slaveholder in Virginia at the time of his death)
Burial[1] Skipwith Family Cemetery, Prestwould Plantation, Mecklenburg County, Virginia

Passport application, 3 May 1851 Passport application, 6 Jun 1851 Richmond (Virginia) Dispatch, 12 Sep 1863

References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Find A Grave.

    [https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/124544482/humberston-skipwith Humberston Skipwith

  2. ↑ Norfolk (City), Virginia, United States. 1820 U.S. Census Population Schedule
    p. 91.

    Skipwith, H. [Humberston]

    Males
    26-44 = 1

    Females
    under 10 = 1
    16-25 = 1
    26-44 = 1

    Slaves
    Males = 3
    Females = 3

  3. ↑ Mecklenburg, Virginia, United States. 1830 U.S. Census Population Schedule
    p. 55.

    Skipwith, Humberston

    Males
    30-39 = 1

    Females
    5-9 = 1
    10-14 = 1
    30-39 = 1

    Slaves
    Males = 177

    Females = 141

  4. ↑ Mecklenburg, Virginia, United States. 1840 U.S. Census Population Schedule
    p. 402.

    Skipwith, H. [Humbertson]
    (agriculture = 28; manufacture & trade = 2)

    Males
    [no listing]

    Females
    [no listing]

    Slaves
    Males = 23
    Females = 31

  5. ↑ Mecklenburg, Virginia, United States. 1850 U.S. Census Population Schedule
    p. 135A, delling/family 583/583.

    Skipwith, Humberston 58 yrs Farmer (real estate = $128,438) b. Virginia

  6.   New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States. New Orleans, Passenger Lists, 1813-1963. (Ancestry.com (database online))
    5 Feb 1841.

    SS Natchez, departing Havana, [no date], arriving New Orleans, 5 Feb 1841.

    Line 15: Skipwith, H. 49 yrs, Planter, U.S. citizen

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