Person:James Skaggs (13)

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James Skaggs
b.25 Feb 1780 Virginia
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Name James Skaggs
Gender Male
Birth[1] 25 Feb 1780 Virginia
Marriage 19 Mar 1805 Monroe County, Virginiato Elizabeth 'Betsy' Miller
Death[1] 1867 Fayette County, West Virginia
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  1. 1.0 1.1 James Skaggs
    M, b. 25 February 1780, d. 1867
    Birth* 25 Feb 1780 James was born at VA on 25 Feb 1780. 1850 census age 70.2,3
    Marriage* 19 Mar 1805 He married Elizabeth "Betsy" Miller at Monroe Co, VA, on 19 Mar 1805. Bondsmen James Scaggs & Valentine Miller; James Scaggs & Betsy Miller. Teste John Hutchinson. Married by John Alderson (returned dated 16 March 1805).4
    Employment* Aug 1850 Occupation: farmer in Aug 1850 at District 14, Fayette Co, VA.2
    Death* 1867 James died in 1867 at Fayette Co, WV.3
    Biography* James Skaggs had a land grant from the Commonwealth of Virginia for 3000 acres more or less in Fayette Co. (now West Virginia), in and around Anstead, Victor, and Sugar Creek. He was appointed Magistrate by the Commonwealth of Virginia and held court and collected taxes in this area. Land was valued at 58c per acre. He helped to organize the Hopewell Baptist Church in either 1818 or 1820. [from Descendants of Thomas Skaggs, by Earl N. Skaggs, p. 26]

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