Person:John Skidmore (6)

John Skidmore was one of the Early Settlers of Augusta County, Virginia

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Early Land Acquisition in Augusta County, VA

Acquisition of Land from Chalkley's:

• Page 536.--20th August, 1761. Joseph ( ) Skidmore, Jr., to his brother John Skidmore, £25, 101 acres on South Branch of Potowmack, part of one of the lots formerly surveyed for Robert Green, gent., No. 16, cor. with part of said tract belonging to Gabriel Coil. Delivered: John Skidmore, February, 1764.

• John Skidmore, 170 acres, branch of South Potomac River. December 12, 1771. [Abstract of Land Grant Surveys, 1761-1791, Augusta & Rockingham Counties, Virginia, by Peter Cline Kaylor, pg. 68].

• John Skidmore, 237 acres, South Branch Potomac. December 7, 1771. [Abstract of Land Grant Surveys, 1761-1791, Augusta & Rockingham Counties, Virginia, by Peter Cline Kaylor, pg. 69].

• John Skidmore, 23 acres, South Branch (of the Potomac River). January 26, 1786. [Abstract of Land Grant Surveys, 1761-1791, Augusta & Rockingham Counties, Virginia, by Peter Cline Kaylor, pg. 116].

Information on John Skidmore

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•Name: John A. Skidmore

•Sex: M

•Birth: 10 Jun 1736 in Plantation Fisher's Delight, Kent County, Delewa

•Death: 12 Oct 1809 in German Valley, Pendleton County, (West) Virginia

•Burial: Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Clay County, West Virginia

•Note:

John A. Skidmore, a son of Joseph and Agnes Ann (Caldwell ) Skidmore, was born on the plantation "Fisher's Delight" in Kent County, Delaware, June 10, 1736. Soon after his birth, the family moved to that part of Augusta County, Virginia that is now Pendleton County WV. John served in the Augusta County Militia during the French and Indian War. He was called out in 1755 and and served until the end of the War. John married Mary Magdalena Hinkle in the early 1760's . Mary was a daughter of John Justus and Magdalena (Eschemann) Hinkle. John Hinkle and his family settled in the section of Virginia known as Germany Valley and were the builder s of Hinkle's fort.

In 1767, John Skidmore was appointed Captain of the Augusta Militia and in 1770, he was commissioned as one of His Majesty's Justices for Augusta County. In 1774, John's company of the Augusta Militia was mobilized for service in Dunmore's war and took part in the battle of Point Pleasant. John was wounded twice during the battle of Point Pleasant, in the leg and in the hip.

In 1778, John was appointed a justice of the newly formed Rockingham County by Patrick Henry. The first Rockingham County Court, in session April 28, 1778, found John A. Skidmore "fit to serve as major" of the Augusta Militia. John declined the appointment, but retained his captaincy for several years. When Pendleton County was formed in 1778, John was elected the first president of the new court. John served the new County for several years, including two terms as sheriff. John died in Pendleton County October 12, 1809 and Mary died October 18, 1829.

Father: Joseph Skidmore b: Abt 1706 in Murderkill Hundred, Kent County, Deleware

Mother: Agnes Caldwell b: Abt 1705 in Somerset County, Maryland

Marriage 1 Mary Magdelena Henkel b: 1 Feb 1743 in Upper Milford Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania

•Married: Abt 1760 in West Augusta County, Virginia

Children

1. John Skidmore b: Abt 1768 in Virginia

2. Elijah Skidmore b: 9 Jan 1773 in Ruddle, West Augusta County, Virginia