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BENJAMIN SKAGGS    ( son of Richard, son of James, Sr. )

 

 

BENJAMIN SKAGGS

                   b.  1764-1774

                   d.   1825 Gasconade Co. Mo. Ben was not listed in Father’s will, perhaps he had his share

                         or was not heard from after going west. 

                   m.  ca. 1788  SARY/SARAH  b. ca. 1770.

 

1790-1800 Son MESHACK SKAGGS born.

 

1790-1800 Son JOHN SKAGGS born.

 

1790-1800 Daughter SARAH SKAGGS MORRISON born.

 

1795 JUNE 30 BARREN CO. KY. TAX LIST

         BENJAMIN SKAGGS 1010010, l white male over 21, l horse, l numeration.

 

1796 BARREN CO. KY. TAX LIST

          BENJAMIN SKAGGS, 1 white male over 21, 1 horse.

 

1796 GREEN CO. KY. LAND ENTRIES #639

          BENJAMIN SKAGGS is entitled to 150 acres of 2nd rate land in Green Co  on the south side of Green River on the west side of

          Little Barren River and in the Barrens to include a grove that is about ½ mile southward of the head branch of Nobb Lick Creek. 

          Beginning southeastward from the grove at 3 WHITE OAKS, trees marked B.S.

 

1797 BARREN CO. KY. TAX LIST

          BENJAMIN SKAGGS,  10001, 1 white male over 21, l  horse, l00 acres, 2nd rate.

 

1798 Son ANDREW SKAGGS born.

 

1799 BARREN CO. KY. TAX LIST

          BENJAMIN SKAGGS, 10001, l white male over 21, l horse.

 

1799 NOVEMBER 28 BARREN CO. ORDER BOOKS

         BENJAMIN SKAGGS-----a grown wolf scalp 8 shillings.

 

1800 BARREN CO. KY. TAX LIST

          BENJAMIN SKEGGS, 10001, l white male over 21, l horse.

 

1800 Son RICHARD SKAGGS born.

 

1802 Daughter NANCY SKAGGS HUMPHRIES  (JOHN) born.

 

1807 Son JAMES SKAGGS born.

                               

1809 APRIL 29 BARREN CO. TAX LIST UPPER DISTRICT

          BENJAMIN SKAGGS, 1002, l white male over 21, 2 horses.

 

1810-1811 BENJAMIN SKAGGS went to St. Louis, Missouri.

 

1812 BENJAMIN SKAGGS went to ? With JACOB SKAGGS to settle JAMES SKAGGS estate.

 

1817 MARCH 3 BARREN CO. KY. ORDER BK.

         All or either or us do promise to pay or cause to be paid unto HENRY SKAGGS twenty dollars and in good trade to be paid against

         the first day of October next as witness our hands and seals this the 3rd day of March l8l7.

 

         Teste: Wm. Skaggs (S.s.5.1 or S.s.9.7.1.) Henry S.s.9.7. Son was the only William in Barren Co. at that time.

 

         JOHN SKAGGS   

         /s/ MESHACK SKAGGS & BENJAMIN SKAGGS, JOHN  has a son named Meshack and brother Benjamin

         Benjamin has son Meshack.

 

1819 FRANKLIN CO. MISSOURI

         BENJAMIN SKAGGS, HENRY SKAGGS, DAVID SKAGGS.

 

1820 FRANKLIN CO. MISSOURI or GASCONADE CO. MO.

         BENJAMIN SKAGGS

 

1821 GASCONADE TOWNSHIP FRANKLIN CO. MO. DELIQUENTS

         BENJAMIN SKAGGS

 

 

 

1823 JANUARY 16 MISSOURI PG. 178

          A petition to appoint DANIEL M. BOONE, BENJAMIN SKAGGS, to lay off and report viewers of road to next court.

 

1823 GASCONADE TOWNSHIP FRANKLIN CO. MO.

          BENJAMIN SKAGGS

 

1824 GASCONADE TOWNSHIP FRANKLIN CO. MO.

          BENJAMIN SKAGGS

 

1824 FEBRUARY 19 GASCONADE CO. MO.  COURTS

         Allows BENJAMIN SKAGGS $3.00 for service as viewer of roads in l822, also same to D.M. Boone.  The court receives the

         return of Daniel M. Boone and BENJAMIN SKAGGS reviewers of a road leading from BENJ. SKAGGS to D.M. Boone Mill. 

         The court allows the account amounting to $9.00 for BENJAMIN SKAGGS and $ll.00 for Daniel M. Boone.

 

1825 JUNE 1 GASCONADE CO. MO.

         ANDREW SKAGGS adm. of  BENJAMIN SKAGGS deceased. Bond $1000 Know all men by these presents that we Andrew

         Skaggs as principal and William Morrison, James Bates, Mannen Clement, and Andrew Clement as security all of the State of Mo. 

         and County of Gasconade are held and firmly bound unto J. Bates, Gov. of the State of Mo. And to his success in office in the sum of

         one thousand dollars for the true payment there of we bind ourselves our heirs executors administrators.  We firmly and jointly by

         these presents signed with our hands and sealed with our seals and dated this day.

 

 

MESHACK SKAGGS

                   b.  1790-1800 Ky.

 

JOHN SKAGGS

                   b.  1790-1800 Ky.

 

SARAH SKAGGS

                   b.  1790-1800 Ky.

                   m.  WILLIAM MORRISON

 

2  ANDREW SKAGGS

                  b.  1798 Ky.

                 d.  3/18/1856 Scott Co. Ark.

                m.  5/21/1825 Mo.  SARAH WILLIAMSON  b.  1795 d. 2/9/1868

 

S.s.9.3.5.  RICHARD SKAGGS

                  b.  1800 Ky. Minor when father died.

 

NANCY SKAGGS

                   b.  1802 Ky.

                  d.   1870 Miller Co. Mo.

                 m.   JOHN HUMPHREY b. 1796 d. 9/5/1822 Mo.

 

2 JAMES SKAGGS

                   b.  7/30/1807 Ky.

                  d.   2/10/1871 Vernon Co. Mo.

                 m.   NANCY HALE  b. 1827 d. l901  

  

 

1828 FEBRUARY 13 JOHN SKAGGS in the jail at Little Rock,  His trial was moved to Crawford Co. Mo.

 

1828 MAY 28 WEDNESDAY GAZETTE LITTLE ROCK ARK.

         JOHN SKAGGS was in jail in Crawford Co. Ark. For the murder of Ellison Logan.  He had been in jail there for several weeks.  The               

         descendents of  ANDREW SKAGGS said, supposedly JOHN SKAGGS was aquitted and went out to get on his horse and someone  

         shot and killed him

 

 

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