334. Joseph⁶ Skillings (Simeon⁵, Capt Samuel⁴, Lt Samuel³, John², Thomas¹) (#4258) was born in Scarborough, Cumberland, ME 14 Jan 1776.⁽¹⁸²⁷⁾ age 74y in 1850 USC Garland, Penobscot, ME (enumerated w/son-in-law Jesse Straw and dtr Rebecca Skillings Straw) Individual flags: Twin. Joseph died aft 1850 in Garland, Penobscot, ME.⁽¹⁸²⁸⁾ 12 Dec 1843 ???; is he buried in Gray, ME??

He married twice. He married Sarah (Sally) (Mary?) Skillings in Gray, Cumberland, ME, 26 Nov 1801.⁽¹⁸²⁹⁾ Joseph and Sally were 1st cousins; see also Gray VRs FHL Film 0010932 Item 4, p 19 (Sarah (Sally) (Mary?) Skillings is #1793.)

Sarah was born by 22 Sep 1776 in Scarborough, Cumberland, ME.⁽¹⁸³⁰⁾ Sarah was the daughter of Cpl Josiah Skillings (Skillin) and Sarah Blackstone. Sarah died bef 1835 in Gray, Cumberland, ME.⁽¹⁸³¹⁾ aft Apr 1823 ???

She was baptized in Scarborough, Cumberland, ME, 22 Sep 1776.⁽¹⁸³²⁾ He married Mrs Elizabeth A. Mitchell 3 Jan 1836.⁽¹⁸³³⁾ (Mrs Elizabeth A. Mitchell is #20165.) Elizabeth was born c1796 in Shapleigh, York, ME.⁽¹⁸³⁴⁾ age 54y in 1850 USC Garland, Penobscot, ME

He was baptized in Scarborough, Cumberland, ME, 28 Oct 1776.⁽¹⁸³⁵⁾ He resided in Gray, Cumberland, ME 1802.

moved to Gray, ME after his marriage to Sally ?

Abstract from Gray, ME VR, p 123:

Joseph and Mary Skillings (could she be the Sarah/Sally Skillings, d/o Cpl Josiah and Sarah (Blackstone) Skillings?)

Rebecca b Sep 19, 1805 Alvan b Aug 23, 1807 Eunice b Oct 10, 1809 Leonard b Dec 8, 1811 Mary A. b Aug 5, 1814 Julian b Mar 25, 1819 Joseph N. b Jun 3, 1823 d Aug 10, 1823

Joseph Skillings and Sarah (Sally) (Mary?) Skillings had the following children:

782 i. Rebecca⁷ Skillings (#13701) was born in Gray, Cumberland, ME 19 Sep 1805.⁽¹⁸³⁶⁾ age 44y in 1850 USC Garland, Penobscot, ME Rebecca died 1 Mar 1871 at 65 years of age.⁽¹⁸³⁷⁾ She married Jesse Straw.⁽¹⁸³⁸⁾ (Jesse Straw is #49754.) Jesse was born c1803 in Portsmouth, Rockingham, NH.⁽¹⁸³⁹⁾ age 47y in 1850 USC Garland, Penobscot, ME

Jesse was listed as the head of a family on the 1850 Census in Garland, Penobscot, ME.⁽¹⁸⁴⁰⁾ 1850 USC Garland, Penobscot, ME, p 15

106 114 Jesse Straw 47 M farmer $800 NH Rebecca " 44 F ME Joseph Skillin 74 M " lizabeth A. " 54 F "

+ 783 ii. Alvin (Alvan) Cobb Skillings was born 23 Aug 1807.

784 iii. Eunice Skillings (#13703) was born in Gray, Cumberland, ME 10 Oct 1809.⁽¹⁸⁴¹⁾ Eunice died 30 Sep 1888 at 78 years of age.⁽¹⁸⁴²⁾ She married Elisha S. Durin in Gray, Cumberland, ME, 28 Aug 1834.⁽¹⁸⁴³⁾ (Elisha S. Durin is #35426.) Elisha was born in Cumberland Co, ME.⁽¹⁸⁴⁴⁾ aka Ekusha S. Duran

+ 785 iv. Leonard Skillings was born 8 Dec 1811.

+ 786 v. Mary Ann Skillings was born 5 Aug 1814.

787 vi. Julie Ann (Julian) Skillings (#13704) was born in Gray, Cumberland, ME 25 Mar 1819.⁽¹⁸⁴⁵⁾ Julie died 8 Jul 1885 in Lynn, Essex, MA, at 66 years of age.⁽¹⁸⁴⁶⁾ She married William Higgins (Higgans) in Gray, Cumberland, ME, 26 Nov 1840.⁽¹⁸⁴⁷⁾ (William Higgins (Higgans) is #90340.)

788 vii. Joseph N. Skillings (#13705) was born in Gray, Cumberland, ME 3 Jun 1823.⁽¹⁸⁴⁸⁾ Apr 1823 ??? Joseph died 10 Aug 1823 in Gray, Cumberland, ME, at less than one year of age.⁽¹⁸⁴⁹⁾ NOTE: Tom Henley and Alan Lundstedt say d 3 Sep 1823

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