Trevanna Farms, dating to 1727 for its original structure, is now for sale. Originally on a 900 acre farm, it now sits on a more manageable 11.85 acres in Skillman, Montgomery Township, NJ. In the Skillman family for over 150 years, Trevanna Farms belonged to several generations of Skillmans in the line Thomas5, Thomas4 and […]
Let us face it, sometimes genealogy can seem a little dull — name, born, married, children. Yawn, it’s nap time. Then finding a new reference can change everything. For example: 9914. John Edward Skillman (Frank William10, John Edward9, David Sylvester8, Jesse Carl/Carr7, Thomas6, Thomas5, Thomas4, Joseph/Joost3, Thomas2, Thomas1) was born on 11 Apr 1924 in […]
As you may have seen on the TV news or in your local newspaper, the skeleton of England’s King Richard III has been located after 500 years under a parking lot! The head archealogist at the University of Leicester, Richard Buckley, announced yesterday that “It is the academic conclusion of the University of Leicester that […]
Many of our Skillman ancestors served as soldiers in the Revolutionary War, either in the Continental Army or the various militias. Many who did not serve in military units supported the cause of America’s independence in other ways, such as service in local municipalities or other acts that supported the cause of the Revolution. Many […]
By Nellie Winslow Simmons Randall If you could see your ancestors All standing in a row, Would you be proud of them or not? Or don’t you really know? Some strange discoveries are made In climbing family trees. And some of them, you know, Do not particularly please. If you could see your ancestors All […]
Various versions of this scam have circulated around the internet for years, often reworked with the names of political foes. But for members of the Skillman Family Association who have not seen it, here is the reworked story of an imaginary Uncle Remus Doe. Let’s say that your great-great uncle, Remus Doe, a fellow lacking […]
The following is extracted from “The Skillmans of America and Their Kin” by William Jones Skillman of Philadelphia, PA. This is the beginning of the first of twelve quarterly issues published in The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record from January 1906 through October 1908. William Jones Skillman’s genealogy and history of the Skillman family […]
The following is extracted from “The Skillmans of America and Their Kin” by William Jones Skillman of Philadelphia, PA. This is the beginning of the first of twelve quarterly issues published in The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record from January 1906 through October 1908. William Jones Skillman’s genealogy and history of the Skillman family […]
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