1. | Thomas Skillman was born in 1727 in Newtown, Queens, NY (son of Isaac Skillman and Magdelena Beekman); died in Dec 1809 in Harlingen, Somerset, NJ; was buried in Beekman Cemetery, Montgomery Twp, Somerset, NJ. Other Events and Attributes:
Notes: As a young man, Thomas moved from his family home in Queens (where his great-grandfather Thomas Skillman established a farm in about 1665) to Somerset Co NJ, where he purchased 500 acres of farmland on the Millstone River, in what is now the community of Harlingen, within Montgomery Twp. His name lives on in the community of Skillman, NJ, which is still indentified on maps, and is just west of Harlingen (andl in Montgomery Twp). The community of Skillman was named for Thomas' great-grandson Joseph, who assisted in the construction of a railroad in the 1870', where where he lived is still identified on maps as Skillman, New Jersey. (It's officially an unicorporated Census Designated Place in Montgomery Twp, and is about 30 miles from Staten Island, and 7 miles from Princeton. (See its Wikipedia page☍). Thomas married Mary Beekman in Montgomery Twp in 1751. Mary's family had moved to Somerset Co from Brooklyn Thomas married Mary Beekman on 2 Oct 1751 in Griggstown, Somerset, NJ. Mary was born in 1733 in Kings Co, NY; died in Jun 1819 in Harlingen, Somerset, NJ; was buried in Beekman Cemetery, Montgomery Twp, Somerset, NJ. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] Notes: Married:Children:
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2. | Isaac Skillman was born in 1706 in Newtown, Queens, NY (son of Thomas Skillman, Jr and Annetje Aten); died in 1799 in Montgomery Twp, Somerset, NJ. Isaac married Magdelena Beekman. Magdelena was born on 14 Nov 1711 in Albany, Albany, NY; died after 1742. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
3. | Magdelena Beekman was born on 14 Nov 1711 in Albany, Albany, NY; died after 1742.
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4. | Thomas Skillman, Jr was born in 1671 in Newtown, Queens, NY (son of Thomas Skillman and Sarah Petit); died in 1740 in Hellsgate Neck, Newtown, Queens, NY; was buried in Flatbush, Kings, NY. Other Events and Attributes:
Thomas married Annetje Aten |
5. | Annetje Aten was born about 1667 in Flatbush, Kings, NY (daughter of Adrian Aten and Elizabeth (Lysbet) Thomas); died after 1741 in Long Island, NY; was buried in Flatbush, Kings, NY.
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8. | Thomas Skillman was born in 1637 in Suffolk, England; died about 1698 in Newtown, Queens, NY. Other Events and Attributes:
Notes: Arrival: Thomas married Sarah Petit in 1669 in New York. Sarah was born in 1644 in Newtown, Queens, NY; died in 1704 in Newtown, Queens, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
9. | Sarah Petit was born in 1644 in Newtown, Queens, NY; died in 1704 in Newtown, Queens, NY.
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10. | Adrian Aten was born in 1630 in Netherlands; died in Sep 1700 in Flatbush, Kings, NY. Other Events and Attributes:
Adrian married Elizabeth (Lysbet) Thomas in 1677 in New York. Elizabeth was born about 1640 in England; died in 1697. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
11. | Elizabeth (Lysbet) Thomas was born about 1640 in England; died in 1697. Other Events and Attributes:
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