1. | Thomas Skillman was born in 1637 in Suffolk, England; died about 1698 in Newtown, Queens, NY. Other Events and Attributes:
- Arrival: 27 Aug 1664, New Amsterdam, New Netherland
Notes:
Arrival:
He was a soldier on the British frigate Guinea that was part of the fleet that arrived in New Amsterdam on 27 Aug 1664 and demanded the surrender of New Amsterdam to the British. There is no record of his discharg from the British Army, but he was a resident of Newtown, now in Queens, NY by 1656
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]
Children:
- Thomas Skillman, Jr was born in 1671 in Newtown, Queens, NY; died in 1740 in Hellsgate Neck, Newtown, Queens, NY; was buried in Flatbush, Kings, NY.
- Elsje Skillman was born in 1673 in Newtown, Queens, NY.
- Sara Skillman was born in 1675 in New York.
- Lijsbet (Elizabeth) Skillman was born in 1677 in Newtown, Queens, NY.
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