Search
Print
Christopher Skillman

Christopher Skillman

Male 1732 - 1782  (50 years)

Chart Types:Standard    |    Vertical    |    Compact    |    Box    |    Text    |    Text+    |    Ahnentafel    |    Fan Chart    |    Media    |   Map    |    PDF
Generations:     
Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Christopher Skillman was born in 1732 in Princeton, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA (son of Jan (John) Skillman and Anna Hull); died in 1782 in Princeton, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Residence: Aft 1766, Alexandria, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, USA; In a list of early settlers in the township

    Christopher married Ruth Fitzrandolph on 4 Feb 1761 in Princeton, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA. Ruth (daughter of Nathaniel Fitzrandolph and Rebekah Mershon) was born on 4 Jan 1735 in Princeton, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA; died in 1781 in Princeton, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Isaac Skillman was born on 24 Jul 1764 in South Brunswick, Middlesex County, New Jersey, USA; died in 1819 in Sevier County, Tennessee, USA.
    2. Asiah Sarah Skillman was born on 10 May 1766 in Princeton, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA; died in 1830 in Jackson County, Alabama, USA; was buried in Shiloh Cemetery, Leeds, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA.
    3. Rebecca Skillman was born on 11 Oct 1767 in Alexandria, Alexandria County, Virginia, USA; died on 15 Oct 1848 in Bledsoe County, Tennessee, USA; was buried in Big Spring Cemetery, Bledsoe County, Tennessee, USA.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Jan (John) Skillman was born in 1696 in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA (son of Thomas Skillman, Jr and Annetje Aten); died in 1765 in Rocky Hill, Somerset County, New Jersey, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Baptism: 24 Jun 1696, Newtown, Queens County, New York, USA; Collegiate Church
    • Residence: 1753, Somerset County, New Jersey, USA; As a freeholder

    Jan married Anna HullNew Jersey, USA. Anna (daughter of Benjamin Hull, Jr and Sarah Drake) was born in 1711; died in 1775 in Somerset County, New Jersey, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Anna Hull was born in 1711 (daughter of Benjamin Hull, Jr and Sarah Drake); died in 1775 in Somerset County, New Jersey, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Residence: 25 Dec 1772, Somerset County, New Jersey, USA

    Notes:

    Married:
    His brother Issac married her sister Magdalena

    Children:
    1. Ocie or Agatha Skillman was born in 1730 in Piscataway, Middlesex County, New Jersey, USA; died in 1757 in Basking Ridge, Somerset County, New Jersey, USA.
    2. 1. Christopher Skillman was born in 1732 in Princeton, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA; died in 1782 in Princeton, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA.
    3. Isaac Skillman was born about 1734 in New Jersey, USA.
    4. Sarah Skillman was born in 1738 in New Jersey, USA.
    5. Benjamin Skillman was born about 1740 in New Jersey, USA.
    6. John Skillman was born in 1742 in New Jersey, USA; died before 1777 in Alexandria Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, USA.
    7. Jacob Skillman was born in 1743 in Somerset County, New Jersey, USA; died on 16 Nov 1821 in Hamilton County, Ohio, USA; was buried in Skillman Family Cemetery, Woodlawn, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA.
    8. Abraham Skillman was born in 1759 in Somerset County, New Jersey, USA.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Thomas Skillman, Jr was born in 1671 in Newtown, Queens County, New York, USA (son of Thomas Skillman and Sarah Petit); died in 1740 in Hellsgate Neck, Newtown, Queens County, New York, USA; was buried in Flatbush, Kings County, New York, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Will: 29 Feb 1739-40, Newtown, Queens County, New York, USA
    • Probate: 4 Jul 1740, Queens County, New York, USA

    Thomas married Annetje Aten in 1693 in Flatbush, Kings County, New York, USA. Annetje (daughter of Adrian Aten and Elizabeth (Lysbet) Thomas) was born about 1667 in Flatbush, Kings County, New York, USA; died after 1741 in Long Island, New York, USA; was buried in Flatbush, Kings County, New York, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Annetje Aten was born about 1667 in Flatbush, Kings County, New York, USA (daughter of Adrian Aten and Elizabeth (Lysbet) Thomas); died after 1741 in Long Island, New York, USA; was buried in Flatbush, Kings County, New York, USA.
    Children:
    1. Peter Skillman was born in 1694 in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA; died about 1694 in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA.
    2. Elizabeth Skillman was born in 1694 in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA; died in 1718 in New York, New York County, New York, USA.
    3. 2. Jan (John) Skillman was born in 1696 in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA; died in 1765 in Rocky Hill, Somerset County, New Jersey, USA.
    4. Mary Skillman was born in 1698.
    5. Mercy Skillman was born in 1701 in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA.
    6. Annetje Skillman was born in 1703 in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA.
    7. Abraham Skillman was born in 1704 in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA.
    8. Isaac Skillman was born in 1706 in Newtown, Queens County, New York, USA; died in 1799 in Montgomery Twp, Somerset County, New Jersey, USA.
    9. Jacob Skillman was born in 1708 in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA; died on 8 Feb 1790 in Kingston, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA; was buried in Kingston Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Kingston, Somerset County, New Jersey, USA.
    10. Benjamin Skillman was born in 1710 in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA; died in 1783 in Kingston, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA.
    11. Joseph (Joost) Skillman was born in 1712 in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA; died on 18 Apr 1772 in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA; was buried in Bushwick Dutch Reformed Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA.

  3. 6.  Benjamin Hull, Jr was born on 14 Apr 1680 in Piscataway, Middlesex County, New Jersey, USA (son of Benjamin Hull, Sr and Rachel York); died in 1732 in Piscataway, Middlesex County, New Jersey, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Will: 7 Jun 1731, Piscataway, Middlesex County, New Jersey, USA
    • Probate: 4 Jan 1733, Piscataway, Middlesex County, New Jersey, USA

    Benjamin married Sarah Drake in 1704 in Piscataway, Middlesex County, New Jersey, USA. Sarah (daughter of Rev John Drake and Rebecca Trotter) was born in 1686 in Piscataway, Middlesex County, New Jersey, USA; died on 22 May 1749 in Piscataway, Middlesex County, New Jersey, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Sarah Drake was born in 1686 in Piscataway, Middlesex County, New Jersey, USA (daughter of Rev John Drake and Rebecca Trotter); died on 22 May 1749 in Piscataway, Middlesex County, New Jersey, USA.
    Children:
    1. Benjamin Hull, III was born in 1708; died in 1747 in Peapack, Somerset County, New Jersey, USA.
    2. 3. Anna Hull was born in 1711; died in 1775 in Somerset County, New Jersey, USA.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Thomas Skillman was born in 1637 in Suffolk, England; died about 1698 in Newtown, Queens County, New York, USA.

    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, USA. Sarah was born in 1644 in Newtown, Queens County, New York, USA; died in 1704 in Newtown, Queens County, New York, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Sarah Petit was born in 1644 in Newtown, Queens County, New York, USA; died in 1704 in Newtown, Queens County, New York, USA.
    Children:
    1. 4. Thomas Skillman, Jr was born in 1671 in Newtown, Queens County, New York, USA; died in 1740 in Hellsgate Neck, Newtown, Queens County, New York, USA; was buried in Flatbush, Kings County, New York, USA.
    2. Elsje Skillman was born in 1673 in Newtown, Queens County, New York, USA.
    3. Sara Skillman was born in 1675 in New York, USA.
    4. Lijsbet (Elizabeth) Skillman was born in 1677 in Newtown, Queens County, New York, USA.

  3. 10.  Adrian Aten was born in 1630 in Netherlands; died in Sep 1700 in Flatbush, Kings County, New York, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Arrival: 1665, New Netherland
    • Residence: 1690, Flatbush, Kings County, New York, USA
    • Residence: 1695, New York, New York County, New York, USA

    Adrian married Elizabeth (Lysbet) Thomas in 1677 in New York, USA. Elizabeth was born about 1640 in England; died in 1697. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 11.  Elizabeth (Lysbet) Thomas was born about 1640 in England; died in 1697.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Arrival: 1651, Maryland, USA

    Children:
    1. 5. Annetje Aten was born about 1667 in Flatbush, Kings County, New York, USA; died after 1741 in Long Island, New York, USA; was buried in Flatbush, Kings County, New York, USA.
    2. Thomas Aten was born in 1670 in New York, USA; died in 1757.
    3. Jan Aten was born in 1672 in Flatbush, Kings County, New York, USA; died in 1743 in New Jersey, USA.

  5. 12.  Benjamin Hull, Sr was born on 24 Mar 1638/39 in Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA (son of Rev Joseph Hull and Agnes Hunt); died in Nov 1713 in Piscataway, Middlesex County, New Jersey, USA; was buried in Hull Family Burial Ground, Piscataway, Middlesex County, New Jersey, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Occupation: Innkeeper.
    • Residence: 1669, Piscataway, Middlesex County, New Jersey, USA
    • Possessions: 28 Apr 1676, Piscataway, Middlesex County, New Jersey, USA; Obtained a patent for 120 acres and meadow in Piscataway
    • Possessions: 1677, Piscataway, Middlesex County, New Jersey, USA; Acquisition of two tracts of land
    • Civil: 2 Sep 1678, Piscataway, Middlesex County, New Jersey, USA; Licensed to keep "an ordinary" at New Piscataway.
    • Civil: 1683, Plainfield, Union County, New Jersey, USA
    • Residence: 1683, Middlesex County, New Jersey, USA

    Notes:

    Birth:
    Christening, in Hingham. Born in Barnstable

    Possessions:
    He obtained a patent for 148 acres in Piscataway on March 27, 1677, and later that same year, he purchased a 70 acre lot fronting on the Raritan River in Piscataway.


    Civil:
    Purchased a large tract adjacent to Piscataway from the Indan "Cowanken" on behalf of the "proprietors" of Piscataway. Part of the tract became part of the town of Plainfield.

    Buried:
    GRid=203591670 ; Good biographical information. I'm not sure that the cemetery identification is documented.

    Benjamin married Rachel York in 1668 in Durham, Strafford County, New Hampshire, USA. Rachel (daughter of Richard York) was born in 1641 in Dover, Strafford County, New Hampshire, USA; died in UNKNOWN in Piscataway, Middlesex County, New Jersey, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 13.  Rachel York was born in 1641 in Dover, Strafford County, New Hampshire, USA (daughter of Richard York); died in UNKNOWN in Piscataway, Middlesex County, New Jersey, USA.
    Children:
    1. 6. Benjamin Hull, Jr was born on 14 Apr 1680 in Piscataway, Middlesex County, New Jersey, USA; died in 1732 in Piscataway, Middlesex County, New Jersey, USA.

  7. 14.  Rev John Drake was born in 1655 in Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, USA (son of Francis Drake and Mary Ann Walker); died in 1741 in Piscataway, Middlesex County, New Jersey, USA; was buried in Stelton Baptist Church Cemetery, Edison, Middlesex County, New Jersey, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Residence: 1669, Piscataway, Middlesex County, New Jersey, USA
    • Residence: 7 Apr 1740, Essex County, New Jersey, USA

    Notes:

    Buried:
    GRid=13879357; No stone. A plaque says he served as the first minister of the church for 50 years

    John married Rebecca Trotter on 7 Jul 1677 in Piscataway, Middlesex County, New Jersey, USA. Rebecca (daughter of William Trotter and Cutbury Catharine Gibbs) was born on 5 Jul 1655 in Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA; died in 1702 in New Jersey, USA; was buried in Stelton Baptist Church Cemetery, Edison, Middlesex County, New Jersey, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  8. 15.  Rebecca Trotter was born on 5 Jul 1655 in Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA (daughter of William Trotter and Cutbury Catharine Gibbs); died in 1702 in New Jersey, USA; was buried in Stelton Baptist Church Cemetery, Edison, Middlesex County, New Jersey, USA.

    Notes:

    Buried:
    GRid=13879373; no headstone or marker. Some biographical information, and long list of children

    Children:
    1. John Drake, Jr was born on 2 Jun 1678 in Piscataway, Middlesex County, New Jersey, USA; died on 30 May 1758 in Piscataway, Middlesex County, New Jersey, USA.
    2. Francis Drake was born on 23 Dec 1679 in Piscataway, Middlesex County, New Jersey, USA; died on 26 Apr 1733 in Piscataway, Middlesex County, New Jersey, USA.
    3. Joseph Drake, Sr was born on 21 Oct 1681 in Piscataway, Middlesex County, New Jersey, USA; died on 7 Feb 1758 in Woodbridge, Middlesex County, New Jersey, USA.
    4. Benjamin Drake was born on 3 Jul 1683 in Piscataway, Middlesex County, New Jersey, USA; died on 30 Aug 1763 in Hopewell, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA.
    5. Abraham Drake, Sr was born in Apr 1685 in Piscataway, Middlesex County, New Jersey, USA; died on 6 May 1763 in Newton, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA.
    6. 7. Sarah Drake was born in 1686 in Piscataway, Middlesex County, New Jersey, USA; died on 22 May 1749 in Piscataway, Middlesex County, New Jersey, USA.
    7. Isaac Drake was born in 1688; died in 1733.
    8. Jacob Drake was born in 1690 in New Jersey, USA.
    9. Ebenezer Drake was born on 19 Jul 1693 in Piscataway, Middlesex County, New Jersey, USA; died in 1754 in Sussex County, New Jersey, USA.
    10. Ephraim Drake was born in 1694.
    11. Rebecca Drake was born on 21 Nov 1697 in Piscataway, Middlesex County, New Jersey, USA; died in 1749.
    12. Hannah Drake was born in 1699.
    13. Abigail Drake was born in 1699.
    14. Mary Drake was born in 1700 in Piscataway, Middlesex County, New Jersey, USA; died in 1740.
    15. Elizabeth Drake was born in 1702.


Home Page |  What's New |  Surnames |  Photos |  Histories |  Documents |  Cemeteries |  Places |  Dates |  Sources