1st wife of Rev. William Skepper

The name of the first wife of Rev. William Skepper (1597 - abt 1640) is not known. She died before he emigrated to America, about 1638, with his 2nd wife, Sarah Fisher.

Their children:

1. Elizabeth Skipper b: ABT 1626. Married Zachariah Phillips.
2. John Skepper c: 25 Oct 1631 in Thorp-in-the-Marsh, Lincoln, England. Died young.
3. Mary Skepper c: 19 Jul 1629 in Thorp-in-the-Marsh, Lincoln, England. Died young.
4. Theophilus Skepper c: 25 Oct 1631 in Thorp-in-the-Marsh, Lincoln, England. Died young.
5. Theophilus Skipper c: 9 Jan 1632/1633 in Thorp-in-the-Marsh, Lincoln, England. Living in 1646, no further record. He may have died or possibly returned to England.
6. Jane Skipper c: 9 Jan 1634/1635 in Thorp-in-the-Marsh, Lincoln, England. Married Abraham Brown(e).
7. Katherine Skipper b: ABT 1638. Married 1) John Maverick 2) John Johnson.

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• Reference: RootsWeb's WorldConnect - SmartCopy: Apr 8 2017, 21:50:51 UTC
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• Richardson, Douglas (2011) Plantagenet Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 2nd Ed., Vol. III, p. 217. "Richardson, Douglas (2004) Plantagenet Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, p. 657
  • REV. WILLIAM SKEPPER (or SKIPPER), baptized at Boston, Lincolnshire 27 Nov. 1597, B.A. degree, 1617-8 at Sidney College, Cambridge University, Rector of Thorpe-in-the-Marsh, Lincolnshire, 1630-1638. He married (1st) _____. They had three sons, John, Theophilus, Theophilus (2nd of name), and four daughters, Elizabeth (wife of Zachariah Phillips), Mary, Jane (wife of Abraham Brown), Katherine (wife of John Maverick and John Johnson). He married (2nd) at Boston, Lincolnshire 17 Jan. 1638/9 SARAH FISHER. They had one daughter, Sarah (wife of Walter Fairfield). He and his family immigrated to New England in 1639, where he died intestate sometime before 1646."
• Richardson, Douglas (2004) Plantagenet Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, p. 657