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About Jacob Skaggs
James Skaggs, Sr. was the son of Richard Skaggs and Mary Thear. He was married to Rachel Murdock {Moredock} and lived from 1700 to 1798, dying at an incredibly old age for the time. His sons included the Rev. James Skaggs Jr. and his brothers Henry, Richard, Jacob, Charles, Moses and John. These men were known as the early "Long Hunters" of 1750's -1790's. The Long hunters left an interesting and important legacy not only for the rest of the Skaggs' descendants, but for those who would come to Kentucky after them. Daniel Boone and his men, for instance, followed Skaggs Trace, a wilderness track, when they came into Kentucky on one of their expeditions. Skaggs Trace would also become essential to leading the settlers from Virginia to Kentucky. Henry, Charles and Richard Skaggs, and three other brothers were granddsons of an Irishman who fled from Ireland of Londonderry in 1688-'89, when so many of the Scotch-Irish race emigrated to the shores of the New World. We find his adventureous decendants, natives of Maryland, living on the frontiers of New River and sharing largely in the toils and hardships of the Long Hunters in 1770-'71. William Skaggs (son of Jacob Skaggs) was born December 20, 1757, and died 1848 in Green County, Kentucky.
William Skaggs (son of Jacob Skaggs) was born December 20, 1757, and died 1848 in Green County, Kentucky.William Skaggs (son of Jacob Skaggs) was born December 20, 1757, and died 1848 in Green County, Kentucky. William Skaggs Served As An Indian Spy In Capt. Thomas Mastin's Company, Virginia Line..William Skaggs { Indian Spy}lead a raid of Virginians south to North Carolina, or Tennessee. to burn out the Indians who were helping the British fight against the Americans. Hezekiah Whitt and his father Richard Whitt were also on that expidition. about 1779. They brought back Three Indian Maidens. Hezekiah married one of the three Indian Girls, who took the name of "Skaggs " from William the leader of the Expedition. At any rate Rachel " Cornstalk "Skaggs was Indian and was the daughter of Chief Cornstalk. Rachel Skaggs( Indian Maiden Cornstalk) According to J. Red Wolf, Rachel Skaggs (white name) was daughter of the great Chief Cornstalk. She was given her white name in honor William{Indian spy }Skaggs who led an expedition that Hezekiah Whitt and Richard Whitt were part of.* Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Mar 27 2021, 23:00:25 UTC
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Jacob Skaggs's Timeline
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1741
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Augusta County, Virginia, British Colonial America
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1758
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| 1778 |
1778
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Virginia, United States
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December 1792
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Green Co., KY
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1795
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KY
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1796
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Hardin Co., KY
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April 4, 1800
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Green Co., KY
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| 1830 |
October 1830
Age 89
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Liberty, Weakley County, Tennessee, United States
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