Joseph Skinner, of Colchester

Joseph Skinner, of Colchester

• Gender: Male
• Birth: October 07, 1710 Colchester, New London County, Connecticut, United States
• Death: April 03, 1773 (62) Bolton, Tolland County, Connecticut, United States
• Place of Burial: Bolton Center Cemetery, Bolton, Tolland County, Connecticut, United States
• Son of Dea. John Skinner, of Colchester and Sarah (Porter) Skinner
• Husband of Elizabeth (Williams) Skinner and Mary (Blish) Skinner
• Not the same as Joseph Skinner, Sr.

Origins

5. FHL publication "The Skinner Kinsmen. The Descendants of John Skinner of Hartford, Connecticut," compiled by Mrs. Natalie R. Fernald (The Pioneer Press; Washington, D.C.), pp. 31-35:

Deacon John Skinner (3), Joseph (2), John (1), was born April 5, 1675, married Sarah, daughter of John and Joanna Porter. [Handwritten note in margin "Joanna nee Gaylord."] He died in Colchester, Conn., August 27, 1740.

Children, all born in Colchester:

-Sarah (4), b. July 17, 1697, m. Colchester, Aug. 7, 1721, Nathaniel Loomis, b. Oct., 1700, d. Windsor, Conn., Mar. 8, 1788. She d. before 1750.

-Joseph (4), b. Oct. 7, 1710, m. 1st Colchester, Nov., 1733, Elizabeth Williams. She d. Aug. 22, 1754. He m. 2nd Colchester, Apr., 1756, Mary dau. of Tristram and Anne (Fuller) Blish, b. Colchester, Mar 8, 1736. He d. Apr. 3, 1773.

Family

From Page 18 of The Genealogical Exchange, Volumes 1-7 (1904)

Joseph, son of John, born 10/7/1710 married Elizabeth Williams Nov.1733. She died 4/22/1754. He married 2nd Mary Bliss in April 1756 in Colchester.

Children with first wife Elizabeth Williams

• Joseph 1734 - August 1738
• Bethiah 1736 married Asahel Taylor November 7, 1754
• Elizabeth October 1738. died April 20, 1754. Twin to
• Dorothy October 1738. Dorothy married Polycarpus Smith 1/4/1758
• Joseph (again) 1741
• William born July bap. August 14, 1743 married Elizabeth Church in Colchester Aug. 31, 1767 ,
• Sarah born March bap.May 3, 1747 married Timothy Watrous Feb 28, 1780
• Lucy born June bap July 23, 1749 married Josiah Brown (no date)
• Ann born February 17 bap. May 20, 1753. Died August 1, 1754. Children with second wife Mary Blish
• Lois born July bap. July 11, 1756 (no further info given)
• Daniel born May 29, bap. Aug. 20, 1758
• Uriah born Dec 29, 1759 bap. April 6, 1760
• Mary born Nov. 3, bap. Nov. 5, 1761
• Ann (again) bap. 6/10/1764
• Samuel born May 3, bap. Aug. 11, 1765
• Rachel born 10/5/1770

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