Sir William Skipwith, 4th Baronet

Sir William Skipwith, 4th Bt. is the son of Sir Grey Skipwith, 3rd Bt. and Anne (?)2 He married Sarah Peyton, daughter of John Peyton.1

He held the office of High Sheriff of Middlesex County, Virginia.1 He succeeded as the 4th Baronet Skipwith, of Prestwould, co. Leicester [E., 1622].1

Children of Sir William Skipwith, 4th Bt. and Sarah Peyton

1. Sir Grey Skipwith, 5th Bt.2 b. 2 Aug 1705, d. 1740
2. Sir William Skipwith, 6th Bt.+2 b. 1707, d. 25 Feb 1764
3. Robert Skipwith2 b. 1712
4. Henry Skipwith2 b. 1714, d. 1736
5. Fulwar Skipwith+2 b. 1720

Also seen as children:

1. Dorothea Skipwith b. 1 Apr 1710, Christ Church Parish, Middlesex County, Virginia
2. Sarah Skipwith b. 25 Apr 1717, Christ Church Parish, Middlesex County, Virginia
3. Elizabeth Skipwith b. 22 Mar 1723, Christ Church Parish, Middlesex County, Virginia, d. 11 May 1725

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1695-1706 Cavaliers and Pioneers, Patent Book No. 9; [Nell Marion Nugent]; Page 7

SIR WILLIAM SKIPWITH, BARRONETT, 710 acs., K. & Q. Co., 29 Oct. 1696, p. 38. Beg. at the Dragon cor. of John Richards; crossing the Horse pen Br. 545 acs. granted Sir Gray Skipwith, deserted, & granted Maj. Gen. Robert Smith, 16 Apr. 1669, who assigned to said Sir William, & granted to him 16 Apr. 1670; 165 acs. over-plush, for Imp, of 4 pers: Wm. Hawkins, Richd. Straughan, Tho. Maddison, Ps. Flanakin.

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Citations

1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skipwith_baronets#Skipwith_baronets,_of_Prestwould_(1622) Skipwith baronets, of Prestwould (1622)
2. The Peerage
   1. [S37] BP2003 volume 3, page 3642. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
   2. [S37] BP2003. [S37]
3. https://www.colonial-settlers-md-va.us/getperson.php?personID=I5976...
4. https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Skipwith-88 cites
   1. Burke, Peerage (1952) 1938
   2. Virkus, Complete American Genealogies, 5,556 | PS #122 |
   3. John Coleman, 305 Preston Ct., Charlottesville, VA 5/8/72 quoting R. Kesler "Skipwith Families in Colonial Virginia" (MA Thesis?, UVa. |
   4. Mrs. Harry J. Morris book pp 245-246 | Mrs. Austin Hoyt, 11/27/71. | J. G. Payton (9/18/71) to TLP misquotes Virkus 5,255 & 2,143.
   5. Ancestral roots of sixty colonists who came to new England between 1623-1650, 7th edition.
5. http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~bhusler/genealogy/Bill/Reunion/Web%2...
6. Reference: FamilySearch Genealogy - SmartCopy: Aug 24 2022, 14:24:21 UTC