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  • Agnes Skepper (c.1560 - bef.1586)
    The parents of Agnes are not known. She was buried in East Kirkby, Lincolnshire, possibly at the parish church of St. Nicholas, before before 14 Sep 1586.Married#about 1580 in probably Lincolnshire, En...
  • Edward Skepper, Gent. (c.1552 - bef.1629)
    Edward Skepper , Gent, was born ABT 1552. He was buried 10 Nov 1629 in East Kirkby, Lincoln, England. He was the son of 2. Richard Skepper , Gent., of East Kirkby, co Lincoln and 3. Joan (Jane) Legard....
  • Etheldreda 'Audrey' Skepper (1472 - 1503)
    Ethelreda 'Audrey' Grynne was the daughter of 2. Ralph Grynne of East Kirkby, co Lincoln. She married Richard Skepper of East Kirkby, co Lincoln.Children: # Richard Skepper , Gent., of East Kirkby, c...
  • John Skipper, Twin? (bef.1631 - bef.1632)
    From "The Pioneers Of Massachusetts, A Descriptive List, Drawn From Records Of The Colonies, Towns And Churches And Other Contemporaneous Documents". 2017. Archive.Org. Accessed April 8 2017. >SKIPPER,...
  • John Skepper (bef.1595 - 1638)
    John Skepper of Boston, gentleman, in his will, dated 26 Sept. 1638, mentions his children, Anthony under 21, John, William, Elizabeth under 21, Bridget under 21, and makes his wife Mary his executrix....

About the Skepper surname

A Skepper is a person who makes woven Beehives. The name derives from the old High german word. Skeppers arrived in the UK during the Norman Invasion. There was a 'Scepper' at Lincoln Castle in 1221 AD. Other spellings include 'le Scepper'. Subsequently Skepper's fanned out all over the world,, notably to the Americas in the 17th century and Australia in the 18th and 19th centuries.Potentially all Skeppers in the world are derived from the English lines