The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-08-04
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communion table. His mother sur
vivod him sixteen years and he most
probably was buried beside his ia
thor And with him the pretty name
ends in Virginia
The York county court records from
which he takes tho grant OF Alymer
and Bushrod is full OF quaint pathoa
and hunors
For instance. On the 10th Of
January. 1854. tho jury setting upon
the body of Walter Catford. who. for
want OF grace. took a crindstone and
roape and tied it about his middle
and crossed his thghes and most
/ barbarously went and drowned him
self, contrary 10 the law of tho King
and his country. who is found guilty
of his own death by this jury"
In this age many suffer from want
of grace.
The year 1880 some English colonist
brought with them a hoy OF twelve
years OF Irish descent They landed on
ne James River. Virginia This boy,
VIXEN he grew to manhood, married
tho daughter of one OF these English
men. Her name was Elizabeth or
Beetle daughter OF William Byrd
or Bird They had a son. named ST.
mon. and he also had son simon.
who married a Sarah Dukes and they
moved to South Carolina. where their
descendants now live. Can any ono
esve any intormaton2 Was thero
anothcr William Byrd other than the
one at Westovcr for he seems not
10 havo had daughter by this name?
There was a Francis Fincher. Who
married Hannah Mclunkin and cnme TO
South Carolina from Virginia Also
Francis Fincher Jr., son Of above,
who married Rebeccn Edmon6son.
Can any one give name of tho father
OF Rehecoa Edmondson2 Tney were in
this colony. Spencer Bobo. Sampson
I'obo. Lewis Bobo Edward Musgrove.
Any Information on THESE lines please
add MRS l. q CHlLps,
22O2 Plain street.
ss.. Columbia, :. c
We know Of no other William Bird
OF that period.--E.
Editor Genealogy Column
Wanted. Information on the fellow.
ing
Mary. died July H. 1871. a. Queens
town. Ireland VIII nled at Jamaica,
l. L. Children. Jane married Edward
Austin. of Brooklyn Edward Eliza.
Isabella. born after 1891 Clara. born
after 1851. sarah horn after 1851.
James w. skinner OF Ripley. y. X,
died May iI. 1895. Children J. r.,
bern hetora 1874. Of Chicago Belle.
born before 1874. married Cur
rent OF Northeast Pennsylvania: Elda
A. OF Ripley probably Ella Ref.
VIII az Alayville. n Y.
Jeptha Skinner. OF Novf Mich. horn
June So 1909. married Deborah Cum
MINIS She was horn September .. 1890,
died November l6 1890. supervisor.
1883. Ia Westmoreiend oneida county.
Had Harriet Il. born Beverly Canada,
July 80 1884. mArried AS second wife.
Octobe! t. 1865. sandusky Kellogg,
horn Marcellus y s. December IS,
1898 Residence Nortnville. Mich.
Reference tho Kellogg Gene
John Stuart Skinner. OF Bristol.
Eng married Ann Had William
Stuart. born about 1853. married. Ann
Fope daughter OF the deceased Abra.
ham Barnes. and his reiiot Mercy in
IL state. born about 1861 widow
Evidence present John Chambers.
July 49, 1894 Reference Ola swedex
church. Philadelphia.
John Skinner married Jennie II.
Wnl proved Albany. y Y. May 25.
1SS2 had four chGdren All minors
John skinner marriad Elizabeth HAD
Elizabeth married John Humphrey.
died Iuly 2e 1891 Reference courier
s Enquirer (Bunalo, n 70. Juiy %.
llssi
John Skinner married ida white.
November PSI. 1877 Chndrcn Anna
Louise born May 2o- 1879. Cora Deiin,
horn May H. 1925. died September 2,
1854 lda Josephine born June ~ 1877.
olcd August rs. 1877. Arthur Johnson,
horn January ~ 1879 died Jniy 10,
lsla Mary Gdith born March 8. 1881:
Carrie, born september 5. 1851 ReI>
efcnee wohurn. Mass.. secorda.