Capt. John Skidmore, Sr. b. Abt 1736 Kent Co., DE d. 12 Oct 1809 Germany Valley, Pendleton Co., VA: Meadow Bluff Meanderings

Abt 1736 - 1809 (73 years)

Name	John Skidmore
Prefix	Capt.
Suffix	Sr.
Birth	Abt 1736	Kent Co., DE [1]
Gender	Male
Find A Grave Link	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/21461038
Find A Grave Memorial	21461038
Death	12 Oct 1809	Germany Valley, Pendleton Co., VA [1]
Burial	Skidmore Cemetery, Ruddle, Pendleton Co., WV [1]
Person ID	I51833	Meadow Bluff Meanderings
Last Modified	25 Jan 2026

Family Mary Magdalena Henkle, b. 1 Feb 1743, Upper Milford, Bucks Co., PA d. 18 Oct 1829, Germany Valley, Pendleton Co., VA (Age 86 years)

Marriage Abt 1760 Pendleton Co., VA [1]

Children

	1. Infant Skidmore, b. Abt 1761, Augusta Co., VA d. Abt 1761, Augusta Co., VA (Age 0 years)
	2. James Skidmore, b. Abt 1763, Augusta Co., VA d. 1828, Pendleton Co., VA (Age 65 years)
	3. Phoebe Skidmore, b. 22 Oct 1765, Augusta Co., VA d. 24 Sep 1824, Urbana, Champaign Co., OH (Age 58 years)
	4. Rev. John Skidmore, Jr., b. 1767, Augusta Co., VA d. 9 Aug 1828, Pendleton Co., VA (Age 61 years)
	5. Hannah Skidmore, b. Abt 1769, Augusta Co., VA d. Aft 1847 (Age 79 years)
	6. Ezekiel Skidmore, b. Abt 1771, Augusta Co., VA d. Abt 1773, Augusta Co., VA (Age 2 years)
	7. Elijah Skidmore, b. 9 Jan 1773, Ruddle, Augusta Co., VA d. 21 Aug 1815, VA (Age 42 years)
	8. Levi Skidmore, b. Abt 1775, Augusta Co., VA d. Between 1840 and 1843, Braxton Co., VA (Age 65 years)
	9. Andrew Skidmore, b. 10 May 1779, Rockingham Co., VA d. 24 Sep 1863, Seneca Creek, Pendleton Co., WV (Age 84 years)
	10. Isaac Skidmore, b. 31 May 1781, Rockingham Co., VA d. Bef 1843, Franklin, Pendleton Co., VA (Age 61 years)
	11. Susannah Skidmore, b. 4 Jun 1783, Ruddle, Rockingham Co., VA d. 1 Apr 1868, Harper's Mill, Pendleton Co., WV (Age 84 years)
	12. Mary Skidmore, b. 1785, VA d. Aft 1860 (Age 76 years)
	13. Nancy Skidmore, b. 10 Jan 1785, Rockingham Co., VA d. 10 Jul 1856, Pendleton Co., VA (Age 71 years)
	14. Rachel Skidmore, b. Abt 1787, Rockingham Co., VA d. 1849, Kline, Pendleton Co., VA (Age 62 years)
	15. Edith "Eve" Skidmore, b. 15 Sep 1789, Pendleton Co., VA d. 1857, West Fork, Roane Co., VA (Age 67 years)

Family ID F18259 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 24 Jan 2026

Sources
[S2587] William Sumner Junkin and Minnie Wyatt Junkin, The Henckel Genealogy (Junkin & Junkin), (Spokane, Wash.: C. W. Hill Printing Company, 1964.), 198. (Reliability: 3).