1. | Thomas Skillman was born in 1727 in Newtown, Queens, NY; died in Dec 1809 in Harlingen, Somerset, NJ; was buried in Beekman Cemetery, Montgomery Twp, Somerset, NJ. Other Events and Attributes:
- Residence: 1784, W Precinct, Somerset County, New Jersey, USA
- Probate: 28 Jul 1809, Somerset County, New Jersey, USA
Notes:
As a young man, Thomas moved from his family home in Queens (where his great-grandfather Thomas Skillman established a farm in about 1665) to Somerset Co NJ, where he purchased 500 acres of farmland on the Millstone River, in what is now the community of Harlingen, within Montgomery Twp. His name lives on in the community of Skillman, NJ, which is still indentified on maps, and is just west of Harlingen (andl in Montgomery Twp). The community of Skillman was named for Thomas' great-grandson Joseph, who assisted in the construction of a railroad in the 1870', where where he lived is still identified on maps as Skillman, New Jersey. (It's officially an unicorporated Census Designated Place in Montgomery Twp, and is about 30 miles from Staten Island, and 7 miles from Princeton. (See its Wikipedia page☍). Thomas married Mary Beekman in Montgomery Twp in 1751. Mary's family had moved to Somerset Co from Brooklyn
Buried:
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Thomas married Mary Beekman on 2 Oct 1751 in Griggstown, Somerset, NJ. Mary was born in 1733 in Kings Co, NY; died in Jun 1819 in Harlingen, Somerset, NJ; was buried in Beekman Cemetery, Montgomery Twp, Somerset, NJ. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
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- 2. John Skillman was born on 10 Jan 1753 in Harlingen, Somerset, NJ; died on 2 Dec 1835 in Amwell, Hunterdon, NJ; was buried in Amwell Ridge Cemetery, Ringoes, Hunterdon, NJ.
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- 3. Gerardus Skillman was born in 1754.
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- 4. Thomas Skillman was born on 10 Feb 1756 in Harlingen, Somerset, NJ; died in 1796.
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- 5. Ann Skillman was born on 20 Aug 1757 in Newtown, Queens, NY; died in UNKNOWN in Fairfax Co, VA.
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- 6. Abraham B Skillman was born on 20 Jul 1759 in Harlingen, Somerset, NJ; died on 10 Nov 1838 in Somerset Co, NJ.
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- 7. Isaac Skillman was born in 1761 in Harlingen, Somerset, NJ.
- 8. Jacob Skillman was born on 28 Aug 1764 in Harlingen, Somerset, NJ; died on 13 Apr 1854 in New Brunswick, Middlesex, NJ; was buried in Elm Ridge Cemetery, New Brunswick, Middlesex, NJ.
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- 9. Catharine Skillman was born on 30 Jul 1766 in Harlingen, Somerset, NJ.
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- 10. Joseph Skillman was born in 1768 in Harlingen, Somerset, NJ.
- 11. Cornelius Skillman was born on 1 Jan 1771 in Harlingen, Somerset, NJ; died on 12 Jan 1853 in Somerset Co, NJ; was buried in Beekman Cemetery, Montgomery Twp, Somerset, NJ.
- 12. Mary Skillman was born in 1772 in Harlingen, Somerset, NJ; died on 3 Mar 1851 in Harlingen, Somerset, NJ.
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