Thomas Skillman: Robin's Roots

1727 - 1809 (82 years)

TNG Descendant Charts

Please note that you don't have to depend on these descriptions; you can quickly try out each of the chart types.

Graphical formats

"Standard" charts have a marvelous graphical format and show a fair amount of data for each person, but they generate so much whitespace that they tend to be wider than the screen (or a printed page) They tend to be hard to read and almost impossible to print if you generate more than three or four generations of data.
"Compact" charts have similar graphical layout, and are easier to read and print, but don't display any data other than each person's name.
Note that if you want to print a "Compact" chart with more than three or four generations of data, you should probably specify "Landscape" orientation when you print.
The "PDF chart" is kind of a cross between the standard and compact formats, generated as a PDF. On most computers, any web page can be printed as a PDF, but this PDF format handles page breaks for specific paper sizes, wheras PDF printouts of web pages just run the text through the page breaks

(The graphical charts' connecting lines sometimes disappear at certain zoom level. When they are missing, you can use you mouse scroll whell or hit control-plus or control-minus to change the zoom level.)

Text formats

"Text" charts follow a standard outline-style format that provides more (i.e. denser) data than the graphical charts do.
"Text+" charts are kind of a cross between the graphical and text formats. They can display much more data in less space than graphical charts or the "Text" chart. (That's good news and bad news). In particular, they requires much less horizontal scrolling, and can accommodate large charts in one printed page width (albeit sometimes with legal-sized paper in landscape mode). They are also much more flexible than the other formats, with several (perhaps too many) run-time options.
However,
- The process of printing a Text+ chart can be a bit daunting, and
- When you are looking at just a few generations, and when enough data is visible on the screen, the graphical charts tend to be easier to read.
"Register" charts are detailed descriptive reports. They contain almost all of the data that I have for each person, including free-form notes. But they aren't really 'charts' in the normal sense, and don't give this kind of overview of the family tree that the other charts give.
"Count" charts don't list descendants at all; they just show how many descendants a person has, broken out by generation.

Less detail

Generation: 1

Thomas Skillman was born in 1727 in Newtown, Queens County, New York, USA; died in Dec 1809 in Harlingen, Somerset County, New Jersey, USA; was buried in Beekman Cemetery, Montgomery Twp, Somerset County, New Jersey, USA.

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 County, New Jersey, USA. Mary was born in 1733 in Kings County, New York, USA; died in Jun 1819 in Harlingen, Somerset County, New Jersey, USA; was buried in Beekman Cemetery, Montgomery Twp, Somerset County, New Jersey, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

2. John Skillman was born on 10 Jan 1753 in Harlingen, Somerset County, New Jersey, USA; died on 2 Dec 1835 in Amwell, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, USA; was buried in Amwell Ridge Cemetery, Ringoes, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, USA.
3. Gerardus Skillman was born in 1754.
4. Thomas Skillman was born on 10 Feb 1756 in Harlingen, Somerset County, New Jersey, USA; died in 1796.
5. Ann Skillman was born on 20 Aug 1757 in Newtown, Queens County, New York, USA; died in UNKNOWN in Fairfax County, Virginia, USA.
6. Abraham B Skillman was born on 20 Jul 1759 in Harlingen, Somerset County, New Jersey, USA; died on 10 Nov 1838 in Somerset County, New Jersey, USA.
7. Isaac Skillman was born in 1761 in Harlingen, Somerset County, New Jersey, USA.
8. Jacob Skillman was born on 28 Aug 1764 in Harlingen, Somerset County, New Jersey, USA; died on 13 Apr 1854 in New Brunswick, Middlesex County, New Jersey, USA; was buried in Elm Ridge Cemetery, New Brunswick, Middlesex County, New Jersey, USA.
9. Catharine Skillman was born on 30 Jul 1766 in Harlingen, Somerset County, New Jersey, USA.
10. Joseph Skillman was born in 1768 in Harlingen, Somerset County, New Jersey, USA.
11. Cornelius Skillman was born on 1 Jan 1771 in Harlingen, Somerset County, New Jersey, USA; died on 12 Jan 1853 in Somerset County, New Jersey, USA; was buried in Beekman Cemetery, Montgomery Twp, Somerset County, New Jersey, USA.
12. Mary Skillman was born in 1772 in Harlingen, Somerset County, New Jersey, USA; died on 3 Mar 1851 in Harlingen, Somerset County, New Jersey, USA.

Generation: 2

John Skillman

(1.Thomas¹) was born on 10 Jan 1753 in Harlingen, Somerset County, New Jersey, USA; died on 2 Dec 1835 in Amwell, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, USA; was buried in Amwell Ridge Cemetery, Ringoes, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, USA.

John married Maria Veghte on 25 Dec 1778 in New Jersey, USA. Maria was born on 15 Dec 1751 in Six Mile Run, Somerset County, New Jersey, USA; died on 16 Jul 1845; was buried in Amwell Ridge Cemetery, Ringoes, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

3. Gerardus Skillman (1.Thomas¹) was born in 1754.

Thomas Skillman

(1.Thomas¹) was born on 10 Feb 1756 in Harlingen, Somerset County, New Jersey, USA; died in 1796.

Family/Spouse: Elizabeth Stryker. Elizabeth was born in 1759. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

13. John Skillman was born in 1782; died in 1861.

Ann Skillman

(1.Thomas¹) was born on 20 Aug 1757 in Newtown, Queens County, New York, USA; died in UNKNOWN in Fairfax County, Virginia, USA.

Other Events and Attributes:

Baptism: 20 Aug 1757, Montgomery Twp, Somerset County, New Jersey, USA

Family/Spouse: Abraham Van Pelt. Abraham died in UNKNOWN in Fairfax County, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Abraham B Skillman

(1.Thomas¹) was born on 20 Jul 1759 in Harlingen, Somerset County, New Jersey, USA; died on 10 Nov 1838 in Somerset County, New Jersey, USA.

Other Events and Attributes:

Residence: 7 Apr 1807, Somerset County, New Jersey, USA
Residence: 1830, Montgomery Twp, Somerset County, New Jersey, USA
Will: 25 Jul 1836, Somerset County, New Jersey, USA

Family/Spouse: Lucretia Van Zandt. Lucretia was born in 1763 in Princeton, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA; died on 31 Dec 1851 in Somerset County, New Jersey, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

14. Joseph A Skillman was born on 17 Nov 1793; died on 24 May 1880 in Montgomery Twp, Somerset County, New Jersey, USA.

7.
Isaac Skillman (1.Thomas¹) was born in 1761 in Harlingen, Somerset County, New Jersey, USA.
Other Events and Attributes:
Residence: 1850, Montgomery Twp, Somerset County, New Jersey, USA

Jacob Skillman

(1.Thomas¹) was born on 28 Aug 1764 in Harlingen, Somerset County, New Jersey, USA; died on 13 Apr 1854 in New Brunswick, Middlesex County, New Jersey, USA; was buried in Elm Ridge Cemetery, New Brunswick, Middlesex County, New Jersey, USA.

Other Events and Attributes:

Residence: 1840, Franklin, Somerset County, New Jersey, USA
Residence: 1850, Hillsborough, Somerset County, New Jersey, USA

9. Catharine Skillman (1.Thomas¹) was born on 30 Jul 1766 in Harlingen, Somerset County, New Jersey, USA.
Family/Spouse: Peter Vorhees. Peter died in UNKNOWN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
10.
Joseph Skillman (1.Thomas¹) was born in 1768 in Harlingen, Somerset County, New Jersey, USA.
Other Events and Attributes:
Residence: 1850, Montgomery Twp, Somerset County, New Jersey, USA

11.

Cornelius Skillman

(1.Thomas¹) was born on 1 Jan 1771 in Harlingen, Somerset County, New Jersey, USA; died on 12 Jan 1853 in Somerset County, New Jersey, USA; was buried in Beekman Cemetery, Montgomery Twp, Somerset County, New Jersey, USA.

Other Events and Attributes:

Residence: 1850, Hopewell, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA

Notes:

Buried:
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12. Mary Skillman (1.Thomas¹) was born in 1772 in Harlingen, Somerset County, New Jersey, USA; died on 3 Mar 1851 in Harlingen, Somerset County, New Jersey, USA.

Generation: 3

13. John Skillman (4.Thomas², 1.Thomas¹) was born in 1782; died in 1861.
14. Joseph A Skillman (6.Abraham², 1.Thomas¹) was born on 17 Nov 1793; died on 24 May 1880 in Montgomery Twp, Somerset County, New Jersey, USA.


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