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Female Polly Skaggs Click to view Polly Skaggs in the family tree

Polly was born on August 27th, 1787 in , Green County, Kentucky, USA.1   Polly's father was William Skaggs and her mother was Mary Simpson.  Her paternal grandfather was James Skaggs and her paternal grandmother is Mary Thompson. She had two sisters named Elizabeth Or Betty and Nancy. She had five half-brothers and five half-sisters, named William, Fielding Or Fields, Jeremiah, Stephen, Henry, Rachel, Libby, Jane, Louisa and Eliza.


Polly's family with Abel Elkins

‌Polly and Abel were married in a religious ceremony on January 12th, 1803 in , Green, Kentucky, USA.2  They had three sons and six daughters, named William Melton, James, Abel, Rachel, Nancy, Betty, Polly, Diadema and Melvina.

1 William Skaggs Deposition, Smith Tandy vs James Smith, 30 JUL 1810
2 Green County Kentucky Marriages, Book A, 1793-1836 @ www.rootsweb.com/~kygreen/marriage_bk_a.htm
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5 Skaggs - Pierce - Elkins Bible
6 "A Tribute to William Elkin"  taken from Mt. Moriah Book 2 pg. 197 - Contributed by Edward Benningfield, Rt.2, Box 265, Campbellsville, KY 42718
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Further source/citation:
Will of William Skaggs filed with original wills, in the Green Co., KY Court Clerk's office

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