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Male Matthew Skaggs Click to view Matthew Skaggs in the family tree

Matthew was born in 1782.1   Matthew's father was James Skaggs and his mother is Nancy Mayse.  His paternal grandfather was James Skaggs and his paternal grandmother is Mary Unknown. He had six brothers and three sisters, named Henry, James,4th, Stephen, William, John Blackhawk, Moses Madison, Nancy, Lydia and Sarah.  He was the fourth oldest of the ten children.  He died at the age of 86 in 1868 in Hart Co., Kentucky.1 


Matthew's family with Rebecca Orrick

‌Matthew and Rebecca were married in a religious ceremony on November 15th, 1810 in Hardin Co., Kentucky.1   They had four sons and a daughter, named Elisha Jenkins, James, John E., Henry Mitchell and Nancy.

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