ID: I614078177
Name: Ire SKAGGS
Given Name: Ire
Surname: Skaggs
Sex: M
Birth: ABT 1580 in Ireland
Death: 1680 in Londonderry, Ulster, Ireland
Note:
Story of Skaggs Family is found in "Arkansas and Its People" Vol. IVp. 482 edited by David Y Thomas, Prof. of History and political Science at University of Arkansas. Published in 1930, by American Historical Society of N.Y.

"Of Celtic and Teutonic Stock. This branch of family came from Kent County England, and were early settlers in Virginia Colony and later Maryland. In England, the name if sound among the Nobility: coat of arms granted in 1568 is described in Burke's Peerage andFairbam's Crests..."

"The seat of the Skaggs Family, St. Ives, County, Huntingdon,England granted August 29, 1568...


Taken from "The Original Lists of Emigrants in Bondage"from London to the American Colonies 1719-1744, Edited and with introduction by Marion and Jack Kaminkow, Published by Magna Cartabook Co., Baltimore, Maryland 21215. (My note: A page titled Licenseto go Beyond the Seas, pp 56-58 has various references to a WilliamStagg In the Elizabeth, de London, Increase, Prd, and Planter Prd.)Emigrants in Bondage, from London to the American

Colonies, Magna Carta Book Co., Baltimore, Maryland 21215.Page 29 OurSkaggs clan (elsewhere states that correct word is sept) came from Ulster, or a nearby area... Some common Irish names which are stillused in our clan are Liam (William), Elis (Elizabeth), Aine (Anne),Cait (Kate), Cathal (Charles), Eoin (John), Seamus (James), Sean(John) and Tadhg (Timothy) Page 33 (Preceding pages discussa processof elimination determining where the Skaggs were not from.)
Havingchecked countless numbers of poll tax records from England, the first mention of any name which even came close to our spelling andpronunciation of the word Skaggs was listed first in 1739. Thisrecord stated on person, Thomas Skegg, German born." Page 34 Page 35It matters not to me, that a ship stopped in Ireland, from Scotland,or if another stopped in England, from Germany, but I am proud to find the authentic record of George and William Skegg, sailing April 21,1741 and Elizabeth Skagg October 28, 1730. One ninety-- years old Skaggs told me he'd always been told by grandparents that the grandmother was German and the grandfather was Welsh. Page 117,118

The written description of the Skeges family coat-of-arms at the County-seat of the Skegges family, St. Ives, County Huntingdon, wasdated 29 August, 1568... It is located---------------------------------Booklet by "The National Foundation Descendants of Thomas Skaggs, namely: Roy T Skaggs, Thelma L Sandage,Joe F Skaggs, Dorsey A Skaggs, and Audra Skaggs.

Our Skaggs, Family coat-of-arms was first recorded when given to Edward Skeges September, 1568, County Huntingdon, St. Ives, and his older brother, John Skeges, who was then the surveyor to the QAueen's Majesty in County Huntingdon confirmed by Mr. H Fanham Burke, F.S.A.,Ulster, Ireland, who succeeded Mr. Stephen Tucker as Rouge CroixPursuivant.
The motto for the Skaggs family coat-of-arms, usually displayed on a winding ribbon is "Vincit Veritas," which means "Truth Conquers." This can be found in any museum library and/or memorial library that carries the General Armory of England, Scotland, Ireland, and Wales...


Marriage 1 Spouse Unknown
Children
William SKAGGS b: 1666 in Ireland