SKINNER, Sr

   General Notes:

"The situation in New Jersey was different from that in Scotland or England, or even "New" England. The original proprietors of the colony were Anglican, but as Landlords they needed settlers to make the colony prosper. So all the early agreements and charters provided that no one would be persecuted for his religious belief as long as there was no civil disturbance. The colony of New Jersey was not to have an established church -- there were Baptists at Middletown and Piscataway; Quakers at Shrewsbury; Reformed at Bergan; Puritans at Elizabethtown, Newark, and Woodbridge; and Presbyterians at Freehold. Although each settlement had its own church supported by public taxation, the passage of time brought the founding of different churches within the same community, and the financial support for the ministry came to be based not on public taxation but on subscription of the members." (6) -

"Presbyterians were second to none in their patriotic devotion to the cause of American independence. This was true in the Woodbridge church. "Religious as well as economic and political causes underlay the American Revolution. Many non-Anglicans, especially the Presbyterians, were alarmed at the desire of the English Church to send a resident bishop to the American colonies . . . Presbyterians could not forget that many of their immediate ancestors had come to America to escape persecution from government supported prelates in England, Scotland and Ireland. They had no desire to see similar calamities overtake them in their new home, and were ready to resist with sword, if necessary. On the other hand, most Episcopalians outside of the South favored the 'loyalist' or British side, in the Revolution against the 'patriot' or American side". Woodbridge was a typical example. Woodbridge was occupied by the British, December 2, 1776 to June 22, 1777. According to tradition, the episcopal Church, situated in a portion of the original kirk green just beyond the Presbyterian burying ground was used as an English barracks and the Rectory as the English Fort. At this time a long list of Presbyterian men were volunteers in the American Army."

   Research Notes:

Descentants of
Robert Skinner, Sir, The Norman


Descendants of Robert SKINNER , Sir, the Norman

First Generation

1. Robert SKINNER, Sir the Norman.
He had the following children:
+ 2 M i. Sir GEORGE SKINNER.

Second Generation

2. Sir GEORGE SKINNER.
He had the following children:
+ 3 M i. Sir JOHN SKINNER.


Third Generation

3. Sir JOHN SKINNER.
Sir JOHN married (1) Miss St. Ledger NOWEL) on 1440 in Kent, England.
They had the following children:
+ 4 M i. John SKINNER.
5 M ii. Robert SKINNER.


Fourth Generation

4. John SKINNER.
He had the following children:
+ 6 M i. Stephen SKINNER.


Fifth Generation

6. Stephen SKINNER was born in County Hereford, England.
He had the following children:
+ 7 M i. Stephen SKINNER died 1557.
8 M ii. Thomas SKINNER.

Sixth Generation

7. Stephen SKINNER was born in County Hereford, England. He died 1557 in
Le Burtons, Ledbury, Herfordshire, England.
He had the following children:
+ 9 M i.

Edward SKINNER was born 1544 and died 1631.
10 M ii. John SKINNER.
11 M iii. William SKINNER.
12 M iv. Richard SKINNER.

   Marriage Information:

Sr married (MRS SR SKINNER).