You're right, a lot to unravel. Rita ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brenda Sensenig" <sensenib@insightbb.com> To: <TNSTEWAR-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, September 17, 2004 6:54 AM Subject: RE: [TNSTEWAR] Lancaster; & Skinner & Etheridge & Dennis & Phillips & Joice > I have three marriages for Nathan Skinner. Have I missed one between the > divorce and Marina? He and Marcy were married about 1802 or 03. This > according to divorce petition filed by him. Perhaps him not knowing the > exact year was a cause of her drinking etc!!!! > Melinda Skinner was born in 1932 and Nathan in 1834, thus making them too > late to be the children of Marcy. > There is also another Penina Skinner, daughter of Jonathon Skinner who > marries Sterling Fielding in Stewart County on Oct 8, 1842. > I have yet to figure out where Penina Etheridge fits. There is another > Skinner in Stewart County at that time; Moses, could there be three cousins > by the name of Penina? If so, and these men are brothers; perhaps their > mother's name was Penina? > So much to unravel! > Brenda > > -----Original Message----- > From: Rita Wall [mailto:wallycrib@comcast.net] > Sent: Friday, September 17, 2004 3:06 AM > To: sensenib@insightbb.com > Subject: Re: [TNSTEWAR] Lancaster; & Skinner & Etheridge & Dennis & Phillips > & Joice > > Brenda, > Is this the same Nathan Skinner we are talking about, married 4 times and > the same Penina Skinner married to Fletcher, Duncan and Etheridge? When you > say the last two children were Marina's, which two are you speaking of, > Mary (Polly) Etheridge, Sarah (Sally) Etheridge, or the possible child, > David Etheridge, Jr.? > Rita > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Brenda Sensenig" <sensenib@insightbb.com> > To: <TNSTEWAR-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, September 16, 2004 7:41 PM > Subject: RE: [TNSTEWAR] Lancaster; & Skinner & Etheridge & Dennis & Phillips > & Joice > > > > Chuck, > > I have a copy of the will of Nathan Skinner. I have also been to his grave > > located in the Mt Zion Cemetery in Stewart County. According to his stone, > > he was born Jan 29, 1779 and died Oct 26, 1846. > > He was married three times. First, Marcy unknown. They were divorced in > 1827 > > in Stewart County. > > Second, Marina Unknown. The last two children are hers. She was born Oct > 3, > > 1805 and died Dec 19, 1845 and is buried next to him. His last wife, > > Elizabeth Unknown Bruton out lived him. > > In his will, he mentions his daughter, Penina, wife of John Fletcher! > > Brenda > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Chuck Phillips [mailto:75271.2472@compuserve.com] > > Sent: Thursday, September 16, 2004 11:43 AM > > To: TNSTEWAR-L@rootsweb.com > > Subject: [TNSTEWAR] Lancaster; & Skinner & Etheridge & Dennis & Phillips & > > Joice > > > > Hi, y'all, > > > > For years, I have watched all you cousins relate your many ties with > > all the long-time names in Stewart Co. I was jealous of your knowledge. > > > > At last, I have a tie of my Phillips to several of your families. You > > may see interconnections you have never known about. See below, with a > > mention of my Ggrandfather. Please help me with additions & corrections! > > > > Chuck Phillips > > > > 1. Nathan Skinner (Reported b. 1765, NC) > > + Penina MNU m. unk > > 2. Penina Skinner > > +David T. Etheridge d. before 7 Feb 1825; m. about 1805 > > + 2nd m. to Henry Duncan, between 7 Feb 1825 and 7 Dec 1827 > > 3. William T. Etheridge b. about 1805 > > 3. Elizabeth Etheridge m. a Jonathan Skinner, before 7 Feb 1825 > > 3. Margret (Peggy) Etheridge m. James Thomas, before 7 Dec 1827 > > > > 3. John Etheridge (<1818-<1870) > > + Mary E Dennis (c1820TN) <--Thanks, Jerree > > 4. Adaline Etheridge [1837TN-c1872TN] m/1 Unk Walker > > m/2 Richard L LANCASTER 25 Sep 1864 > > 4. Bill Etheridge [1849TN-] > > 4. Mary Etheridge [1851TN-] > > 4. Sammy Etheridge [1852TN-] > > 4. George Etheridge [1855TN-] > > 4. Isaac Etheridge [1858-] > > > > 3. Martha (Patsy) Etheridge b. 1818 (Thought to have d. 1911) > > + Abraham Phillips, Jr. (m. after Feb. 1835, before 6 Feb 1837) > > (This Abraham was killed by guerillas, 1864) > > 4. Martha (Priann) Phillips b. 1837 > > + (Samuel?) Alexander Joice/Joyce s/o Napoleon B. Joice > > m. 1853 > > 5. Andrew Jackson (Jack) Joice/Joyce (Oct 10, 1854-1942, AR) > > 5. Martha Jane Joyce (1857-January 04, 1904, TX ) > > +Andrew Jackson Phillips m. October 18, 1876, Henry Co., TN > > s/o Cullen Phillips & Elizabeth Burton, b. 1852, TN > > 5. Sarah (Sallie) Joyce (1861-unk, TX ) > > + Frank Byrd > > 5. Margaret (Maggie) Joice/Joyce (1865-unk, OK) > > + Johnson Travis Phillips m. 1883, TX > > s/o Cullen Phillips & Elizabeth Burton, b. 1855, TN > > 3. Mary (Polly) Etheridge m. after 20 Aug 1840 > > 3. Sarah (Sally) Etheridge m. Thomas Peyton 2 Dec 1841 > > 3. (and possibly David Etheridge, Jr. -- died young?) > > > > Some of the Etheridge dates are worked out from entries in Stewart > > will books (guardian filings.) > > > > > > ==== TNSTEWAR Mailing List ==== > > Stewart Co. 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