Brenda, Rita, and any others who responded on this subject: I only got Blair's of 2PM Thurs, (and Rita's, off list), then I see Rita & Brenda corresponding. We miss a lot when only some of the messages are on the list. Rita's directly to me contained living people; good reason. NOW, I see Blair's of 7:29AM, Fri., ONLY as the "Original Message" as the response to me --->when Rita answers her! And Brenda's of 7:41 PM, Thurs. I didn't get those. (Brenda sent me his will, months ago.) Let's see if I can answer what was aimed at me, AND what you aimed at each other, mostly in disagreement with what I posted. Where this is different from my first posting, I have accepted all your corrections/ additions, like Nathan's first wife was Marcy, instead: (BUT, I will have a large question at the bottom of this.) Brenda of 7:41 PM, Thurs: You have better data than I do. Nathan was b. Jan 29, 1779 and died Oct 26, 1846. He m. Marcy, 1802-3--div. in 1827; m. Marina (the Trophy Wife); she had the 2 kids, Melinda Skinner b. 1832 and Nathan b. 1834. She died Dec 19, 1845 and is buried next to him. And he m. Elizabeth Unknown Bruton (a widow, I think), for comfort in his old age, which didn't last long. Maybe he tried to act like a newly-wed, instead of like the old man he was (?) "In his will, he mentions his daughter, Penina, wife of John Fletcher--" yes, I had seen that; she m. him after Henry Duncan. Penina m. 3 times; Etheridge, Duncan and Fletcher. Brenda said: "I have yet to figure out where Penina Etheridge fits." She was named in Nathan's first guardian's filing (1825) for David T Etheridge's family. My ill-defined dates for her and daughters' marriages are brought on by the dating of those guardian's filings. And the other Penina, dau of Jonathan Skinner, is not to be confused. Any third Penina I know nothing about, nor her father, Moses--I think I had not seen his name. And I think that the group of all of you, and others not recently heard from, have sufficiently sorted out the family to not be confused, even though there's "a lot to unravel." NOW, my question: IF Nathan's m. to Marcy in 1802-3 was his first, how to resolve the dates: Penina had kids early: IF she was b. 1803, how come her son William Etheridge reached an age of majority so early, that I, working from the guardian's filings, placed his birth only a few years later ?? Clearly, I found him missing from those filings early. Couldn't find the filings UNTIL NOW! Will Book B: Page 4: Nathan Skinner, John Fletcher, J. B. Neville, Penina Etherige, guardian bond for Elizabeth Skinner, Pega? Etherige, John Etherige, Patsey Etherige, Polly Etherige, and Sally Etherige; 7 Feb 1825 Page 81: Nathan Skinner, William Sills, Rowland W. Wells, guardian bond for William Etheridge; 6 Feb 1826 --He's not yet 21 . Page 237: division of the personal estate of David T. Etherige between his widow (now Penina Duncan, wife of Henry Duncan) and his children William T. Etherige, Elizabeth Skinner (wife of Jonathan Skinner), Margret Thomas (wife of James Thomas), John Etherige, Martha (Patsy) Etherige, Polly Etherige, Sally Etherige; 7 Dec 1827 -->No age implied Will Book C: ---------->HE IS GONE: PROBABLY b. 1809 or before. <------ Page 44: guardian's return by Nathan Skinner, guardian to the heirs of John Bond (Thomas and Benjamin Bond) and guardian to John Etheridge, Sally Etheridge, Polly Etheridge, Martha Etheridge; 30 Jan 1830 Page 102: guardian's return by Nathan Skinner, guardian to the heirs of John Bond (Thomas and Benjamin Bond) and guardian to John Etheridge, Sally Etheridge, Mary Etheridge, Patsy Etheridge (Not Dated!) Page 459: William Etheridge, Enos Vinson, Nathan G. Morris, indenture bond for Uriah George Stokes; 2 Nov 1835 <--- So, --->he is for sure 21, and b. 1814, or before. How do you reconcile his birth with the reported m. of his GRANDPARENTS ?? And THAT'S why I latched onto that 1765 date I found for a birth in NC, and not the 1779 ! And had a marriage date for Penina Skinner so early, in conflict with her parents marriage. Q: Was Nathan m. before Marcy ?? Maybe to a Penina? And that's how I started this! Chuck

Can you find David Etheridge in any census? Elizabeth Bruton is a widow and now I can not remember who her husband was. Hope I come across it. Actually, I would guess that Nathan needed a mother for his young children. On a Trigg County site, it is suggested that Nathan Skinner died from a "congestive fever" what ever that is. The article is about the Brandon's; but, makes mention of Nathan Skinner and does not make him endearing! The age spread that I have figured for his daughter is interesting. Nancy is unknown and the others are in 1803, 1804, 1812, 1818, and 1827. Makes one wonder if a first wife died after 1818 and a new wife, Marcy, could be the one divorced in 1827! I will also look for more information about Jonathan Skinner. I have thought that he was a brother; but, may be a cousin? Any suggestions? Brenda -----Original Message----- From: Chuck Phillips [mailto:75271.2472@compuserve.com] Sent: Friday, September 17, 2004 6:08 PM To: TNSTEWAR-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [TNSTEWAR] Lancaster, Skinner & the others Brenda, Rita, and any others who responded on this subject: I only got Blair's of 2PM Thurs, (and Rita's, off list), then I see Rita & Brenda corresponding. We miss a lot when only some of the messages are on the list. Rita's directly to me contained living people; good reason. NOW, I see Blair's of 7:29AM, Fri., ONLY as the "Original Message" as the response to me --->when Rita answers her! And Brenda's of 7:41 PM, Thurs. I didn't get those. (Brenda sent me his will, months ago.) Let's see if I can answer what was aimed at me, AND what you aimed at each other, mostly in disagreement with what I posted. Where this is different from my first posting, I have accepted all your corrections/ additions, like Nathan's first wife was Marcy, instead: (BUT, I will have a large question at the bottom of this.) Brenda of 7:41 PM, Thurs: You have better data than I do. Nathan was b. Jan 29, 1779 and died Oct 26, 1846. He m. Marcy, 1802-3--div. in 1827; m. Marina (the Trophy Wife); she had the 2 kids, Melinda Skinner b. 1832 and Nathan b. 1834. She died Dec 19, 1845 and is buried next to him. And he m. Elizabeth Unknown Bruton (a widow, I think), for comfort in his old age, which didn't last long. Maybe he tried to act like a newly-wed, instead of like the old man he was (?) "In his will, he mentions his daughter, Penina, wife of John Fletcher--" yes, I had seen that; she m. him after Henry Duncan. Penina m. 3 times; Etheridge, Duncan and Fletcher. Brenda said: "I have yet to figure out where Penina Etheridge fits." She was named in Nathan's first guardian's filing (1825) for David T Etheridge's family. My ill-defined dates for her and daughters' marriages are brought on by the dating of those guardian's filings. And the other Penina, dau of Jonathan Skinner, is not to be confused. Any third Penina I know nothing about, nor her father, Moses--I think I had not seen his name. And I think that the group of all of you, and others not recently heard from, have sufficiently sorted out the family to not be confused, even though there's "a lot to unravel." NOW, my question: IF Nathan's m. to Marcy in 1802-3 was his first, how to resolve the dates: Penina had kids early: IF she was b. 1803, how come her son William Etheridge reached an age of majority so early, that I, working from the guardian's filings, placed his birth only a few years later ?? Clearly, I found him missing from those filings early. Couldn't find the filings UNTIL NOW! Will Book B: Page 4: Nathan Skinner, John Fletcher, J. B. Neville, Penina Etherige, guardian bond for Elizabeth Skinner, Pega? Etherige, John Etherige, Patsey Etherige, Polly Etherige, and Sally Etherige; 7 Feb 1825 Page 81: Nathan Skinner, William Sills, Rowland W. Wells, guardian bond for William Etheridge; 6 Feb 1826 --He's not yet 21 . Page 237: division of the personal estate of David T. Etherige between his widow (now Penina Duncan, wife of Henry Duncan) and his children William T. Etherige, Elizabeth Skinner (wife of Jonathan Skinner), Margret Thomas (wife of James Thomas), John Etherige, Martha (Patsy) Etherige, Polly Etherige, Sally Etherige; 7 Dec 1827 -->No age implied Will Book C: ---------->HE IS GONE: PROBABLY b. 1809 or before. <------ Page 44: guardian's return by Nathan Skinner, guardian to the heirs of John Bond (Thomas and Benjamin Bond) and guardian to John Etheridge, Sally Etheridge, Polly Etheridge, Martha Etheridge; 30 Jan 1830 Page 102: guardian's return by Nathan Skinner, guardian to the heirs of John Bond (Thomas and Benjamin Bond) and guardian to John Etheridge, Sally Etheridge, Mary Etheridge, Patsy Etheridge (Not Dated!) Page 459: William Etheridge, Enos Vinson, Nathan G. Morris, indenture bond for Uriah George Stokes; 2 Nov 1835 <--- So, --->he is for sure 21, and b. 1814, or before. How do you reconcile his birth with the reported m. of his GRANDPARENTS ?? And THAT'S why I latched onto that 1765 date I found for a birth in NC, and not the 1779 ! And had a marriage date for Penina Skinner so early, in conflict with her parents marriage. Q: Was Nathan m. before Marcy ?? Maybe to a Penina? And that's how I started this! Chuck ==== TNSTEWAR Mailing List ==== Stewart Co. Genealogy search engine: http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnstewar/stewsearch.htm ============================== Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237