Some Skaggs, Elkins and Bishop researchers believe that the
Ruth Bishop who married John Bishop in Montgomery County, Virginia c. 1780 was
previously married to a John Scaggs and had the maiden name Elkins. Many of these researchers believe that this
Ruth Elkins Scaggs Bishop was the daughter of a Ralph Elkins and Frances Brown
who lived in Halifax County, Virginia prior to the formation of Pittsylvania
County from Halifax in 1767.
Peter Skaggs is a common ancestor for many Skaggs, Scaggs and Skeggs families throughout the United States. This site exists as a single point of contact to encourage researchers to work together to uncover his place in their family histories.
Pittsylvania County, Virginia
Skaggs researchers who are interested in Old Peter’s parents
should spend some time investigating the Skaggs of Pittsylvania County,
Virginia. Pittsylvania was formed from
Halifax County in 1767 and they did an initial tax census of the new
Pittsylvania in 1767. A lot of
interesting information for Skaggs researchers comes from that 1767 tax list.
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