There is a folder of genealogical information in the Norfolk, Virginia public library that may be of interest to Skaggs researchers. The Sargeant Memorial Collection consists of 26 boxes of family history information.
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.
Famous Skaggs: Katherine Anne Porter
Though she was not a Skaggs herself, the Pulitzer Prize winning writer Katherine Anne Porter was a Skaggs descendant. Her paternal grandmother was Catherine Ann Skaggs, daughter of Abraham Moredock Skaggs and granddaughter of the James Scaggs who married Susanna.
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