Calvin Skaggs is the President of Lumiere Productions, a documentary production company in New York City. He has directed or produced more than 30 films for cinema and television. He's a descendant of one of the Long Hunters, as shown below the fold.
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.
Leonard Scaggs and DNA Testing
Recently I put up a post about Leonard Scaggs and his relationship to Skeggs families. The Skaggs DNA project had a documented descendant of Leonard test and the results of course were very interesting.
Henry Skaggs: Longhunter, Hunting Henry or the Incredible Man of Mystery?
I've usually stayed away from writing about the Long Hunter Skaggs since they are the most documented branch of the Skaggs family. I've rarely felt I could add anything new to the discussion about these guys, with a few exceptions. However, there is some new research regarding Henry Skaggs that deserves attention.
The Mystery of William Scaggs of Lawrence County, Tennessee
William Scaggs married Susannah Brashears in Lawrence County, Tennessee 14 February 1828. Susannah came from the South Carolina Brashears family and was born there about 1805. After his 1828 marriage William disappears from the record. Where did he go? Who was this guy?
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Rachel Skaggs, the mother of the Longhunters and wife of James Skaggs has been considered by many Skaggs researchers over the years to have ...
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Some Skaggs, Elkins and Bishop researchers believe that the Ruth Bishop who married John Bishop in Montgomery County, Virginia c. 1780 was...
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Many researchers speculate that Zachariah Scaggs was related to Old Peter Scaggs in some way, either his father or his brother. If so, we ...
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Bishop family legend has it that John Bishop was married to a Ruth Skaggs (Scaggs), who was previously captured by Indians, possibly havin...
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I wrote a previous blog entry about the relationship between the orphan Thomas Bailey Christian (TBC) and his adopted father Capt. Thomas ...
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Zachariah Skaggs is one of the more popular suggestions as father of Old Peter Skaggs, however, to my knowledge no-one has proven or even ma...
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The French and Indian War was underway in 1755 with colonial forces attacking the French in Nova Scotia, New York and on the Ohio River. On...
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There are many genealogical records available from the 1700s for James Skaggs, making him appear to have been everywhere at all times. I w...
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The most notorious Skaggs in history was the Missouri bushwacker Larkin Skaggs. He was a Baptist preacher who rode with William Quantrill...
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If you followed rock music back in the 1970s you will remember Boz Scaggs , with songs like Lido Shuffle and Lowdown . He was born William ...