Name That Skaggs: What was Old Peter's wife's maiden name?

Old Peter Skaggs had a wife, Martha, whose last name has been described as Cothron, Catherine, Cohun, etc. Below the fold is a photocopy of Rev. Richard Whitt's minister return for Montgomery County, Virginia in 1788 that shows Peter Skaggs married to Martha C____?


Is that Martha Cothon, Martha Cottron, Martha Cattron, Martha Cathon or something else?

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3 comments:

  1. AnonymousNovember 29, 2021 at 1:34 PM

    It looks like Martha Cothon to me.

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  2. AnonymousDecember 4, 2021 at 10:28 PM

    Based upon the spelling of (th) in Mar(th)a, I would say Cothon. How is this name pronounced in Virginia 233 years ago? Cotton?

    Also, based upon Rev.Whitt's Minister return date of Feb. 2, 1788. And Montgomery Co. 1788 Tax Listing, Old Peter's legal age of these documents is likely 21 and consequently his birth could have been as late as 1767.

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  3. AnonymousDecember 6, 2021 at 10:47 AM

    It could be Cottron.

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