Henry A Skaggs: A Brick Wall back to Maryland

Henry A Skaggs is the brick wall for a West Virginia Skaggs family from the Greenbrier County area.  Many Skaggs researchers have thought he was from the Thomas Scaggs (born 1728) line of Virginia and later West Virginia Skaggs but I'm not so sure.  It's possible he was the Henry Scaggs in the 1800 Frederick County, Maryland census, making him a brick wall back to the 18th century Maryland Skaggs families.

Henry A Skaggs married Matilda Ramsey c. 1803 and they had three children living in Jefferson County, Virginia and later Pendleton and Botetourt Counties.

Here is the confirmed evidence we have for Henry A Skaggs:

1810 Census, Jefferson County, Virginia

    1 male 26-44  Henry

    1 male <10  Edward

    1 female 26-44  Matilda

    1 female <10  Marie

1820 Census, Pendleton County, Virginia

    1 male 26-44  Henry

    1 male 10-15  Edward

    1 male <10  Alexander

    1 female 26-44  Matilda

    1 female 16-25  Marie

Sep. 1825, Botetourt County, Virginia Deed Books

    Henry A. Skaggs (Scaggs), wife Matilda, to Thompson Crutchfield, house & lot in Fincastle formerly owned by Early, $600.00. Suite in Superior Chancery Court, Scaggs vs. Jno. H. Backen, et al; Jno. Lites, security (Sites). Notes in hands of Jas. Johnston, Pendleton Co. Henry Bowyer, clerk.

Then Henry A Skaggs disappears from the record. His sons end up in Greenbrier County, Virginia. We think there are Skaggs descendants of this family our there today and we could sure use your help. If you are a male Skaggs, Scaggs, Skeggs, etc. and are interested in joining the Y-DNA project you can contact the Group Administrator here.