Richard "Long Hunter" Skaggs and Morgan's Rifles

Richard "Long Hunter" Skaggs was one of the Longhunter brothers, sons of James and Rachel Skaggs of the New River valley of Virginia.  His more famous brother, Henry, is the one we usually think of when we think of adventurers, however, Richard had a well-documented three-year military career during the American Revolution as a member of the 7th Virginia Regiment of Foot (Infantry) and the Provisional Rifle Corps, otherwise known as Morgan's Rifles.

The New York Skeggs

The 1840 census shows a family of Skeggs in Erie County, New York.  These guys just don't seem to fit into any of the known Skaggs family groups.  In later years, these Skeggs also start showing up in New York City.  Who were they, and are they related to us?