Absolom Elkins and His Ancestors

I know the Elkins aren't Skaggs but we can't ignore that one of the great remaining unproven Skaggs legends is that a Ruth Elkins firstly married John Scaggs and secondly John Bishop.  The Elkins and Scaggs lived nearby in Halifax County, Virginia in the 1760s and later in the 1770s on Little River in Montgomery County.  Absolom Elkins eventually inherited that property on Little River so let's hear what Elkins researchers have to say about him.

Aaron Skaggs' Sons and the Adultery Charges

Back in colonial Virginia there was an Aaron Skaggs who many researchers believe was one of the Long Hunter brothers.  He died prior to 1800 so he would not have necessarily been considered in the Moses Skaggs court case later in the 1800s.  Anyway, this Aaron had two sons, Henry and Aaron, who were brought up on adultery charges in Washington County, Virginia in 1781.

Are Richard Scaggs and Sarah Selby Buried Here?

There was a Scaggs family in Prince George's County, Maryland beginning about 1750 on a farm called "Chew's Folly."  I posted about this family here.  Several family members appear to be buried in a family cemetery in present-day College Park, Maryland.

The Long Hunters: Jacob Skaggs

I've tried to avoid the Skaggs Long Hunters, since so much has been written about Henry, Richard and Charles I didn't think I could add much of value.  However, I'm finding a lot of poor information out there about the Long Hunters so I thought I would wade into the shallow end of the Long Hunter pool and discuss what I know about Jacob Skaggs, the youngest and least researched of the brothers.

Zachariah Skaggs and the D.A.R.

I found a post in the January 2008 Rootsweb archive that is interesting for documented descendants of Zachariah Skaggs.  Zachariah was accepted as a patriot by the genealogists of the Daughters of the American Revolution (D.A.R.), so if you can document a connection to Zachariah, you are eligible for D.A.R. membership.