Old Peter Skaggs stops showing up in Virginia records in 1811. Apparently at that point he moves on to Kentucky, specifically Floyd County. A large part of eastern Kentucky was known as Floyd County then, later in 1822 Lawrence County was created from Floyd. Our evidence of Peter Skaggs in Kentucky is from present-day Lawrence County, specifically Blaine Creek.
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.
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Well, we know from the personal property tax records that Peter Scaggs was in Russell County, VA from 1796-1803 and in Tazewell County, VA from 1807-1810. Where was he from 1804-06? In the Russell County jail.
Peter's Tazewell County, Virginia Years
Peter Skaggs appeared in the personal property tax lists of Tazewell County, Virginia in the following years:
1807
1808
1809
1810
Peter's Russell County, Virginia Years
Peter Scaggs is found in the Russell County, Virginia personal property tax lists for the following years:
1796
1797
1798
1799
The 1800 tax list is missing
1801
1802
1803
1796
1797
1798
1799
The 1800 tax list is missing
1801
1802
1803
Peter's Montgomery County, Virginia Years
Peter Scaggs was married in Montgomery County, Virginia in 1788. To my knowledge, that is the first historical record of Peter. But there are other subsequent records of him in Montgomery County:
1788 Tax List
December 19, 1788, List A, Peter Skeggs a white male 21+, 2 horses, mares, colts or mules
1789 Tax List
1789 Peter Skeggs, 0-0-0 Personal Property Tax List "C" for Montgomery
County VA, March 1, 1789
® "Montgomery County Virginia Circa 1790" pg. 41 by Netti Schreiner-Yantis
1790 Tax List
1790 Mar. 1, List C, Peter Scaggs located, Peak River, Dunkard Bottom, south side of Little River, New River head of Strouds Branch. Peter Skeggs was taxed March 8, 1790, no males between 16-21, no slaves, and no livestock in the area of both sides of Little River, Dry Branch, Sugar Run, South Fork and West Fork of Little River, Meadow and Mill Creeks, Dunkard Bottom or Mahanaim.
1792 Tax List
September 29, 1792, List B, Peter Skaggs a white male 21+, no horses, mares, colts or mules
1788 Tax List
December 19, 1788, List A, Peter Skeggs a white male 21+, 2 horses, mares, colts or mules
1789 Tax List
1789 Peter Skeggs, 0-0-0 Personal Property Tax List "C" for Montgomery
County VA, March 1, 1789
® "Montgomery County Virginia Circa 1790" pg. 41 by Netti Schreiner-Yantis
1790 Tax List
1790 Mar. 1, List C, Peter Scaggs located, Peak River, Dunkard Bottom, south side of Little River, New River head of Strouds Branch. Peter Skeggs was taxed March 8, 1790, no males between 16-21, no slaves, and no livestock in the area of both sides of Little River, Dry Branch, Sugar Run, South Fork and West Fork of Little River, Meadow and Mill Creeks, Dunkard Bottom or Mahanaim.
1792 Tax List
September 29, 1792, List B, Peter Skaggs a white male 21+, no horses, mares, colts or mules
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