Zachariah Skaggs was Not the Father of Old Peter

Results are back from a Y-DNA test for a descendant of Zachariah Skaggs.  The Zachariah descendant had a different Y-DNA haplogroup than both Old Peter and Old Solomon Skaggs, meaning Zachariah couldn't have been either the father or brother of Old Peter Skaggs or his brother Old Solomon.  They were likely related, but not from the same immediate family.

Descendants of Old Peter and Old Solomon have the same Y-Haplogroup

There has been an interesting development in the Skaggs Y-DNA project.  Descendants of Old Peter Skaggs and his legendary brother, Old Solomon, have been found to have the same Y-DNA haplogroup, R-BY99605.

The Hanging of John H. Skaggs and the Attempt to Resuscitate Him

From the vault of hideous medical experimentation: the hanging of John H. Skaggs and the attempt to use electrical current to return him from the dead.  This horrible story is a real historical Frankenstein episode from the backwoods country of the Missouri boot-heel of 1870.

The Longhunters: Where were they from 1755 to 1768?

Here's a bit of a mystery that requires some research...where were the Long Hunter Skaggs from 1755 to 1768?  We have deeds, land surveys and road construction orders involving James Skaggs Sr., the father of the Long Hunters, from the late 1740s to 1754 in Augusta County, Virginia.  Then a gap of silence until 1769 when James Sr. appears on two deeds with sons Henry and James Jr.  Why the information gap from 1755 to 1768?

Famous Skaggs: Calvin Skaggs

Calvin Skaggs is the President of Lumiere Productions, a documentary production company in New York City.  He has directed or produced more than 30 films for cinema and television.  He's a descendant of one of the Long Hunters, as shown below the fold.