~MY ANCESTOR~
The son of JOSEPH & MARTHA (KINNE) SKINNER, he married LILLIE HEALY on March 11, 1761 at Pomfret, Windham Co., Connecticut. He was baptized on May 13, 1733 at the Second Church in Preston, Conn.
Daniel came with his father, Joseph, from Connecticut to settle the area along the Delaware River known as Cushtunk Territory around 1754. On Sept. 4, 1755 for £5 New York currency Daniel purchased 25 acres from his father near Cochecton (part of the Susquehanna purchase) that was called Ackhake. During this time, he sailed to the West Indies & discoverd the importance of good timber in the masts of ships. In 1759, he left Cochecton and lived in Newtown, Sussex Co., NJ, but returned to Cochecton in 1763 when he began rafting timber down the Delaware River to Philadelphia. Harrassment by the Indians was common. On one occassion, Daniel Skinner's wife had been "put to bed", and he was required to bring her to Fort Delaware in her bed due to an Indian uprising. They left Cochecton again for Shawngunk, New York and returned in 1777. His house in Cochecton had been plundered & burned. Daniel settled again in Cochecton naming his farm St. Tammany Flats which is in Callicoon, Sullivan Co., New York and lived there for the remainder of his years.
Daniel Skinner of Cochecton, New York built the first raft to carry timber down the river since floating loose timber would go aground and proved to be an unsuccessful method of moving timber down the river. He was recognized as the founder of the lumber industy in the history of the upper Delaware Valley. His fellow rafters called him the "Lord High Admiral", being Admiral of all the waters of the river, and he alone could give full permission to navigate the river.
The above information from "The Skinner Manuscript" by Nathan Skinner, "Skinner Kinsman" online, "Wayne Co. Tombstone Inscriptions", "Rafting on the Delaware", "History of Sullivan County by James Quinlan, and "The History of Wayne County" by Phinneas Goodrich.
The children of Daniel & Lillie (Healy) Skinner:
Reuben Skinner (1761-1812) m. MARY POLLY (CHASE) CLARK
Daniel Skinner b: 17 NOV 1763
Lillie (Skinner) Land (1767-1845), m. John Land
Mercy Skinner b: 12 MAR 1769
Joseph Skinner b: 10 MAR 1771
William H. Skinner b: 22 MAR 1773
Sarah Skinner b: 15 FEB 1775
Nathan Skinner (1777-1856) m. Sarah Caulkins
Cortlandt Skinner b: 26 AUG 1779
The son of JOSEPH & MARTHA (KINNE) SKINNER, he married LILLIE HEALY on March 11, 1761 at Pomfret, Windham Co., Connecticut. He was baptized on May 13, 1733 at the Second Church in Preston, Conn.
Daniel came with his father, Joseph, from Connecticut to settle the area along the Delaware River known as Cushtunk Territory around 1754. On Sept. 4, 1755 for £5 New York currency Daniel purchased 25 acres from his father near Cochecton (part of the Susquehanna purchase) that was called Ackhake. During this time, he sailed to the West Indies & discoverd the importance of good timber in the masts of ships. In 1759, he left Cochecton and lived in Newtown, Sussex Co., NJ, but returned to Cochecton in 1763 when he began rafting timber down the Delaware River to Philadelphia. Harrassment by the Indians was common. On one occassion, Daniel Skinner's wife had been "put to bed", and he was required to bring her to Fort Delaware in her bed due to an Indian uprising. They left Cochecton again for Shawngunk, New York and returned in 1777. His house in Cochecton had been plundered & burned. Daniel settled again in Cochecton naming his farm St. Tammany Flats which is in Callicoon, Sullivan Co., New York and lived there for the remainder of his years.
Daniel Skinner of Cochecton, New York built the first raft to carry timber down the river since floating loose timber would go aground and proved to be an unsuccessful method of moving timber down the river. He was recognized as the founder of the lumber industy in the history of the upper Delaware Valley. His fellow rafters called him the "Lord High Admiral", being Admiral of all the waters of the river, and he alone could give full permission to navigate the river.
The above information from "The Skinner Manuscript" by Nathan Skinner, "Skinner Kinsman" online, "Wayne Co. Tombstone Inscriptions", "Rafting on the Delaware", "History of Sullivan County by James Quinlan, and "The History of Wayne County" by Phinneas Goodrich.
The children of Daniel & Lillie (Healy) Skinner:
Reuben Skinner (1761-1812) m. MARY POLLY (CHASE) CLARK
Daniel Skinner b: 17 NOV 1763
Lillie (Skinner) Land (1767-1845), m. John Land
Mercy Skinner b: 12 MAR 1769
Joseph Skinner b: 10 MAR 1771
William H. Skinner b: 22 MAR 1773
Sarah Skinner b: 15 FEB 1775
Nathan Skinner (1777-1856) m. Sarah Caulkins
Cortlandt Skinner b: 26 AUG 1779
~MY ANCESTOR~
The son of JOSEPH & MARTHA (KINNE) SKINNER, he married LILLIE HEALY on March 11, 1761 at Pomfret, Windham Co., Connecticut. He was baptized on May 13, 1733 at the Second Church in Preston, Conn.
Daniel came with his father, Joseph, from Connecticut to settle the area along the Delaware River known as Cushtunk Territory around 1754. On Sept. 4, 1755 for £5 New York currency Daniel purchased 25 acres from his father near Cochecton (part of the Susquehanna purchase) that was called Ackhake. During this time, he sailed to the West Indies & discoverd the importance of good timber in the masts of ships. In 1759, he left Cochecton and lived in Newtown, Sussex Co., NJ, but returned to Cochecton in 1763 when he began rafting timber down the Delaware River to Philadelphia. Harrassment by the Indians was common. On one occassion, Daniel Skinner's wife had been "put to bed", and he was required to bring her to Fort Delaware in her bed due to an Indian uprising. They left Cochecton again for Shawngunk, New York and returned in 1777. His house in Cochecton had been plundered & burned. Daniel settled again in Cochecton naming his farm St. Tammany Flats which is in Callicoon, Sullivan Co., New York and lived there for the remainder of his years.
Daniel Skinner of Cochecton, New York built the first raft to carry timber down the river since floating loose timber would go aground and proved to be an unsuccessful method of moving timber down the river. He was recognized as the founder of the lumber industy in the history of the upper Delaware Valley. His fellow rafters called him the "Lord High Admiral", being Admiral of all the waters of the river, and he alone could give full permission to navigate the river.
The above information from "The Skinner Manuscript" by Nathan Skinner, "Skinner Kinsman" online, "Wayne Co. Tombstone Inscriptions", "Rafting on the Delaware", "History of Sullivan County by James Quinlan, and "The History of Wayne County" by Phinneas Goodrich.
The children of Daniel & Lillie (Healy) Skinner:
Reuben Skinner (1761-1812) m. MARY POLLY (CHASE) CLARK
Daniel Skinner b: 17 NOV 1763
Lillie (Skinner) Land (1767-1845), m. John Land
Mercy Skinner b: 12 MAR 1769
Joseph Skinner b: 10 MAR 1771
William H. Skinner b: 22 MAR 1773
Sarah Skinner b: 15 FEB 1775
Nathan Skinner (1777-1856) m. Sarah Caulkins
Cortlandt Skinner b: 26 AUG 1779
The son of JOSEPH & MARTHA (KINNE) SKINNER, he married LILLIE HEALY on March 11, 1761 at Pomfret, Windham Co., Connecticut. He was baptized on May 13, 1733 at the Second Church in Preston, Conn.
Daniel came with his father, Joseph, from Connecticut to settle the area along the Delaware River known as Cushtunk Territory around 1754. On Sept. 4, 1755 for £5 New York currency Daniel purchased 25 acres from his father near Cochecton (part of the Susquehanna purchase) that was called Ackhake. During this time, he sailed to the West Indies & discoverd the importance of good timber in the masts of ships. In 1759, he left Cochecton and lived in Newtown, Sussex Co., NJ, but returned to Cochecton in 1763 when he began rafting timber down the Delaware River to Philadelphia. Harrassment by the Indians was common. On one occassion, Daniel Skinner's wife had been "put to bed", and he was required to bring her to Fort Delaware in her bed due to an Indian uprising. They left Cochecton again for Shawngunk, New York and returned in 1777. His house in Cochecton had been plundered & burned. Daniel settled again in Cochecton naming his farm St. Tammany Flats which is in Callicoon, Sullivan Co., New York and lived there for the remainder of his years.
Daniel Skinner of Cochecton, New York built the first raft to carry timber down the river since floating loose timber would go aground and proved to be an unsuccessful method of moving timber down the river. He was recognized as the founder of the lumber industy in the history of the upper Delaware Valley. His fellow rafters called him the "Lord High Admiral", being Admiral of all the waters of the river, and he alone could give full permission to navigate the river.
The above information from "The Skinner Manuscript" by Nathan Skinner, "Skinner Kinsman" online, "Wayne Co. Tombstone Inscriptions", "Rafting on the Delaware", "History of Sullivan County by James Quinlan, and "The History of Wayne County" by Phinneas Goodrich.
The children of Daniel & Lillie (Healy) Skinner:
Reuben Skinner (1761-1812) m. MARY POLLY (CHASE) CLARK
Daniel Skinner b: 17 NOV 1763
Lillie (Skinner) Land (1767-1845), m. John Land
Mercy Skinner b: 12 MAR 1769
Joseph Skinner b: 10 MAR 1771
William H. Skinner b: 22 MAR 1773
Sarah Skinner b: 15 FEB 1775
Nathan Skinner (1777-1856) m. Sarah Caulkins
Cortlandt Skinner b: 26 AUG 1779
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