Elizabeth "Betsy" Fowkes

1756 - 1829  (72 years)

Joseph Fowkes

- Yes, date unknown

Died	Yes, date unknown
Family	Mary Kirk Gunn
Children	+ 1. Elizabeth "Betsy" Fowkes           b. 5 Oct 1756, Dorchester Co., Maryland

Mary Kirk Gunn

- Yes, date unknown

Died	Yes, date unknown
Family	Joseph Fowkes
Children	+ 1. Elizabeth "Betsy" Fowkes           b. 5 Oct 1756, Dorchester Co., Maryland

Joseph Fowkes

- Yes, date unknown

Died	Yes, date unknown
Family	Mary Kirk Gunn
Children	+ 1. Elizabeth "Betsy" Fowkes           b. 5 Oct 1756, Dorchester Co., Maryland

Mary Kirk Gunn

- Yes, date unknown

Died	Yes, date unknown
Family	Joseph Fowkes
Children	+ 1. Elizabeth "Betsy" Fowkes           b. 5 Oct 1756, Dorchester Co., Maryland

William Hammond Skinner

1741 - 1813  (72 years)

Birth	1741
Died	20 Feb 1813	Dorchester Co., Maryland
Buried	1813
Father	Philemon Skinner           b. 2 Dec 1701, Broad Creek, Talbot Co., Maryland
Mother	Lucy Hambleton           b. Abt 1693, "Martingham", Talbot Co., Maryland
Family 1	Elizabeth Jones
Children	+ 1. Thomas Skinner           b. 2 Feb 1772
Family 2	Elizabeth "Betsy" Fowkes           b. 5 Oct 1756, Dorchester Co., Maryland
Married	21 Dec 1781	Dorchester Co., Maryland
Children	+ 1. Mary "Polly" Hambleton Skinner           b. 6 Oct 1783, Dorchester Co., Maryland + 2. James Fookes Skinner           b. 5 Sep 1784 + 3. Zachariah Skinner           b. 23 May 1787 + 4. Margaret Skinner           b. 23 Jan 1790 + 5. William Skinner           b. 6 Feb 1792 + 6. Sarah Skinner           b. 1 Mar 1794 + 7. Ann Skinner           b. 27 Jun 1797 + 8. Elizabeth Skinner           b. 20 Nov 1800

Elizabeth Jones

- 1829

Died	Jun 1829
Family	William Hammond Skinner           b. 1741
Children	+ 1. Thomas Skinner           b. 2 Feb 1772

Mary "Polly" Hambleton Skinner

1783 - 1852  (68 years)

Birth	6 Oct 1783	Dorchester Co., Maryland
Died	24 Apr 1852	Dorchester Co., Maryland
Father	William Hammond Skinner           b. 1741
Mother	Elizabeth "Betsy" Fowkes           b. 5 Oct 1756, Dorchester Co., Maryland
Married	21 Dec 1781	Dorchester Co., Maryland
Family	Eccleston Brown           b. 12 Jan 1763
Married	26 Jul 1810	Dorchester Co., Maryland
Children	1. Eliza Brown           b. 14 Jan 1812   2. Thomas E. Brown           b. 27 Sep 1814   3. William James Brown           b. 28 Dec 1816   4. Margaret Anne Brown           b. 15 Sep 1820   5. Mary E. Brown           b. 15 Sep 1820   6. Mary Skinner Brown           b. 22 Jul 1823   7. John Wesley Brown           b. 20 Sep 1827

Eccleston Brown

1763 - 1846  (83 years)

Birth	12 Jan 1763
Died	25 Dec 1846
Family	Mary "Polly" Hambleton Skinner           b. 6 Oct 1783, Dorchester Co., Maryland
Married	26 Jul 1810	Dorchester Co., Maryland
Children	1. Eliza Brown           b. 14 Jan 1812   2. Thomas E. Brown           b. 27 Sep 1814   3. William James Brown           b. 28 Dec 1816   4. Margaret Anne Brown           b. 15 Sep 1820   5. Mary E. Brown           b. 15 Sep 1820   6. Mary Skinner Brown           b. 22 Jul 1823   7. John Wesley Brown           b. 20 Sep 1827

James Fookes Skinner

1784 - Aft 1827  (> 44 years)

Birth	5 Sep 1784
Died	Aft 1827
Father	William Hammond Skinner           b. 1741
Mother	Elizabeth "Betsy" Fowkes           b. 5 Oct 1756, Dorchester Co., Maryland
Married	21 Dec 1781	Dorchester Co., Maryland
Family	Ann "Nancy" Pattison
Married	25 Dec 1815	Dorchester Co., Maryland
Children	1. Emily Skinner           b. bet. 1817 and 1822   2. Adeline P. Skinner           b. 4 Oct 1819   3. Joseph Skinner   4. Sallie Anne Skinner           b. 12 Jul 1825 + 5. Levin W. Skinner           b. 26 May 1827   6. Elizabeth Skinner   7. Mary Skinner   8. Samuel J.P. Skinner           b. Abt 1833

Ann "Nancy" Pattison

- Aft 1827

Died	Aft 1827
Family	James Fookes Skinner           b. 5 Sep 1784
Married	25 Dec 1815	Dorchester Co., Maryland
Children	1. Emily Skinner           b. bet. 1817 and 1822   2. Adeline P. Skinner           b. 4 Oct 1819   3. Joseph Skinner   4. Sallie Anne Skinner           b. 12 Jul 1825 + 5. Levin W. Skinner           b. 26 May 1827   6. Elizabeth Skinner   7. Mary Skinner   8. Samuel J.P. Skinner           b. Abt 1833

Zachariah Skinner

1787 - 1864  (76 years)

Birth	23 May 1787
Died	19 May 1864
Buried	Skinner Family Cemetery, Town Point, Dorchester Co., Maryland
Father	William Hammond Skinner           b. 1741
Mother	Elizabeth "Betsy" Fowkes           b. 5 Oct 1756, Dorchester Co., Maryland
Married	21 Dec 1781	Dorchester Co., Maryland
Family	Hannah Bond Jones           b. 1794
Married	20 Mar 1810	Dorchester Co., Maryland
Children	1. William Skinner           b. 1811   2. John Jones Skinner           b. 6 Sep 1813 + 3. Capt. Thomas R. Skinner, Sr.           b. 29 Nov 1815   4. Cassandra Jones Skinner           b. 1817   5. James Aquila Skinner           b. 1 Mar 1818, Washington, D.C.   6. Washington Hammond Skinner           b. May 1823, Washington, D.C.   7. Zachariah H. Skinner           b. 1825   8. Mary Elizabeth Skinner           b. 1827   9. Alexander Summerfield Skinner           b. 26 Dec 1829, Baltimore Co., Maryland   10. Richard Standley Skinner           b. 1832

Hannah Bond Jones

1794 - 1846  (52 years)

Birth	1794
Died	18 Jun 1846
Buried	Green Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, Baltimore Co., Maryland
Father	John Courts Jones
Mother	Living
Family	Zachariah Skinner           b. 23 May 1787
Married	20 Mar 1810	Dorchester Co., Maryland
Children	1. William Skinner           b. 1811   2. John Jones Skinner           b. 6 Sep 1813 + 3. Capt. Thomas R. Skinner, Sr.           b. 29 Nov 1815   4. Cassandra Jones Skinner           b. 1817   5. James Aquila Skinner           b. 1 Mar 1818, Washington, D.C.   6. Washington Hammond Skinner           b. May 1823, Washington, D.C.   7. Zachariah H. Skinner           b. 1825   8. Mary Elizabeth Skinner           b. 1827   9. Alexander Summerfield Skinner           b. 26 Dec 1829, Baltimore Co., Maryland   10. Richard Standley Skinner           b. 1832

Margaret Skinner

1790 - 1873  (82 years)

Birth	23 Jan 1790
Died	1873	Maryland
Father	William Hammond Skinner           b. 1741
Mother	Elizabeth "Betsy" Fowkes           b. 5 Oct 1756, Dorchester Co., Maryland
Married	21 Dec 1781	Dorchester Co., Maryland
Family	Thomas Goslin           b. Abt 1783
Married	28 Dec 1814	Dorchester Co., Maryland

Thomas Goslin

Abt 1783 - 1822  (39 years)

Birth	Abt 1783
Died	1822	Maryland
Family	Margaret Skinner           b. 23 Jan 1790
Married	28 Dec 1814	Dorchester Co., Maryland

William Skinner

1792 - 1853  (60 years)

Birth	6 Feb 1792
Died	1853
Buried	1853
Father	William Hammond Skinner           b. 1741
Mother	Elizabeth "Betsy" Fowkes           b. 5 Oct 1756, Dorchester Co., Maryland
Married	21 Dec 1781	Dorchester Co., Maryland
Family	Rebecca "Beckie" Pattison
Married	29 Nov 1814	Dorchester Co., Maryland

Rebecca "Beckie" Pattison

- 1848

Died	6 Aug 1848
Family	William Skinner           b. 6 Feb 1792
Married	29 Nov 1814	Dorchester Co., Maryland

Sarah Skinner

1794 -

Birth	1 Mar 1794
Father	William Hammond Skinner           b. 1741
Mother	Elizabeth "Betsy" Fowkes           b. 5 Oct 1756, Dorchester Co., Maryland
Married	21 Dec 1781	Dorchester Co., Maryland
Family	Minos Conaway           b. 22 Apr 1784, Delaware
Married	17 Nov 1813	Dorchester Co., Maryland

Minos Conaway

1784 - 1859  (75 years)

Birth	22 Apr 1784	Delaware
Died	22 Apr 1859	Dorchester Co., Maryland
Family	Sarah Skinner           b. 1 Mar 1794
Married	17 Nov 1813	Dorchester Co., Maryland

Ann Skinner

1797 -

Birth	27 Jun 1797
Father	William Hammond Skinner           b. 1741
Mother	Elizabeth "Betsy" Fowkes           b. 5 Oct 1756, Dorchester Co., Maryland
Married	21 Dec 1781	Dorchester Co., Maryland
Family	Samuel Pattison           b. Abt 1798
Married	11 Dec 1820	Dorchester Co., Maryland

Samuel Pattison

Abt 1798 -

Birth	Abt 1798
Family	Ann Skinner           b. 27 Jun 1797
Married	11 Dec 1820	Dorchester Co., Maryland

Elizabeth Skinner

1800 - 1825  (24 years)

Birth	20 Nov 1800
Died	7 Aug 1825
Father	William Hammond Skinner           b. 1741
Mother	Elizabeth "Betsy" Fowkes           b. 5 Oct 1756, Dorchester Co., Maryland
Married	21 Dec 1781	Dorchester Co., Maryland
Family	Stephen Hurst           b. 9 May 1793
Married	3 Jan 1825	Dorchester Co., Maryland

Stephen Hurst

1793 - 1846  (52 years)

Birth	9 May 1793
Died	1846
Family	Elizabeth Skinner           b. 20 Nov 1800
Married	3 Jan 1825	Dorchester Co., Maryland

• Name	Elizabeth "Betsy" Fowkes  [1, 2]
  Birth	5 Oct 1756	Dorchester Co., Maryland
  Gender	Female
  Birth	5 Oct 1756	Dorchester Co., Maryland
  Death	10 Jun 1829	Dorchester Co., Maryland
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Joseph Fowkes             d. Yes, date unknown  (Father)  Mary Kirk Gunn             d. Yes, date unknown  (Mother)
  Person ID	I7432
  Last Modified	15 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Joseph Fowkes             d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Mary Kirk Gunn             d. Yes, date unknown

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	William Hammond Skinner           b. 1741             d. 20 Feb 1813, Dorchester Co., Maryland (Age 72 years)  Other Partners: └─Elizabeth Jones             d. Jun 1829
  Marriage	21 Dec 1781	Dorchester Co., Maryland
  Children	3 sons and 5 daughters
  + 1. Mary "Polly" Hambleton Skinner           b. 6 Oct 1783, Dorchester Co., Maryland           d. 24 Apr 1852, Dorchester Co., Maryland (Age 68 years) └─ Eccleston Brown  (Age 83 years)  m. 26 Jul 1810 + 2. James Fookes Skinner           b. 5 Sep 1784             d. Aft 1827 (Age > 44 years) └─ Ann "Nancy" Pattison  m. 25 Dec 1815 + 3. Zachariah Skinner           b. 23 May 1787             d. 19 May 1864 (Age 76 years) └─ Hannah Bond Jones  (Age 52 years)  m. 20 Mar 1810 > 4. Margaret Skinner           b. 23 Jan 1790             d. 1873, Maryland (Age 82 years) └─ Thomas Goslin  (Age 39 years)  m. 28 Dec 1814 > 5. William Skinner           b. 6 Feb 1792             d. 1853 (Age 60 years) └─ Rebecca "Beckie" Pattison  m. 29 Nov 1814 > 6. Sarah Skinner           b. 1 Mar 1794 └─ Minos Conaway  (Age 75 years)  m. 17 Nov 1813 > 7. Ann Skinner           b. 27 Jun 1797 └─ Samuel Pattison  m. 11 Dec 1820 > 8. Elizabeth Skinner           b. 20 Nov 1800             d. 7 Aug 1825 (Age 24 years) └─ Stephen Hurst  (Age 52 years)  m. 3 Jan 1825
  Family ID	F5065	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	15 Mar 2025

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 5 Oct 1756 - Dorchester Co., Maryland  Birth - 5 Oct 1756 - Dorchester Co., Maryland  Marriage - 21 Dec 1781 - Dorchester Co., Maryland  Death - 10 Jun 1829 - Dorchester Co., Maryland   = Link to Google Earth
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• Reference

  Pitard, D. "Elizabeth "Betsy" Fowkes". Genealogy at Pitard.net. https://ancestors.pitard.net/getperson.php?personID=I7432&tree=1sttree (accessed March 16, 2025).