Skaggs Genealogy

Charles Skaggs from the "Long Hunter" Skaggs family died in ca. 1815 with a  will .  Once again, I had Grok read the will and incorporate the relevant genealogical information into our description of the "Long Hunter" Skaggs family. Based on the analysis of the provided documents—the 1769 land deeds from Augusta County, Virginia; the 1783/1784 land survey for Rachel Skaggs in Montgomery County, Virginia; the Archibald Thompson Journal (transcribed 2020); the Moses Skaggs estate papers (Green County, Kentucky, 1836); and both Henry and Charles' wills—here is a detailed summary of the known family relationships, key milestones with dates, and the names of enslaved persons associated with the family.

Henry Skaggs from the "Long Hunter" Skaggs family died in ca. 1810 with a will .  I didn't care much about the details of the will with the exception of the genealogical information.  I had Grok read the will and incorporate the relevant information into our description of the "Long Hunter" Skaggs family. Based on the analysis of the provided documents—the 1769 land deeds from Augusta County, Virginia; the 1783/1784 land survey for Rachel Skaggs in Montgomery County, Virginia; the Archibald Thompson Journal (transcribed 2020); the Moses Skaggs estate papers (Green County, Kentucky, 1836); and Henry Skaggs' last will and testament (dated April 5, 1809, probated December 24, 1810)—here is a detailed summary of the known family relationships, key milestones with dates, and the names of enslaved persons associated with the family.

Montgomery County, Virginia recorded a survey  of 150 acres for Rachel Skaggs in 1783.  Rachel obtained a certificate in 1781 for 400 acres in Washington & Montgomery Counties that was the basis for this survey.  In 1784 Rachel assigned the 150 acres to Henry Skaggs.  Grok read the surveyor notes and added this information to the summary of what we know about the "Long Hunter" Skaggs family.

There were two important "Long Hunter" Skaggs land transfers in Augusta County, Virginia in 1769, the first involving James Scaggs Sr and wife Rachel to James Scaggs Jr .  The second was from James Sr and Rachel to Henry Scaggs .  I used Grok to analyze the deeds and incorporate the relevant Skaggs information from them into what was gathered from the Moses Skaggs Estate papers and the Archibald Thompson Diary .

Archibald Thompson was born June 17, 1736 in Ireland; some researchers say Dublin. He was the son of John T. and Mary Thompson and his wife was Mary.  Archibald migrated from Ireland to North Carolina, to the New River Valley of Virginia and finally to Cumberland County, Kentucky.  He died in 1808 and was buried in the Thompson Cemetery in Monroe County, Kentucky.  Archibald kept a diary  during this period where he recorded genealogical information, business records and commentary about everyday life.  The following is a summary of the Skaggs family presence in Archibald's diary using the artificial intelligence engine Grok and the Sandra K Gorin transcription.

A good place to start with documenting the Skaggs family in America is with a group of family members commonly referred to as the "Longhunters."  These brothers lived in Virginia and Kentucky during the colonial period, the American Revolution and the first few decades of the United States.  We will start with this family because we are fortunate to have a court case filed in 1836 in Green County, Kentucky involving the estate of one of the Longhunter brothers, Moses Skaggs.  I used the artificial intelligence engine Grok to analyze the Moses Skaggs Estate papers.