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Rhoda SKINNER

Female 1775 - 1834  (59 years)


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  • Name Rhoda SKINNER 
    Born 16 Jun 1775  New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Alt Loc: Goshen, Orange Co., NY
    Gender Female 
    Died 1 Sep 1834  Town of York (Toronto), York Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I2741  Richard Patterson NJ & ON
    Last Modified 12 Sep 2019 

    Father Timothy SKINNER
              b. 2 Mar 1737, North Preston, Windham Co., Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. c 1814, Niagara Falls, Niagara Co., New York State Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years) 
    Mother Mrs. Sarah SKINNER
              b. Est 1736
              d. 1787, New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 51 years) 
    Family ID F1964  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Parshall Adam TERRY, .II
              b. 22 Feb 1756, Orange Co., New York Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 23 Jul 1808, Town of York (Toronto), York Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 52 years) 
    Married 16 Mar 1802  Palmyra, Wayne Co., New York Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Last Modified 4 Aug 2014 
    Family ID F1957  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Hannah is the daughter of Timothy Skinner Mary Pratt.
      Rhoda's birth date is recorded in the William Cornell family bible.
      . 1992 Rhoda Skinner was recognized by the City of Scarborough, Ontario on Mothers Day as the Mother of the Year for having been mother to 18 children of her own & stepmother to another 18. When Rhoda married William Cornell in 1809 there were (reportedly) 7 children from Parshall Terry's first marriage, 12 children from Parshall & Rhoda's marriage & 11 children from William Cornell's first marriage. Rhoda & William then went on to have a further 6 children.
      Ref: Ian Campbell, Scarborough, North York, Ontario.

      Children of Rhoda Skinner Terry are

      1. Simcoe Terry, b: 1794 in Toronto, Ontario
      2. Amy Terry b: 1795, married step-brother Isaac Cornell [i.e. son of Wm. Cornell, 2nd husband of Rhoda Skinner].
      3. Deborah Augusta Terry, b: 22 Dec 1796
      4. Sarah Maria Terry, b: 22 Dec 1796
      5. Timothy Terry b: 25 Sep 1798 } note below
      6. John Terry, b: 1800, Toronto, d. c 1867.
      7. Agnes Terry, b: 1801
      8. Ann Terry, b: 1802
      9. Lucy Terry, b: 1803
      10. Nancy Terry, b: 1804, md Frank Warren, lived in Peoria, Ill.,
      11. Lydia Terry, b: 1807
      12. Eliza Terry, b: 1809, Toronto, Ontario.

      . 1808 Nov 5th, Sat. - The York Gazette announces that the editor intends publishing the memoirs of the late Parshall Terry, Esq., drawn up by himself & entertains the pleasing hope that they will be liberally subscribed to as the widow will be sole proprietress.
      . 1906 added: If these memoirs ever appeared, which is doubtful, no copy is now extant. They would have been great interest, as Marshall Terry was an officer in the Butler's Rangers, & is believed to have known great deal about the affair at Wyoming.
      Ref: Robertsons Landmarks, Vol 5.

      After Parshall Terry was drowned in the Don River, July 23, 1808, his widow, Rhoda, married William Cornell. They were the parents of Ann, Eliza and Lydia Cornell.

      Quarter Sessions of the Peace, Home District York County:
      1819 Apr: Timothy Terry, son of late Parshel Terry, recounted as Son of United Empire [Loyalist.] - - -