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- Gertrude is the daughter of Rev. William Skinner & Elizabeth Van Cortlandt, b 1694 - 1758 Perth Amboy, NJ.
She was sister to Cortland (1727-1799) & John Skinner of NY, Loyalist. Reverend William Skinner, the first Rector of St. Peter's Church, Perth Amboy, New Jersey.
. 1777 Oct 20, Monday, 9 O'clock. A.M. His Excellency, the President of Safety Council was pleased to lay before the Council a letter from Mrs. Gertrude Parker praying, for sundry reasons therein mentioned, that her husband Mr. Parker might be indulged with the liberty of returning from his place of confinement, to his own house for one fortnight only. The Council having considered the same agreed, that Mr. Parker be permitted to return to his own house, with liberty to remain there for the space of 14 days, at the expiration of which he must return to his present place of confinement in Morristown.
Their children: John Parker married Ann Lawrence.
Elizabeth, unmarried, d 27 Oct 1821
Janet, married Ed. Brindley, Newport RI
Gertrude, d. aft 1855
Susan unmarried, d 23 Apr 1849
Maria married Andrew Smyth. No children & Wm. James Parker. b 1776.
. 1789 Aug 18, Letters remaining in the post Office at Elizabeth Town: Mrs. Gertude Parker, Amboy.
Ref: NJ Journal, Elizabeth town, NJ.
. 1800 Dec 20, St. Peter's Church in Perth Amboy, paid to Rev. Mr. Cotton until Easter next:
James Parker for himself & Gertrude Parker, $8. paid.
. 1798 Jan 19 - All persons having demands against the state of James Parker, late of Perth Amboy, deceased, are requested to present them for examination & those indebted to said estate to amen immediate payments. Gertrude Parker, Sole Executrix, Perth Amboy.
Ref: Guardian of NB Advertiser, NJ, Pub. Jan 19, 1798 & 1798 Feb 6, Tuesday.
. 1811 Mar 11, Mon. - Obituary, Departed this life on Sunday 10 Feb, at Perth Amboy, NJ, aged 72y, Mrs. Gertrude Parker, relict of James Park. Esq., formerly of that place. By the death of this amiable lady, society has last one of its most useful members - the happy, a cheerful & dignified companion - the unfortunate a tender & feeling participator & the poor a steadfast & beneficent friend.
Ref: Trenton Federalist Newspaper.
. 1811 Mar 12 - Died the 10th let. at Perth Amboy, aged 72 years, Mrs. Gertrude Parker, relict of James Parker, Esq. formerly of that place.
Ref: NJ Journal, Elizabethan, NJ.
. The Diary of Lucy C. Whitwell Parker, Brookline, MA., Oct 1890.
The entire history of William Skinner, the father of Gertrude Skinner, is still wrapped in obscurity. A romantic version is given in your Uncle's book, but is not considered reliable. When Effie & I were in England, she made diligent efforts to discover his early life & descent, but with but little success. We saw several of the McGregor Clan of whom he was thought to be a member & also Lady McGregor whose son, a youth of 17 who will be their Chief when he attains his majority. She promised to make enquiries for us at the Advocates Edinburgh Library, but no communication ever reached us.
In a letter from his daughter Gertrude Skinner, dated 1808 to her nephew Cortland, Carrisbrook House, Isle of Wight & written from Perth Amboy, she says "In a letter, written to your mother some time since, I mentioned that my father was a McGregor - he always said he was, & that the name of Skinner was assumed in the year 1715, or when the Clan was prescribed & was the name of a faithful friend of my grandfather. ...
In the old stone building with the new wooden addition, Gertrude & James Parker passed their lives with the exception of a few years in Bethlehem, New Jersey, where their son James was born March 1, 1776. - - - [1]
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1739 - 1811 (71 years)