Birth: Jul. 10, 1706
Woodbridge
Middlesex County
New Jersey, USA Death: Oct. 1, 1801
Ursina
Somerset County
Pennsylvania, USA

Nathaniel was married to Elizabeth King. Nathaniel Skinner came to Lower Turkeyfoot Township in Somerset Co., PA with the migration of 20 families in 1773. They formed what came to be known as the "Jersey Settlement". The PA land records show that under a warrant dated October 15, 1785 Nathaniel secured 122 acres of land. It is located directly across the road from the Jersey Baptist Church and extends to the present site of the Bethel Church. This land passed to his son, Robert. The land was surrounded on three sides by land owned by Reuben Skinner, Samuel Skinner, James Skinner, and John Skinner and on the land records this was listed as "Skinner's Row". Nathaniel and his wife are buried side by side in the Jersey Baptist Church yard near Ursina.

Elizabeth Skinner

She came out to PA with her husband and children in 1773.

Excerpt from: "The Jersey Church Through the Years" by Mrs. A.G. Boughner:

In the spring of 1770 (the same spring in which occurred the Boston Massacre) these hardy pioneers from Essex and Morris counties in New Jersey, took their families and, with oxen, started their long trek over the mountains to their new home in Southwestern Pennsylvania, Somerset County.

They arrived in the month of May and the first thing that they needed was shelter. Cabin after cabin was built, near a spring if possible. Five years after their arrival they met on Wednesday, June 14th 1775, and solemnly constituted a church at Turkeyfoot and Sandy Creek Glades. For 13 years after organizing, the church members met at various homes. Then in January 1788, they built a two-story log structure with a gallery, or porch. The church was founded in 1775 but not built until 1788, because of the Revolutionary War.

Among those having served as pastors was Nathaniel Skinner, Jr., (1799). Jersey Church records show that Thomas King, his wife (Nancy) Ann and her mother, Sarah Skinner (wife of Reuben) asked for their letter of dismission from the church Oct 17, 1817. It's known that Thomas King moved to Perry Co., OH about this date.-----

Children of Nathaniel Skinner and Elizabeth King are:
Samuel Skinner born 1734.
Reuben S. Skinner born 1736 in Woodbridge, Middlesex, NJ died Apr 21, 1814
Robert Skinner born 1738 in Woodbridge, Middlesex, NJ died Mar 03, 1823
John Skinner Sr. born 1740 in NJ died 04 Nov 1832.
Anne Skinner born Bet. 1740 - 1750.
Richard Skinner born Bet. 1740 - 1750.
Frances Skinner born Abt. 1742 in Woodbridge, Middlesex, NJ.                                   

She married Oliver Drake; born Abt. 1745 in Morris, NJ.
Rachel Skinner born Abt. 1751 in Woodbridge, Middlesex County, NJ; died Aft. 1788
James Skinner born  Jan 1, 1751/52 in Hunterdon Co., NJ; died  Aug 09, 1841 in NY.

Reuben Skinner was born in New Jersey. He is buried in the Jersey Churchyard in Somerset Co., PA. The date of his death and age are taken from the tombstone. He was a forge man by trade and Robert Colborn was once his apprentice. The Jersey Church records show that Thomas King, his wife, Ann, and Sarah Skinner asked for their letters of dismission on Oct. 17, 1817. It is known that Thomas King and his wife moved to Perry Co., OH on about this date. There can be no doubt that her mother went with them at that time. The tombstone in Hopewell Churchyard northeast of Somerset, OH gives the date of her death as show above.

Probably as early as 1796 Reuben Skinner moved from Lower Turkeyfoot Township, Somerset Co., PA, to Saltlick, now Springfield Township, Fayette Co., PA, and built a mill which gave the name "Skinner's Mill Run" to the location. The region was also frequently referred to as "Indian Creek." The families living there were members of the Jersey Baptist Church of Lower Turkeyfoot, which was over Laurel Hill some 11 or 12 miles southeast of Skinner's Mill Run.

The Township records show that Reuben Skinner was assessor for the now township as early as Jan. 13, 1793. He and his son, Reuben, Jr., are still listed as living in the township in the census of 1810 and it is very probably that he died there. In 1843 the Indian Creek Baptist Church was organized in a log cabin near Skinner's Mill Run. Several of the later generations of Skinners still live there, although many of them moved to Perry Co., OH shortly after 1820. A considerable number of the family are buried at Indian Creek Churchyard and others at His Chapel a few miles south of Indian Creek.

Data taken from records at the Perry Co. Genealogical Society in New Lexington, OH.

Children of Reuben S. Skinner and Sarah Highley are:
Mary Skinner born 10 Mar 1761 died 13 Oct 1826
Nathaniel Skinner, Rev. born Abt. 1766
James Skinner born 11 Apr 1769 died 11 Sep 1840 in New Lexington, Perry Co., OH.
Joseph Skinner born Abt. 1771 died 1798 in Somerset Co., PA.
Nancy Ann Skinner born  Jul 04, 1773
Richard Skinner, born  Dec 06, 1775 in Somerset Co., PA; died Jun 18, 1857 in MO.
Samuel Skinner born 14 Jan 1778; died 21 Oct 1863 in Monmouth, IL.                       Phoebe Skinner born Abt. 1779.
Reuben Skinner Jr. born Abt. 1784.

Richard Skinner was born Dec 06, 1775 in Lower Turkey Foot Township, Somerset Co., PA, and died  June 18, 1857 in Monroe Co., MO. He married Rebecca Rush Abt. 1796 in Fayette Co., PA, daughter of Benjamin Rush and Rachel Skinner. She was born Feb 24, 1776 in Somerset County, PA, and died Bet. 1820 - 1830. He married Rachel Skinner Rush Aug 23, 1831 in OH, daughter of Samuel Skinner and Mary Drake. She was born  Mar 27, 1781, and died Dec 1876.

Rueben Skinner 1790 census

Richard and Rueben 1800 census

Rueben 1820 census 

Richard 1820 census