SKENE, John Burgess of Aberdeen, Deputy-Governor of West Jersey, Quaker 1
- Baptised: 14 September 1648, Ellon parish, Aberdeenshire, Scotland 2
- Marriage (1): FULLARTON, Helen on 23 December 1669 1
- Died: After 1688
Another name for John was SKEYNE, Johne.2
General Notes:
"SKEYNE
JOHNE
ALEXR. SKEYNE/
M
14/09/1648
192
10 / 76
Ellon"
from Births and Baptisms 2
John married Helen FULLARTON, daughter of Gideon FULLARTON and Unknown, on 23 December 1669.1 (Helen FULLARTON was born about 1648.)
Marriage Notes:
"In 1659 John Skene, eldest lawful son to Mr. Alexander Skene, Baillie, is admitted a 'burgess of Aberdeen.' He was also a quaker, and became governor of New Jersey, in America, and died in 1687. He married Helen Fullerton, and a daughter of John Skene, son to Baillie Skene, in Aberdeen, laird of Newtyle, was married, anno 1699 or 1700, to Obadiah Haig, who died on his journey to Jersey. (MS.E)."
from Memorials of the Family of Skene
"Helen Fullarton m. on 23 December 1669, to John Skene eldest son of 'Baillie Skene'.5 [5John Row's Diary]"
from The Red Book of Scotland
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