705Samuel [Skidmore] joined the 6th Regiment of the Virginia Militia, September 13, 1813. The Company marched to Norfolk, Samuel was on picket duty the night his brother John, a soldier of the same Company died. He settled on Holly, (what is now Braxton County) near his uncles, Levi and Reverend John. He served on the first grand jury after the County was formed, served as a Justice of the Court, worked, as a surveyor of lands, and was named Captain of Militia in 1835 (then Nicholas) County.

Samuel (Capt) SKIDMORE (151.James6, 113.John5, 66.Joseph4, 20.Joseph3, 5.John2, 1.Thomas1)
resided: Braxton Co, West Virginia
Children:
366. i Thomas W. SKIDMORE b. 1820.
+ 367. ii James SKIDMORE b. 1822.
+ 368. iii John J. SKIDMORE b. 23-Jul-1824.
369. iv Isaac V. SKIDMORE b. 1827.
370. v Jesse SKIDMORE b. 1830.
371. vi Mary SKIDMORE b. 1834.
372. vii Rachel SKIDMORE b. 1836.



706Captain Samuel Skidmore (1792_1876) was the son of James Skidmore and Rachel Morral. His paternal Grandparents were Capt. John Skidmore and Mary Magdalena Hinkle. Samuel married Elizabeth Parsons daughter of Samuel A Parsons. Capt. Samuel joined the 6th Regiment of the Virginia Militia, September 13, 1813. The company marched to Norfolk, Samuel was on picket duty the night his brother John, a soldier of the same company died. Capt. Samuel settled on Holly near his uncles. Her served on the first grand jury after the county was formed. Served as a Justice of the court, worked as a Land Surveyor and was named Captain of the Militia of Nicholas County in 1835.

Father:  Thomas PARSONS III (AFN:GG4F-4B)
Mother:  Alsia MILES (AFN:GG4G-JJ) \

706another source says her parents are:
Samuel S. Parsons??