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Skipwith (other)
Skipwith is a village in Yorkshire. Skipwith may also refer to: People *Skipwith baronets, England :*Sir Grey Skipwith, 8th Baronet (1771–1852) *Skipwith Cannell (1887–1957), American poet *Fulwar Skipwith (1765–1839), American diplomat and politician *Henry Skipwith (died 1588), Member of Parliament *Henry Skipwith (born 1751), American politician *Sofka Skipwith (1907–1994), Russian princess and social activist *Thomas Skipwith (other) *William Skipwith (other) Places *Skipwith, Virginia, an unincorporated community in the US *Skipwith Hall, an historic mansion in Maury County, Tennessee, US *Skipwith railway station, Skipwith, North Yorkshire, England {{disambiguation, surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skipwith
Skipwith is a village and civil parish about north-east of Selby and south-east of York in the Selby District of North Yorkshire, England. Until the 1974 local government reorganisation Skipwith was part of the East Riding of Yorkshire. Manor The Domesday Book records that by 1086 Robert de Stutville held a carucate of land at Skipwith. His family held a manor here until 1229, when it passed to Hugh Wake by his marriage to Joan de Stutville. In 1325 it passed to Edmund of Woodstock, 1st Earl of Kent by his marriage to Margaret Wake, 3rd Baroness Wake of Liddell. It remained with his heirs until 1418, a decade after their line became extinct with the death of Edmund Holland, 4th Earl of Kent in 1408. Churches Church of England The oldest parts of the Church of England parish church of Saint Helen are Saxon. The west tower began as a porch, but in the 11th century upper stages were added to turn it into a tower. The tower is linked with the nave by a characteristic Saxon pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skipwith Baronets
There have been three baronetcies created in the Baronetage of England for members of the Skipwith family of Skipwith, Yorkshire, which relocated to Lincolnshire in the 14th century. They were a successful court family, with one member, Margaret Skipwith, seen as a possible queen of England after the death of Henry VIII's third wife, Jane Seymour. One creation of the baronetcy is extant as of 2008. The surname Skipwith is derived from Old English "sceap" (sheep) and Old Norse "vath" (ford or wading place). One ancient Skipwith coat of arms is blazoned "Argent, three bars Gules, in chief a greyhound courant Sable." Skipwith baronets, of Prestwould (1622) The Skipwith Baronetcy, of Prestwould in the County of Leicester, was created in the Baronetage of England on 20 December 1622 for the son of Sir William Henry Skipwith, the poet Henry Skipwith (b. 21 Mar 1589, Prestwould Manor, Coates, Leicestershire). The third Baronet, Sir Grey, emigrated to Virginia in the middle of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir Grey Skipwith, 8th Baronet
Sir Grey Skipwith, 8th Baronet (17 September 1771 – 13 May 1852) was an English Whig politician from Warwickshire. He was the eldest son of Sir Peyton Skipwith, 7th Baronet (died 1805), of Mecklenburg County, Virginia. His mother Anne, was the daughter of Hugh Miller of Grenock, Blandford, Virginia. Skipwith was educated at Eton College and at Trinity College, Cambridge. In 1801 he married Harriett, the daughter of Gore Townsend of Honington Hall, Warwickshire and granddaughter of the 4th Earl of Plymouth; they had 12 sons and 8 daughters. His younger brothers inherited his father's estates in Virginia, but Grey inherited the estates of his relative Sir Thomas Skipwith, 4th Baronet, including Newbold Revel. At the 1831 general election he was elected as a Member of Parliament (MP) for Warwickshire. When the county was divided in 1832 he was elected for the new Southern division of Warwickshire. He stood down in 1835, and then unsuccessfully contested two by-elections: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skipwith Cannell
Skipwith Cannell (1887–1957) was an American poet associated with the Imagist group. His surname is pronounced with the accent on the second syllable. He was a friend of William Carlos Williams, and like Ezra Pound he came from Philadelphia. Cannell studied at the University of Virginia and was enthusiastic about the work of Edgar Allan Poe and the free verse of The King James Version of The Bible. He was briefly married to Kathleen Eaton Cannell, who was generally known as 'Kitty'. Cannell met Pound in Paris in 1913. Pound sent some of Cannell's poems to Harriet Monroe. Back in London, Pound took Cannell and Kitty to visit Yeats and found a room for the couple below his own in Church Walk, Kensington. Cannell's work appeared in the first Imagist anthology, edited by Pound and published by Poetry Bookshop in 1914 '' Des Imagistes''Hughes, Glenn, ''Imagisms & The Imagists'', Bibbs&Tannen, New York, 1972 and ''The New Poetry: An Anthology'', edited by Harriet Monroe and A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fulwar Skipwith
Fulwar Skipwith (February 21, 1765 – January 7, 1839) was an American soldier, diplomat, politician and farmer. who served as a U.S. Consul in Martinique, and later as the U.S. Consul-General in France. He was instrumental in negotiating the Louisiana Purchase in 1803 and was the first and only governor of the Republic of West Florida in 1810. Early life Skipwith was born into an influential family in Dinwiddie County, Virginia. His cousin, Henry Skipwith, was a brother in law to Thomas Jefferson, the U.S. President 1801–1809. Skipwith studied at the College of William & Mary, but left at age 16 to enlist in the army during the American Revolutionary War. He served at the Siege of Yorktown in 1781. After American independence was achieved, he entered the tobacco trade. Diplomatic career & family Following the French Revolution of 1789, Skipwith was appointed as US Consul to the French colony of Martinique in 1790. He experienced the turmoil of the Revolution, as well as t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Skipwith (died 1588)
Henry Skipwith (died 14 August 1588) was a Member of the Parliament of England for Leicester in 1584 and 1586. Skipwith was a child of William Skipwith (died 1547) and Alice Dymoke. He married Jane Hall, and had thirteen children, including William Skipwith (died 1610). See also * Skipwith baronets There have been three baronetcies created in the Baronetage of England for members of the Skipwith family of Skipwith, Yorkshire, which relocated to Lincolnshire in the 14th century. They were a successful court family, with one member, Margaret ... References {{Authority control Members of the Parliament of England for Leicestershire 1588 deaths English MPs 1584–1585 English MPs 1586–1587 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Skipwith (born 1751)
Henry Skipwith (1751-1815) was a member of the Virginia House of Delegates in 1782 and served in the American Revolutionary War. Skipwith was a brother-in-law of Thomas Jefferson. They exchanged a number of letters archived by the United States National Archives and Records Administration. Family Skipwith married Anne Wayles on 7 July 1773. Anne Wayles was the child of John Wayles by his second wife. Martha Wayles, John Wayles' eldest daughter by his first wife, had married Thomas Jefferson Thomas Jefferson (April 13, 1743 – July 4, 1826) was an American statesman, diplomat, lawyer, architect, philosopher, and Founding Father who served as the third president of the United States from 1801 to 1809. He was previously the nati ... in 1772, so Martha and Anne were half-sisters, making Skipwith and Jefferson brothers-in-law. References Members of the Virginia House of Delegates 1751 births 1815 deaths {{DEFAULTSORT:Skipwith, Henry ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sofka Skipwith
Sofka Skipwith (born Sophia Dolgorukova; 23 October 1907Sofka Zinovieff, ''Red Princess: A Revolutionary Life'', 2007, New York: Pegasus, 2008, . – 26 February 1994 Frida Knight"Obituary: Sofka Skipwith" ''The Independent'' 8 March 1994.) was a Russian princess, who after working for Laurence Olivier and being interned by the Nazis in France in World War II, worked to save Jews. She was honoured for her efforts by both the British government and by Israel, where she has been named one of the Righteous Among the Nations by Yad Vashem. Life Childhood Skipwith was the only child of Prince Peter Dolgorouky and Countess Sophy Bobrinskaya (of House Bobrinsky). Her parents were married in 1907 in a service at a private church in the Winter Palace, followed by a service at the Bobrinsky Palace; the Romanov imperial family were in attendance. Skipwith's granddaughter in her biography ''Red Princess: A Revolutionary Life'' repeats her grandmother's claim that the "wedding was con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Skipwith (other)
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Thomas Skipwith may refer to: ; Skipwith baronets of Prestwould * Sir Thomas George Skipwith, 9th Baronet (1803–1863) ; Skipwith baronets of Newbold Hall *Sir Thomas Skipwith, 4th Baronet (c. 1735-1790) ; Skipwith baronets of Metheringham *Sir Thomas Skipwith, 1st Baronet (c. 1620-1694) *Sir Thomas Skipwith, 2nd Baronet (c. 1652-1710) See also *Skipwith (other) Skipwith is a village in Yorkshire. Skipwith may also refer to: People *Skipwith baronets, England :*Sir Grey Skipwith, 8th Baronet (1771–1852) *Skipwith Cannell (1887–1957), American poet *Fulwar Skipwith (1765–1839), American diplomat and p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Skipwith (other) , MP for Leicester and Leicestershire
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William Skipwith may refer to: * William Skipwith (fl.1348), MP for York (UK Parliament constituency) *William de Skipwith, important 15th century English judge. *William Skipwith (died 1547), represented Lincolnshire in 1529 and 1539 *William Skipwith (died 1586), represented Lincolnshire in 1547 * William Skipwith (died c.1595), MP for St. Albans *William Skipwith (died 1610) Sir William Henry Skipwith II (ca. 1564 – 3 May 1610), of Cotes, Leicestershire, Cotes, Leicestershire, was an English politician. He was the eldest son of Henry Skipwith (died 1588) and was educated at Jesus College, Cambridge. He was appointe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skipwith, Virginia
Skipwith is an unincorporated community in old Bluestone Township, Mecklenburg County, Virginia, United States. It is located between Chase City and Clarksville, west-northwest of the county seat at Boydton. The community was named for local members of the Skipwith family, related to colonial Virginia Skipwith families which began arriving from English baronial estates in the 1650s. The surname Skipwith is derived from Old English "sceap" (sheep) and Old Norse "vath" (ford or wading place). One ancient Skipwith coat of arms is blazoned "Argent, three bars Gules, in chief a greyhound courant Sable." History Red Fox Farm was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993. Geography and climate Skipwith is located at (36.6943070, −78.4908321). Skipwith is 139 meters (456 feet) above sea level. Skipwith lies in the Piedmont area of Virginia and has a humid sub-tropical climate generalized by hot, humid summers and cool to chilly winters. The average annual ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skipwith Hall
Skipwith Hall, also known as Skipwith Place, Oakwood Farm, Skipwith Harlan Hill, and Oakwood Hall, is a former plantation and plantation house located in Maury County, Tennessee. It was initially built by Edward Brinley Littlefield and Cornelia Lott Skipwith (née Greene) as their residence. It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since November 23, 1978, for architectural significance. History Littlefield and Skipwith family The 25,000 acre land was granted by George Washington to war general Nathanael Greene in 1807. Greene let his brother-in-law, Captain William Littlefield, settle the land. Skipwith Hall was once a 950-acre farm. When Littlefield's son, Newport, Rhode Island-native, Edward Brinley Littlefield, married Greene's daughter, Cornelia Lott Greene, recently widow of Peyton Skipwith (c.1779–1808, third child of Sir Peyton Skipwith, 7th Baronet), the new couple decided to build a mansion for their plantation. The mansion was built with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
