ANTIQUE FAMILY BIBLE Skilton & Camp Connecticut CT Handwritten Genealogy 1814
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| Reference Number: Avaluer:6498 | Year Printed: 1886 |
| Subject: Religion & Spirituality | Topic: Bible |
| Original/Facsimile: Original | Binding: Fine Binding |
| Special Attributes: Signed, Illustrated, Manuscript |
EXTRAORDINARY, ORIGINAL 19TH CENTURY FAMILY BIBLE FROM THE CAMP & SKILTON FAMILIES OF CONNECTICUT. This important bible came from the estate of noted theologian and educator Dr. John Davis Skilton of Fairfield, Connecticut. Bible was published in 1886 by A. J. Holman & Co. of Philadelphia under the title: "The Holy Bible containing The Authorized Edition of the New Testament, A. D. 1611, and The Revised Version of A. D. 1881, arranged in parallel columns; with Complete Con...cordance, embracing every passage of scripture in the largest editions, Apocrypha and Psalms."
Front flyleaf bears the presentation inscription: "At the age of ninety-five years, I Miles Camp of the Township of Kent, County of Litchfield, State of Connecticut; present this Holy Bible to Ida F. Skilton as a marriage gift. March 18th, 1886". Inscription is also signed by Miles Camp (1791-1893) who went on to live to the age of 102. Records show he grew up in the village of New Preston in the Litchfield County town of Washington, Connecticut. After marrying Cyrene (Beeman) Camp, the couple relocated to Kent Hollow in the neighboring town of Kent where they farmed and raised several children. The "Holy Matrimony" page shows in manuscript that Joel White Skilton (1860-1916) married Ida Florilla (Camp) Skilton (1863-1941) on March 18th, 1886. This was the Ida F. Skilton to whom bible was presented by Miles Camp. Elsewhere in book within the "Births", "Marriages", and "Deaths" sections are elaborate manuscript notations tracing family genealogy as far back as 1814. Family surnames found within these detailed writings include Skilton, Camp, White, Webster, Kilborn, Cook, Ives, Scranton, Stiles, Stephens, Taylor, Nesbit, and Babbitt. Principal surnames throughout are Skilton and Camp from various towns within Litchfield County, Connecticut.
Dr. John Davis Skilton (1867-1951) was born in Monroeville, Huron County, Ohio. He attended Kenyon College in Gambier, Knox County. Ohio, where he received his B.A. in 1888 and M.A. in 1891. For a time he attended the Divinity School of the Protestant Episcopal Church in Philadelphia (today the Episcopal Divinity School) then received his Doctorate in Sacred Theology (S.T.D.) from Temple University in 1920. Dr. Skilton was ordained as an Episcopal priest in 1892 and served as curate at St. Paul's Church in Cleveland and at the American Church in Nice, France, before turning his attention to education.
His first assignment was as principal of the Cheltenham Military Academy in Ogontz, Pennsylvania, followed by appointments as headmaster of Melrose Academy in Oak Lane, Pennsylvania, housemaster of Chestnut Hill Academy (today Springside Chestnut Hill Academy) in Philadelphia, headmaster and chaplain at Cheshire Academy in Cheshire, Connecticut, principal of Lackawanna Academy in Scranton, Pennsylvania, headmaster of Tower Hill School in Wilmington, Delaware, and resident headmaster of Green Vale School in Rosyln, Long Island, New York. Dr. Skilton was appointed rector of St. Peter's Church in Cheshire in 1924 and served there until his retirement in 1938 when he moved to Fairfield. He also served as chaplain of Cheshire Reformatory (today the Cheshire Correctional Institution) from 1924-1939, was chairman of the Board of Trustees at Cheshire Academy, trustee of the Episcopal Academy of Connecticut from 1927-1951, a member of the Board of Examining Chaplains, and a member of the Permanent Commission on Parochial Activities. Dr. Skilton also authored various books on family genealogies and was active in Masonic circles, serving as Grand Chaplain of the Connecticut Lodge, A.F. and A.M.
Litchfield County is located in northwestern Connecticut within the greater New York metropolitan area. According to recent census figures, the town is currently home to about 189, 927. The county was named after Lichfield, in England. Litchfield County has the lowest population density of any county in Connecticut and is geographically the state's largest county. As is the case with the other seven Connecticut counties, there is no county government and no county seat. Each town is responsible for all local services such as schools, snow removal, sewers, and fire and police departments. However, in some cases in rural areas, adjoining towns may agree to jointly provide services or even establish a joint school system.
Litchfield County was created on October 9th, 1751, by an act of the Connecticut General Court from land belonging to Fairfield, New Haven, and Hartford counties. The act establishing the county states: "That the townships of Litchfield, Woodbury, New Milford, Harwinton, New Hartford, Barkhempstead, Hartland, Colebrook, Norfolk, Canaan, Salisbury, Kent, Sharon, Cornwall, Goshen, Torrington, and Winchester, lying in the northwesterly part of this Colony, shall be and remain one entire county, and be called the County of Litchfield, and shall have and exercise the same powers, priviledges [sic] and authorities, and be subject to the same regulations, as the other counties in this Colony by law have and are subject unto. The bounds of which county shall extend north to the Colony line, and west to the Colony line till it meets with the township of New Fairfield, and to include the towns above mentioned."
Between 1780 and 1807, several new towns were created at the boundaries between Litchfield County and other counties in Connecticut. The town of Watertown was established in 1780 from Waterbury and was placed under Litchfield County jurisdiction. The establishment of the town of Brookfield from part of New Milford in 1788 resulted in Litchfield County losing territory to Fairfield County. In 1796, the town of Hartland was transferred to Hartford County. In 1798, the town of Oxford was established from part of Southbury causing Litchfield County to lose territory to New Haven County. In 1807, the town of Southbury was transferred to New Haven County. The final boundary change occurred on October 8, 1807, when the town of Middlebury was established from part of Woodbury.
In 1862, during the Civil War, Litchfield County raised the 2nd Connecticut Regiment of Volunteers Heavy Artillery. This regiment, originally the 19th Connecticut Volunteer Infantry, served in the defense of Washington, D.C. from September 1862 to March 1864, at which time it was transferred to the Army of the Potomac. On June 1st, 1864, the 2nd Connecticut Heavy Artillery fought as infantry (as it continued to do through the war) in the Battle of Cold Harbor, experiencing the heaviest proportionate losses of any Connecticut regiment in the Civil War. The regiment remained active to the end of the war, and its final mustering out September 5th, 1865.
Litchfield County today also comprises the city of Torrington and the towns of Barkhamsted, Bethlehem, Bridgewater, Canaan, Colebrook, Cornwall, Goshen, Harwinton (including Northwest Harwinton), Kent (including south Kent), Litchfield (including Bantam), Morris, New Hartford (including Bakerville, Nepaug, and Pine Meadow), New Milford (including Gaylordsville), Norfolk, North Canaan, Plymouth (including Terryville), Roxbury, Salisbury (including Lakeville and Lime Rock), Sharon, Thomaston, Warren, Washington (including New Preston), Watertown (including Oakville), Winchester (including Winsted), and Woodbury (including Hotchkissville).
Condition: Rare book remains in good to fair condition only (see pictures). Volume bound in full tooled leather with decorative gold bordering and lettering and gilt page edges; cover worn with extremities rubbed, front cover detached though present, spine cover loose though attached at rear joint; first few pages loose, occasional tearing, a few old pressed leaves, scattered minor staining, mild toning, etc., generally clean internally with numerous color and black & white plates, engravings, illustrations, and maps. Bible measures approx 12.5" tall x 10' wide x 3.5" thick. Quite a find and a very worthy acquisition indeed.
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Front flyleaf bears the presentation inscription: "At the age of ninety-five years, I Miles Camp of the Township of Kent, County of Litchfield, State of Connecticut; present this Holy Bible to Ida F. Skilton as a marriage gift. March 18th, 1886". Inscription is also signed by Miles Camp (1791-1893) who went on to live to the age of 102. Records show he grew up in the village of New Preston in the Litchfield County town of Washington, Connecticut. After marrying Cyrene (Beeman) Camp, the couple relocated to Kent Hollow in the neighboring town of Kent where they farmed and raised several children. The "Holy Matrimony" page shows in manuscript that Joel White Skilton (1860-1916) married Ida Florilla (Camp) Skilton (1863-1941) on March 18th, 1886. This was the Ida F. Skilton to whom bible was presented by Miles Camp. Elsewhere in book within the "Births", "Marriages", and "Deaths" sections are elaborate manuscript notations tracing family genealogy as far back as 1814. Family surnames found within these detailed writings include Skilton, Camp, White, Webster, Kilborn, Cook, Ives, Scranton, Stiles, Stephens, Taylor, Nesbit, and Babbitt. Principal surnames throughout are Skilton and Camp from various towns within Litchfield County, Connecticut.
Dr. John Davis Skilton (1867-1951) was born in Monroeville, Huron County, Ohio. He attended Kenyon College in Gambier, Knox County. Ohio, where he received his B.A. in 1888 and M.A. in 1891. For a time he attended the Divinity School of the Protestant Episcopal Church in Philadelphia (today the Episcopal Divinity School) then received his Doctorate in Sacred Theology (S.T.D.) from Temple University in 1920. Dr. Skilton was ordained as an Episcopal priest in 1892 and served as curate at St. Paul's Church in Cleveland and at the American Church in Nice, France, before turning his attention to education.
His first assignment was as principal of the Cheltenham Military Academy in Ogontz, Pennsylvania, followed by appointments as headmaster of Melrose Academy in Oak Lane, Pennsylvania, housemaster of Chestnut Hill Academy (today Springside Chestnut Hill Academy) in Philadelphia, headmaster and chaplain at Cheshire Academy in Cheshire, Connecticut, principal of Lackawanna Academy in Scranton, Pennsylvania, headmaster of Tower Hill School in Wilmington, Delaware, and resident headmaster of Green Vale School in Rosyln, Long Island, New York. Dr. Skilton was appointed rector of St. Peter's Church in Cheshire in 1924 and served there until his retirement in 1938 when he moved to Fairfield. He also served as chaplain of Cheshire Reformatory (today the Cheshire Correctional Institution) from 1924-1939, was chairman of the Board of Trustees at Cheshire Academy, trustee of the Episcopal Academy of Connecticut from 1927-1951, a member of the Board of Examining Chaplains, and a member of the Permanent Commission on Parochial Activities. Dr. Skilton also authored various books on family genealogies and was active in Masonic circles, serving as Grand Chaplain of the Connecticut Lodge, A.F. and A.M.
Litchfield County is located in northwestern Connecticut within the greater New York metropolitan area. According to recent census figures, the town is currently home to about 189, 927. The county was named after Lichfield, in England. Litchfield County has the lowest population density of any county in Connecticut and is geographically the state's largest county. As is the case with the other seven Connecticut counties, there is no county government and no county seat. Each town is responsible for all local services such as schools, snow removal, sewers, and fire and police departments. However, in some cases in rural areas, adjoining towns may agree to jointly provide services or even establish a joint school system.
Litchfield County was created on October 9th, 1751, by an act of the Connecticut General Court from land belonging to Fairfield, New Haven, and Hartford counties. The act establishing the county states: "That the townships of Litchfield, Woodbury, New Milford, Harwinton, New Hartford, Barkhempstead, Hartland, Colebrook, Norfolk, Canaan, Salisbury, Kent, Sharon, Cornwall, Goshen, Torrington, and Winchester, lying in the northwesterly part of this Colony, shall be and remain one entire county, and be called the County of Litchfield, and shall have and exercise the same powers, priviledges [sic] and authorities, and be subject to the same regulations, as the other counties in this Colony by law have and are subject unto. The bounds of which county shall extend north to the Colony line, and west to the Colony line till it meets with the township of New Fairfield, and to include the towns above mentioned."
Between 1780 and 1807, several new towns were created at the boundaries between Litchfield County and other counties in Connecticut. The town of Watertown was established in 1780 from Waterbury and was placed under Litchfield County jurisdiction. The establishment of the town of Brookfield from part of New Milford in 1788 resulted in Litchfield County losing territory to Fairfield County. In 1796, the town of Hartland was transferred to Hartford County. In 1798, the town of Oxford was established from part of Southbury causing Litchfield County to lose territory to New Haven County. In 1807, the town of Southbury was transferred to New Haven County. The final boundary change occurred on October 8, 1807, when the town of Middlebury was established from part of Woodbury.
In 1862, during the Civil War, Litchfield County raised the 2nd Connecticut Regiment of Volunteers Heavy Artillery. This regiment, originally the 19th Connecticut Volunteer Infantry, served in the defense of Washington, D.C. from September 1862 to March 1864, at which time it was transferred to the Army of the Potomac. On June 1st, 1864, the 2nd Connecticut Heavy Artillery fought as infantry (as it continued to do through the war) in the Battle of Cold Harbor, experiencing the heaviest proportionate losses of any Connecticut regiment in the Civil War. The regiment remained active to the end of the war, and its final mustering out September 5th, 1865.
Litchfield County today also comprises the city of Torrington and the towns of Barkhamsted, Bethlehem, Bridgewater, Canaan, Colebrook, Cornwall, Goshen, Harwinton (including Northwest Harwinton), Kent (including south Kent), Litchfield (including Bantam), Morris, New Hartford (including Bakerville, Nepaug, and Pine Meadow), New Milford (including Gaylordsville), Norfolk, North Canaan, Plymouth (including Terryville), Roxbury, Salisbury (including Lakeville and Lime Rock), Sharon, Thomaston, Warren, Washington (including New Preston), Watertown (including Oakville), Winchester (including Winsted), and Woodbury (including Hotchkissville).
Condition: Rare book remains in good to fair condition only (see pictures). Volume bound in full tooled leather with decorative gold bordering and lettering and gilt page edges; cover worn with extremities rubbed, front cover detached though present, spine cover loose though attached at rear joint; first few pages loose, occasional tearing, a few old pressed leaves, scattered minor staining, mild toning, etc., generally clean internally with numerous color and black & white plates, engravings, illustrations, and maps. Bible measures approx 12.5" tall x 10' wide x 3.5" thick. Quite a find and a very worthy acquisition indeed.
Payment and Shipping: Please see our feedback and bid with confidence. Never a reserve and very low opening bid as always. Never a reserve and very low opening bid as always. For international shipping quote, please contact us. Bidders with no established feedback must contact us before bidding. Massachusetts residents must add 6.25% sales tax or include dealer tax resale number. Payment must be received within 5 days after close of auction. Thanks for your interest!
