Thomas Skynner Explained

Thomas Skynner (born Great Milton 6 June 1728; died Pinhoe 7 August 1789) was the Archdeacon of Totnes from 1772 until 1775.^[1]

Skynner was born in Great Milton and educated at Christ Church, Oxford. He was appointed a prebendary of Exeter Cathedral in 1768; Canon^[2] in 1769; and Precentor^[3] in 1775. He was Rector of Bratton Clovelly and Vicar of Pinhoe in 1781.

Notes and References

1. Some Account of the Barony and Town of Okehampton; Bridges, W. B.; Thomas, C.; Fothergill, H. G.; new ed. by Wright, W. H. K.;Tiverton: W. Masland, 1889
2. https://family.ray-jones.org.uk/rootspersona-tree/thomas-skynner-dd/ Thomas Skynner, DD
3. Civil and Ecclesiastical History of the City of Exeter and Its Environs; by A. Jenkins; p. 300: Exeter: W. Norton, 1841