John Skinner, Jr. was born 5 March 1765 in Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut to John Skinner (1725-1782) and Sarah Kennedy (1744-1829) and died 25 June 1850 New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut of unspecified causes. He married Chloe Sherman (1758-1839) 9 February 1794 in Connecticut.
Children
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Roger Sherman Skinner (1795-1838) | |||
| Elizabeth Chloe Skinner (1796-1806) | |||
| John Winthrop Skinner (1798-1799) | |||
Siblings