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Father: JAMES ASKIN
Mother: ALICE RAE
Note: Governor of Michillimacinac; ERSKINE family descended from the Scottish Earldom of Mar. He was brought by his grandfather to Dungannon when he was young. Came to New York in 1758 on business, and established himself as a trader at Albany, NY. Came with troops from Albany to Detroit when the city was besieged by Pontiac, acting as Commissary. In 1764, he was at Michillimackinac as Commissary
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