Skyring is NOT a corruption of any other name.
J.F. Skyring refers to John French Skyring, born London 1792 to John Skyring & Anne Thornton. John the father died about 1792/3. His widow Anne, then known as Nancy, married William Hammond in London in 1794.
The above John French Skyring arrived in New York in 1833 with a son of the same name, born 1822. They arrived with a sister Jane French Skyring who married a Frederick Capreol & another sister Anne (sisters to JFS the 2nd)
John French Skyring the father settled in Thorold Village, Welland, Ontario.
I have lots of info on the Great Britian Skyrings.. They were probably originially Swedish or Norwegean. The earlies I have found any in the UK is an Agnes Skyring & her son John recorded as paying a tithe in 1458 to the King.
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