Henry Squire

ancestor to US Presidents Millard Fillmore and William Howard Taft

Line fromHenry Squire*(c1563-b1649) father of Ann Squire (1591-1662) to President Millard Fillmore

   * Ann Squire, m. Aquila Purchase; and had:

   * Abigail Purchase, m.Sampson Shore; and had:

   * Jonathan Shore, m. Priscilla Hathorn; and had:

   * Phoebe Shore, m. Nehemiah Millard; and had

   * Robert Millard, m. Hannah Eddy; and had:

   * Abiathar Millard, m. Tabitha Hopkins; and had:

   * Phoebe Millard, m. Nathanial Fillmore, Jr.; and had:

   * Millard Fillmore (1800-1874), 13th President of the United States

         o m1. Abigail Powers, First Lady; m2. Mrs. Caroline (Carmichael) McIntosh

Line fromHenry Squire*(c1563-b1649) father of Margaret Squire(1596-1675) to President William Howard Taft

   * Margaret Squire, mJohn Shepard; and had:

   * Hannah Shepard, m. Thomas Holbrook; and had:

   * John Holbrook, m. Silence Wood; and had:

   * John Holbrook, Jr, m. Ruth Hill; and had:

   * Silence Holbrook, m. Samuel Goodale; and had:

   * Sarah Goodale. m/ Asa Waters; and had:

   * Asa Waters, Jr., m. Susan Trask Holman; and had:

   * Susan Holmam Waters, m. Samuel Davenport Torrey; and had:

   * Louisa Maria Torrey, m. Alphonso Taft; and had:

   * William Howard Taft (1859-1930), 27th President of the United States

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8082 Henry SQUIRE77, 10G Grandfather. Born abt 1563 in Charleton Mackrell, Somerset, England. Died in probably Kingweston, Somerset, England.

According to Bartlett,77 Henry Squire "was born in Charlton Mackrell about 1563, according to his own deposition in 1580, when he is termed a husbandman or Moorlinch, aged about sixteen years. Probably he was an apprentice to some yeoman in Moorlinch, a parish about seven miles from his birthplace. He returned to Charlton Mackrell where he [p. 55] had children baptized from 1587 to 1599, and probably continued there until about 1613 when he moved into the adjacent parish of Kingweston. He was termed 'Henry Squire later of Kinweston neere Somerton in Somersetshire,' 25 Dec. 1649.* [original footnote: * 'Aspinwall's Notarial Records,' Boston, p. 267."] He therefore probably died in Kingweston, but the exact date has not been learned as the early parish registers are lost and neither will nor administration on his estate can be found.

"He married about 1586, but the name of his wife has not been learned."

Henry Squire and his wife are ancestors to U.S. Presidents Fillmore and Taft67 (in addition to the other notable descendants reported under his daughter Edith Squire and her husband Henry Adams).

He married _____ _____77, 10G Grandmother, abt 1586.

They had the following children:

4041 i. Edith (bp. 1587-1673)

ii. Sarah77 (bp. 1589-)

iii. Ann77 (bp. 1591-1662)

iv. Margaret77 (bp. 1596-)

v. Frances77 (bp. 1599-)

occ. Husbandman and blacksmith

"Ancestors of American Presidents" by Gary Boyd Roberts, 1995

In this source, it is shown that Henry Squire is the 3rd great-grandfather of President John Adams, the 4th great-grandfather of President John Quincy Adams, the 10th great-grandfather of President (John) Calvin Coolidge (Jr.), the 6th great grandfather of President Millard Fillmore, and the 8th great-grandfather of President William Howard Taft.

Henry Squire was a progenitor of at least 5 Presidents of the U.S.: John Adams, John Quincy Adams, Calvin Coolidge, Millard Fillmore, and William Howard Taft.

A Line of Descent to Presidents John Adams, John Quincy Adams, and Calvin Coolidge.

Go to Edith Squire.

Henry Squire*; b. c1563, Charlton Mackrell, Somersetshire, England; d. before Dec. 25, 1649, Kinweston, Somersetshire, England.

   * m1. wife unknown.

   * Henry and his wife had 5 daughters, all born at Charlton Mackrell, Somersetshire:

         o Edith Squire*; bap. May 29, 1587

               + m1. Henry Adams*, on Oct. 19, 1606 in Charleton Mackrell. He emigrated with Edith and his children to America in 1638, and settled in Braintree (now Quincy) MA. Henry and Edith were progenitors of the Presidents, John Adams, John Quincy Adams, and Calvin Coolidge.

               + m2. John Fussell, of Weymouth and Medfield MA, in c1651. 

         o Sarah Squire; bap. Apr. 6, 1589.

               + m. Robert Batt, on Nov. 1, 1613, at Charleton Mackrell. 

         o Ann Squire; bap. Nov. 30, 1591; d Dec. 20, 1662, Boston MA.

               + m1. Aquila Purchase (c1588-1633), on Jan. 28, 1613/4, at Kingweston. He emigrated with Ann to America in 1633. Aquila and Ann are progenitors of President Millard Fillmore.

               + m2. Thomas Oliver, of Boston MA, in about 1637. 

         o Margaret Squire; bap. Apr. 25, 1596.

               + m. John Shepard (or Shepherd), in England. He emigrated with her to New England in 1638. John and Margaret were progenitors of President William Howard Taft. 

         o Frances Squire; bap. Feb 3, 1598/9. 

Brief Biography:

Henry Squire* (c1583-b1649) was born in Charleton Mackrell, Somersetshire, England. He moved from there to Kingweston, Somersetshire in about 1613. He was known as "Henry Squire, the blacksmith of Kingweston".

Henry Squire has 5 descendants that were Presidents of the United States:

1. 2: John Adam (1735-1826)
2. 6: John Quinch Adams (1768-1848)
3. 13: Milard Fillmore (1800-1874)
4. 27: William Howard Taft (1857-1930)
5. 30: Calvin Collidge (1872-1933)

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Henry Squire Male, #644, (3 June 1558 - )

    Henry Squire was christened on 3 June 1558 in Edworth, Bedfordshire, England.1 He was the son of Rev. William Squire.2 Henry Squire was buried on 25 December 1649 in Kingweston, Somersetshire, England.1

Charts

   Ancestry of Robert Roy (#1)

   Ancestry of Robert Roy (#2)

   Ancestry of Robert Roy (#3)

   Ancestry of Robert Roy (#4)

Children of Henry Squire

   Edith Squire+3,2 (29 May 1587 - 1673)

   Sarah Squire1 (6 Apr 1589 - a 1669)

   Ann Squire1 (30 Nov 1591 - 20 Dec 1662)

   Margaret Squire3 (25 Apr 1596 - 11 Dec 1675)

   Frances Squire1 (3 Feb 1599 - a 1670)

Citations

   Ancestral File. Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, 1994.

   Burke's Peerage Limited. Burke's Presidential Families of the United States of America. New York: Arco Publishing Co., 1975.

   Fairbanks, Hiram Francis. "English Ancestry of Henry Adams of Braintree", The New England Historical and Genealogical Register volume LIX (59) (July 1905).

• Edith Squire Fussell Find A Grave Memorial# 11014351 She was the daughter of Henry Squire.