Asa Squires

1785 - 1865  (79 years)

• Name	Asa Squires
  Birth	12 May 1785	Fauquier Co., VA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	1865	Braxton Co., WV
  Will	11 Dec 1865
  	Braxton Co., WV
  Person ID	I6502	Meadow Bluff Meanderings
  Last Modified	5 Jan 2020

  
  

  Father	John Squires,   b. Abt 1735   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Elizabeth Taylor,   b. 30 Mar 1746, Loudoun Co., VA d. 8 Mar 1840, Braxton Co., VA (Age 93 years)
  Marriage	3 Sep 1762	Loudoun Co., VA   [2]
  Family ID	F2685	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sarah Cartwright Eastep,   b. 6 Oct 1785, MD d. Aft 1860 (Age 75 years)
  Marriage	27 Jun 1803	Frederick, Frederick Co., MD   [1]
  Children	1. Mary Taylor Squires,   b. 25 Nov 1804, Harrison Co., VA d. Bef 1900, Christian Co., IL (Age 95 years)   2. Elizabeth Eastep Squires,   b. 1805, VA d. Aft 1880 (Age 76 years)   3. Elvira Sophia Squires,   b. 17 Dec 1810, Harrison Co., VA d. 14 Dec 1883, Taylorville, Christian Co., IL (Age 72 years)   4. Mariah Biggs Squires   d. Bef 1840   5. Lucinda Ann Squires   6. Catherine Letchworth Squires   7. Matilda Cartwright Squires,   b. 1818, VA d. 2 May 1893 (Age 75 years)   8. Thomas Hanson Squires,   b. 4 Nov 1820, Lewis Co., VA d. 22 Aug 1890 (Age 69 years)   9. Sarah Jane Squires,   b. 1823, VA d. Yes, date unknown   10. William Granville Squires,   b. 25 May 1825, Salt Lick, Lewis Co., VA d. 24 Mar 1901, Salt Lick Bridge, Braxton Co., WV (Age 75 years)   11. Daniel Stephen Squires,   b. 15 Jun 1827   d. 1905 (Age 77 years)
  Family ID	F2666	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2009

  
  

• Notes

  Cooper's Clarksburg Register, Clarksburg, VA, Friday, 30 Jan 1857, p. 2, col. D REMARKABLE HEALTH OF A FAMILY Col. Asa Squires, of Braxton county, has been married 53 years, both himself and wife are enjoying excellent health, all their children, (11 in number) are living - have all been married and their husbands and wives also living. Those desiring good health and long life, should live in Northwestern Virginia. 1850 Braxton Co., VA Census Dist. No. 4, 19 Aug 1850, p. 184 145/145 Asa Squires 65 M Farmer $5000 Sarah 64 F Maryland Daniel G. 22 M Farmer Virginia Asa McCoy 20 M Farmer John Ecord 14 M Laborer Michael Bush 21 M Laborer $1000 Sarah A. Singleton 19 F 1860 Braxton Co., VA Census Braxton C.H. P.O., 26 July 1860, p. 417 462/450 Asa Squires 76 M Farmer $10000/$5000 Virginia Sarah " 75 F Maryland Stephen " 33 M Virginia Elizabeth " 29 F " Olen Burr " 4 M " Franklin McCoy 22 M "

  
  

• Sources

  [S627] Sutton, John D., History of Braxton County and Central West Virginia, (Sutton, WV: 1919). [S1134] Norman, Don, The Descendants of John Squires, (1995).