Margarett (Turley) Squires (1775 - 1858)

Born 8 Oct 1775 in Farquier County, Virginia

Ancestors

Wife of Micajah Squires — married 7 Jan 1794 in Fauquier, Virginia, United States

Descendants

Died 30 Aug 1858 at age 82 in Sangamon, Illinois, United States

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Biography

Margarett "Peggy" Turley was born on 8 October 1775 in Fauquier, Colony of Virginia, British Colonial America. She was the daughter of William Turley and Margaret (Glascock) Turley.

Micajah Squires and Peggy Turley were married on 23 Dec 1793 in Fauquier, Virginia. The couple had at least three children Mary Ann Squires, Nancy Squires Baker (1794–1872) and Catherine O. Squires Hall (1808–1883).

Margaret Squires Age: 74 in 1850 was living in District 2, Nicholas, Kentucky as the head of household. Also in the family was Mary Ann Squires age 32 and Richard M Squires age 2.

Margarett “Peggy” Turley Squires died on 30 Aug 1858 (aged 82–83) in Sangamon County, Illinois.

BURIAL Rochester Cemetery Rochester, Sangamon County, Illinois, USA Show Map PLOT Section IV Row 9

Sources

• Information came from Margaret Glascock biography.
• Micajah Squires in the Virginia, U.S., Select Marriages, 1785-1940 - FHL Film Number: 31633 Reference ID: 408 – Supports the marriage of Micajah Squires and Peggy Turley on 23 Dec 1793 in Fauquier, Virginia
• Find A Grave: Memorial #53246280
• 1850 United States Federal Census – Supports Margaret Squires Age: 74 living in District 2, Nicholas, Kentucky as the head of household. Her birth was in about 1776 in Virginia. Also in the family was Mary Ann Squires age 32 and Richard M Squires age 2.
• Margaret Squires in the Kentucky, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1783-1965 Film Number: 000252404 – Shows that Margaret Squires was the mother of Mary Ann Squires.