Grizzell Squire

Grizzell Squire, also recorded as Grizzle Squire, was born 14 May 1668 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts. She was the daughter of Philip Squire and Rachel Ruggles and was reportedly married about 1690 to James Wheeler. She is identified in the supplied family material as the mother of James Wheeler, through whom this family line descends.

Grizzell Squire, also called Grizzle Squire in the supplied family-tree notes, was born on 14 May 1668 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts. She was the daughter of Philip Squire and Rachel Ruggles.

The notes report that she married James Wheeler about 1690. James was born in Salisbury, Massachusetts, on 27 May 1667 and later moved to Rehoboth, Massachusetts, before 1691. The notes state that the couple’s children included William, Abigail, Mary, James, Philip, Rachel, Squire, and Ann. Grizzell is identified as the mother of James Wheeler in the supplied line of descent.

Her death year is given in the supplied profile as 1737. However, the original family-tree notes separately give her death as after 1738, so the date of her death remains uncertain.

Historical context

Grizzell’s life was associated with colonial Massachusetts. She was born in Boston, while the supplied notes place her husband and their family in Rehoboth by the early 1690s. The notes also state that James Wheeler was living in Swansea in 1738.

Sources & research

Original Family Tree Maker notes for Grizzell/Grizzle Squire and James Wheeler.

Citation [423]: Cited in the supplied notes for James Wheeler’s birth and death, his move from Salisbury to Rehoboth, the reported marriage to Grizzell Squire, and several children.

Citation [424]: Cited in the supplied notes for the recording of James Wheeler’s animal earmarks in Rehoboth on 3 April 1722.

Citation [425]: Cited in the supplied notes for James Wheeler’s residence in Swansea in 1738.

Citation [325]: Cited in the supplied notes for James Wheeler’s will dated 11 August 1741.

No full bibliographic details for citations [423], [424], [425], or [325] were supplied.