Mary Squire (mtDNA)
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Status summary
As of June 7, 2026
- Page created for Mary Squire, wife of John Haskell. Folks who believe they are mtDNA descendants should Read me First
IMPORTANT:Read me First
Paper Trail
For more information see: Throop, Louise Walsh, Mayflower Families in Progress, George Soule (multi-volume), General Society of Mayflower Descendants
First Generation
[1][2]Mary Squire, daughter of John Squire & Sarah Francis was born Cambridge 18 Oct 1681 and died Killingly, CT aft 1727. She married Middleborough 2 Mar 1698/9 John Haskell and they had twelve children: Sarah (1700/1-1704), Mary (1701/2), John (1704), Squire (1706), Sarah (1707/8-1710), Jonathan (1710 unk if marr), Joseph (1712), Patience (1714), Samuel (1717 unk if marr), Susanna (1720), William (1722) and Abigail (1725).
Second Generation
Sarah Haskell was born Middleborough 11 Jan 1701/2 and died Killingly, CT abt 1732. She married Killingly 25 Nov 1722 Samuel Whitmore and they had five children (Killingly): Mary (1723/4), Samuel (1725/6), Zerviah (1727 unk. if marr.), Martha (1729) and Ruth (bp 1732).
Patience Hascall was born Middleborough 4 Oct 1714 and died Portsmouth, RI aft 1790.[1] She married Portsmouth 14 Jan 1739/40 John Cory and they had eight children (Portsmouth): Thomas (c1742), Patience (c1745), John (c1746), Sarah (c1748), Alice (c1750), Pardon (c1752), Mary (c1755) and Samuel (1758).
Susanna Hascall was born Killingly, CT 20 Jun 1720 and died aft 1755. She married Pomfret, CT 29 Aug 1746 Caleb Lamb (II) and they had five children: John (1746), Mary (1748/9 unk. if marr.), Caleb (c1751), Louise (c1753 unk. if marr.) and Joseph (1755).
Abigail Hascall was born Killingly, CT 25 Feb 1724/5 and died Norwich, NY 6 May 1811. She married Plainfield, CT 25 Oct 1757 William Ransford and they had four children: Tamar (c1759), William (c1760), dau (c1763) and Hascall (1766).
Third Generation
[3]Mary Whitmore was born Killingly, CT 2 Feb 1723/4 and died Plainfield, CT 30 Sep 1756. She married Plainfield 5 Nov 1744 Jonas Shepard (II) and they had four children: Hazael (son, 1748), Susanna (1750), Rufus (1752) and Keziah (1754 m Oren Smith).
[4][5]Martha Whitmore was born Killingly, CT Dec 1729[2] and died there 18 Aug 1806. She married Killingly 1751 Ebenezer Covell and they had nine children (Killingly): Samuel (1751/2), Sampson (1754), Mary (1756 m John Smith), Ebenezer (1759), Tamer (1761-1762), Keziah (1764 m Edward Babbett), Martha (1766 m Richmond Talbot), James (1768) and Hannah (1771-1772).
Ruth Haskell was baptized Killingly, CT 12 Mar 1732 and died in 1773. She married Middletown, CT 29 Aug 1758 Samuel Russell and they had five children (Middletown): Ruth (1758), Samuel (1761), John (1765), William (1767) and Jacob Whitmore (1773).
Sarah Cory was born Portsmouth, RI 16 Jun 1740 and died aft 1 Dec 1798. She married Portsmouth 23 Jun 1768 Elisha Sprague and they had three children (Portsmouth): Elizabeth (1768), Elisha (1770) and Mary (1771 m Caleb Cory).
Patience Cory was born Portsmouth, RI supposedly in Feb 1745.[3] and died bef 1 Dec 1798. She married Portsmouth 24 Feb 1765 James Frith but it is currently unknown whether they had any children.
Alice Cory was born Portsmouth, RI abt 1750. She married William Horswell but it is currently unknown whether they had any children.
Mary Cory was born Portsmouth RI abt 1755 and died aft 1809. She married Portsmouth 13 Sep 1795 Christopher Sherman and they had (Portsmouth): Sarah (1796).
[6]Tamar Ransford was born Voluntown, CT in 1759 and died Norwich, NY 18 Feb 1835. She married twice, first Voluntown 1776 John Harris then Samuel Hull (no ch.) By her first husband she had eight children: Tamer (m Pardon Barnes & Calvin Richardson), William (d. aged 10), Annie (m. ____ Clark), Blin (c1799), Abby (1780 m Henry Finch), John (1784), Squire (1785) and Harvey (1795).
daughter Ransford is said to have married William Gibson and had five children.
- ↑ She poss. died 29 Nov 1794.
- ↑ However, she is said to have been baptized 5 Oct 1729.
- ↑ However, this birthdate conflicts with siblings birth with Sarah born Jun 1744 and John born in 1746. It is possible John was born late in 1746 or even in 1747 which would make room for this birth for Patience.
mtDNA Results H2a1aj
According to WikiTree one individual who is a matrilineal/mtDNA descendant of Mary SQUIRE Haskell has taken a full mtDNA test and been found to fall under the H2a1aj clade.
Folks who believe they are matrilineal descendants are encouraged to full mtDNA test and to contact MayflowerDNA1620@gmail.com
Lineage of testers
One individual on WikiTree states where they are a matrilineal/mtDNA descendant of Mary SQUIRE Haskell and has taken a full mtDNA test. Their lineage is as follows:
1 Mary Squire (1681-1727) m John Haskell 2 Abigail Hascall (1725-1811) m William Ransford 3 Tamar Ransford (c1759-1837) m John Harris 4 Abigail Harris (1781-c1860) m Henry Finch 5 Dolly Finch (c1805-1880) m David Davis 6 Eunice Rebecca Davis (1841-1915) m John Lorenzo Edes 7 Mary Alvira Edes (1878-1959) m David James Rogers 8 Pearl Marie Rogers (1896-1969) m Clarence Arden Conner 9 mother of tester 10 tester
References and External Links
- Throop, Louise Walsh, Mayflower Families in Progress, George Soule (multi-volume), General Society of Mayflower Descendants
- Soule Kindred in America Genealogy database
- Haskell Family Association Genealogy database
