John Cresseveur wrote: > > Hi Folks, > I'm working on an index for a book containing genealogical material (1780's > to 1940's). Numerous entries contain information on names such as "Squire" > Boone or "Squire" C. Crume. > > Is "Squire" a given name or a title such as Judge, Honorable, Etc? Given the time period, if in US, not likely. Many of these titles have been used as given names. I have acquaintances with the first name "King" and "Judge". The former an insurance man, the latter is a college student. Squire, being an 'understudy' to a knight, and also sometimes was a nickname for the son of a rich nobleman, therefore this did have a titular origin as a means of address, and I guess that later usages just thought the application of it as a given name was appropriate. I am not the ultimate authority on this and could be countered re usage of this in the US. Jeff Owens