John Moore, was bapt. Henham, co. Essex, 11 Nov. 1628, and died Watertown, Mass, USA 23 July 1702 he married Anne Smith at Sudbury, Mass, 16 Nov. 1654.

This small bit of information may appear insignificant, however their grandson eight removed was

George Herbert Walker Bush, b. Milton, Mass., 12 June 1924, and married to Barbara Pierce, b. Rye, New York., 8 June 1925, 41st President of USA and his son is:

George Walker Bush, b. New Haven, Conn., 6 July 1946, Governor of Texas from 1994 to 2000, 43rd U.S. President from 2001.

This is not the only significant birth in Henham that provided an American connection, there are also the Penningtons.


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