Edward de Hoghton1,2

M, #3901

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Birth
Biographyde Hoghton Pedigree II: "died s.p."; JWH, p. 26, "died sine prole."1,2
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 26 #43.
  2. [S1264] De Hoghton Pedigree II Chart;,, from Sir Bernard de Hoghton, BT, Apr 2004 (in possession of Charles J. Vella).

Helen Halstead1

F, #3902

Family: Thomas Hoghton

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Marriage2
BiographyJWH, p. 35: "dau. of John Halstead, Esq. of Rowley, near Burnley [Bromley]."2
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 35 #62s, p. 59.
  2. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 35.

Stephen Houghton1

M, #3903, b. 15 May 1612, d. 25 June 1614

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
BirthMay 15, 1612England2
DeathJun 25, 1614England2
ResearchNot in Hoghton Pedigree
ResearchOnly JWH gives this parentage
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 35 #66.
  2. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 35, 60.

Lucy Hoghton1,2

F, #3904

Family: Tilson Bruen

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
BirthEngland3
Marriage16784,1,2
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1264] De Hoghton Pedigree II Chart;,, from Sir Bernard de Hoghton, BT, Apr 2004 (in possession of Charles J. Vella).
  2. [S1265] De Hoghton Pedigree I Chart;,, from Sir Bernard de Hoghton, BT, Apr 2004 (in possession of Charles J. Vella):.
  3. [S16] CJV opinion.
  4. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 38.

Cordelia Hoghton1,2

F, #3905, d. 1658

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
BirthEngland3
Death1658England, unmarried, s.p.4
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1264] De Hoghton Pedigree II Chart;,, from Sir Bernard de Hoghton, BT, Apr 2004 (in possession of Charles J. Vella).
  2. [S1265] De Hoghton Pedigree I Chart;,, from Sir Bernard de Hoghton, BT, Apr 2004 (in possession of Charles J. Vella):.
  3. [S16] CJV opinion.
  4. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 38.

Tilson Bruen1

M, #3906

Family: Lucy Hoghton

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
BirthStapleford, England, "of Stapleford"2,1
Marriage16782,3,1
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1265] De Hoghton Pedigree I Chart;,, from Sir Bernard de Hoghton, BT, Apr 2004 (in possession of Charles J. Vella):.
  2. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 38.
  3. [S1264] De Hoghton Pedigree II Chart;,, from Sir Bernard de Hoghton, BT, Apr 2004 (in possession of Charles J. Vella).

Elizabeth Hoghton1

F, #3907, d. 10 October 1745

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Birth
DeathOct 10, 1745Walton, England, unmarried2
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1265] De Hoghton Pedigree I Chart;,, from Sir Bernard de Hoghton, BT, Apr 2004 (in possession of Charles J. Vella):.
  2. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 39.

Mary Hoghton1

F, #3908, d. November 1793

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
BirthEngland, JWH: May 1762 [error since after death of father]2
DeathNov, 1793Preston, England2
BiographyJWH: "Mary, born May, 1762, and died unmarried at Preston, November, 1793." [CJV: bd is an error]2
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1265] De Hoghton Pedigree I Chart;,, from Sir Bernard de Hoghton, BT, Apr 2004 (in possession of Charles J. Vella):.
  2. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 39.

Anne Hoghton1

F, #3909, d. 1783

Family: Rev. Humphrey Shuttleworth

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
BirthEngland
MarriageFeb 28, 17742,3,1
Death17831
Biographyde Hoghton Pedigree II: "Anne Hoghton, married, 28 February, 1744, to the Rev. Humphrey Shuttleworth, Vicar of Preston and Kirkham, and was mother of Philip Nicholas, Bishop of Chichester."3
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1265] De Hoghton Pedigree I Chart;,, from Sir Bernard de Hoghton, BT, Apr 2004 (in possession of Charles J. Vella):.
  2. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 39.
  3. [S1264] De Hoghton Pedigree II Chart;,, from Sir Bernard de Hoghton, BT, Apr 2004 (in possession of Charles J. Vella).

Rev. Humphrey Shuttleworth1,2,3

M, #3910

Family: Anne Hoghton

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
MarriageFeb 28, 17741,2,3
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 39.
  2. [S1264] De Hoghton Pedigree II Chart;,, from Sir Bernard de Hoghton, BT, Apr 2004 (in possession of Charles J. Vella).
  3. [S1265] De Hoghton Pedigree I Chart;,, from Sir Bernard de Hoghton, BT, Apr 2004 (in possession of Charles J. Vella):.

Robert Davie1,2

M, #3911

Family: Cordelia Hoghton

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
Marriage3,2
OriginYork, England3,1
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1264] De Hoghton Pedigree II Chart;,, from Sir Bernard de Hoghton, BT, Apr 2004 (in possession of Charles J. Vella).
  2. [S1265] De Hoghton Pedigree I Chart;,, from Sir Bernard de Hoghton, BT, Apr 2004 (in possession of Charles J. Vella):.
  3. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 40.

Anne Hoghton1

F, #3912

Family: Samuel Crooke

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
BirthEngland
MarriageOct 9, 17212,3,1
Children+one son.
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1265] De Hoghton Pedigree I Chart;,, from Sir Bernard de Hoghton, BT, Apr 2004 (in possession of Charles J. Vella):.
  2. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 40.
  3. [S1264] De Hoghton Pedigree II Chart;,, from Sir Bernard de Hoghton, BT, Apr 2004 (in possession of Charles J. Vella).

Samuel Crooke1,2

M, #3913

Family: Anne Hoghton

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
OriginCoppul1,3,2
MarriageOct 9, 17213,1,2
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1264] De Hoghton Pedigree II Chart;,, from Sir Bernard de Hoghton, BT, Apr 2004 (in possession of Charles J. Vella).
  2. [S1265] De Hoghton Pedigree I Chart;,, from Sir Bernard de Hoghton, BT, Apr 2004 (in possession of Charles J. Vella):.
  3. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 40.

Samuel Watson1,2,3

M, #3914

Family: Margaret Hoghton

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
OriginHull, England2,3
MarriageFeb 6, 1720/214,2,3
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 40 #104s.
  2. [S1264] De Hoghton Pedigree II Chart;,, from Sir Bernard de Hoghton, BT, Apr 2004 (in possession of Charles J. Vella).
  3. [S1265] De Hoghton Pedigree I Chart;,, from Sir Bernard de Hoghton, BT, Apr 2004 (in possession of Charles J. Vella):.
  4. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 40.

Thomas Fenton Esq.1,2,3

M, #3915

Family: Elizabeth Hoghton

Biography

BirthHounslett near Leeds, England, De Hoghton Pedigree I: Hunslet; JWH: Hunstin near Leeds4,2
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
MarriageFeb 14, 1714/154,2,3
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 40 #105s.
  2. [S1264] De Hoghton Pedigree II Chart;,, from Sir Bernard de Hoghton, BT, Apr 2004 (in possession of Charles J. Vella).
  3. [S1265] De Hoghton Pedigree I Chart;,, from Sir Bernard de Hoghton, BT, Apr 2004 (in possession of Charles J. Vella):.
  4. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 40.

Thomas Lutwidge Esq.1,2

M, #3916

Family: Lucy Hoghton

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
OriginWhitehaven, Cumberland, England1,3,2
MarriageFeb 6, 1720/213,1,2
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1264] De Hoghton Pedigree II Chart;,, from Sir Bernard de Hoghton, BT, Apr 2004 (in possession of Charles J. Vella).
  2. [S1265] De Hoghton Pedigree I Chart;,, from Sir Bernard de Hoghton, BT, Apr 2004 (in possession of Charles J. Vella):.
  3. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 40.

Fanny Elizabeth Hoghton1,2,3

F, #3917, b. 30 March 1800, d. 1883

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
BirthMar 30, 1800Walton, England, Walton Hall4
Death18833
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 41 #111.
  2. [S1264] De Hoghton Pedigree II Chart;,, from Sir Bernard de Hoghton, BT, Apr 2004 (in possession of Charles J. Vella).
  3. [S1265] De Hoghton Pedigree I Chart;,, from Sir Bernard de Hoghton, BT, Apr 2004 (in possession of Charles J. Vella).
  4. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 41.

Lieut.-Col. John Ireland Blackburne1,2

M, #3918

Family: Mary de Hoghton

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
OriginHale1
MarriageNov 12, 18463,2
Biographyde Hoghton Pedigree I: "Lieut.-Col. John Ireland Blackburne of Hale."
JWH: "Capt. of the Fifth Dragoon Guards, only son of John Ireland Blackburn, Esq., member of Parliament of Hale and Oxford, Lancashire."3,2
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1264] De Hoghton Pedigree II Chart;,, from Sir Bernard de Hoghton, BT, Apr 2004 (in possession of Charles J. Vella).
  2. [S1265] De Hoghton Pedigree I Chart;,, from Sir Bernard de Hoghton, BT, Apr 2004 (in possession of Charles J. Vella).
  3. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 42.

Richard Hoghton1

M, #3919

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
BirthEngland
NoteHad children2
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1264] De Hoghton Pedigree II Chart;,, from Sir Bernard de Hoghton, BT, Apr 2004 (in possession of Charles J. Vella).
  2. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 59.

John Houghton1,2,3,4

M, #3920, b. 19 May 1593

Family: Damaris Buckmaster

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectY
Corresponded with authorN
BaptismMay 19, 1593Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England, St. Mary's Chruch1,3,5,2,6,7
MarriageEngland8,3,5,2,9
BiographyKeizer: p. 5: "John Houghton, who was christened 19 May 1593 in St. Mary's Church in Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire where his father John Houghton was buried 28 Apr. 1618."; "20 Jun 1635 a passenger from London in the Abigail master Hackwell, John Houghton, 40 years old... certificate of his conformity from justices of peace and minister of Eaton Bray...returned to England"; p. 87 John Houghton, who came to New England in 1635, in the "Abigail," was in the years 1629 and 1630 Churchwarden of St. Mary's Church, Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire. During his wardenship the tower of this anchient church was reapaired."

JWH, p. 72 : "John Houghton, christened May 1593. Married Demaris Buckmaster, and had ten children. He was a passenger on the Abigail in 1635 where his age was entered by mistake as four years, an error probably through carelessness."

JWH, p. 296: "christened on May 19, 1593, passenger on the Abigail in 1635... The second John Houghton above, married Damaris Buckmaster; the third John married Beatrix. John Houghton, who came to New England in 1635 in the Abigail, was in the year 1629 and 1630 church warden of St. Mary's Church, Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire. During his wardenship the tower of this ancient church was repaired. This church was built in the beginning of the twelfth century (1205), was repaired ____ but the tower had been untouched and needed repair. Both Bishop Ely and Vicar Mr. Sutton think that were the descendants of John Houghton to now come forward with donations for the repairing of the tower it would indeed be a graceful act and a brass in memory of John Houghton would be fastened in the walls of St. Mary's as a recognition of his worth and in appreciation of his descendants. Therefore the object is so praiseworthy and distinguishing, the descendant ought to use every effort to provide for the said repairs. Few descendants of the early settlers have such an opportunity to distinguish themselves and the chance should not be allowed to slip. The kindness of the Vicar and Bishop Ely in furthering the genealogical inquiry shall never be forgotten and we ought by all means to show our appreciation."
The foregoing is taken from a correspondence and statement, and has reference to an application made by Bishop Ely and Vicar Sutton to the descendants of Timothy Houghton to aid in the repair of the tower of the above named church."

M. Tepper, New World Immigrants (I: 47): Immigrated 1635, age 4 to MA via Abigail from London.

Colonial Families of the United States of America: Volume 7:

"Tradition says the American founder of this family is descended from Sir Richard HOGHTON, Bart., of Houghton Tower, Lancashire, England. His family fought for the King although Ralph HOUGHTON of Lancashire is said to have fought against [p.260] the King. The HOGHTONS of Hoghton Tower are descendants of Roger DE BUSLI, one of the followers of William the Conqueror, A.D. 1066. The earliest ancestors of John the emigrant, known in the genealogy and his descent through three generations is: John HOUGHTON, I, buried at Eaton Bray, 23d April, 1618, no further record. John HOUGHTON, II, christened May, 1593, m. Damaris BUCKMASTER and had ten children. He was a passenger on the Abigail, 1635, where his age was entered by mistake as four years, an error probably through carelessness. He was in 1629 and 1630 Warden of St. Mary's Church, Eaton Bray. During his wardenship the tower of this ancient church was repaired. This church was built in the beginning of the twelfth century. In the year 1635 the ship Abigail 300 tons, Capt. Sir David KIRK'S flagship, sailed from London with many families and servants because of the religious troubles disturbing old England. Many of those who came out were Puritans and others had Puritanical leanings, and among those who sailed from London in the Abigail was John HOUGHTON, II, the progenitor of Capt. Timothy HOUGHTON. This John was christened 19th May, 1593, in St. Mary's Church at Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, where his father, John HOUGHTON, I, was buried 28th April, 1618. The following is a transcription of the passenger list 28th June, 1635, passengers from London to New England in the ship Abigail, HACKWELL, Master, John HOUGHTON, III, four years old, certificate of his conformity from Justice of the Peace and Minister of Eaton Bray, in county of Bedford, England. This gentleman did not remain in New England but returned to England, where he had left his family, after the trouble had subsided. 24th December, 1624, John HOUGHTON, III, son of John II, who sailed in the Abigail was born. He came to New England about the year 1647 with his wife, Beatrix and his cousin Ralph HOUGHTON, with his wife Jane STOWE. The inscription on his tombstone in the old Granary Burying Ground, shows that John, III, died on the old Common 29th April, 1684, aged sixty years. An incidental proof of John HOUGHTON'S connection with the Houghtons of Lancashire, England, is found in the fact that one of his descendants in this country has now a sword said to have been brought from England by John, as the eldest son and heir. It has the rose and thistle on it, previously mentioned as belonging to the family coat of arms granted by King James I in 1612, by writ under the privy seal, to Sir Roger as an augmentation to his coat of arms. This sword is now in the possession of one of his descendants in Washington, D. C. He m. Beatrix, surname unknown, circa 1648-1649; after her husband's death she m. Benjamin BOSWORTH and d. 8th January, 1711-1712."


Rosalind Alley, 2019: Strangely there are no Houghton entries in Eaton Bray parish register after 1648. Where did they go? America? One report says that johhn born 1624 emigrated c1647.

The john Houghton who emigrated in 1635 on the Abigail apparently had a certificate of conformity issued by the vicar of Eaton Bray. He was aged 4, which some think was 40. But John baptised 1593 was baptising children in Eaton Bray until 1646.

BUT in the list of children above there's a gap between 1634 and 1641. What if they emigrated in 1635 after Deborah; and the children 1641 onwards are a different John? They all disappeared though! I have just seen one report which says that John returned to England, where he had left his family. It would explain the gap between 1634 and 1641.

There's no burial of John in Eaton Bray in 1646.1,10,3
Contributn11
Children+Had ten children only per Keizer.3,5,9
ResearchThis parentage (John and Damaris Houghton) is the most commonly given for the Emigrant John Houghton of Lancaster MA. There is no real genealogical evidence for this parentage.
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 72.
  2. [S166] Cutter, New England Families II, p. 962.
  3. [S46] Boston Transcript, 1913, #1467.
  4. [S199] D. A. Keizer, Houghton Hx & Gen - Keizer, p. 5.
  5. [S46] Boston Transcript, Feb. 21, 1935 - 9617.
  6. [S199] D. A. Keizer, Houghton Hx & Gen - Keizer, p. 5, 6.
  7. [S951] Parish Register: Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire Parish Register Series, Vol. 73, Bedfordshire Records Office, England.
  8. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 72, 296.
  9. [S199] D. A. Keizer, Houghton Hx & Gen - Keizer, p. 6.
  10. [S199] D. A. Keizer, Houghton Hx & Gen - Keizer, p. 5, 86.
  11. [S601] Family Group Sheet, from Peggy Arlene Darby Martin, Feb. 26, 2000.

Damaris Buckmaster1

F, #3921, b. 8 March 1593

Family: John Houghton

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
BaptismMar 8, 1593Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England1
MarriageEngland2,3,4,5,6
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S951] Parish Register: Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire Parish Register Series, Vol. 73, p. 9, Bedfordshire Records Office, England.
  2. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 72, 296.
  3. [S46] Boston Transcript, 1913, #1467.
  4. [S46] Boston Transcript, Feb. 21, 1935 - 9617.
  5. [S166] Cutter, New England Families II, p. 962.
  6. [S199] D. A. Keizer, Houghton Hx & Gen - Keizer, p. 6.

John Houghton1,2,3,4

M, #3922, b. circa 1563

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Birthcirca 1563Cracker Tavistoke, Devonshire, England5
BurialApr 23, 1618Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England1,6,7,8
Researchm. 1617 in Eaton Bray, Beds, Eng, Margaret Allin
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 72.
  2. [S166] Cutter, New England Families II, p. 962.
  3. [S199] D. A. Keizer, Houghton Hx & Gen - Keizer, p. 5.
  4. [S951] Parish Register: Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire Parish Register Series, Vol. 73, Bedfordshire Records Office, England.
  5. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~goble/homepage/…
  6. [S46] Boston Transcript, 1913, #1467.
  7. [S46] Boston Transcript, Feb. 21, 1935 - 9617.
  8. [S199] D. A. Keizer, Houghton Hx & Gen - Keizer, p. 5, 6.

James Houghton Jr.1,2,3

M, #3923, b. 31 March 1728, d. 1777

Family: Anna Eveleth

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
BirthMar 31, 1728Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, JWH gives this as death date.4,5,6,7,8
Taxation1751Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA9
Origincirca 1762Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA10,11
MarriageSep 10, 1762Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA12,13,14,8
Death1777Sterling, MA, USA14
ResearchCJV and MLM agree that this James married Anna; MLM, Weis give this James as a Revol. War soldier6
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 96 #147.
  2. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 37, 50, 92, 280.
  3. [S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 8 #102, 11.
  4. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 96.
  5. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 50.
  6. [S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 8, 11.
  7. [S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 339.
  8. [S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 341.
  9. [S595] Rev. Abijah P. Marvin, Lancaster Hx - Marvin, p. 235.
  10. [S288] Rutland MA VRs, p. 154.
  11. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 37.
  12. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 98.
  13. [S96] NEHGR, 135 [1981]: 33.
  14. [S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 11.

Lieut. Edward Houghton1,2,3,4,5,6,7

M, #3924, b. 25 December 1730, d. 30 July 1782

Family: Lucretia Richardson

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
BirthDec 25, 1730Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA8,4,5,9,10,11,12
MarriageOct 16, 1760Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, JWH: "m. by Wm. Richardson, the bride's father."8,13,4,5,14,15,16,12
CovenantDec 26, 1762Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, at the First Church17,12
Immigrationcirca 1763Holden, MA, USA, by children's bds
Milit-BegGuilford, Windham Co., VT, USA, CJV: Unclear if he was in Revol War:
Pvt NY; Revol. War; private in Co. F. Cumberland Co., Guilford, VT;
MLM: corp. in a mounted company commanded by Capt. John Carter of Lancaster on the Alarm for Ft. William Henry

George Goss: The DAR Ancestor listing says that his military service was with Capt. Asa Rice under Col. William Williams, but then it says it was in the Cumberland County Militia, and for residence it says 1) Guilford, VT, and then 2) Cumberland Co., NY. The trouble with that is that nowhere, in NY or VT, is there any mention of a town or County named Cumberland, nor does it show up in a list of browsable locations for census searching in 179018,5,19,20,16
Research1774
DeathJul 30, 1782Guilford, Windham Co., VT, USA, age 52 in town record; NEGHR: Lancaster, MA; Houghton: Lancaster, 1782; MLM: gives both Jan. 30, 1810 Lancaster, while on a visit [CJV: wife's dd] and Jul 30, 17828,21,4,5,22,7,12
BurialBlanchard Cemetery, Guilford, Windham Co., VT, USA23,15,24
Probate1Aug 7, 1783Guilford, Windham Co., VT, USA, FHC Film 29138, Vol. 1-2, Marlboro District, VT Probates
BiographyJWH: Resided at Guilford VT. but gives death at Lancaster, MA

DAR Patriot Index, Cent. pt 2, p. 1494: Pvt NY

Nourse, Birth, Mar Death Reg, Lanc,1890: p. 331: owned covenant with wife on Dec 26, 1762

Off. Hist. of Guilford, VT, 1961, p. 303: "Edward Houghton came from Holden Mass., to Guilford in 1773, when he bought 50 acre lots No. 55 and 56 of Orlando Bridgeman of Hinsdale (now Vernon). He died in 1782. His dwelling house was on the site of the home long known as the Taft place. It was to this place that the Vermont troops came in 1784 after driving the Yorkers from the Stowell Tavern. Lucretia, widow of Lieut. Edward Houughton then lived here with her family. The place was long used as a tavern and store. The property was deeded in 1799 to Stephen R. Bradley of Westminster. In 1804 Lucretia conveyed to her sons James and Edward, her dower rights in the homestead."

Off. Hist. of Guilford, VT, 1961, p. 135: Major Edward Houghton, Revol. War; p. 30, Edward Houghton, chosen assessor, 1775;; p. 302,

VT Gazetteer Index: Edward of Guilford, v. 94; v. pt. 3, 21, 63
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 96 #148.
  2. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 35, 88, 331.
  3. [S77] White, Genealogy of John White, I, p. 545 #502s.
  4. [S96] NEHGR, 105 [1951]: 64.
  5. [S213] National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution Centennial Admin., DAR Patriot Cent. 2, p. 1495.
  6. [S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 8 #103, 11 #104.
  7. [S1074] Town Records: Guilford, VT; VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30270, VT VRs 1770-1870.
  8. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 96.
  9. [S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 8, 11.
  10. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 50.
  11. [S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 339.
  12. [S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 342.
  13. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 88.
  14. [S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 8.
  15. [S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 11.
  16. [S932] Virkus, Abridged Compend. of Amer. Gen. III, p. 668.
  17. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 331.
  18. [S178] Nourse, Military Annals of Lancaster, p. 61.
  19. [S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 12.
  20. [S524] DFPA Lineage Book, 25 [1937]: 266.
  21. [S47] Grange, Official History of Guilford, p. 303.
  22. [S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 11, 12.
  23. [S47] Grange, Official History of Guilford, p. 384.
  24. [S1074] Town Records: Guilford, Windham Co., VT; VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30270, VT VRs 1770-1870.
  25. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 35.

Susanna Houghton1,2,3,4

F, #3925, b. 3 October 1733, d. 11 August 1798

Family: Joshua Reed Jr

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
BirthOct 3, 1733Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, MLM, Snow: Oct 15,6,7,4
Origincirca 1753Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA8,9
MarriageNov 27, 1753Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA10,11,8,12,7,13,14,15,16
DeathAug 11, 1798Cambridge, Middlesex Co., MA, USA17
BurialFederal Street Burying Ground, Greenfield, MA, USA4,12
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 96 #149.
  2. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 282.
  3. [S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 8 #104, 12 #105.
  4. [S670] Nora E. Snow Snow-Estes Ancestry, p. 331.
  5. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 96.
  6. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 50.
  7. [S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 8.
  8. [S342] Lexington MA VRs, p. 124.
  9. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 86.
  10. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 85.
  11. [S28] DAR Lineage Book, 84: 306.
  12. [S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 12.
  13. [S670] Nora E. Snow Snow-Estes Ancestry, p. 331, 366.
  14. [S672] Mr. and Mrs. William Lawrence Proctor, Proctor Genealogy, p. 257.
  15. [S933] Virkus, Abridged Compend. of Amer. Gen. III, p. 711.
  16. [S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 339.
  17. [S296] Mary Isabella Gozzaldi, History of Cambridge, Massachusetts, p. 402.
  18. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 34.

Levi Houghton1,2

M, #3926, b. 1 March 1735/36, d. before 1738

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
BirthMar 1, 1735/36Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Lancaster VRs: p. 50, Mar 1, 1736, p. 70, Mar. 8, 1736; JWH: 3,18,17363,4,5,6
Deathbefore 1738a brother of same name born; Weis: Mar 8, 1735/66
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 96 #150.
  2. [S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 8 #105.
  3. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 96.
  4. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 50, 70.
  5. [S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 8.
  6. [S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 339.

Levi Houghton1,2,3,4

M, #3927, b. 1 March 1737/38, d. 15 November 1818

Family: Anna Richardson

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
BirthMar 1, 1737/38Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA5,6,7,8,9
MarriageNov 2, 1763Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA10,11,9
Milit-BegPvt MA; Rev. War3
ResearchMA, USA
1800 Census1800Lunenburg, Worcester Co., MA, USA, 4 Total: 01001-00011; 1 male 10-15, 1 male 45+; 1 female 26-44, 1 female 45+12
1810 Census1810Lunenburg, Worcester Co., MA, USA, 3 Total: 1 male 45+//1 female 26-44, 1 female 45+13
DeathNov 15, 1818Lunenburg, Worcester Co., MA, USA, in C.C. Dec 12, 1818, age 823,5,9,14
Administr1818Lunenburg, Worcester Co., MA, USA, W.P. Case #3105315
BurialNorth Wood Cemetery, Lunenburg, Worcester Co., MA, USA5,7,16
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 96 #151.
  2. [S77] White, Genealogy of John White, I, p. 547 #503s.
  3. [S213] National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution Centennial Admin., DAR Patriot Cent. 2, p. 1495.
  4. [S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 8 #106, 12 #107.
  5. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 96.
  6. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 75.
  7. [S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 8, 12.
  8. [S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 339.
  9. [S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 342.
  10. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 99.
  11. [S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 12.
  12. [S1221] 1800 U.S. Federal Census , Lunenburg, Worcester Co, MA, p. 426.
  13. [S1222] 1810 U.S. Federal Census , Lunenburgh, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: 22; Page: 741.
  14. [S1494] American Antiquarian Society, ndex of Deaths in Mass. Centinel & Columbian Cent.
  15. [S409] Probate Records , Worcester, MA.
  16. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 190.
  17. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 37.

Lucretia Richardson1,2,3,4,5,6

F, #3928, b. 28 January 1734/35, d. 30 January 1810

Family: Lieut. Edward Houghton

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
BirthJan 28, 1734/35Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, NEGHR: 28 Oct. 17357,8,9,10,11
Occupationtavern owner
MarriageOct 16, 1760Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, JWH: "m. by Wm. Richardson, the bride's father."7,3,12,6,13,10,14,11
CovenantDec 26, 1762Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, at the First Church15,11
1800 Census1800Guilford, Windham Co., VT, USA, Widow L; 00000-10001; 1 female 1-9; 1 female 45+16,17
ResidenceGuilford, Windham Co., VT, USA, VT Gazetteer Index: v. pt. 3, 34, 35, 3618
DeathJan 30, 1810Guilford, Windham Co., VT, USA, MLM: Mar. 20, 1831, Paris ME19,9,20,11
BurialGuilford Center Cem, Guilford, Windham Co., VT, USA19
BiographyWhite: descendant of John White;Virkus, Weis: dau. of Mary Wilder and William Richardson.

Off. Hist. of Guilford, VT, 1961, p. 131: Widow Lucretia Houghton's Tavern was site of some town meetings;p. 88, Yorkers, on 1/20/1784, escaped and ran down the slope to the westward and proceeded to the dwelling house of Lucretia Houghton, who was the widow of Lieut. Edward Houghton, and lived in the Houghton Tavern, later known as Taft place.

Off. Hist. of Guilford, VT, 1961, p. 106: town meeting held at her house in
1787, 1788, 1790 (Widow Lucretia Houghtons, inholder in said town of Guilford by a legall warrant); p. 131, The earliest town meetings were held in the homes of some of the leading families, and later...Widow Lurcretia Houghton's Tavern, the Taft place, were favorite meeting places.21,22,14,11
Relativesisters13
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 96 #148s.
  2. [S77] White, Genealogy of John White, I, p. 63 #502, 545.
  3. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 88.
  4. [S47] Grange, Official History of Guilford, p. 303.
  5. [S96] NEHGR, Vol. 105, 1951, p. 64.
  6. [S213] National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution Centennial Admin., DAR Patriot Cent. 2, p. 1495.
  7. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 96.
  8. [S77] White, Genealogy of John White, I, p. 545.
  9. [S96] NEHGR, 105 [1951]: 65.
  10. [S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 11.
  11. [S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 342.
  12. [S96] NEHGR, 105 [1951]: 64.
  13. [S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 8.
  14. [S932] Virkus, Abridged Compend. of Amer. Gen. III, p. 668.
  15. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 331.
  16. [S737] VT 1800 Census, p. 138.
  17. [S1221] 1800 U.S. Federal Census , Guilford, Windham Co., VT, p. 536.
  18. [S579] Abbie M. Hemenway, VT Historical Gazetter Index, p. 467.
  19. [S47] Grange, Official History of Guilford, p. 395.
  20. [S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 12.
  21. [S47] Grange, Official History of Guilford, p. 106, 131.
  22. [S77] White, Genealogy of John White, I, p. 63.
  23. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 35.

Anna Richardson1,2,3

F, #3929, b. 1 March 1737/38, d. 1814

Family: Levi Houghton

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
BirthMar 1, 1737/38Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, White, MLM: June 134,5,6,7
Marriage BannOct 7, 1763Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, JWH: 1,2,17634,8,3,9
CommunionNov 18, 1764Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, as Amy Houghton10,7
Relativesisters11
Death1814Lunenburg, Worcester Co., MA, USA4,9,7
BurialNorth Wood Cemetery, Lunenburg, Worcester Co., MA, USA4,6,12
ParentsDWilliam Richardson and Mary Wilder; Descendant of John White13,14,7
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 96 #151s.
  2. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 37, 93.
  3. [S213] National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution Centennial Admin., DAR Patriot Cent. 2, p. 1495.
  4. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 96.
  5. [S77] White, Genealogy of John White, I, p. 547 #503.
  6. [S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 8, 12.
  7. [S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 342.
  8. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 37.
  9. [S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 12.
  10. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 321.
  11. [S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 8.
  12. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 190.
  13. [S77] White, Genealogy of John White, I, p. 547.
  14. [S670] Nora E. Snow Snow-Estes Ancestry, p. 366.
  15. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 99.

John Pierce1,2

M, #3930

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Birth
Duplicate
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 96.
  2. [S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 8.