Houghton Surname Project

Calvin Pierce^1,2

M, #3931

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Duplicate

Pedigree

Citations

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

Luther Pierce¹

M, #3932

Biography

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A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Duplicate

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 96.

Mary Houghton^1,2,3

F, #3933, b. 2 January 1718/19

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

Jan 2, 1718/19

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA^4,5,3,6

Communion

Jul 12, 1741

First Church, Lancaster, MA, USA, Nourse gives a Mary Houghton, daughter of John Houghton, as admitted to full communion on Jul 12, 1741.^2,6

Research

MLM erroneously gives Ralph's Mary Houghton as wife of Moses Bailey³

Research

Weis: prob. m. as his second wife, Thomas Sawyer⁶

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 96 #156.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 285.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 9.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 96.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 53.
[S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 340.

Ralph Houghton^1,2

M, #3934, b. 19 May 1722

Biography

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Birth

May 19, 1722

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA^3,4,5,6

Research

JWH erroneously gives this Ralph (rather than Ralph, the son of Ebenezer) as having served with Lieut. of Capt. Ebenezer Tucker's Company which marched from Milton to Lexington alarm.³

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 96 #157.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 9 #116.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 96.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 53.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 9.
[S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 340.

Phinehas Houghton^1,2,3,4

M, #3935, b. 10 April 1725, d. 26 November 1764

Family: Eunice Rogers

Marriage*: Phinehas Houghton married Eunice Rogers on Nov 28, 1763 at Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA.^8,9,10,11,7

Biography

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Birth

Apr 10, 1725

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA^5,6,7

Origin

circa 1763

Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA⁸

Marriage

Nov 28, 1763

Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA^8,9,10,11,7

Death

Nov 26, 1764

Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, in burial plot with family of Dea. Jonas Houghton; a. 40^12,13,7

Burial

Old Bolton Cemetery, Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, 40th y¹²

Note

Feb 7, 1765

Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, "I desire my Son John Houghton may be appointed Admr. on the Estate of my Late Son Phinehas Houghton Decd. I not being capable and his Widdow Dyed Since his decease..."⁴

Administr

Feb 7, 1765

Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, John Houghton 3d, administrator of brother Phineas' estate. Witnessed by Thomas Houghton, Abigail Wright, and Ezra Wilder. Debts owed to Tho. Houghton, Elijah Houghton (32 pounds); Mary Houghton, Sanderson Houghton (13 pounds); Thomas Wright (38 pounds); Jonas Houghton and Joseph Haskell;David Moore and Elijah Houghton; Thomas Davenport; Nathaniel Willson; Thomas Sawyer; Caleb Richardson and Thomas Wright⁴

Administr

Mar 8, 1765

Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, and was valued at 430 pounds. (W.P. Case #31130) Witnessed by Joseph Haskell of Harvard, Nathaniel Willsonl, and Jonas Houghton of Bolton.⁴

Research

CJV: Bolton Probate proves that this Phineas was son of John Houghton and brother of John Houghton 3d, of Ralph line; JWH: p. 97, Phineas gives same list of children for Ralph Houghton line's Phineas Houghton on p. 104 as for John Houghton line's Phineas Houghton on p. 337; same dd in Lancaster, MA; MLM: gives Phineas who married Ruth Osgood as in Ralph line^14,15

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 97 #158.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 78, 86.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 9 #117, 13.
[S409] Probate Records , Worcester, MA, Case 31130.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 53, 78, 86.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 13.
[S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 340.
[S43] Thomas W. Baldwin, Harvard MA VRs, p. 183.
[S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 142.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 52a.
[S278] Frederic W. Bailey, Early Mass. Marriages, p. 40.
[S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 208.
[S75] Whitcomb, Nashaway Burial Grounds, p. 88.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 97, 337.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 9, 13.

John Houghton 3d^{1,2,3,4,5,6,7}

M, #3936, b. 7 June 1727, d. 11 June 1826

Family 1: Mary Goddard

Marriage*: John Houghton 3d married Mary Goddard Mary in Bolton VRs; Vermont Fam.: c 1749, Lancaster MA.^{12,4,9,13,10,14,15}

Family 2: Susannah Dodge

Marriage*: John Houghton 3d married Susannah Dodge on Feb 20, 1770 at New York, New York Co., NY, USA, MLM: Mg. Bonds, Vol. of Endorsed Mg. Bonds. After the evacuation of the British in 1783, the practice of issuing licenses largely ceased. See Licenses of the Province of New York Prior to 1784, 1860, p. 9. The original records were destroyed at the time of the capital fire at Albany in 1927 (vol. 16, p. 25).^17,13,18,19

Family 3: Sarah Rice

Marriage*: John Houghton 3d married Sarah Rice on Sep 9, 1798 at Guilford, Windham Co., VT, USA, w/3; no issue.^21,22,23,24

Biography

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Notable

Birth

Jun 7, 1727

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA^{1,8,3,9,10,11}

Marriage

Mary in Bolton VRs; Vermont Fam.: c 1749, Lancaster MA^{12,4,9,13,10,14,15}

Residence

after 1770

He followed his brother John to Brattleboro, VT.¹⁶

Marriage

Feb 20, 1770

New York, New York Co., NY, USA, MLM: Mg. Bonds, Vol. of Endorsed Mg. Bonds. After the evacuation of the British in 1783, the practice of issuing licenses largely ceased. See Licenses of the Province of New York Prior to 1784, 1860, p. 9. The original records were destroyed at the time of the capital fire at Albany in 1927 (vol. 16, p. 25).^17,13,18,19

Immigration

Nov 12, 1770

Brattleboro, Windham Co., VT, USA, and subscribed to First Church of Brattleboro, VT [Brattleboro, 1: 73]^12,18,15

Deed

Oct 10, 1776

Brattleboro, Windham Co., VT, USA, for a sawmill and 100 acres from Judge Wells [Brattleboro, 1:110]¹⁸

Residence

Brattleboro, Windham Co., VT, USA, VT Gazetteer Index: v. 23⁶

1790 Census

1790

Brattleboro, Windham Co., VT, USA, 2 males 16+; 2 males under 16; 2 females²⁰

Census

1791

Brattleboro, Windham Co., VT, USA, 2-2-2-0-0¹⁰

Marriage

Sep 9, 1798

Guilford, Windham Co., VT, USA, w/3; no issue^21,22,23,24

1800 Census

1800

Brattleboro, Windham Co., VT, USA, 00201-01101; #2 m 16-25 (Eli b.1783=17, Samuel b.1781=19)
#1 m 45+ (John Sr b.1727=63)
#1 fm 10-15 (not identified; if a daughter then mother was Sus. Dodge)
#1 fm 16-25 (Anna b.1775=25, the permanently disabled daughter d.1864)
#1 fm 45+ (Sarah Rice b.1739=61)
If John's wife was born 1759, she would have been listed in the 26-45 column as a 41-year old. Assuming of course that the census was correct.^25,26

Deed

Jun 20, 1800

Brattleboro, Windham Co., VT, USA, MLM: Only record of son John involves his father as grantor (Bratt. Land Deeds, Bk. 6, p. 60) for consideration of $2300, clerk, Cooperstown, Otsego Co., NY, in which John and Sarah Houghton convey "the whole of the farm on which the sd. John Houghton now lives...130 acres." This must have been the property spoken of in West Bratteboro. Grantees: John Houghton Jr. and brother Samuel, afterwards of Guilford. The same property was sold back to John, Sr., Nov. 20, 1803 by Eli and Samuel Houghton. John, Jr. had evidently relinquished his equity to Eli, his younger brother. After leaving the saw mill site, John, Sr., moved to a more pretentious house near the foot of the meeting house hill on land across from the present Melrose Hospital, W. Brattleboro.²⁷

Occupation

a farmer and a mill owner, and real estate owner²⁸

Death

Jun 11, 1826

Guilford, Windham Co., VT, USA, JWH: "aged 99 years and 4 days"; MLM: "according to the unpublished records of Christ Church (Episcopal) of East Guilford, or Algiers, Windham Co., Vermont, the death occurring at the home of his son, Eli Houghton. At the time of his death, both in the church records mentioned and in contemporary Greenfield, Massachusetts, paper, his age was given as one hundred and one years, but the official record is very clear, and it may be supposed that the old gentleman gradually got to thinking of himself as two years older than he really was. Actually, he was 99 years old when he died. neither his burial place nor those of his three wives are known, consequently, no headstones, as far as I know (H.A.H.) However it is a fair guess that he and his second and third wives found terminal resting places in the cemetery on the meeting house hill, Brattleboro."

Hx of Berlin MA: another John Houghton, called John Tirtius, 3d, sold the place "where he lately dwelt" to Judge Samuel Baker in 1765. No record of his lineage, but his wife was Mary Goddard, the dau. of William Goddard, the miller. They rem. to Brattleboro, Vt., and later to Guilford, where he d. in 1826, aged 101 yrs.

Grandson Rev. Royal Houghton: 101 years old^{12,3,21,28,10,29}

Biography

JWH: "John, b. in Lancaster, 6,7,1727; d.6,11,1826, aged 99 years and 4 days; m. 1st Mary Goddard. There has beeen not a little difficulty in tracing the line of this John, some supposing him to have been a descendant of John and others of Ralph. The question has only been definitely settled the present year (1910) by J. C. L. Clark, the present Town Clerk of Lancaster. He says, "The key to the mystery is found in the Lancaster Book of Lands. Naturally even after the separation of Bolton from Lancaster in 1738, various inhabitants of Bolton continued to be Lancaster proprietors and to profit by successive divisions or sales of common lands in the old township. The illuminating reference is to John Houghton (sometimes called "Tertius") 3d's honored grandfather, James Houghton. That furnishes him with an ancestry not from John but from Ralph and this is borne out in various ways by my study of deeds and probate papers at Worcester. Between 1760 and 1769 there were four John Houghtons, twenty one years and over, living in Bolton. In such tangles it is well to remember that in former times the designation "Jr." did not always imply that the bear's father had the same Christian name, as it does at the present day. These were 1st, John Houghton (James, Ralph); m. in 1718 Mehitable Wilson. He was living in 1770. His 3d son was John Houghton, known as 3d or "Tertius," ancestry being (John, James, Ralph), b. in Lancaster 6, 7, 1727; m. 1st, Mary Goddard, and second Sarah ----, by both of whom he had children; he married a third wife, name not known. He removed in 1770 to Brattleboro, Vt., and later to Guilford, Vt, where he died 6,11, 1826. His descendants have claimed the he died at the age of 101 years, and it is so recorded in register of Christ's Church at Guilford. That this is an error is proven by record of his birth in Lancaster 6,7,1727, and date of death in Guilford record given as 6,11,1826. As his brother, Phineas, next older, was born in 1725 clerk could not have made a slip in the year, I believe the error was due to Mr. H. himself coming to believe he was older than he was, first from an error of subtraction and holding that in mind and so continuing to believe it, a not uncommon error with very old people. He was a Loyalist in the time of the Revolution but escaped confiscation of property."

Guilford, p. 467: "John Houghton, b. 1727 in England, d. June 11, 1826 in Guilford. He came to America after the death of his first wife. He bought land in Brattleboro in 1789 and the Houghton homestead in Guilford in 1805. The name of his second wife is not known. He m. (3) Sept. 9, 1798, Sara (dau. of Micah and Silence Rice). She with her parents were the first settlers in Guilford in 1761."; p. 468: Members of the Houghton family have lived on the Houghton farm since 1805; p. 284: in 1805, bought farm of 42 acres and 13 rods. In 1808, John and his wife, Sarah, converyed the property to their son Eli, reserving a life lease. There were 6 generations on same farm."

Divided Hearts: Paxton RM; Brattleboro

Loyalists: John Houghton, a Loyalist and neighbor of Dr. Samuel Stearns, fled to VT from MA; in Brattleboro, VT in 1788

VT Families: "His name appears on the covenant of the First Church of Brattleboro dated 1770 Nov 12 [Brattleboro, 73]. He was elected a trustee...at the town meeting in 1771 [ibid., 103]. Joseph Clark conveyed a new sawmill, house and land to John, who sold it to Josiah Arms [ibid., 109-110, no date given]. John was listed in School District #3 in a town vote dated 1782 Dec 04 [ibid., 162]. By the first census in 1791, he was living in that part of town called West Brattleboro [ibid., 169, 181]."

MLM: He was sometimes called "Captain" and was known as John Houghton, Tertius, in the records of Bolton.

Virkus: road commr. under York gov't for purpose of opening a road from Brattleboro to Albany

Brad Stauf: John apparently lived with son Eli and died in his house and may appear on Eli's 1810 census as the male over 45 but there is no corresponding female entry for wife Sarah. Nor does John appear on Eli's 1820 census; Note that regarding John b.1774, it is apparently not definitively proven whether his mother was Mary Goddard or Susannah Dodge. The "History of the Town of Berlin, Worcester County, Mass., from 1784-to 1895" states only that John "Tertisu" married Mary Goddard and that they moved first to Brattleboro, then to Guilford where he died (although it states incorrectly that he was 101 when he died in 1826). https://archive.org/details/historyoftownofbw00houg/page/386

John Houghton Jr.
Born 7 Jun 1727 in Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts Baymap
Ancestors ancestors
Son of John Houghton and Mehitable (Willson) Houghton
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of Mary (Goddard) Houghton — married [date unknown] [location unknown]
Husband of Susannah (Dodge) Houghton — married 20 Feb 1770 in New York, USAmap
Husband of Sarah (Rice) Houghton — married 9 Sep 1798 in Guilford, Windham, Vermont, USAmap
Descendants descendants
Father of Samuel Houghton Sr.
Died 11 Jun 1826 in Guilford, Windham, Vermont, USAmap
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Biography

John Houghton Jr. was born 7 Jun 1727[1] [2] in Lancaster, MA to John Houghton and Mehitabel Wilson according to the Lancaster Vital Records and "The Houghton Genealogy" (below, primary sources are listed within that document).

He was in Brattleboro, Windham County, Vermont by the 1790 census [3] listing 2 males over 16, 2 under 16 and 2 females. He appeared there in 1800 as well[4] with the same 6 family members identified below. [1] [2] [5] [6]

His first marriage is not definitively sourced with primary sources but are estimated based on births of children.

"Houghton Genealogy" published in 1912 stated that John Houghton Jr. had 3 wives, having children by the first 2 of them (Mary Goddard, and Sarah Unknown) followed by a 3rd unknown wife with whom he had no children.

Sarah appears to be Sarah Rice based on Vermont Vital Records if this is the correct Rice/Houghton couple marrying 9 Sep 1798 in Guilford, VT. [7] This would be the daughter of Abijiah Rice and sister of Micah Rice; Micah had his own daughter Sarah Rice born in Guilford. There is some confusion over which Sarah married John Houghton; the aunt or the niece which appears to be resolved by the Guilford 1800 census entry for John Houghto where he appears with the following family members:

2 m 16-25 (Eli b.1783=17, Samuel b.1781=19)
1 m 45+ (John Sr b.1727=63)
1 fm 10-15 (not identified; if a daughter then mother was Sus. Dodge)
1 fm 16-25 (Anna b.1775=25, the permanently disabled daughter d.1864)
1 fm 45+ (Sarah Rice b.1739=61)

If John's wife was born 1759, she would have been listed in the 26-45 column as a 41-year old. Assuming of course that the census was correct.

Susannah Dodge was the second wife chronologically since John would have been 71 years old when he married Sarah Rice in 1798 and his children John, Anna, Samuel and Eli were all born before that. Further research on Susannah Dodge is needed.

Children of John Houghton Jr. and Mary Goddard (married abt. 1754):

David Houghton 1752–1776 (died in Rev. war)
Silas Houghton ~1754–
Sarah Houghton 1756– (record looks like 1756; Ralph Houghton source says 1758)
Peter Houghton 1760–
Reuben Houghton 1763–
Phineas Houghton ~1765

Children of John Houghton Jr. and Susannah Dodge (married 1770):

John Houghton 1774–1850 (source is Houghton Genealogy)
Anna Houghton 1777-1864 was disabled in some way apparently since a deed by Eli & John Houghton gave land to the "poor-master" of Guilford on 2 Jun 1809 in order to provide for Anna. Guilford Death record appears with parents names, exact age 86 years, 10 months, 4 days and the notation "insane for 70 years", cause of death old age.[8]
Samuel HOUGHTON Sr. 1781–1868 (multiple primary sources on his profile)
Eli Houghton 1783– (source is Houghton Genealogy, married Electa Joy 1810, appears on censuses through 1830), father John apparently died at Eli's house

John, his wife Sarah (Rice) and his sons John Jr, Samuel (plus wife Polly and Eli plus wife "Electa" signed with what looks like "Urata") appear on some property deeds in Brattleboro in 1800 and 1803. John Sr (known as "Esquire" in the deeds) sold his 130 acre farm for $2,300 to John Jr & Samuel in essentially a reverse mortgage as he continued to live there and arranged for a stream of payments to himself and to Sarah after his death. John Jr. sold his interest in the mortgage to brother Eli; then in 1803 Eli & Samuel sold their interest back to John Sr. for $1,000 (see attachments) and deeds 60, 61, 305 and 415[9].

John's 3rd marriage on 9 Sep 1798 appears on Vermont Vital Records as "Miss Sarah Rice" of Guilford; presumably she was not married previously. [10]

John & Sarah have not been found yet on the 1810 and 1820 censuses, he may have lived with one of his children or possibly one of the Rice family.

The "History of the Town of Berlin, Worcester County, Mass., from 1784-to 1895" states only that John "Tertius" married Mary Goddard and that they moved first to Brattleboro, then to Guilford where he died (although it states incorrectly that he was 101 when he died 11 Jun 1826).[2][11] supposedly at the home of his son Eli.
Notes

From the Houghton Genealogy:

His 3d son was John Houghton, known as 3d or ' Tertius,' ancestry being (John, James, Ralph), b. in Lancaster 6, 7, 1727; m. 1st, Mary Goddard, and second Sarah , by both of whom he had children ; he married a third wife, name not known. He removed in 1770 to Brattleboro, Vt., (as discussed above, Sarah is now known to be Rice and she was his 3rd wife chronologically; Susannah Dodge being his 2nd) and later to Guilford, Vt., where he died 6, 11, 1826.

His descendants have claimed that he died at the age of 101 years, and it is so recorded in register of Christ's Church at Guilford. That this is an error is proven by record of his birth in Lancaster 6, 7, 1727, and date of death in Guilford record given as 6, 11, 1826.

As his brother, Phineas, next older, was born in 1725 clerk could not have made a slip in the year, I believe the error was due to Mr. H. himself coming to believe he was older than he was, first from an error in subtraction and holding that in mind and so continuing to believe it, a not uncommon error with very old people. He was a Loyalist in the time of the Revolution but escaped confiscation of property.
Sources

? 1.0 1.1 Source: #S181 Record for John Houghton
? 2.0 2.1 2.2 Source: #S207 The Descendants of Ralph and John Houghton of Lancaster, Massachusets by John W. Houghton, A.M. M.D. Wellington, Ohio Link: https://archive.org/details/houghtongenealog00houg
? United States Census, 1790 https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH2M-JZ1
? United States Census, 1800 https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHR7-3RQ
? Source: #S1143 Book Title: History of the town of Marlborough, Middlesex county, Massachusetts, from its first settlement in 1
? Source: #S1572
? Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954 https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XFVV-NX3
? Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954 https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XFVV-62C
? Brattleboro, Vermont, deeds/land records 1783-1871 and indexes, Deeds/land records v. C2, D-E 1800-1807 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSTB-QQ35-Z?i=55&cat=140706
? Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954 https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XFVV-NX3
? https://archive.org/details/historyoftownofbw00houg/page/386

Source: S1143 Ancestry.com North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000 Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2016;

Source: S1572 Ancestry.com Boston, Massachusetts, Birth Index, 1700-1800 Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 1997;

Source: S181 Ancestry.com Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;

Source: S182 Ancestry.com 1790 United States Federal Census Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;

Source: S207 The Houghton Genealogy

Source: S253 Ancestry.com 1800 United States Federal Census Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010; NOTESecond Census of the United States, 1800. NARA microfilm publication M32 (52 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.

Second Census of the United States, 1800: Population Schedules, Washington County, Territory Northwest of the River Ohio; and Population Census, 1803: Washington County, Ohio. NARA microfilm publication M1804 (1 roll).^{12,30,28,31,10,19}

Notable

a Loyalist in Revol. War

Research

VT Families gives sons Samuel and Roswell? as sons of Susanna Dodge with later bds; both appear to be sons of son Samuel²³

Research

CJV: I originally accepted John as parent of this Samuel, but John had a Samuel born 1781.

Research

Weis: "He married, first, Mary. He married, second...Keziah Ross." Weis gives wife and 4 children of John Houghton of Ralph line to this John³²

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 97 #159.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 56, 279.
[S46] Boston Transcript, 1926.
[S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 42.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 9 #118, 14.
[S579] Abbie M. Hemenway, VT Historical Gazetter Index, p. 467.
[S409] Probate Records , Worcester, MA, Case 31130.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 56.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 9, 14.
[S720] Scott Andrew Bartley Vermont Families in 1791 - II, p. 117.
[S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 340.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 97.
[S566] Gideon J. Tucker, New York Marriages previous to 1784, p. 191.
[S1261] Watertown MA, Watertown Gen and Records.
[S448] Rev. William A. Houghton, Berlin MA Hx - W. A. Houghton, p. 361.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 15.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 14.
[S720] Scott Andrew Bartley Vermont Families in 1791 - II, p. 118.
[S932] Virkus, Abridged Compend. of Amer. Gen. III, p. 207.
[S1220] 1790 U.S. Federal Census , Brattleboro, Windham Co., VT, p. 47.
[S47] Grange, Official History of Guilford, p. 467.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 14 as "unpublished records of Guilford."
[S720] Scott Andrew Bartley Vermont Families in 1791 - II, p. 119.
[S1074] Town Records: Guilford, Windham Co., VT, Book O, p. 34; VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30270, VT VRs 1770-1870.
[S1221] 1800 U.S. Federal Census , Brattleboro, Windham Co., VT, p. 506.
[S737] VT 1800 Census, p. 133.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 26.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 14.
[S448] Rev. William A. Houghton, Berlin MA Hx - W. A. Houghton, p. 385.
[S47] Grange, Official History of Guilford, p. 468.
[S627] E. Alfred Jones, MA Loyalists, p. 267.
[S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 312.

David Houghton^1,2

M, #3937, b. 14 March 1729/30

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

Mar 14, 1729/30

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA^3,4,5,6

Residence

after 1770

He followed his brother John to Brattleboro, VT.⁷

Death

Maryland Twp, Otsego Co., NY, USA⁸

Problem

JWH gives children of David Wilson Houghton (Mary, Orrin, William, Clarissa, Martin; all born between 1810-1830) as children of David Wilson's father, David; David Wilson bd circa 1790 by children's bds⁹

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 98 #160.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 9 #119, 15.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 98.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 58.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 9, 15.
[S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 340.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 15.
[S415] E-mail from Howard W. Houghton, Jr, Mar. 10, 2001, based on data of Bruce Alan Anderson.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, pp. 105, 118.

Ruth Osgood^1,2,3

F, #3938, b. 22 November 1727, d. 10 January 1805

Family: Phinehas Houghton

Marriage*: Ruth Osgood married Phinehas Houghton, son of Deacon Israel Houghton and Martha Wheelock, on Jun 6, 1753 at Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA.^7,2,8,9,5

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

Nov 22, 1727

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, A.W. #3890^4,3,5

Church

May 7, 1749

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, First Church⁶

Marriage

Jun 6, 1753

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA^7,2,8,9,5

Death

Jan 10, 1805

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA^{10,11,3,12,9,5}

ParentsD

Joshua Osgood (1694-1726) and Ruth Divoll⁵

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 97 #158s.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 86.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 13.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 58, 86.
[S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 320.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 319.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 97, 337.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 9, 13.
[S930] George Norbury Mackenzie, Colonial Families of the USA, Vol. 6.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 97.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 182.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 91.

Mary Goddard^1,2

F, #3939, b. 2 January 1727, d. between 1765 and 1770

Family: John Houghton 3d

Marriage*: Mary Goddard married John Houghton 3d, son of John Houghton and Mehitable Wilson, Mary in Bolton VRs; Vermont Fam.: c 1749, Lancaster MA.^{4,5,6,7,3,8,9}

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Jan 2, 1727

Marlborough, MA, USA, VR^3,2

Marriage

Mary in Bolton VRs; Vermont Fam.: c 1749, Lancaster MA^{4,5,6,7,3,8,9}

Death

between 1765 and 1770

Husband married second wife in 1798; VT Families: bet. 1765-1770^3,10

Burial

Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, not in VR^3,10

ParentsD

William (Josiah2, William 1) Goddard and Keziah Claynes; MLM: William and Keziah (Cloynes) Goddard of Marlboro, MA [see Hudson, Hist. of Berlin, pp. 360-1; Temple, Hist. of Framingham, p. 365; Bond, Genealogies of Watertown, pp. 237-249]²

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 97 #159s.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 14.
[S720] Scott Andrew Bartley Vermont Families in 1791 - II, p. 117.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 97.
[S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 42.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 9, 14.
[S566] Gideon J. Tucker, New York Marriages previous to 1784, p. 191.
[S1261] Watertown MA, Watertown Gen and Records.
[S448] Rev. William A. Houghton, Berlin MA Hx - W. A. Houghton, p. 361.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 14.

Sarah Rice^1,2,3,4

F, #3940, b. 1 April 1739, d. 18 March 1825

Family: John Houghton 3d

Marriage*: Sarah Rice married John Houghton 3d, son of John Houghton and Mehitable Wilson, on Sep 9, 1798 at Guilford, Windham Co., VT, USA, w/3; no issue.^2,6,5,4

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Apr 1, 1739

Guilford, VT, USA, MLM: 1739, Worcester, MA; VT Families: 1 Apr 1759^5,3

Residence

Guilford, Windham Co., VT, USA³

Marriage

Sep 9, 1798

Guilford, Windham Co., VT, USA, w/3; no issue^2,6,5,4

1800 Census

1800

Deed

Jun 20, 1800

Death

Mar 18, 1825

Guilford, Windham Co., VT, USA, of influenza (Christ Episcopal Church Records)^3,5

Biography

MLM: dau. of Abishai and Frances (Rice) Rice; her brother, Micajah Rice, was the first white settler in Guilford VT
Guilford Hx: dau. of Micah and Silence Rice; she with her parents were the first settlers in Guilford in 1761^2,5,3

Research

John Houghton's grandson Rev. Royal Houghton states in his diary that his own father John Houghton was son of John's last wife, without naming her: "My father was by his last wife...". John's last wife was Sarah Rice. But dates do not substantiate this.

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 97.
[S47] Grange, Official History of Guilford, p. 467.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 14.
[S1074] Town Records: Guilford, Windham Co., VT, Book O, p. 34; VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30270, VT VRs 1770-1870.
[S720] Scott Andrew Bartley Vermont Families in 1791 - II, p. 119.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 14 as "unpublished records of Guilford."
[S1221] 1800 U.S. Federal Census , Brattleboro, Windham Co., VT, p. 506.
[S737] VT 1800 Census, p. 133.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 26.

James Houghton^1,2,3,4

M, #3941, b. 13 September 1728, d. 1 March 1796

Family: Phoebe Holt

Marriage*: James Houghton married Phoebe Holt on Sep 11, 1755 at Andover, Essex Co., MA, USA, JWH: 11 Sep 1763.^5,6,2,3,10,8

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Sep 13, 1728

Pomfret, Windham Co., CT, USA, JWH: 4 Sep; Family bible of descendant Elijah Houghton Jr: Union, Tolland Co., CT^{5,6,2,7,3,8,9}

Residence

circa 1755

Sturbridge, Worcester Co., MA, USA¹⁰

Residence

between 1755 and 1781

Union, CT, USA

Marriage

Sep 11, 1755

Andover, Essex Co., MA, USA, JWH: 11 Sep 1763^5,6,2,3,10,8

Immigration

Jul, 1781

Dublin, NH, USA, settled on Lot 3, Range 5. He brought 1 son and 5 daugthers, most having reached maturity.^11,12,13

Warnings

Jul, 1781

Dublin, NH, USA¹⁴

1790 Census

1790

Dublin, Cheshire Co., NH, USA, 4 males 16+; 2 males under 16; 1 female¹⁵

Death

Mar 1, 1796

Grosvenordale, CT, USA, Bowen, & Woodstock Hx: James, not Phebe "d. Mar. 1, 1796, drowned while crossing the French River at Grovenordale."; JWH says it was Phoebe; Woodstock Hx: Grosvenordale; DAR: 1777, Union, CT; VanNoy: 1797, Weld, Franklin, ME; Leonard: Maine; MLM: 1777^6,2,3,16,9

AFN

J63L-SV¹⁷

Biography

Union, Tolland Co., CT, USA, JWH: "He resided at Union, Conn., and was a soldier in the Revolutionary War, and his sword is now in possession of one of his descendants, James S. Houghton, of Whitingham, Vt." [1912]; MLM: same one in possession of Arthur L. Houghton, Springfield, MA (acc. to Wheeler Genealogy)

VanNoy: "he went to live in Weld, Franklin Country, Me. with his son James, and he died there 1797."^5,6

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 98 #161.
[S213] National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution Centennial Admin., DAR Patriot Cent. 2, p. 1495.
[S227] Clarence Winthrop Bowen Ph.D. Woodstock CT Hx VII, p. 112.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 9 #130, 17 #134.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 98.
[S184] VanNoy, A Houghton Family, p. 8.
[S225] Pomfret CT VRs I, p. 49.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 9, 17.
[S607] Rev. Josiah L. Seward, History of Dublin, NH, p. 795.
[S298] Andover MA VRs II, p. 186.
[S36] Letter, from Mrs. Isabel Tuell Coburn, 19 June 1998.
[S607] Rev. Josiah L. Seward, History of Dublin, NH, p. 179, 630, 795.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 28.
[S607] Rev. Josiah L. Seward, History of Dublin, NH, p. 162.
[S1220] 1790 U.S. Federal Census , Dublin, Cheshire Co., NH, p. 15.
[S472] Clarence Winthrop Bowen Ph.D. The History of Woodstock, Connecticut.
[S13] "Ancestral File of LDS, Version 4.13", Ancestral File.

Experience Houghton^1,2,3,4

F, #3942, b. 29 December 1730

Family: James Bartlett

Marriage: Experience Houghton married James Bartlett on Jun 13, 1771 at Union, Tolland Co., CT, USA.^5,9,10,7

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Dec 29, 1730

Pomfret, Windham Co., CT, USA, JWH: 16 Dec; MLM: Dec. 26;
Family bible of descendant Elijah Houghton Jr: 24 Dec 1730, Union, Tolland Co., CT^5,6,2,7

AFN

J63L-WD⁸

Research

Bowen in Woodstock Hx erroneously gives this marriage, Oct. 14, 1746²

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 98 #162.
[S227] Clarence Winthrop Bowen Ph.D. Woodstock CT Hx VII, p. 112.
[S279] Frederic W. Baily (ed.), Early CT Marriages.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 9 #131.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 98.
[S225] Pomfret CT VRs I, p. 49.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 9.
[S13] "Ancestral File of LDS, Version 4.13", Ancestral File.
[S279] Frederic W. Baily (ed.), Early CT Marriages, 5, p. 28.
[S604] Unknown author, Union CT VRs Index.

Mary Houghton^1,2,3

F, #3943, b. 8 May 1733

Family: Daniel Hendrick

Marriage*: Mary Houghton married Daniel Hendrick on May 27, 1752 at Union, Tolland Co., CT, USA.^6,7,2

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

May 8, 1733

Pomfret, Windham Co., CT, USA, JWH: 7 May 1732; MLM: May 7, 1739; Family bible of descendant Elijah Houghton Jr: Union, Tolland Co., CT^4,5,2

Marriage

May 27, 1752

Union, Tolland Co., CT, USA^6,7,2

AFN

J63K-W8⁸

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 98 #163.
[S227] Clarence Winthrop Bowen Ph.D. Woodstock CT Hx VII, p. 112.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 9 #132.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 98.
[S225] Pomfret CT VRs I, p. 49.
[S184] VanNoy, A Houghton Family, p. 8.
[S226] Tolland Co. CT Records, 21R: 295.
[S13] "Ancestral File of LDS, Version 4.13", Ancestral File.

Cornelius Houghton^1,2,3

M, #3944, b. 15 August 1735, d. 6 February 1822

Family: Abigail Garfield

Marriage Bann: Cornelius Houghton and Abigail Garfield declared their intentions of marriage on Jul 18, 1773 Leicester, Worcester Co., MA, USA.¹⁵
Marriage*: Cornelius Houghton married Abigail Garfield on Aug 5, 1773 at Sutton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, IGI: 18 Jul 1773; VanNoy: 6 Feb 1773, Leicester.^4,8,9,10,11

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Aug 15, 1735

Pomfret, Windham Co., CT, USA, JWH: 19 Aug; MLM: Aug. 10; Family bible of descendant Elijah Houghton Jr: Union, Tolland Co., CT^4,5,6,7

Living

1767

Union, Tolland Co., CT, USA, sold land in 1767 to Gen. Samuel McClellan^8,9

Marriage

Aug 5, 1773

Sutton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, IGI: 18 Jul 1773; VanNoy: 6 Feb 1773, Leicester^4,8,9,10,11

Death

Feb 6, 1822

Groton, Middlesex Co., MA, USA^8,12,9

Biography

Wikitree (Hayward Houghton): Cornelius Houghton was born in Pomfret, Windham County, Connecticut on August 19, 1735. He was the son of Edward Houghton and Abigail MacCoy Houghton. While living in Connecticut, he served in the French and Indian War in 1759 - third company, First Connecticut Regiment. Cornelius was married August 15, 1773 (intentions filed July 18, 1773) in Sutton, Worcester County, Massachusetts to Abigail Garfield. Abigail's parents and background are unknown at this time.
Cornelius and Abigail resided in Leicester, Worcester County, until after the birth of their first child in 1775 and then relocated to Winchester, Cheshire County, New Hampshire, where their remaining children were born. Cornelius died, probably in Winchester, although no record has been found which provides a date or location. It was sometime after September 16, 1784 (when Joel, the youngest son was born) and before February 6 1822, when Abigail died while living in Groton, Massachusetts with son Joel).

Note

Bible of Cornelius Houghton signed and dated 1774: "My honored father (Edward) departed this life March ye 17, 1777." "My Honored mother (Abigail) departed this life March ye 30, 1777" "Joel -- September ye 16, 1784 born on Friday about ye middle of ye after noon" Similar entries for other children with given dates¹³

AFN

J63-XF¹⁴

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 98 #164.
[S227] Clarence Winthrop Bowen Ph.D. Woodstock CT Hx VII, p. 112-13.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 9 #133, 17.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 98.
[S225] Pomfret CT VRs I, p. 49.
[S227] Clarence Winthrop Bowen Ph.D. Woodstock CT Hx VII, p. 112, 113.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 9, 17.
[S184] VanNoy, A Houghton Family, p. 8.
[S227] Clarence Winthrop Bowen Ph.D. Woodstock CT Hx VII, p. 113.
[S323] Sutton MA VRs, p. 286.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 17.
[S472] Clarence Winthrop Bowen Ph.D. The History of Woodstock, Connecticut.
[S36] Letter, from Hayward Sanderson Houghton II, Jul 16, 2004: Bible of Cornelius Houghton in his possession.
[S13] "Ancestral File of LDS, Version 4.13", Ancestral File.
[S326] Leicester MA VRs, p. 168.

Capt. Nehemiah Houghton^{1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11}

M, #3945, b. 23 March 1737/38, d. 22 November 1789

Family: Eunice Curtice

Marriage*: Capt. Nehemiah Houghton married Eunice Curtice on Dec 19, 1759 at Oxford, Worcester Co., MA, USA.^{12,18,13,7,8,9,19,16,15}

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Mar 23, 1737/38

Pomfret, Windham Co., CT, USA, Family bible of descendant Elijah Houghton Jr: Union, Tolland Co., CT; DAR: 1738, Winchester, NH^{12,13,8,14,9,15}

Residence

circa 1759

Sturbridge, Worcester Co., MA, USA¹⁶

Deed

between 1759 and 1767

Following deeds are the first entries of Nehemiah Houghton in Winchester as recorded in the Cheshire County Registry of Deeds in Keene, NH.

*2-112 Nathaniel Foster to Nehemiah Houghton, of Winchester, NH (21 September 1759)
1£. “All that tract or percil of land containing five acres and a half lying and being in the town of Winchester and is bounded as follows to it begins at a chestnut and runs west three degrees north twenty four rods to a stake and stones then runs north twenty seven degrees east sixty to a white pine tree then runs south three degrees west sixty rods to the place where it began.” (triangle)

*2-112 Josiah Foster to Nehemiah Houghton (4 March 1766)
3£/10s. 5 acres on Bow Brook.

*2-113 Josiah Willard to Nehemiah Houghton (9 December 1767)
28£. 208 acres of William Lawrence’s 2 – 5^th divisions, and John Brown’s 4^th division at the Great River.

16-44 Nehemiah Houghton to John Curtis (9 December 1767)
58 acres, N31W110 on common, W12S70 on common, S24E132 on my own land, E31N83

Following deeds are the first entries of Nehemiah Houghton in Winchester as recorded in the Cheshire County Registry of Deeds in Keene, NH.

*2-112 Nathaniel Foster to Nehemiah Houghton, of Winchester, NH (21 September 1759)
1£. “All that tract or percil of land containing five acres and a half lying and being in the town of Winchester and is bounded as follows to it begins at a chestnut and runs west three degrees north twenty four rods to a stake and stones then runs north twenty seven degrees east sixty to a white pine tree then runs south three degrees west sixty rods to the place where it began.” (triangle)

*2-112 Josiah Foster to Nehemiah Houghton (4 March 1766)
3£/10s. 5 acres on Bow Brook.

*2-113 Josiah Willard to Nehemiah Houghton (9 December 1767)
28£. 208 acres of William Lawrence’s 2 – 5^th divisions, and John Brown’s 4^th division at the Great River.

16-44 Nehemiah Houghton to John Curtis (9 December 1767)
58 acres, N31W110 on common, W12S70 on common, S24E132 on my own land, E31N83¹⁷

Marriage

Dec 19, 1759

Oxford, Worcester Co., MA, USA^{12,18,13,7,8,9,19,16,15}

Land Grant

Jul 6, 1761

NH, USA, Province of New Hampshire by George the Third: Windsor Land Grant, on the west side of the Connecticut River (23, 500 acres), later in VT^20,21

Census

1776

Winchester, Cheshire Co., NH, USA²²

Death

Nov 22, 1789

Winchester, Cheshire Co., NH, USA, MLM, DAR Patriot: Nov 23, 1789; DAR Lineage: 1789^{13,23,8,24,25}

Burial

Evergreen Cemetery, Winchester, Cheshire Co., NH, USA, age 52; [Barbara H. Houghton placed a Rev. War marker on his burial site, 14 Oct. 1997.]^23,24,26

AFN

J6L-XK²⁷

Biography

JWH: "He resided in Winchester, N.H., where all his children were born. An abstract copy of Hammond's Revolutionary Rolls, Vol. i., p. 436, says that this Nehemiah Houghton was second Lieutenant of Capt. Francis Ton's company of Col. Gilman's regiment, raised by the state of N. H. in Dec. 1776 to reinforce the Continental army in the state of N.Y.
Also in Vol. X., p. 512 of Provincial and state papers, Winchester, NH, dated June 4, 1780, his name appears as captain, with a commission granted which says: "In pursuance of a vote of the council and Assembly you are to muster and swear all the men brought before you as soldiers, to serve with the Continental army until the last of Dec. next, passing none but able-bodied and effective men."
The troops which he enlisted were placed in the regiment of Col. Nichols, raised by the state of NH and joined the Continental army at West Point in
1780. His name appears in the records of the town meetings as having been elected to various offices of trust from 1764 to 1785 continuously. Aug. 5, 1776, he was chosen one of the "committee of safety and coreespondence, " and from 1778 to 1785 his name appears as holding various township offices. He was elected to and served in the House of Representatives in the year 1779 and 1780, also 1781. The foregoing facts will be of interest at the present time to any one who may desire to establish their right to membership in the societies of either the Sons or Daughters of the American Revolution."

MLM: Acted as Muster Master 1781. Also signer of Association Test and member of Committee of Inspection.

VanNoy: "Nehemiah served in various town offices of trust from 1764-1785 and was elected to and served in the House of Representatives 1779-1780 and 1781."

B.H. Houghton, p. 3: "Nehemiah and Eunice are buried in the Evergreen Cemetary, Winchester, New Hampshire. The tombstone reads: Here lies buried Capt. Nehemiah Houghton, Nov. the 22d 1789 in the 52d year of his life. Mrs. Eunice Oct. the 11h 1791 in the 56th year of her age. "Farewell dear friends we part in pain - But hope to live & meet again -"^28,23,20,25

Research

Rosamond Houghton VanNoy has been a major contributor to the research on the descendants of Nehemiah Houghton. See her A Houghton Family; most of the vital reccords are from Alexander's partial copy of Winchester NH records in NEHGR^20,29

Duplicate

Research

Only JWH & MLM give as child; not in Winchester NH VRS

Research

parent?

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 98-99 #165.
[S28] DAR Lineage Book, 108: 87.
[S28] DAR Lineage Book, 85: 89.
[S28] DAR Lineage Book, 59: 259.
[S28] DAR Lineage Book, 90: 217.
[S62] Smith, History of Rutland County, p. 307, 344.
[S184] VanNoy, A Houghton Family, p. 8.
[S213] National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution Centennial Admin., DAR Patriot Cent. 2, p. 1495.
[S227] Clarence Winthrop Bowen Ph.D. Woodstock CT Hx VII, p. 112.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 9 #134, 17.
[S308] Donald E. Gradeless, Rev. Lineages IL SAR, p. 140.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 98.
[S28] DAR Lineage Book, Vol. 59, p. 259.
[S225] Pomfret CT VRs I, p. 49.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 9, 17.
[S427] Oxford MA VRs, p. 181.
[S415] E-mail from Gene Piurkowski, Jan 16, 2016.
[S28] DAR Lineage Book, Vol. 108, p. 87.
[S229] Sturbridge MA VRs, p. 184.
[S184] VanNoy, A Houghton Family, p. 11.
[S231] Batchelor, New Hampshire Grants.
[S751] NH 1776 Census, p. 76.
[S116] B. H. Houghton, Michigan Desc. of Noah Houghton, p. 3.
[S743] Mrs. Charles Carpenter Goss, NH Col. Gravestone Inscription, p. 155.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 17.
[S782] Patricia Law Hatcher Rev. Patriots Graves II, p. 170.
[S13] "Ancestral File of LDS, Version 4.13", Ancestral File.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 98-99.
[S96] NEHGR, 38 [1884]: 405.

Edward Houghton Jr.^1,2,3,4

M, #3946, b. 16 April 1740, d. 11 July 1803

Family: Olive Russell

Marriage*: Edward Houghton Jr. married Olive Russell on May 30, 1771 at Thompson, Windham Co., CT, USA, MLM: 1772; Wallin: prob. Killingly, CT.^{11,2,9,12,13,14}

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

Apr 16, 1740

Pomfret, Windham Co., CT, USA, Family bible of descendant Elijah Houghton Jr: Union, Tolland Co., CT^5,6,7,8

Residence

Thompson, CT, USA, and then Killingsley, CT. He settled in the Northeast part of town, set off in 1785 and organized as the town of Thompson^9,10

Marriage

May 30, 1771

Thompson, Windham Co., CT, USA, MLM: 1772; Wallin: prob. Killingly, CT^{11,2,9,12,13,14}

1800 Census

1800

Thompson, Windham Co., CT, USA, 21001-11001; (7 total); 2 male <9
1 male 10-15; 1 male 45+; 1 female <9; 1 female 10-15; 1 female 45+¹⁵

Estate

Jan 27, 1803

Thompson, Windham Co., CT, USA, CT State, Pomfret Probate District, #2182, wife Olive executrix¹¹

Death

Jul 11, 1803

Thompson, Windham Co., CT, USA^16,11,9,10

Biography

JWH "Res., Thompson, Conn., and later in Killingly, Conn., where children were born. He settled in the northerly part of the town which as set off in 1785, and organized as the town of Thompson. This being the northeast town in the state."; CJV: first Killingly then Thompson^16,17,18

AFN

J63L-0Q¹⁹

Research

Killingly CT VR gives 3 children and wife called Alice

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 99 #166.
[S184] VanNoy, A Houghton Family, p. 8.
[S227] Clarence Winthrop Bowen Ph.D. Woodstock CT Hx VII, p. 112, 113.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 9 #135, 18.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 98.
[S225] Pomfret CT VRs I, p. 49.
[S227] Clarence Winthrop Bowen Ph.D. Woodstock CT Hx VII, p. 112-13.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 9, 18.
[S227] Clarence Winthrop Bowen Ph.D. Woodstock CT Hx VII, p. 113.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 18.
[S36] Letter, from Mrs. Winston Wallin, 11/1998.
[S279] Frederic W. Baily (ed.), Early CT Marriages, 2, p. 58.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 9,.
[S905] Houghton Family of Whitingham VT;, p. 4.
[S1221] 1800 U.S. Federal Census , Thompson, Windham, CT, Reel 2, p. 774 (807), line 8.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 99.
[S227] Clarence Winthrop Bowen Ph.D. Woodstock CT Hx VII.
[S228] Rev. Harvey Lawson, Union CT History.
[S13] "Ancestral File of LDS, Version 4.13", Ancestral File.

Asa Houghton^1,2,3

M, #3947, b. 1 June 1742, d. 17 April 1829

Family 1: Sybil Davis

Marriage*: Asa Houghton married Sybil Davis on Jun 23, 1768 at Union, Tolland Co., CT, USA, Richard Houghton III: "Bowman collection, CT State Lib., Union Church Recs., p. 7 (giving date as 1767)(citing 1Union Recs., p. 38);Early CT Marriages (giving date only as ---24, 1768).^8,5,2,9,10,7

Family 2: Mary Bradford

Marriage Bann: Asa Houghton and Mary Bradford declared their intentions of marriage on Feb 5, 1791 Sturbridge, Worcester Co., MA, USA.²⁹
Marriage Bann: Asa Houghton and Mary Bradford declared their intentions of marriage on Feb 6, 1791 Wales, Hampden Co., MA, USA.³⁰
Marriage*: Asa Houghton married Mary Bradford on Mar, 1791 at Wales, Hampden Co., MA, USA.^{8,13,14,15,16,17}

Family 3: Susanna A. Gardner

Marriage*: Asa Houghton married Susanna A. Gardner on Jul 11, 1814 at Wales, Hampden Co., MA, USA.^8,16,17

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Jun 1, 1742

Pomfret, Windham Co., CT, USA, JWH, MLM: 12 Jun; Richard Houghton III: "McClanahan is the only source to mention the middle initial, states that his marriage record to his second wife lists him as "Asa S. of Brimfield...He may have simply misread the record -- "Asa of S. Brimfield" --and transposed the "S.""; Family bible of descendant Elijah Houghton Jr: Union, Tolland Co., CT^4,5,6,2,7

Marriage

Jun 23, 1768

Union, Tolland Co., CT, USA, Richard Houghton III: "Bowman collection, CT State Lib., Union Church Recs., p. 7 (giving date as 1767)(citing 1Union Recs., p. 38);Early CT Marriages (giving date only as ---24, 1768).^8,5,2,9,10,7

Office

1784

to be the third representative to the state legislature from the towns of South Brimfield and Holland, and served in 1784 and 1787. He also served as a town selectman in 1785-86 and 1801.

1790 Census

1790

S. Brimfield, Hampshire Co., MA, USA, Asa Holton: 3 males 16+, 4 female¹¹

Church

Apr 27, 1790

He was dismissed from the Brimfield church so that he could attend church elsewhere, probably Holland.¹²

Marriage

Mar, 1791

Wales, Hampden Co., MA, USA^{8,13,14,15,16,17}

1800 Census

1800

South Brimfield, Hampshire Co., MA, USA, Asa Holton: 20001-20110; 2 male 1-9, 1 male 45+, 2 female 1-9, 1 female 16-25, 1 female 26-44¹⁸

1810 Census

1810

South Brimfield, Hampshire Co., MA, USA, 6 Individuals: 1 male 10 thru 15 (1795-1800), 1 male 16 thru 25 (1794-1785), 1 male 45 and over (bef. 1765)// 1 female 10 thru 15 (1795-1800), 1 female 16 thru 25 (1794-1785), 1 female 45 and over (bef. 1765)^19,20

Marriage

Jul 11, 1814

Wales, Hampden Co., MA, USA^8,16,17

1820 Census

1820

South Brimfield, Hampden Co., MA, USA, 000011//11001²¹

Will

Sep 21, 1825

South Brimfield, Hampden Co., MA, USA, Executors were sons Asa and Horace Houghton and witnesses were James Wales, Loving Wales, and Polly Wales.²²

Death

Apr 17, 1829

Wales, Hampden Co., MA, USA, on the family homestead; Woodstock Hx: ae. 87^{8,23,2,24,16,17}

Burial

after Apr 17, 1829

Wales, Hampden Co., MA, USA, on his farm; with his son Asa Jr. and grandson Asa B.²⁵

Estate

Aug 29, 1829

Hampden Co., MA, USA, Inventory done. Value of $2,630.29.²⁶

Research

JWH gives Asa Houghton [his grandfather] and Susanna Gardiner as parents; birthdays of several children are improbable (1st Asa and Wareham)

Contributn

Genealogy of Asa Houghton was contributed by Richard H. Houghton III. Birth dates of the children by the first wife are confused in the sources and should be used cautiously. J.W. Houghton has made significant errors in the children attributed to this Asa Houghton.

AFN

J63M-6W²⁷

Research

Per JWH: Asa Houghton and Susanna Gardner, son of Asa4, Edward, James, Ralph1
10 Children: i. David, ii. Artemas, iii. Asa, iv. Dr. Harvey, v. Lyman, vi. Josiah, vii. Timothy, viii. Caroline, ix. Asa Bradford, x. Mary²⁸

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 100 #167.
[S227] Clarence Winthrop Bowen Ph.D. Woodstock CT Hx VII, p. 112.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 9 #136, 18.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 98.
[S184] VanNoy, A Houghton Family, p. 9.
[S225] Pomfret CT VRs I, p. 49.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 9, 18.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 100.
[S279] Frederic W. Baily (ed.), Early CT Marriages, 5, p. 27.
[S415] E-mail Richard Houghton, 1997 [son of Richard Hamilton Houghton].
[S1220] 1790 U.S. Federal Census , South Brimfield, Hampshire Co., MA, Roll: M637_4, p. 123.
[S415] E-mail Richard H. Houghton III, 1997.
[S467] Wales MA VRs, p. 141.
[S468] Unknown compiler, "NEHGS", Ancestral File, Corbin Manuscript collection, subgroup II (Hampden Co.), Series L (Wales), Reel 31, Part E, p. 216 (Houghton Family Genealogy); Part G, p. [95]/141.
[S469] Ruth G. Hall, The Descendants of Governor William Bradford, p. 391.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 18.
[S1540] MA Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, p. 216, Houghton Families.
[S1221] 1800 U.S. Federal Census , S. Brimfield, Hampshire, MA, surname.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1810 Hampshire Co, MA, p. 74.
[S1222] 1810 U.S. Federal Census , South Brimfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts; Roll: 19; Page: 74.
[S1223] 1820 U.S. Federal Census , South Brimfield, Hampden, Massachusetts; Roll: M33_48; Page: 322;.
[S409] Probate Records , Will, Estate of Asa Houghton, Hampden Co., Probate Ct., Springfield, MA (Sept. 21, 1825).
[S95] Newspaper, Springfield Republican: p. 19 (printed in Apr. 29, 1829 edition).
[S409] Probate Records , Inv., Estate of Asa Houghton, Hampden Co., Probate Ct., Springfield, MA.
[S468] Unknown compiler, "NEHGS", Ancestral File, Corbin Manuscript collection, subgroup II (Hampden Co.), Series L (Wales), Reel 31 (Wales Cemetery Records).
[S409] Probate Records , Inv., Estate of Asa Houghton, Hampden Co., Porbate Ct., Springfield, MA (Sept. 29, 1829).
[S13] "Ancestral File of LDS, Version 4.13", Ancestral File.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 109, 131.
[S229] Sturbridge MA VRs, p. 216, 220.
[S467] Wales MA VRs, p. 121.

Abijah Houghton^1,2,3

M, #3948, b. 9 May 1745, d. 3 July 1828

Family: Rebecca Adams

Marriage*: Abijah Houghton married Rebecca Adams on Oct 17, 1768 at Woodstock, Windham Co., CT, USA, Bosley: "Before my mother died she wrote a letter to the town clerk of Woodstock, Conn. asking for a copy of the marriage record of Elijah Houghton and Rebekah Adams in Woodstock, Conn. She received back a photocopy of "Woodstock Vital Records" stating "Elijah Holton of Killingly & Rebecca Adams of Woodstock were Married October 17th 1770 by the Rev. Abel Stiles Pastor"; MLM: Sherburne, MA; VanNoy: Nov. 17.^7,8,9,6,10

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

May 9, 1745

Union, Tolland Co., CT, USA, JWH, MLM: 20 May^4,5,2,6

Marriage

Oct 17, 1768

Woodstock, Windham Co., CT, USA, Bosley: "Before my mother died she wrote a letter to the town clerk of Woodstock, Conn. asking for a copy of the marriage record of Elijah Houghton and Rebekah Adams in Woodstock, Conn. She received back a photocopy of "Woodstock Vital Records" stating "Elijah Holton of Killingly & Rebecca Adams of Woodstock were Married October 17th 1770 by the Rev. Abel Stiles Pastor"; MLM: Sherburne, MA; VanNoy: Nov. 17^7,8,9,6,10

Residence

Lyndon, Caledonia Co., VT, USA, JWH:"Res., Linden, Vt. Early life spent in Rhode Island."; MLM: Settled in St. Johnsbury, having resided in Linden, VT.^7,11

Research

1781

Milit-Beg

Aug 18, 1781

"Houghton, Abijah (also given Elijah). Private, Capt. Daniel Bowker's co., Col. Webb's regt; enlisted Aug. 18, 1781; discharged Nov. 30, 1781; service, 3 mos. 22 days, including 10 days (204 miles) travel home; company raised to reinforce Continental army for 3 months."; BT:"An Abijah (Elijah) Houghton was enlisted as a private in Capt. Daniel Bowker's Company in Col. Welt's Regiment, enlisting Aug. 18, 1781, being discharged Nov. 30."^12,13

Origin

before 1792

Winchester, Cheshire Co., NH, USA, a housewright¹⁴

Land Recrd

Nov 16, 1792

St. Johnsbury, Caledonia Co., VT, USA, Elijah, grantor; Daniel Ripley, grantee, warranty deed, both of Winchester, Cheshire Co., NH; 65 pounds¹⁴

1800 Census

1800

St. Johnsbury, Caledonia Co., VT, USA, Elijah Houghton: 20111-00021; 2 male 1-9, 1 male 16-25, 1 male 26-44, 1 male 45+, 1 female 26-44, 1 female 45+; near Alpheus Houghton [son?]¹⁵

Land Recrd

Apr 12, 1806

St. Johnsbury, Caledonia Co., VT, USA, Elijah, grantor; Elijah Jr., grantee; 50 acres¹⁶

1810 Census

1810

St. Johnsbury, Caledonia Co., VT, USA, Elijah Houghton; 4 Total; 10001-01010; 1 male <10, 1 male 45+//1 female 10-15, 1 female 26-44¹⁷

1820 Census

1820

Lyndon, Caledonia Co., VT, USA, 2 Individuals: 1 male = 45+ (bef. 1775)// 1 female = 45+ (bef. 1775); next door to son Elijah¹⁸

Death

Jul 3, 1828

Lyndon, Caledonia Co., VT, USA, MLM: 7 Mar 1838, St. Johnsbury, VT; Jack E. Houghton: RI; Adams Genealogy: 7 Mar 1838^7,8,19,20,10

AFN

J63M-4K²¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 100 #168.
[S227] Clarence Winthrop Bowen Ph.D. Woodstock CT Hx VII, p. 112.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 9 #137, 18.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 98.
[S225] Pomfret CT VRs I, p. 49.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 9, 18.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 100.
[S184] VanNoy, A Houghton Family, p. 9.
[S279] Frederic W. Baily (ed.), Early CT Marriages, I, p. 111.
[S855] Andrew N. Adams, Adams Genealogy, p. 17.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 18, 34.
[S46] Boston Transcript, Aug 7, 1929 - 8664.
[S39] Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors, 8: 297.
[S833] Land Records, online Ancestry.Com, St. Johnsbury, Caledonia Co., VT, Book 1, p. 82.
[S1221] 1800 U.S. Federal Census , St. Johnsbury, Caledonia Co., VT, surname.
[S833] Land Records, online Ancestry.Com, St. Johnsbury, Caledonia Co., VT, Book 3, p. 115.
[S1222] 1810 U.S. Federal Census , St. Johnsbury, Caledonia, Vermont; Roll: 64; Page: 363.
[S1223] 1820 U.S. Federal Census , Lyndon, Caledonia, Vermont; Roll: M33_127; Page: 386.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 19.
[S415] E-mail from Jack Edward Houghton, Oct. 31, 1999.
[S13] "Ancestral File of LDS, Version 4.13", Ancestral File.

Jonas Houghton^1,2,3

M, #3949, b. 17 January 1748, d. 13 November 1791

Family: Sarah Abbott

Marriage*: Jonas Houghton married Sarah Abbott on Nov 29, 1768 at Union, Tolland, VT, USA, VanNoy: 24 Jan 1768.^7,8,9,6

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Jan 17, 1748

Union, Tolland Co., CT, USA^4,5,2,6

Marriage

Nov 29, 1768

Union, Tolland, VT, USA, VanNoy: 24 Jan 1768^7,8,9,6

Residence

Woodstock, Windham Co., CT, USA, Bowen, MLM: Lawson's Union^7,6,10

Death

Nov 13, 1791

Woodstock, Windham Co., CT, USA, VanNoy: 13 Nov 1791 (in Barbour Collection microfilm of CT as Vol. 2-D, p. 22)^8,9,11,6

AFN

J63M-88¹²

Problem

bds of last two children; or dd

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 110.
[S227] Clarence Winthrop Bowen Ph.D. Woodstock CT Hx VII, p. 112, 114.
[S472] Clarence Winthrop Bowen Ph.D. The History of Woodstock, Connecticut, p. 390.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 98.
[S225] Pomfret CT VRs I, p. 49.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 19.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 100.
[S184] VanNoy, A Houghton Family, p. 9.
[S227] Clarence Winthrop Bowen Ph.D. Woodstock CT Hx VII, p. 114.
[S472] Clarence Winthrop Bowen Ph.D. The History of Woodstock, Connecticut, Vol. II, p. 8.
[S472] Clarence Winthrop Bowen Ph.D. The History of Woodstock, Connecticut.
[S13] "Ancestral File of LDS, Version 4.13", Ancestral File.

Phoebe Holt^1,2,3

F, #3950, b. April 1735, d. 1 March 1796

Family: James Houghton

Marriage*: Phoebe Holt married James Houghton, son of Edward Houghton and Abigail McCoy, on Sep 11, 1755 at Andover, Essex Co., MA, USA, JWH: 11 Sep 1763.^4,8,3,7,9,10

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

Apr, 1735

Andover, Essex Co., MA, USA, JWH: 30 Jan 1734-35; Andover VR: Apr 1735; Court of General Sessions, Essex Co., MA term of 30 Sep 1735; Ephraim Holt of Andover and now wife Phebe Russell, fined 40 s each, the standard fine for fornication^4,5,6,7

Residence

between 1755 and 1781

Union, CT, USA

Marriage

Sep 11, 1755

Andover, Essex Co., MA, USA, JWH: 11 Sep 1763^4,8,3,7,9,10

Death

Mar 1, 1796

Groversdale, CT, USA, Houghton: Died "by drowning while attempting to cross French River, Groversdale, Conn. The bridge broke, throwing herself and horse into the river, where she was found the next morning."^4,11

AFN

J63L-T2²

ParentsD

Ephraim and Phebe (Russell) Holt of Andover, MA.⁸

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 98 #161s.
[S13] "Ancestral File of LDS, Version 4.13", Ancestral File.
[S213] National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution Centennial Admin., DAR Patriot Cent. 2, p. 1495.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 98.
[S297] Andover MA VRs I,.
[S610] Melinde Lutz Sanborn, Lost Babes.
[S227] Clarence Winthrop Bowen Ph.D. Woodstock CT Hx VII, p. 112.
[S184] VanNoy, A Houghton Family, p. 8.
[S298] Andover MA VRs II, p. 186.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 9, 17.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 17.

James Bartlett^1,2

M, #3951

Family: Experience Houghton

Marriage*: James Bartlett married Experience Houghton, daughter of Edward Houghton and Abigail McCoy, on Jun 13, 1771 at Union, Tolland Co., CT, USA.^3,4,5,6

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Marriage

Jun 13, 1771

Union, Tolland Co., CT, USA^3,4,5,6

AFN

J63L-V7²

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 98 #162s.
[S13] "Ancestral File of LDS, Version 4.13", Ancestral File.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 98.
[S279] Frederic W. Baily (ed.), Early CT Marriages, 5, p. 28.
[S604] Unknown author, Union CT VRs Index.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 9.

Syballa Bartlett^1,2

F, #3952

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 98.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 9.

Abigail Garfield^1,2,3

F, #3953, b. circa 1750, d. December 1822

Family: Cornelius Houghton

Marriage Bann: Abigail Garfield and Cornelius Houghton declared their intentions of marriage on Jul 18, 1773 Leicester, Worcester Co., MA, USA.¹¹
Marriage*: Abigail Garfield married Cornelius Houghton, son of Edward Houghton and Abigail McCoy, on Aug 5, 1773 at Sutton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, IGI: 18 Jul 1773; VanNoy: 6 Feb 1773, Leicester.^6,3,7,4,5

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

circa 1750

Groton, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, VanNoy: bp^2,3

Residence

circa 1773

Leicester, Worcester Co., MA, USA, MLM: of Sutton^4,5

Marriage

Aug 5, 1773

Sutton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, IGI: 18 Jul 1773; VanNoy: 6 Feb 1773, Leicester^6,3,7,4,5

Death

Dec, 1822

Groton, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, at home of son Joel; JWH: 6 Feb 1822; Groton VR: a. 72 y.^6,8,5,9

Burial

New Cemetery, Groton, MA, USA, same lot as son Joel; "His Mother died Feb. 6, 1822, Aged 72"¹⁰

ParentsD

Eliakim Garfield and Hannah Chase⁹

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 98 #164s.
[S46] Boston Transcript, Sep 8, 1933 - 7108.
[S184] VanNoy, A Houghton Family, p. 8.
[S323] Sutton MA VRs, p. 286.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 17.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 98.
[S227] Clarence Winthrop Bowen Ph.D. Woodstock CT Hx VII, p. 113.
[S127] Vital Records of Groton, II, p. 234.
[S415] E-mail from Hayward Sanderson Houghton II, 2005, document of father.
[S415] E-mail from Hayward Sanderson Houghton, Mar 12, 2004: based on Corrections of 1912 Houghton Genealogy by his father Hayward Sanderson Houghton and his grandmother Gertrude Frances Flagg Houghton.
[S326] Leicester MA VRs, p. 168.

Eunice Curtice^{1,2,3,4,5,6,7}

F, #3954, b. 15 January 1735/36, d. 11 October 1791

Family: Capt. Nehemiah Houghton

Marriage*: Eunice Curtice married Capt. Nehemiah Houghton, son of Edward Houghton and Abigail McCoy, on Dec 19, 1759 at Oxford, Worcester Co., MA, USA.^{11,12,13,6,7,14,15,10,16}

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Jan 15, 1735/36

Topsfield, Essex Co., MA, USA^8,9

Residence

circa 1759

Gore, MA, USA^10,9

Marriage

Dec 19, 1759

Oxford, Worcester Co., MA, USA^{11,12,13,6,7,14,15,10,16}

1790 Census

1790

Winchester, Cheshire Co., NH, USA, Eunice head of family, 1 male 16+, 4 females^17,18

Death

Oct 11, 1791

Winchester, Cheshire Co., NH, USA, age 56¹⁹

Burial

Evergreen Cemetery, Winchester, Cheshire Co., NH, USA, "Mrs. Eunice Houghton Relict of Capt. Nehemiah Houghton who Died Oct the 11, 1791 in the 56th year of her age."^20,21,19

AFN

HQ9Q-OO⁸

Biography

dau. of Samuel and Hannah (Dodge) Curtis; her great grandfather was Zacheas Curtis who married in 1645 Joanna Grace Corwithin.²²

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 98 #165s.
[S28] DAR Lineage Book, 149: 170.
[S28] DAR Lineage Book, 108: 87.
[S28] DAR Lineage Book, 59: 259.
[S116] B. H. Houghton, Michigan Desc. of Noah Houghton, p. 2.
[S184] VanNoy, A Houghton Family, p. 8.
[S213] National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution Centennial Admin., DAR Patriot Cent. 2, p. 1495.
[S13] "Ancestral File of LDS, Version 4.13", Ancestral File.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 17.
[S427] Oxford MA VRs, p. 181.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 98.
[S28] DAR Lineage Book, Vol. 108, p. 87.
[S28] DAR Lineage Book, Vol. 59, p. 259.
[S227] Clarence Winthrop Bowen Ph.D. Woodstock CT Hx VII, p. 112.
[S229] Sturbridge MA VRs, p. 184.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 9, 17.
[S46] Boston Transcript, 1931 - 269.
[S1220] 1790 U.S. Federal Census , Winchester, Chesire, NH.
[S743] Mrs. Charles Carpenter Goss, NH Col. Gravestone Inscription, p. 155.
[S116] B. H. Houghton, Michigan Desc. of Noah Houghton, p. 3.
[S184] VanNoy, A Houghton Family, p. 14.
[S184] VanNoy, A Houghton Family, p. 11.

Olive Russell^1,2

F, #3955, b. 25 May 1748, d. 13 January 1829

Family: Edward Houghton Jr.

Marriage*: Olive Russell married Edward Houghton Jr., son of Edward Houghton and Abigail McCoy, on May 30, 1771 at Thompson, Windham Co., CT, USA, MLM: 1772; Wallin: prob. Killingly, CT.^6,4,2,7,8,9

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

May 25, 1748

Killingly, Windham Co., CT, USA, JWH: 31 May 1738; MLM: May 31, 1748, Killingsbey, CT^3,4,2,5

Marriage

May 30, 1771

Thompson, Windham Co., CT, USA, MLM: 1772; Wallin: prob. Killingly, CT^6,4,2,7,8,9

Death

Jan 13, 1829

Bowen, MLM: Nov. 13; Wallin: prob. Thompson, CT^3,6,2,5

AFN

J63M-KS¹⁰

ParentsD

John and Elizabeth Russell⁵

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 99 #166s.
[S227] Clarence Winthrop Bowen Ph.D. Woodstock CT Hx VII, p. 113.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 99.
[S184] VanNoy, A Houghton Family, p. 8.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 18.
[S36] Letter, from Mrs. Winston Wallin, 11/1998.
[S279] Frederic W. Baily (ed.), Early CT Marriages, 2, p. 58.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 9,.
[S905] Houghton Family of Whitingham VT;, p. 4.
[S13] "Ancestral File of LDS, Version 4.13", Ancestral File.

Sybil Davis^1,2

F, #3956, b. August 1746, d. before 1791

Family: Asa Houghton

Marriage*: Sybil Davis married Asa Houghton, son of Edward Houghton and Abigail McCoy, on Jun 23, 1768 at Union, Tolland Co., CT, USA, Richard Houghton III: "Bowman collection, CT State Lib., Union Church Recs., p. 7 (giving date as 1767)(citing 1Union Recs., p. 38);Early CT Marriages (giving date only as ---24, 1768).^3,7,4,6,8,9

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Aug, 1746

Brimfield, Hampden Co., MA, USA^3,4,5

Residence

circa 1768

South Brimfield, MA, USA⁶

Marriage

Jun 23, 1768

Death

before 1791

husband remarried this date¹⁰

AFN

J63M-12¹

ParentsD

Tristram and Mary Davis of S. Brimfield, MA^7,4,11

Pedigree

Citations

[S13] "Ancestral File of LDS, Version 4.13", Ancestral File.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 100 #167s.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 100.
[S227] Clarence Winthrop Bowen Ph.D. Woodstock CT Hx VII, p. 112.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 18.
[S279] Frederic W. Baily (ed.), Early CT Marriages, 5, p. 27.
[S184] VanNoy, A Houghton Family, p. 9.
[S415] E-mail Richard Houghton, 1997 [son of Richard Hamilton Houghton].
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 9, 18.
[S16] CJV opinion.
[S1540] MA Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, p. 216, Houghton Families.

Mary Bradford

F, #3957, b. October 1755, d. 22 July 1813

Family: Asa Houghton

Marriage Bann: Mary Bradford and Asa Houghton declared their intentions of marriage on Feb 5, 1791 Sturbridge, Worcester Co., MA, USA.¹
Marriage Bann: Mary Bradford and Asa Houghton declared their intentions of marriage on Feb 6, 1791 Wales, Hampden Co., MA, USA.¹¹
Marriage*: Mary Bradford married Asa Houghton, son of Edward Houghton and Abigail McCoy, on Mar, 1791 at Wales, Hampden Co., MA, USA.^2,3,4,5,6,7

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Oct, 1755

Attleboro, Bristol Co., MA, USA, or Cumberland, Providence Co., RI (Attleborough became Cumberland in 1749); descendant of the Pilgrim William Bradford (1590-1657), the first governor of the Plymouth Colony

Residence

circa 1791

Sturbridge, Worcester Co., MA, USA¹

Marriage

Mar, 1791

Wales, Hampden Co., MA, USA^2,3,4,5,6,7

Death

Jul 22, 1813

Wales, Hampden Co., MA, USA, age 58, on the family farm; MA VRs: Mar 13, 1823, age 55^5,8,7

Burial

Holland cemetery, Holland, Hampden Co., MA, USA, tombstone still stands in 1997

ParentsD

Perez Bradford and Mary Jackson; She was first married to Justis Jacobs and had one child, Justis Jr. Justis, Sr. died "at sea" sometime before 1791, perhaps in the Rev. War. Her brother Perez Bradford owned land next to Asa's. Perez5, Perez4, Samuel3, William2, Govenor William1 Bradford (of Mayflower)⁹

AFN

J63M-3D¹⁰

Pedigree

Citations

[S229] Sturbridge MA VRs, p. 216, 220.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 100.
[S467] Wales MA VRs, p. 141.
[S468] Unknown compiler, "NEHGS", Ancestral File, Corbin Manuscript collection, subgroup II (Hampden Co.), Series L (Wales), Reel 31, Part E, p. 216 (Houghton Family Genealogy); Part G, p. [95]/141.
[S469] Ruth G. Hall, The Descendants of Governor William Bradford, p. 391.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 18.
[S1540] MA Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, p. 216, Houghton Families.
[S470] Earl P. Crandall, Cemetery Inscriptions: Holland, MA, p. 8.
[S415] E-mail Richard Houghton, 1997 [son of Richard Hamilton Houghton].
[S13] "Ancestral File of LDS, Version 4.13", Ancestral File.
[S467] Wales MA VRs, p. 121.

Susanna A. Gardner^1,2,3

F, #3958, b. 1767, d. 13 March 1823

Family: Asa Houghton

Marriage*: Susanna A. Gardner married Asa Houghton, son of Edward Houghton and Abigail McCoy, on Jul 11, 1814 at Wales, Hampden Co., MA, USA.^1,6,5

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

1767

⁴

Note

was the widow of Ebenezer Ames⁵

Marriage

Jul 11, 1814

Wales, Hampden Co., MA, USA^1,6,5

Death

Mar 13, 1823

Wales, Hampden Co., MA, USA, age 56^1,7,3,6,5

Burial

Wales, MA, USA⁴

AFN

J63M-73²

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 100.
[S13] "Ancestral File of LDS, Version 4.13", Ancestral File.
[S471] Robert L. Moore, Gravestone Records of Wales, Massachusetts, p. 9.
[S415] E-mail from Richard Hamilton Houghton III June 30, 1999.
[S1540] MA Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, p. 216, Houghton Families.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 18.
[S468] Unknown compiler, "NEHGS", Ancestral File, Corbin Manuscript collection, subgroup II (Hampden Co.), Series L (Wales), Reel 31, Part E, p. 23, 216;.

Rebecca Adams^1,2

F, #3959, b. 22 August 1748, d. 12 January 1832

Family: Abijah Houghton

Marriage*: Rebecca Adams married Abijah Houghton, son of Edward Houghton and Abigail McCoy, on Oct 17, 1768 at Woodstock, Windham Co., CT, USA, Bosley: "Before my mother died she wrote a letter to the town clerk of Woodstock, Conn. asking for a copy of the marriage record of Elijah Houghton and Rebekah Adams in Woodstock, Conn. She received back a photocopy of "Woodstock Vital Records" stating "Elijah Holton of Killingly & Rebecca Adams of Woodstock were Married October 17th 1770 by the Rev. Abel Stiles Pastor"; MLM: Sherburne, MA; VanNoy: Nov. 17.^2,3,5,6,7

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Aug 22, 1748

Sherborn, MA, USA, VanNoy: Woodstock, VT^3,4

Marriage

Oct 17, 1768

Death

Jan 12, 1832

St. Johnsbury, Caledonia Co., VT, USA, MLM: St. Johnsbury; VanNoy: Lydon, or St. Johnsbury^3,8,7

AFN

J63M-5Q¹

ParentsD

James (Moses3, Henry21) Adams and Rebecca Fairbanks of Sherborn MA⁴

Pedigree

Citations

[S13] "Ancestral File of LDS, Version 4.13", Ancestral File.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 100.
[S184] VanNoy, A Houghton Family, p. 9.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 18.
[S279] Frederic W. Baily (ed.), Early CT Marriages, I, p. 111.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 9, 18.
[S855] Andrew N. Adams, Adams Genealogy, p. 17.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 19.

Sarah Abbott^1,2

F, #3960, b. 8 July 1748

Family: Jonas Houghton

Marriage*: Sarah Abbott married Jonas Houghton, son of Edward Houghton and Abigail McCoy, on Nov 29, 1768 at Union, Tolland, VT, USA, VanNoy: 24 Jan 1768.^6,3,2,5

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

Jul 8, 1748

Woodstock, Windham Co., CT, USA, [1748]; MLM: July 6 1747^3,2,4,5

Marriage

Nov 29, 1768

Union, Tolland, VT, USA, VanNoy: 24 Jan 1768^6,3,2,5

ParentsD

Joseph Abbott & Abigail Cutler of Woodstock CT^2,5

AFN

J63M-9F⁷

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 100 #169s.
[S227] Clarence Winthrop Bowen Ph.D. Woodstock CT Hx VII, p. 114.
[S184] VanNoy, A Houghton Family, p. 9.
[S472] Clarence Winthrop Bowen Ph.D. The History of Woodstock, Connecticut.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 19.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 100.
[S13] "Ancestral File of LDS, Version 4.13", Ancestral File.