Mary Burbeen1,2,3,4,5,6,7

F, #1471, b. 2 July 1661, d. 31 December 1720

Family: Jonas Houghton

Biography

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BirthJul 2, 1661Woburn, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, BT: Jul 1, 16618,4,9,7,10,11,12
Origin1681Woburn, MA, USA2,13
MarriageFeb 15, 1680/81Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Torrey: 16 Feb 1681, 1680/1; Woburn, Lancaster; Clemens: Woburn, MA8,2,14,4,15,16,17,9,18,6,7,19,10,20,13,21,22
DeathDec 31, 1720Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 608,23,4,16,9,24,6,7,12,22
BurialOld Common BG Cemetery, Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Here Lyes the
Body of Ms. Mary
Houghton, Wife to
Mr. Jonas Houghton
Senr. Dedd. Decmbr
31st 1720 in ye 60th
Year of her Age23,16,22
BiographyFrank Bold, 1994: Dau. of John Burbeen ((Savage I, p.300) Born in Scotland, 1627. Died 8 Jan 1713/4, in Woburn, MA. Occupation: tailor.) and Sarah Gould (died, 14 May 1670, in Woburn, MA). They married 16 Apr 1660 in Woburn MA (Woburn Records). Children: Mary, John Jr. (Born 9 May 1663 in Woburn MA), James (born 15 May 1668 in Woburn).25,26
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 301 #4s.
  2. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 15.
  3. [S12] Nourse, Early Records of Lancaster, p. 318.
  4. [S42] Torrey, New England Marriages, p. 391.
  5. [S46] Boston Transcript, 10/27/924.
  6. [S117] Burr & Gage, "John Houghton of Lancaster, Mass." , pp. 392-400, p. 398.
  7. [S164] Little, Gen. and Family History of Maine, p. 900.
  8. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 301.
  9. [S46] Boston Transcript, 5/5/1924 #1754, ALCS.
  10. [S177] Baily, Early Massachusetts Marriages, p. 61.
  11. [S490] Woburn MA VRs II,.
  12. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 8.
  13. [S499] Woburn MA VRs III, p. 135.
  14. [S12] Nourse, Early Records of Lancaster, p. 321.
  15. [S46] Boston Transcript, 3/3/1915 #4550.
  16. [S46] Boston Transcript, 11/17/1924, #2311 GAGL.
  17. [S46] Boston Transcript, 11/12/1924 #2311, WBBN.
  18. [S96] NEHGR, Vol. 17, 1863, p. 70.
  19. [S166] Cutter, New England Families II, p. 693.
  20. [S407] William Montgomery Clemens, Amer. Mar. Records < 1600, p. 36.
  21. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 6, 8.
  22. [S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 286.
  23. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 412.
  24. [S75] Whitcomb, Nashaway Burial Grounds, p. 8.
  25. [S415] E-mail from Frank Bold, 1994.
  26. [S705] Arthur Stanley Wilder and Louise Else (Jackson) Wilder, Wilder Descendants, Pedigree Charts, 3.

Josiah Houghton1,2,3,4

M, #1472, b. October 1698, d. 29 September 1723

Family: Mehitable Warner

Biography

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BirthOct, 1698Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Lancaster VRs, p. 15: "Josiah, Sonne of Josiah & Mary Houghton, July 2, 82" (corrected on p. 5 "read Jonas" for both father and son); This VRs citation has been the ongoing source of a birthday error (i. e. JWH); see Burr & Gage: 1698; Lancaster VRs gravestone "24 years, 11 months", dd calc: Oct. 1698; Josiah's baptism circa 18 years of age, makes 1698 date more probable; JWH, BT: 7,2, 1682; MLM: Jul. 21, 16985,6,7,8,9,10
Marriage3,8,11,10
Deed1722sold her share in father's estate to Ebenezer Harris, her brother-in-law12
Taxation1723Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA13,14
DeathSep 29, 1723Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Lancaster VRs, Burr & Gage: "aged 24 years, 11 months" (gravestone at Lancaster)15,16,17,8,14,10
BurialOld Common BG Cemetery, Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Aged 24 years & 11 m18
AdministrNov 19, 1723Lancaster, Middlesex Co., MA, USA19
AdministrNov 27, 1723Lancaster, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, (Probate #11938 Administration)20,21,19
Probate1May 22, 1724Middlesex Co., MA, USA, Bond of 60 pounds by Mehetabel Houghton, of Lancaster, Admx; Record of Appt; Inventory sworn to.3,21,19
BiographyLancaster VRs gives "Josiah, sonne of Josiah and Mary, July 2, 82." on same page as parents wedding and next to brother John born 1683. This name (Josiah) appears to be an error; see Lancaster VRs correction on p. 5 (read "Jonas" for both father and son)

Burr & Gage: The guardianship of his son Josiah was given to his widow (Middlesex Probate).

J.W.Houghton, Houghton Genealogy, p. 304: "i Josiah, b.7,2,1682, in Lancaster; m. Bethesda. M. 2nd Grace Whitney. He served in the war of the Revolution, and died in Lancaster."

[CJV: Dates of probate are not compatible; if he died in 1723 could not have fought in Revolution. Probably his son Josiah.]

Boston Transcript, 11/12/1924: W.B.B.N.: Josiah died in 1723, and administration was given to his widow, Mehitable, May 22, 1724. Jan 31, 1724-5, the "vidua"(widow) Mehitable Houghton joined Lancaster Church. April 4, 1725, was baptized Josiah, son of the widow Mehitable. In 1726 she was given guardianship of her son, Josiah, in his third year.

Boston Transcript, 11/17/1924: probate records of father Jonas in 1723 show that Josiah, son of Jonas, was dead in 1723. The Houghton Genealogy also says that Josiah, son of Jonas, was "born in 1692 [sic] and was a soldier in the Revolutionary War."6
NoteJun 17, 1726Lancaster, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, is mentioned in the probate records of Jonas Houghton, as widow of Josiah Houghton, deceased.22
AlertProblem here: see biography related to 2 Josiahs
Researchsame bd and dd, JWH error
Duplicate
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 304 #34a.
  2. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 276.
  3. [S46] Boston Transcript, 11/12/1924 #2311, WBBN.
  4. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 8 #44, 19.
  5. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 304.
  6. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 15.
  7. [S46] Boston Transcript, 3/3/1915 #4550.
  8. [S117] Burr & Gage, "John Houghton of Lancaster, Mass." , pp. 392-400, p. 399.
  9. [S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 287.
  10. [S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 300.
  11. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 8, 19.
  12. [S46] Boston Transcript, 1/7/1925 #2311 WBBN.
  13. [S418] Henry S. Nourse, Lancastriana, p. 33.
  14. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 19.
  15. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 156, 412.
  16. [S46] Boston Transcript, 11/17/1924, #2311 GAGL.
  17. [S75] Whitcomb, Nashaway Burial Grounds, p. 8.
  18. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 412.
  19. [S409] Probate Records , Middlesex Co., MA, Case 11938, FHC #397099.
  20. [S852] Samuel H. Folsom and William E. Rogers, Middlesex MA Probate Index, p. 249.
  21. [S955] Middlesex Probate Records 2l, p. 380.
  22. [S409] Probate Records , Middlesex Co., MA, Case 11933, FHC #397099.

John Houghton1,2

M, #1473, b. 24 January 1683

Biography

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BirthJan 24, 1683Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Lancaster VRs, p. 15 states "John, sonne of Josiah and Mary Haughton" corrected p. 5, "read Jonas for Josiah"; not in Burr & Gage, nor in estate; BT: 1-24-16843,4,5,6,7,8,9
BiographyJan 17, 1719J.W. Houghton, p. 304: "m. 1,17,1719"; [JWH in error] not in father's probate of 17263
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 304 #35.
  2. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 8 #50a.
  3. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 304.
  4. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 15.
  5. [S12] Nourse, Early Records of Lancaster, p. 318.
  6. [S46] Boston Transcript, 3/3/1915 #4550.
  7. [S96] NEHGR, 17 [1863]:70.
  8. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 8.
  9. [S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 287.

Benjamin Houghton Sr1,2,3,4,5

M, #1474, b. 1690, d. 28 February 1764

Family: Zeruiah Moore

  • Marriage*: Benjamin Houghton Sr married Zeruiah Moore on Jul 28, 1720 at Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Benjamin Houghton Senr., by Justice John Houghton; "sd marriage entered at Lancaster & ye list brought & exhibited for Registering Augst. 30th, 1720 by Jno. Houghton, Town Clerk."12,13,14,3,4,15,16,10,17

Biography

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Birth1690Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Cutter, JWH, BT: 1690; Burr & Gage, Weis, MLM: "b. 1691 (calc. from GS at Chockesett Burial Ground, Lancaster)"; dd calc = 16906,7,8,3,9,10,11
Immigrationcirca 1720(Worcester Co. Mag., by Lincoln & Baldwin, pr. 1828, V. 2, p. 39-306). He lived in Little Meadow Plain, South Bolton Railway Station.10,7
MarriageJul 28, 1720Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Benjamin Houghton Senr., by Justice John Houghton; "sd marriage entered at Lancaster & ye list brought & exhibited for Registering Augst. 30th, 1720 by Jno. Houghton, Town Clerk."12,13,14,3,4,15,16,10,17
Residence1739Woonksechawkset, MA, USA18
NoteJun 20, 1739Lancaster, MA, USA, PETITION SUBMITTED TO THE GENERAL COURT BY INHABITANTS OF SOUTHWESTERLY LANCASTER SEEKING TO BE ESTABLISHED AS A DISTINCT TOWNSHIP. ORDER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES DISMISSING PETITION. (SEE PAGE 354. SEE HOUSE JOURNAL V. 17, PAGES 24 AND 62.) (SEE ALSO, PAGES 434-436.)
HOUGHTON, BENJAMIN     Autograph
HOUGHTON, BENJAMIN (JR.)     Autograph
HOUGHTON, JAMES     Autograph19
Land Grant1744/45Worcester Co., MA, USA, Worcester Deeds, Lib. 10, p. 135; see F. C. Pierce's Hx of Grafton, MA (pp. 38,46,52,53,55,57, 171); Middlesex Deeds 26-7910,20
ChurchJan 13, 1744/45Second Church, Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA21,22
DeathFeb 28, 1764Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, 74th year7,23,3,10,17
BurialChocksett Burial Ground Cemetery, Sterling, Worcester Co., MA, USA, ae 74; Plot S; "When death unto you calls | Your soul Resine you must | to God that judgeth all | Both Wicked and the just | Death is a Debt to Nature Due | Which I have paid & so must you."7
AdministrMar 16, 1764Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, and mentions "Joel Houghton, Silas Houghton, Zerviah Wilder wife of Jona. Wilder, Mindel Crosbey wife of John Crosbey Michael Roper wife of Ephraim Roper, Dinah Houghton wife of Ezra Houghton, Keziah Buss wife of Ebenr. Buss, Abigail Osgood wife of Ephraim Osgood, Eunice Baily wife of Jonathan Baily, to Seth Harrington & Priscilla his wife & to Abigail Harrington daughter of this Seth Harrington"; and valued at "5482 pounds"; "Joel Houghton, Jon. Baily and Eunice Bayley, executors"; (Worcester Probate Case 30911); Burr & Gage: "leaving a considerable estate (W.P.)3,24"
AFNFL36-KQ
BiographyWorcester Co. MA Hx: Benjamin was a pioneer settler of Sterling. He had 70 rods. His house existed until 1821 when it was destroyed by fire. He kept a tavern. He was know as 'Landlord Ben'. He was a large landholder. His large estate passed out of his descendants possession after the death of his son Joel who died in 1816. A joke was told about him in which two men debated whether there was land on the moon. One man accepted this assetion, but the other rejected the idea, stating "I do not believe it, for if it were so, Landlord Ben would have a farm there.".

Burr & Gage: "He lived in the West Precinct of Lancaster (now Sterling), where he was known as "Landlord Ben"..."For proof that this Benjamin was son of Jonas, see Worcester Deeds, lib. 70, p. 135, in which he grants land to his brother-in-law, Gamaliel Beaman. [sister Mary's husband] See also Middlesex Deeds, lib. 26, p. 79)."

Nourse: p. 18 gives marriage of Benjamin Houghton Senr to Zerviah Moore, July 28, 1720; p. 276: son of Jonas; p. 280: Senr., p. 288: Benjamin Houghton of Woonksechawkset.

Princeton Hx: "He was probably a farmer and came to Princeton as early as 1759." [note that he is given as son of Benjamin, Benjamin, John]3,25,15,26
ResearchJWH gives only Benjamin Houghton as father of these children, no mother; Lancaster VRs gives both Benjamin and Zerviah as parents27,28
ResearchWestminster, MA, USA, Heywood confuses these two Benjamins: Benjamin [CJV: Benjamin2, John1] , b. ab. 1700, the father of three or four sons, who, which himself, figured somewhat in the early history of this town. He was a land surveyor, and with his s. Joel, assisted in the laying out of the 3d Div. lots, receiving payment for the same from the Propriety treasury. He was also a real estate owner here, having purchased of Andrew Belcher the entire Gov.'s Farm of 500 acres, March 6, 1750. Two other sons, Benjamin and Ezra were here in 1758 as workmen on the highways. Two other sons Benjamin and Ezra, were here in 1758 as workmen on the highways. The former of these m. Priscilla Wilder, Aug. 11, 1757, had 1 chd., and d. very soon. His wid. m. as a 2d husband Seth Herrington.29
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 304 #36.
  2. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 18, 276.
  3. [S117] Burr & Gage, "John Houghton of Lancaster, Mass." , pp. 392-400, p. 399.
  4. [S177] Baily, Early Massachusetts Marriages, p. 61.
  5. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 8 #41, 17.
  6. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 304.
  7. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 417.
  8. [S46] Boston Transcript, 3/3/1915 #4550.
  9. [S166] Cutter, New England Families II, p. 693.
  10. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 17.
  11. [S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 287, 299.
  12. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 18.
  13. [S96] NEHGR, 17 [1863]: 72.
  14. [S96] NEHGR, 57 [1903]: "Descendants of John Moore", 303.
  15. [S303] Francis Everett ??? Blake History of the Town of Princeton Vol. II Genealogies, p. 153.
  16. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 8, 17.
  17. [S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 299.
  18. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 288.
  19. [S30] Massachusetts Archives, Vol. 114, p. 351.
  20. [S840] F. C. Pierce, Grafton MA Hx, pp. 38,46,52,53,55,57,171.
  21. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 375.
  22. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 18.
  23. [S75] Whitcomb, Nashaway Burial Grounds, p. 152.
  24. [S409] Probate Records , Worcester Co., MA, Case 30911.
  25. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 418.
  26. [S489] D. Hamilton Hurd, Worcester Co. MA Hx I, p. 488.
  27. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 308.
  28. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 60.
  29. [S917] William Sweetzer Heywood, Westminster MA History, p. 712.

James Houghton Jr1,2,3,4,5,6

M, #1475, b. circa 1700, d. 9 August 1770

Family: Mary Jones

Biography

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Birthcirca 1700Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Cutter, JWH, BT, MLM: 'b. about 1700, either in Woburn or Lancaster'; Bailey: Lancaster7,8,9,4,10
Milit-Begbetween 1724 and 1735He served in Queen Anne's War under Captain Lovewell, and Captain John White.10
MarriageOct 8, 1725Concord, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, Burr & Gage: 1724, Concord Records; JWH: 10,8,1725; Concord VR & Bailey 8 Oct 17257,8,3,4,11,12,13
CovenantApr 1, 1728Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, "James Houghton Junr. upon his Wives account, she having owned ye Covenant at Concord & submitted to Discipline with us."14,10
DeedOct 5, 1733Concord, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, MLM: "He had power of attorney to represent Jonathan Parlin of Concord, who for the same service (Queen Anne's War) He sold Parlin's right to Josiah Richardson October 5, 1733, and his own to William Richardson of Lancaster October 30, 1733; His wife, Mary, is mentioned in the deed."10
OccupationSterling, MA, USA, an inn-keeper10
ChurchMar 17, 1744/45Sterling, MA, USA, admitted to second church.15
DeedJan 22, 1757Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, James Houghton of Lancaster deeds to his beloved son, Nathaniel Houghton land in Lancaster, Jan 22, 1757.16
WillNov 18, 1764?Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Burr & Gage: "In his will (Worcester Probate) he mentions all the children given below except John and Cate.";
Will: wife Mary, Nathaniel Houghton, Mary Taylor, Silence Horo, Amiti Garriy?, Thamar Agon, Lovinah Houghton, second son James Houghton [no mention of Sarah, John, or Catherine]

Amity was administrix of her husband's estate in 1758, where she is named as the widow of Jonathan Geary, son of Thomas Geary. In 1769 Amity, now the wife of Daniel Davis, presented vouchers for payment to the guardians of Jonathan's two children, Jonathan and Nathan. No mention is made of Mary.3,17,18
DeathAug 9, 1770Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA10
Probate1May 20, 1771Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, W.P. Case # 3101117,18
ResearchAll children born in Sterling district of Lancaster, MA; all were farmers19
ResearchJWH erroneously gives a Sarah as a daughter, b. 23 May 1723, but she is dau. of James and Sarah Houghton, not this James.20
AlertCJV: The Problem of the Jameses: J. W. Houghton, p. 304-5:
NOTE: The frequent use of the same Christian name in families nearly related and in successive generations has made it very difficult to determine the place of the individual in the family tree. Mrs. Chas. H. Knapp has undertaken to solve some difficulties regarding the James Houghtons of the early generations of our family and for the sake of a better understanding we give the results of her research.
"After a search of all the available probate records and deeds likely to bear on the question and after studying printed records, I have concluded that James Houghton, Jr., whose wife was Mary, parents of Nathaniel Houghton, was not the son of a James Houghton. It appears to me that James Houghton, the son of James Houghton, and grandson of Ralph Houghton, was known as James Houghton, Sr. The latter had a son, James, husband of Mary. James, son of Ralph, died in 1711. A pedigree published by a descendant of Edward, the son of James and Sarah, who was born in Lancaster Houghton, son of Ralph, was born in 1661 and died 1711. His son, James, was born in 1690 and I think was known as James Houghton after about 1720, when James Houghton, who married Mary,lived in the same town.
"Assuming that James Houghton, Jr., was the son of Jonas and not of James, son of Ralph, a second cousin, James Houghton, Sr., his contemporary, who married Sarah, falls into place all right. The difficulty is to explain why a man was known as junior when his father had not the same name, while the James, son of James was known as senior, if designated at all. Some deeds corroborate this theory. James Houghton, Sr., Edward Houghton and Ephraim, all of Lancaster, deeded their rights in lands of Ralph Houghton, either their brother or father, to Jonas Houghton of Lancaster (35 acres on the right of Ralph Houghton, 5 acres on the right of Ephraim, and 9 3/4 on the right of Edward Houghton, a total of 49 3/4 acres). The grantors were three sons of James, son of Ralph.
" The deed was dated March 11, 1724-5, and sworn to before John Houghton, probably a brother of Jonas.
" The next deed recorded, eight years after the other, is also to Jonas Houghton from James Houghton, who is described in the deed as having a wife, Mary, and being the brother of the grantee, Jonas.
" Now the son of James Houghton (II) had no son Jonas that I can discover. The list of his children seems to be complete,while Jonas had a son Jonas and James; in other words, the only James and Jonas Houghton in Lancaster May 18,1729, the date of that deed, were the sons of Jonas Houghton, son of John Houghton (I). Yet this very James Houghton had a wife, Mary, and was called junior in that deed. The proof seems complete. It may be added that the children of James and Sarah were recorded altogether, while the children of James, Jr., and Mary were recorded one by one.
" The tax list of 1723 shows Jacob, Jacob, Jr., Jonas and Jonas, Jr., James, Jr., all living in 1723 at Bolton, while the Ralph Houghton family was represented by Edward, Ephraim, Thomas and John. Out of sixty taxpayers in the town of Lancaster that year, twelve were Houghtons."
BiographyWeis: He was an innkeeper at Sterling and the proprietors of the additional grant met at his tavern, June 21, 1757.13
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 304 #37.
  2. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 276.
  3. [S117] Burr & Gage, "John Houghton of Lancaster, Mass." , pp. 392-400, p. 399.
  4. [S177] Baily, Early Massachusetts Marriages, p. 42.
  5. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 8 #46, 19.
  6. [S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 287.
  7. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 304.
  8. [S46] Boston Transcript, 3/3/1915 #4550.
  9. [S166] Cutter, New England Families II, p. 693.
  10. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 19.
  11. [S341] Concord MA VRs, p. 106.
  12. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 8, 19.
  13. [S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 301.
  14. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 279.
  15. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 375.
  16. [S1258] Deed: FHL Register Deeds Office Worcester Co, MA , Vol 39 Date 1756-1758, film # 843,175.
  17. [S415] E-mail from Jane Woodward, 9/1998.
  18. [S681] Will: of James Houghton, Jr., Case 31011.
  19. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 44.
  20. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 310 #111.

Capt. Jonas Houghton Jr1,2,3,4,5

M, #1476, b. 2 September 1682, d. 15 August 1739

Family: Mary Brigham

Biography

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BirthSep 2, 1682Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Lancaster VRs, p. 15: "Josiah, sonne of Josiah and Mary Haughton, borne July 2, 1682 [corrected on p. 5, "read Jonas & for Josiah&"]; [CJV: 2, 7 m 1682?];
Marlborough VR: 1683; Nourse, Early Rec.: Jul 2, 1682; Burr: 2, 7 mo. 1682; JWH 7,2, 1682;
John F. Chandler: "Observe that the Lancaster VR have "Josiah" son of "Josiah" and Mary born 1682 "Jul" 2! I'd say that one original record has to be the source of both of these people. This takes the pressure off the seeming double identity of Jonas[2]'s son Josiah[3], whose gravestone extrapolates to a birth date in 1698 Oct."
John Chandler: "> p. 15, " in the 12th and 13th entry, read Jonas & for Josiah &" it applies only to the father's name in those two entries. I still feel that the son's name probably should also be corrected, but the only way to be sure is to go to the original Middlesex County court records and check again. I think it quite possible that Nourse relied on someone else's (erroneous) transcription of those records to extract the ones relevant to Lancaster and was given the correction by a third party. The July/September issue is disturbing and suggests that all the other months on p.15 may be wrong as well."6,7,8,9,10,3,11,4,12,13,14,15
OccupationThe Lancaster Surveyor3,16
MarriageJun 30, 1710Marlborough, Middlesex Co., MA, USA6,9,3,17,4,18,19
ResidenceMarlborough, Middlesex Co., MA, USA
ChurchMay 11, 1718Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, First Church, from Marlborough Church2
OfficeMar 2, 1718/19were chosen selectman20
Land GrantJun 24, 1735Narraganset Twp #6, MA, USA, now Templeton, MA21
Court1738Middlesex Co., MA, USA, for debt owed to Phinehas Taylor22
Note1739Gen. Court: List of those who received deeds from Atherton Mather in the township of Bedford (Granville) stating their willingness to each share a proportion if land is lost due to the current circumstances and to give a fifth part of each grant for the benefit of the plantation (See pages 289-293 and 296-297A.)23
DeathAug 15, 1739Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, in his 57th year (gravestone); MLM: Bolton MA6,24,25,3,4,26,14,19
AdministrSep 14, 1739Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, and Mary Houghton was named administratrix ( Worcester Probate #31026) ; Burr & Gage: "Administration was granted on his estate in 1739 (W.P.)"3,27,14
BurialOld Common Burying Ground Cemetery, Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, "Here lies buried ye body of Capt. Jonas Houghton, who departed this life, August ye 15, A.D. 1739, in ye 57th year of his age"24,26
BiographyNourse, Early Records of Lancaster, 1884, p. 187 (Jonas Houghton Junr, selectman for 1719), 188 ("the Town Chose Jonas Houghton Junr Gager", 1718), 199 (chosen "to mesuer" a lot), 203 (11721/2, "Jonas Houghton Constable"; and on committy), 331-332 ("When in 1734 Captain Jonas Houghton, the Lancaster surveyor, was employed by the proprietors of Nichewaug to reconstruct the road from Lancaster along the north side of Wachusett...").

JWH, p. 304 gives only "Jonas" married to Mary Bridgeman. Res. Marlboro, Mass

John Chandler: Was possibly born in Marlborough while the Lancastrians were in "exile". His father had returned to Lancaster by 1704 but perhaps left him behind.

Lancaster VRs: immigrated to Lancaster in 1718

Lancaster VRs, p. 271: joined first church May 11, 1718 from Marlborough Church (also listed apr 9, 1721, Jonas Houghton Senr.)

Hist. of Westminster, MAA: "The Grantees of the Town met Jany. 13th. Captain Jonas Houghton attended a town meeting September 1, 1730/1, Westminster, before the incorporation was known as Narraganset #2. Settlement of the town actually started in June, 1734, for seven years. p. 58: Captain Jonas Houghton and Joseph Wilder surveyed 10 May, 1734. He was in the Narraganset War."

Weis: "He was a surveyor, proprietor of the additional grant, and a selectman of Lancaster, 1719."20,19
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 304 #38.
  2. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 271.
  3. [S117] Burr & Gage, "John Houghton of Lancaster, Mass." , pp. 392-400, p. 398.
  4. [S164] Little, Gen. and Family History of Maine, p. 900.
  5. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 8 #38, 16, 17.
  6. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 304.
  7. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 5, 15.
  8. [S12] Nourse, Early Records of Lancaster, p. 318.
  9. [S46] Boston Transcript, 3/3/1915 #4550.
  10. [S96] NEHGR, 17 [1863]:70.
  11. [S161] Marlborough MA VRs,.
  12. [S166] Cutter, New England Families II, p. 693.
  13. [S415] E-mail from John F. Chandler, Aug. 7, 1999.
  14. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 16.
  15. [S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 286, 298.
  16. [S12] Nourse, Early Records of Lancaster, p. 331.
  17. [S161] Marlborough MA VRs, p. 266.
  18. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 8, 16.
  19. [S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 298.
  20. [S12] Nourse, Early Records of Lancaster, p. 187.
  21. [S728] George Madison Bodge, Soldiers in King Philip's War, p. 439.
  22. [S956] Middlesex Co. MA Court Records, Unnumbered cards.
  23. [S30] Massachusetts Archives, Vol. 114, p. 294; RESOLVES 1738-1739, C 133.
  24. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 412.
  25. [S75] Whitcomb, Nashaway Burial Grounds, p. 8.
  26. [S595] Rev. Abijah P. Marvin, Lancaster Hx - Marvin, p. 668.
  27. [S409] Probate Records , Worcester, MA, Case 31026.

Stephen Houghton1,2,3,4,5

M, #1477, b. circa 1702, d. before June 1762

Family: Abigail (?)

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
Birthcirca 1702Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA
Milit-Beg1725Nourse, p. 242: listed in Lancaster men in Joseph Blanchard's muster roll, August to October 1725. (Mass. Archives, XCI, 173-7). Lovewell's war.6
Research1725
Marriage4,7,8,9
CovenantDec 10, 1727Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA10,11
NoteFeb, 1728/29Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, were chosen as agents in behalf of the town to discuss breaking up Middlesex county, in Harvard, MA.12
WillApr 2, 1762Stow, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, Burr & Gage: "His will (Middlesex Probate), in 1763, divided his estate between his widow and his daughter Abigail."; (Middlesex Probate #11944 Will, 1762)
Stephen Houghton of Stow named his granddaughter ABIGAIL MUZZY (his daughter Mary's child) in his 1762 will, along with naming his wife Abigail Houghton and single daughter Abigail Houghton. Daughter Mary was not mentioned because "Mary Muzzy" died on 29 August 1758 in Stow. She had married Benjamin Muzzy on 17 February 1753 in Stow. Their daughter, Abigail Muzzy, who was in her grandfather's will, was born on 23 Apr 1754 in Sudbury, Middlesex County, where her parents lived.
Will: In the Name of God Amen this Twelfth Day of April Anno Domini 1759. I Stephen Houghton of Stow in the County of Middex. in the Province of the Massachusetts Bay in New England Yeoman being sensible of my Mortality but Especially being warned of it by the Expedition in which I am joined do make & ordain this my last Will & Testament Principally I recommend my Soul God In hope of his mercy & Body to be buried in Christian Burial in ye belief of the Resurrection and as touching my worldly Estate I dispose of the same as follows:
After my Just Debts & funeral Charges are paid I give all my Estate both personal & real to my wife Abigail Houghton and my daughter Abigail Houghton to be Equally divided between that is to say my whole Estate and the legacies,
to my Grandaughter Abigail Muzzy & further my will is that my sd wife & daughter shall pay to my sd Grandaughter twenty & Six pounds twelve shillings & four pence lawfull money when she shall be married and arrive at the age of Eighteen years & my will further is that if my said Grandaughter shall die before she shall receive said Legacie that said legacie Shall revert to my said wife & Daughter or the Survivor of them & by there presence I constitute my sd Wife & Daughter the Exec[utor] of this my will & Revoking all other wills by me at any time made do constitute and appoint this & no other to be my last Will and Testament.
Stephen Houghton a mark & Seal
Signed Sealed Published Pronounced
& Declared by ye sd Stephen Houghton
as his last will & Testament In Presence
of us the Subscribers John Gardner, Francis Gardner, Susanna Gardner4,13,14,15
Deathbefore Jun, 1762Stow, MA, USA, Will probated in June 1762
Probate1Jun 28, 1762Stow, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, Probate; Bond of 100 pounds by Abigail Houghton, widow, and Abigail Houghton, daughter, of Stow, Extrices. Will Recorded. (Middlesex Probate #11944)16,15
NoteMLM: He was a grantee of Gilsum, NH, in its application for a charter. 13 July 1763 given. (Hist. of Gilsum, NH, p. 20)11
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 304 #39.
  2. [S12] Nourse, Early Records of Lancaster, p. 276.
  3. [S46] Boston Transcript, Aug 7, 1929 - 8664.
  4. [S117] Burr & Gage, "John Houghton of Lancaster, Mass." , pp. 392-400, p. 399.
  5. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 8 #47, 20.
  6. [S12] Nourse, Early Records of Lancaster, p. 242.
  7. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 8, 20.
  8. [S224] Henry S. Nourse, Harvard Hx - Nourse, p. 553.
  9. [S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 301.
  10. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 279.
  11. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 20.
  12. [S595] Rev. Abijah P. Marvin, Lancaster Hx - Marvin, p. 722.
  13. [S852] Samuel H. Folsom and William E. Rogers, Middlesex MA Probate Index, p. 249.
  14. [S955] Middlesex Probate Records 2l, p. 382.
  15. [S409] Probate Records , Middlesex Co., MA, Case 11944, FHC #397099.
  16. [S955] Middlesex Probate Records 2l, p. 381.

Jemimah Houghton1,2,3,4,5,6

F, #1478

Family: Samuel Carter Jr.

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
BirthLancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA
MarriageFeb 14, 1724/25Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, by J. Houghton7,8,9,10,11,4,12,6
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 304 #40.
  2. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 19, 276.
  3. [S46] Boston Transcript, 11/12/1924 #2311, WBBN.
  4. [S117] Burr & Gage, "John Houghton of Lancaster, Mass." , pp. 392-400, p. 400.
  5. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 8 #49, 20.
  6. [S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 287.
  7. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 304.
  8. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 19.
  9. [S46] Boston Transcript, 3/3/1915 #4550.
  10. [S96] NEHGR, Vol. 17, 1863, p. 51, 73.
  11. [S96] NEHGR, 87 [1933]: 201.
  12. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 8, 20.

Daniel Houghton1,2,3,4,5,6

M, #1479, b. circa 1694, d. 25 June 1764

Family: Lydia (?)

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Birthcirca 1694Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, not in VR; Packard: 1688; MLM: ca. 16937,8
Marriagecirca 17139,4,10,11
Residencethat part of Lancaster known as Still River.8
OfficeMar 2, 1718/19chosen "Hawyard" (hayward: a civil office in early New England, charged with periodic inspections of the fences of the town and, often, their repair.)12
Taxation1723Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA13,8
ChurchMar 3, 1727/28Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, First Church14
Court1734Middlesex Co., MA, USA, in a case with Richard Wilder vs. Peter Secomb for a debt.15
Note1739Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Meeting House discussion16
DeedJun 2, 1762Worcester County (Mass.) deeds (1722-1866) and index to deeds (1731-1889) -- Deeds, v. 49-50 1763-1765. "I Daniel Houghton of Bolton....in consideration of the good will and affection I bare to my son Simeon Houghton of Petersham" Dated 7 May 1762.
MLM: "for love and affection."17,18
DeathJun 25, 1764Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA19,8
AdministrHarvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA, W.P. #309388
Researchsee NEHGR V. 79, p. 192; Nourse, Hx of Harvard: for births of children Lydia through Israel8,20
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 304 #42.
  2. [S12] Nourse, Early Records of Lancaster, p. 188, 202.
  3. [S46] Boston Transcript, 3/3/1915 #4550.
  4. [S117] Burr & Gage, "John Houghton of Lancaster, Mass." , pp. 392-400, p. 399.
  5. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 8 #42, 18.
  6. [S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 287.
  7. [S415] E-mail from Howard Arthur Packard, Jr., 1995.
  8. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 18.
  9. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 276.
  10. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 8.
  11. [S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 300.
  12. [S12] Nourse, Early Records of Lancaster, p. 188.
  13. [S418] Henry S. Nourse, Lancastriana, p. 33.
  14. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 272.
  15. [S956] Middlesex Co. MA Court Records, Unnumbered cards.
  16. [S466] Esther Kimmens Whitcomb, About Bolton, p. 95.
  17. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 41.
  18. [S1387] Www.familysearch.org, online www.familysearch.org, [https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L9ZH-VF8R Vol 49 Page 508].
  19. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 207.
  20. [S224] Henry S. Nourse, Harvard Hx - Nourse, p. 553.

Eunice Houghton1,2,3,4,5,6

F, #1480, b. 1 March 1695/96, d. 24 June 1748

Family: Capt. Ephraim Sawyer

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
BirthMar 1, 1695/96Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, BT: Feb. 28, 16967,8,5,9,10,11
MarriageMar 4, 1719/20Concord, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, 1st wife; by Justice Minott12,13,14,3,15,7,5,9,16,17,10,11
DeathJun 24, 1748Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Burr & Gage: "aged 52 years, 3 months, 24 days (gravestone at Lancaster)12,7,13,18,5,9,10,11"
BurialChocksett Burial Ground Cemetery, Sterling, Worcester Co., MA, USA, jBT: "Inscription on stone in Chocksett (now Sterling) Burial Ground, Lancaster, reads: "Here lies buried ye Body of Mrs. Eunice Sawyer ye wife of Lieut. Ephraim Sawyer, who died June 24, A.D. 1748, aged 52 years, 3 m.24ds."18,13
BiographyBoston Transcript, 2/9/1925: Inscription on stone in Chocksett (now Sterling) Burial Ground, Lancaster, reads: Here lies buried ye Body of Mrs. Eunice Sawyer ye wife of Lieut. Ephraim Sawyer, who died June 24, A. D., 1748, aged 52 years, 3m.,24ds."

Boston Transcript, 11/17/1924: Concord VR say that Eunice Houghton married
Ephraim Sawyer, March 4, 1719-1720, both of Lancaster.

BT, 2/9/1925: ancestry given in Transcripts of Nov. 12, Nov. 17, and Dec. 8, 1924.19,20
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 304 #43.
  2. [S46] Boston Transcript, 3/3/1915 #4550.
  3. [S46] Boston Transcript, 11/12/1924 #2311, WBBN.
  4. [S80] Chandler, Houghton Genealogy, #11384.
  5. [S117] Burr & Gage, "John Houghton of Lancaster, Mass." , pp. 392-400, p. 399.
  6. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 8 #43, 18.
  7. [S46] Boston Transcript, 10/20/1924 #2311 LSR.
  8. [S96] NEHGR, 79: 392.
  9. [S157] Fred E. Sawyer, Sawyer Families Gen. Dict., p. 134.
  10. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 18.
  11. [S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 287.
  12. [S46] Boston Transcript, 2/9/1925 #2541, LSR.
  13. [S46] Boston Transcript, 2/9/1925 #2541, SIP.
  14. [S46] Boston Transcript, 11/17/1924.
  15. [S46] Boston Transcript, 11/17/1924, #2311 GAGL.
  16. [S341] Concord MA VRs, p. 101.
  17. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 8.
  18. [S75] Whitcomb, Nashaway Burial Grounds, p. 163.
  19. [S46] Boston Transcript, 11/12/24, 11/17/24, 12/8, 1924, 2/9/1925.
  20. [S46] Boston Transcript, 2/2/1925 #2541, LSR.

Mary Houghton1,2,3,4,5

F, #1481, b. circa 1684

Family: Gamaliel T. Beaman

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
Birthcirca 1684Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, not in VRs6
Marriagecirca 1705Middlesex Co., MA, USA, Middlesex Probate3,7,4,8,9,10
ChurchJun 19, 1715Lancaster, MA, USA, First Church10
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 304 #44.
  2. [S46] Boston Transcript, 3/3/1915 #4550.
  3. [S46] Boston Transcript, 11/12/1924 #2311, WBBN.
  4. [S117] Burr & Gage, "John Houghton of Lancaster, Mass." , pp. 392-400, p. 398.
  5. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 8 #39, 16a.
  6. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 16a.
  7. [S96] NEHGR, 79: 392.
  8. [S303] Francis Everett ??? Blake History of the Town of Princeton Vol. II Genealogies, p. 16.
  9. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 8, 16a.
  10. [S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 287.

Dorcas Houghton1,2,3,4,5,6,7

F, #1482, b. 1706

Family: Ebenezer Polley

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
Birth1706Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, not in Lancaster VRs8
Origin1725Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA9
MarriageJan 11, 1724/25Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, by J. Houghton9,10,6,11,12
ChurchMar 11, 1743/44Leominster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Lancaster VRs: March 11, 1743/4, Wife of Ebenr. Polley, the church manifested their consent to have her church relations removed form us to ye Church of Christ in Leominister.13
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 304 #45.
  2. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 19, 273, 283, 292.
  3. [S46] Boston Transcript, 3/3/1915 #4550.
  4. [S46] Boston Transcript, 11/12/1924 #2311, WBBN.
  5. [S80] Chandler, Houghton Genealogy, #11412.
  6. [S117] Burr & Gage, "John Houghton of Lancaster, Mass." , pp. 392-400, p. 400.
  7. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 8 #48, 20.
  8. [S415] E-mail from Alfred A. Windsor, Oct. 26, 2002.
  9. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 19.
  10. [S96] NEHGR, 17 [1863]:73.
  11. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 8, 20.
  12. [S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 287.
  13. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 292.

Sarah Houghton1,2,3,4,5,6,7

F, #1483, b. circa 1680/81, d. 27 June 1770

Family: Francis Richardson

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Birthcirca 1680/81Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, not in VR; MLM: ca. 1794 (typo for 1694)8
Origin1708Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA9
MarriageJul 7, 1708Charlestown, Suffolk Co., MA, USA3,5,6,9,10,8,11
Widowbefore Oct 29, 172312
DeathJun 27, 1770Attleboro, Bristol Co., MA, USA13
BurialOld Kirk Yard, Attleboro, Bristol Co., MA, USA, GS: In Memory of Sarah Richardson Wife of Francis Richardson Died Jan. 27, 1770 Aged 90 yrs. old
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 304 #46.
  2. [S46] Boston Transcript, 11/17/1924.
  3. [S46] Boston Transcript, 11/12/1924 #2311, WBBN.
  4. [S46] Boston Transcript, 3/3/1915 #4550.
  5. [S117] Burr & Gage, "John Houghton of Lancaster, Mass." , pp. 392-400, p. 399.
  6. [S174] Wyman, Genealogies and Estates of Charlestown, p. 520.
  7. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 8 #40, 17.
  8. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 17.
  9. [S499] Woburn MA VRs III, p. 135.
  10. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 8.
  11. [S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 287.
  12. [S46] Boston Transcript, 11/17/1924, #2311 GAGL.
  13. [S415] E-mail from Jeff Hecht, 1/7/2008.

Ruth Houghton1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8

F, #1484, b. circa 1700

Family: Richard Wilds

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Birthcirca 1700Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA
MarriageMar 2, 1721/22Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, by J. Houghton2,4,5,9,7,10,11,12
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 304 #47.
  2. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 18.
  3. [S46] Boston Transcript, 3/3/1915 #4550.
  4. [S46] Boston Transcript, 11/12/1924 #2311, WBBN.
  5. [S46] Boston Transcript, 1934 -2311; G.A.G.L.
  6. [S80] Chandler, Houghton Genealogy, #11436.
  7. [S117] Burr & Gage, "John Houghton of Lancaster, Mass." , pp. 392-400, p. 399.
  8. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 8 #45, 19.
  9. [S96] NEHGR, Vol. 17, 1863, p. 72.
  10. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 8.
  11. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 19.
  12. [S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 287.

Jacob Houghton1,2

M, #1486, b. 1696

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Research1696FWH, JWH and Cutter erroneously give this son.3
Birth16964,2
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 306 #48.
  2. [S166] Cutter, New England Families II, p. 963.
  3. [S200] Smith, Report to Houghton Association, p. 31 (Francis Walter Houghton's Genealogy).
  4. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 306.

Josiah Houghton1,2

M, #1487, b. 1698, d. 29 September 1723

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Birth16983,2
DeathSep 29, 17233
Researchsame bd and dd, JWH error
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 306 #49.
  2. [S166] Cutter, New England Families II, p. 963.
  3. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 306.

Benjamin Houghton1,2

M, #1488, d. 28 February 1764

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
Research1691FWH & JWH erroneously give this son. Boston Transcript (1907): 1691; BT (1924): 1690; FWH, JWH: 17003,4,5,6
ResearchJul 20, 1720JWH erroneously gives this marriage.6,5,3
DeathFeb 28, 1764Boston Transcript: Feb 28, 1764; JWH: 17746,3
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 306 #50.
  2. [S166] Cutter, New England Families II, p. 963.
  3. [S46] Boston Transcript, 9/16/1907.
  4. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 17.
  5. [S46] Boston Transcript, 5/5/1924 #1754, ALCS.
  6. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 306.

Lt. Silas Houghton1,2,3,4,5,6,7

M, #1489, b. 7 October 1742, d. 9 January 1797

Family 1: Eunice Sawyer

Family 2: Mrs. Sarah Gregory

Family 3: Thankful How

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
BirthOct 7, 1742Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, MLM: Sterling8,9,4,6,10,11
MarriageOct 26, 1768Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA12,13,14,15
Note1770document: Princetown Aguft 28th 1770
Mr. Houghton Sir, please to pay to Seth Haywood
four dollars on my account and it shall
discharge so much from this being for value received of Benjamin Dyan.
Silas Houghton
Milit-Beg1774DAR: 2Lt MA; enlisted in 1775 as a private and served at siege of Boston; a lieutenant in 1777 in Col. Job Cushing's reg. in the Northern Dept; Whitecomb: Money raised in Capt Nurse's Co. for 3 yrs L5.

REF: Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War, Vol. 8, pg. 309.
Silas Houghton, 2nd Lieutenant, Capt. Joseph Sargent’s (6th) Company, Col. Josiah Whitney’s (2nd Worcester Co.) Regt. List of officers chosen in said regiment, dated Lancaster, March 18, 1776, ordered in Council, March 20, 1776, that said officers be commissioned. Reported commissioned on March 20, 1776.
Also 2nd Lieutenant in a company commanded by Lt. Amos Fairbanks, Col. Job Cushing’s regt; entered service September 6, 1776, marched Sept. 8, 1777; furloughed Nov. 29, 1977; service, 2 months 29 days, under Brig. General Spencer, including travel (212 miles) home. Company drafted from militia and marched to join Continental Army at the Northward.
Also, pay abstracts dated Scaresdeal, Nov. 30, 1777, and sworn to in Worcester Co. [year not given], respectively for rations due the officers of Col. Job Cushing’s regt. In Continental Service in Northern department; said Houghton credited with rations from Sept. 1 [1777] to Nov. 29 [1777], 90 rations.16,17,4,18
Research1774
MarriageDec, 1777Princeton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, DAR; Whitecomb: 20 May 1773 Bolton, Sarah Wyman of Harvard19,4,6,20,10,15
MarriageMar 13, 1783Princeton, Worcester Co., MA, USA19,21,5,22,10,15
1790 Census1790Princeton, MA, USA, 2 males 16+, 3 males under 16, 2 females23
DeathJan 9, 1797Princeton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, a 55; MLM: June 924,4,25,10,20,15
AdministrApr 13, 1797Princeton, MA, USA, at $2860.2726
ResidenceLyndon, Caledonia Co., VT, USA, CJV: prob. error8,10
AFNFQJ2-M527
BiographyDAR Patriot Index: Silas b 10-7-1742 MA d 6-9-1797 MA m Sarah Gregory 2 Lt MA

Blake, Hist. of Princeton, 1915: Immigrated in 1762 to Princeton, MA; "His property in Princeton was valued at L31.10.20 in 1766 for the pew assessment. He lived in the Easterly District of Princeton in 1769. He served as Corporal in the Princeton militia in 1774."

Vital Records of Princeton, 1902: Immigrated in 1768 to Princeton, MA

J.W.Houghton lists him as son of Benjamin Houghton and Zermiah Moore, grandson of Jonas Houghton.


28,29
AlertJWH erroneously gives Benjamin, son of John, as father; J. F. Chandler gives Benjamin, son of Jonas as father; Whitecomb gives Benjamin and Zerviah; marriages: 1) 26 Oct 1768 Lancaster, Eunice Sawyer "both of Lancaster"; 2) 20 May 1773 Bolton, Sarah Wyman of Harvard 3) 22 Jun 1778 Lancaster, Mary Knight "both of Lancaster" 4) 19 Sep 1781 Lancaster, Juda Houghton "both of Bolton"20,30,31
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 306 #52.
  2. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 290.
  3. [S78] White, Genealogy of John White, II, p. 30 #569s.
  4. [S213] National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution Centennial Admin., DAR Patriot Cent. 2, p. 1495.
  5. [S288] Rutland MA VRs, p. 154.
  6. [S303] Francis Everett ??? Blake History of the Town of Princeton Vol. II Genealogies, p. 153.
  7. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 18 #279, 41.
  8. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 306.
  9. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 29.
  10. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 41.
  11. [S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 300, 313.
  12. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 101.
  13. [S157] Fred E. Sawyer, Sawyer Families Gen. Dict., p. 196.
  14. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 18, 41.
  15. [S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 313.
  16. [S28] DAR Lineage Book, V. 9, p. 182.
  17. [S39] Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors, Vol. 8, p. 308.
  18. [S78] White, Genealogy of John White, II, p. 30.
  19. [S162] Princeton MA VRs, p. 108.
  20. [S449] Esther K. Whitcomb and Dorothy O. Mayo, Bolton Soldiers and Sailors in the American Revolution, p. 37.
  21. [S242] Daniel Wait Howe, Howe Genealogies: Vol. I John Howe of Sudbury and Marlborough Massachusetts; Vol. II Abraham, James, Edward, Vol. 1, p. 37.
  22. [S303] Francis Everett ??? Blake History of the Town of Princeton Vol. II Genealogies, p. 153, 160.
  23. [S1220] 1790 U.S. Federal Census , Princeton, Worcester, MA, p. 232.
  24. [S162] Princeton MA VRs, p. 171.
  25. [S303] Francis Everett ??? Blake History of the Town of Princeton Vol. II Genealogies, p. 154.
  26. [S409] Probate Records , Worcester Co., MA, Case 31177.
  27. [S13] "Ancestral File of LDS, Version 4.13", Ancestral File.
  28. [S303] Francis Everett ??? Blake History of the Town of Princeton Vol. II Genealogies.
  29. [S35] DAR Patriot Index I, Cent., pt 2, p. 1495.
  30. [S415] E-mail from John F. Chandler, 1995.
  31. [S466] Esther Kimmens Whitcomb, About Bolton.
  32. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 41.

Daniel Lawrence1,2,3

M, #1491, b. circa 1836, d. May 1853

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
Birthcirca 1836NY, USA, age 14 in 1850 census3
DeathMay, 1853Jay, Essex, NY, USA1
BiographyLived with family of sister Lydia at Jay NY in Census of 1850, age 14. Died of small pox, age 17 in May 1853.
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S3] Vivian Imogene Uran, Houghton Genealogy - V.I. Uran, p. 439.
  2. [S36] Letter, from Emma Braman Ellis.
  3. [S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Jay, Essex, New York; Roll: M432_504; Page: 213; & p. 426, line 33, dwl 3034-3108.

Helen M. Houghton

F, #1492, b. 10 November 1835, d. 6 June 1861

Family: Major Robert Emmet Craig Sr

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
BirthNov 10, 1835NY, USA, age 20 in 1850 census1,2
Education1846Granville Female College, Granville, Licking, OH, USA
MarriageAug 4, 1857Licking Co., OH, USA3
LetterJan 2, 1860Crishhocton, OH, USA, near WVA.
1860 CensusJun 1, 1860Newport, Vermillion, IN, USA4
DeathJun 6, 1861Newport, Vermillion Co., IN, USA, in childbirth5
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S415] E-mail from Emily Irons Rogers, 1998.
  2. [S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Granville, Licking, Ohio; Roll: M432_702; Page: 76; line 28, dwl 1062-1133.
  3. [S415] E-mail Emily Irons Rogers, 1998.
  4. [S235] U.S. Census, 1860 Newport, Vermillion, IN.
  5. [S415] E-mail from Emily Irons Rogers, Dec. 31, 2000.

John Harris Jr.1,2,3

M, #1495, b. 19 January 1676, d. 16 May 1739

Family 1: Mary Houghton

  • Marriage*: John Harris Jr. married Mary Houghton, daughter of John Houghton and Beatrix (?), at Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, 23 June 1698: JWH date for John Harris and Sarah Houghton; 1/wf; Torrey gives a Mary Houghton as wife of John Harris, but J.W. Houghton gives John Harris as husband of John Houghton the Immigrant's daughter Sarah (with 1698 date), and Mary as wife of Thomas Wilder; Torrey gives 1/wf Mary Houghton (1666-); while this is a different bd than John Houghton the Immigrant's daughter Mary, John Houghton's will of 1684 clearly gives his daughter as Mary Harris (see Burr & Gage, p. 383).
    NEHGR, 105 & BT: John Harris had married Mary Houghton
    NEHGR, 152: after 1684, prob. Lancaster.8,2,9,10,3,11,12,7

Family 2: Alse (?)

  • Marriage*: John Harris Jr. married Alse (?) on before 1717.14

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
BirthJan 19, 1676Concrod, MA, USA, Harris: "He was not the John Harris born in Boston 8 Aug. 1658."4,5,6,7
MarriageLancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, 23 June 1698: JWH date for John Harris and Sarah Houghton; 1/wf; Torrey gives a Mary Houghton as wife of John Harris, but J.W. Houghton gives John Harris as husband of John Houghton the Immigrant's daughter Sarah (with 1698 date), and Mary as wife of Thomas Wilder; Torrey gives 1/wf Mary Houghton (1666-); while this is a different bd than John Houghton the Immigrant's daughter Mary, John Houghton's will of 1684 clearly gives his daughter as Mary Harris (see Burr & Gage, p. 383).
NEHGR, 105 & BT: John Harris had married Mary Houghton
NEHGR, 152: after 1684, prob. Lancaster8,2,9,10,3,11,12,7
Note1700He was an absentee owner in Lancaster.13
Marriagebefore 171714
ChurchMay 26, 1717Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, First Church15
Will173914
DeathMay 16, 1739Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Torrey: 173916,2,6,17
BiographyJohn2 Harris (George1),[55] born in Concord 19 January 1676[/7], a weaver, died in Lancaster 16 May 1739.[56] He married first, probably about 1700,[57] Mary Houghton, born in Dedham, Massachusetts, 22 March 1660/1,[58] daughter of John1 and Beatrix (_____) Houghton of Dedham and Lancaster.[59] She was probably the Mary Harris who owned the covenant and was baptized in the Lancaster church 20 July 1718.[60] John married secondly Else/Alse [Alice] _____, who survived him.
John “Harriss” was in Lancaster by April 1704, when he was one of the nine men assigned to a garrison on the “west side Nashaway River.”[61] John was admitted and baptized in the church in Lancaster 1 September 1717, and “the wife” of John Harris was admitted 26 May 1728.[62] John Harris of Lancaster, weaver, was appointed in April 1724 as an administrator of “his brother”Edmond Harris’s estate.[63]
The will of John Harris of Lancaster, yeoman, dated 5 May 1739 and proved 22 August 1739, names wife Alse Harris, son Benjamin Harris, daughter Mary Larkin wife of Philip Larkin, and “my two daughters Thankful and Else Harris.” He gave to his wife Else the part of his land where his house and barn “now standeth,” together with the house lot “that was John Houghton’s” and a lot of 20 acres on Danes Brook “which I had for keeping my honored mother Beatrix Houghton.” Regarding his children Benjamin Harris and Mary Larkin, he mentioned land that would descend to them out of “that land that came by [their] mother.” Wife Alse and Jabez Fairbanks were to be the executors.[64]
On 3 July 1739, Benjamin Harris of Lancaster, “son to John Harris and Mary Harris both late of Lancaster deceased,” executed an agreement with Philip Larkin and his wife Mary Larkin of Lancaster to divide land left to them “by their late honourable mother Mary Harris descending to her from their late honoured grandfather John Houghton late of Lancaster.”[65]
Children of John2 and Mary (Houghton) Harris:
55 This John Harris of Lancaster, called “brother” of Edmond, is repeatedly confused in undocumented postings with the John born in Boston 8 Aug. 1658, son of John and Hannah (Briggs) Harris, perhaps as derived from a sketch by Roderick Bissell Jones in his highly speculative “Harrises in Boston before 1700,” Register 105 (1951):244. For a corrected account of the John born in 1658, see Gale Ion Harris, Harrises of Connecticut: Scattered Descendants (Saline,Mich.: McNaughton & Gunn, 2012), 13–16.
56 Nourse, Birth, Marriage, and Death Register, Lancaster [note 19], 158.
57 Mary was about age 39 in 1700 and with John had two children of age to marry in about 1722 and 1729.
58 Don Gleason Hill, The Record of Births, Marriages and Deaths, and Intentions of Marriages in the Town of Dedham, Massachusetts, Volumes 1 & 2, 1635–1845 (Dedham, Mass.: Dedham Transcript, 1886), 8.
59 Annie Lane Burr and Thomas Hovey Gage, “John Houghton of Lancaster, Mass., and Some of His Descendants,” Register 79 (1925):393–394.
60 Nourse, Birth, Marriage, and Death Register, Lancaster [note 19], 276.
61 Abijah P. Marvin, History of the Town of Lancaster, Massachusetts (Lancaster, Mass.: the Town, 1879), 134.
62 Nourse, Birth, Marriage, and Death Register, Lancaster [note 19], 271, 272, 275.
63 Middlesex County Probate Records, 17:58.
64 Worcester County Probate Records, 1:432–434.
65 Worcester County Deeds, 12:504–506.18
ResearchJWH gives this marriage: 23 Jun 16988
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 301 #8s.
  2. [S42] Torrey, New England Marriages, p. 346.
  3. [S96] NEHGR, Gale Ion Harris, "William and Richard Harris of the North End, John and William Harris of the South End", 152 [1998]: 345.
  4. [S96] NEHGR, Harris, Gale Ion, "William and Richard Harris of the North End, John and William Harris of the South End.", Register, 152 [1998]: 345.
  5. [S96] NEHGR, 105 [1951]:245.
  6. [S415] E-mail from Eleanor R. Wesson, 10/1998.
  7. [S96] NEHGR, The Register, 174, George Harris of Concord Massuchetts, Gale Ion Harris, 174: p. 116, 2020.
  8. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 301.
  9. [S46] Boston Transcript, 11/12/1924 #2311, WBBN.
  10. [S96] NEHGR, Roderick Bissell Jones, "Harrises in Boston before 1700, " 105 [1951]:245.
  11. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 6, 8.
  12. [S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 282.
  13. [S595] Rev. Abijah P. Marvin, Lancaster Hx - Marvin, p. 120, 134.
  14. [S415] E-mail from Gladys Parker, July 14, 2000.
  15. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 271.
  16. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 158.
  17. [S96] NEHGR, 152 [1998]: 345.
  18. [S96] NEHGR, George Harris of Concord Massuchetts, Gale Ion Harris, The Register, 174: p. 121, 2020.

Benjamin Harris1,2,3

M, #1496, b. circa 1704

Family: Deborah Temple

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Birthcirca 17044
MarriageNov 18, 1729Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA5,6
ChurchJan 5, 1734/35Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA7
EstateAug 19, 1740Worcester Co., MA, USA, Burr & Gage: "In an instrument dated 19 Aug 1740, recorded in Worcester Deeds, lib.12 p. 504 is a recital that Benjamin Harris and Mary, wife of Philip Larkin, were heirs to land 'left to them by heirship by their late honored Mother Mary Harris descending to her from their late honored grandfather, John Houghton, late of Lancaster, deceased."8,2
DeathDorchester, Suffolk Co., MA, USA1
BiographyBenjamin Harris, b. say 1704; d. Road Town (now Shutesbury), Mass., before
14 July 1747 (bond for administration); m. Lancaster 18 Nov. 1729,
Deborah Temple from Shrewsbury,[ 71] b. [1705?], daughter of Richard4
(Abraham3, Richard2, Abraham1) and Mary (Barker) Temple, and sister of
the wife of Benjamin’s
uncle William Harris (no. 8).[72] Benjamin owned
the covenant and was baptized at Lancaster 5 Jan. 1734/5.[73]
Bond for administration of Benjamin Harris’s intestate estate was set
to his widow Deborah Harris 14 July 1747 and a distribution (undated)
was made to her and to children John Harris, eldest son; Benjamin
Harris, second son; Silvanus Harris, third son; Solomon Harris, fourth
son; Persis Harris, eldest daughter; and Hephzibah Harris, second
daughter.[74] Deborah Harris was awarded guardianship 14 July 1747
for the minor children (under age 14) Benjamin, Persis, Silvanus,
Hephzibah, and Solomon Harris.[75] An appraisement
dated 16 Nov.
1751 shows that the estate included Right No. 60 in Township No. 3,
Hampshire Co. (now Sandisfield in Berkshire Co.)4
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S3] Vivian Imogene Uran, Houghton Genealogy - V.I. Uran, p. 538.
  2. [S117] Burr & Gage, "John Houghton of Lancaster, Mass." , pp. 392-400, p. 394.
  3. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 8 #36.
  4. [S96] NEHGR, The Register, 174, George Harris of Concord Massuchetts, Gale Ion Harris, 174: p. 116, 2020.
  5. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 24.
  6. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 8.
  7. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 273.
  8. [S96] NEHGR, 105 [1951]:244.

Mary Harris1,2,3

F, #1497, b. circa 1702, d. 1 December 1759

Family: Philip Larkin

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
Birthcirca 17024
Marriagecirca 17225,2,6
LivingAug 17, 1740Dorchester, MA, USA
EstateAug 19, 1740Worcester Co., MA, USA, Burr & Gage: "In an instrument dated 19 Aug 1740, recorded in Worcester Deeds, lib.12 p. 504 is a recital that Benjamin Harris and Mary, wife of Philip Larkin, were heirs to land 'left to them by heirship by their late honored Mother Mary Harris descending to her from their late honored grandfather, John Houghton, late of Lancaster, deceased."5,2
DeathDec 1, 1759Dorchester, Suffolk Co., MA, USA, Wesson: Lancaster, MA (not in VR)7
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S3] Vivian Imogene Uran, Houghton Genealogy - V.I. Uran, p. 538.
  2. [S117] Burr & Gage, "John Houghton of Lancaster, Mass." , pp. 392-400, p. 394.
  3. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 8 #37.
  4. [S96] NEHGR, The Register, 174, George Harris of Concord Massuchetts, Gale Ion Harris, 174: p. 116, 2020.
  5. [S96] NEHGR, 105 [1951]:244.
  6. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 8.
  7. [S415] E-mail from Eleanor R. Wesson, 10/1998.

Philip Larkin1,2

M, #1498, b. circa 1700

Family: Mary Harris

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
Birthcirca 1700Ireland, Gladys Parker: 16963,4
Marriagecirca 17225,2,6
LivingAug 17, 1740Dorchester, MA, USA
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S3] Vivian Imogene Uran, Houghton Genealogy - V.I. Uran, p. 539.
  2. [S117] Burr & Gage, "John Houghton of Lancaster, Mass." , pp. 392-400, p. 394.
  3. [S415] E-mail from Eleanor R. Wesson, 10/1998.
  4. [S415] E-mail from Gladys Parker, July 14, 2000.
  5. [S96] NEHGR, 105 [1951]:244.
  6. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 8.

John Pope1,2,3,4

M, #1499, b. 1 July 1658, d. 1698

Family: Beatrix Houghton

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
BirthJul 1, 1658Dorchester, MA, USA5,6
Origincirca 1683Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA2,7
MarriageSep 20, 1683Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, 1704; Torrey: also 30 Sept. (per deed of Margaret Pope, 13 Oct 1715)8,2,9,6,3,10,11,12,13,14,15,16
Milit-Begone of five soldiers who were with Sir William Phips' mismanaged and disatrous expedition against Canada (Mass. Archieves, XXXVI, 134)

Pope: He was a corporal in the company of Capt. John Withington, in the French and Indian war, from 1690 onward. He seems to have come to Dorchester to live, after his discharge, and to have died there. At least, this is the natural inference from the Probate papers, which were filed in Boston.17,18
Death1698Dorchester, MA, USA, 1700 guardianship request by wife Beatrix notes he died intestate6,18
ParentsSJohn Pope - Junior 1635–1686 & Margaret ("Goody") Long 1628–1702
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S12] Nourse, Early Records of Lancaster, p. 321.
  2. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 15.
  3. [S46] Boston Transcript, 1931 - 2210.
  4. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 301 #6s.
  5. [S80] Chandler, Houghton Genealogy, #11154.
  6. [S42] Torrey, New England Marriages, p. 593.
  7. [S96] NEHGR, 17 [1863]:70.
  8. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 301.
  9. [S12] Nourse, Early Records of Lancaster, p. 294, 321.
  10. [S96] NEHGR, Vol. 17, 1863, p. 70.
  11. [S117] Burr & Gage, "John Houghton of Lancaster, Mass." , pp. 392-400, p. 394.
  12. [S156] Pope, Pioneers of Massachusetts, p. 241.
  13. [S174] Wyman, Genealogies and Estates of Charlestown, p. 520.
  14. [S177] Baily, Early Massachusetts Marriages, p. 61.
  15. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 6, 9.
  16. [S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 282.
  17. [S12] Nourse, Early Records of Lancaster, p. 127.
  18. [S1545] Charles Henry Pope, Hx of Dorchester Pope Family, p. 84.

Susannah Pope1,2,3,4

F, #1500, b. 7 October 1684

Family: Thomas Wilder

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
BirthOct 7, 1684Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA5,3,4
Marriage2,3,4
Children+Many children3
Research1736The township of Ashburnham, or " Dorchester Canada," as it was first called, was granted by Massachusetts to the members of Captain Withington’s Company, after the war. In the year 1736, Susanna, the wife of Thomas Wilder, of Lancaster,” received a tract of land there “ in the right of her father, the late John Pope.” We have no further account of the family.6
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S3] Vivian Imogene Uran, Houghton Genealogy - V.I. Uran, p. 539.
  2. [S46] Boston Transcript, 1931 - 2210.
  3. [S117] Burr & Gage, "John Houghton of Lancaster, Mass." , pp. 392-400, p. 394.
  4. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 9.
  5. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 15.
  6. [S1545] Charles Henry Pope, Hx of Dorchester Pope Family, p. 84.