Houghton Surname Project

Tabitha Houghton^1,2,3

F, #1621, b. 14 March 1727/28, d. 14 March 1727/28

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Birth

Mar 14, 1727/28

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Burr & Gage: 14, 3 mo., 1727/28^1,2,4,5

Death

Mar 14, 1727/28

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

Pedigree

Citations

[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 56.
[S117] Burr & Gage, "John Houghton of Lancaster, Mass." , pp. 392-400, p. 398.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 16 #233.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 16.
[S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 297.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 157.

Esther Houghton^1,2,3

F, #1622, b. 26 March 1729

Family: David Jewet

Marriage Bann: Esther Houghton and David Jewet declared their intentions of marriage on Dec 6, 1741 Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA; Easter Hought(on.)^10,6
Marriage*: Esther Houghton married David Jewet on 1741 at Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, BT: "She was daughter of Robert Houghton and Deborah-----, joined church 1716, Lancaster."[CJV: error, Robert's Esther m. Woods]⁸

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Birth

Mar 26, 1729

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Burr & Gage: 26, 3 mo. 1729^4,2,5,6,7

Marriage

1741

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, BT: "She was daughter of Robert Houghton and Deborah-----, joined church 1716, Lancaster."[CJV: error, Robert's Esther m. Woods]⁸

Communion

Feb 3, 1744/45

Second Church, Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA⁹

Problem

Marriage at age 12 per bd

Pedigree

Citations

[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 280, 379.
[S46] Boston Transcript, 6/6/1923 #815, Miles.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 16 #234, 35.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 58.
[S117] Burr & Gage, "John Houghton of Lancaster, Mass." , pp. 392-400, p. 398.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 16, 35.
[S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 297.
[S46] Boston Transcript, 3/9/1915 #4554, ICC.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 375.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 29.

Dorothy Houghton^1,2,3

F, #1623, b. 9 November 1732, d. 1758

Family: Thomas Page

Marriage Bann: Dorothy Houghton and Thomas Page declared their intentions of marriage on Sep 18, 1755 Lunenburg, MA, USA.^8,5
Marriage*: Dorothy Houghton married Thomas Page on Dec 25, 1755 at Lunenburg, Worcester Co., MA, USA.^7,6,5

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Birth

Nov 9, 1732

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Burr & Gage: 9, 11 mo. 1732^4,2,5

Origin

circa 1755

Leominster, Worcester Co., MA, USA⁶

Marriage

Dec 25, 1755

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

Death

1758

Pedigree

Citations

[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 281.
[S117] Burr & Gage, "John Houghton of Lancaster, Mass." , pp. 392-400, p. 398.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 16 #235.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 60.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 16.
[S340] Early Records of Lunenburg, MA, p. 264.
[S160] Leominster MA VRs, p. 216.
[S340] Early Records of Lunenburg, MA, p. 236.

Oliver Houghton^1,2,3,4,5

M, #1624, b. 17 March 1734, d. 27 April 1790

Family 1: Mariah Haskel

Marriage Bann*: Oliver Houghton and Mariah Haskel declared their intentions of marriage on Jan 23, 1775 Leominster, Worcester Co., MA, USA; MLM: age 42.^9,10,11

Family 2: Rebecca Holt

Marriage: Oliver Houghton married Rebecca Holt on Feb 10, 1780 at Leominster, Worcester Co., MA, USA.^9,7

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Birth

Mar 17, 1734

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Burr & Gage: 17, 3 mo. 1733/4; MLM: Leominster MA^6,2,7,8

Marriage Bann

Jan 23, 1775

Leominster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, MLM: age 42^9,10,11

Guardiansp

1778

Leominster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, W.P. Case #31197^12,13

Death

Apr 27, 1790

Leominster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, a. 56. consumption of liver^14,7

Administr

1790

Leominster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, W.P. Case #31119^15,7

Research

MLM alone gives this marriage¹¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 283.
[S117] Burr & Gage, "John Houghton of Lancaster, Mass." , pp. 392-400, p. 398.
[S160] Leominster MA VRs, p. 77.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 16 #236, 35.
[S720] Scott Andrew Bartley Vermont Families in 1791 - II, p. 18.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 61.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 16, 35.
[S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 297.
[S160] Leominster MA VRs, p. 217.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 27.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 16.
[S409] Probate Records , Worcester, MA, Case 31197.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 35.
[S160] Leominster MA VRs, p. 324.
[S409] Probate Records , Worcester, MA.

Damaris Houghton^1,2,3

M, #1625, b. 28 May 1737

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Birth

May 28, 1737

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Burr & Gage: 28, 5 mo. 1737^4,2,5,6

Pedigree

Citations

[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 286.
[S117] Burr & Gage, "John Houghton of Lancaster, Mass." , pp. 392-400, p. 398.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 16 #237.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 64.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 16.
[S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 297.

Rebeckah Houghton^1,2,3

F, #1626, b. 18 September 1739

Biography

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Birth

Sep 18, 1739

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Burr & Gage: 18, 9 mo. 1739^1,2,4,5

Pedigree

Citations

[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 67.
[S117] Burr & Gage, "John Houghton of Lancaster, Mass." , pp. 392-400, p. 398.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 16 #238.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 16.
[S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 297.

Capt. Cyrus Houghton^1,2,3,4,5

M, #1627, b. 8 September 1723, d. 1819

Family: Merriam Butler

Marriage*: Capt. Cyrus Houghton married Merriam Butler.^2,9,11,6

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Baptism

Sep 8, 1723

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, MLM: Sep. 1., Berlin^6,7,2,8,9,10

Origin

Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA¹¹

Guardiansp

Apr 19, 1728

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, appointed to the guardianship of John Priest of Lancaster, 19 Apr 1728 (Bond of 300 pounds) (Middlesex Probate Records, Vol. 17, p. 532) (and Worcester Deeds, lib.9, p.428); Probate #11925 Guardianship^{8,12,13,14,15}

Marriage

^2,9,11,6

Milit-Beg

1757

West Indies, JWH: 'Cyrus served in Abjiah Willard's regt. in Crown Point expedition of 1757.' (to West Indies); MLM, Nourse: In Capt. Benjamin Hastings' company service April 17 to Dec. 30, 1757; was at Ticonderga^6,16

Research

1757

Immigration

Putney, Windham Co., VT, USA, from Bolton MA¹⁷

Census

1772

Cumberland Co., VT, USA¹⁸

1790 Census

1790

Putney, Windham Co., VT, USA, he or son Cyrus: 1 male 16+, 1 female¹⁹

Deed

1799

Cyrus Houghton sold 3/4 acre of land "with a store on it" to Samuel and Thomas Chandler of Worcester, MA and to Levi Bigelow of Putney.²⁰

1800 Census

1800

Bolton/Berlin, Worcester Co., MA, USA, 6 Total: 10101-00201; 1 male 1-9, 1 male 16-25, 1 male 45+, 2 female 16-25, 1 female 45+²¹

Administr

1819

Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, W.P. Case # 30934²²

Death

1819

Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, MLM: Berlin; Weis: Berlin, 1787^23,12

Biography

Colonial Families of the United States of America: Volume 7
CYRUS HOUGHTON of Berlin, Massachusetts; b. in Lancaster, September, 1723, d. 1786-1787, in Berlin; served in the Crown Point Expedition, 1759; m. circa 1744; Miriam BUTLER, b. March, 1724-1725, in Lancaster, dau. of James BUTLER of Bolton, Massachusetts, was living 1774.

Weis: He settle at Berlin in 1785 [CJV: ??]

Hx of Berlin MA: Cyrus Houghton, s. of Ebenezer and grands. of Robert, settled west of Benjamin (who was on the Merrick Sargent place), just across the Causeway; he was there in 1785; d. in 1786-7. Had a s., Cyrus, b. 1745, who became a deacon and was known by that designation.^24,25,26

Research

Pittsford VT Hx gives erroneous marriage to "Hodessa, d. of Simeon Houghton of Petersham."¹⁷

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 310 #94.
[S46] Boston Transcript, 1923 - 440.
[S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 41.
[S183] Virkus, Abr. Comp. of Amer. Gen., p. 375.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 16 #240, 36.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 310.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 277.
[S117] Burr & Gage, "John Houghton of Lancaster, Mass." , pp. 392-400, p. 398.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 16, 36.
[S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 297, 311.
[S948] National Genealogical Society Quarterly.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 36.
[S852] Samuel H. Folsom and William E. Rogers, Middlesex MA Probate Index, p. 249.
[S955] Middlesex Probate Records 2l, p. 375.
[S409] Probate Records , Middlesex Co., MA, Case 11925, FHC #397099.
[S178] Nourse, Military Annals of Lancaster, p. 77.
[S1169] A. M. Caverly M.D., Pittsford VT Hx, p. 157.
[S725] VT 1771 Census, p. 45.
[S1220] 1790 U.S. Federal Census , Putney, Windham Co., VT, p. 53.
[S598] VT The Fortnightly Club of Putney, Putney VT Hx, p. 66.
[S1221] 1800 U.S. Federal Census , Bolton/Berlin, Worcester Co., MA, p. 211.
[S683] Guardianship File, Worcester Co., MA.
[S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 207.
[S930] George Norbury Mackenzie, Colonial Families of the USA, Vol. 7.
[S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 311.
[S448] Rev. William A. Houghton, Berlin MA Hx - W. A. Houghton, p. 387.

Mary Brigham^1,2,3

F, #1628, b. 26 October 1687, d. circa 20 May 1749

Family: Capt. Jonas Houghton Jr

Marriage*: Mary Brigham married Capt. Jonas Houghton Jr, son of Jonas Houghton and Mary Burbeen, on Jun 30, 1710 at Marlborough, Middlesex Co., MA, USA.^{8,9,1,10,11,12,6}

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Birth

Oct 26, 1687

Marlborough, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, NEHGR: 2 Sep 1682 (2, 7mo); Weis, Parks: 26 Oct 1687^4,5,6,7

Marriage

Jun 30, 1710

Marlborough, Middlesex Co., MA, USA^{8,9,1,10,11,12,6}

Communion

May 26, 1734

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, in the First Church²

Death

circa May 20, 1749

Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Worcester Probate mentions recent death of Jonas's widow Mary; JWH, MLM: 1744 or 1749^8,13,14

Administr

Jul 10, 1749

Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, and mentions widow Mary's estate, and children, Jonas Houghton, Mary Baly, Persis Snow, Betty Welsh, John Houghton, and Prudence Houghton.¹⁵

ParentsD

Thomas Brigham (1640-1717) and Mary Rice^13,16,5

Pedigree

Citations

[S117] Burr & Gage, "John Houghton of Lancaster, Mass." , pp. 392-400, p. 398.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 273.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 304 #38s.
[S96] NEHGR, 79: 392.
[S601] Family Group Sheet, from Janice Parks to Ellen Uran Wilson, Sept. 1970.
[S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 298.
[S161] Marlborough MA VRs, p.43.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 304.
[S46] Boston Transcript, 3/3/1915 #4550.
[S161] Marlborough MA VRs, p. 266.
[S164] Little, Gen. and Family History of Maine, p. 900.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 8, 16.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 16.
[S409] Probate Records , Worcester, MA, Case 31024.
[S409] Probate Records , Worcester, MA, Case 31026.
[S161] Marlborough MA VRs, p. 267.

Dinah Houghton^1,2,3

F, #1629, b. 19 April 1711, d. 23 September 1723

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Birth

Apr 19, 1711

Marlborough, Middlesex Co., MA, USA^4,2,5,6,7

Death

Sep 23, 1723

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Burr & Gage, Weis: "13 Sept. 1723, aged 12 years, 5 months (gravestone at Lancaster)."^4,8,2,6,7

Burial

Old Common BG Cemetery, Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Lancaster VRs: Here lyes Body of Dinah Houghton Daug of Mr Jonas & Mrs Mary, 12y 5m⁹

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 310 #103.
[S117] Burr & Gage, "John Houghton of Lancaster, Mass." , pp. 392-400, p. 398.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 17 #250.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 310.
[S161] Marlborough MA VRs, p. 94.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 17.
[S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 298.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 156, 412.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 412.

Capt. Silas Houghton^1,2,3,4,5,6

M, #1630, b. 26 October 1713, d. before 1739

Biography

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Birth

Oct 26, 1713

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA^{7,8,9,4,10,11,12}

Deed

Jul 2, 1736

Arlington, MA, USA, M-485MA Pedajah Field of Arlington to Joseph Alexander Junr. Consideration: Thirty Pounds. July 2, 1736. “All such right title and interest which I myself or Silas Houghton, have in the Lot No. 33 at the Bow in the New Town above Northfield called Arlington and it is butted and bounded viz Easterly on Lot number 32 and northerly on the river or common land. Westerly on the Lott Number 34 and Southerly on the highway or other ways bounded as its in the Proprietors Book of Records.” source: Hamden County Registry of Deeds, Springfield, MA

•22 May 1738 Plan of 137+ acres of land granted as a second division of Meadow and as a third division of upland to Lot No.33 belonging to Silas Houghton. Source: Arlington Proprietors book of Records.¹³

Court

1738

Littleton, MA, USA, A Silas Houghton was in court for four separate debts related to Josiah Powers?, Jonathan Piper, Phineas Ward, and John Morse.¹⁴

Death

before 1739

JWH: 'd. before 1739, as all but Silas was mentioned in father's will.^15,16'

Research

JWH erroneously gives his grandparents, Jonas Houghton and Mary Burbean, as parents [CJV: actual parents were Jonas Houghton and Mary Brigham]; not in Jonas's will; BT: Jonas, son of the Jonas, born in 1682^17,7,10

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 311 #104.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 274.
[S46] Boston Transcript, 3/3/1915 #4550, 10/26/1913.
[S117] Burr & Gage, "John Houghton of Lancaster, Mass." , pp. 392-400, p. 398.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 8 #50.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 17 #251.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 304.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 51.
[S46] Boston Transcript, 3/3/1915 #4550.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 8.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 17.
[S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 298.
[S415] E-mail from Gene Piurkowski, Jan 16, 2016.
[S956] Middlesex Co. MA Court Records, Unnumbered index cards.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 311.
[S409] Probate Records , Worcester, MA, Case 31024.
[S46] Boston Transcript, 3/3/1915 #4550.

Bettey Houghton^1,2,3,4

F, #1631, b. 20 March 1715/16

Family: Paul Welch

Marriage*: Bettey Houghton married Paul Welch on circa 1733 at Worcester Co., MA, USA, Burr & Gage: Worcester Deeds (lib. 32, p. 548.)^5,3,8,7

Biography

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Birth

Mar 20, 1715/16

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA^5,6,3,7

Marriage

circa 1733

Worcester Co., MA, USA, Burr & Gage: Worcester Deeds (lib. 32, p. 548)^5,3,8,7

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 311 #105.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 275.
[S117] Burr & Gage, "John Houghton of Lancaster, Mass." , pp. 392-400, p. 398.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 17 #252.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 311.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 51.
[S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 298.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 17.

Mary Houghton^1,2,3

F, #1632, b. 8 March 1720/21

Family: Moses Bayley

Marriage Bann: Mary Houghton and Moses Bayley declared their intentions of marriage on Apr 19, 1741 Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA.¹⁰
Marriage*: Mary Houghton married Moses Bayley on 1741.^4,1,6

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Birth

Mar 8, 1720/21

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA^4,5,1,6

Marriage

1741

^4,1,6

Covenant

Aug 1, 1742

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA⁷

Church

May 5, 1745

Second Church, Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA⁸

Research

MLM erroneously gives Ralph's Mary Houghton as wife of Moses Bailey⁹

Pedigree

Citations

[S117] Burr & Gage, "John Houghton of Lancaster, Mass." , pp. 392-400, p. 398.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 311 #106.
[S80] Chandler, Houghton Genealogy, #11708.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 311.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 51.
[S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 298.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 290.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 375.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 9.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 29.

Prudence Houghton^1,2,3,4,5

F, #1633, b. 21 October 1723

Family: Samuel Snow

Marriage*: Prudence Houghton married Samuel Snow on Oct 11, 1763 at Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA.^11,3,8,9

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Birth

Oct 21, 1723

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA^6,7,3,8,9

Guardiansp

1743

Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, W.P. Case # 31137¹⁰

Marriage

Oct 11, 1763

Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA^11,3,8,9

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 311 #107.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 278.
[S117] Burr & Gage, "John Houghton of Lancaster, Mass." , pp. 392-400, p. 398.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 17 #253.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 17 #254.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 311.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 52.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 17.
[S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 298.
[S683] Guardianship File, Worcester, MA.
[S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 142.

Paul Welch^1,2

M, #1634

Family: Bettey Houghton

Marriage*: Paul Welch married Bettey Houghton, daughter of Capt. Jonas Houghton Jr and Mary Brigham, on circa 1733 at Worcester Co., MA, USA, Burr & Gage: Worcester Deeds (lib. 32, p. 548.)^3,1,4,5

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Origin

1733

Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA³

Marriage

circa 1733

Worcester Co., MA, USA, Burr & Gage: Worcester Deeds (lib. 32, p. 548)^3,1,4,5

Pedigree

Citations

[S117] Burr & Gage, "John Houghton of Lancaster, Mass." , pp. 392-400, p. 398.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 311 #105s.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 311.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 17.
[S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 298.

Moses Bayley^1,2

M, #1635

Family: Mary Houghton

Marriage Bann: Moses Bayley and Mary Houghton declared their intentions of marriage on Apr 19, 1741 Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA.³
Marriage*: Moses Bayley married Mary Houghton, daughter of Capt. Jonas Houghton Jr and Mary Brigham, on 1741.^4,1,5

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Origin

1741

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA³

Marriage

1741

^4,1,5

Covenant

Aug 1, 1742

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA⁶

Church

Feb 19, 1775

Second Church, Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA⁷

Pedigree

Citations

[S117] Burr & Gage, "John Houghton of Lancaster, Mass." , pp. 392-400, p. 398.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 311 #106s.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 29.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 311.
[S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 298.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 290.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 378.

Samuel Snow¹

M, #1636, b. circa 1717

Family 1: Keziah Houghton

Marriage*: Samuel Snow married Keziah Houghton, daughter of Lieut. Jonathan Houghton and Thankful White, on May 12, 1748 at Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA.³

Family 2: Prudence Houghton

Marriage*: Samuel Snow married Prudence Houghton, daughter of Capt. Jonas Houghton Jr and Mary Brigham, on Oct 11, 1763 at Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA.^5,6,4,7

Biography

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Birth

circa 1717

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, not in Lancaster VR²

Marriage

May 12, 1748

Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA³

Origin

1763

Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA^4,5

Marriage

Oct 11, 1763

Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA^5,6,4,7

AFN

FX3M-2M²

Pedigree

Citations

[S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 79, 142.
[S13] "Ancestral File of LDS, Version 4.13", Ancestral File.
[S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 141, 171.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 17.
[S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 142.
[S117] Burr & Gage, "John Houghton of Lancaster, Mass." , pp. 392-400, p. 398.
[S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 298.

Persis Houghton^1,2,3,4,5

F, #1637, b. 31 July 1726

Family: James Snow Jr

Marriage*: Persis Houghton married James Snow Jr on Jan 5, 1748/49 at Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA.^11,4,8,9

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Birth

Jul 31, 1726

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, JWH: 1736^6,7,4,8,9

Guardiansp

1743

Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, W.P. Case # 31125¹⁰

Origin

1749

Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA³

Marriage

Jan 5, 1748/49

Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA^11,4,8,9

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 311 #108.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 278.
[S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 142.
[S117] Burr & Gage, "John Houghton of Lancaster, Mass." , pp. 392-400, p. 398.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 17 #255.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 311.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 52.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 17.
[S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 298.
[S683] Guardianship File, Worcester, MA.
[S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 142, 171.

Capt. Dea. Jonas Houghton^{1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8}

M, #1638, b. 21 April 1728, d. 21 November 1801

Family 1: Rebecca Nichols

Marriage*: Capt. Dea. Jonas Houghton married Rebecca Nichols on Mar 20, 1753 JWH: 20 Mar 1722/23: Date error since 5 years before his own birth; CJV: 1753.^{9,5,14,7,11,15}

Family 2: Lucy Johnson

Marriage*: Capt. Dea. Jonas Houghton married Lucy Johnson on circa 1775.^{9,17,18,19,5,7,20,21,15,22}

Biography

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Birth

Apr 21, 1728

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Burr & Gage: "second son"^{9,10,4,5,7,11,12}

Guardiansp

1743

Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, W.P. Case # 31027¹³

Marriage

Mar 20, 1753

JWH: 20 Mar 1722/23: Date error since 5 years before his own birth; CJV: 1753^{9,5,14,7,11,15}

Guardiansp

Apr 5, 1764

Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, W.P. #31041 gives Jonas Houghton of Bolton as being given guardianship of Joseph Houghton, age 17, minor son of Benjamin Houghton, late of Bolton¹⁶

Marriage

circa 1775

^{9,17,18,19,5,7,20,21,15,22}

Research

1776

Milit-Beg

between 1776 and 1780

Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Rev. War; DAR Patriot Index: Pvt. MA

DAR Lineage Book, Vol. 136, p. 118; Vol. 138, p. 77: "Jonas Houghton (1728-1801) served as private under Captains Sawyer, Fisher and Belknap, Colonels Dike and Wade, Massachusetts troops. He was born and died in Bolton, Mass."

Vital Records of Bolton, 1910, p. 45: Capt. Jonas

Little: several enlistments from 1776 to 1780; "In the Massachusetts militia maintained after the war he held the rank of major."^{14,7,23,24,25}

1790 Census

1790

Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, 2 males 16+, 3 males under 16, 4 females²⁶

1800 Census

1800

Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, 00201-00010; 2 male 16-25, 1 male 45+; 1 female 26-44²⁷

Will

Jun 6, 1801

Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Will in W.P. #31028; Jonas bequeated his homestead to his two sons, Eleazar and Silas. Silas sold his half to Caleb Moore and Caleb sold Silas' half to his brother, Eleazar, thus giving Eleazar the whole of the house and farm. Captain Jonas had not built this place but had inherited it from his father, Jonas.
Eleazer soon obtained his brother's half, as well, and thus owned the whole house and farm until his untimely death in 1814. He had married Rebecca Barrett in 1804, and after he died the homestead was sold for the benefit of their children. It is not known who the purchaser was, but by 1831 the farm was owned by Town Treasurer Paul Whitcomb, (b. 1802).^9,28,21,29

Death

Nov 21, 1801

Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, VR Bolton: death of Dea. Jonas, a. 73; JWH, MLM: 11,2, 1801^{9,18,30,31,6,7,21,15}

Burial

Old Bolton Cemetery, Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, a. 73^30,32

Biography

Weis: "He was a deacon and captain at Bolton, and he was the noted surveyor who laid out most of the towns of Sterling and Leominster, Templeton and Phillipston, and other nearby settlements."

Bolton Historical Website: 96 Green Road

Formerly called the Helen Woodbury House, recent research has led to a name change to the Capt. Jonas Houghton House. Capt. Jonas Houghton (1728-1801), believed to have inherited this house from his father, Jonas Houghton, was a Deacon in the Bolton church as well as a farmer and a soldier in the Revolution, and probably also in the French and Indian War. He and his first wife, Rebeckah, were married in about 1753. If Esther Whitcomb's estimate of a construction date of ca. 1760 is correct, then the senior Jonas Houghton would have built the house several years after his son's marriage. Capt. Jonas had at least nine children, and like many of Bolton's eighteenth-century farmers, he left his homestead, not to one of his older sons (271 Vaughn Hill Road), but to his younger offspring. Eleazer (1776-1814) and Silas Houghton (b. 1777), children of Capt. Jonas and his second wife, Lucy, who had died in 1794, inherited this property upon their father's death in 1801.

MLM: Noted surveyor of nearby towns. Resided Lancaster, Bolton, Sudbury, MA.

Berlin MA Hx: Jonas Houghton, from Bolton, the fourth of the name Jonas and descendant of John Houghton, Sr., of Lancaster, m. Lucy, dau. of Eleazer Johnson of Berlin. The lineage of this branch of the family stands: John, Sr., d. 1684; Jonas, b. 1660, m. Mary Burbeane of Woburn; Jonas', b. 1682, m. Mary Brigham of Marlboro; Jonas', b. 1726; Jonas', b. 1750, m. Lucy Johnson, dau. of Eleazer, and lived with his father-in-law on the place now owned by Willard M. Wheeler. Had Silas, b. 1777 ; no other record.^21,33,15,34

Relative

CJV: same cemetery plot

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 311 #110.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 279.
[S28] DAR Lineage Book, 136: 118.
[S28] DAR Lineage Book, 138: 76.
[S117] Burr & Gage, "John Houghton of Lancaster, Mass." , pp. 392-400, p. 398.
[S164] Little, Gen. and Family History of Maine, p. 900.
[S213] National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution Centennial Admin., DAR Patriot Cent. 2, p. 1495.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 17 #256, 38.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 311.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 52.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 17, 38.
[S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 298, 311.
[S683] Guardianship File, Worcester, MA.
[S164] Little, Gen. and Family History of Maine, p. 901.
[S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 311.
[S683] Guardianship File, of Joseph Houghton, copy in possession of Charles J. Vella, 2/2000.
[S28] DAR Lineage Book, Vol. 136, p. 118.
[S28] DAR Lineage Book, Vol. 138, p. 76.
[S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 42.
[S449] Esther K. Whitcomb and Dorothy O. Mayo, Bolton Soldiers and Sailors in the American Revolution, p. 42.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 38.
[S448] Rev. William A. Houghton, Berlin MA Hx - W. A. Houghton, p. 406.
[S249] White, Geneal. Abstr. of Revol. War II, p. 1718.
[S449] Esther K. Whitcomb and Dorothy O. Mayo, Bolton Soldiers and Sailors in the American Revolution, p. 36.
[S39] Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors, Vol. 8, p. 302.
[S1220] 1790 U.S. Federal Census , Bolton, Worcester, MA, p. 213.
[S1221] 1800 U.S. Federal Census , Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, p. 207.
[S466] Esther Kimmens Whitcomb, About Bolton, p. 348.
[S409] Probate Records , Worcester, MA.
[S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 207.
[S75] Whitcomb, Nashaway Burial Grounds, p. 88.
[S782] Patricia Law Hatcher Rev. Patriots Graves II, p. 170.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , www.historicalcommission.town.bolton.mas.us/main/inventoryforms.html, Apr. 23, 2002.
[S448] Rev. William A. Houghton, Berlin MA Hx - W. A. Houghton, p. 390.

Lt. John Houghton 3d^{1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8}

M, #1639, b. 13 February 1732, d. 1807

Family: Keziah Ross

Marriage*: Lt. John Houghton 3d married Keziah Ross on Jun 14, 1763 at Sudbury, Middlesex Co., MA, USA.^{14,4,5,6,15,16}

Biography

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Birth

Feb 13, 1732

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Burr & Gage: "youngest son"; Bolton VRs: third son; Houghton: 1731; DAR: 9-14-1739^{9,10,3,4,6,11,12}

Guardiansp

1743

Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, W.P. Case # 31020¹³

Marriage

Jun 14, 1763

Sudbury, Middlesex Co., MA, USA^{14,4,5,6,15,16}

Milit-Beg

between 1776 and 1783

Whitcomb (gives John Houghton, b. 1739, son of John Houghton, not Lt. John Houghton, son of Jonas): Service S & S Vol 8, p. 301; BHist: Lexington Alarm; BHist: Siege of Boston; BRR: Resolve Jun 1776 5 mos 12 L; BRR: 5 mos NY July 1776; BRR: service in RI 1781 as Lt.^6,7,17

1790 Census

1790

Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, (unclear which John, prob. Lt. John): 1 male 16+; 2 females; listed next to James and Simon Houghton¹⁸

Death

1807

Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, John Houghton^15,19

Research

Bailey, Early MA Marriages, gives John of Bolton marrying Ross; MLM gives same dd^15,5

Research

MLM also gives a son, Phineas, b. ca. 1765?, not in Bolton VRs¹⁵

Problem

? of marriage and Rev. War service to which John Houghton; MLM: "Dr. Harris Ayres Houghton, who made a careful study of the Lancaster Houghtons wrote: "Which particular John Houghton married Keziah Ross will probably never be known. There were five or six adult John Houghtons in the vicinity at that time, and to keep their identities separate has resolved into an insoluble muddle. I am of the opinion that B. & G. [Burr & Gage] had their Keziah married to the wrong John... It is a matter of opinion." Vide NEHGR, V. 79; CJV: John, son of Jonas, is one of only 3 John Houghtons born in Lancaster between 1700 and 1750, and is therefore the most likely candidate^15,4

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 John¹⁶

Problem

Unclear which John married Keziah Ross and had 4 children; 3 children are clearly listed as John 3d's (but not Judee)

Research

only in MLM gives as son: not in VRs; unlikely parentage given bd and age difference from other children

Pedigree

Citations

[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 281.
[S46] Boston Transcript, 1926, #2248.
[S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 43.
[S117] Burr & Gage, "John Houghton of Lancaster, Mass." , pp. 392-400, p. 398.
[S177] Baily, Early Massachusetts Marriages, p. 95.
[S213] National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution Centennial Admin., DAR Patriot Cent. 2, p. 1495.
[S449] Esther K. Whitcomb and Dorothy O. Mayo, Bolton Soldiers and Sailors in the American Revolution, p. 36.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 17 #257, 38.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 311.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 60.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 17, 38.
[S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 298, 312.
[S683] Guardianship File, Worcester, MA.
[S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 140.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 38.
[S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 312.
[S39] Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors, Vol. 8, p. 301.
[S1220] 1790 U.S. Federal Census , Bolton, Worcester, MA, p. 214.
[S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 207.

James Snow Jr^1,2

M, #1640, b. circa 1720

Family: Persis Houghton

Marriage*: James Snow Jr married Persis Houghton, daughter of Capt. Jonas Houghton Jr and Mary Brigham, on Jan 5, 1748/49 at Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA.^4,5,6,7

Biography

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Birth

circa 1720

MA, USA³

Marriage

Jan 5, 1748/49

Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA^4,5,6,7

Death

VT, USA³

Deed

Jul, 1757

Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, A James Snow deeds to Joseph Houghton of Bolton, MA for 19 pounds, property in Worcester County, MA July 1757⁸

ParentsS

James 3-2, Richard 1 Snow

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 311 #108s.
[S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 79, 142.
[S415] E-mail from Kathy Snow Hulbert, Jan. 31, 2001.
[S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 142, 171.
[S117] Burr & Gage, "John Houghton of Lancaster, Mass." , pp. 392-400, p. 398.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 17.
[S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 298.
[S1258] Deed: FHL Register Deeds Office Worcester Co, MA , Vol 39 Date 1756-1758, film # 843,175, p. 45.

Rebecca Nichols^1,2,3,4,5

F, #1641, b. 21 November 1729, d. 26 March 1772

Family: Capt. Dea. Jonas Houghton

Marriage*: Rebecca Nichols married Capt. Dea. Jonas Houghton, son of Capt. Jonas Houghton Jr and Mary Brigham, on Mar 20, 1753 JWH: 20 Mar 1722/23: Date error since 5 years before his own birth; CJV: 1753.^7,1,4,5,8,6

Biography

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Birth

Nov 21, 1729

Higham, MA, USA, MLM: Mar. 20, 1722/3⁶

Marriage

Mar 20, 1753

JWH: 20 Mar 1722/23: Date error since 5 years before his own birth; CJV: 1753^7,1,4,5,8,6

Death

Mar 26, 1772

Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, a. 43^9,10,4,11,6

Burial

Old Bolton Cemetery, Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, widow of Dea. Jonas ae 43y¹⁰

Origin

Berlin, Worcester Co., MA, USA¹¹

ParentsD

Jaazaniah Nichols and Rebecca Hobart of Hingham, MA^11,6

Pedigree

Citations

[S117] Burr & Gage, "John Houghton of Lancaster, Mass." , pp. 392-400, p. 398.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 311 #110s.
[S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 42.
[S164] Little, Gen. and Family History of Maine, p. 901.
[S213] National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution Centennial Admin., DAR Patriot Cent. 2, p. 1495.
[S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 311.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 311.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 17, 38.
[S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 208.
[S75] Whitcomb, Nashaway Burial Grounds, p. 88.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 38.

Lucy Johnson^1,2,3,4,5,6

F, #1642, b. 10 March 1749/50, d. 15 April 1794

Family: Capt. Dea. Jonas Houghton

Marriage*: Lucy Johnson married Capt. Dea. Jonas Houghton, son of Capt. Jonas Houghton Jr and Mary Brigham, on circa 1775.^{7,4,3,12,1,6,13,9,10,11}

Biography

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Birth

Mar 10, 1749/50

Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, JWH: 1754^{7,3,4,8,9,10,11}

Marriage

circa 1775

^{7,4,3,12,1,6,13,9,10,11}

Death

Apr 15, 1794

Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, VR Bolton: a. 44^{7,4,3,14,15,5,9,10}

Burial

Old Bolton Cemetery, Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, ae 44 2nd w/o Dea Jonas¹⁴

ParentsD

Eleazer Johnson and Elizabeth Ball, of Berlin MA^7,5,9

Pedigree

Citations

[S117] Burr & Gage, "John Houghton of Lancaster, Mass." , pp. 392-400, p. 398.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 311 #110s.
[S28] DAR Lineage Book, Vol. 138, p. 76.
[S28] DAR Lineage Book, Vol. 136, p. 118.
[S164] Little, Gen. and Family History of Maine, p. 901.
[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. 311.
[S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 48.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 38.
[S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 311.
[S448] Rev. William A. Houghton, Berlin MA Hx - W. A. Houghton, p. 406.
[S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 42.
[S449] Esther K. Whitcomb and Dorothy O. Mayo, Bolton Soldiers and Sailors in the American Revolution, p. 42.
[S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 208.
[S75] Whitcomb, Nashaway Burial Grounds, p. 88.

Keziah Ross^1,2,3

F, #1643, b. 11 March 1741/42

Family: John Houghton

Marriage*: Keziah Ross married John Houghton, son of John Houghton and Hepzibah Priest, on Jun 14, 1763 at Sudbury, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, Sudbury VRs: John Houghton of Bolton and Kezia Ross; Bolton VRS: John Houghton and Keziah Ross of Sudbury, at Sudbury.^6,7,8,9

Biography

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Birth

Mar 11, 1741/42

Sudbury, Middlesex Co., MA, USA^4,5

Marriage

Jun 14, 1763

Sudbury, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, Sudbury VRs: John Houghton of Bolton and Kezia Ross; Bolton VRS: John Houghton and Keziah Ross of Sudbury, at Sudbury^6,7,8,9

ParentsD

John and Submit Ross¹⁰

Problem

Which John Houghton marriage

Pedigree

Citations

[S117] Burr & Gage, "John Houghton of Lancaster, Mass." , pp. 392-400, p. 398.
[S177] Baily, Early Massachusetts Marriages, p. 95.
[S213] National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution Centennial Admin., DAR Patriot Cent. 2, p. 1495.
[S35] DAR Patriot Index I, p. 345.
[S474] Sudbury MA VRs, p. 128.
[S46] Boston Transcript, 1926.
[S449] Esther K. Whitcomb and Dorothy O. Mayo, Bolton Soldiers and Sailors in the American Revolution, p. 36.
[S474] Sudbury MA VRs, p. 219 and 263.
[S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 140.
[S474] Sudbury MA VRs, 128.

Gamaliel T. Beaman^1,2,3,4

M, #1644, b. 29 February 1683/84, d. 26 October 1745

Family: Mary Houghton

Marriage*: Gamaliel T. Beaman married Mary Houghton, daughter of Jonas Houghton and Mary Burbeen, on circa 1705 at Middlesex Co., MA, USA, Middlesex Probate.^{8,9,1,6,10,11}

Biography

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Birth

Feb 29, 1683/84

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Burr & Gage: Midddlesex Probate^5,3,1,6,7

Marriage

circa 1705

Middlesex Co., MA, USA, Middlesex Probate^{8,9,1,6,10,11}

Note

1720

Sterling, Worcester Co., MA, USA, helped to settle¹²

Court

1733

He signed the first petition to the General Court to set off Chocksett as a separate town.¹³

Land Grant

1744/45

Worcester 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 26-79^14,15

Church

Jul 7, 1745

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA^7,16

Death

Oct 26, 1745

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Burr & Gage: "in his 61st year (gravestone)"; Whitcomb: 20 Oct^17,4,1,7

Burial

Chocksett Burial Ground Cemetery, Sterling, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Nourse: ae 61; Whitcomb: 20 Oct; the third burial in this burial ground^4,17

Biography

Lancaster VRs, p.319: '1684 Feb 29 Gamaliel Beman. John and Priscilla'; p. 144 (1704 'census' assigned to garrison Gamaliell Beaman, 2 adults); p. 145 'The six men whose names aree headed by that of Gamaliell Beman, had homes upon the east slope of Wataquadock Hill.'

Nourse, Early Records of Lancaster, 1884, p. 259: His grandfather Gamaliel Beaman came from England in the Elizabeth and Ann, 1635, and settled in Dorchester. In 1659 he and family came to Lancaster. Died in 1678. His father, John Beaman, was born in Dorchester in 1653. He died in 1740, aged 90. 'His son Gamaliel, born in 1684, was the first settler in Woonksechocksett, now Sterling.'

Princeton Hx: "The first of this name (spelled Beman by all the earlier generation and in all of the earlier records) in this coutry was GAMALIEL who came over from England, in the "EElizabeth and Ann in 1635, when twelve years of age, and settled in Dorchester. He married Sarah Clark daughter of Willaim Clark and in 1659 they removed to lancaster on the Nashua river. He was one of the incorporators of the town of Lancaster...Gamaliel and Sarah had six children born in Dorchester, and three others born in Lancaster. After the Indian massacre in 1676, the town was abandoned by the settlers, and the beamans went back to Dorchester, where Gamaliel died March 23, 1678. John Beaman first son of Gamaliel and Sarah married about 1674 Priscilla Thornton daughter of Robert Thornton of Boston, and returned to Lancaster where he died Jan. 15 "1739-40" in the 90th year of his age. His wife Priscilla died August 6, 1729 in the 73d year of her age. Their son Gamaliel born in Lancaster Feb. 29, 1684-85, was the first settler in the west precinct now Sterling. He married Mary Houghton, daughter of Jonas and Mary (Berbeane) Houghton, and died in Sterling Oct. 26, 1745."

MLM: There was a raging epidemic in the early settlement of Chocksett (Sterling), according to Lancaster Records. See Worcester Co. Magazine (pr. 1828) by Lincoln & Baldwen, Bk. 2, p. 39-306; Ancestry of John Barber White, by A. White, p. 39^18,6,7

Pedigree

Citations

[S117] Burr & Gage, "John Houghton of Lancaster, Mass." , pp. 392-400, p. 398.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 289.
[S12] Nourse, Early Records of Lancaster, p. 319.
[S75] Whitcomb, Nashaway Burial Grounds, p. 144.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 15.
[S303] Francis Everett ??? Blake History of the Town of Princeton Vol. II Genealogies, p. 16.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 16a.
[S46] Boston Transcript, 11/12/1924 #2311, WBBN.
[S96] NEHGR, 79: 392.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 8, 16a.
[S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 287.
[S451] Sterling MA VRs, p. 5.
[S489] D. Hamilton Hurd, Worcester Co. MA Hx I.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 17.
[S840] F. C. Pierce, Grafton MA Hx, pp. 38,46,52,53,55,57,171.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 375.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 416.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 259, 319.

Dinah Beaman^1,2

F, #1645, b. 20 September 1728

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

Sep 20, 1728

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA^3,1,4

Pedigree

Citations

[S117] Burr & Gage, "John Houghton of Lancaster, Mass." , pp. 392-400, p. 398.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 16a #259.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 56.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 16a.

Zerviah Beaman^1,2,3

F, #1646, b. 10 August 1740

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Baptism

Aug 10, 1740

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA^1,2,4

Covenant

Aug 10, 1740

Nourse: upon their owning ye Covenant were both of them baptized [with Lois]¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 289.
[S117] Burr & Gage, "John Houghton of Lancaster, Mass." , pp. 392-400, p. 398.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 16a #260.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 16a.

Francis Richardson^1,2

M, #1647, b. 15 January 1680/81, d. 31 December 1755

Family: Sarah Houghton

Marriage*: Francis Richardson married Sarah Houghton, daughter of Jonas Houghton and Mary Burbeen, on Jul 7, 1708 at Charlestown, Suffolk Co., MA, USA.^{5,1,2,4,6,7,8}

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Jan 15, 1680/81

Attleborough, Bristol Co., MA, USA³

Origin

1708

Woburn, Middlesex Co., MA, USA⁴

Marriage

Jul 7, 1708

Charlestown, Suffolk Co., MA, USA^{5,1,2,4,6,7,8}

Children+

Children of Francis Richardson and his wife, Sarah Houghton; from the Vital Records of Woburn and Attleborough:
Sarah Richardson, b. 25 Jan 1708/9, at Woburn Francis Richardson, b. 17 Jul 1710, at Woburn Mary Richardson, b. 2 Jul 1712, at Woburn Jonas Richardson, b. 11 Jul 1714, at Attleborough Seth Richardson, b. 3 Sep 1716, at Attleborough Abigail Richardson, b. 1 Sep 1718, at Attleborough Unnamed child, b. 11 Oct 1720, d. 13 Oct 1720, at Attleborough Mercy Richardson, b. 1 Apr 1725, at Attleborough Ebenezer Richardson, b. 27 Nov 1729, at Attleborough Daniel Richardson, b. 6 Aug 1732, at Attleborough

Biography

1723

Charlestown, Suffolk Co., MA, USA, Sarah is mentioned as a widow in 1723. Son of Richard and Abigail (Wyman) Richardson; MLM, Hanning: son of
Stephen and Abigail Reed Wyman^9,3,7

Death

Dec 31, 1755

Charlestown, Suffolk Co., MA, USA, Hecht: Attleboro, MA¹⁰

ParentsS

Stephen Richardson and Abigail Wyman⁸

Pedigree

Citations

[S117] Burr & Gage, "John Houghton of Lancaster, Mass." , pp. 392-400, p. 399.
[S174] Wyman, Genealogies and Estates of Charlestown, p. 520.
[S415] E-mail from Pat Hanning, 2/1999.
[S499] Woburn MA VRs III, p. 135.
[S46] Boston Transcript, 11/12/1924 #2311, WBBN.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 8.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 17.
[S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 287.
[S46] Boston Transcript, 11/17/1924, #2311 GAGL.
[S415] E-mail from Jeff Hecht, 1/7/2008.

Zeruiah Moore^1,2,3

F, #1648, b. 1700

Family: Benjamin Houghton Sr

Marriage*: Zeruiah Moore married Benjamin Houghton Sr, son of Jonas Houghton and Mary Burbeen, 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."^{7,8,9,10,3,11,12,13,6}

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

1700

Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Not in Bolton VR^4,5,6

Marriage

Jul 28, 1720

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."^{7,8,9,10,3,11,12,13,6}

Church

Jan 13, 1744/45

Second Church, Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA^14,15

Research

J. F. Chandler: "I've seen assertions that her parents were Jonathan and Hannah MOORE of Lancaster, but no proof. There are no birth records from that period, and Zeruiah was *not* baptized in 1708 when several children of Jonathan were done all together. Did Jonathan mention her in will or other document, by any chance? Then, too, who was her mother? There's no record of any marriages in Lancaster from that period either, and the baptism records of Jonathan Moore's children never mention the mother. Jonthan's wife as of 1736 is known to have been Hannah Sawyer, but is there any proof she was his wife all along."
MLM: dau. of Jonathan (Jonathan 2-1) and Hannah Moore of Lancaster, now Sterling (E. M. Mgs. p. 60; NEHGR, V. 57, p. 303)^13,16)

AFN

FL36-XM⁴

Biography

JWH: dau. of Jonathan Moore and Hannah Sawyer;

Ancestral File, Ver 4.13, FL36-XM: dau of Hannah Sawyer (FPSF-9P), born 23 May 1676, Lancaster, MA and Jonathan Moore (FPSF-8J), born 16 May 1669, Lancaster MA. Hannah Sawyer is given as sister of Joseph Sawyer (PJBR-77), born c 1675, Lancaster, MA and as daughter of Hannah Houghton (LSWP-ND), born c 1652 at Lancaster MA (spouse, Thomas Sawyer (9KS7-5R), born 2 Aug 1649, Lancaster). Hannah is given as daughter of Ralph Houghton, but this is error since Ralph's Hannah was born in 1667 and died in 1679.

NEGHR: he lived in Bolton, although several children's baptism in Lancaster⁵

ParentsD

Jonathan Moore of Bolton, MA and Hannah Sawyer^17,18,19

Research

syblings?

Pedigree

Citations

[S80] Chandler, Houghton Genealogy, #281.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 18, 29, 58, 63.
[S177] Baily, Early Massachusetts Marriages, p. 61.
[S13] "Ancestral File of LDS, Version 4.13", Ancestral File.
[S96] NEHGR, 57 [1903]: 303.
[S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 299.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 18.
[S96] NEHGR, 17 [1863]: 72.
[S96] NEHGR, 57 [1903]: "Descendants of John Moore", 303.
[S117] Burr & Gage, "John Houghton of Lancaster, Mass." , pp. 392-400, p. 399.
[S303] Francis Everett ??? Blake History of the Town of Princeton Vol. II Genealogies, p. 153.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 8, 17.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 17.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 375.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 18.
[S415] E-mail from John F. Chandler, 1995.
[S96] NEHGR, 57 [1903]: 57.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 8.
[S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 340.

Zeruiah Houghton^1,2,3,4,5

F, #1649, b. 26 May 1721, d. November 1804

Family: Jonathan Wilder

Marriage Bann: Zeruiah Houghton and Jonathan Wilder declared their intentions of marriage on Nov 25, 1738 Lancaster, MA, USA; Nourse, p. 28: "November ye 25th 1738 Then Jonathan Wilder of Lancaster Entered his Entention of marriage with Zeruiah Houghton of Said Town.
December ye 1st 1738 David Farrar of Lancaster appeared and forbid ye banes of mariage being out asked betwix ye above Said Jonath. Wilder and Zeruiah Houghton, and aledged this Reson that see had Promised him ye said farrar marriage from which see cannot Losly depart."¹³
Marriage Bann: Zeruiah Houghton and Jonathan Wilder declared their intentions of marriage on Nov 25, 1738 Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA; also Lancaster VRs: "December 1 1738 David Farrar of Lancaster appeared and forbid ye banes of mariage being out asked betwix ye above Said Jonath. Wilder and Zeruiah Houghton, and aledged this Resson that shee had Promised him ye said farrar marriage from which shee cannot Losly depart."^13,3,9
Marriage*: Zeruiah Houghton married Jonathan Wilder on Feb 23, 1738/39 at Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, M. Wilder: 1738.^{11,3,4,12,9,13}

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

May 26, 1721

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA^6,7,3,8,9,10

Marriage

Feb 23, 1738/39

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, M. Wilder: 1738^{11,3,4,12,9,13}

Church

Nov 4, 1750

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA¹⁴

Deed

Templeton, MA, USA, A considerable tract of land owned by Josiah was deeded to him through his mother, Zerviah Houghton¹⁵

Death

Nov, 1804

Sterling, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Whitcomb: Zerviah Wilder^16,17,18

Burial

Chocksett Burial Ground Cemetery, Sterling, Worcester Co., MA, USA, ae 83, Section V¹⁹

Alert

Bann protest

Note

Sterling, Massachusetts Historical Society
It's interesting to see how much of our perception about history is based on what we see come out of Hollywood. With TV shows like the Waltons and Little House on the Prairie, the 1970's certainly had its fair share of productions that gave us a look at the past, albeit with a somewhat anecdotal sense of historical accuracy. The settings for many of these were places far away from New England, so the thought that they could have any connection to Sterling's history is extremely unlikely... Or is it?
Beaman Road is recognized as the part of Sterling that was first settled around 1720, with the road being named after Gamaliel Beaman, who was one of the fifet settlers to the area. Benjamin Houghton (a.k.a. "Landlord Ben") also settled in the area about that time. After they settled, Ben's daughter Zerviah would marry Mr. Johnathan Wilder in 1739. They would have 12 children together and build the lineage that included the families of Silas and Jonathan Wilder who settled in the area of what we know today as "Wilder Road."
When Johnathan's brother William married Sarah Whitcomb in 1741, he chose not to settle in Sterling (Lancaster at the time), and instead moved to a farm up near Putney, Vt. His son Daniel, and grandson Abel also settled as farmers in Vermont, but Abel's son James ventured to pursue his interests in farming in Franklin County, New York. By 1870 he had married Angelina Day and had six children, but because production at the farm in New York had become poor, they decided to move west toward Minnesota.
Around 1880, three of James's children (Royal, Aliza and Almanzo) settled in the Dakota Territory near the town of De Smet, South Dakota. It was here that Almanzo met and married a woman by the name of Laura Ingalls. Laura Ingalls Wilder would later become a well-known author whose stories and characters were the basis of the 1970's TV show "Little House on the Prairie".
So, the next time you are flipping through the retro TV channels and you happen across Dean Butler playing opposite Michael Landon and Melissa Gilbert, we can grin a little bit in knowing that it all started here in Sterling, with the Wilders, Landlord Ben and that quiet little street on the west side of town that we all know today as Wilder Road.

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 308 #62.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 27, 277.
[S117] Burr & Gage, "John Houghton of Lancaster, Mass." , pp. 392-400, p. 399.
[S169] Wilder, Book of Wilders I, p. 311.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 18 #270, 39.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 308.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 58.
[S303] Francis Everett ??? Blake History of the Town of Princeton Vol. II Genealogies, p. 153.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 18, 39.
[S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 299.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 27.
[S171] Wilder, M., Book of Wilders, p. 229.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 28.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 376.
[S705] Arthur Stanley Wilder and Louise Else (Jackson) Wilder, Wilder Descendants, p. 3.
[S80] Chandler, Houghton Genealogy, #656.
[S77] White, Genealogy of John White, I, p. 63 #145.
[S75] Whitcomb, Nashaway Burial Grounds, p. 83, 168.
[S75] Whitcomb, Nashaway Burial Grounds, p. 83.

Mindwell Houghton^1,2,3,4,5

F, #1650, b. 7 March 1722/23

Family: John Crosby

Marriage Bann*: Mindwell Houghton and John Crosby declared their intentions of marriage on Nov 15, 1745 Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA.^10,3,11

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

Mar 7, 1722/23

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, JWH: 1722^6,7,3,4,8,9

Origin

circa 1745

Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA¹⁰

Marriage Bann

Nov 15, 1745

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA^10,3,11

AFN

FQJ2-DX¹²

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 308 #63.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 3, 277.
[S117] Burr & Gage, "John Houghton of Lancaster, Mass." , pp. 392-400, p. 399.
[S303] Francis Everett ??? Blake History of the Town of Princeton Vol. II Genealogies, p. 153.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 18 #271, 39.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 308.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 58.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 39.
[S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 299.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 31.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 18, 39.
[S13] "Ancestral File of LDS, Version 4.13", Ancestral File.