Michal Houghton1,2,3,4,5

F, #1651, b. 22 June 1725, d. 31 December 1816

Family: Ephraim Roper

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
BirthJun 22, 1725Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Sterling also given6,7,8,3,4,9,10,11
MarriageApr 8, 1748Lancaster/Sterling, Worcester Co., MA, USA, by J. Mellen; Bouley: Sterling12,3,4,13,14
DeathDec 31, 1816Sterling, Worcester Co., MA, USA15,4,13,10
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Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 308 #64.
  2. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 22, 32, 78, 278.
  3. [S117] Burr & Gage, "John Houghton of Lancaster, Mass." , pp. 392-400, p. 399.
  4. [S163] Bouley, Pioneer Settlers of New England, p. 430.
  5. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 18 #272, 39.
  6. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 308.
  7. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 58.
  8. [S28] DAR Lineage Book, 63: 131.
  9. [S303] Francis Everett ??? Blake History of the Town of Princeton Vol. II Genealogies, p. 153.
  10. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 39.
  11. [S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 299.
  12. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 22.
  13. [S303] Francis Everett ??? Blake History of the Town of Princeton Vol. II Genealogies, p. 153, 247.
  14. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 18, 39.
  15. [S28] DAR Lineage Book, V. 63, p. 131.
  16. [S13] "Ancestral File of LDS, Version 4.13", Ancestral File.
  17. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 32.

Dinah Houghton1,2,3,4

F, #1652, b. 8 April 1727, d. 1793

Family: Ezra Houghton

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
BirthApr 8, 1727Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA5,6,3,7,8
MarriageJun 23, 1748Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, JWH: 7, 29, 17485,9,3,10,11,8,12
CommunionNov 4, 1750Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA13
Death1793Sterling, Worcester Co., MA, USA
BurialChocksett Burial Ground Cemetery, Sterling, Worcester Co., MA, USA, ae 66 w/o Ezra section S
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Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 308 #65, 312 #128s.
  2. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 32, 279.
  3. [S117] Burr & Gage, "John Houghton of Lancaster, Mass." , pp. 392-400, p. 399.
  4. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 18 #273.
  5. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 308.
  6. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 58.
  7. [S303] Francis Everett ??? Blake History of the Town of Princeton Vol. II Genealogies, p. 153.
  8. [S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 299.
  9. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 391.
  10. [S166] Cutter, New England Families II, p. 963.
  11. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 18, 22, 48.
  12. [S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 317.
  13. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 376.
  14. [S13] "Ancestral File of LDS, Version 4.13", Ancestral File.
  15. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 32.
  16. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 47.

Keziah Houghton1,2,3,4

F, #1653, b. 29 May 1729

Family: Ebenezer Buss

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
BirthMay 29, 1729Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Burr & Gage, Weis: 29 Mar. 1729; JWH: 29 Mar 17295,6,3,7,8
MarriageApr 8, 1748Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, same day as sister Michal5,9,3
ResearchThe Keziah Houghton who married Eben. Buss, is dau. of Benj. and Zerviah, per Benjamin's will; JWH, Weis give Keziah, dau. of Jonathan and Thankful (White), as marrying Ebenezer Buss; but Bolton VR has a Keziah marrying Samuel Snow
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Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 308 #66.
  2. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 280.
  3. [S117] Burr & Gage, "John Houghton of Lancaster, Mass." , pp. 392-400, p. 399.
  4. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 18 #274, 40.
  5. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 308.
  6. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 58.
  7. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 40.
  8. [S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 299.
  9. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 22.
  10. [S13] "Ancestral File of LDS, Version 4.13", Ancestral File.
  11. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 32.
  12. [S754] Albert Annett and Alice E. E. Lehtinen Jaffrey NH Hx II, p. 121.
  13. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 18, 40.

Benjamin Houghton 3d1,2,3

M, #1654, b. 17 November 1732, d. 25 April 1759

Family: Priscilla Wilder

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
BirthNov 17, 1732Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA4,5,2,6,7,8
MarriageAug 11, 1757Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Benjamin, 3d, by John Mellen9,10,11,12
DeathApr 25, 1759Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, 27th year4,13,14,2,7,12
BurialChocksett Burial Ground Cemetery, Sterling, Worcester Co., MA, USA, 27th year; Plot S13
AdministrMay 7, 1760Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Administration and Inventory; 89 pounds in his estate; Priscilla Houghton, adminstrator (her mark); allowed May 7, 1860 (Worcester Probate #30909)3,7
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ResearchPrinceton Hx: gives bd for one, mar for second6
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 84.
  2. [S117] Burr & Gage, "John Houghton of Lancaster, Mass." , pp. 392-400, p. 399.
  3. [S409] Probate Records , Worcester Co., MA, Case 30909.
  4. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 308.
  5. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 60.
  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. 40.
  8. [S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 299, 313.
  9. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 85.
  10. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 18, 40.
  11. [S917] William Sweetzer Heywood, Westminster MA History, p. 712.
  12. [S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 313.
  13. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 417.
  14. [S77] White, Genealogy of John White, I, p. 478.
  15. [S13] "Ancestral File of LDS, Version 4.13", Ancestral File.

Abigail Houghton1,2,3,4

F, #1655, b. 27 July 1735, d. 22 February 1822

Family 1: Ephraim Osgood

Family 2: Silent Wilds

Family 3: James Walker

  • Marriage Bann*: Abigail Houghton and James Walker declared their intentions of marriage on Jul 14, 1792.8

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
BirthJul 27, 1735Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, JWH: 7/17/17355,6,3,7,8,9
MarriageNov 17, 1757Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, MLM: Nov. 2710,3,11,12,9
Marriage BannDec 11, 1782Princeton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, w/2, h/213,14,15,9
ImmigrationMay, 1787Princeton, MA, USA, with her children8
Marriage BannJul 14, 17928
DeathFeb 22, 1822Shutesbury, MA, USA, a. 8714,16
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Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 308 #68.
  2. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 85, 285.
  3. [S117] Burr & Gage, "John Houghton of Lancaster, Mass." , pp. 392-400, p. 399.
  4. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 18 #276, 40.
  5. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 308.
  6. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 63.
  7. [S303] Francis Everett ??? Blake History of the Town of Princeton Vol. II Genealogies, p. 153.
  8. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 40.
  9. [S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 299.
  10. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 85.
  11. [S303] Francis Everett ??? Blake History of the Town of Princeton Vol. II Genealogies, p. 153, 219.
  12. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 18, 40.
  13. [S162] Princeton MA VRs, p. 123.
  14. [S303] Francis Everett ??? Blake History of the Town of Princeton Vol. II Genealogies, p. 219.
  15. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 18, 19, 40.
  16. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 19, 40.
  17. [S13] "Ancestral File of LDS, Version 4.13", Ancestral File.

Joel Houghton1,2,3,4

M, #1656, b. 27 September 1737, d. 23 June 1816

Family: Sarah Pearson

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
BirthSep 27, 1737Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Burr & Gage: "oldest son surviving" (Worcester Probate)5,6,3,7,8,9
Milit-Beg1757He was in a mounted company which went to the relief of Ft. William Henry8,10
MarriageFeb 25, 1761Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA11,12,13
ChurchOct 2, 1763Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Nourse: a Joel Houghton and wife admitted to second church, Oct 2, 1763.

Nourse, Annals, p. 173, 185, 219: a Deacon Joel Houghton14,15
NoteApr 8, 1772Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Benjamin Roper, an adult, was baptised "at Joel Hotons"16
Mil. Serv.1775Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, an ensign Joel Houghton, was in the 3rd company of Col. John Whitcomb's regiment17
Research1775
1790 Census1790Sterling, MA, USA, 3 males 16+, 1 male under 16, 5 females18
1800 Census1800Sterling, Worcester Co., MA, USA, 00101-40011; 1 male 16-25, 1 male 45+; 4 female 1-9, 1 female 26-44, 1 female 45+19
DeathJun 23, 1816Sterling, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 78; in C.C., Jul 10, 181620,8,21
Administr1816Sterling, MA, USA, W.P. Case # 310178,22
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ResearchHeywood, in Westminster MA Hx, gives this Benjamin as father of Joel.24
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 308 #69.
  2. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 287.
  3. [S117] Burr & Gage, "John Houghton of Lancaster, Mass." , pp. 392-400, p. 399.
  4. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 18 #277, 41.
  5. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 308.
  6. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 64.
  7. [S303] Francis Everett ??? Blake History of the Town of Princeton Vol. II Genealogies, p. 153.
  8. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 41.
  9. [S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 299.
  10. [S178] Nourse, Military Annals of Lancaster, p. 61.
  11. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 98.
  12. [S312] Shrewsbury MA VRs, p. 170.
  13. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 18, 41.
  14. [S178] Nourse, Military Annals of Lancaster, p. 173.
  15. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 377.
  16. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 389.
  17. [S595] Rev. Abijah P. Marvin, Lancaster Hx - Marvin, p. 290.
  18. [S1220] 1790 U.S. Federal Census , Sterling, Worcester Co., MA, p. 236.
  19. [S1221] 1800 U.S. Federal Census , Sterling, Worcester Co, MA, p. 353.
  20. [S451] Sterling MA VRs, p. 121.
  21. [S1494] American Antiquarian Society, ndex of Deaths in Mass. Centinel & Columbian Cent.
  22. [S409] Probate Records , Worcester, MA.
  23. [S13] "Ancestral File of LDS, Version 4.13", Ancestral File.
  24. [S917] William Sweetzer Heywood, Westminster MA History, p. 712.
  25. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 36.

Eunice Houghton1,2,3,4,5

F, #1657, b. 5 October 1739, d. 23 March 1816

Family: Jonathan Bayley Jr

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
BirthOct 5, 1739Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, JWH, Burr & Gage, Weis: 15 Oct. 1739; Princeton: 15 Oct. 17296,7,3,8,9
MarriageJan 16, 1760Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA6,10,3,8,11,12,13,9
DeathMar 23, 1816
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Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 308 #70.
  2. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 88, 288.
  3. [S117] Burr & Gage, "John Houghton of Lancaster, Mass." , pp. 392-400, p. 399.
  4. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 18 #278.
  5. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 48.
  6. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 308.
  7. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 66.
  8. [S303] Francis Everett ??? Blake History of the Town of Princeton Vol. II Genealogies, p. 153.
  9. [S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 300.
  10. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 88.
  11. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 18.
  12. [S28] DAR Lineage Book, V. 39, p. 211.
  13. [S28] DAR Lineage Book, Vol. 45, p. 387.
  14. [S13] "Ancestral File of LDS, Version 4.13", Ancestral File.

Jonathan Wilder1,2,3,4

M, #1658, b. 5 October 1710, d. 13 January 1794

Family: Zeruiah Houghton

  • Marriage Bann: Jonathan Wilder and Zeruiah Houghton 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."11
  • Marriage Bann: Jonathan Wilder and Zeruiah Houghton 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."11,1,10
  • Marriage*: Jonathan Wilder married Zeruiah Houghton, daughter of Benjamin Houghton Sr and Zeruiah Moore, on Feb 23, 1738/39 at Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, M. Wilder: 1738.8,1,4,9,10,11

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
BirthOct 5, 1710Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA5,6,4,7
MarriageFeb 23, 1738/39Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, M. Wilder: 17388,1,4,9,10,11
ChurchNov 4, 1750Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA12
Milit-BegRev. War13
WillWorcester, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Calvin not mentioned in his father's will14,15
DeathJan 13, 1794Sterling, Worcester Co., MA, USA16,7
BurialChocksett Burial Ground Cemetery, Sterling, Worcester Co., MA, USA, ae 84; Section V16
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BiographyWhite: grandson of Josiah and Mary White, son of Sarah White and John Wilder, nephew of Thankful White.17
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S117] Burr & Gage, "John Houghton of Lancaster, Mass." , pp. 392-400, p. 399.
  2. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 308.
  3. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 27-28.
  4. [S169] Wilder, Book of Wilders I, p. 311.
  5. [S13] "Ancestral File of LDS, Version 4.13", Ancestral File.
  6. [S77] White, Genealogy of John White, I, p. 63 # 145.
  7. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 39.
  8. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 27.
  9. [S171] Wilder, M., Book of Wilders, p. 229.
  10. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 18, 39.
  11. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 28.
  12. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 376.
  13. [S35] DAR Patriot Index I, I, p. 743; III, p. 362.
  14. [S77] White, Genealogy of John White, I, p. 64.
  15. [S705] Arthur Stanley Wilder and Louise Else (Jackson) Wilder, Wilder Descendants, p. 3.
  16. [S75] Whitcomb, Nashaway Burial Grounds, p. 167.
  17. [S77] White, Genealogy of John White, I, p. 32.

John Crosby1

M, #1659

Family: Mindwell Houghton

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
ChurchMay 5, 1745Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, from first Church of Rowley2
Marriage BannNov 15, 1745Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA3,4,5
ResearchMLM gives a Benjamin as son of John and Mindwell Crosby, but it is clear he has confused Benjamin Roper with this Benjamin.6
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Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S13] "Ancestral File of LDS, Version 4.13", Ancestral File.
  2. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 375.
  3. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 31.
  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. 18, 39.
  6. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 39.

Ephraim Roper1,2,3,4

M, #1660, b. 21 October 1716, d. 5 December 1793

Family: Michal Houghton

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
BirthOct 21, 1716Sudbury, Middlesex Co., MA, USA5,6,7
MarriageApr 8, 1748Lancaster/Sterling, Worcester Co., MA, USA, by J. Mellen; Bouley: Sterling8,2,6,9,10
Milit-BegRev. War11,7
OccupationSterling, Worcester Co., MA, USA, a farmer
DeathDec 5, 1793Sterling, Worcester Co., MA, USA12,4,7
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ParentsSEphraim Roper and Sybellah Moore of Sterling/Princeton MA; 10 sons, all served in Revol. War
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 308 #64s.
  2. [S117] Burr & Gage, "John Houghton of Lancaster, Mass." , pp. 392-400, p. 399.
  3. [S163] Bouley, Pioneer Settlers of New England, p. 430-431.
  4. [S303] Francis Everett ??? Blake History of the Town of Princeton Vol. II Genealogies, p. 247.
  5. [S13] "Ancestral File of LDS, Version 4.13", Ancestral File.
  6. [S163] Bouley, Pioneer Settlers of New England, p. 430.
  7. [S28] DAR Lineage Book, V. 63, p. 131.
  8. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 22.
  9. [S303] Francis Everett ??? Blake History of the Town of Princeton Vol. II Genealogies, p. 153, 247.
  10. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 18, 39.
  11. [S28] DAR Lineage Book, Vol. 47, p. 378.
  12. [S163] Bouley, Pioneer Settlers of New England, p. 431.
  13. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 32.
  14. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 39.
  15. [S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 299.

Salley Bailey1,2

F, #1661, b. circa 1782

Family: Joseph Gary

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Birthcirca 1782MA, USA, age 68 in 1850 census; not in Lancaster VRs2,3
Marriage18002
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 308 #70c.
  2. [S28] DAR Lineage Book, Vol. 45, p. 387.
  3. [S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Sterling, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: M432_343; Page: 191;
    line 31, dwl 225-231.

Ephraim Osgood1,2

M, #1662, b. 22 January 1726/27, d. 24 November 1777

Family: Abigail Houghton

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
BirthJan 22, 1726/27Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA3,4,2
Milit-Beg1748in the colonial service during Indian raids4
MarriageNov 17, 1757Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, MLM: Nov. 275,1,6,7,8
ImmigrationMay, 1768Princeton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, from Shutesbury, and lived in a log house4
DeathNov 24, 17774,2
ParentsSJoshua and Ruth (Divol) Osgood2,4,3
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Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S117] Burr & Gage, "John Houghton of Lancaster, Mass." , pp. 392-400, p. 399.
  2. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 40.
  3. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 58.
  4. [S303] Francis Everett ??? Blake History of the Town of Princeton Vol. II Genealogies, p. 219.
  5. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 85.
  6. [S303] Francis Everett ??? Blake History of the Town of Princeton Vol. II Genealogies, p. 153, 219.
  7. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 18, 40.
  8. [S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 299.
  9. [S13] "Ancestral File of LDS, Version 4.13", Ancestral File.

Jonathan Bayley Jr1,2,3

M, #1663, b. 21 March 1737, d. 1 November 1814

Family: Eunice Houghton

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
BirthMar 21, 1737Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, p. 48, 24 Nov 1733; p. 66, Mar 21 1737, son of Jonathan and Bridget4
Milit-BegRev. War5
MarriageJan 16, 1760Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA6,7,2,8,9,10,11,12
DeathNov 1, 1814Sterling, Worcester Co., MA, USA
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Duplicate
ParentsSJonathan Bailey and Bridget Boynton10,4,14,15
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 308 #70s.
  2. [S117] Burr & Gage, "John Houghton of Lancaster, Mass." , pp. 392-400, p. 399.
  3. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 88, 187.
  4. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 48.
  5. [S28] DAR Lineage Book, I, 028.
  6. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 308.
  7. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 88.
  8. [S303] Francis Everett ??? Blake History of the Town of Princeton Vol. II Genealogies, p. 153.
  9. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 18.
  10. [S28] DAR Lineage Book, V. 39, p. 211.
  11. [S28] DAR Lineage Book, Vol. 45, p. 387.
  12. [S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 300.
  13. [S13] "Ancestral File of LDS, Version 4.13", Ancestral File.
  14. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 287.
  15. [S1362] Hollis R. Bailey, Bailey Genealogy, p. 21.

Lydia (?)1,2,3,4

F, #1664

Family: Daniel Houghton

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
Birth13 Oct 1702 if this is Lydia Bruce5
Marriagecirca 17136,4,7,8
CovenantAug 10, 1718Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, and had her children baptized.6
ChurchMar 3, 1727/28Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, First Church9
ResearchNov 11, 1733First Church: ye brethern manifested their willingness that Mary Bruce, a member in full communion with us should, according to her desire, be recommended with ye church of Christ in Marlboro. (Lanc. 282) Also, 1727/8, March Ye 3rd, Lydia Houghton, wife of Daniel Houghton and Mary Bruce be admitted to full membership in First Church (Lanc. 272). Temple's History of Framingham States that John Bruce of Framingham by wife, Elizabeth had, with other children, Lydia, B. October 13, 1702, and Mary, B. April 12, 1706.10,3
Guardiansp1759Guardianship papers dated. 175911
AdministrHarvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA, W.P. #309383
ParentsDTheory: John and Elizabeth Bruce of Framingham, a possibility based on this dug up by J.C.L. Clark of Lancaster; Line of Lydia Bruce, the wife of Daniel Houghton of Putney, Windham, VT and the daughter of John Bruce, to king Robert the Bruce of Scotland.3
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S415] E-mail from Howard Arthur Packard, Jr., 1995.
  2. [S415] E-mail from Roger Peterson, Oct. 17, 1999.
  3. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 18.
  4. [S117] Burr & Gage, "John Houghton of Lancaster, Mass." , pp. 392-400, p. 399.
  5. [S145] J. H. Temple, Framingham MA Hx - Temple.
  6. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 276.
  7. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 8.
  8. [S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 300.
  9. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 272.
  10. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 282.
  11. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 39.

Thaddeus Houghton1,2

M, #1665, b. 10 August 1718, d. 1740

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
BaptismAug 10, 1718Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA3,1,4,5
Research1740
Mil. Enls1740under Capt. John Prescott in the expedition of British Vice Admiral Edward Vernon against Cartagena, Columbia
Death1740West Indies4
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S117] Burr & Gage, "John Houghton of Lancaster, Mass." , pp. 392-400, p. 399.
  2. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 18 #281.
  3. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 276.
  4. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 18.
  5. [S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 300.

Annis Houghton1,2

F, #1666, b. 23 November 1718, d. 3 April 1759

Family: Jonathan Harris

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
BaptismNov 23, 1718Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA3,4,5,6
Origincirca 1749Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA7
MarriageMay 26, 1749Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, by J. Wilder8,4,5,6
Children+Burr & Gage: "She left three children (Worcester Deeds)."

Not in Bolton VR4
DeathApr 3, 17594
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 21, 32, 276.
  2. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 18 #282.
  3. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 276.
  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. 18.
  6. [S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 300.
  7. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 32.
  8. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 21.

Nathaniel Houghton1,2

M, #1667, b. 25 September 1720

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
BaptismSep 25, 1720Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA3,1,4,5
Research1754
Milit-Begbetween 1754 and 1757Probably the Nathaniel in the command of Col. John Winslow on the Eastern Frontier, 1754, in a roll of the troopers under Captain Samuel Haskell, 1757; in a company for the relief of the fort (Ft. Dumer). Probably resided Hinsdale, VT.4,6
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S117] Burr & Gage, "John Houghton of Lancaster, Mass." , pp. 392-400, p. 399.
  2. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 18 #283.
  3. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 277.
  4. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 18.
  5. [S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 300.
  6. [S117] Burr & Gage, "John Houghton of Lancaster, Mass." , pp. 392-400, p. 9.

Susannah Houghton1,2

F, #1668, b. 17 March 1722/23

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
BaptismMar 17, 1722/23Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, DAR correction: bap. 1.16.17223,1,4,5,6
ResearchProbably the Susannah described as living in the fort (Fr. Dumer). B.& G., p. 94
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S117] Burr & Gage, "John Houghton of Lancaster, Mass." , pp. 392-400, p. 399.
  2. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 18 #284.
  3. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 277.
  4. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 18.
  5. [S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 300.
  6. [S1481] Mrs. M. E. Woodward, DAR Library version of 1912 Houghton Gen. by JWH, p. 312.

Jerusha Houghton1,2

F, #1669, b. 14 March 1724/25

Family: Ebenezer Harris Jr

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
BaptismMar 14, 1724/25Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Burr & Gage: 14 May 1724/5; DAR correction: 3.4.17243,1,4,5,6
Marriage5
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S117] Burr & Gage, "John Houghton of Lancaster, Mass." , pp. 392-400, p. 399.
  2. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 18 #285.
  3. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 278.
  4. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 18.
  5. [S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 300.
  6. [S1481] Mrs. M. E. Woodward, DAR Library version of 1912 Houghton Gen. by JWH, p. 312.

Molle Houghton1,2,3

F, #1670, b. 19 February 1726/27

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
BaptismFeb 19, 1726/27Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA1,2,4,5
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 279.
  2. [S117] Burr & Gage, "John Houghton of Lancaster, Mass." , pp. 392-400, p. 399.
  3. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 18 #286.
  4. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 18.
  5. [S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 300.

Experience Houghton1,2

F, #1671, b. 24 November 1728

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
BaptismNov 24, 1728Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, DAR correction: bap. 1.24. 17283,1,4,5,6
ResearchOnly MLM gives this marriage4
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S117] Burr & Gage, "John Houghton of Lancaster, Mass." , pp. 392-400, p. 399.
  2. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 18 #287.
  3. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 280.
  4. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 18.
  5. [S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 300.
  6. [S1481] Mrs. M. E. Woodward, DAR Library version of 1912 Houghton Gen. by JWH, p. 312.

Jonathan Harris1,2

M, #1672, b. 14 August 1720, d. 3 April 1759

Family: Annis Houghton

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
BirthAug 14, 1720Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA3
MarriageMay 26, 1749Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, by J. Wilder4,1,5,6
Children+Burr & Gage: "She left three children (Worcester Deeds)."

Not in Bolton VR1
DeathApr 3, 1759Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA7
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S117] Burr & Gage, "John Houghton of Lancaster, Mass." , pp. 392-400, p. 399.
  2. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 21, 32.
  3. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 276.
  4. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 21.
  5. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 18.
  6. [S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 300.
  7. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 324.
  8. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 32.

Daniel Houghton Jr.1,2,3

M, #1673, b. 19 September 1731

Family: Experience Willard

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
BaptismSep 19, 1731Still River, Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA4,2,5,6,7
Origincirca 1751Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Harvard VR: of Bolton8,9
MarriageMar 5, 1750/51Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA9,1,8,10,11,12,13
Milit-Beg1776In Capt. James Burt's company of Harvard men5,14
Research1776
NoteSep 3, 1776Douglas, MA, USA, Daniel's wife and last three children warned out, but not him or rest of children.15
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S46] Boston Transcript, 5/12/1926 - 3959.
  2. [S117] Burr & Gage, "John Houghton of Lancaster, Mass." , pp. 392-400, p. 399.
  3. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 18 #288, 42.
  4. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 281.
  5. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 42.
  6. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 43.
  7. [S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 300, 314.
  8. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 140.
  9. [S43] Thomas W. Baldwin, Harvard MA VRs, p. 181.
  10. [S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 8.
  11. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 18, 42.
  12. [S1086] Joseph Willard, Simon Willard Memory, p. 422.
  13. [S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 314.
  14. [S178] Nourse, Military Annals of Lancaster, p. 115.
  15. [S596] Blake, Worcester Co. Warnings, p. 14.

Capt. Ephraim Sawyer1,2,3,4,5,6,7

M, #1674, b. circa 1698, d. 8 May 1759

Family 1: Eunice Houghton

Family 2: Sarah Richardson

  • Marriage Bann*: Capt. Ephraim Sawyer and Sarah Richardson declared their intentions of marriage on Nov, 1750; "It was probably Ephraim(3) who, in November, 1750, announced intentions of marriage with Mrs. Sarah Richardson."6,9

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Birthcirca 1698Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Sawyer: 1698; Boston Transcript: 12/24/1924 - 1696; 2/2/1925 - 16948,9
MarriageMar 4, 1719/20Concord, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, 1st wife; by Justice Minott6,10,11,12,13,7,2,9,14,15,16,17
Milit-Beg1746Military in 174618
Research1746
Marriage BannNov, 1750"It was probably Ephraim(3) who, in November, 1750, announced intentions of marriage with Mrs. Sarah Richardson"6,9
DeathMay 8, 1759Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, same day as daughter Mary19,5,10
BiographyPer Nourse and Boston Transcript, 12/24/1924, Ephraim Sawyer of Lancaster, husband of Eunice Houghton. He was baptized, an adult with wife Eunice and two children, Mary and Katherine, into the church at Lancaster on April 19, 1724.

Boston Transcript, 2/2/1925: Ephraim (3) Sawyer...was descended from Nathaniel (2), born Dec. 24 1670, died Nov.10 1756; and Mary ---. Nathaniel (2) was youngest son of Thomas (1) Sawyer, Sr., born in England, 1616; died at Lancaster, Sept. 12, 1706; married, in 1648, May, born in England, daughter of John Prescott of Shevington and Sowerby, Yorkshire, England who went to Barbados, 1638; to New England, 1640; founder of Lancaster, Mass., baptized 1604-5; died 1681; married, Jan. 21, 1629, at Wygan, England, Mary Platts...The date of birth of Ephraim (3) is not shown on Lancaster vital records, but was probably about 1696, as he was third son of Nathaniel (2) and Amos, his oldest brother, was born in 1693...in November, 1750, announced intentions of marriage with Mrs. Sarah Richardson...Ephraim (3), baptized with his wife Eunice as adults 1724, is titled lieutenant at different places in the records, so evidently he performed military service. He is the only one of the four Ephraims who could have been captain in 1746, and is undoubtedly the Ephraim mentioned on page 23 of the Military Annals of Lancaster, 1740-1865, by N.S. Nourse, which says that on Oct. 10, 1746, Lancaster Council issued a warrant: To Capt. Ephraim Sawyer and the company in His Majesties Service on the Frontiers, the sum Two hundred and nine pounds, two shillings and nine pence (to each person the sum set against his name) to discharge his muster roll beginning May 16, 1746, and ending June 30, 1746.

Boston Transcript, 2/9/1925: Ephraim...was born about 1694 in Lancaster, Mass. Served as lieutanent and captain in colonial wars (Massachusetts Military Archives, Vol.98, page 287).18,10,20,9
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 304 #43s.
  2. [S117] Burr & Gage, "John Houghton of Lancaster, Mass." , pp. 392-400, p. 399.
  3. [S80] Chandler, Houghton Genealogy, #11614.
  4. [S46] Boston Transcript, 1925.
  5. [S46] Boston Transcript, 3/9/1924 - 2541.
  6. [S46] Boston Transcript, 2/9/1925 #2541, LSR.
  7. [S46] Boston Transcript, 10/20/1924 #2311 LSR.
  8. [S46] Boston Transcript, 12/24/1924; 2/2/1925.
  9. [S157] Fred E. Sawyer, Sawyer Families Gen. Dict., p. 134.
  10. [S46] Boston Transcript, 2/9/1925 #2541, SIP.
  11. [S46] Boston Transcript, 11/17/1924.
  12. [S46] Boston Transcript, 11/12/1924 #2311, WBBN.
  13. [S46] Boston Transcript, 11/17/1924, #2311 GAGL.
  14. [S341] Concord MA VRs, p. 101.
  15. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 8.
  16. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 18.
  17. [S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 287.
  18. [S30] Massachusetts Archives, Vol. 98, p. 287.
  19. [S10] Gravestone.
  20. [S46] Boston Transcript, 2/2/1925 #2541, LSR.

Mary Sawyer1,2,3,4

F, #1675, b. 1723, d. 8 May 1759

Family: Nathaniel Wyman

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
Birth1723Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA
MarriageJun 29, 1743Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA5,1,6,7
DeathMay 8, 1759Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 368,1
BurialOld Settlers' BF Cemetery, Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA9
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S46] Boston Transcript, 3/9/1924 - 2541.
  2. [S117] Burr & Gage, "John Houghton of Lancaster, Mass." , pp. 392-400, p. 399.
  3. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 18 #289.
  4. [S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 287.
  5. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 29.
  6. [S415] E-mail from John F. Chandler, 1995.
  7. [S157] Fred E. Sawyer, Sawyer Families Gen. Dict., p. 134.
  8. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 324.
  9. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs.

Katherine Sawyer1,2

F, #1676, b. 16 July 1727

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
BaptismJul 16, 17271,3,4
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S117] Burr & Gage, "John Houghton of Lancaster, Mass." , pp. 392-400, p. 399.
  2. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 18 #290.
  3. [S157] Fred E. Sawyer, Sawyer Families Gen. Dict., p. 134.
  4. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 18.

Lt. Col. Ephraim Sawyer1,2,3,4

M, #1677, b. 20 April 1729, d. 1813

Family 1: Sarah Richardson

  • Marr ???*: It is unclear whether Lt. Col. Ephraim Sawyer married Sarah Richardson.9

Family 2: Susannah Richardson

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
BaptismApr 20, 1729Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA5,6,2,7,8
Marr ???Nov 20, 1750Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA9
MarriageJun 11, 1752Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, 1- Boston Transcript; 2 - Int9,6,5,7
Milit-Beg1775Rev. War: Bunker Hill; 4 sons commissioned officers. in Rev. War
BT: colonel in Revolution from the Battle of Lexington to the close.10
Immigration1786Grand Isle Co., VT, USA10
Death1813South Hero, Grand Isle Co., VT, USA10
BurialSouth Hero Cemetery, South Hero, Grand Isle Co., VT, USA10
BiographyBoston Transcript, 12/24/1924: ? whether this was Capt. Ephraim who recieved
pay for himself and company in siege of Louisburg in 1746.

Boston Transcript, 2/2/1925: Lieutenant Colonel Ephraim was at Bunker
Hill...baptized April 20, 1728-29, son of Ephraim (3) and Eunice Houghton, was major in Colonel Asa Whitcomb's regiment in 1775 and later was lieutenant colonel in colonel Josiah Whitney's (Second Worcester County) regiment and in Colonel James Converse's regiment of militia. Was in siege of Boston, Battles of Bunker Hill, Dobb's Ferry, Tarrytown, and probably Saratoga. Four of his sons, one of them Ephraim (5), were in the Revolution.

Boston Transcript, 2/9/1925:Ephraim (4) served as colonel in the Revolution
from the Battle of Lexington to the close. Four of his sons were commissioned officers in the Revolution. He went to Grand Isle Co., Vt., 1786, with his family. Died at South Hero, Vt., 1813. He and his wife are both buried there.11
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S46] Boston Transcript, 12/24/1924; 2/2/1925.
  2. [S117] Burr & Gage, "John Houghton of Lancaster, Mass." , pp. 392-400, p. 399.
  3. [S235] U.S. Census, 1800 Concord NH.
  4. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 18 #291.
  5. [S46] Boston Transcript, 10/20/1924 #2311 LSR.
  6. [S46] Boston Transcript, 2/9/1925 #2541, LSR.
  7. [S157] Fred E. Sawyer, Sawyer Families Gen. Dict., p. 134, 135.
  8. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 18.
  9. [S46] Boston Transcript, 12/24/1924 #2541, CTHC.
  10. [S46] Boston Transcript, 2/9/1925 #2541, SIP.
  11. [S46] Boston Transcript, 2/2/1925 #2541, LSR.

Mehitable Warner1

F, #1678

Family 1: Josiah Houghton

Family 2: Fortunatus Eager

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Marriage2,1,3,4
Deed1722sold her share in father's estate to Ebenezer Harris, her brother-in-law5
AdministrNov 27, 1723Lancaster, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, (Probate #11938 Administration)6,7,8
Probate1May 22, 1724Middlesex Co., MA, USA, Bond of 60 pounds by Mehetabel Houghton, of Lancaster, Admx; Record of Appt; Inventory sworn to.2,7,8
CommunionJan 31, 1724/25Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, First Church2,9,4
NoteJun 17, 1726Lancaster, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, is mentioned in the probate records of Jonas Houghton, as widow of Josiah Houghton, deceased.10
GuardianspJul 11, 1726Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Bond of 300 pounds made by widow Mehetabel Houghton and Jonas Houghton, Surveyor, both of Lancaster, and record of Appt. (Middsex Co. Probate #11939 Guardianship); BT: "In 1726, she was given guardianship of the son, Josiah, in his third year."; Burr & Gage: "The guardianship of his son Josiah...was given to his widow."2,1,9,6,7,11
Marriage9
ResearchMar 29, 1759Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Mehitabel Eager, wife of Fortunatus, died Mar 29, 1759, age 26; MLM gives Eager as husband of Mehitable, but it is improbable given dates12,9
ResearchMehitable, dau. of John Warner, in the memoir of Mrs. William Galop of Newton9,13
BiographyBoston Transcript, 1/7/1925: "it is now proved that the "vidua Mehitable Houghton" of Lancaster was the daughter of John Warner. In 1722, with her husband, Josiah Houghton, she sold her rights in his estate to Ebenezer
Harris, her brother-in-law."

Boston Transcript, 11/12/1924: W.B.B.N.: Josiah died 1723, and administration was given to his widow, Mehitable, May 22, 1724. Jan. 31, 1724-5 she joined Lancaster Church.14,15
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S117] Burr & Gage, "John Houghton of Lancaster, Mass." , pp. 392-400, p. 399.
  2. [S46] Boston Transcript, 11/12/1924 #2311, WBBN.
  3. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 8, 19.
  4. [S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 300.
  5. [S46] Boston Transcript, 1/7/1925 #2311 WBBN.
  6. [S852] Samuel H. Folsom and William E. Rogers, Middlesex MA Probate Index, p. 249.
  7. [S955] Middlesex Probate Records 2l, p. 380.
  8. [S409] Probate Records , Middlesex Co., MA, Case 11938, FHC #397099.
  9. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 19.
  10. [S409] Probate Records , Middlesex Co., MA, Case 11933, FHC #397099.
  11. [S409] Probate Records , Middlesex Co., MA, Case 11939, FHC #397099.
  12. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 89, 417.
  13. [S96] NEHGR, 93:373.
  14. [S46] Boston Transcript, 11/12/1924.
  15. [S46] Boston Transcript, 1/7/1925 #2311, WBBN.

James Houghton1,2,3,4,5,6

M, #1679, b. 18 November 1764, d. 27 February 1843

Family: Lois Farr

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectY
Corresponded with authorN
BirthNov 18, 1764Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA7,5,8,9
Milit-BegMA, USA, Revol. War: Cpl VT5
Research
MarriageMay 26, 1787Wendell, Franklin Co., MA, USA, Bailey: Court of Genl. Sess. Book 4 (Lib. L.) p. 249 written in10,3,4,5,8
1790 Census1790Westfield, Washington Co., NY, USA, James Haughton: 1 male 16+; 2 females11
Emigration1800Addison Co., VT, USA12
ResidenceWestfield (Ft. Ann), Saratoga, NY, USA13
DeathFeb 27, 1843Chester, Warren Co., NY, USA, CA DAR: Feb 27 18345,13,14,12,15
Contributn14
ResearchJames Houghton Record (copied by his granddaughter, Lois Houghton Walker) states birth and death dates12
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p 312 #127.
  2. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 386.
  3. [S46] Boston Transcript, 3/3/1915 #4550.
  4. [S177] Baily, Early Massachusetts Marriages, p. 173.
  5. [S213] National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution Centennial Admin., DAR Patriot Cent. 2, p. 1495.
  6. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 43 #985, 81 #986.
  7. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 97.
  8. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 43, 81.
  9. [S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 315.
  10. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 312.
  11. [S1220] 1790 U.S. Federal Census , Westfield, Washington Co., NY, p. 193.
  12. [S953] Ellie Burnham Williams, Houghton Families - E. B. Gamber, p. 96.
  13. [S310] Unknown author, California DAR Ancestry Guide.
  14. [S601] Family Group Sheet, from Peggy Arlene Darby Martin, Feb. 26, 2000.
  15. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 81.

Richard Wilds1,2

M, #1680

Family: Ruth Houghton

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
MarriageMar 2, 1721/22Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, by J. Houghton2,3,4,5,1,6,7,8
BiographyGiven as Wiles/Wilds in Nourse2

Nourse, Birth, Mar Death Reg, Lanc,1890: p. 271: Richard Wiles added to church, Aug 17, 1712; p. 274, Sarah, dau. baptized Apr 13, 1711/12; p. 275, Margaret, dau baptized, Jul 3, 1715


Nourse, Birth, Mar Death Reg, Lanc,1890: p. 290: "The same time the Brethren by Vote Discovered yr. Willingness that Richard Wilds should be Dismist to Joyn with others in forming a Chruch in a New Town, known by ye name of ye Road Town."

Boston Transcript, 11/17/1924: The name of Richard Wilder is mentioned in the settlement papers [1726 probate of Jonas Houghton] twice as husband of Ruth, first in agreement of heirs, signed Oct 29, 1723, when Sarah is mentioned as a widow--as the cemetery records give Mary's death (his first wife) as Dec. 31, 1720. This would indicate a second marriage. [ had first wife, named Mary, who died in 1720]

BT, 12/8/1924, 2311, GAGL: there is no Richard Wilder mentioned in the Lancaster book of births, but there was Richard Wildes, who had a wife Ruth.9
Pedigree

Citations

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