Marion A. McClintock1

F, #37921, b. 28 August 1903

Family: James William Fernandez

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
BirthAug 28, 19031
MarriageOak Park, IL, USA1
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 99.

James William Fernandez1

M, #37922

Family: Marion A. McClintock

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
MarriageOak Park, IL, USA1
OriginChicago, Cook Co., IL, USA1
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 99.

James William Fernandez Jr1

M, #37923, b. 1931

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
Birth19311
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 99.

Jean Houghton McClintock1

F, #37924, b. 23 January 1913

Family: Robert Stowell Witherell

Biography

Marriage1
Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
BirthJan 23, 19131
ResidenceDenver, CO, USA1
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 99.

Robert Stowell Witherell1

M, #37925

Family: Jean Houghton McClintock

Biography

Marriage1
Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
ResidenceDenver, CO, USA1
OriginKewanee, IL, USA1
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 99.

Ruth (?)1

F, #37926, d. before 1852

Family: Elijah Houghton

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
MarriageOnly in MLM; not in probate.2
Deathbefore 1852not mentioned in husband's will.
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 38.
  2. [S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 38, 81.

Mason E. Nichols1

F, #37927, b. 26 February 1830

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
BirthFeb 26, 1830Crown Point, Essex, NY, USA1
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S415] E-mail from Mona Caldwell, 2/1999.

(?) Houghton1

M, #37928

Family: Johannah Bull

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
Marriage1
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 103.

Johannah Bull1

F, #37929, d. 20 May 1820

Family: (?) Houghton

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Marriage1
DeathMay 20, 1820Hardwick, MA, USA1
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 103.

William Houghton1

M, #37930

Biography

OccupationMontville, CT, USA, a farmer
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 102.

Henry Mershon1,2

M, #37931, b. circa 1672, d. 20 September 1738

Family: Hannah Haughton

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Birthcirca 1672Caen, Normandy, France, Ruth Ann Kunce: Maidenhead, Hunterdon Co., NJ3,4
OccupationMaidenhead, Hunterdon Co., NJ, USA, a weaver2
MarriageNewton, Long Island, Queens, NY, USA, Philip Mershon: a record of her marriage to Henry Mershon (French spelling Henri Marchand) on Long Island, NY. This was probably before 1698 as they were living in Maidenhead (now known as Lawrenceville), NJ at that time; MLM: Ann ___1,2,3
DeathSep 20, 1738Maidenhead, Hunterdon Co., NJ, USA3
Probate1Oct 27, 1738Trenton, NJ, USA, Lib. 4, p. 492
ResearchOct 3, 2008
Researchvia Elizabeth Mershon
Researchthrough Henry Mershon, b 1698
BiographyWikitree: Henry Mershon ...he arrived in New York at about age 13 (1685). His father apparently came to America with the one son, left him with Huguenot relatives in the NY area, returned to France to get the rest of the family, but never made it back, dying in France. [1]

In the "Register of Ancestors, The Huguenot Society of NJ, Inc. (1975), it was stated that "Henri, Jr. settled at Newtown LI, now Elmhurst, where he learned his trade as a weaver. The Newtown census of 1698 lists Henri "Marshan" with a wife and one child. This family removed abt 1700 to Maidenhead (Lawrenceville) NJ where he purchased extensive acres of and. He died 20 Sep 1738 and was buried in the Great Cemetery of the village. His will dated 19 Jul 1738 leaves to his youngest son, Houghton, the homestead plantation; the other nine children, 5 shillings each, indicating that they had previously been provided for; wife Ann sole executor".
Fifteen days after his death, his estate was inventoried. "1738 Oct 5. Inventory of estate. L.265.6.0 including 1 servant man, L10;one negro girl, L 40; 12 swarms of bees, L5; 3 looms and harness, L10; books L 1.5. Made by Stephen Minor and Peter Mershon. "Source:NJ Colonial Documents: Calendar of Wills: Hunterdown Wills.
The other nine children are listed as: Sons; Henry, Andrew, Peter, Thomas, and daughters; Mary, Ann, Rebeckah, Elizabeth, and Sarah.
These occupations are reflected in the inventory of estate which lists "12 swarms of bees" and "3 looms and harnesses"
23 March 1708 - Henry Mashon was appointed Constable for Maidenhead.[2]
An early map (c. 1745) of the Trenton - Amboy Road[3] shows a "Mashan" residence on the north side of the road, across from a Bainbridge residence on the south side. Both of these were just west of the Keith-Kitchin line that divided East and West Jersey.

Birth
Date: 10 Oct 1672 Place: Caen, Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France
Name
Henry /MERSHON/ (II)<
Name: Henri /Marchand/
Occupation
Occupation: Bee Keeper and Weaver
Place: Maidenhead, Hunterdon Co., New Jersey
Immigration
Type: Arrival
Date: 1685
Place: Long Island
Burial 1738 Lawrenceville, Mercer, New Jersey (Lawrenceville Cemetery On the Hill)
Also Known As:<_AKA> Henry /Marchand/ II
REFN: 2
Brought to New York by his father to escape religious persecution, sometime around 1685. See notes on Henri Marchand.
BIOGRAPHY: The ten children listed in the Family Records were named in Henry's will. See source.
1738, July19, MERSHON Henry, of Maiden head, Hunterdon Co., weaver; will of Wife, Ann. Son, Houghton, plantation of 111 acres, held by several deeds from---Revel, Benjamin Maple, Susannah Stockton and Daniel cox, being a second purchase. Wife, Ann, five acres of meadow bought of said Revel, in town of Maidenhead, adjoining five acres which belongs to Hezekiah Bonham. Sons -- Henry, Andrew, Peter and Thomas, Daughters -- Mary, Ann, rebeckah, Elizabeeth and Sarah. Wife Executrix.
Witnesses -- Stephen Minor, Philip Chapman, John Job. Proved October 27, 1738. Recorded in Libra 4, p. 149, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.
1738, Oct 25, Inventory of estate (L265.6.0) includes one servant man, L10; one negro girl, L40; twelve swarms of bees, L5; three looms and harness, L10: books, L1.5. Made by Stephen Minor and Perter MERSHON.
BIOGRAPHY: Marchand spelling was changed to MERSHON sometime afterlanding in America.
BURIAL: Burial in what is now the Lawrenceville Cemetery On the Hill,approximately half-way down the south road in the cemetery is large fieldstone itih bronze plaque which reads:
HERE LYETH THE BODY OF HENRY MERSHON WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE THE 20TH SEP 1738
Will 1738 Burlington, New Jersey[4]
NJ-COURT: From the New Jersey Prerogative Court:
I, Henry C. Kelsey, Register of the Prerogative Court of the state of New Jersey, do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy of the last Will and Testament of Henry MERSHON, late of the County of Hunterdon, deceased, and of the probate thereof, dated July 19th, 1738, as the same is taken from and compared with the original record (Recorded in Leber No. 4 of Wills, Page 149, etc.) now remaining on file and of record in myoffice.
NJ-COURT: Witness my hand and the seal of the Prerogative Court, at Trenton, this 25th day of October, A.D., 1883.
NJ-COURT: Henry C. Kelsey
(Seal)
Register
WILL: THE WILL OF HENRY MERSHON
WILL: In the name of God, Amen, the nineteenth day of July, Anno Dom. One thousand seven hundred and thirty-eight, I, Henry MERSHON of Maidenhead, in the County of Hunterdon and Western Division of the Province of NewJersey, Weaver, being weakly in body but of perfect mind and memory, thanks be to God for it, and calling to mind the mortality of the body, and knowing that it is apointed for all men once to die, do make and ordain this my last Will and Testament (that is to say) principally and first of all, I give and recommend my soul to God who gave it me, and as for my body, I recommend it to the earth to be buried ina Christian-like and decent manner at the discretion of my Executor hereafter named, nothing doubting but at the General Resurrection, I shall receive the same again by the mightly power of God; and as touching my world wealth,wherewith it has pleased God to bless me with this life, I dispose of in the following manner: Item, I give to my well beloved wife, Ann, all the use and profits of my homestead place and plantation till my son Houghton comes to the age of twenty-one years, and afterwards, the one-half during her widowhood. I also give to my said wife Ann, her heirs and assigns forever, all my movable estate whatsoever as household goods, looms, heris and all my stock and utensils for husbandry, all bonds, bills and accounts, which shall be due to me at my death, and all of all sorts thatmay be called moveables, and she my said wife Ann, is to pay all my just debts out of said movable estate, and all legacies hereafter bequeathed is to be paid by my said wife Ann. Item, I give to my said son Houghton, his heirs and assigns forever, all my homestead plantation, containing by estimation one hundred and eleven acres of land held by several deeds, as one from Revel, one from Benjamin Maple, one from Susanna Stockton, and one from Daniel Coxe, being a second purchase. I also give to my said wife Ann five acres of meadow purchased of said Ravel, lying in said Town of Maidenhead, adjoining the five acres of meadow which did belong toHezekiah Bonham as undivided right. I also give to each of my otherchildren as followeth: To my son Henry, five shillings; to my son Andrew,five shillings; to my son Peter, five shillings; to my son Thomas, five shillings; to my daughter Mary, five shillings; to my daughter Ann, five shillings; to my daughter Reecca, five shillings; to my daughter Elizabeth, five shillings; to my daughter Sarah, five shillings.--Lastly, I appoint my said wife Ann my whole and sole executor, and do by these presents disannul and disallow of all other and former wills or testaments by me heretofore made, ratifying and confirming this and no other to be my last will and testamentIn witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the day above written.
Henry MERSHON
his X mark
(L.S.)
Signed. sealed, published, pronounced by the said Henry Merson as his last will and testament in presence of us.
Stephen Minor
Phillip Chapman
John Jobs
Stephen Minor and John Jobs, two of the witnesses to the within will, being duly sworn, did depose that they saw Henry MERSHON, the Testor in the within will named, sign and seal the same and heard him publish, pronounce and declare the within written instrument to be his last will and testament, and that at the doing thereof the said testator was of sound and disposing mind, memory and understanding, so far as they know and believe, and that at the same time Philip Chapman, the other evidence, was present and subscribed his name as a witness thereto, together with these deponents in the presence of the said testator.
Sworn at Burlington the 27th day of Oct., A.D. 1738, before me.
Joseph Rose
Surrogate
Be it remembered that the last Will and Testament of Henry MERSHON, deceased, having been proved as aforesaid, probate and letters testamentary were granted by his Excellency, Lewis Morris, Esq., governor, etc., unto Ann MERSHON, widow and relict of the said deceased, and sole executrix in his said Testament named, being duly sworn well and truly to perform the said will, to exhibit true and perfect inventory, etc., and render a just account when therunto lawfully required.
Given under the Prerogative Seal of said Province at burlington, the twenty-seventh day of October, A.D., 1738, p. me.
Arch'd Home
Register, &c. a
Ann's date of birth unknow; date of death unknow, but believed to have survived her husband, Henry.

If Ann was Henri Marchand II's only wife, they evidently married in Newtown, Long Island, New York, as his family of three is listed as one of the families of Newtown, in 1698.

Marchand spelling was changed to MERSHON sometime after the landing in America.
LDS Ancestral File Records states Ann's last name was Houghton. This has long been suspected, but no records have been found to verify this. This record also states that she was born about 1680, but here again, this date is unconfirmed.
Marriage and Issue
Henry Mershon

Birth 1672 Normandy France
married prior to 1698
Marriage 1698
Husband: Henry Mershon
Wife: Ann Houghton
Child: Rebekah Merson
learned weaving - Newtown Long Island
Landowner, New Jersey
Death 20 SEP 1738 Maidenhead, NJ
Burial 1738 Trenton, NJ
Husband: Henri Marchand
Wife: Ann Houghton
Child: Henry Mershon
Child: Mary Mershon
Child: Andrew Mershon
Child: Peter Mershon
Child: Anna Mershon
Child: Thomas Mershon
Child: Rebekah Mershon
Child: Elizabeth Mershon
Child: Sarah Mershon
Child: Houghton Mershon
Marriage:
Date: 1695 - 1698
Place: Long Island City, Queens, New York, United States
Note
Note: Some of the best documentation of this family and related families is found on Pat's Pages website (http://www.patpnyc.com/stout.shtml). She points out with specific documentation that he arrived in New York at about age 13 (1685). His father apparently came to America with the one son, left him with Huguenot relatives in the NY area, returned to France to get the rest of the family, but never made it back, dying in France.
In the "Register of Ancestors, The Huguenot Society of NJ, Inc. (1975), it was stated that "Henri, Jr. settled at Newtown LI, now Elmhurst, where he learned his trade as a weaver. The Newtown census of 1698 lists Henri "Marshan" with a wife and one child. This family removed abt 1700 to Maidenhead (Lawrenceville) NJ where he purchased extensive acres of and. He died 20 Sep 1738 and was buried in the Great Cemetery of the village. His will dated 19 Jul 1738 leaves to his youngest son, Houghton, the homestead plantation; the other nine children, 5 shillings each, indicating that they had previously been provided for; wife Ann sole executor".
Fifteen days after his death, his estate was inventoried. "1738 Oct 5. Inventory of estate. L.265.6.0 including 1 servant man, L10;one negro girl, L 40; 12 swarms of bees, L5; 3 looms and harness, L10; books L 1.5. Made by Stephen Minor and Peter Mershon. "Source:NJ Colonial Documents: Calendar of Wills: Hunterdown Wills.
The other nine children are listed as: Sons; Henry, Andrew, Peter, Thomas, and daughters; Mary, Ann, Rebeckah, Elizabeth, and Sarah.
These occupations are reflected in the inventory of estate which lists "12 swarms of bees" and "3 looms and harnesses".

Sources
? My folks; story of the forefathers of Oliver Francis Mershon, M.D. as told by himself, in the words of Grace Lucile Olmstead Mershon. Main Author: Mershon, Oliver Francis. b. 1873. Other Authors: Mershon, Grace Lucile Olmstead. 1879-1974. Language(s): English. Published:     [Rahway, N.J.] Priv. print. [Quinn & Boden Co., 1946]. http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=wu.89061977575;view=1up;seq=14 [1]
? The Burlington Court Book of West New Jersey 1680-1709, page 330.
? Helen A. Titus, "Maidenhead, the Early Days", a publication of the Lawrence Tercentenary Committee.
? The Will of Henry Mershon
Mershons in America
National Society Daughters of the American Colonists
Grace Olmstead MERSHON Title:     My folks; story of the forefathers of Oliver Francis Mershon, M.D. as told by himself, in the words of Grace Lucile Olmstead Mershon. Publication: Name: 1946;
Author: compiled by Sara Morton Koehler (Mrs. Albert F. Koehler) Title: Huguenot Ancestors Represented in the Membership of the Huguenot Society of New Jersey Publication: Name: third edition in 1965; Repository: #R1 NOTESource Media Type: Book CONT
Riker, James, The annals of Newtown, in Queens County, New York; containing its history from its first settlement, together with many interesting facts concerning the adjacent towns; (1852). Newtown Census of 1698 Publisher: New-York, D. Fanshaw
Author: Edited by A. Van Doren Honeyman, Sumerville, NJ Title: "Documents Relating to the Colonial History of the State of New Jersey" Publication: Name: from Calendar of New Jersey Wills, Administrations, Volume II 1730-1750;; NOTE The Unionist Gazetter Assoiciation, Printers 1918, p. 332-333 CONT
Title: New Jersey Prerogative Court NOTE See Notes under Will CONT
Title: "LDS Ancestral Files" Provo, UT:
"The Scudder Family of Trenton," Moses Bigelow, Compiler, Somerset Press, 1948, Page 28
Find A Grave: Memorial #11094993
Phillip Mershon, 2008 : Henry (Henri) was born in Caen, Normandy, France about 1672, and was brought to Elmhurst, Long Island, NY by his father, and left here at about the age of 12. His father returned to France, apparently to get the rest of the family, and maybe some others. He was reported to be a leader of the important Huguenot church at Caen. Nothing more is known of him, as to whether he was lost at sea, or was maybe arrested by the authorities on his return.4,5
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S415] E-mail from Richard Carlton, 2/1999.
  2. [S815] Marshall L. McClanahan, John Houghton, Pioneer of Hopewell NJ;, M, p. 1.
  3. [S415] E-mail from Ruth Ann Kunce, Feb. 15, 2001.
  4. [S415] E-mail from Phillip Mershon, Oct. 3, 2008.
  5. [S1477] WikiTree, online unknown url, https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Mershon-17

Rebekah Mershon1

F, #37932, b. November 1710, d. 12 March 1784

Family: Nathaniel Fitz-Randolph

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
BirthNov, 1710Hunterdon Co., NJ, USA2
MarriageOct 20, 1729Princeton, Mercer Co., NJ, USA1
DeathMar 12, 1784Princeton, Mercer Co., NJ, USA2
BurialPrinceton, Mercer Co., NJ, USA2
ResearchNathanael Fitz Randolph 1703-1786 = Rebekah Mershon b. 3 Oct 1711 Stoney Brook NJ- d. 3 Dec 1784 Princetown I
Samuel Fitz Randolph 1741-1825 = Elizabeth M Jackson
I
James W Randolph 1797-1870 = Martha Patsy Bennett 1806-1870
I
Charles Slagle 1828-1901 = Mary Polly Randolph 1830-1913
I
Harrison R Hughes 1855-1943 = Martha Slagle 1857-1937 Bakersville N Car
I
Warfield F Hughes 1881-1969 = Mamie Phillipps 1885-1977
I
Rachel Leola Quinn 1915-1953 = Robert Bruce Hughes b. 25 Jun 1915 Bakersville NC

I
Isobel
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S415] E-mail from Richard Carlton, 2/1999.
  2. [S415] E-mail from Ruth Ann Kunce, Feb. 15, 2001.

Nathaniel Fitz-Randolph1

M, #37933, b. 1703, d. 1786

Family: Rebekah Mershon

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
Birth1703
MarriageOct 20, 1729Princeton, Mercer Co., NJ, USA1
Death1786
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S415] E-mail from Richard Carlton, 2/1999.

Mary Harriet Beckwith1

F, #37935, b. 21 May 1881, d. 1 January 1925

Family: Ernest Eugene Houghton

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
BirthMay 21, 1881Clarke Co., IA, USA, age 28 in 1910 census; age 34 in 1920 census1
MarriageOct 29, 1901Clark Co., SD, USA, age 23 and 172,1
1910 Census1910Willow Lakes, Clark Co., SD, USA, age 31, bureau of census enumerator3
Note19103 children born, 2 living
1920 Census1920Collins, Clark Co., SD, USA, age 42, grain elevator manager; and mother in law Selina Beckwith, 63, MO4
DeathJan 1, 1925Willow Lake, Clark Co., SD, USA1
ParentsDSelina Beckwith; father born in U.S., mother born in MO
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S415] E-mail from Bernie Hamilton, Jul. 18, 2001.
  2. [S415] E-mail from Jon Erickson, 2/1999.
  3. [S1231] 1910 U.S. Federal Census , Willow Lakes Ward 2, Clark, South Dakota; Roll: T624_1478; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 103;
    line 70, dwl 42-42.
  4. [S1232] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , Collins, Clark, South Dakota; Roll: T625_1717; Page: 19A; Enumeration District: 78; line 32, dwl 9-9.

Jon Erickson1

M, #37936

Family: Patricia Blackford

Biography

Corresponded with authorY
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectY
Birth
Marriage2
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S415] E-mail from Jon Erickson, 2/1999.
  2. [S36] Letter, from Emily Gullickson, Dec. 25, 2001.

Barbara (?)

F, #37937

Family: Dale Flannery

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
Marriage
Pedigree

Abraham Lincoln Daby1,2

M, #37938, b. 8 October 1863, d. 10 November 1918

Family: Mary Lydia Ann Ott

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
BirthOct 8, 1863Delavan, MN, USA
MarriageOct 8, 1891Mankato, MN, USA1
DeathNov 10, 1918Mankato, Blue Earth Co., MN, USA2
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S415] E-mail from Linda Ray, 2/1999.
  2. [S415] E-mail from Rick Darby, Aug 4, 2018.

Mary Lydia Ann Ott1,2

F, #37939, b. 7 July 1873, d. 18 November 1949

Family 1: Abraham Lincoln Daby

Family 2: Bert Ernest Daby

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
BirthJul 7, 1873Mankato, Blue Earth Co., MN, USA
MarriageOct 8, 1891Mankato, MN, USA1
Marriage
DeathNov 18, 1949Mankato, Blue Earth Co., MN, USA
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S415] E-mail from Linda Ray, 2/1999.
  2. [S415] E-mail from Rick Darby, Aug 4, 2018.

Olive Daby1

F, #37940, b. 24 May 1858

Family 1: George Rorman

Family 2: Leon Pierce

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectY
Corresponded with authorN
BirthMay 24, 1858Blackberry Station, Kane Co., IL, USA, age 18 in 1875 census; Ray: 18181,2
MarriageMay 25, 1873Delavan, MN, USA1,2
Census1875Marion, MN, USA
MarriageNov 19, 1887Mankato, Blue Earth Co., MN, USA
DeathCA, USA
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S415] E-mail from Linda Ray, 2/1999.
  2. [S415] E-mail from Rick Darby, Aug 4, 2018.

George Rorman1

M, #37941

Family: Olive Daby

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
MarriageMay 25, 1873Delavan, MN, USA1,2
Census1875Marion, MN, USA
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S415] E-mail from Linda Ray, 2/1999.
  2. [S415] E-mail from Rick Darby, Aug 4, 2018.

Ross R. Ihrie M.D.1

M, #37943, b. 24 March 1828, d. 28 June 1889

Family: Mary Ann Haughton

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
BirthMar 24, 1828Easton, PA, USA, age 31 in 1860 census1
Marriage1
1860 Census1860Middle Division, Chatham Co., NC, USA, age 31, farmer; property $3500-26,000; 2 houses from Mary's father2
Milit-Bega lieut.-colonel in the Confederate army1
ResidencePittsboro, NC, USA1
DeathJun 28, 1889Pittsboro, NC, USA1
Biographyson of Peter Ihrie (Peter, Conrad of Franconia, Germany) and Camilia A. Ross (daughter of the Mary Ross who presented the flag to George Washington at Philadelphia in 1777); Ross was born in Easton, Northampton Co., PA; attended Lafayette College in Easton in 1844-47; graduated from the Medical Dept. at the Univ. of Penn 1850. Lt. Col. of Confederate States: 15th NC Regt. 49th NC Militia, Assistant Surgeon1
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S810] Earl Cranston Am. Biog. Libr.: Notable Amer., V, p. 466.
  2. [S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , Middle Division, Chatham, North Carolina; Roll: M653_892; Page: 84; sheet 236; line 20, dwl 709-641.

Mary Ann Haughton1

F, #37944, b. 6 August 1835, d. 13 October 1901

Family: Ross R. Ihrie M.D.

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
BirthAug 6, 1835NC, USA, age 15 in 1850 census; age 24 in 1860 census2
Marriage1
DeathOct 13, 1901
BurialSt. Bartholomew's Episcopal Church, Pittsboro, Chatham Co., NC, USA, Entire family buried here
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S810] Earl Cranston Am. Biog. Libr.: Notable Amer., V, p. 466.
  2. [S235] U.S. Census, 1850 US Census, Chatham Co., NC, Microfilm 432, Reel 624, P. 501A, Ln. 2.

John Hooker Haughton1

M, #37945, b. 29 August 1810, d. 30 May 1876

Family 1: Mary Ann Williams

Family 2: Eliza Alice Hill

Family 3: Martha Harvey

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
BirthAug 29, 1810near, Edenton, Chatham Co., NC, USA, age 40 in 1850 census; age 49 in 1860 census2,1
Marriage1
MarriageHailburn, NC, USA3
1860 Census1860Middle Division, Chatham Co., NC, USA, age 49, attorney; real estate $17,000- property $83,000, 18 slaves4
ResearchHaughton, Alice (b. - d. 26 Feb 1864) Wife of John H. Haughton. No marker. Info from St. B register, page 204. "died - very suddenly of what was supposed to be heart disease after pneumonia."1
Marriage1
DeathMay 30, 1876Pittsboro, Chatham Co., NC, USA1
BurialSt. Bartholomew's Episcopal Church Cemetery, Pittsboro, Chatham Co., NC, USA, Husband of Mary A. (Williams), Eliza A. (Hill) and (Marvey). Son of John and Mary Ryan (Hooker) Haughton. Born near Edenton NC. Died in Pittsboro NC. "Hope is the anchor of the soul."1
OccupationPittsboro, NC, USA, a prominent lawyer5
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://cemeterycensus.com/nc/chat/cem281.htm
  2. [S235] U.S. Census, 1850 US Census, Chatham Co., NC, Microfilm 432, Reel 624, P. 500b, Ln. 42.
  3. [S235] U.S. Census, 1850 US Census, Chatham Co., NC, Microfilm 432, Reel 624, P. 501A, Ln. 1.
  4. [S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , Middle Division, Chatham, North Carolina; Roll: M653_892; Page: 84; sheet 236; line 8, dwl 106-638.
  5. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.confederatevets.com/documents/…

Julia Richards Houghton1,2

F, #37946, b. circa 1836

Family: Rev. James Ormsbee Murray D.D., LL.D.

Biography

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Birthcirca 1836Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA, age 14 in 1850 census; age 34 in 1870 census; age 37 in 1880 census3,2
Origin1856Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA1
MarriageSep 22, 18561
1870 Census1870New York, New York Co., NY, USA, age 41, clergyman3
1880 Census1880College of New Jersey, Princeton, Merced Co., NJ, USA, age 45, professor4
Living1899
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S810] Earl Cranston Am. Biog. Libr.: Notable Amer., IIV.
  2. [S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Boston Ward 7, Suffolk, Massachusetts; Roll: M432_336; Page: 38; line 23, dwl 332-423.
  3. [S1228] 1870 U.S. Federal Census , New York Ward 21 District 17 (2nd Enum), New York, New York; Roll: M593_1050; Page: 533; line 37, dwl 286.
  4. [S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Princeton, Mercer, New Jersey; Roll: 788; Family History Film: 1254788; Page: 138A; Enumeration District: 097; Image: 0277; line 39, dwl 71-85.

Rev. James Ormsbee Murray D.D., LL.D.1

M, #37947, b. 27 November 1827, d. 27 March 1899

Family: Julia Richards Houghton

Biography

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BirthNov 27, 1827Camden, Camden Co., SC, USA, 1897 given; age 41 in 1870 census; age 45 in 1880 census; Am. Biog Lib: 27 Nov 1817?1
Graduation1844Brown University, Providence, Providence Co., RI, USA, matriculated, and after an illness, graduated 1850.1
Occupationbetween 1854 and 1861Congregational Church, Danvers, MA, USA1
MarriageSep 22, 18561
1870 Census1870New York, New York Co., NY, USA, age 41, clergyman2
1880 Census1880College of New Jersey, Princeton, Merced Co., NJ, USA, age 45, professor3
Research4 speeches4
DeathMar 27, 1899Princeton, Mercer Co., NJ, USA1
ObituaryMar 28, 1899NY Times

Burial1899Princeton Cemetery, Princeton, Mercer Co., NJ, USA5
Biographyson of James Syng and Aurelia Powell (Pearce) Murray. He was pastor at Cambridgeport, MA 1861-65; assoc. pastor of the Presbyter. church NY, 1865-73, and pastor 1873-75; Holmes professor of belles lettres and English at Princeton Univ. 1875-99, dean of the faculty, 1874-99. He was a trustee of Princeton theolog. seminary 1867-99, director 1874-99; vice-pres. of the board of trustees 1889-99. He received honorary degrees from College of New Jersey (D.D.) in 1867, A.M. in 1896, LL.D. from Brown Univ. in 1886. The Murray chair of English at Princeton was named after him. Authored many books.

See The Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans ... By Rossiter Johnson, Brown, John Howard, 1840-1917,1
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S810] Earl Cranston Am. Biog. Libr.: Notable Amer., IIV.
  2. [S1228] 1870 U.S. Federal Census , New York Ward 21 District 17 (2nd Enum), New York, New York; Roll: M593_1050; Page: 533; line 37, dwl 286.
  3. [S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Princeton, Mercer, New Jersey; Roll: 788; Family History Film: 1254788; Page: 138A; Enumeration District: 097; Image: 0277; line 39, dwl 71-85.
  4. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://catalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi
  5. [S95] Newspaper, http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf

Patty Howard1

F, #37948

Family: Stedman Nurse

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
Origincirca 1826Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA2
MarriageJun 4, 1826Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA1,2
Biographydau. of George and Parnel (Ames) Howard
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S810] Earl Cranston Am. Biog. Libr.: Notable Amer., IIV, p. 98.
  2. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 236.

Henry Stedman Nourse1

M, #37949, b. 9 April 1831, d. 14 November 1903

Family: Mary Baldwin Whitney Thurston

Biography

NotableY
Corresponded with authorN
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BirthApr 9, 1831Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA1,2
Graduationbetween 1849 and 1853Harvard University, Cambridge, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, A. B. He taught in Lancaster to support himself. After graduating, he taught at Phillips-Exeter for 2 years as Professor of ancient languages. and became principal at Bristol Academy at Taunton.1,3
Occupationbetween 1858 and 1874Boston, MA, USA, Civil Engineer for Whitwell & Hanks. In 1859-1860 worked for Delaware Railway. In 1865 worked in MD and PA. In 1868 became superintendent of Bessimer Steel Works in Harrisburg, PA. Resigned in 1874
Mil. Enlsbetween 1861 and 1865Joined 55th Illinois Infantry; mustered out as a captain. He saw much action including Sherman's March to the sea in 1864.
Marriage1870Lancaster, MA, USA, A war widow
Office1882Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, representative from the 5th Worcester District.
A state senator in 1885. Trustee of Worcestor Insane Hospital in 1888. Trustee of MA State Library Commission in 1890. Board of Lunacy and Charity in 1898. Trustee of Lancaster Library for 25 years from 1878.4
Notable1894Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, was the author of Lancasteria; Lancaster VRs; Early Records of Lancaster5,6
DeathNov 14, 1903Lancaster, MA, USA, GS
BurialOld Settler's Burial Ground, Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA
BiographyHe was professor of ancient languages at Phillips Exeter Academy, 1853-55. During the Civil War, he served in the Federal army as captain in the 55th Illinois volunteer infantry and as commissary of musters of the 17th armry corps, 1861-65. He was a constructional engineer and superintendent of the Bessemer steel works, Steelton, PA., 1866-74. He was a Republican state representative in Mass. in 1883; state senator, 1855-86; a trustee of the Worcestor Insane hospital, 1888-98; a member of the Mass. Free Public library commission, 1890-1903; a member of the Mass. board of charity, 1898-1903. He was a member of the Mass. Historical Society and of the American Antiquarian Society.

He was the author of Early Records of Lancaster, 1643-1725 (1884); The Story of the 55th Regiment of Illinois Infantry (1887); The Military Annals of Lancaster, 1740-1865 (1889); The Births, Marriage and Death Register, of Lancaster, 1643-1850 (1890); History of the Town of Harvard, Mass. (1891), etc.

Henry Stedman Nourse [1831-1903] was the guiding intelligence behind the development of the Lancaster Collection, for which he left an endowment in his will. The various scrapbooks of local source material that he complied provide a wealth of information not available elsewhere. Aside from his contributions to the local history collection, over a period of more than twenty-five years he donated many of his books in a variety of subjects to the general collection. Many of these titles now reside in the Library’s Rare Book Collection.

Henry Nourse spent the greater part of his life in Lancaster. Having been prepared for college primarily in this town, he attended Harvard. Upon graduation in 1853, he taught school for several years, then decided to change his profession. In 1858, he went to work for the Boston firm of Whitwell and Henck, an engineering company in charge of filling in the Back Bay.

In 1861, at the start of the Civil War, he joined the Fifty-Fifth Illinois Infantry. Participating in much active fighting, he served until 1865. After the war, he was hired as resident engineer to the Pennsylvania Steel Company, and began construction of that company’s Bessemer Steel Works near Harrisburg. He remained there as a superintendent from 1868 until 1874. Nourse married Mary Baldwin Whitney Thurston, a widow, in 1872.

Having fulfilled their commitments in Pennsylvania and vacationed in Europe for a year, the Nourses settled permanently in Lancaster. Henry Nourse devoted the rest of his life to public service and historical research. He was a member of the Lancaster School Committee and Library Board, and a trustee of the Worcester Insane Hospital. He was one of the original commissioners that formed the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners.

As a historian, Nourse possessed a single-mindedness and a fastidiousness about details that has made him a reliable authority to the present day. Realizing the importance of primary sources, he produced several major compilations of records pertaining to Lancaster, among them The Early Records of Lancaster (1884) and The Birth, Marriage and Death Register … of Lancaster (1890). He also wrote numerous historical articles for the Clinton Courant.

He was a descendant of John Alden on his mother's side and of Rebecca Nurse (hanged for witchcraft at Salem) on his father's side.

Although Abijah Perkins Marvin [1813-1889] rather than Nourse was asked to write the official history of Lancaster, Nourse made sure that his superior knowledge was not lost to the public. He painstakingly interleaved, extra-illustrated and annotated a copy of Marvin’s History of the Town of Lancaster (1879), his many corrections and voluminous – not to mention sometimes acerbic- notes expanding the original single volume into four volumes, which are now found in the Library’s Lancaster Collection.

Nourse’s annotated version of History of the Town of Lancaster… in four volumes forms the authoritative basis a student of Lancaster history requires to piece together a clear and lucid historical narrative.7,5
Research1894Lancaster MA VRs and Early History of Lancaster, Mass.
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S810] Earl Cranston Am. Biog. Libr.: Notable Amer., IIV, p. 98.
  2. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 213.
  3. [S489] D. Hamilton Hurd, Worcester Co. MA Hx I, p. 45 (Lancaster section by Henry S. Nourse).
  4. [S12] Nourse, Early Records of Lancaster, p. 336.
  5. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 1.
  6. [S12] Nourse, Early Records of Lancaster, p. 1.
  7. [S810] Earl Cranston Am. Biog. Libr.: Notable Amer., IIV, p. 97-98.

Ann Elizabeth Nourse1

F, #37950, b. 4 September 1839

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
BirthSep 4, 1839Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA1
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 214.