Houghton Surname Project

Joshua Houghton Jr^1,2,3

M, #7171, b. 29 July 1728

Father*: Joshua Houghton⁴ b. 1695, d. bt 4 Mar 1777 - 1779
Mother*: Elizabeth Bennett⁴ b. 9 Nov 1699, d. 2 Apr 1746

Family: Esther (?) d. 20 Jan 1792

Marriage*: Joshua Houghton Jr married Esther (?) at Rockingham, Windham Co., VT, USA, First Church.^7,8,9

Bela Houghton^12,13 b. c 1772, d. Sep 1857
Joshua Houghton^8,9 b. 11 May 1777
Aspahel Houghton^8,9 b. 11 May 1777
Luther Houghton^8,9 b. 11 May 1777
Leonard Houghton¹⁴ b. 23 Aug 1778
Janna Houghton^15,16 b. 21 Apr 1784

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Birth

Jul 29, 1728

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, FWH: May 6^4,5,6

Marriage

Rockingham, Windham Co., VT, USA, First Church^7,8,9

Church

May 11, 1777

Rockingham, Windham Co., VT, USA, received into First Church, Joshua and Esther Hooten^8,9,10

Residence

Rockingham, Windham Co., VT, USA, CJV: Joshua Hotten

Problem

Possibility that Elisabeth Garfield was Joshua Sr's wife, not Joshua Jr. Only JWH and MLM give her as wife of Joshua Jr.
Nancy Wilson: My husband is descended from Joshua Jr's sister Vashti Houghton. In doing her line I noticed that her father, Joshua Sr, was widowed relatively early in his life but, unlike most men of the time, there was no mention of a second marriage. His surviving children were certainly not infants but, nonetheless, he was left with children under the age of 10 and one would expect him to marry if only to provide care for these children. One reason for men not marrying, I have found, is that they 'take off' on a spirited adventure, ie go West, strike out for the gold fields, whatever. However, Joshua Sr seems to have stayed very local as evidenced by the filing of his will in Worcester. So, we are left with the inference that he remained a widower for 35- 40 years and died the widower of Elizabeth Bennett.

Meanwhile we appear to have his son marrying, Elisabeth Garfield/Gaffel, in 1746 (about 5 yrs into his father's widowhood) having no children, and this wife dying soon enough/young enough to allow him to marry a 2nd time and have a family.

Is it all possible? Absolutely. But barring proof positive, we must hold out the possibility that Joshua Sr re-married, to Elisabeth Garfield, after 5 yrs or so of being a widower.
CJV: Lancaster and Shrewsbury (just Joshua, no Sr or Jr) VRs give marriage of Joshua (not Joshua Jr) Houghton and Elizabeth Garfield/Gaffell¹¹

Note

were among the original grantees of Newfane, VT per MLM. CJV: may be Saul's son Joshua (given as Joshua Jr at marriage)⁷

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 310 #99.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 31.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 15 #225, 33.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 310.
[S200] Smith, Report to Houghton Association, p. 21 (Francis Walter Houghton's Genealogy).
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 15, 33.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 33.
[S96] NEHGR, 544 [1900]: 201.
[S1167] Thomas Bellows Peck, Rockingham VT First Church Records, p. 5.
[S96] NEHGR, 56 [1902]: 387.
[S415] E-mail from Nancy Wilson, Jan 3, 2003.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 33 #622.
[S1167] Thomas Bellows Peck, Rockingham VT First Church Records, p. 43.
[S96] NEHGR, 54 [1900]: 202.
[S96] NEHGR, 56 [1902]: 249.
[S1167] Thomas Bellows Peck, Rockingham VT First Church Records, p. 36.

Elisabeth Garfield¹

F, #7172

Family: Joshua Houghton b. 1695, d. bt 4 Mar 1777 - 1779

Marriage Bann*: Elisabeth Garfield and Joshua Houghton declared their intentions of marriage on Oct, 1746 Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA; Joshua Houghton of Lancaster and Elisibeth Gaffel of Shrewsborough; JWH and MLM give Joshua Jr as husband.^2,3,4
Marriage: Elisabeth Garfield married Joshua Houghton, son of Robert Houghton and Esther Leppingwell, in Nov 27, 1746 and was documented at Shrewsbury, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Joshua Houghton of Lancaster and Elisabeth Garfield; JWH and MLM give Joshua Jr as Husband.⁵

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Marriage Bann

Oct, 1746

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Joshua Houghton of Lancaster and Elisibeth Gaffel of Shrewsborough; JWH and MLM give Joshua Jr as husband^2,3,4

Origin

Oct, 1746

Shrewsborough, MA, USA^3,2

Research

No birth record in Shrewsbury MA; Lancaster and Shrewsbury VRs give marriage to Joshua Houghton (not Joshua Jr); JWH and MLM give marriage to Joshua Jr; She was of Shrewsbury and Joshua Sr had church covenant there.

Pedigree

Citations

[S312] Shrewsbury MA VRs, p. 170.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 310.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 31.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 33.
[S312] Shrewsbury MA VRs, p. 153, 170.

Susanna Houghton^1,2

F, #7173

Biography

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Research

Only JWH gives this parentage; Hiram died at age 10.³

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 310 #102c.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 15.
[S1485] Findagrave.com, online http://www.findagrave.com, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi

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

M, #7174, b. 8 March 1752, d. 30 August 1831

Father*: Lieut. Jonathan Houghton⁶ b. 28 Mar 1719, d. 1808?
Mother*: Sarah Houghton b. 24 May 1723

Family: Joanna Burgh b. 6 Jun 1755, d. 19 Nov 1841

Marriage*: Jonathan Houghton married Joanna Burgh on Jan 24, 1774.^7,4,10,11

Joanna Houghton²⁷ b. 20 Feb 1776
Samuel Houghton+²⁸ b. 5 Feb 1778, d. 14 Nov 1859
Sarah Houghton^29,28 b. 20 Feb 1780, d. 9 Mar 1848
Jonathan Houghton+³⁰ b. 5 Jun 1782, d. 18 Nov 1820
Keziah Houghton³¹ b. 14 Nov 1784, d. 19 Dec 1836
John Houghton+³² b. 21 Oct 1787, d. 29 Apr 1839
James Houghton b. 14 Feb 1790, d. 7 Jul 1847
Asa Houghton+^33,34 b. 8 Jan 1795, d. 2 Mar 1875
Susannah Houghton²⁸ b. 5 Jul 1797, d. 7 May 1878
Lucy Houghton³⁵ b. 17 Jun 1799, d. 6 Jan 1867
Betsey Houghton³⁵ b. 12 Oct 1799, d. b 1840

Biography

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Birth

Mar 8, 1752

Leominster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, RWG & DAR: 3-8-1752; JWH: 3,8, 1769^7,6,4,8,9

Marriage

Jan 24, 1774

^7,4,10,11

Residence

before 1777

Windham Co., VT, USA¹²

Research

1777

Milit-Beg

Aug 16, 1777

Windham Co., VT, USA, DAR Patriot Index: Jonathan: b 3-8-1752 MA d 8-30-1831 VT m Joanna Burgh Pvt VT; RWG: srv as a Pvt in Col. William's Regt. and was disabled 16 Aug 1777 at Bennington VT^4,12,8

Immigration

Westminster, Windham Co., VT, USA, Townsend: 'From Bolton, MA to Westminster, VT Had Asa. p. 304-74¹³'

1790 Census

1790

Westminster, Windham Co., VT, USA, 4 Individuals: Jona: 1 male 16+; 4 males under 16; 3 females¹⁴

PensionInx

Feb 21, 1795

Windham Co., VT, USA, Rev. War Abstracts: "sol's name appeared on a list of applicants for invalid pension returned by VT to the House of Reps on 21 Feb 1795, srv as a Pvt in Col Williams' Regt & was disabled 16 Aug 1777 at Bennington, he lived at Windham Vt in 1795."; Pension Lists: a private in Col. William's Reg., from Windham Co., wounded in right hand by a musket ball at Bennington, Aug. 16,1777; Pension List of 1820: Priv., MA^8,12,15

1800 Census

1800

Westminster, Windham Co., VT, USA, 11 Total: 21110-31110; 2 male 1-9, 1 male 10-15, 1 male 16-25, 1 male 26-44; 3 female 1-9, 1 female 10-15,1 female 16-25, 1 female 26-44^16,17

1810 Census

1810

Westminster, Windham Co., VT, USA, 8 Individuals: 1 male 10 thru 15 (1795-1800), 1 male 16 thru 25 (1794-1785), 1 male 26 thru 44 (1784-1766), 1 male 45 and over (bef. 1765)// 1 female 10 thru 15 (1795-1800), 1 female 16 thru 25 (1794-1785), 1 female 26 thru 44 (1784-1766), 1 female 45 and over (bef. 1765)¹⁸

Warnings

Feb 28, 1817

Readsboro, Bennington Co., VT, USA¹⁹

1820 Census

1820

Westminster, Windham Co., VT, USA, 5 Individuals: 1 male =16-26 (1794-1804), 1 male = 45+ (bef. 1775)// 1 female =16-26 (1794-1804), 1 female =26-45 (1774-1794), 1 female = 45+ (bef. 1775)^20,21

1830 Census

1830

Westminster, Windham Co., VT, USA, 3 Total: 1 male 70 to 80 (1751-1760), // 1 female 50 to 60 (1771-1780), 1 female 70 to 80 (1751-1760)²²

Death

Aug 30, 1831

Westminster, Windham Co., VT, USA, age 80; MLM: according to A. White #760; Jonathan Houghton document: "Jonathan Houghton the son of Thankful Dide August 30=1831, In the 80 year of his age" (CJV: Thankful is wrong mother)^23,4,9,24

Burial

Westminster West Cemetery, Westminster, Windham Co., VT, USA, West Parish Cemetery²⁴

Biography

Westminster Hx: Jonathan HOUGHTON came from Bolton, Mass., and settled on the farm on which A. D. Kerr now lives. He was a farmer and a noted hewer of timber. He was a Revolutionary soldier and was wounded in the battle of Bennington. His son Asa spent his life on the homestead. The latter's son, F. J. HOUGHTON, was born and still lives in the town. History of the Town of Westminster, from the "Gazetteer and Business Directory of Windham County, Vt., For 1724-1884," Compiled and Published By Hamilton Child. Published 1884. Page 304 [57] - 304 [76].

Harrington: Jonathan moved from Bolton, MA, to Putney, VT, where he lived 8 to 10 years after his marriage, as shown by the birth of children there from 1778 to 1784. About 1786 he moved to Westminster VT where he lived the remainder of his life and where his last six children were born. He was a farmer. (VR, State House, Montpelier VT)^11,25

Research

CJV: JWH, p. 311, erroneously states that he was married to Sarah Houghton (dau. of James and Mary (Jones) Houghton) [before his birth !!; this Sarah, was actually his mother]; on p. 324, gives Joanna Burgh;
BT: "The record of Jonathan, son of Lieutenant Jonathan and Sarah (Houghton) Houghton as given in the genealogy on pages 324 and 346 is incomplete and manifestly incorrect. It reads that Jonathan was born in 1769 and married Joanna Burg (Burge?) who was born in 1755 and died in 1784. The names of eleven children are given, dates ranging from 1778 (when the father was nine years old) to 1802. Six children were born later than 1784, the date given for Joanna's death. Three of the sons, Samuel, John, and Asa, have a further record, but the five daughters have only a birth date..."^26,2

Problem

CJV: JWH gives this Jonathan as son of Lt. Jonathan Houghton and Thankful White. Not in Leominter VRS with other sybs.
CJV: Unclear if all citations to a Jonathan of Putney VT are the same Jonathan of Leominster MA; Lt. Jonathan's son Jonathan was in Putney from 1776 to 1784 and all the Putney citations may refer to him, not his father.

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 311 #111s, 324 #206.
[S46] Boston Transcript, 1930 - 8527.
[S77] White, Genealogy of John White, I, p. 78 #760.
[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. 27 #518, 58.
[S160] Leominster MA VRs, p. 76.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 324.
[S249] White, Geneal. Abstr. of Revol. War II, p. 1718.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 27, 58.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 58.
[S415] E-mail from Don Harrington, May 19, 2002.
[S919] Murtie J. Clarke, Pension Lists of 1792-1795, p. 78.
[S148] C.D. Townsend, Index of Gazetter of Windham Co., Vermont, p. 95.
[S1220] 1790 U.S. Federal Census , Westminster, Windham Co., VT, p. 56.
[S920] Murtie J. Clarke, Pension List of 1820, p. 77.
[S737] VT 1800 Census, p. 152.
[S1221] 1800 U.S. Federal Census , Westminster, Windham Co., VT, p. 650.
[S1222] 1810 U.S. Federal Census , Westminster, Windham, Vermont; Roll: 65; Page: 395.
[S724] Alden M. Rollins Vermont Warnings Outs II, p. 29.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1820 US Census, Westminster, Windham Co., VT, p. 135.
[S1223] 1820 U.S. Federal Census , Westminster, Windham, Vermont; Roll: M33_128; Page: 270.
[S1224] 1830 U.S. Federal Census , Westminster, Windham, Vermont; Roll: 186; Page: 136.
[S77] White, Genealogy of John White, I, Vol. ??
[S1074] Town Records: Westminster, Windham Co., VT; VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30270, VT VRs 1770-1870.
[S1080] Hamilton Child, Gazateer of Vermont, p.304.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 310 #111.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 58 #1660.
[S1074] Town Records: Westminster, VT, Book 1 & 3, p. 82; VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30270, VT VRs 1770-1870.
[S1074] Town Records: Westminster, VT, Book 1 & 3, p. 123; VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30270, VT VRs 1770-1870.
[S1074] Town Records: Westminster, Windhsm Co., VT, Book 1 & 3, p. 82; VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30270, VT VRs 1770-1870.
[S1074] Town Records: Westminster, Windham Co., VT, Book 1 & 3, p. 82; VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30270, VT VRs 1770-1870.
[S1074] Town Records: Westminster, Windham Co., VT, Book 1 & 3, p. 82; VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30270, VT VRs 1770-1870.
[S148] C.D. Townsend, Index of Gazetter of Windham Co., Vermont, p. 94.
[S1074] Town Records: Westminster, Windham Co., VT: VT Division of Records, Middelesex, VT, F-30270.
[S1074] Town Records: Westminster, Windham Co., VT, Book 1 & 3, p. 82: VT Division of Records, Middelesex, VT, F-30270.

Oliver Hoar¹

M, #7175

Family: Silence Houghton b. 2 Dec 1727

Marriage Bann: Oliver Hoar and Silence Houghton declared their intentions of marriage on Dec 22, 1753 Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA.²
Marriage Bann: Oliver Hoar and Silence Houghton declared their intentions of marriage on Jan 9, 1754 Leominster, Worcester Co., MA, USA; 1753-4.⁷
Marriage*: Oliver Hoar married Silence Houghton, daughter of James Houghton Jr and Mary Jones, on Feb 28, 1754 at Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, by J. Millen; MLM: Apr. 11, 1746;p. 23, Feb. 28, 1753/4.^1,4,5

Pamelia Hoar⁶ b. 19 Apr 1768, d. 16 Jan 1821

Biography

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Origin

circa 1753

Leominster, Worcester Co., MA, USA²

Research

Dec, 1753

Only MLM gives this marriage. Oliver was married to her sister Silence³

Marriage

Feb 28, 1754

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, by J. Millen; MLM: Apr. 11, 1746;p. 23, Feb. 28, 1753/4^1,4,5

Pedigree

Citations

[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 85.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 34.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 19.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 19, 23.
[S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 302.
[S528] Roscoe Conkling Fitch, History of the Fitch Family, p. 247.
[S160] Leominster MA VRs, p. 218.

Mary Richardson

F, #7176, b. 4 February 1738/39

Family: Nathaniel Houghton b. 5 Sep 1729, d. 18 Sep 1817

Marriage*: Mary Richardson married Nathaniel Houghton, son of James Houghton Jr and Mary Jones, on Jun 29, 1758 at Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, JWH: 6,27,1758; MLM: June 23, 1759.^2,3,4,5

Capt. Nathaniel Houghton Jr.+⁸ b. 16 Jul 1759, d. 27 Jan 1839
Ephraim Houghton+⁹ b. 28 Mar 1761, d. 6 Jul 1836
Stephen Houghton+¹⁰ b. 8 May 1765, d. 17 Apr 1841
Josiah Richardson Houghton+¹¹ b. 20 Nov 1767
Manassah Houghton+¹¹ b. 18 Apr 1771, d. 4 Jul 1827
Mary Houghton¹¹ b. 30 Nov 1773
Tilly Houghton+¹¹ b. 20 Mar 1776, d. 11 Dec 1853
Jonas Houghton+¹¹ b. 25 Jul 1778, d. 20 Jul 1817
Salmon Houghton+ b. 5 Dec 1781, d. 28 May 1844

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Baptism

Feb 4, 1738/39

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA¹

Marriage

Jun 29, 1758

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, JWH: 6,27,1758; MLM: June 23, 1759^2,3,4,5

Church

Aug 12, 1764

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

ParentsD

Weis: Josiah Richardson and Dorothy Wilder
MLM: William Richardon^7,3,1

Pedigree

Citations

[S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 316.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 311.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 88.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 19, 43.
[S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 315.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 377.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 43.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 82, 105.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 93.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 93, 105.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 105.

Deacon Jonas Whitney^1,2,3,4

M, #7177, b. 14 June 1751, d. 28 April 1842

Family: Tamar Houghton b. 3 Jun 1754, d. 31 Mar 1831

Marriage Bann: Deacon Jonas Whitney and Tamar Houghton declared their intentions of marriage on Aug 29, 1772 Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA; BT: sister of Molley Houghton who married his brother Nathaniel Whitney; Houghton gives this date for marriage to Tamar, dau. of James.^5,2,3,15,7
Marriage*: Deacon Jonas Whitney married Tamar Houghton, daughter of Solomon Houghton and Deliverance Ross, on Jan 11, 1773 at Shrewsbury, Worcester Co., MA, USA.^8,9,7

Sally Whitney¹² b. 10 Aug 1774, d. 1840
Cinda Whitney¹² b. 18 Apr 1776
Lucy Whitney¹² b. 22 Jan 1778, d. 9 Apr 1836
Tamar Whitney¹² b. 9 Jul 1779, d. 2 Aug 1856
Jonas Whitney¹² b. 16 Mar 1781, d. 4 Apr 1781
Julia Whitney¹² b. 10 Sep 1782, d. 27 Aug 1786
Irene Whitney+¹² b. 9 Jul 1784, d. 27 Sep 1820
Roxy Whitney¹² b. 10 May 1786, d. 26 Jan 1813
Julia Whitney¹² b. 21 Apr 1788
Jonas Whitney Jr.+¹⁴ b. 20 Jun 1791
Lyman Whitney¹² b. 2 Dec 1793, d. 20 May 1826
Dewey Whitney¹² b. 3 Oct 1796

Biography

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Birth

Jun 14, 1751

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

Marriage

Jan 11, 1773

Shrewsbury, Worcester Co., MA, USA^8,9,7

Immigration

Marlboro, Windham Co., VT, USA¹⁰

Milit-Beg

Rev. War.¹¹

Death

Apr 28, 1842

Strongsville, OH, USA, aged 91^12,7

Biography

MLM: He purchased the land of Charles Phelps, Esq., of New Marlborough, then described as in Cumberland, Province of New York. (Rev. Charles E. Newton in his History of Marlborough, VT, devotes several pages to this couple.)⁷

Research

See Descendants of John Whitney by F. C. Pierce¹³

Research

JWH: gives this Tamer as m. about 8, 29, 1772. Jonas Whitney, of Shrewsbury, Mass. [CJV: error - husband of Tamar Houghton, dau. of James]⁵

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 311 #118s.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 46.
[S46] Boston Transcript, 1934.
[S551] Rev. Ephraim H. Newton, Marlborough VT Hx, p. 187.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 311.
[S551] Rev. Ephraim H. Newton, Marlborough VT Hx, p. 261, 271.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 67.
[S312] Shrewsbury MA VRs, p. 170.
[S551] Rev. Ephraim H. Newton, Marlborough VT Hx, p. 261, 270.
[S551] Rev. Ephraim H. Newton, Marlborough VT Hx, p. 261.
[S28] DAR Lineage Book, I, p. 740.
[S551] Rev. Ephraim H. Newton, Marlborough VT Hx, p. 271.
[S848] F. C. Pierce, Whitney Genealogy, pp. 69, 760.
[S16] CJV opinion.
[S46] Boston Transcript, 1923 - 392.

Silas Smith^1,2

M, #7178, b. 15 August 1736, d. 2 December 1805

Family: Levina Houghton b. 2 Jan 1738/39, d. 17 Apr 1818

Marriage Bann: Silas Smith and Levina Houghton declared their intentions of marriage on Nov 11, 1769 Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA.^9,2,3,4
Marriage*: Silas Smith married Levina Houghton, daughter of James Houghton Jr and Mary Jones, on Dec 28, 1769 at Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA.^6,7,8

Lavinia Smith⁵ b. c 1770
Lucretia Smith⁵
Silas Smith Jr.⁵
Emily Smith⁵ b. 17 Apr 1779
Catherine Smith⁵ b. 4 Jun 1780
Levi Smith⁵ b. 23 Jun 1782
Eunice Smith⁵ b. 23 Dec 1784

Biography

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Birth

Aug 15, 1736

Hatfield, Hampshire Co., MA, USA, MLM: Whatley, Franklin, MA^3,4,5

Marriage

Dec 28, 1769

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

Mil. Enls

Service during the American Revolution: Smith, Silas DAR Ancestor #: A214233 Service: Massachusetts Rank(s): Civil Service, Lieutenant. Birth: 8-15-1736 Hatfield Hampshire Co Massachusetts. Death: 12-2-1803 Whatley Hampshire Co Massachusetts. Service Description: 1) Captain Perez Graves

Death

Dec 2, 1805

Sunderland, Franklin Co., MA, USA, age 70^3,4,5

Origin

Elisha Smith and Sarah Smith

Research

Res. West part of Whatley, MA (Whatley, MA, by Crafts, p. 566)⁴

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 311 #119s.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 43, 102.
[S487] John Montague Smith, The History of the Town of Sunderland, Massachusetts, p. 536.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 44.
[S481] History of the Town of Whately, Massachusetts, p. 566.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 102.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 19, 44.
[S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 302.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 311.

Josiah Houghton Jr^1,2,3,4,5

M, #7179, b. 4 April 1724, d. 30 May 1800

Father*: Josiah Houghton b. Oct 1698, d. 29 Sep 1723
Mother*: Mehitable Warner⁶

Family 1: Bethesda Brabrook b. 11 Nov 1718, d. 20 Apr 1755

Marriage Bann: Josiah Houghton Jr and Bethesda Brabrook declared their intentions of marriage on Feb 2, 1746/47 Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA.^33,4,12
Marriage*: Josiah Houghton Jr married Bethesda Brabrook, daughter of Joseph Brabrook and Hepsibeth Houghton, on Apr 16, 1747 at Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA.^17,18,19

Mehitabel Houghton+³⁰ b. 12 Feb 1747/48, d. 24 Nov 1828
Hephzabah Houghton³¹ b. 25 Dec 1751
Bethesda Houghton³² b. 20 Mar 1755, d. 10 Apr 1756

Family 2: Grace Whitney d. 6 Jun 1763

Marriage Bann: Josiah Houghton Jr and Grace Whitney declared their intentions of marriage on Nov 15, 1755 Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA.^36,4
Marriage Bann: Josiah Houghton Jr and Grace Whitney declared their intentions of marriage on Nov 22, 1755 Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA.^22,12
Marriage*: Josiah Houghton Jr married Grace Whitney on Jan 6, 1756 at Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA.^20,12,19

Bethesda Houghton+³⁴ b. 21 Dec 1756
Jonas Houghton+³⁵ b. 5 Aug 1760, d. 9 Dec 1835

Family 3: Abigail Godfrey

Marriage Bann: Josiah Houghton Jr and Abigail Godfrey declared their intentions of marriage on Dec 1, 1763 Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA.^39,12,19
Marriage*: Josiah Houghton Jr married Abigail Godfrey on Dec 21, 1763 at Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA.^22,4

James Houghton+³⁷ b. 18 Nov 1764, d. 27 Feb 1843
Jonathan Houghton+³⁷ b. 14 Aug 1766, d. 4 May 1842
Abigail Houghton³⁸ b. 8 Aug 1769

Biography

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Corresponded with author

Birth

Apr 4, 1724

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, CJV: age 3 in Jul. 1726; DAR, MLM: 1723; BT: "In 1726... Josiah, in his third year."; posthumous child; JWH: 7,2, 1682; Pringle: posthumous, Apr 4, 1724^{7,8,9,10,11,12}

Guardiansp

Jul 11, 1726

Lancaster, 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."^{9,3,13,14,15,16}

Marriage

Apr 16, 1747

Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA^17,18,19

Marriage

Jan 6, 1756

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA^20,12,19

Church

Jul 10, 1762

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Chocksett Church²¹

Marriage

Dec 21, 1763

Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA^22,4

Milit-Beg

MA, USA, Rev. War; Pvt MA; SAR: private at Bennington, VT^{23,24,4,25,12}

Research

Residence

of Lancaster and Wendell MA and Rupert VT²⁶

Death

May 30, 1800

Wendell, Franklin Co., MA, USA, Cutter: Lancaster, MA (not in VRs); Goss, MLM: Wendell MA; DAR, MLM: 1808^{24,4,27,11,12}

Biography

JWH: "He served in the war of the Revolution and died in Lancaster." [Error: if born in 1682 per J.W. Houghton, would have been 94 in war?]; probably same as younger Josiah in NEGHR; same bd as Capt. Jonas Houghton if 1682.

DAR Patriot Index, Cent. pt 2, p. 1494: Josiah: b 1723 MA d 1808 MA m (1) Bethseda Brabrook (2) Grace Whitney (3) Abigail Godfrey Pvt MA

Boston Transcript, 11/12/1924: W.B.B.N.: born posthumously to father. In Oct. 29, 1723 agreement, Josiah, deceased, who left posthumous child, Stephen; In a division of April 26, 1726, the posthumous son of Josiah was called Josiah....In 1726, she [mother] was given guardianship of her son, Josiah, in his third year.⁷

Alert

JWH: gives earlier Josiah as married to Bethesda and Whitney; BT: "It is evident one or more generations have been combined in this statement [J.W. Houghton's list]. Josiah, born 1682, certainly did not serve in the revolution as he would have been ninety years of age. It is also apparent that he was not the father of all of the children assigned to him. If the father of the children born between 1748 and 1766 was named Josiah, it is evident that he must have been of a later generation, and born about 1725, not 1682. Has this apparent error in the Houghton Genealogy been corrected in any magazine, and if so, of what date?"²³

Research

Courthouse rec., Berkshire North Dist, Adams, MA; Gleason Family from Uriah of 4th Gen., by Ruth M. Field, 1964, p. 54²⁸

Research

Josiah's son Jonas also ended up in Bakersfield as did Oliver T.

Research

only JWH, Cutter give as parent

Research

only JWH gives this parentage²⁹

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 304 #34a; 311.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 32, 35, 278.
[S117] Burr & Gage, "John Houghton of Lancaster, Mass." , pp. 392-400, p. 399.
[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. 19 #292, 43.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 278.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 304.
[S28] DAR Lineage Book, p. 345.
[S46] Boston Transcript, 11/12/1924 #2311, WBBN.
[S213] National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution Centennial Admin., DAR Patriot Cent. 2, p. 345.
[S873] Luella Houghton Pringle, We Houghtons - L. Pringle, p. 5.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 43.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 19.
[S852] Samuel H. Folsom and William E. Rogers, Middlesex MA Probate Index, p. 249.
[S955] Middlesex Probate Records 2l, p. 380.
[S409] Probate Records , Middlesex Co., MA, Case 11939, FHC #397099.
[S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 141.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 19, 43.
[S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 315.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 85.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 377.
[S43] Thomas W. Baldwin, Harvard MA VRs, p. 182.
[S46] Boston Transcript, 3/3/1915 #4550.
[S166] Cutter, New England Families II, p. 693.
[S826] Unknown author, Sons of Amer. Revol., #2794.
[S96] NEHGR, 93 [1939]: "Memoirs", 373.
[S415] E-mail from Judy Goss, 1/1999.
[S310] Unknown author, California DAR Ancestry Guide, p. 54.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 312.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 73.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 76.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 80.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 32.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 82.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 90.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 35.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 97.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 108.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 37.

Rachel Warner¹

F, #7180

Family: Daniel Albert Jr. b. 10 Feb 1730/31

Marriage Bann: Rachel Warner and Daniel Albert Jr. declared their intentions of marriage on Apr 10, 1757 Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA.²
Marriage: Rachel Warner married Daniel Albert Jr., son of Daniel Albert and Abigail Houghton, on May 11, 1757 at Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA.¹

(?) Albert d. bt 1748 - 1770

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Origin

1757

Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA, only Rachel in Harvard VR: d. of Nathan and Dorothy, Mar. 9, 1748-9²

Pedigree

Citations

[S43] Thomas W. Baldwin, Harvard MA VRs, p. 224.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 84.

Grace Whitney^1,2,3

F, #7181, d. 6 June 1763

Family: Josiah Houghton Jr b. 4 Apr 1724, d. 30 May 1800

Marriage Bann*: Grace Whitney and Josiah Houghton Jr declared their intentions of marriage on Nov 15, 1755 Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA.^4,3
Marriage Bann: Grace Whitney and Josiah Houghton Jr declared their intentions of marriage on Nov 22, 1755 Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA.^12,6
Marriage: Grace Whitney married Josiah Houghton Jr, son of Josiah Houghton and Mehitable Warner, on Jan 6, 1756 at Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA.^2,6,7

Bethesda Houghton+¹⁰ b. 21 Dec 1756
Jonas Houghton+¹¹ b. 5 Aug 1760, d. 9 Dec 1835

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Origin

circa 1755

Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA, bd/bp in either Harvard or Lancaster VR⁴

Marriage Bann

Nov 15, 1755

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

Death

Jun 6, 1763

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

Research

Goss: "A widow at time of this marriage. "Grace Whitney was a widow, attested to by the fact that Josiah Houghton signed Mr. Whitney's (I forget his first name, off the top of my head) Massachusetts probate records on behalf of his new wife. Thus Whitney is not her maiden name..."
Mary Pat Brigham: "GRACE WHITNEY, second of the three wives of Josiah4Houghton(and our ancestor). I have not been able to trace her identity, but thanks to one scrap of paper in a probate packet in Middlesex (MA) Probate, it is proved that she was probably not born a Whitney, but was, in any case, the widow of Samuel5Whitney of Stow,MA(1714-1748 )whose lineage has probably been garbled in the Whitney Genealogy that supposedly shows it)."^8,9

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 304 #34as.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 85.
[S213] National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution Centennial Admin., DAR Patriot Cent. 2, p. 1495.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 35.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 159.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 43.
[S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 315.
[S415] E-mail from Judy Goss, 1/1999.
[S415] E-mail from Mary Pat Brigham, July 25, 2006: original handwritten VRs.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 82.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 90.
[S43] Thomas W. Baldwin, Harvard MA VRs, p. 182.

Mehitabel Houghton^1,2,3

F, #7182, b. 12 February 1747/48, d. 24 November 1828

Father*: Josiah Houghton Jr⁴ b. 4 Apr 1724, d. 30 May 1800
Mother*: Bethesda Brabrook⁴ b. 11 Nov 1718, d. 20 Apr 1755

Family: Thomas Rugg b. 27 Jan 1742/43, d. 29 Dec 1811

Marriage Bann: Mehitabel Houghton and Thomas Rugg declared their intentions of marriage on May 31, 1770 Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA; Hatfield also.^17,18,5,9
Marriage*: Mehitabel Houghton married Thomas Rugg on Jul 26, 1770 at Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, w/2.^8,6,7

Mary Rugg¹⁰ b. 22 Oct 1771, d. 7 Sep 1775
Salmon Rugg¹¹ b. 2 Mar 1773, d. 15 Sep 1775
Mary Rugg¹² b. 2 Mar 1776
Bethesda Rugg⁹ b. 7 Oct 1778, d. 11 Jan 1858
William Rugg¹³ b. 9 Jan 1781
Salmon Rugg¹⁴ b. 14 Feb 1783, d. 1 Jan 1853
Mehitable Houghton Rugg+¹⁵ b. 14 Mar 1785, d. 4 Dec 1873
Oliver Rugg¹⁶ b. 9 Jun 1787

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

Feb 12, 1747/48

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

Marriage

Jul 26, 1770

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, w/2^8,6,7

Death

Nov 24, 1828

Grafton, MA, USA, while visiting her daughter, Mrs. Bethesda Stowe; MLM, p. 81: Nov. 24, 1788⁶

Burial

Grafton, MA, USA⁹

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 312 #120.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 43, 73, 103, 382.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 43 #980, 81.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 73.
[S46] Boston Transcript, 3/3/1915 #4550.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 43, 81.
[S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 315.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 103.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 43.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 81 #2353.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 81 #2354.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 81 #2355.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 81 #2357.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 81 #2358.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 81 #2360.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 81 #2361.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 312.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 43.

Hephzabah Houghton^1,2

F, #7183, b. 25 December 1751

Father*: Josiah Houghton Jr³ b. 4 Apr 1724, d. 30 May 1800
Mother*: Bethesda Brabrook³ b. 11 Nov 1718, d. 20 Apr 1755

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Dec 25, 1751

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA^4,3,5,6,7

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 312 #121.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 43 #981.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 76.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 312.
[S46] Boston Transcript, 3/3/1915 #4550.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 43.
[S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 315.

Bethesda Houghton^1,2,3

F, #7184, b. 20 March 1755, d. 10 April 1756

Father*: Josiah Houghton Jr⁴ b. 4 Apr 1724, d. 30 May 1800
Mother*: Bethesda Brabrook⁴ b. 11 Nov 1718, d. 20 Apr 1755

Biography

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Corresponded with author

Birth

Mar 20, 1755

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, 20 Mar 1755 by dd calc; Lancaster VRs: Apr 10, 1755; BT: Apr 10, 1755, twin of Jonas; Lancaster VRs: Apr 10, 1755; MLM: Mar 21^4,5,6,7

Death

Apr 10, 1756

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, aged 1 year & 21 Ds.^8,6,7

Burial

Chocksett Burial Ground Cemetery, Sterling, Worcester Co., MA, USA, ae 1 y & 21 day d/o Josiah & Bethesda ;section S⁸

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 312 #122.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 382.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 43 #982.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 80.
[S46] Boston Transcript, 3/3/1915 #4550.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 43.
[S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 315.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 417.

Jonas Houghton^1,2

M, #7185, b. 10 April 1755

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

Apr 10, 1755

not in Lancaster VRS with syblings; only in JWH, Cutter, same date as Bethseda^3,4,5

Research

only JWH, Cutter give as parent

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 312 #123.
[S46] Boston Transcript, 3/3/1915.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 312.
[S46] Boston Transcript, 3/3/1915 #4550.
[S166] Cutter, New England Families II, p. 693.

Jonathan Houghton^1,2,3,4

M, #7186, b. 14 August 1766, d. 4 May 1842

Father*: Josiah Houghton Jr⁵ b. 4 Apr 1724, d. 30 May 1800
Mother*: Abigail Godfrey⁵

Family: Elizabeth Peck b. 10 Dec 1761, d. 3 Aug 1844

Marriage*: Jonathan Houghton married Elizabeth Peck on Nov 23, 1789 at Deerfield, Franklin Co., MA, USA, JWH:13 Nov 1784; Cutter: Nov. 13, 1784.^{6,2,3,11,12,13}

Jonathan Houghton+ b. 2 Jun 1790, d. 19 Nov 1846
William Peck Houghton+ b. 30 Sep 1791, d. 30 Jun 1866
Hepsibeth Houghton+ b. 10 Apr 1793, d. 16 Jan 1863
Abigail Houghton b. 29 Mar 1795, d. 29 Oct 1875
Elisha Houghton b. 3 Sep 1795, d. 8 Nov 1795
Elisha Houghton b. 11 Jul 1798, d. 4 Oct 1882
Josiah Houghton+ b. 8 Jan 1800, d. 21 Sep 1861
Joel Houghton+ b. 3 Oct 1801, d. 1900
Eliza Houghton b. 23 Jul 1803
James Houghton+²² b. 4 May 1805, d. 12 Feb 1881
Andrew Becket Houghton+ b. 27 Feb 1807, d. 9 Nov 1879

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Notable

Birth

Aug 14, 1766

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Rupert VRs: Rupert, VT^6,5,7,8,9,10

Origin

1789

Readsboro, Bennington Co., VT, USA

Marriage

Nov 23, 1789

Deerfield, Franklin Co., MA, USA, JWH:13 Nov 1784; Cutter: Nov. 13, 1784^{6,2,3,11,12,13}

1810 Census

1810

Wendell, Hampshire Co., MA, USA, 12 Total: 3 male <10, 2 male 10-15, 2 male 16-25, 1 male 26-45//1 female <10, 1 female 10-15, 1 female 16-25, 1 female 45+¹⁴

Taxation

1816

Readsboro, Bennington Co., VT, USA, for 7 acres of land, 1 house, and 2 oxen and a cow¹⁵

1820 Census

1820

Readsboro, Bennington Co., VT, USA, 5 Individuals: 1 male 0-10, 1 male 16-26, 1 male 26-45; 1 female 0-10, 1 female 26-45¹⁶

Office

between 1824 and 1828

Readsboro, Bennington Co., VT, USA, the first town clerk¹⁷

1830 Census

1830

Hebron, Washington Co., NY, USA, 3 Total: 1 male 30 to 40 (1791-1800), 1 male 60 to 70 (1761-1770) //1 female 50 to 60 (1771-1780)¹⁸

Immigration

Centre White Creek, Washington Co., NY, USA, with at least two of his grandsons, Jonathan Clark and Andrew, where they lived across from the cemetery and next to the church.¹⁹

Death

May 4, 1842

Centre White Creek, Washington Co., NY, USA^20,21,8

Obituary

May 10, 1842

Vermont. Bennington, Vermont Gazette, "Died," In White Creek, N.Y on the 5th inst., Jonathan Houghton, Esq in the 75th year of his age. He has left an aged wife, 10 children, above 70 grand children and 10 gr gr children. He was a member of the Presbyterian church above 45 years. Printers in Mass. Conn. Vt. And Northern N. Y. are required to notice.

Burial

Centre White Creek, NY, USA¹⁷

Note

ancestor of the Houghtons of North Adams, MA & Stamford VT

Research

Centre White Creek, Washington Co., NY, is in the extreme S.E. part of the county. Pop. of 100 in 1880.

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 312 #124.
[S46] Boston Transcript, 11/12/1924 #2311, WBBN.
[S166] Cutter, New England Families II, p. 693.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 43 #986, 81 #987.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 97.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 312.
[S46] Boston Transcript, 3/3/1915 #4550.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 81.
[S1074] Town Records: Rupert, Bennington Co., VT; VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30270, VT VRs 1770-1870.
[S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 315.
[S310] Unknown author, California DAR Ancestry Guide.
[S361] Deerfield MA VRs, p. 200.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 43, 81.
[S1222] 1810 U.S. Federal Census , Wendell, Hampshire, Massachusetts; Roll: 19; Page: 229.
[S873] Luella Houghton Pringle, We Houghtons - L. Pringle, p. 6.
[S1223] 1820 U.S. Federal Census , Readsboro, Bennington, Vermont; Roll: M33_126; Page: 226.
[S873] Luella Houghton Pringle, We Houghtons - L. Pringle, p. 5.
[S1224] 1830 U.S. Federal Census , Hebron, Washington, New York; Roll: 111; Page: 241.
[S873] Luella Houghton Pringle, We Houghtons - L. Pringle, p. 8.
[S310] Unknown author, California DAR Ancestry Guide, p.
[S873] Luella Houghton Pringle, We Houghtons - L. Pringle, p. 5, 14.
[S1074] Town Records: Stamford, VT, p. 215: VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30546, VT VRs 1871-1904.

Bethesda Houghton^1,2,3

F, #7187, b. 21 December 1756

Father*: Josiah Houghton Jr⁴ b. 4 Apr 1724, d. 30 May 1800
Mother*: Grace Whitney⁴ d. 6 Jun 1763

Family: Eleazer Marsh

Marriage: Bethesda Houghton married Eleazer Marsh on Jan 1, 1798 at Montague, Franklin Co., MA, USA.^7,8

Eleazer Marsh⁸ b. 7 Jun 1800
Elijah Marsh⁸ b. Dec 1801

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Dec 21, 1756

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

Origin

1798

Montague, Franklin Co., MA, USA⁷

Note

Montague, MA, USA, both in Montague MA in 1798⁷

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 31 #125.
[S46] Boston Transcript, 3/3/1915 #4550.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 43 #983.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 82.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 43.
[S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 315.
[S286] Montague MA VRs, p. 85.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 82.

Josiah Richardson Houghton^1,2,3

M, #7188, b. 20 November 1767

Father*: Nathaniel Houghton⁴ b. 5 Sep 1729, d. 18 Sep 1817
Mother*: Mary Richardson⁴ b. 4 Feb 1738/39

Family 1: Elizabeth Weatherbee b. c 1768

Marriage Bann: Josiah Richardson Houghton and Elizabeth Weatherbee declared their intentions of marriage on Mar 24, 1784; (Court of Genl. Sess. Book 14 (Lib L.) p. 239.)¹
Marriage*: Josiah Richardson Houghton married Elizabeth Weatherbee on Aug 24, 1784 at Wendell, Franklin Co., MA, USA.^7,8,9

Family 2: Mary Nichols b. 28 Oct 1753

Marriage Bann: Josiah Richardson Houghton and Mary Nichols declared their intentions of marriage on Aug 25, 1786 Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA.^20,21
Marriage*: Josiah Richardson Houghton married Mary Nichols on Nov 16, 1786 at Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA.^7,11,12,8,13

Family 3: Lucy Sawyer b. 8 Mar 1769

Marriage: Josiah Richardson Houghton married Lucy Sawyer on Jul 8, 1790 at Sterling, Worcester Co., MA, USA.²⁵

Manassah Houghton+²² b. 1790
Cephas Houghton²² b. c 1791, d. a 1864
Richardson Houghton+^23,22 b. 1795, d. 15 Mar 1848
James Houghton^22,24 b. c 1796, d. a 1870
Catherine Houghton+²² b. 30 Jan 1799, d. 15 Jan 1885
Charles Houghton+²² b. c 1811, d. a 1884
Lucy Houghton²²

Biography

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Birth

Nov 20, 1767

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, MLM: Nov. 20, 1769^5,4,6

Residence

1784

Wendell, MA, USA

Marriage

Aug 24, 1784

Wendell, Franklin Co., MA, USA^7,8,9

Occupation

a farmer

Origin

1786

Wendell, Franklin Co., MA, USA¹⁰

Marriage

Nov 16, 1786

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA^7,11,12,8,13

1790 Census

1790

Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, a Jazaiah Houghton; 3 children, 2 adults: 1 male 16+, 2 male under 16, 2 females¹⁴

1800 Census

1800

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Josiah R. Houghton: 6 Total: 2 male 1-9 (1791- 1799), 1 male 10-15 (1785-1790), 1 male 26-44 (1756-1774), 1 female 1-9 (1791-1799), 1 female 26-44 (1756-1774)¹⁵

1810 Census

1810

Langdon, Cheshire Co., NH, USA, 7 Total: 2 male 10-15, 1 male 16-25, 1 male 26-44 (1766-1784), 1 female <10, 1 female 10-15, 1 female 26-44¹⁶

Taxation

between 1810 and 1811

Langdon, Cheshire Co., NH, USA

Problem

JWH erroneously gives the seven children listed here as those of Ephraim Houghton: Manassah, Cephas, James, Richardson Charles, Catherine, Lucy. They are in fact his brother Josiah Richardson's children.¹⁷

Contributn

Genealog. Discovery

Josiah Richardson Houghton: Gail Elizabeth Houghton and I concluded from our separate and joint research that JWH's listing of 7 children as those of Ephraim Houghton (p. 355) were in fact the children of his brother Josiah Richardson Houghton.¹⁸

Research

MLM believes Josiah who married Elizabeth Weatherbee and Mary Nichols was probably the son of Nathaniel and Mary (Richardson) Houghton;
JWH gives this Josiah (and marriages and sons) as son of Josiah Jr and Grace Whitney^19,7

Research

only JWH gives this parentage⁷

Pedigree

Citations

[S177] Baily, Early Massachusetts Marriages, p. 173.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 44 #990.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 330 #296.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 105.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 330.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 44.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 312.
[S46] Boston Transcript, 3/3/1915 #4550.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 82, 123.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 128, 144.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 128.
[S43] Thomas W. Baldwin, Harvard MA VRs, p. 183.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 82.
[S1220] 1790 U.S. Federal Census , Bolton, MA, p. 213.
[S1221] 1800 U.S. Federal Census , Lancaster, Worcester Co, MA, p. 353.
[S1222] 1810 U.S. Federal Census , Langdon, Cheshire, New Hampshire; Roll: 23; Page: 183.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 355.
[S415] E-mail from Gail Clarke, Sep 23, 2020.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 43, 44.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 144.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 43.
[S16] CJV opinion, 2020 with research from Gail Clarke.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 332 #126.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 332.
[S451] Sterling MA VRs, p. 77.

Thomas Rugg^1,2

M, #7189, b. 27 January 1742/43, d. 29 December 1811

Family 1: Eunice Stickney b. 19 Oct 1740

Marriage*: Thomas Rugg married Eunice Stickney at Chocksett, Worcester Co., MA, USA.⁵

Thomas Rugg⁸ b. 26 May 1765, d. 8 Nov 1848
Eunice Rugg⁹ b. 22 Oct 1767
William Stickney Rugg⁸ b. 10 Jun 1769, d. 7 Sep 1775

Family 2: Mehitabel Houghton b. 12 Feb 1747/48, d. 24 Nov 1828

Marriage Bann: Thomas Rugg and Mehitabel Houghton declared their intentions of marriage on May 31, 1770 Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA; Hatfield also.^17,2,18,4
Marriage*: Thomas Rugg married Mehitabel Houghton, daughter of Josiah Houghton Jr and Bethesda Brabrook, on Jul 26, 1770 at Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, w/2.^6,5,7

Mary Rugg¹⁰ b. 22 Oct 1771, d. 7 Sep 1775
Salmon Rugg¹¹ b. 2 Mar 1773, d. 15 Sep 1775
Mary Rugg¹² b. 2 Mar 1776
Bethesda Rugg⁴ b. 7 Oct 1778, d. 11 Jan 1858
William Rugg¹³ b. 9 Jan 1781
Salmon Rugg¹⁴ b. 14 Feb 1783, d. 1 Jan 1853
Mehitable Houghton Rugg+¹⁵ b. 14 Mar 1785, d. 4 Dec 1873
Oliver Rugg¹⁶ b. 9 Jun 1787

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Jan 27, 1742/43

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, MLM: Feb. 17^3,4

Marriage

Chocksett, Worcester Co., MA, USA⁵

Origin

1770

Hatfield, MA, USA

Marriage

Jul 26, 1770

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, w/2^6,5,7

Milit-Beg

Priv., MA troops⁴

Immigration

1790

Ringe, NH, USA⁸

Death

Dec 29, 1811

Rindge, NH, USA⁵

Note

MLM: After his first marriage, he removed to Winchindon, MA., and farmed. The depreciation of Continental currency was disasterous to him in a financial way; he lost nearly all of his property. He served in the Continental army while at Winchinden. Family tradition: "He saw active service on the frontiers of Vermont and New York. Ca 1790 he removed to Rindge, New Hampshire where he died, December 29, 1811.⁵

ParentsS

Amos and Mary (Burpee) Rugg³

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 312 #120s.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 43.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 70.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 43.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 43, 81.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 103.
[S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 315.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 81.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 81 #2351.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 81 #2353.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 81 #2354.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 81 #2355.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 81 #2357.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 81 #2358.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 81 #2360.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 81 #2361.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 312.
[S46] Boston Transcript, 3/3/1915 #4550.

Elizabeth Peck^1,2

F, #7190, b. 10 December 1761, d. 3 August 1844

Family: Jonathan Houghton b. 14 Aug 1766, d. 4 May 1842

Marriage*: Elizabeth Peck married Jonathan Houghton, son of Josiah Houghton Jr and Abigail Godfrey, on Nov 23, 1789 at Deerfield, Franklin Co., MA, USA, JWH:13 Nov 1784; Cutter: Nov. 13, 1784.^3,7,4,8,9,10

Jonathan Houghton+ b. 2 Jun 1790, d. 19 Nov 1846
William Peck Houghton+ b. 30 Sep 1791, d. 30 Jun 1866
Hepsibeth Houghton+ b. 10 Apr 1793, d. 16 Jan 1863
Abigail Houghton b. 29 Mar 1795, d. 29 Oct 1875
Elisha Houghton b. 3 Sep 1795, d. 8 Nov 1795
Elisha Houghton b. 11 Jul 1798, d. 4 Oct 1882
Josiah Houghton+ b. 8 Jan 1800, d. 21 Sep 1861
Joel Houghton+ b. 3 Oct 1801, d. 1900
Eliza Houghton b. 23 Jul 1803
James Houghton+¹¹ b. 4 May 1805, d. 12 Feb 1881
Andrew Becket Houghton+ b. 27 Feb 1807, d. 9 Nov 1879

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Dec 10, 1761

Rupert, Bennington Co., VT, USA, 1880 census of son Elisha gives CT, of James, MA; Pringle gives Lancaster MA; VT Town Record: Rupert VT^3,4,5,6,2

Marriage

Nov 23, 1789

Deerfield, Franklin Co., MA, USA, JWH:13 Nov 1784; Cutter: Nov. 13, 1784^3,7,4,8,9,10

Death

Aug 3, 1844

Centre White Creek, NY, USA, 83rd year⁵

Burial

Centre White Creek, NY, USA⁵

Research

MLM: Peck Genealogy gives her as marrying Simon Holton of Montague, a small town near Deerfield. The similarity between Houghton and Holton - the fact that her brother, Simon (and others) was at Deerfield, made MLM feel that that part of the genealogy was based on hearsay.⁶

ParentsD

Darius and Elizabeth Peck of Old Lyme, CT.⁶

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 312 #124s.
[S1074] Town Records: Rupert, Bennington Co., VT; VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30270, VT VRs 1770-1870.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 312.
[S166] Cutter, New England Families II, p. 693.
[S873] Luella Houghton Pringle, We Houghtons - L. Pringle, p. 5.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 81.
[S46] Boston Transcript, 11/12/1924 #2311, WBBN.
[S310] Unknown author, California DAR Ancestry Guide.
[S361] Deerfield MA VRs, p. 200.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 43, 81.
[S1074] Town Records: Stamford, VT, p. 215: VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30546, VT VRs 1871-1904.

Elizabeth Weatherbee^1,2

F, #7191, b. circa 1768

Family: Josiah Richardson Houghton b. 20 Nov 1767

Marriage Bann: Elizabeth Weatherbee and Josiah Richardson Houghton declared their intentions of marriage on Mar 24, 1784; (Court of Genl. Sess. Book 14 (Lib L.) p. 239.)²
Marriage*: Elizabeth Weatherbee married Josiah Richardson Houghton, son of Nathaniel Houghton and Mary Richardson, on Aug 24, 1784 at Wendell, Franklin Co., MA, USA.^3,4,5

Biography

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Birth

circa 1768

Residence

1784

Wendell, MA, USA

Marriage

Aug 24, 1784

Wendell, Franklin Co., MA, USA^3,4,5

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 312 #126s, 332.
[S177] Baily, Early Massachusetts Marriages, p. 173.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 312.
[S46] Boston Transcript, 3/3/1915 #4550.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 82, 123.

Mary Nichols^1,2

F, #7192, b. 28 October 1753

Family: Josiah Richardson Houghton b. 20 Nov 1767

Marriage Bann: Mary Nichols and Josiah Richardson Houghton declared their intentions of marriage on Aug 25, 1786 Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA.^8,9
Marriage*: Mary Nichols married Josiah Richardson Houghton, son of Nathaniel Houghton and Mary Richardson, on Nov 16, 1786 at Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA.^5,4,6,2,7

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

Oct 28, 1753

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, dau. of John and Marcy Nicholls³

Origin

1786

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA⁴

Marriage

Nov 16, 1786

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA^5,4,6,2,7

ParentsD

father Levi Nichols; mother Elizabeth Sawyer

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 312 #126s.
[S46] Boston Transcript, 3/3/1915 #4550.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 77.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 128.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 312.
[S43] Thomas W. Baldwin, Harvard MA VRs, p. 183.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 82.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 144.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 43.

Lois Farr^1,2,3,4,5

F, #7193, b. 26 December 1764, d. 15 April 1820

Family: James Houghton b. 18 Nov 1764, d. 27 Feb 1843

Marriage*: Lois Farr married James Houghton, son of Josiah Houghton Jr and Abigail Godfrey, on May 26, 1787 at Wendell, Franklin Co., MA, USA, Bailey: Court of Genl. Sess. Book 4 (Lib. L.) p. 249 written in.^8,9,2,3,10

Lois Farr Houghton+⁴ b. 12 Dec 1788, d. 7 Sep 1874
Abigail Houghton+^4,11 b. 15 Feb 1791, d. 7 Oct 1859
Lucy Houghton^4,12 b. 17 Feb 1792, d. 5 Mar 1794
Josiah Houghton+¹³ b. 11 May 1792, d. 3 Jan 1833
Polly Houghton+⁴ b. 28 Apr 1794, d. 31 Aug 1859
Lucy Houghton+⁴ b. 16 Oct 1796, d. 25 Jul 1879
Meriah Houghton+⁴ b. 24 Sep 1798
Lucinda Houghton+⁴ b. 29 May 1801, d. 27 May 1876
Hortensia Houghton+⁴ b. 7 Jul 1803, d. bt 1875 - 1876
James Independence Houghton+⁴ b. 4 Jul 1806, d. 21 Jun 1845

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Dec 26, 1764

Panton, VT, USA^4,5,6

Origin

1787

Wendell, MA, USA⁷

Marriage

May 26, 1787

Wendell, Franklin Co., MA, USA, Bailey: Court of Genl. Sess. Book 4 (Lib. L.) p. 249 written in^8,9,2,3,10

Death

Apr 15, 1820

Schroon Lake (later North Hudson), Essex Co., NY, USA, age 56; MLM: West Moriah, Essex Co., NY^4,5,6

Burial

Deyoe Pepper Hollow Cemetery, Schroon Lake (later North Hudson), NY, USA⁴

ParentsD

Stephen Farr and Lois (Louisa) Randall, m. 11 Mar 1764, VT. She had a sister, Jemima Farr who married David Lovell and had nine children^4,6

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 312 #127s.
[S177] Baily, Early Massachusetts Marriages, p. 173.
[S213] National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution Centennial Admin., DAR Patriot Cent. 2, p. 1495.
[S601] Family Group Sheet, from Peggy Arlene Darby Martin, Feb. 26, 2000.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 81.
[S953] Ellie Burnham Williams, Houghton Families - E. B. Gamber, p. 96.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 43.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 312.
[S46] Boston Transcript, 3/3/1915 #4550.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 43, 81.
[S953] Ellie Burnham Williams, Houghton Families - E. B. Gamber, p. 97.
[S953] Ellie Burnham Williams, Houghton Families - E. B. Gamber, p. 98.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 81 #2430.

Abigail Houghton^1,2,3

F, #7194, b. 1724, d. 1802

Family: John Fairbanks

Marriage Bann: Abigail Houghton and John Fairbanks declared their intentions of marriage on May 6, 1752 Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA; only in MLM.^6,8
Marriage*: Abigail Houghton married John Fairbanks on Jul 10, 1752 at Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, only in MLM, error given same dates as sister Relief's.⁶

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

1724

Cutter: 1734; only in FWH, JWH, Cutter & MLM, not in Lancaster VRs; probable confusion with "Mr. Abigail Houghton" in Lancaster VRs, p. 353, which is more likely Abijah Houghton dd^4,2,5,6

Marriage

Jul 10, 1752

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, only in MLM, error given same dates as sister Relief's⁶

Death

1802

⁷

Research

only MLM gives marriage (to husband of sister Relief?)

Research

not given in VRs as child of Benjamin

Research

not given in VRs as child of Ruth

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 312 #130.
[S166] Cutter, New England Families II, p. 963.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 22 #385.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 312.
[S200] Smith, Report to Houghton Association, p. 31, 35 (Francis Walter Houghton's Genealogy).
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 22.
[S200] Smith, Report to Houghton Association, p. 31 (Francis Walter Houghton's Genealogy).
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 32 per MLM.

Nahum Fairbank^1,2

M, #7195, b. 24 August 1753, d. 31 January 1827

Father*: John Fairbank b. 4 May 1731
Mother*: Relief Houghton b. 23 Oct 1726, d. 29 Oct 1795

Family: Lucinda Houghton b. 3 Mar 1764, d. 23 Dec 1839

Marriage*: Nahum Fairbank married Lucinda Houghton on Jun, 1781 Fairbanks: Jan. 1871.^7,1,8

Bina Fairbank+⁶ b. 6 Sep 1782, d. 19 Jan 1851
Rev. Ira Fairbanks+⁶ b. 5 Oct 1784
Achsah Fairbank+⁶ b. 12 Dec 1786, d. 16 Dec 1864
Clarissa Fairbank⁹ b. 8 Feb 1789, d. 4 Oct 1807
James Fairbanks+⁹ b. 1 Apr 1791, d. 1 Mar 1866
Freeborn Garrettson Fairbank⁹ b. 8 Oct 1794, d. 23 May 1813
John Fairbank+⁹ b. 11 Dec 1796, d. Sep 1880
Samuel Fairbank+⁹ b. 18 Jun 1799, d. 16 Jan 1846
Nancy Fairbank+⁹ b. 10 Oct 1801
Louvisa Fairbank⁹ b. 28 Feb 1804
Betsey Fairbank+⁹ b. 16 Aug 1807, d. 11 Oct 1879

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Aug 24, 1753

Sterling, Worcester Co., MA, USA, JWH, MLM & Fairbanks: 14 Aug; Fairbanks: Lancaster, MA^3,4,1,2

Milit-Beg

Revol. War: a private on the Coat Rolls of MA.^1,5

Occupation

a farmer and a local preacher⁶

Marriage

Jun, 1781

Fairbanks: Jan. 1871^7,1,8

Residence

Augusta, NY, USA, and Mayfield NY⁶

Death

Jan 31, 1827

Mayfield, NY, USA, DAR: 1839^1,5

Burial

Mayfield, NY, USA¹

ParentsS

John V. Fairbank⁶

Pedigree

Citations

[S537] Lorenzo Sayles Fairbanks, Genealogy of the Fairbanks Family in America 1633-1897, p. 218.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 48.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 312.
[S291] Athol MA VRs, p. 30.
[S28] DAR Lineage Book, Vol. 52.
[S537] Lorenzo Sayles Fairbanks, Genealogy of the Fairbanks Family in America 1633-1897, p. 218.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 332.
[S28] DAR Lineage Book, Vol. 111.
[S537] Lorenzo Sayles Fairbanks, Genealogy of the Fairbanks Family in America 1633-1897, p. 219.

Rebecca Gates^1,2

F, #7196, b. 31 July 1740, d. 15 February 1766

Family: Philemon Houghton b. 3 Jun 1731, d. 15 Feb 1788

Marriage Bann: Rebecca Gates and Philemon Houghton declared their intentions of marriage on Dec 4, 1757 Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA.^6,4
Marriage*: Rebecca Gates married Philemon Houghton, son of Benjamin Houghton Jr and Ruth Wheelock, on Feb 23, 1758 at Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA.^7,8,9,5

Dorothy Houghton+¹⁶ b. 12 Apr 1759, d. 20 Feb 1834
Sophia Houghton¹⁶ b. 5 Sep 1761
Rebecca Houghton¹⁶ b. 1 Feb 1764, d. 5 Jul 1765
Rebecca Houghton¹⁶ b. 15 Feb 1766

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

Jul 31, 1740

Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA^3,4,5

Origin

1758

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA⁶

Marriage

Feb 23, 1758

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

Church

Aug 19, 1764

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, First Church¹⁰

Death

Feb 15, 1766

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, childbirth; JWH: 2,15,1756^{11,12,13,3,4,5}

Burial

Old Settlers' BF Cemetery/ Old Burying Yard, Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, #111, In Memory of Mrs. Rebekah ye Wife of Mr. Philimon Houghton Who died Febr'y ye 15th, A.D. 1766 Aetatis 26
'Now sleeps, God rest her Soul; A vertuous wife Her hapless Husband's only Pride in Life. Triumphant mount where Happy Plannets role, And open Paradise to her Immortal Soul.^14,15'

ParentsD

NEHGR: dau. of Capt. Hezekiah Gates and Anna Austin; Hezekiah's will of 1 Feb. 1775, mentions granddaug. Dorothy and Sophia Houghton; MLM: gives Mary Sawyer as mother. Her father was a large landowner in Lancaster and was on the Committee of Safety during the Revolution.^8,4

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 312 #133s.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 84,87.
[S96] NEHGR, 121 [1967]: 253.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 50.
[S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 319.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 84.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 87.
[S96] NEHGR, 31 [1877]: 402.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 22, 50.
[S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 320.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 312.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p.325, 403.
[S75] Whitcomb, Nashaway Burial Grounds, p. 3.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 403.
[S595] Rev. Abijah P. Marvin, Lancaster Hx - Marvin, p. 651.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 95.

Dinah Osgood^1,2

F, #7197, b. 10 March 1738

Family: Lemuel Houghton b. 25 Sep 1735, d. bt 1810 - 1811

Marriage Bann: Dinah Osgood and Lemuel Houghton declared their intentions of marriage on Apr 20, 1758 Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA.^12,13
Marriage*: Dinah Osgood married Lemuel Houghton, son of Benjamin Houghton Jr and Ruth Wheelock, on May 1, 1758 at Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA.^5,6,7,4

Olive Houghton b. 13 Apr 1760
Elijah Houghton+ b. 8 Jun 1760, d. Nov 1842
Dinah Houghton¹⁰ b. 8 Aug 1762
Luke Houghton+¹¹ b. 1775, d. 1860
Lemuel Houghton+¹¹ b. c 1783, d. c 1854

Biography

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A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Mar 10, 1738

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

Marriage

May 1, 1758

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

Church

Jun 7, 1812

First Presbyterian Church, Worcester, Otsego Co., NY, USA, Widow Dinah Houghton letter of Dismissal:
Dinah Houghton joined June 7, 1801 on confession of faith, left by letter June 7, 1812.⁸

ParentsD

Moses Osgood and Martha Powers^9,4

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 312 #137s.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 85, 88.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 71.
[S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 320.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 88.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 22, 50.
[S917] William Sweetzer Heywood, Westminster MA History, p. 712.
[S1197] Janet Wethy Foley, Early Settlers of New York State, Vol. VI. July 1939, no. 1, p. 393.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 51.
[S96] NEHGR, 58 [1904]: 279.
[S1195] Lemuel Houghton, Jan 20, 1949 unknown repository, p. 5.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 85.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 50.

Olive Houghton

F, #7198, b. 13 April 1760

Father*: Lemuel Houghton¹ b. 25 Sep 1735, d. bt 1810 - 1811
Mother*: Dinah Osgood b. 10 Mar 1738

Biography

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Baptism

Apr 13, 1760

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

Death

young

Research

Only B. Meritt gives this marriage³

Pedigree

Citations

[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 384.
[S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 320.
[S1195] Lemuel Houghton, Jan 20, 1949 unknown repository, p. 15.

Elijah Houghton^1,2,3,4

M, #7199, b. 8 June 1760, d. November 1842

Father*: Lemuel Houghton² b. 25 Sep 1735, d. bt 1810 - 1811
Mother*: Dinah Osgood b. 10 Mar 1738

Family: Martha Oaks b. c 1768, d. 28 May 1824

Marriage*: Elijah Houghton married Martha Oaks.^6,7

Erastus Houghton+²⁰ b. 23 Sep 1793
Elijah Houghton Jr²¹ b. Nov 1793, d. Sep 1794
Elijah Houghton Jr+²⁰ b. 16 Nov 1795, d. 26 Jun 1869
George Houghton²⁰ b. 26 Dec 1797, d. 28 Jan 1840
Philemon Houghton+²⁰ b. 6 Apr 1800
Cyrus Houghton+²⁰ b. 8 Oct 1801, d. b 1870
Hannah Houghton+²⁰ b. 7 Mar 1803
Levi Houghton+¹³ b. 26 Mar 1805, d. 24 Jan 1892
Abigail Stratton Houghton b. 17 Nov 1807
Arad Houghton+²⁰ b. 18 Feb 1810, d. 7 Jul 1882
Sarah Lucina Houghton+²⁰ b. 29 Apr 1812, d. 16 Nov 1890

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

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Baptism

Jun 8, 1760

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA^2,5

Marriage

^6,7

Note

May 10, 1792

Otsego Co. NY Hx: "The Congregational Church of Worcester was organized on May 10, 1792 by Rev. Uriah Bigelow, with the following-named members, viz., Uriah Bigelow, Joseph Flint, Benjamin Taintor, Elijah Houghton, Simeon Chester, and Caleb Boynton. The wives of some of the above were also among the first members."^8,9

Note

Apr 3, 1798

Worcester, NY, USA, volunteered to be a Fence Viewer and a Pound Keeper at first town meeting^9,8

1810 Census

1810

Worcester, Otsego Co., NY, USA, 10 Total: 33001-20010; 3 males 0-10, 3 males 10-16, one male 45+, two females 0-10, 1 female 26-45^10,11

Immigration

Worcester area, Otsego Co., NY, USA^12,13

1820 Census

1820

Russia, NY, USA, Elijah Hoten, with John Smith as neighbor¹⁴

1830 Census

1830

Russia, Herkimer Co., NY, USA, 5 Total: 2 male 20 to 30 (1801-1810), 1 male 70 to 80 (1751-1760)// 2 female 20 to 30 (1801-1810)^15,16

1840 Census

1840

Russia, Herkimer Co., NY, USA, 6 Total: 1 male 40 to 50 (1790-1799), 1 male 80 to 90 (1750-1759) // 1 female 10 to 15 (1825-1830), 2 female 15 to 20 (1820-1825), 1 female 40 to 50 (1790-1799)¹⁷

Death

Nov, 1842

Russia, Herkimer Co., NY, USA, at age 84¹⁸

Research

MLM gives this marriage in Sterling MA (listed in Leominster VRs, 1785)^4,19

Research

Only B. Meritt gives this child

Research

Only B. Meritt gives this child

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 313 #137c.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 384.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 50 #1150.
[S160] Leominster MA VRs, p. 217.
[S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 320.
[S415] E-mail Michael Houghton's notes, from Rebecca Stacknow, Nov. 13, 1999.
[S1195] Lemuel Houghton, Jan 20, 1949 unknown repository, p. 11.
[S36] Letter, from Harriett Houghton Guldahl, Jan 24, 2003: Her ancestry.
[S255] Duane Hamilton Hurd, Otsego Co., NY Hx.
[S1195] Lemuel Houghton, Jan 20, 1949 unknown repository, p. 18.
[S1222] 1810 U.S. Federal Census , Worcester, Otsego, New York; Roll: 34; Page: 249.
[S36] Letter, from Harriett Houghton Guldahl, Jan 24, 2003.
[S1196] Unknown author, Whiteside Co. IL Portrait and Biog. Album, p. 247.
[S36] Letter, from Harriett Houghton Guldahl, Jan 24, 2003: Roll 67, p. 31.
[S1224] 1830 U.S. Federal Census , Russia, Herkimer, New York; Roll: 91; Page: 16.
[S1195] Lemuel Houghton, Jan 20, 1949 unknown repository, p. 17.
[S1225] 1840 U.S. Federal Census , Russia, Herkimer, New York; Roll: 290; Page: 97.
[S1195] Lemuel Houghton, Jan 20, 1949 unknown repository, p. 15, 17: Knights Family History.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 50.
[S415] E-mail from Rebecca Stacknow, Sept. 10, 1999.
[S1195] Lemuel Houghton, Jan 20, 1949 unknown repository, p. 10: Houghton Family Bible in Possession of Ms. Caroline Amanda Knights in 1949.

Priscilla Wilder^1,2,3

F, #7200, b. 11 April 1729, d. 18 January 1814

Family 1: Benjamin Houghton 3d b. 17 Nov 1732, d. 25 Apr 1759

Marriage Bann: Priscilla Wilder and Benjamin Houghton 3d declared their intentions of marriage on Jun 12, 1757 Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA; Benjamin, 3d.^15,11
Marriage: Priscilla Wilder married Benjamin Houghton 3d, son of Benjamin Houghton Sr and Zeruiah Moore, on Aug 11, 1757 at Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Benjamin, 3d, by John Mellen.^16,17,18,5

Priscilla Houghton¹⁴ b. 25 May 1759, d. 4 Aug 1764

Family 2: Seth Harrington b. 15 Sep 1729, d. 25 Nov 1815

Marriage Bann: Priscilla Wilder and Seth Harrington declared their intentions of marriage on Aug 28, 1760 Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA; Widow Priscilla Houghton.¹⁹
Marriage*: Priscilla Wilder married Seth Harrington on Nov 13, 1760 at Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA.^9,10,11,5

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Apr 11, 1729

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

Research

Aug 1, 1757

JWH alone gives this marriage;^6,7

Church

Aug 26, 1759

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, joined second church, 1759; Weis: First Church in Sterling^8,5

Marriage

Nov 13, 1760

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA^9,10,11,5

Administr

1784

Westminster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Priscilla Houghton, W.P. Case #311136¹²

Death

Jan 18, 1814

Westminster, Worcester Co., MA, USA^10,11

Note

4 children of Seth and his first wife: Sarah, b. Nov. 10, 1752; Elisha, b. Aug. 31, 1754; Seth, b. June 5, 1756; a child, b. 1759; 4 children of Seth and Priscilla: Abigail, b. Westminster, Dec. 23, 1763; Eunice, b. Aug. 31, 1766; Benjamin, B. Jan. 7, 1769; Hannah, b. Oct. 28, 1770¹¹

Biography

Lancaster VRs: dau. of Jonas and Eunis Wilder; A.L. White: She m. (2) Nov. 13, 1760, Seth, son of George and Hepzibah (Fiske) Harrington, being their tenth child, b. in Watertown, Sept. 15, 1729. He had had a former wife, who d. Sept. 30, 1759, leaving four children. They lived in Westminster, Mass. where Priscilla d. Jan. 28, 1814. He d. Nov. 25, 1815; MLM: The widow, admitted To L. First Church August 26, 1759 as wife of Seth, was dismissed to the Church in Westminster June 8, 1766.^4,10,13

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 313 #138s.
[S77] White, Genealogy of John White, I, p. 62 #487, 478.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 84, 85, 384.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 57.
[S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 313.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 313.
[S1195] Lemuel Houghton, Jan 20, 1949 unknown repository, p. 3.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 376.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 87.
[S77] White, Genealogy of John White, I, p. 478.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 40.
[S409] Probate Records , Worcester, MA.
[S327] Westminster MA VRs, p. 153.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 80.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 84.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 85.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 18, 40.
[S917] William Sweetzer Heywood, Westminster MA History, p. 712.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 35.