Beatrix Pope1

F, #14973, b. circa 1686, d. 21 April 1772

Family: Elias Sawyer b. 1689, d. 20 Nov 1752

Biography

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Birthcirca 1686Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, CJV: Ashby incorrectly gives same bd as that of Beatrix, dau. of Robert and Esther Houghton; family hx citation not VRs2
Marriage1710Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, not in Lancaster VRs3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10
CovenantMar 24, 1716/1724 March 1716/7, Elias Sawyer and his wife owned ye covenant and had yr children baptized Elijah and Thankful
ResearchJan 23, 1753She was appointed administrator of her husband's estate on 23 January 1753. Her sons Elijah and Elisha were sureties of the bond
DeathApr 21, 1772Lunenburg, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Ashby, 1770, age 862
BurialLunenburg, MA, USA, Here lies the body of
Mrs. Beatrix Sawyer, ye
wife of Capt. Elias
Sawyer of Bolton, who
died April the 21, 1772,
in the 87th year of her
age. She was esteemed a
virtuous wife, a tender
mother, a faithful friend,
a sincere Christian.9
Researchsame bd; but not same person
AFNB6CC-5811
ProblemWikitree, 2019: Name: Beatrix Pope, daughter of John Pope and Beatrix Houghton.
The Pope family of this generation is very poorly documented as the children do not appear in the vital records of Lancaster. That she was the daughter John and Beatrix Pope is apparently proven by a deed of her sister Margaret dated 3 October 1715. The original of this deed has not been found. It is confirmed, however, by a later deed dated 1 May 1730 where "Margaret Pope of Lancaster, spinster, sum of money to me in hand well and truly delivered and paid by my loving brother in law Elias Sawyer...of Lancaster... blacksmith... fifteen acres of land... in Lancaster... formerly laid out to the right of John Houghton ... and near to some land of John Prescott's."
Beatrix, the wife of Elias Sawyer, is commonly found in secondary sources and on the internet as Beatrix Houghton, daughter of Robert Houghton of Lancaster and his wife Esther Leffingwell. This is incorrect.
This Beatrix Houghton married Joseph White on 31 August 1711 in Boxford.[6] This is proven by the probate of her father Robert Houghton which names his daughter specifically as "Beatrix, wife of Joseph White." It is also not possible for the Beatrix Houghton who married Joseph White to have also married Elias Sawyer as the records for the two woman overlap.
It is also possible to find on the internet that the wife of Elias Sawyer was Beatrix Houghton, daughter of John Houghton of Lancaster (Richard's brother). Again, this is incorrect. This john Houghton did not have a daughter Beatrix as proven by his probate and the that of his son William which names all of his siblings.

Research Notes
Clue: Identification as Beatrix Pope and not Beatrix Houghton:
From Torrey: "Pope, John (1658-1698) & Beatrice/Beatrix Haughton (1665-1700+) (Dau Beatrix m Elias Sawyer); 20 Sep 1683, 30 Sep; Lancaster (Deed of Margaret Pope, 13 Oct 1715); "[1]
- Lancaster (Deed of Margaret Pope, 13 Oct 1715); Need to find this
- Charlestown page 520: Wyman, Thomas Bellows, The Genealogies and Estates of Charlestown, 2 vols. (Boston: D. Clapp and Son, 1879). Source examined - no help.
- Houghton (#2) page 490 (sic): Burr, Annie Lane, and Thomas Hovey Gage, “John Houghton of Lancaster, Mass., and Some of His Descendants,” Register 79 (Oct. 1925). Source examined - no help.
- Pope pages 84, 90, 270: Pope, Charles Henry, A History of the Dorchester Pope Family, 1634–1888. With Sketches of Other Popes in England and America and Notes upon Several Intermarrying Families. (Boston: privately printed, 1888). States John Pope and Beatrix Houghton had a daughter Beatrix but does not give her marriage. P. 270 mentions the 1715 deed of Margaret Pope but gives no other details.
- Fallass page 116: Alexander, Lura (Fallas), Genealogy, Descendants of William and Dorcas Fallas of Boston, Mass.... (Kansas City, Mo.: privately printed, 1929). Source examined - no help.
- Reg 5:465, 17:70, 79:394. Source examined - no help. 79:394 gives John Pope children Susannah and Margaret and "probably other children."
Here we go... I can't find the 1715 deed which apparently says Margaret Pope had a sister Beatrix who married Elias Sawyer, but I did find this 1730 Deed:
"Margaret Pope of Lancaster, spinster, sum of money to me in hand well and truly delivered and paid by my loving brother in law Elias Sawyer...of Lancaster... blacksmith... fifteen acres of land... in Lancaster... formerly laid out to the right of John Houghton ... and near to some land of John Prescott's."[19]


Clearly not Beatrix Houghton: WikiTree: Beatrix, the wife of Elias Sawyer, is commonly found in secondary sources and on the internet as Beatrix Houghton, daughter of Robert Houghton of Lancaster and his wife Esther Leffingwell.[1][2] This is incorrect.
This Beatrix Houghton married Joseph White on 31 August 1711 in Boxford.[3] This is proven by the probate of her father Robert Houghton which names his daughter specifically as "Beatrix, wife of Joseph White."[4] It is also not possible for the Beatrix Houghton who married Joseph White to have also married Elias Sawyer as the records for the two woman overlap.
It is also possible to find on the internet that the wife of Elias Sawyer was Beatrix Houghton, daughter of John Houghton of Lancaster (Richard's brother). Again, this is incorrect. This john Houghton did not have a daughter Beatrix as proven by his probate and the that of his son William which names all of his siblings.[5]
As it stands now, we have no contemporary evidence as to the LNAB of Beatrix. the name Beatrix is relatively uncommon in early New England, but very common in the Houghton family which likely led to this error. In fact, it may be that she was a Houghton, but evidence is lacking.
ResearchOnly JWH gives this parentage; and Sawyer erroneously gives her as married to Elias Sawyer12,13

Citations

  1. [S42] Torrey, New England Marriages, p. 593.
  2. [S540] Robert L. Ashby, Ashby and Badger Ancestery, p. 107.
  3. [S46] Boston Transcript, Oct. 22, 1937 - 6242.
  4. [S46] Boston Transcript, 9/29/1915, #4994, WLMC.
  5. [S157] Fred E. Sawyer, Sawyer Families Gen. Dict., p. 131, 196.
  6. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 8, 13.
  7. [S932] Virkus, Abridged Compend. of Amer. Gen. III, p. 439.
  8. [S930] George Norbury Mackenzie, Colonial Families of the USA, Vol. 1.
  9. [S46] Boston Transcript, Dec 30, 1939, #9663, MLW.
  10. [S42] Torrey, New England Marriages, p. 1212.
  11. [S13] "Ancestral File of LDS, Version 4.13", Ancestral File.
  12. [S157] Fred E. Sawyer, Sawyer Families Gen. Dict., p. 131.
  13. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 302.
  14. [S157] Fred E. Sawyer, Sawyer Families Gen. Dict., p. 132.

Elias Sawyer1,2,3,4,5

M, #14974, b. 1689, d. 20 November 1752

Family: Beatrix Pope b. c 1686, d. 21 Apr 1772

Biography

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Birth1689Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Ashby: 1689; BT: 16801,7,8,6,9
Marriage1710Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, not in Lancaster VRs2,1,10,11,9,12,13,14
CovenantMar 24, 1716/1724 March 1716/7, Elias Sawyer and his wife owned ye covenant and had yr children baptized Elijah and Thankful
DeedApr 27, 1720Lancaster, MA, USA, "512 Elias Sawyer: "to convey unto Elias Sawyer...30 acres of land... in Lancaster...the same land given by our father John Houghton deceased to his daughter Mary Houghton and lyeth together with the like quantity which was given to his daughter Beatrix Houghton.. we the said John Houghton, Robert Houghton and Jonas Houghton... 27 Apr 1720... in presence of Jonathan Houghton, Richard Wilds & Daniel Alberts...before John Houghton, justice of peace...
Cambridge, Sept 27, 1729, read & entered by F. Foxcroft,15 "
DeedSep 17, 1729Lancaster, MA, USA, Elias Sawyer deed, signed by Gamaliel Beaman and Jonas Houghton (1st cousin of Elias's wife Beatrix Pope)
DeedMay 1, 1730Lancaster, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, Massachusetts Land Records, 1620-1986 Middlesex Deeds 1728-1731 vol 29-30: Deed of sale of Margaret Pope to Elias Sawyer. "Margaret Pope of Lancasterm spinster,sum of money to me in hand well and truly delivered and paid by my loving brother in law Elias Sawyer...of Lancaster...blacksmith..fifteen acres of land..in Lancaster...formerly laid out to the right of John Houghton ...and near to some land of John Prescott's16
DeathNov 20, 1752Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, GS: 20 Nov 1752 also; Ashby: age 631,10,8,6
BurialSouth Cemetery, Lunenburg, Worcester Co., MA, USA, South Cemetery
Lunenburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
AFNFVZL-V617
BiographyBT: Thomas Sawyer, one of the founders of Lancaster, MA, had a son Thomas Sawyer, Jr., born May 21, 1649, who married, first, Sarah Fairbank; second, Hannah Lewis; third, Mary (Rice) White, Daughter of Deacon Edmund Rice of Marlboro and widow of Josiah White...She married Thomas Sawyer, Jr., Sept 21, 1672. Thomas Sawyer, Jr., had a son Elias, born, Lancaster, 1680, died there Nov. 20, 1752, who married Beatrix Houghton.
Sawyer: Elias and father Thomas taken prisoner to Canada 26 Oct 1708 where they built the first mill in Canada in exchange for their freedom

BT: Elias Sawyer was captured by the Indians with his father and John Bigelow, while working at his father's saw mill in Lancaster, Mass. They were taken to Canada, where Elias and Bigelow were turned over to the French, but the father (Thomas) was saved for torture. Thomas pleaded with the French governor for the freedom of the three, offering to build a sawmill, the first in Canada. The Indians refused to give him up and finally when he was tied to the stake a priest appeared holding a large key. He told the Indians that unless they released Sawyer, he would unlock the gates of Purgatory and throw them all in. Sawyer was released and with his son Elias and John Bigelow built the sawmill; then he and Bigelow returned to Lancaster. Elias remained in Canada for another year to instruct others to run the mill; then he too returned to Lancaster where he married Beatrix Houghton. Tradition holds that an Indian maiden fell in love with Elias while he was in Canada and followed him to Lancaster. A little brown earthen plate given him as a memento is still in existence. W.F. S. Jan 20, 19401,18,6,19
ResearchVide Munsey-Hokpins Gen. by D.O.S. Lowell, p. 1536
Duplicate
RelativeBrothers20
ResearchMLM erroneously gives marriage to Elias Sawyer (based on many Sawyer genealogies); Beatrix Houghton's father Robert's probate clearly identifies her as married to Joseph White.11

Citations

  1. [S46] Boston Transcript, 9/29/1915, #4994, WLMC.
  2. [S46] Boston Transcript, Oct. 22, 1937 - 6242.
  3. [S157] Fred E. Sawyer, Sawyer Families Gen. Dict., p. 132.
  4. [S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis.
  5. [S42] Torrey, New England Marriages, p. 593.
  6. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 13.
  7. [S157] Fred E. Sawyer, Sawyer Families Gen. Dict., p. 131.
  8. [S540] Robert L. Ashby, Ashby and Badger Ancestery, p. 107.
  9. [S932] Virkus, Abridged Compend. of Amer. Gen. III, p. 439.
  10. [S157] Fred E. Sawyer, Sawyer Families Gen. Dict., p. 131, 196.
  11. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 8, 13.
  12. [S930] George Norbury Mackenzie, Colonial Families of the USA, Vol. 1.
  13. [S46] Boston Transcript, Dec 30, 1939, #9663, MLW.
  14. [S42] Torrey, New England Marriages, p. 1212.
  15. [S1387] Www.familysearch.org, online www.familysearch.org, MA Land Records, 1620-1988, Middlesex; p. 278; https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-99Z7-24CX
  16. [S1387] Www.familysearch.org, online www.familysearch.org, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L9Z7-2HKJ
  17. [S13] "Ancestral File of LDS, Version 4.13", Ancestral File.
  18. [S157] Fred E. Sawyer, Sawyer Families Gen. Dict., p. 196.
  19. [S46] Boston Transcript, WFS, Jan 20, 1940.
  20. [S36] Letter, to Charles Vella from Walter Harwood, 8/1998.

Abigail Houghton1,2,3

F, #14975, b. 25 March 1804

Family: Larkin Harrington

Biography

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BirthMar 25, 1804Brattleboro, Windham Co., VT, USA4,2
MarriageOtsego, NY, USA1,2

Citations

  1. [S46] Boston Transcript, 11/15/1915, #5095, FBL.
  2. [S46] Boston Transcript, 12/24/1923 #1325, FBL.
  3. [S46] Boston Transcript, 2/11/1924 #1325, EWLA.
  4. [S46] Boston Transcript, 11/15/1915.

Larkin Harrington1,2

M, #14976

Family: Abigail Houghton b. 25 Mar 1804

Biography

BirthOtsego, NY, USA1
Biography"Hannah Parker, who married Job Harrington of Otsego County, N.Y. They had a son Larkin, born 1800."1
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MarriageOtsego, NY, USA1,2

Citations

  1. [S46] Boston Transcript, 11/15/1915, #5095, FBL.
  2. [S46] Boston Transcript, 12/24/1923 #1325, FBL.

Phineas W. Houghton1,2

M, #14979, b. 14 July 1810, d. 16 July 1901

Family 1: Lucy Anne (?) b. c 1811

  • Marriage*: Phineas W. Houghton married Lucy Anne (?)
  • Separation: Phineas W. Houghton and Lucy Anne (?) were separated circa 1879.
  • Divorce*: Phineas W. Houghton and Lucy Anne (?) were divorced on Sep 22, 1881 at Thayer Co., NE, USA, Legal Notice: "To Lucy Houghton, non resident of the state of Nebraska.
    You are hereby notified that Phineas W. Houghton did on the 22d day of September 1881, file his petition in the district court of Thayer County, Nebraska, the object and prayer of which is to obtain a divorce from you from the bonds of matrimony, on the grounds of willful abondonment for more than two years last past. You are requested to answer said petition on or before the 31st day of October 1881:
    Phineas W. Houghton
    by O.H. Scorr, his attorn.

Family 2: Mary J. Worden b. 1837

Biography

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BirthJul 14, 1810Brattleboro, Windham Co., VT, USA, Obit: Jul 14, 1802; age 43, VT, in 1850 census; age 54, VT, in 1860 census; age 71, MA, in 1880 census; July 1810, age 91, VT, in 1900 census; census of son William gives NY; Lasnick: according to Obit, born in Brattleboro, VT4,5
Marriage
1830 Census1830Leicester, Livingston Co., NY, USA, 50-606
1850 Census1850Burritt, Winnebago Co., IL, USA, age 43, a farmer7
1860 Census1860Lysander, Winnebago Co., IL, USA, age 54, a farmer, personal property $600; and Henry Waddle, 14, IL8
Immigration1864Crystal Twp, Tama Co., IA, USA5
1880 Census1880age 71, a widower, farming, boarding with Benjamin Woodruff4
DivorceSep 22, 1881Thayer Co., NE, USA, Legal Notice: "To Lucy Houghton, non resident of the state of Nebraska.
You are hereby notified that Phineas W. Houghton did on the 22d day of September 1881, file his petition in the district court of Thayer County, Nebraska, the object and prayer of which is to obtain a divorce from you from the bonds of matrimony, on the grounds of willful abondonment for more than two years last past. You are requested to answer said petition on or before the 31st day of October 1881:
Phineas W. Houghton
by O.H. Scorr, his attorn.
MarriageFeb 25, 1882Webster, NE, USA, she aged 455
1900 Census1900Hebron, Thayer Co., NE, USA, age 72, widow; 10 children born, 6 living; he, age 91, widower;9
DeathJul 16, 1901Hebron, Thayer Co., NE, USA, at home of dauther Lucy Reed, in 100th year5
ObituaryJul 19, 1901Hebron Journal, Died in his one hundreth year
Phineas Houghton died at his daughter, Mrs. Reed, Tuesday, July 16 1901, at 3 o'clock in the afternoon, in his 100th year. Mr. Houghton was born in Brattleboro, Vermont, July 14, 1802. Last Sunday was his 99th birthday. He is probably one of the oldest persons in Nebraska. He became a resident of this county 26 years ago. Mr. Houghton is the last of his generation and Mrs. Reed is the last of his children. He lived through every presidential administration, except Washington's. He voted for Abe Lincoln and remained a staunch republican, voting at every election to the time of his demise. The funeral occurred at the home of his daughter Wednesday afternoon conducted by the Rev. Phillips, and all that was mortal was laid to rest at Rose Hill Cemetery.10
BurialRose Hill Cemetery, Hebron, NE, USA10
ParentsSparents born in England in 1880 census; father born in England, mother born in VT in 1900 census4,9
Research

Citations

  1. [S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , Lysander, Winnebago Co., IL, p. 86, line 22, del 632-644.
  2. [S415] E-mail from Mary LaSalle, 1995.
  3. [S415] E-mail from Mark Lasnick, Feb. 6, 2012: PW Houghton Marriage Record.
  4. [S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Red Cloud, Webster, Nebraska; Roll: T9_757; Family History Film: 1254757; Page: 337A; Enumeration District: 73; sheet 35, line 33.
  5. [S415] E-mail from Mark Lasnick, Feb. 6, 2012.
  6. [S1224] 1830 U.S. Federal Census , Leicester, Livingston Co., NY, Reel 93, p. 170.
  7. [S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Burritt, Winnebago Co., IL, p. 341B, line 32, dwl 64-64.
  8. [S235] U.S. Census, 1860 US Census, Lysander, Winnebago Co., IL, p. 86.
  9. [S1230] 1900 U.S. Federal Census , Hebron, ThayerCo., Nebraska; Roll:T623; Enumeration District 164; Sheet: 8A; line 7, dwl 159-166.
  10. [S415] E-mail from Mark Lasnick, Feb. 6, 2012: PW Houghton Obit.

Lucy Anne (?)1

F, #14980, b. circa 1811

Family: Phineas W. Houghton b. 14 Jul 1810, d. 16 Jul 1901

  • Marriage*: Lucy Anne (?) married Phineas W. Houghton, son of Phineas Houghton and Anna Wells.
  • Separation: Lucy Anne (?) and Phineas W. Houghton were separated circa 1879.
  • Divorce*: Lucy Anne (?) and Phineas W. Houghton were divorced on Sep 22, 1881 at Thayer Co., NE, USA, Legal Notice: "To Lucy Houghton, non resident of the state of Nebraska.
    You are hereby notified that Phineas W. Houghton did on the 22d day of September 1881, file his petition in the district court of Thayer County, Nebraska, the object and prayer of which is to obtain a divorce from you from the bonds of matrimony, on the grounds of willful abondonment for more than two years last past. You are requested to answer said petition on or before the 31st day of October 1881:
    Phineas W. Houghton
    by O.H. Scorr, his attorn.

Biography

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Birthcirca 1811NY, USA, age 40 in 1850 census; age 49 in 1860 census2
Marriage
1850 Census1850Burritt, Winnebago Co., IL, USA, age 43, a farmer3
1860 Census1860Lysander, Winnebago Co., IL, USA, age 54, a farmer, personal property $600; and Henry Waddle, 14, IL4
DivorceSep 22, 1881Thayer Co., NE, USA, Legal Notice: "To Lucy Houghton, non resident of the state of Nebraska.
You are hereby notified that Phineas W. Houghton did on the 22d day of September 1881, file his petition in the district court of Thayer County, Nebraska, the object and prayer of which is to obtain a divorce from you from the bonds of matrimony, on the grounds of willful abondonment for more than two years last past. You are requested to answer said petition on or before the 31st day of October 1881:
Phineas W. Houghton
by O.H. Scorr, his attorn.
Research

Citations

  1. [S415] E-mail from Mark Lasnick, Feb. 6, 2012.
  2. [S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , Lysander, Winnebago Co., IL, p. 86, line 22, del 632-644.
  3. [S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Burritt, Winnebago Co., IL, p. 341B, line 32, dwl 64-64.
  4. [S235] U.S. Census, 1860 US Census, Lysander, Winnebago Co., IL, p. 86.

Lucy Ann Ellen Houghton1,2

F, #14981, b. 15 June 1827, d. 1914

Family: Nelson Howard Reed b. Sep 1821, d. 6 Dec 1894

Biography

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BirthJun 15, 1827Geneseo, Livingston Co., NY, USA, age 42 in 1870 census; Jun 1827, age 72 in 1900 census3
MarriageFeb 17, 1848Winnebago Co., IL, USA, Book I1,2,4
1870 Census1870Waterloo, Black Hawk Co., IA, USA, age 50., Dep. City marshall5
1900 Census1900Hebron, Thayer Co., NE, USA, age 72, widow; 10 children born, 6 living; he, age 91, widower;6
Death1914Hebron, NE, USA, age of 86
RelativeGreat grandparents of Mary LaSalle's husband
ResearchMark Lasnick: Lucy Ann Houghton who married Nelson Howard Howard Reed. These two are my grgrgrgrandparents

I have a family history written by a grgrandaughter, (Lucy Voiles I believe), of PW where it says that Gramp Houghton came from Canada (Scotch Descent). I don't believe though that the scotch descent part is accurate.7

Citations

  1. [S415] E-mail Ancestery.Com: Marriages--Illinois to 1850.
  2. [S977] Liahona Research, Illinois Marriages: 1826 to 1850, p. 402.
  3. [S415] E-mail from Mary LaSalle, 1995.
  4. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763-1900: Houghton Surname search.
  5. [S1228] 1870 U.S. Federal Census , Waterloo Ward 3, Black Hawk, Iowa; Roll: M593_377; Page: 548B; Image: 506; Family History Library Film: 545876; line 23, dwl 119-128.
  6. [S1230] 1900 U.S. Federal Census , Hebron, ThayerCo., Nebraska; Roll:T623; Enumeration District 164; Sheet: 8A; line 7, dwl 159-166.
  7. [S415] E-mail from Mark Lasnick, Feb. 6, 2012.
  8. [S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/26622186/person/5003964002
  9. [S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/26622186/person/5003964019
  10. [S1230] 1900 U.S. Federal Census , Hebron, Thayer Co., Nebraska; Roll:T623; Enumeration District 164; Sheet: 8A; line 7, dwl 159-166.

Nelson Howard Reed1,2,3

M, #14982, b. September 1821, d. 6 December 1894

Family: Lucy Ann Ellen Houghton b. 15 Jun 1827, d. 1914

Biography

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BirthSep, 1821Geneseo, NY, USA, age 50 in 1870 census4
MarriageFeb 17, 1848Winnebago Co., IL, USA, Book I2,3,5
1870 Census1870Waterloo, Black Hawk Co., IA, USA, age 50., Dep. City marshall4
ResidenceThayer, NE, USA, homesteaded
DeathDec 6, 1894Springfield, MO, USA

Citations

  1. [S415] E-mail from Mary LaSalle, 1995.
  2. [S415] E-mail Ancestery.Com: Marriages--Illinois to 1850.
  3. [S977] Liahona Research, Illinois Marriages: 1826 to 1850, p. 402.
  4. [S1228] 1870 U.S. Federal Census , Waterloo Ward 3, Black Hawk, Iowa; Roll: M593_377; Page: 548B; Image: 506; Family History Library Film: 545876; line 23, dwl 119-128.
  5. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763-1900: Houghton Surname search.
  6. [S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/26622186/person/5003964002
  7. [S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/26622186/person/5003964019
  8. [S1230] 1900 U.S. Federal Census , Hebron, Thayer Co., Nebraska; Roll:T623; Enumeration District 164; Sheet: 8A; line 7, dwl 159-166.

Sarah Richardson1

F, #14983, b. before 1750

Family: Capt. Ephraim Sawyer b. c 1698, d. 8 May 1759

  • Marriage Bann*: Sarah Richardson and Capt. Ephraim Sawyer declared their intentions of marriage on Nov, 1750; "It was probably Ephraim(3) who, in November, 1750, announced intentions of marriage with Mrs. Sarah Richardson."2,3

Biography

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Birthbefore 1750Woburn, Middlesex Co., MA, USA1
Alertmarriage to father and son in diff. BT
Marriage BannNov, 1750"It was probably Ephraim(3) who, in November, 1750, announced intentions of marriage with Mrs. Sarah Richardson"2,3

Citations

  1. [S46] Boston Transcript, 12/24/1924 #2541, CTHC.
  2. [S46] Boston Transcript, 2/9/1925 #2541, LSR.
  3. [S157] Fred E. Sawyer, Sawyer Families Gen. Dict., p. 134.

Susannah Richardson1

F, #14984, b. before 1752, d. after 1754

Family: Lt. Col. Ephraim Sawyer b. 20 Apr 1729, d. 1813

Biography

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Birthbefore 1752Woburn, Middlesex Co., MA, USA1
Deathafter 1754South Hero, Grand Isle Co., VT, USA, no bd2
BurialSouth Hero Cemetery, South Hero, Grand Isle Co., VT, USA

Citations

  1. [S46] Boston Transcript, 12/24/1924 #2541, CTHC.
  2. [S46] Boston Transcript, 2/9/1925.
  3. [S157] Fred E. Sawyer, Sawyer Families Gen. Dict., p. 135.
  4. [S46] Boston Transcript, 2/9/1925 #2541, LSR.
  5. [S46] Boston Transcript, 10/20/1924 #2311 LSR.
  6. [S157] Fred E. Sawyer, Sawyer Families Gen. Dict., p. 134, 135.

Abigail Houghton1

F, #14985, b. circa 1758

Family: Samuel Nichols b. c 1758

Biography

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Birthcirca 17582
Marriagecirca 1775MA/VT, USA1,2
1790 Census1790Brattleboro, Windham Co., VT, USA
1800 Census1800Halifax, VT, USA
Warnings1809Marlboro, Windham Co., VT, USA2
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ResearchCarol Church: Thank you for your prompt reponse. I have also been looking but not to the extent you have. The Nichols are still "out there" someplace also but I think that Abigail and Sam were either married in Mass or returned there in the mid 1770's as the older children all "report" in the 1850 census that they were born there. The oldest one, Abigail Nichols, was born 1776, I think. So 1757 is a good "possible" dob for Abigail but just "speculation".. I sub to the NEHGS and have been searching there recently. I found an Abigail born 1754 in Bolton, Mass, daughter of Asa and Elizabeth. She had, apparently, only one brother and one sister. Someone on ancestry had esearched the brother but the sister is reported to have died young (Olive?) The birth was recorded in Harvard. I know Harvard has been explored as a possible residence for Sam but nothing confirmed. I have tried to connect these families to the Cutlers as possilbe kinfolk, but so far nothing has told me that they were aquainted before they got to VT.3
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Citations

  1. [S46] Boston Transcript, 12/29/1924 #2549, CPOL.
  2. [S415] E-mail from Carol Church, Nov. 11, 2001.
  3. [S415] E-mail from Carol Church, Jul 21, 2012.
  4. [S415] E-mail from Dale E. Underwood, 10/1998.

Samuel Nichols1,2

M, #14986, b. circa 1758

Family: Abigail Houghton b. c 1758

Biography

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Birthcirca 1758Brattleboro, Windham Co., VT, USA2,3
Marriagecirca 1775MA/VT, USA2,3
1790 Census1790Brattleboro, Windham Co., VT, USA
1800 Census1800Halifax, VT, USA
Warnings1809Marlboro, Windham Co., VT, USA3
Residence1810Marlboro, Windham Co., VT, USA3
ResearchLauri Nichols Kemmerling, 2022: I have been doing genealogy research on my father's (Nichols) line and am "stuck" because there seems to be two Samuel Nichols who are related to my line but this one, who married Abigail Houghton, seems most likely. If their son John, born c.1795 is the John Nichols that married Aurelia Jenks (daughter of Boomer Jenks) then this is the correct Samuel Nichols.

The second Samuel Nichols (often referred to as Deacon Samuel Nichols) appears to be related (some say the twin of the above Samuel) as they have the same birth date January 15, 1757 but differing dates of death (the above has been listed as Feb. 12, 1836 and Deacon Samuel as February 12, 1842). Deacon Samuel Nichols married Rhoda Carpenter.

Both of these Samuel Nichols are listed in various places as sons of Samuel Nichols (1728-1777) and Anna Stevens Nichols (1732-1811) and are of the Guilford, VT area.
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ContributnI have recently started to consider that the ancestry of Samuel Nichols goes back to Francis Nichols who was the founder of Stratford, CT. I have found some early settlers there who are allied with the Nichols or their descendants.3

Citations

  1. [S314] Unknown author, The Genealogy of the Prouty Family.
  2. [S46] Boston Transcript, 12/29/1924 #2549, CPOL.
  3. [S415] E-mail from Carol Church, Nov. 11, 2001.
  4. [S415] E-mail from Dale E. Underwood, 10/1998.

Ephraim Sawyer1,2

M, #14987, b. 27 May 1753

Family 1: Sally Buckley

Family 2: Mary Allen

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BirthMay 27, 1753Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA2,3
Milit-BegRev. War2
Marriagew/13
MarriageMar 6, 1775Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, w/22

Citations

  1. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs.
  2. [S46] Boston Transcript, 2/9/1925 #2541, LSR.
  3. [S157] Fred E. Sawyer, Sawyer Families Gen. Dict., p. 135.

Mary Allen1

F, #14988

Family: Ephraim Sawyer b. 27 May 1753

Biography

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MarriageMar 6, 1775Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, w/21

Citations

  1. [S46] Boston Transcript, 2/9/1925 #2541, LSR.

Lucy Houghton1,2

F, #14989, b. 16 August 1800

Biography

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BirthAug 16, 18001

Citations

  1. [S46] Boston Transcript, 12/24/1923 #1325, FBL.
  2. [S46] Boston Transcript, 2/11/1924 #1325, EWLA.

(?) Houghton1,2

M, #14990

Family: (?) Wells

  • Marriage*: (?) Houghton married (?) Wells on before 1800.2

Biography

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Marriagebefore 18002

Citations

  1. [S46] Boston Transcript, 12/24/1923.
  2. [S46] Boston Transcript, 2/11/1924 #1325, EWLA.

(?) Wells1

F, #14991

Family: (?) Houghton

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Marriagebefore 18001

Citations

  1. [S46] Boston Transcript, 2/11/1924 #1325, EWLA.

Mary Houghton1

F, #14992

Family: (?) Blackman

  • Marriage*: Mary Houghton married (?) Blackman on before 1736 1st.1

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Marriagebefore 17361st1
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  1. [S46] Boston Transcript, 4/30/1924 #1737, AMC.

(?) Blackman1

M, #14993

Family: Mary Houghton

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Marriagebefore 17361st2

Citations

  1. [S46] Boston Transcript, 4/30/1924.
  2. [S46] Boston Transcript, 4/30/1924 #1737, AMC.

David Thompson1

M, #14994

Family: Mary Houghton

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MarriageMar 18, 1735/36Stoughton, Norfolk Co., MA, USA1
BiographyDied in Easton MA David Thompson, last surviving soldier of the ill fated garrison that defended Fort William Henry, 80 years ago. Surrendered to the French. Died at age 98-102 years old. With Congregational Church for 44 years. At age 16, enlisted in old French war and lost left arm by a bomb in storming of For Henry by the French in 1757. Had pension ever since.

His grandmother was Mrs. Mary Houghton (maiden name Blackman).

Citations

  1. [S46] Boston Transcript, 4/30/1924 #1737, AMC.

Josiah Houghton1,2,3

M, #14995, b. 11 May 1792, d. 3 January 1833

Family: Polly Herron b. 10 Jan 1798, d. 15 May 1871

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BirthMay 11, 1792Westfield ( now Ft. Ann), NY, USA1,2,5
Milit-Beg1812in the War of 1812.6
Residence1812NY, USA
MarriageDec 25, 18142,1,6
1820 Census1820Cato, Cayuga Co., NY, USA, a Josiah Houghton; 10 Individuals: 1 male 0-10, 1 male 16-18, 3 male 16-26, 1 male 26-45; 1 female 0-10, 1 female 16-26, 1 female 26-45, 1 female 45+7
1830 Census1830Conquest, Cayuga Co., NY, USA, 11 Total: 1 male under 5 (1826-1830), 1 male 5 to 10 (1821-1825), 1 male 10 to 15 (1816-1820), 2 male 15 to 20 (1811-1815), 2 male 30 to 40 (1791-1800) // 1 female under 5 (1826-1830), 1 female 5 to 10 (1821-1825), 1 female 10 to 15 (1816-1820), 1 female 30 to 40 (1791-1800)8
DeathJan 3, 1833NY, USA, MLM: Jan 3, 18311,6
ResearchOnly MLM gives this parentage; bd with sister incompatible
NoteShe quoted a letter in the Enquiry, from Joshiah Houghton's diary: wrote a letter to H. H. Bostwick at Auburn for father's expenses and clothing, War of 1812." But author wrote "1816".
ResidenceAurelius, Cayuga Co., NY, USA, about 2 miles s.w. of Auburn, NY1,6
ResearchWestfield, NY, USA

Citations

  1. [S46] Boston Transcript, 6/9/1924 #2311.
  2. [S46] Boston Transcript, May 1, 1937 - 4039.
  3. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 81 #2430, 123.
  4. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 81 #2430.
  5. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 81, 123.
  6. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 123.
  7. [S1223] 1820 U.S. Federal Census , Cato, Cayuga, New York; Roll: M33_68; Page: 67.
  8. [S1224] 1830 U.S. Federal Census , Conquest, Cayuga, New York; Roll: 88; Page: 405.

Polly Herron1,2,3

F, #14996, b. 10 January 1798, d. 15 May 1871

Family: Josiah Houghton b. 11 May 1792, d. 3 Jan 1833

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BirthJan 10, 1798NY, USA, age 52 in 1850 census; age 72, VT, in 1870 census; 1880 census of son William gives bp2,3,4
DeathMay 15, 18713
ResearchWill of father James Heron
Cayuga County NY, Probate records, Surrogate records, Vol.
"A-1"(1799-1815) FHL Film 853218, p. 391-393 Will of James Herron dated 5 Feb 1814, probated 18 Jan 1815
James Herron of Cato
wife -- Martha (executrix)
-- Robert, Joseph, James and William (my four oldest sons)
-- Nancy Herron. Polly Herron (my dau's)
-- Abijah, Philo and Asabel (my 3 youngest sons)
Samuel Bentley and William Gault ,witnesses. Surrogate:
Glen Cuyler.5

Citations

  1. [S46] Boston Transcript, May 1, 1937 - 4039.
  2. [S46] Boston Transcript, 6/9/1924 #2311.
  3. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 123.
  4. [S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Delmar, Tioga, Pennsylvania; Roll: M432_830; Page: 225; line 33, dwl 211-213.
  5. [S415] E-mail from Rea Lee Steinacker, Feb. 7, 2008.
  6. [S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Sheffield, Warren, Pennsylvania; Roll: M432_832; Page: 365; line 4, dwl 2044-2047.

Mary Ann Houghton1,2,3

F, #14997, b. 23 November 1818, d. 8 March 1900

Family: Nathan Branch b. c 1804

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BirthNov 23, 1818Aurelius, Cayuga Co., NY, USA, age 31 in 1850 census; age 42 in 1860 census4,5,3
Marriage5,3
Residence1850Sheffield Twp, Warren, PA, USA, 4 houses away6
1850 Census1850Sheffield, Warren Co., PA, USA, age 46, lumberman3
1860 Census1860Glade, Warren Co., PA, USA, age 54, farmer7
DeathMar 8, 19005

Citations

  1. [S46] Boston Transcript, 6/9/1924 #2311.
  2. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 123 #4591.
  3. [S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Sheffield, Warren, Pennsylvania; Roll: M432_832; Page: 365; line 4, dwl 2044-2047.
  4. [S46] Boston Transcript, 6/9/1924.
  5. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 123.
  6. [S235] U.S. Census, 1850 US Census, Sheffield Twp, Warren Co., PA, Box 832, p. 365, line 29, dwl 2048.
  7. [S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , Glade, Warren, Pennsylvania; Roll: M653_1190; Page: 884; Image: 240; Family History Library Film: 805190; line 1, dwl 1489.

Martha Lovina Houghton1

F, #14998, b. 7 February 1821, d. 18 August 1873

Family: Montgomery Farnsworth b. c 1818

Biography

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BirthFeb 7, 1821Aurelius, Cayuga Co., NY, USA, age 39 in 1860 census; age 48 in 1870 census2,3
Marriage3
1860 Census1860Cherry Grove, Warren Co., PA, USA, age 43, farmer4
1870 Census1870Cherry Grove, Warren Co., PA, USA, age 52, farmer5
DeathAug 18, 18733

Citations

  1. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 123 #4592.
  2. [S46] Boston Transcript, 6/9/1924.
  3. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 123.
  4. [S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , Cherry Grove, Warren, Pennsylvania; Roll: M653_1190; Page: 669; Image: 25; Family History Library Film: 805190; line 35, dwl 314-314.
  5. [S1228] 1870 U.S. Federal Census , Cherry Grove, Warren, Pennsylvania; Roll: M593_1461; Page: 21A; Image: 44; Family History Library Film: 552960; line 7, dwl 2-2.

William Leroy Houghton1,2

M, #14999, b. 10 July 1824, d. 18 June 1892

Family: Hannah M. Story b. Dec 1824

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BirthJul 10, 1824Aurelius, Cayuga Co., NY, USA, age 26, NY, in 1850 census; age 47 in 1870 census; age 55 in 1880 census3,4,5
Taxation1846Van Buren Co., MI, USA6
MarriageJan 28, 1846Van Buren Co., MI, USA, mar 55 years in 1900 census7
Residence1850Sheffield Twp, Warren, PA, USA, 10 houses separate8
1850 Census1850Sheffield Twp, Warren, PA, USA, age 26, a lawyer5
1870 Census1870Bloomingdale, Van Buren Co., MI, USA, age 47, a farmer, property $3000-1259
1880 Census1880Bloomingdale, Van Buren Co., MI, USA, age 55, a farmer10
DeathJun 18, 18924
ResearchOnly MLM gives this marriage; unlikely given 1870 MI census of William L.

Citations

  1. [S46] Boston Transcript, 6/9/1924 #2311.
  2. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 123 #4593.
  3. [S46] Boston Transcript, 6/9/1924.
  4. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 123.
  5. [S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Sheffield, Warren, Pennsylvania; Roll: M432_832; Page: 364; line 32, dwl 2034-2037.
  6. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://books.google.com/books,M1.
  7. [S976] Liahona Research, Michigan Marriages: Early to 1850, p. 44.
  8. [S235] U.S. Census, 1850 US Census, Sheffield Twp, Warren Co., PA, Box 832, p. 364, line 32, dwl 2034.
  9. [S1228] 1870 U.S. Federal Census , Bloomingdale, Van Buren Co., MI, Roll 706, p. 278, line 11, dwl 3-3.
  10. [S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Bloomingdale, Van Buren, Michigan; Roll: T9_607; Family History Film: 1254607; Page: 364A; Enumeration District: 208; sheet 9, line 14, 87-93.
  11. [S235] U.S. Census, 1870 U.S. Federal Census, Bloomingdale, Van Buren Co., MI, Roll 706, p. 278, line 11, dwl 3-3.

Nancy Miranda Houghton1,2

F, #15000, b. 27 February 1827

Family: Samuel Gilson

Biography

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BirthFeb 27, 1827Aurelius, Cayuga Co., NY, USA3,4
Marriage4

Citations

  1. [S46] Boston Transcript, 6/9/1924 #2311.
  2. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 123 #4594.
  3. [S46] Boston Transcript, 6/9/1924.
  4. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 123.