Tabitha Houghton1,2,3

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

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BirthMar 14, 1727/28Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Burr & Gage: 14, 3 mo., 1727/281,2,4,5
DeathMar 14, 1727/28Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA6,4

Citations

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

Esther Houghton1,2,3

F, #1622, b. 26 March 1729

Family: David Jewet

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BirthMar 26, 1729Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Burr & Gage: 26, 3 mo. 17294,2,5,6,7
Marriage1741Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, BT: "She was daughter of Robert Houghton and Deborah-----, joined church 1716, Lancaster."[CJV: error, Robert's Esther m. Woods]8
CommunionFeb 3, 1744/45Second Church, Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA9
ProblemMarriage at age 12 per bd

Citations

  1. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 280, 379.
  2. [S46] Boston Transcript, 6/6/1923 #815, Miles.
  3. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 16 #234, 35.
  4. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 58.
  5. [S117] Burr & Gage, "John Houghton of Lancaster, Mass." , pp. 392-400, p. 398.
  6. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 16, 35.
  7. [S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 297.
  8. [S46] Boston Transcript, 3/9/1915 #4554, ICC.
  9. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 375.
  10. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 30.
  11. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 73.
  12. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 74.
  13. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 76.
  14. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 382.
  15. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 383.
  16. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 29.

Dorothy Houghton1,2,3

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

Family: Thomas Page

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BirthNov 9, 1732Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Burr & Gage: 9, 11 mo. 17324,2,5
Origincirca 1755Leominster, Worcester Co., MA, USA6
MarriageDec 25, 1755Lunenburg, Worcester Co., MA, USA7,6,5
Death1758

Citations

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

Oliver Houghton1,2,3,4,5

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

Family 1: Mariah Haskel

Family 2: Rebecca Holt

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BirthMar 17, 1734Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Burr & Gage: 17, 3 mo. 1733/4; MLM: Leominster MA6,2,7,8
Marriage BannJan 23, 1775Leominster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, MLM: age 429,10,11
Guardiansp1778Leominster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, W.P. Case #3119712,13
DeathApr 27, 1790Leominster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, a. 56. consumption of liver14,7
Administr1790Leominster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, W.P. Case #3111915,7
ResearchMLM alone gives this marriage11

Citations

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

Damaris Houghton1,2,3

M, #1625, b. 28 May 1737

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BirthMay 28, 1737Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Burr & Gage: 28, 5 mo. 17375,2,6,7

Citations

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

Rebeckah Houghton1,2,3

F, #1626, b. 18 September 1739

Biography

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BirthSep 18, 1739Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Burr & Gage: 18, 9 mo. 17391,2,4,5

Citations

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

Capt. Cyrus Houghton1,2,3,4,5

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

Family: Merriam Butler b. 20 Mar 1724/25

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BaptismSep 8, 1723Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, MLM: Sep. 1., Berlin7,6,2,8,9,10
OriginBolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA11
GuardianspApr 19, 1728Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, appointed to the guardianship of John Priest of Lancaster, 19 Apr 1728 (Bond of 300 pounds) (Middlesex Probate Records, Vol. 17, p. 532) (and Worcester Deeds, lib.9, p.428); Probate #11925 Guardianship8,12,13,14,15
Marriage2,9,11,7
Milit-Beg1757West Indies, JWH: 'Cyrus served in Abjiah Willard's regt. in Crown Point expedition of 1757.' (to West Indies); MLM, Nourse: In Capt. Benjamin Hastings' company service April 17 to Dec. 30, 1757; was at Ticonderga7,16
Research1757
ImmigrationPutney, Windham Co., VT, USA, from Bolton MA17
Census1772Cumberland Co., VT, USA18
1790 Census1790Putney, Windham Co., VT, USA, he or son Cyrus: 1 male 16+, 1 female19
Deed1799Cyrus Houghton sold 3/4 acre of land "with a store on it" to Samuel and Thomas Chandler of Worcester, MA and to Levi Bigelow of Putney.20
1800 Census1800Bolton/Berlin, Worcester Co., MA, USA, 6 Total: 10101-00201; 1 male 1-9, 1 male 16-25, 1 male 45+, 2 female 16-25, 1 female 45+21
Administr1819Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, W.P. Case # 3093422
Death1819Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, MLM: Berlin; Weis: Berlin, 178723,12
BiographyColonial Families of the United States of America: Volume 7
CYRUS HOUGHTON of Berlin, Massachusetts; b. in Lancaster, September, 1723, d. 1786-1787, in Berlin; served in the Crown Point Expedition, 1759; m. circa 1744; Miriam BUTLER, b. March, 1724-1725, in Lancaster, dau. of James BUTLER of Bolton, Massachusetts, was living 1774.

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

Hx of Berlin MA: Cyrus Houghton, s. of Ebenezer and grands. of Robert, settled west of Benjamin (who was on the Merrick Sargent place), just across the Causeway; he was there in 1785; d. in 1786-7. Had a s., Cyrus, b. 1745, who became a deacon and was known by that designation.24,25,26
ResearchPittsford VT Hx gives erroneous marriage to "Hodessa, d. of Simeon Houghton of Petersham."17

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 310 #94.
  2. [S46] Boston Transcript, 1923 - 440.
  3. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 41.
  4. [S183] Virkus, Abr. Comp. of Amer. Gen., p. 375.
  5. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 16 #240, 36.
  6. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 277.
  7. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 310.
  8. [S117] Burr & Gage, "John Houghton of Lancaster, Mass." , pp. 392-400, p. 398.
  9. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 16, 36.
  10. [S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 297, 311.
  11. [S948] National Genealogical Society Quarterly.
  12. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 36.
  13. [S852] Samuel H. Folsom and William E. Rogers, Middlesex MA Probate Index, p. 249.
  14. [S955] Middlesex Probate Records 2l, p. 375.
  15. [S409] Probate Records , Middlesex Co., MA, Case 11925, FHC #397099.
  16. [S178] Nourse, Military Annals of Lancaster, p. 77.
  17. [S1169] A. M. Caverly M.D., Pittsford VT Hx, p. 157.
  18. [S725] VT 1771 Census, p. 45.
  19. [S1220] 1790 U.S. Federal Census , Putney, Windham Co., VT, p. 53.
  20. [S598] VT The Fortnightly Club of Putney, Putney VT Hx, p. 66.
  21. [S1221] 1800 U.S. Federal Census , Bolton/Berlin, Worcester Co., MA, p. 211.
  22. [S683] Guardianship File, Worcester Co., MA.
  23. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 207.
  24. [S930] George Norbury Mackenzie, Colonial Families of the USA, Vol. 7.
  25. [S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 311.
  26. [S448] Rev. William A. Houghton, Berlin MA Hx - W. A. Houghton, p. 387.
  27. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 43.
  28. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 42.
  29. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 44.

Mary Brigham1,2,3

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

Family: Capt. Jonas Houghton Jr b. 2 Sep 1682, d. 15 Aug 1739

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BirthOct 26, 1687Marlborough, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, NEHGR: 2 Sep 1682 (2, 7mo); Weis, Parks: 26 Oct 16874,5,6,7
MarriageJun 30, 1710Marlborough, Middlesex Co., MA, USA8,9,1,10,11,12,6
CommunionMay 26, 1734Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, in the First Church2
Deathcirca May 20, 1749Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Worcester Probate mentions recent death of Jonas's widow Mary; JWH, MLM: 1744 or 17498,13,14
AdministrJul 10, 1749Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, and mentions widow Mary's estate, and children, Jonas Houghton, Mary Baly, Persis Snow, Betty Welsh, John Houghton, and Prudence Houghton.15
ParentsDThomas Brigham (1640-1717) and Mary Rice13,16,5

Citations

  1. [S117] Burr & Gage, "John Houghton of Lancaster, Mass." , pp. 392-400, p. 398.
  2. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 273.
  3. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 304 #38s.
  4. [S96] NEHGR, 79: 392.
  5. [S601] Family Group Sheet, from Janice Parks to Ellen Uran Wilson, Sept. 1970.
  6. [S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 298.
  7. [S161] Marlborough MA VRs, p.43.
  8. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 304.
  9. [S46] Boston Transcript, 3/3/1915 #4550.
  10. [S161] Marlborough MA VRs, p. 266.
  11. [S164] Little, Gen. and Family History of Maine, p. 900.
  12. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 8, 16.
  13. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 16.
  14. [S409] Probate Records , Worcester, MA, Case 31024.
  15. [S409] Probate Records , Worcester, MA, Case 31026.
  16. [S161] Marlborough MA VRs, p. 267.
  17. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 156.
  18. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 51.
  19. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 52.
  20. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 60.

Dinah Houghton1,2,3

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

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BirthApr 19, 1711Marlborough, Middlesex Co., MA, USA5,2,6,7,8
DeathSep 23, 1723Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Burr & Gage, Weis: "13 Sept. 1723, aged 12 years, 5 months (gravestone at Lancaster)."5,9,2,7,8
BurialOld Common BG Cemetery, Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Lancaster VRs: Here lyes Body of Dinah Houghton Daug of Mr Jonas & Mrs Mary, 12y 5m10

Citations

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

Capt. Silas Houghton1,2,3,4,5,6

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

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BirthOct 26, 1713Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA8,7,9,4,10,11,12
DeedJul 2, 1736Arlington, MA, USA, M-485MA Pedajah Field of Arlington to Joseph Alexander Junr. Consideration: Thirty Pounds. July 2, 1736. “All such right title and interest which I myself or Silas Houghton, have in the Lot No. 33 at the Bow in the New Town above Northfield called Arlington and it is butted and bounded viz Easterly on Lot number 32 and northerly on the river or common land. Westerly on the Lott Number 34 and Southerly on the highway or other ways bounded as its in the Proprietors Book of Records.” source: Hamden County Registry of Deeds, Springfield, MA

•22 May 1738
Plan of 137+ acres of land granted as a second division of Meadow and as a third division of upland to Lot No.33 belonging to Silas Houghton. Source: Arlington Proprietors book of Records.13
Court1738Littleton, MA, USA, A Silas Houghton was in court for four separate debts related to Josiah Powers?, Jonathan Piper, Phineas Ward, and John Morse.14
Deathbefore 1739JWH: 'd. before 1739, as all but Silas was mentioned in father's will.15,16'
ResearchJWH erroneously gives his grandparents, Jonas Houghton and Mary Burbean, as parents [CJV: actual parents were Jonas Houghton and Mary Brigham]; not in Jonas's will; BT: Jonas, son of the Jonas, born in 168217,8,10

Citations

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

Bettey Houghton1,2,3,4

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

Family: Paul Welch

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BirthMar 20, 1715/16Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA6,5,3,7
Marriagecirca 1733Worcester Co., MA, USA, Burr & Gage: Worcester Deeds (lib. 32, p. 548)6,3,8,7

Citations

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

Mary Houghton1,2,3

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

Family: Moses Bayley

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BirthMar 8, 1720/21Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA5,4,1,6
Marriage17415,1,6
CovenantAug 1, 1742Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA7
ChurchMay 5, 1745Second Church, Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA8
ResearchMLM erroneously gives Ralph's Mary Houghton as wife of Moses Bailey9

Citations

  1. [S117] Burr & Gage, "John Houghton of Lancaster, Mass." , pp. 392-400, p. 398.
  2. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 311 #106.
  3. [S80] Chandler, Houghton Genealogy, #11708.
  4. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 51.
  5. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 311.
  6. [S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 298.
  7. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 290.
  8. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 375.
  9. [S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 9.
  10. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 69.
  11. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 74.
  12. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 75.
  13. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 29.

Prudence Houghton1,2,3,4,5

F, #1633, b. 21 October 1723

Family: Samuel Snow b. c 1717

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BirthOct 21, 1723Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA7,6,3,8,9
Guardiansp1743Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, W.P. Case # 3113710
MarriageOct 11, 1763Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA11,3,8,9

Citations

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

Paul Welch1,2

M, #1634

Family: Bettey Houghton b. 20 Mar 1715/16

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Origin1733Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA3
Marriagecirca 1733Worcester Co., MA, USA, Burr & Gage: Worcester Deeds (lib. 32, p. 548)3,1,4,5

Citations

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

Moses Bayley1,2

M, #1635

Family: Mary Houghton b. 8 Mar 1720/21

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Origin1741Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA3
Marriage17414,1,5
CovenantAug 1, 1742Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA6
ChurchFeb 19, 1775Second Church, Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA7

Citations

  1. [S117] Burr & Gage, "John Houghton of Lancaster, Mass." , pp. 392-400, p. 398.
  2. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 311 #106s.
  3. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 29.
  4. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 311.
  5. [S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 298.
  6. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 290.
  7. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 378.
  8. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 69.
  9. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 74.
  10. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 75.

Samuel Snow1

M, #1636, b. circa 1717

Family 1: Keziah Houghton b. 31 May 1717, d. b 1763

Family 2: Prudence Houghton b. 21 Oct 1723

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Birthcirca 1717Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, not in Lancaster VR2
MarriageMay 12, 1748Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA3
Origin1763Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA4,5
MarriageOct 11, 1763Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA5,6,4,7
AFNFX3M-2M2

Citations

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

Persis Houghton1,2,3,4,5

F, #1637, b. 31 July 1726

Family: James Snow Jr b. c 1720

Biography

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BirthJul 31, 1726Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, JWH: 17367,6,4,8,9
Guardiansp1743Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, W.P. Case # 3112510
Origin1749Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA3
MarriageJan 5, 1748/49Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA11,4,8,9

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 311 #108.
  2. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 278.
  3. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 142.
  4. [S117] Burr & Gage, "John Houghton of Lancaster, Mass." , pp. 392-400, p. 398.
  5. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 17 #255.
  6. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 52.
  7. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 311.
  8. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 17.
  9. [S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 298.
  10. [S683] Guardianship File, Worcester, MA.
  11. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 142, 171.
  12. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 79.
  13. [S415] E-mail from Kathy Snow Hulbert, Jan. 31, 2001.

Capt. Dea. Jonas Houghton1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8

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

Family 1: Rebecca Nichols b. 21 Nov 1729, d. 26 Mar 1772

  • Marriage*: Capt. Dea. Jonas Houghton married Rebecca Nichols on Mar 20, 1753 JWH: 20 Mar 1722/23: Date error since 5 years before his own birth; CJV: 1753.10,5,14,7,11,15

Family 2: Lucy Johnson b. 10 Mar 1749/50, d. 15 Apr 1794

Biography

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Corresponded with author?
BirthApr 21, 1728Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Burr & Gage: "second son"10,9,4,5,7,11,12
Guardiansp1743Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, W.P. Case # 3102713
MarriageMar 20, 1753JWH: 20 Mar 1722/23: Date error since 5 years before his own birth; CJV: 175310,5,14,7,11,15
GuardianspApr 5, 1764Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, W.P. #31041 gives Jonas Houghton of Bolton as being given guardianship of Joseph Houghton, age 17, minor son of Benjamin Houghton, late of Bolton16
Marriagecirca 177510,17,18,19,5,7,20,21,15,22
Research1776
Milit-Begbetween 1776 and 1780Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Rev. War; DAR Patriot Index: Pvt. MA

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

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

Little: several enlistments from 1776 to 1780; "In the Massachusetts militia maintained after the war he held the rank of major."14,7,23,24,25
1790 Census1790Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, 2 males 16+, 3 males under 16, 4 females26
1800 Census1800Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, 00201-00010; 2 male 16-25, 1 male 45+; 1 female 26-4427
WillJun 6, 1801Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Will in W.P. #31028; Jonas bequeated his homestead to his two sons, Eleazar and Silas. Silas sold his half to Caleb Moore and Caleb sold Silas' half to his brother, Eleazar, thus giving Eleazar the whole of the house and farm. Captain Jonas had not built this place but had inherited it from his father, Jonas.
Eleazer soon obtained his brother's half, as well, and thus owned the whole house and farm until his untimely death in 1814. He had married Rebecca Barrett in 1804, and after he died the homestead was sold for the benefit of their children. It is not known who the purchaser was, but by 1831 the farm was owned by Town Treasurer Paul Whitcomb, (b. 1802).10,28,21,29
DeathNov 21, 1801Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, VR Bolton: death of Dea. Jonas, a. 73; JWH, MLM: 11,2, 180110,18,30,31,6,7,21,15
BurialOld Bolton Cemetery, Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, a. 7330,32
BiographyWeis: "He was a deacon and captain at Bolton, and he was the noted surveyor who laid out most of the towns of Sterling and Leominster, Templeton and Phillipston, and other nearby settlements."

Bolton Historical Website: 96 Green Road

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

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

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

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 311 #110.
  2. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 279.
  3. [S28] DAR Lineage Book, 136: 118.
  4. [S28] DAR Lineage Book, 138: 76.
  5. [S117] Burr & Gage, "John Houghton of Lancaster, Mass." , pp. 392-400, p. 398.
  6. [S164] Little, Gen. and Family History of Maine, p. 900.
  7. [S213] National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution Centennial Admin., DAR Patriot Cent. 2, p. 1495.
  8. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 17 #256, 38.
  9. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 52.
  10. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 311.
  11. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 17, 38.
  12. [S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 298, 311.
  13. [S683] Guardianship File, Worcester, MA.
  14. [S164] Little, Gen. and Family History of Maine, p. 901.
  15. [S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 311.
  16. [S683] Guardianship File, of Joseph Houghton, copy in possession of Charles J. Vella, 2/2000.
  17. [S28] DAR Lineage Book, Vol. 136, p. 118.
  18. [S28] DAR Lineage Book, Vol. 138, p. 76.
  19. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 42.
  20. [S449] Esther K. Whitcomb and Dorothy O. Mayo, Bolton Soldiers and Sailors in the American Revolution, p. 42.
  21. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 38.
  22. [S448] Rev. William A. Houghton, Berlin MA Hx - W. A. Houghton, p. 406.
  23. [S249] White, Geneal. Abstr. of Revol. War II, p. 1718.
  24. [S449] Esther K. Whitcomb and Dorothy O. Mayo, Bolton Soldiers and Sailors in the American Revolution, p. 36.
  25. [S39] Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors, Vol. 8, p. 302.
  26. [S1220] 1790 U.S. Federal Census , Bolton, Worcester, MA, p. 213.
  27. [S1221] 1800 U.S. Federal Census , Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, p. 207.
  28. [S466] Esther Kimmens Whitcomb, About Bolton, p. 348.
  29. [S409] Probate Records , Worcester, MA.
  30. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 207.
  31. [S75] Whitcomb, Nashaway Burial Grounds, p. 88.
  32. [S782] Patricia Law Hatcher Rev. Patriots Graves II, p. 170.
  33. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , www.historicalcommission.town.bolton.mas.us/main/inventoryforms.html, Apr. 23, 2002.
  34. [S448] Rev. William A. Houghton, Berlin MA Hx - W. A. Houghton, p. 390.
  35. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 45.
  36. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 43.
  37. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 44.
  38. [S637] Parker McCobb Reed, Bath ME Hx - Reed, p. 346.

Lt. John Houghton 3d1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8

M, #1639, b. 13 February 1731/32, d. 1807

Family: Keziah Ross b. 11 Mar 1741/42

Biography

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BirthFeb 13, 1731/32Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Burr & Gage: "youngest son"; Bolton VRs: third son; Houghton: 1731; DAR: 9-14-173910,9,3,4,6,11,12
Guardiansp1743Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, W.P. Case # 3102013
MarriageJun 14, 1763Sudbury, Middlesex Co., MA, USA14,4,5,6,15,16
Milit-Begbetween 1776 and 1783Whitcomb (gives John Houghton, b. 1739, son of John Houghton, not Lt. John Houghton, son of Jonas): Service S & S Vol 8, p. 301; BHist: Lexington Alarm; BHist: Siege of Boston; BRR: Resolve Jun 1776 5 mos 12 L; BRR: 5 mos NY July 1776; BRR: service in RI 1781 as Lt.6,7,17
1790 Census1790Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, (unclear which John, prob. Lt. John): 1 male 16+; 2 females; listed next to James and Simon Houghton18
Death1807Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, John Houghton15,19
ResearchBailey, Early MA Marriages, gives John of Bolton marrying Ross; MLM gives same dd15,5
ResearchMLM also gives a son, Phineas, b. ca. 1765?, not in Bolton VRs15
Problem? of marriage and Rev. War service to which John Houghton; MLM: "Dr. Harris Ayres Houghton, who made a careful study of the Lancaster Houghtons wrote: "Which particular John Houghton married Keziah Ross will probably never be known. There were five or six adult John Houghtons in the vicinity at that time, and to keep their identities separate has resolved into an insoluble muddle. I am of the opinion that B. & G. [Burr & Gage] had their Keziah married to the wrong John... It is a matter of opinion." Vide NEHGR, V. 79; CJV: John, son of Jonas, is one of only 3 John Houghtons born in Lancaster between 1700 and 1750, and is therefore the most likely candidate15,4
ResearchWeis: "He married, first, Mary. He married, second...Keziah Ross." Weis gives wife and 4 children of John Houghton of Ralph line to this John16
ProblemUnclear which John married Keziah Ross and had 4 children; 3 children are clearly listed as John 3d's (but not Judee)
Researchonly in MLM gives as son: not in VRs; unlikely parentage given bd and age difference from other children

Citations

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

James Snow Jr1,2

M, #1640, b. circa 1720

Family: Persis Houghton b. 31 Jul 1726

Biography

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Birthcirca 1720MA, USA3
MarriageJan 5, 1748/49Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA4,5,6,7
DeathVT, USA3
DeedJul, 1757Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, A James Snow deeds to Joseph Houghton of Bolton, MA for 19 pounds, property in Worcester County, MA July 17578
ParentsSJames 3-2, Richard 1 Snow

Citations

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

Rebecca Nichols1,2,3,4,5

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

Family: Capt. Dea. Jonas Houghton b. 21 Apr 1728, d. 21 Nov 1801

Biography

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BirthNov 21, 1729Higham, MA, USA, MLM: Mar. 20, 1722/36
MarriageMar 20, 1753JWH: 20 Mar 1722/23: Date error since 5 years before his own birth; CJV: 17537,1,4,5,8,6
DeathMar 26, 1772Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, a. 439,10,4,11,6
BurialOld Bolton Cemetery, Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, widow of Dea. Jonas ae 43y10
OriginBerlin, Worcester Co., MA, USA11
ParentsDJaazaniah Nichols and Rebecca Hobart of Hingham, MA11,6

Citations

  1. [S117] Burr & Gage, "John Houghton of Lancaster, Mass." , pp. 392-400, p. 398.
  2. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 311 #110s.
  3. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 42.
  4. [S164] Little, Gen. and Family History of Maine, p. 901.
  5. [S213] National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution Centennial Admin., DAR Patriot Cent. 2, p. 1495.
  6. [S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 311.
  7. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 311.
  8. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 17, 38.
  9. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 208.
  10. [S75] Whitcomb, Nashaway Burial Grounds, p. 88.
  11. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 38.
  12. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 45.
  13. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 43.
  14. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 44.

Lucy Johnson1,2,3,4,5,6

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

Family: Capt. Dea. Jonas Houghton b. 21 Apr 1728, d. 21 Nov 1801

Biography

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BirthMar 10, 1749/50Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, JWH: 17547,3,4,8,9,10,11
Marriagecirca 17757,4,3,12,1,6,13,9,10,11
DeathApr 15, 1794Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, VR Bolton: a. 447,4,3,14,15,5,9,10
BurialOld Bolton Cemetery, Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, ae 44 2nd w/o Dea Jonas14
ParentsDEleazer Johnson and Elizabeth Ball, of Berlin MA7,5,9

Citations

  1. [S117] Burr & Gage, "John Houghton of Lancaster, Mass." , pp. 392-400, p. 398.
  2. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 311 #110s.
  3. [S28] DAR Lineage Book, Vol. 138, p. 76.
  4. [S28] DAR Lineage Book, Vol. 136, p. 118.
  5. [S164] Little, Gen. and Family History of Maine, p. 901.
  6. [S213] National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution Centennial Admin., DAR Patriot Cent. 2, p. 1495.
  7. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 311.
  8. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 48.
  9. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 38.
  10. [S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 311.
  11. [S448] Rev. William A. Houghton, Berlin MA Hx - W. A. Houghton, p. 406.
  12. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 42.
  13. [S449] Esther K. Whitcomb and Dorothy O. Mayo, Bolton Soldiers and Sailors in the American Revolution, p. 42.
  14. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 208.
  15. [S75] Whitcomb, Nashaway Burial Grounds, p. 88.
  16. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 45.
  17. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 44.
  18. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 43.
  19. [S637] Parker McCobb Reed, Bath ME Hx - Reed, p. 346.

Keziah Ross1,2,3

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

Family: John Houghton b. 14 Sep 1739, d. 1807

Biography

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BirthMar 11, 1741/42Sudbury, Middlesex Co., MA, USA4,5
MarriageJun 14, 1763Sudbury, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, Sudbury VRs: John Houghton of Bolton and Kezia Ross; Bolton VRS: John Houghton and Keziah Ross of Sudbury, at Sudbury6,7,8,9
ParentsDJohn and Submit Ross10
ProblemWhich John Houghton marriage

Citations

  1. [S117] Burr & Gage, "John Houghton of Lancaster, Mass." , pp. 392-400, p. 398.
  2. [S177] Baily, Early Massachusetts Marriages, p. 95.
  3. [S213] National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution Centennial Admin., DAR Patriot Cent. 2, p. 1495.
  4. [S35] DAR Patriot Index I, p. 345.
  5. [S474] Sudbury MA VRs, p. 128.
  6. [S46] Boston Transcript, 1926.
  7. [S449] Esther K. Whitcomb and Dorothy O. Mayo, Bolton Soldiers and Sailors in the American Revolution, p. 36.
  8. [S474] Sudbury MA VRs, p. 219 and 263.
  9. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 140.
  10. [S474] Sudbury MA VRs, 128.
  11. [S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 43.

Gamaliel T. Beaman1,2,3,4

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

Family: Mary Houghton b. c 1684

Biography

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BirthFeb 29, 1683/84Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Burr & Gage: Midddlesex Probate5,3,1,6,7
Marriagecirca 1705Middlesex Co., MA, USA, Middlesex Probate8,9,1,6,10,11
Note1720Sterling, Worcester Co., MA, USA, helped to settle12
Court1733He signed the first petition to the General Court to set off Chocksett as a separate town.13
Land Grant1744/45Worcester Co., MA, USA, Worcester Deeds, Lib. 10, p. 135; see F. C. Pierce's Hx of Grafton, MA (pp. 38,46,52,53,55,57, 171); Middlesex Deeds 26-7914,15
ChurchJul 7, 1745Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA7,16
DeathOct 26, 1745Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Burr & Gage: "in his 61st year (gravestone)"; Whitcomb: 20 Oct17,4,1,7
BurialChocksett Burial Ground Cemetery, Sterling, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Nourse: ae 61; Whitcomb: 20 Oct; the third burial in this burial ground4,17
BiographyLancaster VRs, p.319: '1684 Feb 29 Gamaliel Beman. John and Priscilla'; p. 144 (1704 'census' assigned to garrison Gamaliell Beaman, 2 adults); p. 145 'The six men whose names aree headed by that of Gamaliell Beman, had homes upon the east slope of Wataquadock Hill.'

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

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

MLM: There was a raging epidemic in the early settlement of Chocksett (Sterling), according to Lancaster Records. See Worcester Co. Magazine (pr. 1828) by Lincoln & Baldwen, Bk. 2, p. 39-306; Ancestry of John Barber White, by A. White, p. 3918,6,7

Citations

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

Dinah Beaman1,2

F, #1645, b. 20 September 1728

Biography

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BirthSep 20, 1728Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA3,1,4

Citations

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

Zerviah Beaman1,2,3

F, #1646, b. 10 August 1740

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BaptismAug 10, 1740Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA1,2,4
CovenantAug 10, 1740Nourse: upon their owning ye Covenant were both of them baptized [with Lois]1

Citations

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

Francis Richardson1,2

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

Family: Sarah Houghton b. c 1680/81, d. 27 Jun 1770

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BirthJan 15, 1680/81Attleborough, Bristol Co., MA, USA3
Origin1708Woburn, Middlesex Co., MA, USA4
MarriageJul 7, 1708Charlestown, Suffolk Co., MA, USA5,1,2,4,6,7,8
Children+Children of Francis Richardson and his wife, Sarah Houghton; from the Vital Records of Woburn and Attleborough:
Sarah Richardson, b. 25 Jan 1708/9, at Woburn Francis Richardson, b. 17 Jul 1710, at Woburn Mary Richardson, b. 2 Jul 1712, at Woburn Jonas Richardson, b. 11 Jul 1714, at Attleborough Seth Richardson, b. 3 Sep 1716, at Attleborough Abigail Richardson, b. 1 Sep 1718, at Attleborough Unnamed child, b. 11 Oct 1720, d. 13 Oct 1720, at Attleborough Mercy Richardson, b. 1 Apr 1725, at Attleborough Ebenezer Richardson, b. 27 Nov 1729, at Attleborough Daniel Richardson, b. 6 Aug 1732, at Attleborough
Biography1723Charlestown, Suffolk Co., MA, USA, Sarah is mentioned as a widow in 1723. Son of Richard and Abigail (Wyman) Richardson; MLM, Hanning: son of
Stephen and Abigail Reed Wyman9,3,7
DeathDec 31, 1755Charlestown, Suffolk Co., MA, USA, Hecht: Attleboro, MA10
ParentsSStephen Richardson and Abigail Wyman8

Citations

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

Zeruiah Moore1,2,3

F, #1648, b. 1700

Family: Benjamin Houghton Sr b. 1690, d. 28 Feb 1764

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Birth1700Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Not in Bolton VR4,5,6
MarriageJul 28, 1720Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Benjamin Houghton Senr., by Justice John Houghton; "sd marriage entered at Lancaster & ye list brought & exhibited for Registering Augst. 30th, 1720 by Jno. Houghton, Town Clerk."7,8,9,10,3,11,12,13,6
ChurchJan 13, 1744/45Second Church, Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA14,15
ResearchJ. F. Chandler: "I've seen assertions that her parents were Jonathan and Hannah MOORE of Lancaster, but no proof. There are no birth records from that period, and Zeruiah was *not* baptized in 1708 when several children of Jonathan were done all together. Did Jonathan mention her in will or other document, by any chance? Then, too, who was her mother? There's no record of any marriages in Lancaster from that period either, and the baptism records of Jonathan Moore's children never mention the mother. Jonthan's wife as of 1736 is known to have been Hannah Sawyer, but is there any proof she was his wife all along."
MLM: dau. of Jonathan (Jonathan 2-1) and Hannah Moore of Lancaster, now Sterling (E. M. Mgs. p. 60; NEHGR, V. 57, p. 303)13,16)
AFNFL36-XM4
BiographyJWH: dau. of Jonathan Moore and Hannah Sawyer;

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

NEGHR: he lived in Bolton, although several children's baptism in Lancaster5
ParentsDJonathan Moore of Bolton, MA and Hannah Sawyer17,18,19
Researchsyblings?

Citations

  1. [S80] Chandler, Houghton Genealogy, #281.
  2. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 18, 29, 58, 63.
  3. [S177] Baily, Early Massachusetts Marriages, p. 61.
  4. [S13] "Ancestral File of LDS, Version 4.13", Ancestral File.
  5. [S96] NEHGR, 57 [1903]: 303.
  6. [S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 299.
  7. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 18.
  8. [S96] NEHGR, 17 [1863]: 72.
  9. [S96] NEHGR, 57 [1903]: "Descendants of John Moore", 303.
  10. [S117] Burr & Gage, "John Houghton of Lancaster, Mass." , pp. 392-400, p. 399.
  11. [S303] Francis Everett ??? Blake History of the Town of Princeton Vol. II Genealogies, p. 153.
  12. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 8, 17.
  13. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 17.
  14. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 375.
  15. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 18.
  16. [S415] E-mail from John F. Chandler, 1995.
  17. [S96] NEHGR, 57 [1903]: 57.
  18. [S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 8.
  19. [S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 340.
  20. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 58.
  21. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 60.
  22. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 63.
  23. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 64.
  24. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 66.
  25. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 29.

Zeruiah Houghton1,2,3,4,5

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

Family: Jonathan Wilder b. 5 Oct 1710, d. 13 Jan 1794

  • Marriage Bann: Zeruiah Houghton and Jonathan Wilder declared their intentions of marriage on Nov 25, 1738 Lancaster, MA, USA; Nourse, p. 28: "November ye 25th 1738 Then Jonathan Wilder of Lancaster Entered his Entention of marriage with Zeruiah Houghton of Said Town.
    December ye 1st 1738 David Farrar of Lancaster appeared and forbid ye banes of mariage being out asked betwix ye above Said Jonath. Wilder and Zeruiah Houghton, and aledged this Reson that see had Promised him ye said farrar marriage from which see cannot Losly depart."13
  • Marriage Bann: Zeruiah Houghton and Jonathan Wilder declared their intentions of marriage on Nov 25, 1738 Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA; also Lancaster VRs: "December 1 1738 David Farrar of Lancaster appeared and forbid ye banes of mariage being out asked betwix ye above Said Jonath. Wilder and Zeruiah Houghton, and aledged this Resson that shee had Promised him ye said farrar marriage from which shee cannot Losly depart."13,3,9
  • Marriage*: Zeruiah Houghton married Jonathan Wilder on Feb 23, 1738/39 at Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, M. Wilder: 1738.11,3,4,12,9,13

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BirthMay 26, 1721Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA7,6,3,8,9,10
MarriageFeb 23, 1738/39Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, M. Wilder: 173811,3,4,12,9,13
ChurchNov 4, 1750Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA14
DeedTempleton, MA, USA, A considerable tract of land owned by Josiah was deeded to him through his mother, Zerviah Houghton15
DeathNov, 1804Sterling, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Whitcomb: Zerviah Wilder16,17,18
BurialChocksett Burial Ground Cemetery, Sterling, Worcester Co., MA, USA, ae 83, Section V19
AlertBann protest
NoteSterling, Massachusetts Historical Society
It's interesting to see how much of our perception about history is based on what we see come out of Hollywood. With TV shows like the Waltons and Little House on the Prairie, the 1970's certainly had its fair share of productions that gave us a look at the past, albeit with a somewhat anecdotal sense of historical accuracy. The settings for many of these were places far away from New England, so the thought that they could have any connection to Sterling's history is extremely unlikely... Or is it?
Beaman Road is recognized as the part of Sterling that was first settled around 1720, with the road being named after Gamaliel Beaman, who was one of the fifet settlers to the area. Benjamin Houghton (a.k.a. "Landlord Ben") also settled in the area about that time. After they settled, Ben's daughter Zerviah would marry Mr. Johnathan Wilder in 1739. They would have 12 children together and build the lineage that included the families of Silas and Jonathan Wilder who settled in the area of what we know today as "Wilder Road."
When Johnathan's brother William married Sarah Whitcomb in 1741, he chose not to settle in Sterling (Lancaster at the time), and instead moved to a farm up near Putney, Vt. His son Daniel, and grandson Abel also settled as farmers in Vermont, but Abel's son James ventured to pursue his interests in farming in Franklin County, New York. By 1870 he had married Angelina Day and had six children, but because production at the farm in New York had become poor, they decided to move west toward Minnesota.
Around 1880, three of James's children (Royal, Aliza and Almanzo) settled in the Dakota Territory near the town of De Smet, South Dakota. It was here that Almanzo met and married a woman by the name of Laura Ingalls. Laura Ingalls Wilder would later become a well-known author whose stories and characters were the basis of the 1970's TV show "Little House on the Prairie".
So, the next time you are flipping through the retro TV channels and you happen across Dean Butler playing opposite Michael Landon and Melissa Gilbert, we can grin a little bit in knowing that it all started here in Sterling, with the Wilders, Landlord Ben and that quiet little street on the west side of town that we all know today as Wilder Road.

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 308 #62.
  2. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 27, 277.
  3. [S117] Burr & Gage, "John Houghton of Lancaster, Mass." , pp. 392-400, p. 399.
  4. [S169] Wilder, Book of Wilders I, p. 311.
  5. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 18 #270, 39.
  6. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 58.
  7. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 308.
  8. [S303] Francis Everett ??? Blake History of the Town of Princeton Vol. II Genealogies, p. 153.
  9. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 18, 39.
  10. [S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 299.
  11. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 27.
  12. [S171] Wilder, M., Book of Wilders, p. 229.
  13. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 28.
  14. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 376.
  15. [S705] Arthur Stanley Wilder and Louise Else (Jackson) Wilder, Wilder Descendants, p. 3.
  16. [S80] Chandler, Houghton Genealogy, #656.
  17. [S77] White, Genealogy of John White, I, p. 63 #145.
  18. [S75] Whitcomb, Nashaway Burial Grounds, p. 83, 168.
  19. [S75] Whitcomb, Nashaway Burial Grounds, p. 83.
  20. [S705] Arthur Stanley Wilder and Louise Else (Jackson) Wilder, Wilder Descendants, Pedigree Charts, 1.
  21. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 73.
  22. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 75.
  23. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 78.
  24. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 90.

Mindwell Houghton1,2,3,4,5

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

Family: John Crosby

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BirthMar 7, 1722/23Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, JWH: 17227,6,3,4,8,9
Origincirca 1745Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA10
Marriage BannNov 15, 1745Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA10,3,11
AFNFQJ2-DX12

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 308 #63.
  2. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 3, 277.
  3. [S117] Burr & Gage, "John Houghton of Lancaster, Mass." , pp. 392-400, p. 399.
  4. [S303] Francis Everett ??? Blake History of the Town of Princeton Vol. II Genealogies, p. 153.
  5. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 18 #271, 39.
  6. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 58.
  7. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 308.
  8. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 39.
  9. [S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 299.
  10. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 31.
  11. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 18, 39.
  12. [S13] "Ancestral File of LDS, Version 4.13", Ancestral File.
  13. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 380.
  14. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 76.
  15. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 382.
  16. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 383.
  17. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 384.
  18. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 385.
  19. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 386.