Houghton Surname Project

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, No source appears to give correct md; internet date used.
Lancaster VR , Keizer, JWH: Dec 16, 1704; C.A. Torrey:"b 1696 (m 1704 is wrong); Lancaster"; BT:"Probably, however, the year of their marriage 1704, in Miss Charlotte Whitcomb's "Whitcomb Family in America" is too late. It apparently rests on the data furnished the Lancaster town clerk in 1825 by Henry Houghton of Putney, Vt., which is erroneous."; CJV: Houghton lineage document by Josiah Flagg, Lancaster MA town clerk, dated Jan. 20, 1826, gives date Dec.1 6, 1704; but it also gives Jacob as born in July 24 1680 based on Henry Houghton data which was erroneous.
Lineage: 1695

Death

Oct 22, 1752

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Lancaster VRs, Burr & Gage: "aged 80 years, 10 months, 29 days (gravestone at Lancaster).";Torrey: 1750; 1752

Burial

Old Common Burying Ground Cemetery, Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Age 80 Yers 10 M & 29 D

Family

Jacob Houghton b. 17 Apr 1674, d. 12 Jul 1750

Marriage*

Rebecca Whitcomb married Jacob Houghton, son of Justice John Houghton Jr & Sr and Mary Farrar, on Feb 16, 1694 at Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, No source appears to give correct md; internet date used.
Lancaster VR , Keizer, JWH: Dec 16, 1704; C.A. Torrey:"b 1696 (m 1704 is wrong); Lancaster"; BT:"Probably, however, the year of their marriage 1704, in Miss Charlotte Whitcomb's "Whitcomb Family in America" is too late. It apparently rests on the data furnished the Lancaster town clerk in 1825 by Henry Houghton of Putney, Vt., which is erroneous."; CJV: Houghton lineage document by Josiah Flagg, Lancaster MA town clerk, dated Jan. 20, 1826, gives date Dec.1 6, 1704; but it also gives Jacob as born in July 24 1680 based on Henry Houghton data which was erroneous.
Lineage: 1695.

Children

Ensign Jacob Houghton Jr+ b. 1 Apr 1696, d. 26 Jan 1780
Benjamin Houghton Jr+ b. 1700
Deacon Israel Houghton+ b. c 1700, d. 29 Jun 1777
Jonathan Houghton Jr+ b. 1703, d. c 1 Jan 1740/41
Rebekah Houghton+ b. c 1709
Abigail Houghton+ b. c 1710, d. 1800
John Houghton+ b. 1712, d. 23 Oct 1769

Pedigree

David Nims Jr

M, #1720

Biography

Marriage

Jan 12, 1768

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Nourse: p. 100 Mar;p. 40 Int

Family

Jemima Carter b. 15 Sep 1747

Marriage*

David Nims Jr married Jemima Carter, daughter of Samuel Carter Jr. and Jemimah Houghton, on Jan 12, 1768 at Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Nourse: p. 100 Mar;p. 40 Int.

Children

David Nims b. 16 Jan 1769, d. 13 Jun 1815
Marthew (Martha?) Nims b. 7 Aug 1773, d. 11 Jun 1849
Roxanna Nims b. 11 Mar 1775, d. 4 Nov 1778
Sally Nims b. 9 May 1777, d. 21 Dec 1834
Asahel Nims b. 15 Jun 1778, d. 15 Apr 1851
Lucy Nims b. 15 Jul 1781, d. 5 Feb 1853
Rosewell Nims b. 28 Oct 1783, d. 24 Apr 1855
Alpheus Nims b. 21 Oct 1785, d. 7 Mar 1824
Nahum Nims b. 1787, d. 9 May 1788

Pedigree

Ensign Jacob Houghton Jr

M, #1721, b. 1 April 1696, d. 26 January 1780

Father*

Jacob Houghton b. 17 Apr 1674, d. 12 Jul 1750

Mother*

Rebecca Whitcomb b. 12 Nov 1671, d. 22 Oct 1752

Biography

Birth

Apr 1, 1696

Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Burr & Gage, Weis, MLM: 4 Nov. 1696; Lancaster VRs [Henry Houghton's erroneous data]]: Jan 2, 1708; MLM: Worcester and Lancaster, MA, and Apr. 1, 1696; Weis: Nov. 4, 1696

Marriage

Feb 3, 1724/25

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Lancaster VRs: p. 125, (erroneous Henry Houghton data): Apr 6, 1730; JWH: 4,6,1730
Willard: Feb. 23, 1724-5, "in 1825 at the request of Henry Houghton of Putney VT, the Lancaster town clerk made another entry, stating marriage on Apr 30, 1730. The original was correct; date of 1730 would place legitimacy of son Abraham in question as he was born Nov. 27, 1725"

Mil. Serv.

VT Hx: served in militia; Col. Wars: "Lancaster, Mass. Soldier, Foot Co., under Thomas Wilder."

Death

Jan 26, 1780

Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA

Family

Mary Willard b. 6 Apr 1705

Marriage*

Ensign Jacob Houghton Jr married Mary Willard on Feb 3, 1724/25 at Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Lancaster VRs: p. 125, (erroneous Henry Houghton data): Apr 6, 1730; JWH: 4,6,1730
Willard: Feb. 23, 1724-5, "in 1825 at the request of Henry Houghton of Putney VT, the Lancaster town clerk made another entry, stating marriage on Apr 30, 1730. The original was correct; date of 1730 would place legitimacy of son Abraham in question as he was born Nov. 27, 1725."

Children

Abraham Houghton+ b. 27 Nov 1725, d. 7 Mar 1813
Capt. Timothy Houghton+ b. 21 Aug 1727, d. 10 May 1780
Jacob Houghton b. 1729, d. 1790
Mary Houghton b. 1 Oct 1732, d. 30 Aug 1736
Simon Houghton+ b. 16 Oct 1737, d. 25 Mar 1814

Pedigree

Benjamin Houghton Jr

M, #1722, b. 1700

Father*

Jacob Houghton b. 17 Apr 1674, d. 12 Jul 1750

Mother*

Rebecca Whitcomb b. 12 Nov 1671, d. 22 Oct 1752

Biography

Birth

1700

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, MLM: "second son," also called junior."

Marriage

Jul 20, 1720

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, by Justice John Houghton; Burr & Gage: Worc. Deeds, lib. 43, p. 200

Milit-Beg

Dec 2, 1723

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, enlisted as a soldier under Jabez Fairbanks in Lovewell's War

Death

Sterling, MA, USA, Cutter, DAR correction: 1774; BT, MLM: Feb. 28, 1764; Wikitree: Athol, MA

Problem

Problem of the Benjamin's: multiple Benjamin Houghtons in Lancaster MA; also see W. G. Snow's discussion

Family

Ruth Wheelock b. c 1701, d. 2 Mar 1762

Marriage*

Benjamin Houghton Jr married Ruth Wheelock on Jul 20, 1720 at Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, by Justice John Houghton; Burr & Gage: Worc. Deeds, lib. 43, p. 200.

Children

Ezra Houghton+ b. 2 Jul 1722, d. 18 Jul 1789
Trumpeter Abijah Houghton Sr+ b. 23 Sep 1723, d. 23 Jan 1802
Relief Houghton+ b. 23 Oct 1726, d. 29 Oct 1795
Capt. Elijah Houghton+ b. 16 Jun 1728, d. 7 Jul 1810
Parnee Houghton+ b. 14 Apr 1730, d. 25 Jan 1816
Philemon Houghton+ b. 3 Jun 1731, d. 15 Feb 1788
Nahum Houghton+ b. 1 Oct 1732, d. 29 Aug 1802
Ruth Houghton+ b. 3 Apr 1734
Lemuel Houghton+ b. 25 Sep 1735, d. bt 1810 - 1811
Deacon Benjamin Houghton b. 10 May 1740, d. 31 Jul 1802
Ephraim Houghton b. 1742, d. 12 Apr 1777
Elisabeth Houghton b. 24 Oct 1743
Capt. John Houghton+ b. 14 Oct 1745, d. 15 Aug 1818

Pedigree

Deacon Israel Houghton

M, #1723, b. circa 1700, d. 29 June 1777

Father*

Jacob Houghton b. 17 Apr 1674, d. 12 Jul 1750

Mother*

Rebecca Whitcomb b. 12 Nov 1671, d. 22 Oct 1752

Biography

Birth

circa 1700

Lancaster, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, Lancaster VR: age 77 in 1777; "third son" in father's estate division

Marriage

Jul 31, 1723

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, by J. Houghton; JWH, MLM: 7,21,1723

Marriage

Mar 14, 1769

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, JWH: gives marriage of Israel, son of Israel and Martha Houghton, to Elizabeth Wilder, 2,18, 1766

Death

Jun 29, 1777

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 77

Problem

There are problems with JWH's listing of children for this Israel Houghton. JWH gives 17 children, the first 3 clearly not his. Lancaster VRs gives Deacon Israel as marrying Elizabeth Wilder in 1769; JWH gives Israel's son Israel as marrying her.

Family 1

Martha Wheelock b. 31 Jul 1703, d. 1 Jan 1768

Marriage*

Deacon Israel Houghton married Martha Wheelock on Jul 31, 1723 at Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, by J. Houghton; JWH, MLM: 7,21,1723.

Children

Israel Houghton b. 13 Dec 1723
Joseph Houghton b. 3 Dec 1724, d. 17 Nov 1726
Benjamin Houghton b. 3 Dec 1724, d. 27 Oct 1737
Phinehas Houghton+ b. 22 Sep 1726, d. 10 Nov 1797
Martha Houghton+ b. 24 Apr 1728
Mary Houghton+ b. 8 Jan 1729/30
Lois Houghton+ b. 1731
Joseph Houghton+ b. 21 May 1733, d. b 1769
Prudence Houghton+ b. 7 Feb 1734/35, d. 23 Oct 1793
Eunice Houghton+ b. 31 Jan 1736/37
Capt. Benjamin Houghton Tert.+ b. 5 Sep 1739, d. 31 Jul 1802
Israel Houghton+ b. 26 Feb 1741/42, d. 21 Apr 1801
Major Jonathan Houghton b. 24 Dec 1743, d. 11 Jan 1840
Capt. John Houghton+ b. 14 Oct 1745, d. 1818

Family 2

Elizabeth Wilder

Marriage*

Deacon Israel Houghton married Elizabeth Wilder on Mar 14, 1769 at Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, JWH: gives marriage of Israel, son of Israel and Martha Houghton, to Elizabeth Wilder, 2,18, 1766.

Pedigree

Jonathan Houghton Jr

M, #1724, b. 1703, d. circa 1 January 1740/41

Father*

Jacob Houghton b. 17 Apr 1674, d. 12 Jul 1750

Mother*

Rebecca Whitcomb b. 12 Nov 1671, d. 22 Oct 1752

Biography

Birth

1703

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Burr & Gage, p. 400: "fourth son"; MLM: c. 1702

Marriage

Jan 20, 1725

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, "Jonathan Houghton and Mary Houghton, both of Lancaster"by John Houghton, Just. Peace; both of Lancaster

Mil. Enls

1740

under Capt. John Prescott in the expedition of British Vice Admiral Edward Vernon against Cartagena, Columbia

Milit-Beg

circa 1740

JWH: "He was lieut. in Captain John Prescott's Company, which was sent out to aid Admiral Vernon's disastrous expedition against the Spanish West Indies, whence not more than fifty out of the five hundred from Massachusetts returned."

Death

circa Jan 1, 1740/41

Jamaica, Spanish West Indies, son Ebenezer was given a guardian in 1741; JWH: 1740; MLM: 1740, Bolton MA

Family

Mary Houghton b. c 1703, d. 1791

Marriage*

Jonathan Houghton Jr married Mary Houghton on Jan 20, 1725 at Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, "Jonathan Houghton and Mary Houghton, both of Lancaster"by John Houghton, Just. Peace; both of Lancaster.

Children

Abigail Houghton+ b. 7 Sep 1726, d. 3 Mar 1794
Silence Houghton b. 4 Sep 1728, d. 4 Sep 1728
Ebenezer Houghton+ b. 1 Aug 1729, d. b 6 Aug 1755
Mary Houghton b. 5 Sep 1731, d. 17 May 1811
Levinah Houghton b. 13 Aug 1733, d. 5 Jul 1738
Caroline Houghton+ b. 21 Sep 1735
Capt. Jonathan Houghton+ b. 7 Nov 1737, d. Dec 1829
Levina Houghton b. 16 Dec 1739
Lieutenant Houghton

Pedigree

John Houghton

M, #1725, b. 1712, d. 23 October 1769

Father*

Jacob Houghton b. 17 Apr 1674, d. 12 Jul 1750

Mother*

Rebecca Whitcomb b. 12 Nov 1671, d. 22 Oct 1752

Biography

Birth

1712

MA, USA, Burr: 1712, youngest son; JWH: John, 1705; MLM: both 1705 and 1712

Milit-Beg

circa 1725

MLM: He was in Capt. Lovewell's third and last expedition to Pigwacket?; CJV: unclear if this John is the correct John

Marriage

Nov 13, 1735

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, by J. Wilder; JWH: 1,13,1735

Death

Oct 23, 1769

Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, John Houghton, Jr., a. 57, GS3; intestate; B.T., 1926: "John...known as John Houghton, Jr., died in 1769, aged 57."

Burial

Old Bolton Cemetery, Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, a. 57; Old South Burial Ground

Problem

The above John Houghton is consistently referred to as John Houghton Jr. in most of the vital records and all of the probate records. His son, who married Keziah Ross, is referred to as John Houghton 3^rd.

Family

Hepzibah Priest b. 8 Apr 1716, d. 24 Jan 1796

Marriage*

John Houghton married Hepzibah Priest, daughter of John Priest and Anna Houghton, on Nov 13, 1735 at Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, by J. Wilder; JWH: 1,13,1735.

Children

Rebecca Houghton b. 25 Jan 1736/37
John Houghton+ b. 14 Sep 1739, d. 1807
Hephzibah Houghton b. 10 Jan 1740/41, d. 7 May 1807
Jonathan Priest Houghton+ b. 13 Aug 1744, d. 1808
Anna Houghton+ b. 24 Aug 1746
Abigail Houghton+ b. 21 Dec 1750, d. b 1801
Silence Houghton b. 28 Sep 1752, d. 28 Sep 1752
Lieut. Jacob Houghton b. 12 Nov 1753

Pedigree

Ruth Wheelock

F, #1726, b. circa 1701, d. 2 March 1762

Biography

Birth

circa 1701

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, dd calc: age 61 in 1702

Marriage

Jul 20, 1720

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, by Justice John Houghton; Burr & Gage: Worc. Deeds, lib. 43, p. 200

Death

Mar 2, 1762

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, aged 61

Family

Benjamin Houghton Jr b. 1700

Marriage*

Ruth Wheelock married Benjamin Houghton Jr, son of Jacob Houghton and Rebecca Whitcomb, on Jul 20, 1720 at Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, by Justice John Houghton; Burr & Gage: Worc. Deeds, lib. 43, p. 200.

Children

Ezra Houghton+ b. 2 Jul 1722, d. 18 Jul 1789
Trumpeter Abijah Houghton Sr+ b. 23 Sep 1723, d. 23 Jan 1802
Relief Houghton+ b. 23 Oct 1726, d. 29 Oct 1795
Capt. Elijah Houghton+ b. 16 Jun 1728, d. 7 Jul 1810
Parnee Houghton+ b. 14 Apr 1730, d. 25 Jan 1816
Philemon Houghton+ b. 3 Jun 1731, d. 15 Feb 1788
Nahum Houghton+ b. 1 Oct 1732, d. 29 Aug 1802
Ruth Houghton+ b. 3 Apr 1734
Lemuel Houghton+ b. 25 Sep 1735, d. bt 1810 - 1811
Deacon Benjamin Houghton b. 10 May 1740, d. 31 Jul 1802
Ephraim Houghton b. 1742, d. 12 Apr 1777
Elisabeth Houghton b. 24 Oct 1743
Capt. John Houghton+ b. 14 Oct 1745, d. 15 Aug 1818

Pedigree

Deacon Oliver Moor

M, #1727, b. 1707, d. 23 December 1774

Biography

Birth

1707

NEHGR, MLM: 1708; dd calc: 1707; Weis: 1706

Marriage

Dec 18, 1729

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, by Joseph Wilder

Death

Dec 23, 1774

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 67

Burial

Chocksett Burial Ground, Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, "Death is a Debt to Nature due, | Which I have paid & so must you."

Family

Abigail Houghton b. c 1710, d. 1800

Marriage*

Deacon Oliver Moor married Abigail Houghton, daughter of Jacob Houghton and Rebecca Whitcomb, on Dec 18, 1729 at Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, by Joseph Wilder.

Children

Abijah Moor b. 14 Sep 1730, d. 28 Jul 1740
Levi Moor+ b. 23 May 1732
Israel Moor+ b. 12 Apr 1734, d. 17 Nov 1807
Uriah Moor b. 9 Jan 1735/36, d. 17 Sep 1736
Abigail Moor+ b. 27 Jan 1737/38, d. 13 Jul 1824
Prudance Moor b. 25 Aug 1740
Jonathan Moore+ b. 26 Jul 1742
Hannah Moor b. 6 Apr 1746, d. 1 Sep 1749
Thankful Moor b. 13 Jun 1750

Pedigree

Abigail Houghton

F, #1728, b. circa 1710, d. 1800

Father*

Jacob Houghton b. 17 Apr 1674, d. 12 Jul 1750

Mother*

Rebecca Whitcomb b. 12 Nov 1671, d. 22 Oct 1752

Biography

Birth

circa 1710

MA, USA, Burr: "second daughter"; JWH: 9,7,1726; MLM: c. 1716; Weis: 1710

Marriage

Dec 18, 1729

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, by Joseph Wilder

Death

1800

only in Weis

Family

Deacon Oliver Moor b. 1707, d. 23 Dec 1774

Marriage*

Abigail Houghton married Deacon Oliver Moor on Dec 18, 1729 at Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, by Joseph Wilder.

Children

Abijah Moor b. 14 Sep 1730, d. 28 Jul 1740
Levi Moor+ b. 23 May 1732
Israel Moor+ b. 12 Apr 1734, d. 17 Nov 1807
Uriah Moor b. 9 Jan 1735/36, d. 17 Sep 1736
Abigail Moor+ b. 27 Jan 1737/38, d. 13 Jul 1824
Prudance Moor b. 25 Aug 1740
Jonathan Moore+ b. 26 Jul 1742
Hannah Moor b. 6 Apr 1746, d. 1 Sep 1749
Thankful Moor b. 13 Jun 1750

Pedigree

Elizabeth Rand

F, #1729, b. circa 1697, d. 26 October 1779

Biography

Birth

circa 1697

Stow, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, Harvard VR: ddcalc, age 82 at death in 1779; JWH, Lancaster VRs: of Stowe, MA

Marriage

Nov 24, 1725

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, by J. Houghton

Death

Oct 26, 1779

Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Houghton & Harvard VR: a. 82, Oct. 26, 1779;

Burial

Nov 10, 1779

Harvard Center Burial Ground Cemetery, Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA, ae 82 Congreg. Church: Nov 10, 1779, a. 82 y; VR Harvard: 'Elizabeth, wid. of Henry, Nov. 10, 1779, a. 82y. G.R.I.[gravestone] (Oct. 26, 1779, a. 84y.)

Family

Henry Houghton Jr b. 1704, d. 23 Dec 1777

Marriage*

Elizabeth Rand married Henry Houghton Jr, son of Henry Houghton and Abigail Barron, on Nov 24, 1725 at Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, by J. Houghton.

Children

Capt. Asa Houghton+ b. 28 Jan 1726/27, d. 14 Mar 1808
Joseph Houghton b. 22 Apr 1728
Aretas Houghton+ b. 17 Jul 1729, d. c 1759
Elizabeth Houghton b. 21 Apr 1731, d. 25 Jul 1822
Abigail Houghton+ b. 3 Apr 1733
Sarah Houghton+ b. 8 Mar 1734/35, d. 31 Mar 1771
Lieut. John Houghton+ b. 14 Jun 1738, d. 8 Aug 1819

Pedigree

Ezra Houghton

M, #1730, b. 2 July 1722, d. 18 July 1789

Father*

Benjamin Houghton Jr b. 1700

Mother*

Ruth Wheelock b. c 1701, d. 2 Mar 1762

Notable Houghton

Notable Houghton: Ezra Houghton (1722-1789) was a Tory loyalist in the American Revolutionary War. There were only 4 Houghtons (John Houghton 3d, Solomon Houghton, Nahum Houghton, and Ezra) to stay loyal to England. All had lands confiscated. Notable Houghton: a Tory Loyalist in Rev. War.

Biography

Birth

Jul 2, 1722

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA

Marriage

Jun 23, 1748

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, JWH: 7, 29, 1748

Milit-Beg

1757

MLM: a Lieutenant in the muster roll of Capt. Asa Whitcomb's Comp. in thee Crown Point expedition of 1757

Death

Jul 18, 1789

Sterling, Worcester Co., MA, USA

Burial

Chocksett Burial Ground Cemetery, Sterling, Worcester Co., MA, USA, ae 67 section S

Family

Dinah Houghton b. 8 Apr 1727, d. 1793

Marriage*

Ezra Houghton married Dinah Houghton, daughter of Benjamin Houghton Sr and Zeruiah Moore, on Jun 23, 1748 at Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, JWH: 7, 29, 1748.

Children

Dinah Houghton b. 2 Jul 1749, d. 17 Oct 1756
Ezra Houghton Jr b. 23 May 1751, d. 1783
Mary Houghton b. 12 Nov 1753, d. 12 Nov 1753
Lucy Houghton+ b. 12 Oct 1754, d. 22 Mar 1827
Prudence Houghton b. 26 Mar 1757
Dinah Houghton+ b. 20 Mar 1760
Salmon Houghton b. 24 Sep 1762, d. 24 May 1825
Ruth Houghton b. 30 May 1765
Nahum Houghton+ b. 28 Oct 1767, d. 1841
Rebecca Houghton b. 14 Mar 1769
Benjamin Houghton+ b. 23 Aug 1771, d. 4 Feb 1819

Pedigree

Trumpeter Abijah Houghton Sr

M, #1731, b. 23 September 1723, d. 23 January 1802

Father*

Benjamin Houghton Jr b. 1700

Mother*

Ruth Wheelock b. c 1701, d. 2 Mar 1762

Biography

Birth

Sep 23, 1723

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, JWH: 1723; MLM: 1726

1790 Census

1790

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, 1 male 16+, 1 female

1800 Census

1800

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, 00001-00002; 1 male 45+; 2 female 45+

Death

Jan 23, 1802

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Lancaster VRs, p. 182: died aged 78 years; p. 353: Mr. Abigail Houghton, age 79, bilious fever

Family

Alice Joslin b. 25 Sep 1726, d. 5 Feb 1808

Children

Abijah Houghton Jr.+ b. 22 Oct 1749, d. 22 Dec 1831
Alice Houghton+ b. 7 Jan 1749/50
Rebeccah Houghton+ b. 10 May 1752, d. 31 Dec 1801
Relief Houghton+ b. 28 Apr 1754, d. b 1793
Samuel Houghton+ b. Sep 1755, d. 24 Aug 1819
Elizabeth Houghton b. Sep 1755
Abel Houghton+ b. 1756, d. 21 Apr 1823
Benjamin Houghton b. 8 Jul 1759, d. 15 Jan 1835
Zilpha Houghton+ b. 8 Jun 1766

Pedigree

Relief Houghton

F, #1732, b. 23 October 1726, d. 29 October 1795

Father*

Benjamin Houghton Jr b. 1700

Mother*

Ruth Wheelock b. c 1701, d. 2 Mar 1762

Biography

Birth

Oct 23, 1726

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA

Marriage

Jul 10, 1751

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA

Death

Oct 29, 1795

Athol, Worcester Co., MA, USA, ae. 69

Family

John Fairbank b. 4 May 1731

Marriage*

Relief Houghton married John Fairbank on Jul 10, 1751 at Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA.

Children

Relief Fairbank b. 24 Nov 1751
Nahum Fairbank+ b. 24 Aug 1753, d. 31 Jan 1827
Maj. John Fairbank+ b. 6 May 1755, d. 20 Oct 1830
Seth Fairbank b. 28 Dec 1755
Samuel Fairbank b. 21 Feb 1757, d. 3 Jun 1777
Benjamin Fairbank+ b. 1 Aug 1759, d. c 1834
Dolly Fairbank b. 14 May 1761
Dorothy Fairbank+ b. 14 May 1761, d. 27 Aug 1790
Ephraim Fairbank b. 2 Nov 1765, d. 23 Dec 1844
Rhoda Fairbank b. 11 May 1768
Parnee Fairbank b. 10 Jul 1771

Pedigree

Capt. Elijah Houghton

M, #1733, b. 16 June 1728, d. 7 July 1810

Father*

Benjamin Houghton Jr b. 1700

Mother*

Ruth Wheelock b. c 1701, d. 2 Mar 1762

Biography

Birth

Jun 16, 1728

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Lancaster VRs:, p. 47: 16 Jun 1728; p. 56, 18 Jun 1728; DAR: 6-18-1728;

Marriage

Nov 27, 1760

Cambridge, Middlesex Co., MA, USA

Marriage

Oct 3, 1764

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA

Milit-Beg

Info only given in Marvin's History of Lancaster [almost certainly incorrect and actually refers to Elisha Houghton]; Rev. War: Pvt MA; Marvin: an Elisha Houghton in Capt. Benjamin minute men company;Marvin: "The company of minute men, underCapt. Benjamin Houghton, marched without delay, to Lexington...regiment of Col. John Whitcomb...including Elisha Houghton and Abijah Houghton."

1790 Census

1790

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, 2 males 16+; 3 females

Death

Jul 7, 1810

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Lancaster VRs: p. 182, age 82; p. 356, Captain Elisha Houghton, 83. Dropsy; DAR: Fitchburg

Burial

Old Settler's Burial Ground (Middle Cemetery), Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Lancaster VR: Gravestone: 'Erected In Memory of Capt. Elijah Houghton, who died July 7, 1810; Aet. 82. Around this monumental stone, Let friendship drop a scared tear; The husband kind, the parent fond, The upright man lies buried here.'

Family 1

Katharine Sparhawk b. 16 Dec 1739, d. 4 Jul 1762

Marriage*

Capt. Elijah Houghton married Katharine Sparhawk on Nov 27, 1760 at Cambridge, Middlesex Co., MA, USA.

Child

Katharine Houghton b. 25 Jun 1762

Family 2

Mary Allen b. c 1736, d. 22 May 1818

Marriage*

Capt. Elijah Houghton married Mary Allen on Oct 3, 1764 at Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA.

Children

Oliver Houghton+ b. 19 Jan 1765, d. 20 Sep 1836
Elijah Houghton Jr+ b. 11 Jan 1767, d. 18 Aug 1833
Maverick Houghton+ b. 22 Sep 1768, d. 9 Jul 1852
Lockheart Houghton b. 7 Jan 1771, d. 2 Feb 1814
Sparhawk Houghton+ b. 23 May 1773, d. 23 May 1806
Sophia Houghton+ b. 15 Jun 1775, d. 25 Jan 1816

Pedigree

Parnee Houghton

F, #1734, b. 14 April 1730, d. 25 January 1816

Father*

Benjamin Houghton Jr b. 1700

Mother*

Ruth Wheelock b. c 1701, d. 2 Mar 1762

Biography

Birth

Apr 14, 1730

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA

Marriage

Oct 20, 1748

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, by J. Mellen

Death

Jan 25, 1816

Jefferson, NY, USA

Family

John Brooks d. 1787

Marriage*

Parnee Houghton married John Brooks on Oct 20, 1748 at Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, by J. Mellen.

Children

Samuel Brooks b. 17 Apr 1748
Parnee Brooks+ b. 18 Feb 1751, d. 21 Mar 1784
Elisabeth Brooks b. 12 Mar 1756
John Brooks b. 10 Feb 1760
Benjamin Brooks+ b. 1 Jun 1762, d. 14 Jun 1836
Sylvia Brooks b. 12 Sep 1766, d. 10 Apr 1809
Josiah Brooks b. 4 Mar 1776, d. 8 Dec 1820

Pedigree

Philemon Houghton

M, #1735, b. 3 June 1731, d. 15 February 1788

Father*

Benjamin Houghton Jr b. 1700

Mother*

Ruth Wheelock b. c 1701, d. 2 Mar 1762

Biography

Birth

Jun 3, 1731

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA

Mil. Serv.

1755

Weis: clerk of Captain Asa Whitcomb's company in the Crown Point Expedition

Marriage

Feb 23, 1758

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA

Death

Feb 15, 1788

Family

Rebecca Gates b. 31 Jul 1740, d. 15 Feb 1766

Marriage*

Philemon Houghton married Rebecca Gates on Feb 23, 1758 at Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA.

Children

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

Pedigree

Nahum Houghton

M, #1736, b. 1 October 1732, d. 29 August 1802

Father*

Benjamin Houghton Jr b. 1700

Mother*

Ruth Wheelock b. c 1701, d. 2 Mar 1762

Notable Houghton

Notable Houghton: a Revol. War Loyalist.

Biography

Birth

Oct 1, 1732

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA

Milit-Beg

Sep 11, 1754

MA, USA, In command of Ensign John May under Col. Oliver Wilder for the defense of the western part of the province.

Census

1766

Shoreham, Addison Co., VT, USA

Marriage

Jan 20, 1777

Concord, Merrimack Co., NH, USA

1790 Census

1790

Crown Point, Clinton Co., NY, USA, MLM, Meritt: Nahum Houghton: 1 male, 16 or over, head of family, 1 male under 16, 5 females (discrepancy in number of children)

Death

Aug 29, 1802

Bridport, Addison Co., VT, USA, also Aug 25

Family

Sarah Hazleton b. 24 Dec 1755

Marriage*

Nahum Houghton married Sarah Hazleton on Jan 20, 1777 at Concord, Merrimack Co., NH, USA.

Children

Sarah Houghton+ b. 14 Apr 1777
Nahum Houghton b. 10 Apr 1783
Sophia Houghton b. 10 Apr 1783
William H. Houghton+ b. 12 Nov 1784, d. 25 Feb 1855
Elizabeth Houghton b. 23 Feb 1786
Peter Hazleton Houghton+ b. 9 Feb 1788, d. 9 Mar 1865
Lucinda Houghton b. 28 Aug 1789
Susanna Houghton+ b. 7 Jun 1793, d. 25 May 1872
Rosanna Houghton b. 7 Jun 1793
Polly Houghton b. 18 Jul 1795
Amelia Houghton b. 9 Mar 1799, d. 15 Sep 1802

Pedigree

Ruth Houghton

F, #1737, b. 3 April 1734

Father*

Benjamin Houghton Jr b. 1700

Mother*

Ruth Wheelock b. c 1701, d. 2 Mar 1762

Biography

Birth

Apr 3, 1734

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA

Marriage

Feb 3, 1755

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA

Family

Jonathan Fairbank Jr b. 12 Nov 1732

Marriage*

Ruth Houghton married Jonathan Fairbank Jr on Feb 3, 1755 at Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA.

Children

Jonathan Fairbank+ b. 1767, d. 12 Aug 1843
Asahel Fairbank+ b. 4 Dec 1775, d. 23 May 1845

Pedigree

Lemuel Houghton

M, #1738, b. 25 September 1735, d. between 1810 and 1811

Father*

Benjamin Houghton Jr b. 1700

Mother*

Ruth Wheelock b. c 1701, d. 2 Mar 1762

Biography

Birth

Sep 25, 1735

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA

Milit-Beg

1757

a muster of a company of foot commanded by Nathaniel Sawyer "that marched on late alarm of Ft. William Henry, as far as Springfield...as did brother Benjamin."

Marriage

May 1, 1758

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA

Mil. Enls

Apr 19, 1775

Lemuel Houghton, Westminster, Private in Capt. Noah Miles's Co., which marched on the alarm of April 19, 1775 to Cambridge, and Joined Co. John Whitcomb's regiment; service, 9 and 1/2 days.

1790 Census

1790

Canajoharie, Montgomery Co., NY, USA, Lemuel Hoten: 2 males 16+; 2 males under 16; 3 females.
B. Meritt: "But this was before the formation of Otsego County and Worcester Township, and the association of names before and after lemuel Hoten in the census of 1790 shows that in fact he was living in Worcester in that year, whither, as we believe, he had come directly from Westminister in Massachusetts during the preceding year. His family consisted of himself, a son of 16 years or older, two sons under 16, his wife, and two daughters. As the family reveals itself in successive census records it appears that the older boy was born probably more than a scant 16 years before 1790 and that he cannot have been Elijah5, because Elijah5 was already married and had children before 1790."..." We tentatively suggest that the older boy in Lemuel's family in Worcester in 1790 was born about 1771. The two girls were Dinah5 and Olive5 (bis); one of the younger sons was Lemuel5, and the other younger boy was probably Luke5 Houghton, who appears separately in the census of 1800..."

1800 Census

1800

Worcester, Otsego, NY, USA, 00101-00001: 1 male 16-26; 1 male 45+; 1 female 45+

1810 Census

1810

Worcester, Otsego Co., NY, USA, 9 Total: 11011-12011; 1 male <10, 1 male 10-15, 1 male 26-44, 1 male 45+//1 female <10, 2 female 10-15, 1 female 26-44, 1 female 45+

Death

between 1810 and 1811

Worcester, Otsego Co., NY, USA, Wife a widow in 1812.

Family

Dinah Osgood b. 10 Mar 1738

Marriage*

Lemuel Houghton married Dinah Osgood on May 1, 1758 at Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA.

Children

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

Pedigree

Deacon Benjamin Houghton

M, #1739, b. 10 May 1740, d. 31 July 1802

Father*

Benjamin Houghton Jr b. 1700

Mother*

Ruth Wheelock b. c 1701, d. 2 Mar 1762

Biography

Birth

May 10, 1740

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA

1800 Census

1800

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, a Benjamin Houghton: 31011-11011; (10 total) 3 male 1-9, 1 male 10-15, 1 male 26-44, 1 male 45+; 1 female 1-9, 1 female 10-15, 1 female 26-44, 1 female 45+

Death

Jul 31, 1802

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 63; JWH: circa 1757

Pedigree

Elisabeth Houghton

F, #1740, b. 24 October 1743

Father*

Benjamin Houghton Jr b. 1700

Mother*

Ruth Wheelock b. c 1701, d. 2 Mar 1762

Biography

Birth

Oct 24, 1743

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA

Marriage

Oct 20, 1763

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA

Family

William Brown b. 6 Jul 1741

Marriage*

Elisabeth Houghton married William Brown on Oct 20, 1763 at Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA.

Pedigree