John Houghton1

M, #25351, b. 23 August 1668

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NotableJohn Houghton (1668-?), in his legal testimony at the Salem witch trial, supported John Proctor and his wife Elizabeth, who were accused of witchcraft and were convicted; and John Proctor was hanged.
BaptismAug 23, 1668Salem, Essex Co., MA, USA, 23: 6 m: 16681
NotableMar 20, 1691/92Salem, MA, USA, At the Salem witch trial, John Houghton sided with John Proctor and his wife Elizabeth: "John Houghton aged 23. testifieth and saith I this deponent was present at the same tyme aboue written, and I heard Thomas Putnam and his wife say that Mercy Lewis saw or named the wife of John Proctor in her fitt and we heard the sayd Mercy Lewis affirme that she newer syed that euer she saw her."2
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  1. [S444] Salem MA VRs I, p. 452.
  2. [S625] W. Elliot Woodward, Salem Witchcraft, p. 114-115.

Benjamin Houghton1

M, #25352

Family: Lydia (?)

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  1. [S444] Salem MA VRs I, p. 452.

Lydia (?)1

F, #25353

Family: Benjamin Houghton

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  1. [S444] Salem MA VRs I, p. 452.

John Houghton1

M, #25354, b. 26 March 1727

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BaptismMar 26, 1727Salem, Essex Co., MA, USA1
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  1. [S444] Salem MA VRs I, p. 452.

Ruth Houghton1

F, #25355, b. 13 July 1712

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BaptismJul 13, 1712Salem, Essex Co., MA, USA1
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  1. [S444] Salem MA VRs I, p. 452.

John Thomas Houghton

M, #25356, b. 14 December 1834, d. 29 June 1907

Family: Catherine Downie b. 1835, d. 27 Jun 1912

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BirthDec 14, 1834Smithfield, RI, USA, other certificates say London or England; on the majority of his children's birth certificates he gives Smithfield, RI; shipping records reveal he was born in Rhode Island or USA2
Immigrationcirca 1857Australia
MarriageJan 25, 1859Sydney, New South Wales, Australia1
Occupationbetween 1860 and 1861Australia, mate on an Australian schooner
DeathJun 29, 1907Sydney, New South Wales, Australia2
BiographyFamily story tells of two brothers who went to America with one staying and one going to Australia
Researchtwo possible mothers
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  1. [S415] E-mail from Marie Buckingham, Mar 26, 2004.
  2. [S415] E-mail from Marie Buckingham, Apr 1, 2004.

William Houghton1

M, #25358, b. circa 1790

Family 1: Mary Spencer

Family 2: Sarah Granville

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Birthcirca 1790England1
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  1. [S415] E-mail from Marie Buckingham, Apr 1, 2004.

Mary Spencer

F, #25359

Family: William Houghton b. c 1790

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ResearchJohn Thomas Houghton      b 14.12.1834 @ London (in dispute)
d 29. 6.1907 @ Sydney
m 25. 1.1859 @ Sydney

(Much research has also been done by Marie Buckingham of 18 Farrington St. Alderley Brisbane Q4051, and results have been included in this document.)

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The place of birth and his parentage varies according to the document consulted. Much more research is required to solve the problem and this is continuing. The documents consulted and their salient points are ;-

(a) His marriage certificate shows his birthplace as England, his father as William Houghton, his mother as Mary Spencer, his age as 24, and his occupation as mariner. The marriage took place in St. James' Church Sydney according to the rites of the Church of England.

(b) On the birth certificate of his daughter Mary Jane Houghton [b 5.11.1859] his birthplace is shown as London, his age as 25, and his occupation as mariner. The birth took place at Liverpool St. Sydney and the informant was the mother Catherine Houghton. Previous issue is shown as nil.

(c) On the birth certificate of his son John Downie Houghton [b 27.1.1863] his birthplace is shown as London England, his age as 29, and his occupation as master mariner. The informant was 'John Thomas Houghton, Master Mariner, Bowen, Port Denison.' The issue, all living, is shown as four. Two of these would be William and Margaret, his wife Catherine's two children to her first marriage to Stephen Nugent. The third would be Mary Jane, but is the fourth the newly arrived John Downie, or another child? If it is Kate, then later certificates have the year of her birth wrong.

(d) On the birth certificate of his son Thomas Henry Houghton at Cape River [b 30.3.1868, the first of two boys given that name], his birthplace is given as Smithfield United States, his age as 34, and his occupation as mariner. There are five previous children shown living, viz. William, Margaret, Mary Jane, John Downie and Kate Downie. The informant is again John Thomas Houghton.

(e) On the birth certificate of his daughter Lilian Granville Houghton at Capeville Cape River [b 15.11.1880], his birthplace is shown as Smithfield Rhode Island U.S.America, his age as 45, and his occupation as storekeeper. Previous issue is shown as six living, viz. Mary Jane 21, John Downie 18, Kate Downie 16, Thomas Henry 11, Rose Gilchrist 8, Clara Valentine 5, and two dead, a male and a female. The informant is again John Thomas Houghton, and he is also the Registrar for births, deaths and marriages for the district. The two children who died were the first Thomas Henry [1868-1869] and Teresa Agnes [1877-1879].

(f) The registration of Kate Downie Houghton's birth has not yet been located. Kate's marriage certificate [m 25.1.1887] says she was born at Bowen and was 22, which, when matched with item e above, puts her date of birth between 25th January 1864 and 15th November 1864. Possibly there could have been some slip-up and her birth not registered? (See also the comment at the end of item c above).

(g) John Thomas Houghton's 1907 death certificate details were supplied by his son John Downie who said he was born at Stonington North America and that John Thomas's parents were John Thomas Houghton and Sarah Granville. Stonington was the name J.T.H. gave to the cattle property he established on the Cape River. The death certificate detail indicates that he arrived in Australia in 1857 at the age of 22. Death certificate detail always depends on the informant's perceptions and is less certain to be accurate than other registrations.

(h) The 1992 IGI for London England lists the baptism of a John Thomas Houghton at St. Leonard's Shoreditch on 5.1.1835, with parents William and Mary Houghton. The date of birth was 14th December 1834 and William's occupation was that of bricklayer. It could well be 'our' John Thomas Houghton but this has yet to be proved. A William and Mary Houghton with three children - James aged 15, Jane aged 10 and John aged 7 - were living in Shoreditch at the 1841 census. By the 1851 census William and Mary were living alone.

(i) Granville is used as a second Christian name for one of his daughters [b 1880], for a grandson [b 1900], and for a daughter [b 1891] of his step-daughter Margaret which does suggest some sort of a link to a Sarah Granville.

(j) Spencer is used as a second Christian name for a grandson [b c.1904] of his step-daughter Margaret but this link could well be from the other family lines. Once again, this is only speculation about any link.

(k) Another child listed on the IGI for the early 1830s to parents William and Mary Houghton was Jane, baptised on 2.4.1832 at St. Leonard's Shoreditch. She was born on 10.3.1832, and at the time William and Mary were living at Hoxton and William's occupation was that of carman.

(l) The IGI on CD (and therefore post-1992) when checked in 1996 showed a William Houghton marrying a Sarah (no surname) in 'Kent England about 1830'. No further research has yet been made along this thread.

(m) The 1992 IGI for London do not show either a Houghton-Mary Spencer marriage or a Houghton-Sarah Granville one. Searchings in other areas in England and the USA have also been unsuccessful.

(n) The crew records for the arrivals of the Jeanie Dove in Sydney from 1859 to 1861 show the following :-

Arrival      From            Crew Member           Position Age     Nationality     Master
12.12.1859     Geelong            J.T.Houghton          mate       25      USA      John Lewis
12. 6.1860     Port of Mauritius J.Thomas Houghton     mate      26     Rhode Is      John Lewis
6.11.1860     Omlau SSJ      J.T.Houghton          mate      28     USA          Peter Barnes
17.12.1860     Melbourne      Jno T.Houghton          mate      27     not stated     McDermott
2. 2.1861     Moreton Bay      J.T.Houghton          mate      27     British          J.McDermott
20. 7.1861     Brisbane            J.T.Houghton          mate      28     British          J.McDermott
18.12.1861     South Seas      No J.T.H. listed          -      -               Wm. Robertson.1





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  1. [S415] E-mail from Marie Buckingham, Apr 1, 2004.

Sarah Granville

F, #25360

Family: William Houghton b. c 1790

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ResearchBuckingham: Sarah Granville was given as John Thomas Houghton's mother on his death certificate (informant his son)1
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  1. [S415] E-mail from Marie Buckingham, Mar 26, 2004.

Allen Hueton

M, #25361, d. 1742

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Children+1742left two underage children
Death1742Charles, MD, USA
WillMay 4, 1742Charles, MD, USA, left two lots to son George and personalty to daughter, Mary; both appear to be underage.
Probate1Jul 7, 1742Charles, MD, USA, To son George, 2 lots in Portobacco, he to be under care of Wter Dodson. To dau. Mary, personalt, she to be under care of Mary Ann Boswell till age of 16. To George Sinkilton use of shop and tools. Txs.: Walter Dodson and John Boswell. Test: D'll Neale, John Lucraft, Hough Wynn.
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William Hawtan

M, #25362, d. before 1709

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Note1689Appeared with many other Protestants on a petition concerning Catholicism to King William
WillJan 23, 1702Charles, MD, USA, William Hawton
Probate1Apr 17, 1703Charles, MD, USA, To Richard Smoot...Test: Dorothy Neale, Jno. Neale, Thos Ball 11.377
Deathbefore 1709
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William Hawton

M, #25363

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WillSep 14, 1708Charles, MD, USA, To sons John, William and Thomas...sons Joseph and Benony "Hawton's Improvement".
lllEx: Father-in-law Robt. Yates...to have charge of sd. sons during their minority. Part 2 - 12.210.
mentions land devised them by their grandfather deceased. Some of these sons were underage since the father-in-law, Robert Yates, has charge of them during their minority.
Probate1Jul 4, 1709Charles, MD, USA
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John Hawton

M, #25364

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Occupationa blacksmith
Will1717Charles, MD, USA, leaves land to Joseph and Benja., land devised testator by grandfather. He leaves four brothers (unnamed) the residue of the estate.
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William Hawton

M, #25365

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Thomas Hawton

M, #25366

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Thaddeus Bancroft1,2

M, #25367, b. 13 August 1764, d. 1838

Family: Molly Houghton b. c 1770, d. 1812

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BirthAug 13, 1764Worcester, Worcester Co., MA, USA2
Milit-Begbetween Jul 15, 1780 and Oct 10, 1780Claverack, Columbia Co., NY, USA, at age 16 enlisted as a private in Capt. Seth Pierce's Company, Col. Seth Murray's regiment. Five feet, eight inches tall, dark complexion.
OccupationUniversalist minister, farmer, innkeeper, justice of the peace2
ResidenceWarwick, MA, USA2
MarriageMay 5, 1786Winchester, Cheshire Co., NH, USA3,4,5,6
Immigration1808Sodus, Wayne, NY, USA2
Note1812Sodus, NY, USA, His tavern was burned by the British.2
Death18382
BiographyHe married Huldah (Pease) Terry, who died about 1855, the widow of Mr. Terry killed by the British in 1812.
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  1. [S236] John L. Alexander M.D., "Partial Copy of Records of Town of Winchester, N.H.", Vol. 37, p. 29.
  2. [S96] NEHGR, 95 [1941]: 365.
  3. [S96] NEHGR, 37 [1883]: 297.
  4. [S96] NEHGR, 95 [1941]: "Thomas Bancroft and Some of His Descendants", 365.
  5. [S236] John L. Alexander M.D., "Partial Copy of Records of Town of Winchester, N.H.", 37: 29.
  6. [S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 15.
  7. [S96] NEHGR, 95 [1941]: 366.

Molly Houghton1,2

F, #25368, b. circa 1770, d. 1812

Family: Thaddeus Bancroft b. 13 Aug 1764, d. 1838

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Birthcirca 1770
MarriageMay 5, 1786Winchester, Cheshire Co., NH, USA3,4,5,6
Immigration1808Sodus, Wayne, NY, USA2
Death1812Sodus, Wayne, NY, USA2
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  1. [S236] John L. Alexander M.D., "Partial Copy of Records of Town of Winchester, N.H.", Vol. 37, p. 29.
  2. [S96] NEHGR, 95 [1941]: 365.
  3. [S96] NEHGR, 37 [1883]: 297.
  4. [S96] NEHGR, 95 [1941]: "Thomas Bancroft and Some of His Descendants", 365.
  5. [S236] John L. Alexander M.D., "Partial Copy of Records of Town of Winchester, N.H.", 37: 29.
  6. [S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 15.
  7. [S96] NEHGR, 95 [1941]: 366.

Susannah Taylor1

F, #25369, b. circa 1786, d. 6 November 1861

Family 1: Abner Houghton b. 17 Sep 1777, d. 18 Feb 1824

Family 2: Sylvester Hall

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Birthcirca 1786VT, USA, age 74 in 1860 census; 1880 census of sons William and Solomon gives VT2
Marriage1805Winchester, Cheshire Co., NH, USA3,4
MarriageAug 30, 1827St. Johnsbury, Caledonia Co., VT, USA5,4
DeathNov 6, 1861St. Johnsbury, Caledonia Co., VT, USA, age 75, no date given4
BurialGoss Hollow Cemetery, St. Johnsbury, Caledonia Co., VT, USA4
ProblemCorilla born years after death of Abner and has middle name of Susannah's 2nd husband
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  1. [S96] NEHGR, Vol. 38, 1883, p. 32.
  2. [S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , Burke, Caledonia Co., VT, Roll 1317, p. 53, line 29, dwl 695-712.
  3. [S96] NEHGR, 38 [1884]: 32.
  4. [S1074] Town Records: St. Johnsbury, Caledonia Co., VT; VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30270, VT VRs 1770-1870.
  5. [S1074] Town Records: Vital Records, St. Johnsbury, Caledonia Co., Vermont, Book 2, p. 81.
  6. [S1074] Town Records: Vital Records, St. Johnsbury, Caledonia Co., Vermont, Book 2, p. 22.

Joseph Hawton

M, #25372

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Benony Hawton

M, #25373

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George Hueton

M, #25374

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Mary Dodson Hueton

F, #25375

Family: Daniel Neale b. c 1726

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Immigrationbefore 1750Bedford Co., VA, USA, She moves there with her uncle, Walter Dodson.
Marriage1750/51New London, Bedford Co., VA, USA, Daniel Neale married Mary Dodson. Daniela Moneta thinks it may have been Mary Dodson Heuton.
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Daniel Neale

M, #25376, b. circa 1726

Family: Mary Dodson Hueton

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Birthcirca 1726Charles, MD, USA
Residencecirca 1750Charles, MD, USA
Marriage1750/51New London, Bedford Co., VA, USA, Daniel Neale married Mary Dodson. Daniela Moneta thinks it may have been Mary Dodson Heuton.
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