David Sawyer1,2

M, #1591, b. 29 March 1729

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BirthMar 29, 1729Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, MLM: Mar. 29, 17283,1,4,5

Citations

  1. [S117] Burr & Gage, "John Houghton of Lancaster, Mass." , pp. 392-400, p. 397.
  2. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 14 #175.
  3. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 55.
  4. [S157] Fred E. Sawyer, Sawyer Families Gen. Dict., p. 113.
  5. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 14.

Amos Sawyer1,2

M, #1592, b. 30 September 1733, d. 2 January 1768

Family: Mary Rugg

  • Marriage*: Amos Sawyer married Mary Rugg on Jan 9, 1755.4,5

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BirthSep 30, 1733Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA3,1,4,5
MarriageJan 9, 17554,5
DeathJan 2, 1768MLM: Jan 12, 17684,5

Citations

  1. [S117] Burr & Gage, "John Houghton of Lancaster, Mass." , pp. 392-400, p. 397.
  2. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 14 #176, 27.
  3. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 55.
  4. [S157] Fred E. Sawyer, Sawyer Families Gen. Dict., p. 113.
  5. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 14, 27.
  6. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 14.

Deborah Wilder1,2

F, #1593, b. 1692, d. 7 November 1763

Family 1: Robert Houghton Jr b. c 1688, d. b May 1718

Family 2: John Longley b. 1682, d. 25 May 1750

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Birth1692Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Not in Lancaster VR3,1,4,5
MarriageBT, LWL: questions marriage of D. Wilder and Robert Houghton; CJV: probate records verify marriage6,7,1,4,5
CommunionMay 6, 1716Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, at the First Church; Boston Transcript, 7/19/1909: Deborah wife of Robert Houghton, Jr., was admitted to church membership, May 6, 1716. Deborah, daughter of Deborah Houghton 'vidua' was admitted to membership May 11,1718...Probate records at Cambridge would probably settle the identity of Deborah.8,9,5
AdministrJul 18, 1718Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Bond of 200 pounds (Deborah Houghton, Admx. and Jonas Houghton, husbandman both of Lancaster) ; Record of Appt; Inventory (Probate #11941 Administration)10,11
MarriageNov 30, 1720Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Lancaster VR: p.18: Deborah Houghton, by J. Houghton; Littleton VR: 171812,13,14,15,6,7,16,17,1,18,19,4,5
DeathNov 7, 1763Groton, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, "in her 72d year (gravestone at Groton)."15,20,1,4,5
BurialOld Burying Ground, Groton, MA, USA, "Here lies the Body of Mrs. Deborah (Houghton) Longley
Relict of Deacon John Longley who departed this life
November the 7th AD 1763 in the 72d year of her Age."
BiographyBurr & Gage: "daughter of John and Hannah (Atherton) Wilder... married (2) 30 Nov. 1720 John Longley of Groton. The Middlesex Probate Records mention four children, of whom three were entrusted in 1727 to the guardianship of John Longley."

Nourse: baptism of daughter Deborah "daughter of Deborah Houghton vidua"1,21

Citations

  1. [S117] Burr & Gage, "John Houghton of Lancaster, Mass." , pp. 392-400, p. 397.
  2. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 8, 272, 275.
  3. [S46] Boston Transcript, Jan. 23, 1933 - 2780.
  4. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 15.
  5. [S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 294.
  6. [S46] Boston Transcript, 2/3/1933, #2780, LWL.
  7. [S46] Boston Transcript, 1/23/1933, #2780, ETPA.
  8. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 271.
  9. [S46] Boston Transcript, 7/19/1909.
  10. [S852] Samuel H. Folsom and William E. Rogers, Middlesex MA Probate Index, p. 249.
  11. [S955] Middlesex Probate Records 2l, p. 381.
  12. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 18.
  13. [S46] Boston Transcript, 4/20/1909 #513, ETPA.
  14. [S46] Boston Transcript, Feb. 3, 1933 - 2780.
  15. [S46] Boston Transcript, 7/19/1909 #513, GAG.
  16. [S81] Shattuck, Desc. of William Shattuck, p. 80.
  17. [S96] NEHGR, Vol. 17, 1863, p. 72.
  18. [S216] Seth Chandler, History of Shirley, Massachusetts, from Its Early Settlemet to A.D. 1882.
  19. [S416] Littleton MA VRs, p. 452.
  20. [S46] Boston Transcript, Dec. 24, 1931 - 2780.
  21. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 275.
  22. [S415] E-mail from Janice Farnsworth, 16 Jan 2001, citing Lancaster VRs.
  23. [S415] E-mail from Janice Farnsworth, 16 Jan 2001, citing Butler's History of Groton, p. 417.

Robert Houghton1,2

M, #1594, b. circa 1710, d. before 1727

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Birthcirca 1710Oldest son; next born in 17123
Deathbefore 1727MA, USA, CJV: not given guardianship in 1727 nor inheritance in 1733; Burr & Gage: "oldest son, deceased in 1727."1,3,4,5

Citations

  1. [S117] Burr & Gage, "John Houghton of Lancaster, Mass." , pp. 392-400, p. 397.
  2. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 15 #209.
  3. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 15.
  4. [S409] Probate Records , Middlesex Co., MA, Case 11941, FHC #397099.
  5. [S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 294.

Esther Houghton1,2,3,4

F, #1595, b. 1712

Family 1: Moses Woods b. 6 Jul 1709, d. 20 Oct 1755

Family 2: Ens. David Shattuck

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Birth1712MA, USA, Burr & Gage: "fifteen years old in 1727"; H.E. Woods: 1713
Not in Groton VR2,3,6,7
MarriageNov 22, 1733Groton, Middlesex Co., MA, USA3,8,6
MarriageJan 10, 1758Pepperell, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, His 2nd; Easther Woods (Esther CR 1); Shattuck: Esther Woods, widow of Moses Woods3,9,10
Living17743

Citations

  1. [S46] Boston Transcript, 3/9/1915.
  2. [S117] Burr & Gage, "John Houghton of Lancaster, Mass." , pp. 392-400, p. 397.
  3. [S120] Woods, "Woods Family of Groton," (Jan. 1910), p. 38.
  4. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 15 #210.
  5. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 275.
  6. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 15.
  7. [S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 294.
  8. [S127] Vital Records of Groton, II, p. 91.
  9. [S129] Rice, Vital Records of Pepperell, p. 245.
  10. [S81] Shattuck, Desc. of William Shattuck.

Ebenezer Houghton1,2

M, #1596, b. 1714, d. 13 May 1790

Family: Susannah Farnsworth b. 28 Apr 1720, d. 27 Jan 1803

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Birth1714MA, USA, Burr & Gage: "thirteen years old in 1727"; MLM: 1715/16; dd calc = 17161,4,5
GuardianspOct 5, 1733Middlesex Co., MA, USA, nomination was made of Jonathan Houghton as Gdn. by Ebenezer; Bond signed by Jonathan Houghton et. al; Record of appt. made of Jonathan Houghton of Lancaster, Gdn of Ebenezer; (Middlesex Probate Records, #11942, Guardian)CJV: It could also be Jonathan Houghton, Jr.6,7
Origin1752Leominster, Worcester Co., MA, USA8
MarriageJan 9, 1751/52Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA8,9,10
WillFeb 28, 1788Leominster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Son Ebenezer was named executor and inherited the land; other children received 20 pounds each.11
1790 Census1790Leominster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, 2 males 16+; 4 females12
DeathMay 13, 1790Leominster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, a. 7413,10
AdministrMay 18, 1790Leominster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, His son Ebenezer was executor of his father's will; had 105 acres in Leominster (Worcester Probate, Case # 30945)11
BurialOld Pine Grove Cemetery, Leominster, Worcester Co., MA, USA14

Citations

  1. [S117] Burr & Gage, "John Houghton of Lancaster, Mass." , pp. 392-400, p. 397.
  2. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 15 #211.
  3. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 275.
  4. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 15, 32.
  5. [S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 294.
  6. [S955] Middlesex Probate Records 2l, p. 381.
  7. [S409] Probate Records , Middlesex Co., MA, Case 11942, FHC #397099.
  8. [S43] Thomas W. Baldwin, Harvard MA VRs, p. 181.
  9. [S160] Leominster MA VRs, p. 217.
  10. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 32.
  11. [S409] Probate Records , Worcester Co., MA, Case 30945.
  12. [S1220] 1790 U.S. Federal Census , Leominster, Worcester, MA, p. 226.
  13. [S160] Leominster MA VRs, p. 324.
  14. [S782] Patricia Law Hatcher Rev. Patriots Graves II, p. 170.
  15. [S160] Leominster MA VRs, p. 76.
  16. [S160] Leominster MA VRs, p. 77.

Deborah Houghton1,2

F, #1597, b. 1717

Family: Jonathan Holdin

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Birth1717Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Burr & Gage: "ten years old in 1727"1,4
GuardianspOct 5, 1733Middlesex Co., MA, USA, nomination was made of her uncle Ebenezer Wilder as guardian by Deborah. A bond was signed by Ebenezer et. al.. A Record of Appt. of Ebenezer Wilder of Lancaster as guardian of Deborah.5,6
MarriageApr 26, 1742Groton, Middlesex Co., MA, USA7

Citations

  1. [S117] Burr & Gage, "John Houghton of Lancaster, Mass." , pp. 392-400, p. 397.
  2. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 15 #212.
  3. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 275.
  4. [S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 294.
  5. [S955] Middlesex Probate Records 2l, p. 381.
  6. [S409] Probate Records , Middlesex Co., MA, Case 11942, FHC #397099.
  7. [S127] Vital Records of Groton, II, p. 91.
  8. [S126] Vital Records of Groton, I, p. 117.
  9. [S126] Vital Records of Groton, I, p. 116.

Elizabeth Bennett1,2

F, #1598, b. 9 November 1699, d. 2 April 1746

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

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BirthNov 9, 1699Lancaster, MA, USA, Virkus: ca. 1698; Davis: c 1698, Lancaster, MA3,4,5
MarriageApr 8, 1719Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA6,7,8,2,9,10,11,12,13,14
CommunionFeb 13, 1731/32Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, First Church15
DeathApr 2, 1746Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 48 per GS; JWH & MLM: 13 Jan 1739/40; Davis: Jan 13, 17396,13,4,16
BurialOld Burial Ground, Boylston, Worcester Co., MA, USA, In Memory of Mrs. Elisabeth Houghton ye wife of Mr. Joshua Houghton who Died April ye 2nd 1746 in ye 48 Year of her age
ParentsDSamuel Bennett and Mary Parmenter of Shrewsbury MA6,13,3

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 310.
  2. [S96] NEHGR, 56 [1902]: 242.
  3. [S932] Virkus, Abridged Compend. of Amer. Gen. III, p. 692.
  4. [S415] E-mail from Kathleen McGuigan Davis, Sept. 20, 2006.
  5. [S1485] Findagrave.com, online http://www.findagrave.com, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi
  6. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 303.
  7. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 17.
  8. [S46] Boston Transcript, 2/5/1923 - 440.
  9. [S96] NEHGR, 17 [1863]: 71.
  10. [S117] Burr & Gage, "John Houghton of Lancaster, Mass." , pp. 392-400, p. 397.
  11. [S177] Baily, Early Massachusetts Marriages, p. 61.
  12. [S200] Smith, Report to Houghton Association, p. 20 (Francis Walter Houghton's Genealogy).
  13. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 15.
  14. [S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 295.
  15. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 272.
  16. [S1485] Findagrave.com, online http://www.findagrave.com, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi
  17. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 54.
  18. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 57.
  19. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 60.
  20. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 62.

Jerusha Houghton1,2,3,4

F, #1599, b. 6 January 1719/20, d. 17 May 1812

Family: Nathaniel Bixby

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BirthJan 6, 1719/20Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, FWH: Jan. 76,3,7,8,9
Marriage BannSep, 1742Shrewsbury, Worcester Co., MA, USA3,10,9
DeathMay 17, 1812Weathersfield, Windsor Co., VT, USA11,7,12,13
BurialUpham - Aldrich Cemetery, Weathersfield, VT, USA13

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 310 #95.
  2. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 29, 276.
  3. [S117] Burr & Gage, "John Houghton of Lancaster, Mass." , pp. 392-400, p. 397.
  4. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 15 #220, 32.
  5. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 54.
  6. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 54.
  7. [S200] Smith, Report to Houghton Association, p. 20 (Francis Walter Houghton's Genealogy).
  8. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 15, 32.
  9. [S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 295.
  10. [S312] Shrewsbury MA VRs, p. 170.
  11. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 310.
  12. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 32.
  13. [S1485] Findagrave.com, online http://www.findagrave.com, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi
  14. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 29.

Joshua Houghton Jr.1,2

M, #1600, b. 6 May 1721, d. 6 May 1721

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BirthMay 6, 1721Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA4,1,5,6
DeathMay 6, 1721Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA4,1,5

Citations

  1. [S117] Burr & Gage, "John Houghton of Lancaster, Mass." , pp. 392-400, p. 397.
  2. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 15 #221.
  3. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 54.
  4. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 54.
  5. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 15.
  6. [S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 295.

Saul Houghton1,2,3,4

M, #1601, b. 6 May 1722, d. 4 November 1814

Family: Mary Matthews d. 10 Apr 1802

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BirthMay 6, 1722Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA6,7,3,8,9,10
Marriage BannApr 11, 1746Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, JWH, MLM: 5,11,17466,11,3,9,12
CommunionSep 2, 1750Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Second Church13
1790 Census1790Sterling, Worcester Co., MA, USA, 2 males 16+, 1 female14
1800 Census1800Sterling, Worcester Co., MA, USA, 00011-00002; 1 male 26-44, 1 male 45+; 2 female 45+15
ResidenceNewfane, Windham Co., VT, USA, VT Gazetteer Index: grantee of Newfane, v. pt. 2, 45516
DeathNov 4, 1814Sterling, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 92 1/217
Administr1814Sterling, Worcester Co., MA, USA, W.P. Case #3117618
Notewere among the original grantees of Newfane, VT per MLM. CJV: may be Saul's son Joshua (given as Joshua Jr at marriage)19

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 310 #96.
  2. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 31, 277, 376.
  3. [S117] Burr & Gage, "John Houghton of Lancaster, Mass." , pp. 392-400, p. 397.
  4. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 15 #222, 33.
  5. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 54.
  6. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 310.
  7. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 54.
  8. [S200] Smith, Report to Houghton Association, p. 20 (Francis Walter Houghton's Genealogy).
  9. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 15, 33.
  10. [S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 295, 308.
  11. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 31.
  12. [S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 308.
  13. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 376.
  14. [S1220] 1790 U.S. Federal Census , Sterling, Worcester Co., MA, p. 237.
  15. [S1221] 1800 U.S. Federal Census , Sterling, Worcester Co, MA, p. 353.
  16. [S579] Abbie M. Hemenway, VT Historical Gazetter Index, p. 468.
  17. [S451] Sterling MA VRs, p. 122.
  18. [S409] Probate Records , Worcester, MA.
  19. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 33.
  20. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 328.
  21. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 381.
  22. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 77.
  23. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 79.
  24. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 90.
  25. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 386.

Orphah Houghton1,2,3,4

F, #1602, b. 6 November 1724

Family 1: Josiah Cutting b. 7 Mar 1726/27

Family 2: Aaron Glazer b. 4 Aug 1756, d. 5 May 1833

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BirthNov 6, 1724Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA6,7,3,8,9,10
MarriageJan 2, 1751/52Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Shrewsbury VR: Jan. 2, 17516,11,3,12,9,10
MarriageDec 25, 1777Holden, MA, USA

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 310 #97.
  2. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 34, 86, 278.
  3. [S117] Burr & Gage, "John Houghton of Lancaster, Mass." , pp. 392-400, p. 397.
  4. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 15 #223.
  5. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 54.
  6. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 310.
  7. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 54.
  8. [S200] Smith, Report to Houghton Association, p. 20 (Francis Walter Houghton's Genealogy).
  9. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 15.
  10. [S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 295.
  11. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 21, 86.
  12. [S312] Shrewsbury MA VRs, p. 170.
  13. [S312] Shrewsbury MA VRs, p. 28.
  14. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 34.
  15. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 136.

Vashti Houghton1,2,3,4

F, #1603, b. 7 May 1727, d. 10 February 1805

Family: Jonathan Prescott b. 1722, d. 8 Mar 1810

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BirthMay 7, 1727Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, JWH: 17246,7,8,9,10,11,12
MarriageJul 3, 1746Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA13,9,11,14,12
DeathFeb 10, 1805Sterling, Worcester Co., MA, USA15,10
BurialCookshire Cemetery, Sterling, Worcester Co., MA, USA, ae 78y15

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 310 #98.
  2. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 31, 92, 279.
  3. [S117] Burr & Gage, "John Houghton of Lancaster, Mass." , pp. 392-400, p. 397.
  4. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 15 #224, 33.
  5. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 57.
  6. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 310.
  7. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 57.
  8. [S117] Burr & Gage, "John Houghton of Lancaster, Mass." , pp. 392-400, p. 398.
  9. [S200] Smith, Report to Houghton Association, p. 20 (Francis Walter Houghton's Genealogy).
  10. [S520] Mary E. Mayo (Ed.), Sixteen Hundred Lines to Pilgrims, Lineage Book III, p. 273.
  11. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 15, 33.
  12. [S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 295.
  13. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 397.
  14. [S933] Virkus, Abridged Compend. of Amer. Gen. III, p. 85.
  15. [S75] Whitcomb, Nashaway Burial Grounds, p. 170.
  16. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 73.
  17. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 76.
  18. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 81.
  19. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 90.
  20. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 92, 385.
  21. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 31.
  22. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 33.

Solomon Houghton1,2,3,4,5,6,7

M, #1604, b. 5 June 1729, d. 26 March 1781

Family: Deliverance Ross b. 13 Jun 1735, d. 11 Sep 1810

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NotableY
BirthJun 5, 1729Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Burr & Gage: Worcester Deeds, lib. 45, p. 561; JWH: 6,5,1729; MLM: July 59,10,11,3,12,5,13,14,15
MarriageNov 7, 1751Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, by J. Mellen; JWH: 30 Dec 1784 [for both Solomon and his brother Tirus]9,16,12,3,5,14,17,18
CovenantJun 14, 1752Shrewsbury, MA, USA, Church Rec.19
Milit-Begcirca 1757He was in a Lancaster foot company that marched on the late alarm at Ft. William Henry as far as Springfield, MA.20,21
Researchcirca 1757
Children+before 17763 more per Marlborough VT Hx after 1768; youngest was 55 in 1831 (~1776)
EstateJan 9, 1778Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, "the estate of Sollomon Houghton of Lancaster who has left and been absent from for more than thence Months his usual place of abode and gone over to our enemies."; Deliverance received her widow's third22
Probate1781Property valued at 6877 pounds; full 25 page probate is available on http://www.americanancestors.org/
DocumentFeb 13, 1781American Loyalist Claims, 1776–1835. AO 12–13. The National Archives of the United Kingdom, Kew, Surrey, England.
Following the American Revolutionary War (1775-1783), British commissioners were appointed to examine claims of losses sustained by those loyal to the British crown or "Loyalists" during and following the war. Records in this database relate to Loyalist claims and cases heard by the American Loyalist Claims Commission.

Solomon Houghton:
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Worcester
To the Sheriffs or Marshalls of our said county of Worcester his undersheriff or deputy. Greeting

L.S. Whereas We before our Justices of our Inferior Court of Common Pleas holder for…within our county of Worcester aforesaid, at Worcester, upon the second Tuesday of December last, by adjournment from the first Tuesday of the same Month, by a…of the Great General Court by the Confederation of Our Said Inferior Courts recorded Judgments before our Title … proprietary? Of the last tenements, their testaments, hereafter described, late the estate of Solomon Houghton, late of Lancaster in the county aforesaid, Yeoman, an absentee, agreeable to the tenor? Form by virtue of an act of the Great General Court, entitled “An Act for confiscating the estates of certain persons commonly called Absentees.”
A tract of land in the Southerly parts of said Lancaster near Shrewsbury… person being the said Solomon’s homestead containing by estimation 80 acres more or less, bounded as follows. Eastwardly on land of Abraham Howe, southwardly on land of Silas Howe, Southeastwardly on land of Benjamin Hinds & the heirs of Jotham Bush, Eastwardly on the land of the said heirs, Northwardly on the land of Silas Howe, together with one upright dwelling house, one barn & other out buildings standing thereon consisting of morings?..and woodlands.
Also, another tract of land lying in the Southwardly part of said Lancaster near the said Solomon’s homestead, containing by estimation about thirty-two acres more or less bounded as follows: Eastwardly on the land of Levi Moore, Westwardly on Elijah Ball’s land and James Ball’s land, Southwardly and westwardly on said James Ball’s land consisting of pasturing, woodlands.
Also a piece or tract of pine woodland lying in said Lancaster near to the said Lancaster homestead of aforesaid Solomon, containing by estimation about thirty acres more or less is bounded westwardly on land of Zebulon Rice, Northwardly on land of Levi Moore, Southwardly on land of Silas Howe, eastwardly on land of Nathaniel Hastings, with all the privileges…to the above said tracts of land and to the said buildings belonging. As to…hath been made to appear of record.
We command you therefore that without delay you…to have possession of the land and tenements and hereditaments aforesaid with all the privileges, appurtenance and safements? To the same belonging. Thereof fail not and make return of this writ with your doings unto our said Inferior Court of Common Pleas to be holden at Worcester upon the last Friday of March next. Witness Artemas Ward, Esquire at Worcester the twenty fourth day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty one.
Jos. Allen, Clerk

Worcester. – February 13th, 1781. By virtue of the within writs I have delivered possession of the land, tenements, and hereditaments within described to Levi Lincoln Esquire specially empowered and appointed by Robert Paine Esq. Attorney General of the Commonwealth, to receive the same.
Jonathan Price, Dy. Sheriff
A true copy.
Attest. Jos. Allen Clerk
DeathMar 26, 1781Lancaster, MA, USA23
Administr1781Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, W.P. #3118320
Note1783Shrewsbury, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Absentee; W.P. Case #3118424
Notablea Tory Loyalist in the Rev. War who remained loyal with the British
ResearchJWH: gives Solomon and Deliverance Ross as parents; but his bd is 1818 after their deaths25
Research2nd cousins; both Loyalists
Research

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 310 #100.
  2. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 22, 33, 280.
  3. [S46] Boston Transcript, 7/11/1923 #894 FRPG.
  4. [S80] Chandler, Houghton Genealogy, #11533.
  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. 15 #226, 34.
  7. [S178] Nourse, Military Annals of Lancaster, p. 203-4.
  8. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 57.
  9. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 310.
  10. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 57.
  11. [S46] Boston Transcript, 1923 - 392.
  12. [S46] Boston Transcript, 2/5/1923 - 440.
  13. [S200] Smith, Report to Houghton Association, p. 21 (Francis Walter Houghton's Genealogy).
  14. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 15, 34.
  15. [S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 295, 309.
  16. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 22.
  17. [S932] Virkus, Abridged Compend. of Amer. Gen. III, p. 692.
  18. [S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 309.
  19. [S96] NEHGR, 77 [1923]: 23.
  20. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 34.
  21. [S178] Nourse, Military Annals of Lancaster, p. 60.
  22. [S682] Estate File, for Solomon Houghton, absentee, 1778, case 31183, Vol. 190, p. 26.
  23. [S1485] Findagrave.com, online http://www.findagrave.com, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi
  24. [S682] Estate File, for Solomon Houghton, absentee, 1783, case 31184.
  25. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 329.
  26. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 80.
  27. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 82.
  28. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 90.
  29. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 92.
  30. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 95.
  31. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 97.
  32. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 34, 70.
  33. [S96] NEHGR, 77 [1923]: 30.
  34. [S96] NEHGR, 77 [1923]: 31.
  35. [S96] NEHGR, 77 [1923]: 32.
  36. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 33.

Tiras Houghton1,2,3,4

M, #1605, b. 16 April 1732, d. circa 1761

Family: Rachel House d. b 1769

Biography

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BirthApr 16, 1732Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Burr & Gage: Worcester Deeds, lib. 47, p. 286,7,3,8,9,10
MarriageJan, 1755Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Mrs. Rachel House11,3,8,9,12,13
Deathcirca 1761Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Lancaster VRs: Tirus and Rachel Houghton died between 1748 and 1770; Burr & Gage: pre 1763, Worcester Deeds, lib. 50, p. 208; JWH: 'Both d. previous to 1770, n.f.r.'; MLM, Weis: pre Oct. 11, 1761 and pre 1763; Probate: c 17616,14,3,12,13
AdministrAug 18, 1761Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, W.P. #31203;

Probate Record 1761.
Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Case Number: 31203
Note: page 1 of 9
Case Type: Administration
Volume: Worcester Cases 30000-31999, Page(s): 31203:1

HOUGHTON, Tyrus

Rachel appeared before administration15,16

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 310 #101.
  2. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 23, 87, 282.
  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. 15 #227, 34.
  5. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 60.
  6. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 310.
  7. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 60.
  8. [S200] Smith, Report to Houghton Association, p. 21 (Francis Walter Houghton's Genealogy).
  9. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 15, 34.
  10. [S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 295, 309.
  11. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 87.
  12. [S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 309.
  13. [S409] Probate Records , Worcester, MA, Case 31203.
  14. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 326.
  15. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 34.
  16. [S1405] Thomas Patrick Hughes & Frank Munsell, American Ancestry, http://www.americanancestors.org/databases/…
  17. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 23.

Hiram Houghton1,2,3,4

M, #1606, b. 6 June 1735, d. 25 September 1745

Biography

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BirthJun 6, 1735Worcester Co., MA, USA, Burr & Gage: 6 Jan. 1735;

Name: Hiram Houghton
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 06 Jun 1735
Birthplace: LANCASTER,WORCESTER,MASSACHUSETTS
Father's Name: Joshua Houghton
Mother's Name: Elisabeth
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C50038-1
System Origin: Massachusetts-ODM
Source Film Number: 547550
Collection: Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-19156,3,7,8,9
DeathSep 25, 1745MA, USA10
BurialOld Burial Ground, Boylston, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Hiram ye son of Mr.
Joshua & Mrs.
Elisabeth Houghton
who Died Sep 25th
1745 in ye 12th
Year of his
Age10
ResearchOnly JWH gives this parentage; Hiram died at age 10.11

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 310 #102.
  2. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p 284.
  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. 15 #228.
  5. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 62.
  6. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p 62.
  7. [S200] Smith, Report to Houghton Association, p. 21 (Francis Walter Houghton's Genealogy).
  8. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 15.
  9. [S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 295.
  10. [S1485] Findagrave.com, online http://www.findagrave.com, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi
  11. [S1485] Findagrave.com, online http://www.findagrave.com, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi

Nathaniel Bixby1

M, #1607

Family: Jerusha Houghton b. 6 Jan 1719/20, d. 17 May 1812

Biography

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Origin1742Shrewsbury, MA, USA2
Marriage BannSep, 1742Shrewsbury, Worcester Co., MA, USA3,4,5

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 310.
  2. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 29.
  3. [S117] Burr & Gage, "John Houghton of Lancaster, Mass." , pp. 392-400, p. 397.
  4. [S312] Shrewsbury MA VRs, p. 170.
  5. [S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 295.
  6. [S200] Smith, Report to Houghton Association, p. 20 (Francis Walter Houghton's Genealogy).
  7. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 15, 32.

Mary Matthews1,2,3

F, #1608, d. 10 April 1802

Family: Saul Houghton b. 6 May 1722, d. 4 Nov 1814

Biography

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Origincirca 1726Framingham, Middlesex Co., MA, USA4,1,3
Marriage BannApr 11, 1746Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, JWH, MLM: 5,11,17464,3,1,5,6
CommunionSep 2, 1750Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Second Church7
DeathApr 10, 1802Sterling, Worcester Co., MA, USA8
BurialCookshire Cemetery, Sterling, Worcester Co., MA, USA, ae 76y w/o Saul8

Citations

  1. [S117] Burr & Gage, "John Houghton of Lancaster, Mass." , pp. 392-400, p. 397.
  2. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 310 #96s, 328.
  3. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 31.
  4. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 310.
  5. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 15, 33.
  6. [S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 308.
  7. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 376.
  8. [S75] Whitcomb, Nashaway Burial Grounds, p. 171.
  9. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 77.
  10. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 79.
  11. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 90.

Josiah Cutting1,2

M, #1609, b. 7 March 1726/27

Family: Orphah Houghton b. 6 Nov 1724

Biography

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BirthMar 7, 1726/27Shrewsbury, Worcester Co., MA, USA3,4,5
Origin1752Shrewsbury, MA, USA6
MarriageJan 2, 1751/52Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Shrewsbury VR: Jan. 2, 17513,6,7,8,5,9

Citations

  1. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 34, 86.
  2. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 310 #97s.
  3. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 310.
  4. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 21.
  5. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 15.
  6. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 21, 86.
  7. [S117] Burr & Gage, "John Houghton of Lancaster, Mass." , pp. 392-400, p. 397.
  8. [S312] Shrewsbury MA VRs, p. 170.
  9. [S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 295.
  10. [S312] Shrewsbury MA VRs, p. 28.
  11. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 34.

Aaron Glazer1

M, #1610, b. 4 August 1756, d. 5 May 1833

Family: Orphah Houghton b. 6 Nov 1724

Biography

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BirthAug 4, 1756Shrewsbury, MA, USA
Origin1776Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA
MarriageDec 25, 1777Holden, MA, USA
DeathMay 5, 1833

Citations

  1. [S117] Burr & Gage, "John Houghton of Lancaster, Mass." , pp. 392-400, p. 397.
  2. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 136.
  3. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 15.
  4. [S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 295.

Jonathan Prescott1,2

M, #1611, b. 1722, d. 8 March 1810

Family: Vashti Houghton b. 7 May 1727, d. 10 Feb 1805

Biography

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Birth17224,3
MarriageJul 3, 1746Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA5,6,7,3,8
DeathMar 8, 1810Sterling, Worcester Co., MA, USA9
BurialCookshire Cemetery, Sterling, Worcester Co., MA, USA, ae 89y9
ParentsSEbenezer Prescott and Ruth Hobart; son John Prescott, Jr; son of John Prescott, the Pilgrim

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 310 #98s.
  2. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 31.
  3. [S933] Virkus, Abridged Compend. of Amer. Gen. III, p. 85.
  4. [S520] Mary E. Mayo (Ed.), Sixteen Hundred Lines to Pilgrims, Lineage Book III, p. 273.
  5. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 397.
  6. [S200] Smith, Report to Houghton Association, p. 20 (Francis Walter Houghton's Genealogy).
  7. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 15, 33.
  8. [S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 295.
  9. [S75] Whitcomb, Nashaway Burial Grounds, p. 170.
  10. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 73.
  11. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 76.
  12. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 81.
  13. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 90.
  14. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 92, 385.
  15. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 310.
  16. [S117] Burr & Gage, "John Houghton of Lancaster, Mass." , pp. 392-400, p. 397.
  17. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 33.

Deliverance Ross1,2,3,4,5

F, #1612, b. 13 June 1735, d. 11 September 1810

Family: Solomon Houghton b. 5 Jun 1729, d. 26 Mar 1781

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BirthJun 13, 1735Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA6,3,7,4,8,9
MarriageNov 7, 1751Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, by J. Mellen; JWH: 30 Dec 1784 [for both Solomon and his brother Tirus]10,11,7,4,5,12,13,9
Children+before 17763 more per Marlborough VT Hx after 1768; youngest was 55 in 1831 (~1776)
Research1783Last mention of Solomon Houghton is 1783 probate as absentee; unclear about Deliverance's 2nd marriage
DeathSep 11, 1810Marlboro, Windham Co., VT, USA, age 76; Davis: Boylston, MA14,15,16,17
BurialKing Cemetery, Marlboro, Windham Co., VT, USA, In Memory of Mrs. Deliverance wife of Mr. Solomon Houghton of Boylston Mass. who died Sept 11, 1810 AE 76 Years15
ParentsDThomas Ross and Mary Dudley13,2
BiographyCJV: at least 3 children and her list in marriages at Shrewsbury, MA

Boston Transcript, 7/11/1923: dau. of Thomas and Mary Ross. She came from Littleton to Lancaster, Ma.

Boston Transcript, 12/12/1923: born June 13, 1735, Lancaster, not Littleton. Mary Ross died at Lancaster Nov 29, 1765.

BT: Her mother was admitted to the Lancaster Church from the Church of Christ, Littleton, Aug. 6, 1732. She died Nov. 29, 1765, aged fifty-for years, six months, sixteen days.7,4,13

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 310 #100s, 329.
  2. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 22, 33.
  3. [S46] Boston Transcript, 12/12/1923 #815, WWNY.
  4. [S46] Boston Transcript, 7/11/1923 #894 FRPG.
  5. [S117] Burr & Gage, "John Houghton of Lancaster, Mass." , pp. 392-400, p. 398.
  6. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 63.
  7. [S46] Boston Transcript, 2/5/1923 - 440.
  8. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 34.
  9. [S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 309.
  10. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 310.
  11. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 22.
  12. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 15, 34.
  13. [S932] Virkus, Abridged Compend. of Amer. Gen. III, p. 692.
  14. [S1076] Rootsweb.Com, online www.rootsweb.com, King Cemetery, Marlboro VT, www. rootsweb.com/~vtwindha/cemeteries_marlboroVT.txt.
  15. [S10] Gravestone, Picture sent by Helen Ringer, Sep 12, 2002.
  16. [S1074] Town Records: Marlboro, Windham Co., VT; VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30270, VT VRs 1770-1870.
  17. [S415] E-mail from Kathleen McGuigan Davis, Sept. 20, 2006.
  18. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 80.
  19. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 82.
  20. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 90.
  21. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 92.
  22. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 95.
  23. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 97.
  24. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 34, 70.
  25. [S96] NEHGR, 77 [1923]: 30.
  26. [S96] NEHGR, 77 [1923]: 31.
  27. [S96] NEHGR, 77 [1923]: 32.
  28. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 33.
  29. [S46] Boston Transcript, 1923 - 392.

Rachel House1,2

F, #1613, d. before 1769

Family: Tiras Houghton b. 16 Apr 1732, d. c 1761

Biography

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Origin1754Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA3
CovenantOct 11, 1761Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, First Church4,5
Deathbefore 1769Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, MLM: pre. 17636,7,4
Administr1769Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, a Rachel Houghton, W.P. Case #311388
ParentsDJoseph and Lydia (Curtis) House4

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. 310 #101s.
  3. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 23.
  4. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 34.
  5. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 331.
  6. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 310.
  7. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 326.
  8. [S409] Probate Records , Worcester, MA.
  9. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 302.
  10. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 87.
  11. [S200] Smith, Report to Houghton Association, p. 21 (Francis Walter Houghton's Genealogy).
  12. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 15, 34.
  13. [S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 309.
  14. [S409] Probate Records , Worcester, MA, Case 31203.

Elizabeth Rugg1

F, #1615, b. between 8 June 1723 and 1724, d. 13 February 1779

Family 1: Gershom Houghton b. 1691, d. 3 Apr 1757

Family 2: Daniel Knight b. c 1690, d. 27 Oct 1767

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Baptismbetween Jun 8, 1723 and 1724Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, First Church2
Origin1725Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA3
MarriageFeb 23, 1724/25Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Nourse: by J. Houghton4,5,6,7,2,8
Immigration1725Leominster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, "the new grant", with members of his father's family. In 1725, he and James Boutelle ventured a few miles farther north than Sterling and erected houses in what is now the south and southwest part of the town of Leominster. He was the first settler of Leominster. They lived as one family until after 1729 when Gershom had a farm of 162 acres surveyed.

Worcester Co. Hx.:
The southwesterly part of the grant, that which became Sterling, was settled earlier than the northwesterly part which became Leominster, although the latter town was incorporated several decades earlier than Sterling. The settlement of Leominster began in 1725, the pioneer being Gershom Houghton. Conant, in 1823, wrote: "The settlement . . . did not commence till the year 1725. At this time Gershom Houghton, who was the first inhabitant, seated himself in the south part of the town, and erected the first dwelling." This house stood on the farm now owned by W. H. Boyden, and a boulder, placed by the Leominster Historical Society, marks the spot.2,9,10
CommunionJun 2, 1728Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, joined first church11
WillJan 14, 1757Leominster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, W.P. #309867,12,13
MarriageMay 12, 1758Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA14,15,2,16,13
DeathFeb 13, 1779Leominster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, GS gives 17992,8
ParentsDDaniel and Elizabeth (Priest) Rugg
BurialPine Grove Cemetery, Leominster, MA, USA, Inscription: Elizabeth Rugg, wife of Gershom Houghton and Daniel Knight . Died February 13, 1799. Mr & Mrs Houghton were the first settlers of Leominster.
This stone was erected by the Leominster Historical Society 1912

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 303 #29s.
  2. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 15.
  3. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 19.
  4. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 303.
  5. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 19.
  6. [S96] NEHGR, 17 [1863]:73.
  7. [S117] Burr & Gage, "John Houghton of Lancaster, Mass." , pp. 392-400, p. 398.
  8. [S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 295.
  9. [S1379] William Richard Cutter Families of Middlesex Co. MA, p. 687.
  10. [S489] D. Hamilton Hurd, Worcester Co. MA Hx I, p. 158.
  11. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 272.
  12. [S409] Probate Records , Worcester, MA.
  13. [S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 296.
  14. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 87.
  15. [S160] Leominster MA VRs, p. 217.
  16. [S12] Nourse, Early Records of Lancaster, p. 85.
  17. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 52.
  18. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 61.

Abiathar Houghton Sr1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8

M, #1616, b. 21 January 1725/26, d. 8 January 1777

Family: Milicent Carter b. 29 Aug 1726, d. 24 Dec 1813

Biography

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BirthJan 21, 1725/26Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, JWH, GS: 172510,11,12,13,6,14,15
Mil. Serv.between 1747 and 1755MLM, Cutter: Corporal Abiathur in the muster roll of a mounted company commanded by John Carter of Lancaster for the relief of Ft. William Henry as far as Springfield, MA. In roll of Capt. Ephraim Wilder Jun. 7, 1747 to Narraganset #2 and Paquage and Neichewoage five days, just after 2 soldiers at Ashby were slain and the family of John Fitch were taken in captivity. In 1755 he was a sergeant in Capt. Benjamin Ballard's. On roll of Capt. Benjamin Ballard, 1757.16
Origincirca 1750Leominster, Worcester Co., MA, USA17
MarriageJul 3, 1750Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, by Josiah Converse, Esq.17,12,18,19,6,20,21,22
NoteSep 9, 1763Winchendon, Worcester Co., MA, USA, was on the proprietor's committee of23
Research
Milit-BegPVT MA; Mass. Soldiers: "Houghton, Abiathar, Leominster. Private, Capt. Joshua Wood's co. which marched on the alarm of April 19, 1775, to Cambridge; service, 23 days."12,24,6,25,16
DeathJan 8, 1777Leominister, Worcester Co., MA, USA, intestate12,6,26,22,16
Administr1777Leominster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, W. P. #3088627,26
AdministrOct 3, 1777He died intestate, and the widow Millicent was appointed administratrix. The inventory was taken. She was given guardianship of the two minor children, Jemima and Peter.22,16
BurialPine Grove Cemetery, Leominster, Worcester Co., MA, USA28
EstateJun 3, 1784Oldest son received all real estate and paying their shares to all the others.16
BiographyWeis: He served as a selectman at Leominister, 1753, 1758 and 1759, and was the clerk of the proprietors of the additional grant, 1757-1776.

Cutter: He had land in Winchendon, mentioned in estate.22

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 310 #92.
  2. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 278.
  3. [S28] DAR Lineage Book, p. 395.
  4. [S80] Chandler, Houghton Genealogy, #11491.
  5. [S117] Burr & Gage, "John Houghton of Lancaster, Mass." , pp. 392-400, p. 398, 400.
  6. [S213] National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution Centennial Admin., DAR Patriot Cent. 2, p. 1494.
  7. [S782] Patricia Law Hatcher Rev. Patriots Graves II, p. 49.
  8. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 15 #229, 34.
  9. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 52.
  10. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 310.
  11. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 52.
  12. [S35] DAR Patriot Index I, p. 345.
  13. [S117] Burr & Gage, "John Houghton of Lancaster, Mass." , pp. 392-400, p. 398.
  14. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 15, 34.
  15. [S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 296, 310.
  16. [S1379] William Richard Cutter Families of Middlesex Co. MA, p. 687.
  17. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 21, 27.
  18. [S117] Burr & Gage, "John Houghton of Lancaster, Mass." , pp. 392-400, p. 400.
  19. [S160] Leominster MA VRs, p. 216.
  20. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 15, 20, 34.
  21. [S1076] Rootsweb.Com, online www.rootsweb.com, The Converse Family and Allied Families by Charles Allen Converse, www.rootsweb.com, May 29, 2002.
  22. [S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 310.
  23. [S1066] Rev. A. P. Marvin, History of Winchendon MA, p. 56.
  24. [S39] Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors, 8: 296.
  25. [S178] Nourse, Military Annals of Lancaster, p. 25, 57, 61.
  26. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 34.
  27. [S409] Probate Records , Worcester Co., MA.
  28. [S782] Patricia Law Hatcher Rev. Patriots Graves II, p. 170.
  29. [S160] Leominster MA VRs, p. 78.
  30. [S160] Leominster MA VRs, p. 76.
  31. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 300.
  32. [S160] Leominster MA VRs, p. 77.
  33. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 33.

Tamar Houghton1,2,3,4,5

F, #1617, b. 5 December 1733, d. 11 December 1809

Family: Levi Woods b. 31 Mar 1735, d. 20 May 1779

Biography

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BirthDec 5, 1733Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, JWH: 17327,8,3,4,9,10
Originbetween 1762 and 1763Leominster, Worcester Co., MA, USA11,12
MarriageApr 20, 1763Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Lancaster VRs: p.102; 2 - Petersham VR,p. 11111,12,4,13,9
DeathDec 11, 1809Leominster, Worcester Co., MA, USA14,4,15
Researchonly Weis gives this marriage, June 18, 176110

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 310 #93.
  2. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 102, 282.
  3. [S117] Burr & Gage, "John Houghton of Lancaster, Mass." , pp. 392-400, p. 398.
  4. [S120] Woods, "Woods Family of Groton," (Jan. 1910), p. 41.
  5. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 16 #230, 35.
  6. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 61.
  7. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 310.
  8. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 61.
  9. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 16, 35.
  10. [S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 296.
  11. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 102.
  12. [S70] Vital Records of Petersham MA, p. 111.
  13. [S160] Leominster MA VRs, p. 218.
  14. [S78] White, Genealogy of John White, II, p. 13 #560s.
  15. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 35.

Joanna Joslin1,2,3,4

F, #1618, b. 1702, d. June 1792

Family: Thomas Houghton Sr b. b 1695

Biography

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Birth1702Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, dd calc3
MarriageNov 22, 1722Concord, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, by Justice Minott; Baily: mp and Dec 22, 17224,1,3,5,6,7,8
CovenantMay 4, 17296
NoteMar 9, 1758Leominster, MA, USA, PETITION SUBMITTED TO THE GENERAL COURT BY JONATHAN WHITE ON BEHALF OF SEVERAL INHABITANTS OF LEOMINSTER SEEKING TO BE ESTABLISHED AS A SEPARATE PRECINCT GIVEN THE CONTROVERSY OVER THE DISMISSAL OF REV. JOHN ROGERS. GENERAL COURT ORDER DIRECTING PETITIONERS TO FORWARD A COPY OF THE PETITION TO THE TOWN OF LEOMINSTER AND THEY MAKE ANSWER. CONCURRED TO BY COUNCIL. NOT CONCURRED TO BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. GENERAL COURT ORDER THAT PETITION BE DISMISSED. CONCURRED TO BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. NOT CONCURRED TO BY COUNCIL. (SEE HOUSE JOURNAL V. 34, PART II, PAGE 319.)9
DeathJun, 1792Concord, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, age 9010,6

Citations

  1. [S117] Burr & Gage, "John Houghton of Lancaster, Mass." , pp. 392-400, p. 398.
  2. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 157.
  3. [S177] Baily, Early Massachusetts Marriages, p. 41.
  4. [S46] Boston Transcript, 7/16/1923 #815, GAGL.
  5. [S341] Concord MA VRs, p. 106.
  6. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 16.
  7. [S160] Leominster MA VRs, p. 78.
  8. [S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 296.
  9. [S30] Massachusetts Archives, Vol. 14, p. 64.
  10. [S341] Concord MA VRs, p. 420.
  11. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 53.
  12. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 56.
  13. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 58.
  14. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 60.
  15. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 61.
  16. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 64.
  17. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 67.

Peter Houghton1,2

M, #1619, b. 11 January 1723/24

Biography

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BirthJan 11, 1723/24Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Burr & Gage: 11, 1 mo., 1723/43,1,4,5
Research1755
Milit-BegMar, 1755In muster roll of Capt. Joseph Whitcomb's Company til close of the war. In Roll of Capt. James Reed 1756. In Capt. Whitcomb's company for the reduction of Canada.6,4
NoteMar 9, 1758Leominster, MA, USA, PETITION SUBMITTED TO THE GENERAL COURT BY JONATHAN WHITE ON BEHALF OF SEVERAL INHABITANTS OF LEOMINSTER SEEKING TO BE ESTABLISHED AS A SEPARATE PRECINCT GIVEN THE CONTROVERSY OVER THE DISMISSAL OF REV. JOHN ROGERS. GENERAL COURT ORDER DIRECTING PETITIONERS TO FORWARD A COPY OF THE PETITION TO THE TOWN OF LEOMINSTER AND THEY MAKE ANSWER. CONCURRED TO BY COUNCIL. NOT CONCURRED TO BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. GENERAL COURT ORDER THAT PETITION BE DISMISSED. CONCURRED TO BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. NOT CONCURRED TO BY COUNCIL. (SEE HOUSE JOURNAL V. 34, PART II, PAGE 319.)7

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. 16 #231.
  3. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 53.
  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. [S178] Nourse, Military Annals of Lancaster, p. 36-57, 67.
  7. [S30] Massachusetts Archives, Vol. 14, p. 64.

Joannah Houghton1,2,3

F, #1620, b. 6 April 1726, d. 14 March 1727/28

Biography

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BirthApr 6, 1726Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Burr & Gage: 6, 4 mo. 1726; MLM: Apr. 5 only4,2,5
DeathMar 14, 1727/28Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA6,7

Citations

  1. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 53, 278.
  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 #232.
  4. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 53.
  5. [S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 297.
  6. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 157.
  7. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 16.