Houghton Surname Project

William Joslyn Houghton^1,2

M, #25081, b. 12 January 1840, d. 24 September 1841

Father*: Cyrus Houghton¹ b. 12 Jul 1804, d. 6 Dec 1868
Mother*: Eliza Adeline Sawin¹ b. 25 Feb 1807, d. 15 Aug 1893

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Birth

Jan 12, 1840

Holliston, Middlesex Co., MA, USA¹

Death

Sep 24, 1841

Holliston, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, a. 1 y. 8 m. 12 d; MLM: 1840^1,3

Pedigree

Citations

[S311] Holliston MA VRs, p. 322.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 157 #5905.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 157.

Benjamin Jewett¹

M, #25082, b. 10 July 1803

Father*: Benjamin Jewett¹ b. 1 Mar 1773, d. 29 Jan 1823
Mother*: Betsey Wood¹

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Birth

Jul 10, 1803

Littleton, Middlesex Co., MA, USA¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S416] Littleton MA VRs, p. 181.

Betsy Jewett¹

F, #25083, b. 1 September 1804

Father*: Benjamin Jewett¹ b. 1 Mar 1773, d. 29 Jan 1823
Mother*: Betsey Wood¹

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Birth

Sep 1, 1804

Littleton, Middlesex Co., MA, USA¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S416] Littleton MA VRs, p. 181.

Clarinda Jewett¹

F, #25084, b. 11 March 1808, d. 13 December 1809

Father*: Benjamin Jewett¹ b. 1 Mar 1773, d. 29 Jan 1823
Mother*: Betsey Wood¹

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Birth

Mar 11, 1808

Littleton, Middlesex Co., MA, USA¹

Death

Dec 13, 1809

Littleton, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, aged 21 m.²

Pedigree

Citations

[S416] Littleton MA VRs, p. 181.
[S416] Littleton MA VRs, p. 351.

Aquilla Jewett¹

M, #25085, b. 10 December 1810, d. before 1813

Father*: Benjamin Jewett¹ b. 1 Mar 1773, d. 29 Jan 1823
Mother*: Betsey Wood¹

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Birth

Dec 10, 1810

Littleton, Middlesex Co., MA, USA¹

Death

before 1813

Pedigree

Citations

[S416] Littleton MA VRs, p. 181.

Aquilla Jewett¹

M, #25086, b. 25 February 1813

Father*: Benjamin Jewett¹ b. 1 Mar 1773, d. 29 Jan 1823
Mother*: Betsey Wood¹

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Birth

Feb 25, 1813

Littleton, Middlesex Co., MA, USA¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S416] Littleton MA VRs, p. 181.

Susanna Jewett¹

F, #25087, b. 1 March 1815

Father*: Benjamin Jewett¹ b. 1 Mar 1773, d. 29 Jan 1823
Mother*: Betsey Wood¹

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Birth

Mar 1, 1815

Littleton, Middlesex Co., MA, USA¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S416] Littleton MA VRs, p. 181.

Louisa Jewett¹

F, #25088, b. 7 February 1806, d. 1 December 1825

Father*: Benjamin Jewett¹ b. 1 Mar 1773, d. 29 Jan 1823
Mother*: Betsey Wood¹

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Birth

Feb 7, 1806

Petersham, Worcester Co., MA, USA, [sic]; 1816? in order given¹

Death

Dec 1, 1825

Littleton, Middlesex Co., MA, USA²

Pedigree

Citations

[S416] Littleton MA VRs, p. 181.
[S416] Littleton MA VRs, p. 182.

Timothy Jewett¹

M, #25089, b. 23 October 1817

Father*: Benjamin Jewett¹ b. 1 Mar 1773, d. 29 Jan 1823
Mother*: Betsey Wood¹

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Birth

Oct 23, 1817

Littleton, Middlesex Co., MA, USA¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S416] Littleton MA VRs, p. 181.

George Jewett¹

M, #25090, b. 30 August 1819, d. 11 August 1821

Father*: Benjamin Jewett¹ b. 1 Mar 1773, d. 29 Jan 1823
Mother*: Betsey Wood¹

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Birth

Aug 30, 1819

Littleton, Middlesex Co., MA, USA¹

Death

Aug 11, 1821

Littleton, Middlesex Co., MA, USA¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S416] Littleton MA VRs, p. 181.

Rachel Houghton¹

F, #25091

Family: Isaac Funk

Marriage*: Rachel Houghton married Isaac Funk on May 1, 1823 at Crawford, IN, USA.¹

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Marriage

May 1, 1823

Crawford, IN, USA¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S417] Unknown volume, Indiana Marriages early to 1825: p. 150, 1991, unknown repository.

Isaac Funk¹

M, #25092

Family: Rachel Houghton

Marriage*: Isaac Funk married Rachel Houghton on May 1, 1823 at Crawford, IN, USA.¹

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Marriage

May 1, 1823

Crawford, IN, USA¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S417] Unknown volume, Indiana Marriages early to 1825: p. 150, 1991, unknown repository.

James Houghton^1,2

M, #25093, b. 28 December 1797, d. 22 December 1856

Father*: John Houghton^3,4 b. c 11 Dec 1754, d. 4 Jun 1828
Mother*: Rachel Mears⁴ b. c 28 Jun 1769, d. 3 Jun 1860

Family 1: Hannah Morris b. 8 Dec 1800, d. 3 Jan 1852

Marriage*: James Houghton married Hannah Morris on Sep 2, 1824 at Rush Co., IN, USA, 31 Aug 1824 also.^{6,7,8,9,10,11}

Phebe Houghton+³ b. 16 May 1825
John Houghton³ b. 25 May 1826, d. 2 Oct 1844
Thomas Houghton+⁵ b. 4 Jan 1829, d. 24 May 1918
Clarissa Houghton+⁵ b. 15 Jan 1831, d. 10 Nov 1855
Rachel Houghton⁵ b. 16 Apr 1834
William Houghton+⁵ b. 18 Apr 1836, d. 1 Sep 1900
Elvira Houghton⁵ b. 29 Apr 1838
Edward Houghton+⁵ b. 28 Aug 1841, d. 16 Mar 1924
Jefferson Houghton⁵ b. 30 Jul 1844, d. 1875

Family 2: Susannah (?)

Marriage*: James Houghton married Susannah (?) on after 1852.⁴

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Birth

Dec 28, 1797

Swanwick, Titchfield, Hants, England, age 52 in 1850 census^3,4,5

Marriage

Sep 2, 1824

Rush Co., IN, USA, 31 Aug 1824 also^{6,7,8,9,10,11}

Immigration

1836

Union Twp, Marshall Co., IN, USA, when he entered 160 acres of government land. After clearing and lowing a large portion, he sold it and purchased a farm near Culver, which remained his homestead until his death. In early life he was a wagon maker, following that trade while a resident of Rush Co.¹⁰

Naturalization

between 1839 and 1845

Marshall Co., IN, USA, Vol. A., p. 663²

Residence

between 1839 and 1845

Marshall Co., IN, USA²

1840 Census

1840

Marshall Co., IN, USA, 9 Total: 1 male under 5 (1836-1840), 2 male 10 to 15 (1825-1830), 1 male 40 to 50 (1790-1799) // 1 female under 5 (1836-1840), 2 female 5 to 10 (1830-1835), 1 female 10 to 15 (1825-1830), 1 female 30 to 40 (1800-1809)¹²

1850 Census

1850

My Division, Marshall Co., IN, USA, age 52, a farmer, property $800⁵

Marriage

after 1852

⁴

Death

Dec 22, 1856

Culver, Marshall Co., IN, USA^13,4

Burial

Burr Oak Cemetery, Marshall Co., IN, USA³

Biography

Silva: James Houghton (brother of the above John) b. Nov 10, 1797 in England d. Dec 12, 1856 and is buried in Marshall County, IN, came to NY os a young man. He settled either in Fayette, or, more likely, Rush County, IN (here on the 1830 c) and then to Marshall County, IN by 1850. He had nine children.
History of Marshall Co.: a pioneer of Union Twp, IN, born in England in 1797, came to US when a young man, and located on a farm in Rush county, a farmer and a wagon maker^13,10

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Pedigree

Citations

[S235] U.S. Census, 1850 US Census, My Division, Marshall Co., IN, Box 160, p. 481, line 10, dwl 479.
[S532] Unknown author, Indiana Natrualization Records, p. 72.
[S415] E-mail from Kathy Brummel, Nov. 5, 2001.
[S415] E-mail from John William Houghton, Ph.D., Sep. 17, 2002, Descendants of William Houghton.
[S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , My Division, Marshall, Indiana; Roll: M432_160; Page: 481; line 10, dwl 479-479.
[S415] E-mail Ancestery.Com: Marriages--Indiana to 1850.
[S415] E-mail Indiana State Library Genealogy Div.: www.statelib.lib.in.us.
[S417] Unknown volume, Indiana Marriages early to 1825: p. 150, 1991, unknown repository.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1850 US Census, No Division, Marshall Co., IN, Box 160, p. 481, line 10, dwl 479.
[S1076] Rootsweb.Com, online www.rootsweb.com, History of Marshall Co., IN, p. 434, www.freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~berta/mcbk1908/bio1.htm, Aug. 2, 2002.
[S415] E-mail from Scott Wayne Houghton, 11/5/2007: Gedcom File.
[S1225] 1840 U.S. Federal Census , Marshall Co., Indiana; Roll: 99; Page: 6; line 16.
[S415] E-mail from Mary Silva, Nov. 2001.

Hannah Morris^1,2

F, #25094, b. 8 December 1800, d. 3 January 1852

Family: James Houghton b. 28 Dec 1797, d. 22 Dec 1856

Marriage*: Hannah Morris married James Houghton, son of John Houghton and Rachel Mears, on Sep 2, 1824 at Rush Co., IN, USA, 31 Aug 1824 also.^4,5,6,7,3,8

Phebe Houghton+¹ b. 16 May 1825
John Houghton¹ b. 25 May 1826, d. 2 Oct 1844
Thomas Houghton+² b. 4 Jan 1829, d. 24 May 1918
Clarissa Houghton+² b. 15 Jan 1831, d. 10 Nov 1855
Rachel Houghton² b. 16 Apr 1834
William Houghton+² b. 18 Apr 1836, d. 1 Sep 1900
Elvira Houghton² b. 29 Apr 1838
Edward Houghton+² b. 28 Aug 1841, d. 16 Mar 1924
Jefferson Houghton² b. 30 Jul 1844, d. 1875

Biography

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Birth

Dec 8, 1800

OH, USA, Brummel: Dec 12, 1800^1,3,2

Marriage

Sep 2, 1824

Rush Co., IN, USA, 31 Aug 1824 also^4,5,6,7,3,8

1850 Census

1850

My Division, Marshall Co., IN, USA, age 52, a farmer, property $800²

Death

Jan 3, 1852

Culver (Burr Oak), Marshall Co., IN, USA^1,9

Burial

Burr Oak Cemetery, Marshall Co., IN, USA¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Kathy Brummel, Nov. 5, 2001.
[S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , My Division, Marshall, Indiana; Roll: M432_160; Page: 481; line 10, dwl 479-479.
[S1076] Rootsweb.Com, online www.rootsweb.com, History of Marshall Co., IN, p. 434, www.freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~berta/mcbk1908/bio1.htm, Aug. 2, 2002.
[S415] E-mail Ancestery.Com: Marriages--Indiana to 1850.
[S415] E-mail Indiana State Library Genealogy Div.: www.statelib.lib.in.us.
[S417] Unknown volume, Indiana Marriages early to 1825: p. 150, 1991, unknown repository.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1850 US Census, No Division, Marshall Co., IN, Box 160, p. 481, line 10, dwl 479.
[S415] E-mail from Scott Wayne Houghton, 11/5/2007: Gedcom File.
[S415] E-mail from John William Houghton, Ph.D., Sep. 17, 2002, Descendants of William Houghton.

John Houghton^1,2,3

M, #25095, b. 20 January 1791, d. 1877

Father*: John Houghton⁴ b. c 11 Dec 1754, d. 4 Jun 1828
Mother*: Rachel Mears⁴ b. c 28 Jun 1769, d. 3 Jun 1860

Family 1: Rachel Logan b. Sep 1797, d. 22 Jan 1842

Marriage*: John Houghton married Rachel Logan on Jan 1, 1822 at Fayette, IN, USA, IN Marriages: Jan. 10.^7,1,8,9,4

Emma Houghton+¹⁴ b. 6 Nov 1822, d. 1910
John Houghton⁴ b. 31 Jan 1824, d. 31 Dec 1825
Zenobia Houghton+ b. 3 Apr 1826, d. Jan 1904
Thomas Knight Houghton+^3,5 b. 2 Feb 1829, d. 15 Sep 1903
Elizabeth R. Houghton+¹¹ b. 24 Dec 1829, d. Dec 1866
Catharine Houghton+¹¹ b. 7 Jul 1832, d. Sep 1900
John W. Houghton+^5,11 b. 4 Aug 1835, d. 1903
Rachel Houghton¹⁴ b. 4 Aug 1835
Eliza Houghton¹⁴ b. 27 May 1838
James E. Houghton+¹¹ b. 12 Dec 1839, d. 12 Jun 1903

Family 2: Elizabeth Mcloughlin b. c 1804

Marriage*: John Houghton married Elizabeth Mcloughlin on Apr 14, 1844 at Marshall Co., IN, USA.^1,7,2

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Birth

Jan 20, 1791

Swanwick, Titchfield, Hampshire, England, age 40-50 in 1840 census; age 59 in 1850 census; age 80 in 1870 census^3,5,4

Occupation

learned the shipwright carpenter trade and worked in the King's navy yard during the reign of George IV, at Portsmouth.⁵

Immigration

1820

USA⁵

Residence

Rush Co., IN, USA, an early settler⁶

Marriage

Jan 1, 1822

Fayette, IN, USA, IN Marriages: Jan. 10^7,1,8,9,4

Office

May 3, 1836

Marshall Co., IN, USA, appointed the first treasurer of Marshall Co., IN, by the board of commissioners on May 3, 1836. He was elected, in August, 1836, qualified Sept. 5th, and held the office under the election until Aug. 1839, when he was again reelected, holding the office until 1850.⁵

1840 Census

1840

Marshall Co., IN, USA, 10 Total: 2 male under 5 (1836-1840), 1 male 10 to 15 (1825-1830), 1 male 40 to 50 (1790-1799) // 1 female under 5 (1836-1840), 1 female 5 to 10 (1830-1835), 2 female 10 to 15 (1825-1830), 1 female 15 to 20 (1820-1825), 1 female 40 to 50 (1790-1799)¹⁰

Marriage

Apr 14, 1844

Marshall Co., IN, USA^1,7,2

1850 Census

1850

Marshall Co., IN, USA, age 59, a butcher, property $7700¹¹

1870 Census

1870

Union Twp, Marshall Co., IN, USA, age 80, a farmer, property $500¹²

Death

1877

Plymouth, Marshall Co., IN, USA^5,4

Biography

English ancester John Houghton had five children: John, Thomas (followed below), Edward d. 1666 apparently without children, Margery b. 1620 married John Osmand, William d. 1672
Thomas (named as deceased in will of brother Edward, 1666
Thomas d. 1688 known as Thomas Houghton of Swanwick Sr
Thomas d. 1724 Thomas Houghton of Swanwick, Jr

Thomas (bp 1687)

Thomas Houghton b 1725 d. 1790 married Ann d. 1803
John Houghton of Swanwick, Hampshire, England married Rachel

John Houghton of Swanwick, b. 1790 d. 1877 married Rachel Logan b. Sept 1797 in Xenia, OH This John worked in the Royal Navy yard and served as a merchant seaman in his trade as a ship's carpenter. He sailed from Southhampton to New York, via Havre de Grace, in 1817; from NY to Jamaica in 1818; from Jamaica to England in 1819; and from England back to NY in 1820. From NY he proceeded to the "New Purchase". He bought property at the land sale at Brookville, in Franklin County, and settled on his purchase in Rush County, IN. and is named as an early settler of Union Twp, Rush County in an 1888 History of Rush County, IN. John and Rachel had 10 children.¹³

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail Indiana State Library Genealogy Div.: www.statelib.lib.in.us.
[S978] Liahona Research, Indiana Marriages: 1826 to 1850, p. 440.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1850 US Census, Marshall Co., IN, Box 160, p. 467, line 18, dwl 322-322.
[S415] E-mail from John William Houghton, Ph.D., Sep. 17, 2002, Descendants of William Houghton.
[S1076] Rootsweb.Com, online www.rootsweb.com, History of Marshall Co., IN, p. 126, http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~berta/mcbk1908/…, July 17, 2002.
[S415] E-mail from Susan Fogle, 9/1998.
[S415] E-mail Ancestery.Com: Marriages--Indiana to 1850.
[S417] Unknown volume, Indiana Marriages early to 1825: p. 150, 1991, unknown repository.
[S28] DAR Lineage Book, V. 64, p. 157.
[S1225] 1840 U.S. Federal Census , Marshall Co., Indiana; Roll: 99; Page: 2; line 6.
[S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , My Division, Marshall, Indiana; Roll: M432_160; Page: 470; line 18, dwl 322-322.
[S1228] 1870 U.S. Federal Census , 1870 US Census, Union Twp, Marshall Co., IN, Roll 342, p. 212, line 8, dwl 187-187.
[S415] E-mail from Kathy Brummel, Oct. 30, 2001.
[S415] E-mail from Mary Silva, Nov. 2001.

Rachel Logan¹

F, #25096, b. September 1797, d. 22 January 1842

Family: John Houghton b. 20 Jan 1791, d. 1877

Marriage*: Rachel Logan married John Houghton, son of John Houghton and Rachel Mears, on Jan 1, 1822 at Fayette, IN, USA, IN Marriages: Jan. 10.^3,4,1,5,6

Emma Houghton+² b. 6 Nov 1822, d. 1910
John Houghton⁶ b. 31 Jan 1824, d. 31 Dec 1825
Zenobia Houghton+ b. 3 Apr 1826, d. Jan 1904
Thomas Knight Houghton+² b. 2 Feb 1829, d. 15 Sep 1903
Elizabeth R. Houghton+⁸ b. 24 Dec 1829, d. Dec 1866
Catharine Houghton+² b. 7 Jul 1832, d. Sep 1900
John W. Houghton+² b. 4 Aug 1835, d. 1903
Rachel Houghton² b. 4 Aug 1835
Eliza Houghton² b. 27 May 1838
James E. Houghton+² b. 12 Dec 1839, d. 12 Jun 1903

Biography

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Birth

Sep, 1797

Xenia, Butler Co., OH, USA²

Marriage

Jan 1, 1822

Fayette, IN, USA, IN Marriages: Jan. 10^3,4,1,5,6

Death

Jan 22, 1842

Marshall Co., IN, USA^6,7

ParentsD

Patrick Logan and Sarah Nancy Harper of Rush Co., IN⁵

Pedigree

Citations

[S417] Unknown volume, Indiana Marriages early to 1825: p. 150, 1991, unknown repository.
[S415] E-mail from Mary Silva, Nov. 2001.
[S415] E-mail Ancestery.Com: Marriages--Indiana to 1850.
[S415] E-mail Indiana State Library Genealogy Div.: www.statelib.lib.in.us.
[S28] DAR Lineage Book, V. 64, p. 157.
[S415] E-mail from John William Houghton, Ph.D., Sep. 17, 2002, Descendants of William Houghton.
[S415] E-mail from Scott Wayne Houghton, 11/5/2007: Gedcom File.
[S415] E-mail from Kathy Brummel, Oct. 30, 2001.