Houghton Surname Project

Abigail Greenleaf¹

F, #25846, b. circa 1789, d. 25 November 1844

Family: Major Levi Houghton Jr b. 8 Mar 1774, d. 27 Dec 1866

Marriage Bann*: Abigail Greenleaf and Major Levi Houghton Jr declared their intentions of marriage on Sep 19, 1830 Shirley, Middlesex Co., MA, USA.^2,3
Marriage: Abigail Greenleaf married Major Levi Houghton Jr, son of Levi Houghton and Anna Richardson, on Oct 15, 1830 at Shirley, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, Bolton & Shirley VRs: dup. Nov 4; MLM: gives this marriage for Maj. Levi Houghton, son of Edward4, Jas.3-2, Ralph1.^3,2,1,7

Biography

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Birth

circa 1789

Marriage Bann

Sep 19, 1830

Shirley, Middlesex Co., MA, USA^2,3

Newspaper

Oct 20, 1830

Columbian Centenial: marriage of Mrs. Abigail McIntosh and Major Levi Houghton⁴

Death

Nov 25, 1844

Shirley, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, a. 55^5,1

Biography

widow of Capt. William McIntosh (m. 1806; he died 1823); b.
1779, d. Oct. 14, 1823, age 43 or 44, Shirley, MA, son
of Archibald and Susanna (Russell) McIntosh. No chi.
(Pepperell Register)^1,6

Pedigree

Citations

[S613] Ethel Stanwood Bolton, Shirley Uplands and Intervales, p. 345-346.
[S476] Shirley MA VRs, p. 139.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 23.
[S616] MA Centinel Marriage Index 4,.
[S476] Shirley MA VRs, p. 195.
[S415] E-mail from Elinor Skeate, Mar 26, 2004.
[S617] MA Centinel Marriage Index 2, p. 1893.

Almus Cowdery¹

M, #25847

Family: Mariah Houghton

Marriage*: Almus Cowdery married Mariah Houghton on Dec 3, 1818 at Lunenburg, Worcester Co., MA, USA.¹

Mariah Cowdery¹ b. 5 May 1822

Biography

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Marriage

Dec 3, 1818

Lunenburg, Worcester Co., MA, USA¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S476] Shirley MA VRs, p. 139.

Mariah Houghton¹

F, #25848

Family: Almus Cowdery

Marriage*: Mariah Houghton married Almus Cowdery on Dec 3, 1818 at Lunenburg, Worcester Co., MA, USA.¹

Mariah Cowdery¹ b. 5 May 1822

Biography

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Marriage

Dec 3, 1818

Lunenburg, Worcester Co., MA, USA¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S476] Shirley MA VRs, p. 139.

Mariah Cowdery¹

F, #25849, b. 5 May 1822

Father*: Almus Cowdery¹
Mother*: Mariah Houghton¹

Biography

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Birth

May 5, 1822

Shirley, Middlesex Co., MA, USA¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S476] Shirley MA VRs, p. 139.

John Parker Jenkins¹

M, #25850, b. 29 January 1782, d. 22 June 1839

Family: Polly Houghton b. 16 Apr 1787, d. 2 Jun 1874

Marriage*: John Parker Jenkins married Polly Houghton, daughter of Ephraim Houghton and Prudence House, on Sep 7, 1806 at Shirley, Middlesex Co., MA, USA.¹

Prudence Jenkins+⁶ b. 15 Nov 1806, d. 17 Dec 1882
Gordon Jenkins³
Joel Jenkins²
Henry S. Jenkins²
Silas J. Jenkins²
Edward Jenkins² b. 1820, d. 21 Nov 1890
Solon Jenkins³
Polly Jenkins³

Biography

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Birth

Jan 29, 1782

Marriage

Sep 7, 1806

Shirley, Middlesex Co., MA, USA¹

Death

Jun 22, 1839

Hadley, Saratoga Co., NY, USA^2,3,4

Burial

Free-Will Baptist Church Cemetery, Hadley, Saratoga Co., NY, USA⁵

Contributn

Research

David Jenkins:

Should John "Parker" Jenkins be John "Payne" Jenkins instead? John Payne Jenkins was bp. 8 Sept. 1782 in Martha's Vineyard, MA, born to Marshall Jenkins Sr. and Elizabeth Mayhew.

"Some Ancestors of Melissa Jenkins, 1838-1912", compiled by Ellen Naliboff for Dorothy Byergo found at www.clippingdale.org cites John Payne marrying Polly Houghton. The baptismal date cited above I got from Vital Records of Martha's Vineyard, available Googlely on-line.

I realize this is a minority position. Any thoughts?

Thank you. Regards.

Dave Jenkins
Howell, NJ

John Parker Jenkins is generally considered to have been born in Stoddard, NH, child to Obadiah Jenkins and Lucy Parker. This is of the Joel Jenkins, immigrant, line.

John Payne Jenkins is a mystery. There's that baptismal record from Martha's Vineyard. If he lived to adulthood, there would appear to be a lot more economic opportunity in Hudson, NY than Hadley, NY. The Dan Jenkins cited in the 'Ancestors of Melissa Jenkins' - if it's the one I'm thinking of - is a pretty thorough researcher and would certainly pindown Gordon Jenkins father (John Parker or John Payne) before proceeding.

Pedigree

Citations

[S476] Shirley MA VRs, p. 139.
[S415] E-mail from P. M. House, Apr 18 2002, Rootsweb.com, Houghton Surname Board.
[S415] E-mail from Ginny at e-mail address, Oct. 25, 2002, based on DAR data.
[S28] DAR Lineage Book, 51: 209.
[S415] E-mail from Mary McDonald Silva, Oct. 25, 2002.
[S415] E-mail from P. M. House, 18 Oct 1999, Ancestry. Com, Houghton Surname Board.

Ruth Houghton¹

F, #25851, b. circa 1751, d. 9 August 1828

Biography

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Birth

circa 1751

Death

Aug 9, 1828

Shirley, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, a. 77¹

Religion

Shaker

Pedigree

Citations

[S476] Shirley MA VRs, p. 195.

Mrs. (?) Houghton¹

F, #25852, d. 19 February 1844

Biography

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Death

Feb 19, 1844

Shirley, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, "murdered by a Padey"¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S476] Shirley MA VRs, p. 195.

Peter Newton¹

M, #25854

Family: Jane Houghton

Marriage*: Peter Newton married Jane Houghton on Apr 9, 1835 at Southborough, Worcester Co., MA, USA.¹

Miriam Newton² b. 6 May 1835
Laura Newton³ b. 6 Nov 1837
Adaline Newton⁴ b. 14 Sep 1839
Larken Newton⁴ b. 1 Sep 1841
Lucy Annah Newton³ b. 16 Oct 1844

Biography

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Marriage

Apr 9, 1835

Southborough, Worcester Co., MA, USA¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S478] Southborough MA VRs, p. 117.
[S478] Southborough MA VRs, p. 61.
[S478] Southborough MA VRs, p. 60.
[S478] Southborough MA VRs, p. 55.

Jane Houghton¹

F, #25855

Family: Peter Newton

Marriage*: Jane Houghton married Peter Newton on Apr 9, 1835 at Southborough, Worcester Co., MA, USA.¹

Miriam Newton² b. 6 May 1835
Laura Newton³ b. 6 Nov 1837
Adaline Newton⁴ b. 14 Sep 1839
Larken Newton⁴ b. 1 Sep 1841
Lucy Annah Newton³ b. 16 Oct 1844

Biography

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Marriage

Apr 9, 1835

Southborough, Worcester Co., MA, USA¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S478] Southborough MA VRs, p. 117.
[S478] Southborough MA VRs, p. 61.
[S478] Southborough MA VRs, p. 60.
[S478] Southborough MA VRs, p. 55.

Georgianna Houghton¹

F, #25856, d. 5 December 1843

Biography

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Death

Dec 5, 1843

Southborough, Worcester Co., MA, USA, typhus fever¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S478] Southborough MA VRs, p. 170.

Adaline Newton¹

F, #25857, b. 14 September 1839

Father*: Peter Newton¹
Mother*: Jane Houghton¹

Biography

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Birth

Sep 14, 1839

Southborough, Worcester Co., MA, USA¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S478] Southborough MA VRs, p. 55.

Larken Newton¹

M, #25858, b. 1 September 1841

Father*: Peter Newton²
Mother*: Jane Houghton²

Biography

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Birth

Sep 1, 1841

Southborough, Worcester Co., MA, USA¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S478] Southborough MA VRs, p. 60.
[S478] Southborough MA VRs, p. 55.

Laura Newton¹

F, #25859, b. 6 November 1837

Father*: Peter Newton¹
Mother*: Jane Houghton¹

Biography

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Birth

Nov 6, 1837

Southborough, Worcester Co., MA, USA¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S478] Southborough MA VRs, p. 60.

Lucy Annah Newton¹

F, #25860, b. 16 October 1844

Father*: Peter Newton¹
Mother*: Jane Houghton¹

Biography

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Birth

Oct 16, 1844

Southborough, Worcester Co., MA, USA¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S478] Southborough MA VRs, p. 60.