Calvin Houghton1,2,3,4

M, #28323, b. circa 1802, d. 8 January 1876

Family: Hannah A. Dwinell b. Dec 1806, d. 16 Aug 1870

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
Birthcirca 1802VT, USA, age 47 in 1850 census; age 59 in 1860 census; age 68 in 1870 census6,7
MarriageMay 11, 1831Andover, VT, USA1,2,8,9
1850 Census1850Windham, Windham Co., VT, USA, age 47, a farmer4
1860 Census1860Grafton, Windham Co., VT, USA, age 59, a farmer, property $700-300; next door to Xenophen Houghton10
Residence1870Grafton, Windham Co., VT, USA, a Calvin Houghton, age 68, a farmer11
1870 Census1870Grafton, Windham Co., VT, USA, age 68. a farmer, property $800-$30012
DeathJan 8, 1876Grafton, Windsor Co., VT, USA, of heart disease, son of Menassah and Betsey Houghton5
ResearchGrafton, Windham Co., VT, USA, next door to each other
ResearchMLM: claims Calvin Eleazer married Hannah Dwinell in 1831, but 1850 census notes Abby as his wife. 1860 census gives Calvin and Hannah together.8,6
Duplicate
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S531] Charles Burleigh, The Genealogy and History of the Guild, Guile and Gile Family, p. 302.
  2. [S753] John Charles Gile, Guile-Gile-Guiles Genealogy, p. 255.
  3. [S235] U.S. Census, 1850 Windham, Windham Co., VT, Box 929, p. 362.
  4. [S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Windham, Windham, Vermont; Roll: M432_929; Page: 362; line 22, dwl 131-131.
  5. [S1074] Town Records: Grafton, VT, p. 1216: VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30546, VT VRs 1871-1904.
  6. [S235] U.S. Census, 1860 US Census, Grafton, Windham Co., VT, Roll 1325, p. 267, line 38, dwl 820-806.
  7. [S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , St Albans, Franklin, Vermont; Roll: M432_924; Page: 82; line 37, dwl 190-192.
  8. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 102.
  9. [S1074] Town Records: Andover, VT, Vol.2, p. 443: VT Division of Records, Middelesex, VT, F-30270.
  10. [S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , Grafton, Windham Co., VT, Roll 1325, p. 267, line 38, dwl 820-806.
  11. [S549] A Surname Guide to the Heads of Families and Landownerss of Windham County, Vermont in the year 1870, p. 23.
  12. [S1228] 1870 U.S. Federal Census , Grafton, Windham Co., VT, Box 1627, p. 425, line 1, dwl 234-230.
  13. [S235] U.S. Census, 1870 US Census, Brattleboro, Windham Co., VT, Box 1627, p. 425, line 1, dwl 234-230.
  14. [S1074] Town Records: Grafton, VT; VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30270, VT VRs 1770-1870.

Hannah A. Dwinell1,2,3

F, #28324, b. December 1806, d. 16 August 1870

Family: Calvin Houghton b. c 1802, d. 8 Jan 1876

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
BirthDec, 1806Grafton, Windham Co., VT, USA, dd calc; age 44 in 1850 census; age 52 in 1860 census; age 64 in 1870 census2,4,5
MarriageMay 11, 1831Andover, VT, USA6,1,2,7
1850 Census1850Windham, Windham Co., VT, USA, age 47, a farmer8
DeathAug 16, 1870Grafton, Windham Co., VT, USA, aged 63 y 8 m, of dropsy2,3
ParentsDBrooks Dwinell and Phila Zuil2,3
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S753] John Charles Gile, Guile-Gile-Guiles Genealogy, p. 255.
  2. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 102.
  3. [S1074] Town Records: Grafton, VT, p. 1215: VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30546, VT VRs 1871-1904.
  4. [S235] U.S. Census, 1870 US Census, Grafton, Windham Co., VT, Box 1627, p. 425, line 1, dwl 234-230.
  5. [S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , St Albans, Franklin, Vermont; Roll: M432_924; Page: 82; line 37, dwl 190-192.
  6. [S531] Charles Burleigh, The Genealogy and History of the Guild, Guile and Gile Family, p. 302.
  7. [S1074] Town Records: Andover, VT, Vol.2, p. 443: VT Division of Records, Middelesex, VT, F-30270.
  8. [S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Windham, Windham, Vermont; Roll: M432_929; Page: 362; line 22, dwl 131-131.
  9. [S1074] Town Records: Grafton, VT; VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30270, VT VRs 1770-1870.

Abigail Maria Houghton1

F, #28325, b. 11 September 1836, d. 3 April 1880

Family: Barnabas Giles Jr b. 20 May 1823

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
BirthSep 11, 1836Grafton, Windham Co., VT, USA, age 14 in 1850 census2,4,3
MarriageDec 4, 1851Windham, Windham Co., VT, USA, Abigail M. Houghton and Barnabas Gile, Jr.2,4,1
DeathApr 3, 18804
BurialWindham Co., VT, USA4
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1074] Town Records: Windham, Windham Co., VT, Book 3, p. 316: VT Division of Records, Middelesex, VT, , F-30270.
  2. [S531] Charles Burleigh, The Genealogy and History of the Guild, Guile and Gile Family, p. 302.
  3. [S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , St Albans, Franklin, Vermont; Roll: M432_924; Page: 82; line 37, dwl 190-192.
  4. [S753] John Charles Gile, Guile-Gile-Guiles Genealogy, p. 255.
  5. [S531] Charles Burleigh, The Genealogy and History of the Guild, Guile and Gile Family, p. 303.

Barnabas Giles Jr1,2

M, #28326, b. 20 May 1823

Family: Abigail Maria Houghton b. 11 Sep 1836, d. 3 Apr 1880

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
BirthMay 20, 1823Windham Co., VT, USA1,3
MarriageDec 4, 1851Windham, Windham Co., VT, USA, Abigail M. Houghton and Barnabas Gile, Jr.1,3,2
OccupationWindham Co., VT, USA, a farmer and a stone mason
ParentsSBarnabas Giles and Sally White; signed name Gile
DeathWindham Co., VT, USA3
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S531] Charles Burleigh, The Genealogy and History of the Guild, Guile and Gile Family, p. 302.
  2. [S1074] Town Records: Windham, Windham Co., VT, Book 3, p. 316: VT Division of Records, Middelesex, VT, , F-30270.
  3. [S753] John Charles Gile, Guile-Gile-Guiles Genealogy, p. 255.
  4. [S531] Charles Burleigh, The Genealogy and History of the Guild, Guile and Gile Family, p. 303.

Effa Maria Giles1

F, #28327, b. 14 September 1853, d. 25 July 1854

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
BirthSep 14, 1853Windham Co., VT, USA1,2
DeathJul 25, 1854Windham Co., VT, USA1,2
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S531] Charles Burleigh, The Genealogy and History of the Guild, Guile and Gile Family, p. 302.
  2. [S753] John Charles Gile, Guile-Gile-Guiles Genealogy, p. 255.

Elsie Sophia Giles1

F, #28328, b. 13 October 1855, d. 3 September 1879

Family: Jefferson Goold b. 1 Dec 1855, d. 28 Sep 1884

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
BirthOct 13, 1855Windham Co., VT, USA1,2
MarriageJan 1, 18741,2
DeathSep 3, 18791,2
BurialHoughtonville Cemetery, Grafton, Windham Co., VT, USA2
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S531] Charles Burleigh, The Genealogy and History of the Guild, Guile and Gile Family, p. 302.
  2. [S753] John Charles Gile, Guile-Gile-Guiles Genealogy, p. 255.

Jefferson Goold1

M, #28329, b. 1 December 1855, d. 28 September 1884

Family: Elsie Sophia Giles b. 13 Oct 1855, d. 3 Sep 1879

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
BirthDec 1, 18551,2
MarriageJan 1, 18741,2
DeathSep 28, 18841,2
BurialHoughtonville Cemetery, Grafton, Windham Co., VT, USA2
Biographyson of Clark and Emeline (Bruce) Goold
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S531] Charles Burleigh, The Genealogy and History of the Guild, Guile and Gile Family, p. 302.
  2. [S753] John Charles Gile, Guile-Gile-Guiles Genealogy, p. 255.

Herbert Barnabas Giles1

M, #28330, b. 27 January 1858, d. 10 February 1858

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
BirthJan 27, 1858Windham Co., VT, USA1,2
DeathFeb 10, 1858Windham Co., VT, USA1,2
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S531] Charles Burleigh, The Genealogy and History of the Guild, Guile and Gile Family, p. 302.
  2. [S753] John Charles Gile, Guile-Gile-Guiles Genealogy, p. 255.

Horace Elly Giles1

M, #28331, b. 11 March 1859

Family: Julia Holt b. 1 Jul 1870

  • Marriage*: Horace Elly Giles married Julia Holt on Jan 4, 1886.1

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
BirthMar 11, 18591,2
OccupationWindham Co., VT, USA, a farmer
MarriageJan 4, 18861
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S531] Charles Burleigh, The Genealogy and History of the Guild, Guile and Gile Family, p. 303.
  2. [S753] John Charles Gile, Guile-Gile-Guiles Genealogy, p. 255.

Julia Holt1

F, #28332, b. 1 July 1870

Family: Horace Elly Giles b. 11 Mar 1859

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
BirthJul 1, 1870Grafton, Windham Co., VT, USA1
MarriageJan 4, 18861
Biographydau. of George R. and Melinda E. (Holden) Holt of Rockingham VT
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S531] Charles Burleigh, The Genealogy and History of the Guild, Guile and Gile Family, p. 303.

Leora Melvina Giles1

F, #28333, b. 19 April 1861

Family: Joseph Morse

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
BirthApr 19, 18611,2
MarriageNov 26, 1879Chester, Windsor Co., VT, USA1
ResidenceWarren, ME?, USA
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S531] Charles Burleigh, The Genealogy and History of the Guild, Guile and Gile Family, p. 303.
  2. [S753] John Charles Gile, Guile-Gile-Guiles Genealogy, p. 255.

Joseph Morse1

M, #28334

Family: Leora Melvina Giles b. 19 Apr 1861

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
MarriageNov 26, 1879Chester, Windsor Co., VT, USA1
ResidenceWarren, ME?, USA
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S531] Charles Burleigh, The Genealogy and History of the Guild, Guile and Gile Family, p. 303.

William Albert Giles1

M, #28335, b. 11 May 1864

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
BirthMay 11, 1864Windham Co., VT, USA1,2
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S531] Charles Burleigh, The Genealogy and History of the Guild, Guile and Gile Family, p. 303.
  2. [S753] John Charles Gile, Guile-Gile-Guiles Genealogy, p. 255.

Frank Homer Giles1

M, #28336, b. 3 November 1871, d. 21 April 1928

Family: Minnie Waterhouse

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
BirthNov 3, 1871Windham Co., VT, USA1,2
Marriage2
DeathApr 21, 19282
BurialHoughtonville Cemetery, Grafton, Windham Co., VT, USA2
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S531] Charles Burleigh, The Genealogy and History of the Guild, Guile and Gile Family, p. 303.
  2. [S753] John Charles Gile, Guile-Gile-Guiles Genealogy, p. 255.

Mary Houghton1

F, #28337, b. 1712, d. between 1772 and 1773

Family: Isaac Cook b. 18 Dec 1702, d. b Oct 1754

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectY
Birth1712Christiana Hundred, New Castle Co., DE, USA, Nancy Ladd: New Castle, DE2,3
MarriageMar 2, 1734Concord MM, Chester Co., PA, USA, or Newark MM4,5,3
ResidenceNC, USA4
Immigration1754SC, USA3
Deathbetween 1772 and 1773Bush River, Newberry Co., SC, USA, Ladd: Kennett, Chester, PA; Cooke: Cane Creek, Union Co., South Carolina.5,2,3
Contributn
ResearchSource: QUAKER-ROOTS@rootsweb.com
Subject: [Q-R] SPRAY, LEMAR>Madison,Warren, Iowa

I have noted the mailing of Jennifer LeMar dated 7/1/2009 inquiring as to
the ancestry of her husband's great-great-grandmother, Mary (Spray) LeMar,
who was born in Ohio in 1838 and died in Earlham, Iowa on 7 May 1895 .
George was also from Ohio, and had a cousin, Samuel Kenton LeMar who is listed
in the records of Caesars Creek Monthly Meeting.
Since I live near Earlham, Iowa and have worked with records of Bear Creek
Monthly Meeting and have had limited contact with members of the Spray
family in my genealogical research, I will endeavor to transmit what my records
indicate, which may help Jennifer LeMar to resolve her quest.
In 1751 a little group of Quakers took ship from Dublin, Ireland, intending
to disembark in North Carolina. However, it seemed that the ship's
captain by-passed North Carolina, evidently leaving his passengers at Charleston,
South Carolina. The Quakers probably journeyed up the Wateree River until
they found a place of settlement at what is now Camden in present-day
Kershaw County, South Carolina. Here they established a Friends Meeting known
as Fredricksburg. A leader of this group was Robert Milhouse, who had
several sons, including Henry Milhouse.
About 1754, the family of Isaac and Mary (Houghton) Cook, including most
of their large family of ten children, elected to move from their home in
York County, Pennsyvania, with a certificate from Friends to settle in the
Carolinas. They may have first come to Camden and brought their Friends
certificate to Fredricksburg MM, but the minutes of Fredricksburg, Monthly
Meeting have been lost. Fredricksburg was the only Monthly Meeting of
Friends in up-country South Carolina at the time.
The Quaker settlement at Camden did not prosper, but gradually diminished
in numbers. Some of the members moved farther west to what is Newberry
County, South Carolina and joined in the formation of a more vibrant Friends
community, which was organized as Bush River Monthly Meeting by 1772. Bush
River Monthly Meeting included a number of outlying worship groups, two of
them in Union County, South Carolina, one called Padgets Creek established
by 1874, and another on the Tiger River called Cane Creek, established in
1875. These two Meetings formed Cane Creek MM, SC, which was set off from
Bush River Monthly Meeting in 1789. The Meeting at Cane Creek included
the families of most of the children of Isaac and Mary (Houghton) Cook. One
of the Cook daughters, Rebecca Cook, appears to have married Henry
Milhouse, formerly of the Fredericksburg Meeting at Camden in Kershaw County, S.C.
Henry Milhouse was a recognized minister of Cane Creek Meeting for many
years. Another of the Cook daughters, Dinah Cook, married John Wilson, son of
Christopher Wilson of New Castle County, Delaware..
Another family of the Cane Creek Meeting was that of James and Sarah Spray,
although it is not clear whether James and Sarah actually came to the
Southland from Chester County, PA where they had been married about1753.
Samuel Spray was one of the sons of James and Sarah who was an active member of
Cane Creek Meeting. He married Mary Wilson about 1788, daughter of John
and Dinah (Cook) Wilson. Another son of James and Sarah who was a recognized
member of Friends was Mordecai Spray, b. 2-3-1873. Mordecai married Sarah
Milhouse, daughter of Henry and Rebecca (Cook) Milhouse, about 1793.
Mordecai and Sarah (Milhouse) Spray had the following children:
Anna Mary b 3-1-1795
Henry b. 12-22-1797
William b. 11-6-1801
Jesse b . 11-5-1803
John b. 5-17-1807
In the years from about 1802 until 1808 there was a large migration of
Quakers from the Carolinas and Georgia to southwestern Ohio, primarily to
escape the encroaching culture in the South relying upon slave labor. The
exodus from South Carolina and Georgia was so large that the Monthly Meeting
organizations there could not be maintained. Almost the entire membership of
Cane Creek MM, SC made the move to Ohio, taking their record books with
them to be continued by Caesars Creek Monthly Meeting set up in Clinton
County, Ohio in 1807. Mordecai and Sarah (Milhouse) Spray were granted a
certificate by Cane Creek MM, SC to Miami MM, Ohio on 3 mo. 23, 1805. Caesars
Creek MM was set off from Miami MM. Sarah' father, Henry Milhouse, was still
living at the time of the migration and made the journey to Ohio, where he
died in 1821 at the age of 85
>From 1988 to 1991 I carried on a correspondence on genealogical matters
with Helen (Sole) Buche of East Moline, Illinois. She had grown up east of
Earlham, Iowa and was a graduate of Earlham Hich School. She had written a
genealogical account, distributed in typescript, entitled: "Stories of
Ancestral Families of Eli Cox and Related Lines". She was a descendant of Eli
Cox, son of Anna Mary Spray who had married Isaac Cox in Clinton County,
Ohio, in 1818. Although they had married contrary to Quaker discipline,
Isaac and Anna Mary were allowed to keep their membership with Friends. Anna
Mary and Isaac had three children: Henry, Anne, and Eli, ---- Henry, who
may have married Ann Martin, had probably passed from the scene by the time
of the death of Isaac Cox in 1850. The sister, Ann Cox, had married Alfred
Martin.
Eli Cox, son of Isaac and Anna Mary (Spray) Cox, married about 1844 Mary
Mills, of Quaker ancestry but not a birthright member. Eli Cox evidently
lost his right of membership in the Society of Friends when he married Mary, a
non-member.
In 1856 Eli and Mary (Mills) Cox moved their young family from Clinton
County, Ohio to Madison County, Iowa, settling in northern Union Township
north of Winterset, county seat of Madison County.
Eli's sister, Anna (Cox) Martin and her husband, Alfred Martin, had brought
their family to the Madison County area, evidently a few months before
the Eli Cox family reached Iowa. The Martins journeyed to Fort Des Moines
(now Des Moines) to meet the grandmother, Anna Mary (Spray) Cox and the
great-grandmother, Sarah (Milhouse) Spray who had come from Ohio to
Burlington, Iowa by train and from Burlington to Fort Des Moines by stagecoach.On
7mo. 12, 1756 the Martin family had brought a Friends certificate from Caesars
Creek MM, Ohio dated 5 mo. 22, 1856 to Three Rivers Monthly Meeting
centered at Ackworth near Indianola, Iowa. On 6 mo. 16, 1858 Mary Cox brought a
certificate dated 4 mo. 22, 1858 from Caesars Creek MM, Ohio to Bear Creek
MM, Iowa. (It appears that this lady was commonly known as "Mary" , but
on census returns and formal papers she was recorded as "Anna".)------ On 11
mo. 17, 1858 a certificate was received by Bear Creek MM dated 10 mo. 28,
1858 from Caesars Creek MM, Ohio for Sarah Spray.
Sarah Spray appears to have been Sarah (Milhouse) Spray, mother of Anna
Mary (Spray) Cox. This great-grandmother was born in 1770 and would have
been quite elderly at this time.
Three Rivers Monthly Meeting had been set off from Pleasant Plain MM in
1852. In 1856 Bear Creek MM had been set off from Three Rivers Monthly
Meeting, holding its first Monthly Meeting session in July of that year. At
that time, Bear Creek Monthly Meeting consisted of Bear Creek Preparative
Meeting in Union Township in southwestern Dallas County, Iowa and Summit Grove
Preparative Meeting at the present town of Stuart on the southern edge of
Guthrie County, Iowa. There were members of Bear Creek Monthly Meeting
residing near the northern edge of northwest Madison County in 1856, but North
Branch Preparative Meeting was not organized until 1863, building a
permanent meetinghouse three miles west of the present town of Earlham about
1867, with a burial ground nearby which appears to have been first platted about
1864. North Branch Monthly Meeting was set off from Bear Creek MM in 1869,
consisting of North Branch Preparative Meeting and Union Preparative
Meeting which was moved from west of town into Earlham, Iowa after 1870.
Madison County marriage records list the following marriages relating to
the Spray family:
G. W. LeMar married Mary Spray on the 19th of May 1858, B.F. Roberts,
Justice of the Peace.
Dayton Barnett married Sarah Spray on the 3rd of March 1859, A.
W.Russell, Minister.
Asa Barnett married Anna Spray on the 3rd of October 1867. A.M.
Heizer, Minister of the Gospel.
Dayton Barnett and Asa Barnett were sons of William Barnett and Julia Ann
Ballard. The Barnett family had moved to northern Madison County in 1857
from West Newton, Marion County, Indiana. Barnett family records indicate
that these Barnett brothers married sisters, daughters of Henry Spray and
Rhoda _____. The marriage of Asa Barnett and Anna Spray is said to have taken
place at the home of Dayton Barnett.
Although the Barnett family were members of Friends, Quaker discipline was
becoming somewhat more relaxed so that members could marry non-members
outside of Meeting without the certainty of being disowned. Young Quakers of
this generation seemed to have intensely disliked being married according to
Quaker procedure.. After a Separation among Friends in 1877, a pastoral
system was adopted by the Evangelical Friends and pastors could conduct
marriages as was the general practice in other churches. On 12-30-1869 Sarah
(Spray) Barnett, wife of Dayton Barnett, and her daughter, Laura, were
received into membership by North Branch Monthly Meeting, indicating that
Sarah had not been a member of Friends at the time of her marriage.
George W. LeMar is recorded in an 1879 _History of Madison County, Iowa_ as
possessing a prospering farm, including a large orchard, in section 11 of
Madison Township, Madison County. George W. LeMar ( b, 1835, d. 9-17-1902,
age 68 years, 6 mo., and 2 days) and Mary LeMar ( b. 1839, d. 5-7-1895, age
57 years, 4 mo.) are buried in the Earlham Cemetery, sharing a common
headstone. Nearby are buried four of their children: Alice d. 9-7-1869, age 1
yr., 9 mo., 2 days; Charlie d 7-2-1870 age 1 year; Grace d. 10-10-1895
age 17 yr., 8 mo., 9 d; Infant (No dates). There is a notation in the
Earlham Cemetery records that the four children were originally buried in the
North Branch Cemetery, but their graves were later moved to the Earlham
Cemeterey. ( The North Branch Cemetery was originally laid out about 1864 and
seemed to serve as something of a community cemetery until the Earlham
Cemetery was begun about 1869 with the building of the railroad and the rapid
growth of the new town of Earlham, incorporated in 1870.)
I am quite aware of the family of Jesse and Mary (Spray) Kenworthy who
settled on a farm about two miles north of Earlham on the southern border of
Adams Township, Dallas County, across the line from Madison County. They
brought a certificate to Bear Creek Monthly Meeting on 4 mo.-17, 1861 from
Fairfield MM, Indiana dated 2-14-1861. My records indicate that Mary Spray ,
b. 1-27-1840 d. 1876) was a daughter of Joseph and Dinah (Wilson) Spray.
There were many of the Quaker family of Wilson who settled in the Earlham
area in pioneer times. From a genealogy of the descendants of Christopher
Wilson of New Castle County, Delaware, I find that John Wilson, son of this
Christopher Wilson, married in 1759, probably in Chester County, PA, Dinah
Cook, daughter of Isaac and Mary (Houghton) Cook. Their son, Christopher
Wilson III, married in 1800 Mary Cox, daughter of Thomas and Tamar Cox Their
daughter, Dinah Wilson, married on the 4th of April 1829 Joseph Spray.
Their daughter, Mary Spray, married in 1858 Jesse Kenworthy, son of William
and Olive (Hiatt) Kenworthy. ----- I am inclined to believe that Mary
(Spray) Kenworthy was a descendant of Samuel Spray who married Mary Cook,
daughter of John and Dinah (Cook) Willson, back in South Carolina.. The name
"Dinah" seems to have been consistently transmitted through the generations..
On this past Fourth of July, at the festivities at Earlham, Iowa, I
happened to meet Byrl Kenworthy and his wife Avis. They are both 90 years old,
but with good minds. Byrl Kenworthy is a grandson of Jesse and Mary (Spray)
Kenworthy. They could remember that Mary's maiden name was Spray, but
they seemed to have no remembrance of the LeMar family.
I now tend to believe that Mary (Spray) LeMar was a grand-daughter of
Sarah (Milhouse) Spray. She was probably a sister or a first cousin of Sarah
Spray and Anna Spray, daughters of Henry and Rhoda Spray, who married the
brothers Dayton and Asa Barnett. Jennifer Lamar seems to think that Rhoda's
maiden name was Briggers. This is a very unusual name and surely not a
Quaker name. Perhaps there is an error somewhere.
The North Branch Monthly Meeting set off from Bear Creek MM in 1869 was
divided by the Evangelical / Conservative Separation of 1877. The
Evangelical branch centered in Earlham became Earlham Monthly Meeting after about
1880. The Conservative branch retained ownership of the North Branch
meetinghouse, moving into Earlham about 1890, retaining the name of North Branch MM
until it was laid down in 1908. I am fairly well acquainted with the
records of both groups, not having carefully studied the Men's Minutes of North
Branch MM, 1869-1877. I do not have the abstracted records of Ackworth
area Meetings at hand, nor the Hinshaw and Heiss abstracts I do not believe
that the George and Mary (Spray) LeMar family is mentioned in the Quaker
records with which I am familiar.
It is possible that the parents of Mary (Spray) LeMar are listed in the
1880 U.S. Census of Madison Twp., Madison County, Iowa.
---Herbert Standing, Earlham, Iowa.
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S533] Alpheus H. Harlan, History and Genealogy of the Harlan Family, p. 8, 27.
  2. [S415] E-mail from Nancy Ladd, Oct 29, 2003.
  3. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , e-mail address, Bob Cooke, Jan 20, 2007.
  4. [S533] Alpheus H. Harlan, History and Genealogy of the Harlan Family, p. 27.
  5. [S415] E-mail from Corinne Krekler, Jul 20, 1999.

Rebecca Houghton

F, #28338, b. 1715, d. 1807

Family: Robert Comer b. 1704, d. 17 Apr 1771

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
Birth1715PA, USA, Ben Reynolds: New Castle, DE1
MarriageJun 2, 1735London Grove, Chester Co., PA, USA2,3
Residence1737Chester, PA, USA
Death1807Richmond, Wayne Co., IN, USA3
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S415] E-mail from Susan Boyd, Apr 29, 2001, Genealogy.Com, Houghton Surname Board.
  2. [S533] Alpheus H. Harlan, History and Genealogy of the Harlan Family, p. 27.
  3. [S415] E-mail from Ben Reynolds, Jun 17, 2002.
  4. [S415] E-mail from Sharon Otis, 2/1999.

Dinah Dixon1

F, #28339, b. 1716

Family: (?) Dixon

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Birth17162
Marriage3
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S533] Alpheus H. Harlan, History and Genealogy of the Harlan Family, p. 8, 27.
  2. [S415] E-mail from Ben Reynolds, Jun 17, 2002.
  3. [S415] E-mail from Cheryl E. Hollingsworth, Jan 2, 2001, from Hollingsworth Register, 3, 4, Dec. 1967, p. 149.

George Dixon1

M, #28340

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
Birth
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S533] Alpheus H. Harlan, History and Genealogy of the Harlan Family, p. 8, 27.

Isaac Cook1

M, #28341, b. 18 December 1702, d. before October 1754

Family: Mary Houghton b. 1712, d. bt 1772 - 1773

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
BirthDec 18, 1702Nortwich, Cheshire, England2
MarriageMar 2, 1734Concord MM, Chester Co., PA, USA, or Newark MM1,3,2
ResidenceNC, USA1
Deathbefore Oct, 1754poss.
in Craven Co., South Carolina or York Co., Pennsylvania2
ParentsSPeter Cook and Elinor Norjman
ResearchBob Cooke: Isaac Cooke and Mary Houghton's family is probably the least known and most
difficult to find reliable records for of all the surviving children. (hmmm,
Thomas Cox & Mary Cook) It starts with no Quaker records of the births or the
number of children in Isaac & Mary's family. The only list I've seen is in
Allen M. Cook's "Cook Family News", 1904. There is a 4 year gap betweem Eli &
Martha, allowing enough time for a total of 10 children. I'll bet there were
children born but died and weren't recorded.

The only birthdate I know for sure is Dinah Cook, b. 10mo. 12, 1737, who
> mar. John Wilson. I have seen as many as 12 children. At the moment I have 8
> that I can establish, I am not sure if my order is correct. Isaac & Mary
> married
> 3mo. 22, 1734:
>
> Dinah, b. 10mo 12, 1737=John Wilson, 1759
>
> Ann. b. c.1739=Nathan Hawkins, 1773
>
> Eli, b. 1741=Martha Hawkins, 1772, sister of Nathan
>
> Martha, b. c.1745=James Townsend, 1775
>
> Isaac(Jr), b. c.1747=Sarah Smith, 1770
>
> Mary, b. c.1749=Ralph Hunt, Jr., 1793?
>
> John, b. 1751=Olive Smith, 1793, sister of Sarah
>
> Amos, b. c.1753=Elizabeth Townsend, 1775
>
> The first 7 born in Londongrove, Chester Co. and the youngest in
> Washington/Warrington twp., York Co.
>
> Yes, there is a 3 year gap between their marriage date 1734 and the birth of
> Dinah in 1737. Enough time for a child to be born. However, I don't think it
> is when Isaac(Jr) was born or any other living person. More then likely if
> there was a birth, it died very early and was not recorded.
>
> I have Amos Cook, b. c.1753 in Warrington or Washington twp., York Co.
> Washington and Warrington twps. adjoin one another. I have a land warrant for
> "Isaac Cook" in Washington twp., York Co. in 1750. Mary and ch. have a cert.
> to
> Warrington MM in 1751. Mary and the children then remove to S. Carolina from
> Warrington MM in 1754. I assume Amos was born in York Co. Washington Co. is
> in
> the western part of the state, near Ohio I believe.
>
> Amos and family returned to Westland MM, Washington Co., Pa., on a cert.
> from Cane Creek MM, S.C., dated 5/28/1803. I believe Amos & Elizabeth lived
> out
> their days here.
>
> Sorry if I caused any confusion.
> Bob Cooke
>
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S533] Alpheus H. Harlan, History and Genealogy of the Harlan Family, p. 27.
  2. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , e-mail address, Bob Cooke, Jan 20, 2007.
  3. [S415] E-mail from Corinne Krekler, Jul 20, 1999.

Robert Comer1,2

M, #28342, b. 1704, d. 17 April 1771

Family: Rebecca Houghton b. 1715, d. 1807

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Birth1704York Co., PA, USA2
MarriageJun 2, 1735London Grove, Chester Co., PA, USA1,2
Residence1737Chester, PA, USA
DeathApr 17, 1771London Grove, Chester Co., PA, USA2
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S533] Alpheus H. Harlan, History and Genealogy of the Harlan Family, p. 27.
  2. [S415] E-mail from Ben Reynolds, Jun 17, 2002.
  3. [S415] E-mail from Sharon Otis, 2/1999.

(?) Houghton1

?, #28343, b. 26 April 1837, d. 26 April 1837

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
BirthApr 26, 18371
DeathApr 26, 18371
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S534] Warren Hapgood, The Hapgood Family, p. 78.

Anna Maria Colvin1,2

F, #28344, b. 1841, d. 4 November 1877

Family: Luther Sawyer Hapgood b. 26 Jul 1836, d. 17 Nov 1923

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Birth1841Douglas, MA, USA2
MarriageJul 4, 18621,2
DeathNov 4, 1877Sterling, MA, USA2
ParentsDBenoni Colvin and Mercy Smitty
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S534] Warren Hapgood, The Hapgood Family, p. 300.
  2. [S415] E-mail from Sandy at e-mail address, 11/10/1999.

Mary Allen1

F, #28345

Family: Joseph Henry Hapgood b. 15 Jul 1839

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
MarriageFeb, 18681
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S534] Warren Hapgood, The Hapgood Family, p. 300.

Henry Lett1

M, #28346

Family: Ann Maria Hapgood b. 21 Nov 1841, d. 5 Aug 1886

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
MarriageFeb 12, 18691
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S534] Warren Hapgood, The Hapgood Family, p. 300.
  2. [S534] Warren Hapgood, The Hapgood Family, p. 301.

Lillian J. Lett1

F, #28347, b. 3 August 1871

Family: Fred J. Hawkins

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
BirthAug 3, 1871Sterling, Worcester Co., MA, USA1
Marriage1
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S534] Warren Hapgood, The Hapgood Family, p. 300.

Fred J. Hawkins1

M, #28348

Family: Lillian J. Lett b. 3 Aug 1871

Biography

ResidenceLeominster, Worcester Co., MA, USA
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
Marriage1
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S534] Warren Hapgood, The Hapgood Family, p. 300.

Hattie O. Lett1

F, #28349, b. 15 April 1874

Family: Fred Whitney

  • Marriage*: Hattie O. Lett married Fred Whitney on before 1898.1

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
BirthApr 15, 1874Stanhope, NJ, USA1
Marriagebefore 18981
Residence1898Leominster, Worcester Co., MA, USA1
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S534] Warren Hapgood, The Hapgood Family, p. 300.

Fred Whitney1

M, #28350

Family: Hattie O. Lett b. 15 Apr 1874

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
Marriagebefore 18981
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S534] Warren Hapgood, The Hapgood Family, p. 300.