Houghton Surname Project

Hamilton R. Horton

M, #114125, b. 1807

Mother*: Sampson Haughton b. 4 Oct 1765

Family:

Frederick Horton+ b. 1853

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Birth

1807

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Frederick Horton

M, #114126, b. 1853

Father*: Hamilton R. Horton b. 1807

Family:

Howard Hamilton Horton+ b. 1890

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Birth

1853

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Howard Hamilton Horton

M, #114127, b. 1890

Father*: Frederick Horton b. 1853

Family:

Howard Hamilton Horton b. 1924

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Birth

1890

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Howard Hamilton Horton

M, #114128, b. 1924

Father*: Howard Hamilton Horton b. 1890

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Birth

1924

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Samuel Horton

M, #114129, b. 1686

Father*: John Haughton b. c 1651, d. 1704

Family:

Samuel Horton+ b. 1729

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Birth

1686

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Samuel Horton

M, #114130, b. 1729

Father*: Samuel Horton b. 1686

Family:

Cushing Horton+ b. 1757

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Birth

1729

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Cushing Horton

M, #114131, b. 1757

Father*: Samuel Horton b. 1729

Family:

Barnabus S. Horton+ b. 1779

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Birth

1757

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Barnabus S. Horton

M, #114132, b. 1779

Father*: Cushing Horton b. 1757

Family:

Isaiah Holbrook Horton+ b. 1814

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Birth

1779

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Isaiah Holbrook Horton

M, #114133, b. 1814

Father*: Barnabus S. Horton b. 1779

Family:

Robert Ripley Horton+ b. 1856

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Birth

1814

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Robert Ripley Horton

M, #114134, b. 1856

Father*: Isaiah Holbrook Horton b. 1814

Family:

Carroll Winslow Horton+ b. 1887

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Birth

1856

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Carroll Winslow Horton

M, #114135, b. 1887

Father*: Robert Ripley Horton b. 1856

Family:

Carroll Winslow Horton+ b. 1914

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Birth

1887

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Carroll Winslow Horton

M, #114136, b. 1914

Father*: Carroll Winslow Horton b. 1887

Family:

James Elliot Horton b. 1948

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Birth

1914

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James Elliot Horton

M, #114137, b. 1948

Father*: Carroll Winslow Horton b. 1914

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Birth

1948

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Robert Horton

M, #114138

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Address

Oct 9, 2018

nchortons@gmail.com

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Research

The following request to join the Houghton project was entered at Family Tree DNA by Robert Horton.

Below is my grandson’s conclusion statement. Hope that this helps you see our rationale. One other fact to know; Howard Hamilton Horton (1924) has a YDNA 37 that matches exactly my YDNA 37 markers, along with one of my Horton third cousins. James Elliot Horton (1948?) has a YDNA 37 that has only one marker different than my YDNA 37 markers.

Here is Jacob Horton’s conclusion:
“Let me preface this by saying that this isn’t exactly news: I believe Jeff Horton of the Horton Surname Project already drew a similar conclusion. Since you gave me login access to familytreedna.com, I have been able to examine the patrilineal lineages of both James Elliot Horton (the Cape Cod Hortons) and Howard Hamilton Horton, Jr. (the New London Hortons), and I reaffirmed Jeff Horton’s findings that they are commonly descended from the English immigrant Richard Houghton, i.e. they are seventh cousins twice removed. The alluded lineages are feature below:

James Elliot Horton (1948?), Carroll Winslow Horton (1914), Carroll Winslow Horton (1887), Robert Ripley Horton (1856), Isaiah Holbrook Horton (1814), Barnabus S. Horton (1779), Cushing Horton (1757), Samuel Horton (1729), Samuel Horton (1686), John Haughton (1646), Richard Houghton (1614)

Howard Hamilton Horton (1924), Howard Hamilton Horton (1890), Frederick Horton (1853), Hamilton R. Horton (1807), Sampson Horton (1765), Stephen Haughton (1730), Ebenezer Houghton (1699), Sampson Houghton (1664), Richard Houghton (1614)

[Most of the recent generations can be attested by the Federal Census, though JEH also has comprehensive records for his family shared to Ancestry.com including Birth, Marriage, and Death Certificates. Some relations are mentioned in Wills/Probates or pre-1800 indexed vital records. Both lineages have mentions in Daughters of the American Revolution and the Boston Evening Transcript. The very early generations are described by the Houghton Surname Project at their website or a genealogical index created by Margaret Horton Weiler, PhD, Descendants of John Horton of Boston, Massachusetts and New London, Connecticut: Through His Son Samuel Horton of Eastham, Massachusetts ]
There is some further history, in England, tracing Richard to a line of knights dated all the way back to the thirteenth century (I have yet to examine the sources behind these relations). The genetic evidence is quite significant behind proposing that the Cape Cod, New London, and Ohio Hortons are all descended from this same Houghton line.
What is truly fascinating though is the hard transition from Houghton to Horton. The following illustrates the flux in usage recorded in birth indexes found in the Bourbon Collection for Connecticut alone (with some exceptions):
Before 1740, New London: HOUGHTON; 1740 to 1760, Hebron: HORTON;
1760 to 1770: HAUGHTON;
1770 to 1800: HORTON; After 1800, Glastonbury.
The Houghton Surname Project has little evidence for many other hard transitions to Horton, that is one that keeps to the next generation rather than a spelling variation on only a few documents. It seems highly unlikely that a cousin of Richard’s would also emigrate to New England and have his descendants make the same transition into the surname Horton by similar means. The most likely scenario then, is that the common link is not simply Richard Houghton’s line but Richard himself. FTDNA estimates the likelihood of this descent at approximately 95%.
What this leaves is to explore all records or rumors for descendants of Richard Houghton with hopes of finding a Henry Horton sized hole or possible father in the Connecticut River Valley area. With that said, at an average of three surviving sons per generation and roughly three generations a century, one can expect over seven hundred possible lines leading from Richard to Henry (if one exists at all).
So while I have yet to confirm the parentage of Henry Horton, I can say, after reviewing the genetic evidence, he is most likely descended from Richard Houghton and most certainly descended from the same line of Houghtons.”

Pedigree

Pink Haughton¹

F, #114139, b. circa 1892

Father*: William Haughton¹ b. Apr 1865
Mother*: Addie Odden¹ b. Jun 1867

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Birth

circa 1892

TN, USA¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S1231] 1910 U.S. Federal Census , Civil District 12, Madison, Tennessee; Roll: T624_1511; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 0165; FHL microfilm: 1375524.

Roy Haughton¹

M, #114140, b. circa 1902

Father*: William Haughton¹ b. Apr 1865
Mother*: Addie Odden¹ b. Jun 1867

Family: Crillia (?) b. c 1911

Marriage*: Roy Haughton married Crillia (?)²

M. C. Haughton² b. c 1927

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Birth

circa 1902

TN, USA¹

Marriage

1930 Census

1930

Dist 9, Madison Co., TN, USA, age 27, farmer; next door to brother Vance²

Pedigree

Citations

[S1231] 1910 U.S. Federal Census , Civil District 12, Madison, Tennessee; Roll: T624_1511; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 0165; FHL microfilm: 1375524.
[S1233] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , District 9, Madison, Tennessee; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0033; FHL microfilm: 2341998.

Lea Haughton

M, #114141

Family: Eliza Grant

Marriage*: Lea Haughton married Eliza Grant on Dec 31, 1883 at Madison Co., TN, USA.

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Marriage

Dec 31, 1883

Madison Co., TN, USA

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Madison Co., TN, USA, married same day

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Eliza Grant

F, #114142

Family: Lea Haughton

Marriage*: Eliza Grant married Lea Haughton on Dec 31, 1883 at Madison Co., TN, USA.

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Marriage

Dec 31, 1883

Madison Co., TN, USA

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Joe Haughton¹

M, #114143, b. between 1857 and 1860

Family: Susanna (?) b. c 1883

Marriage*: Joe Haughton married Susanna (?) on 1910.¹

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Birth

between 1857 and 1860

TN, USA, age 53 in 1910 census; age 60 in 1920 census¹

1910 Census

1910

Madison Co., TN, USA, age 53, farmer, his 2nd mar, her 1st¹

Marriage

1910

1920 Census

1920

Civil District 4, Madison Co., TN, USA, age 60, farmer; and stepson Fried Brooks Donnell, 16, TN²

ParentsS

parents born in AL

Duplicate

Madison Co., TN, USA

Pedigree

Citations

[S1231] 1910 U.S. Federal Census , Civil District 12, Madison, Tennessee; Roll: T624_1511; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 0165; FHL microfilm: 1375524.
[S1232] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , Civil District 4, Madison, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1755; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 159.

Susanna (?)¹

F, #114144, b. circa 1883

Family: Joe Haughton b. bt 1857 - 1860

Marriage*: Susanna (?) married Joe Haughton on 1910.¹

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Birth

circa 1883

TN, USA, age 27 in 1910 census; age 36 in 1920 census¹

1910 Census

1910

Madison Co., TN, USA, age 53, farmer, his 2nd mar, her 1st¹

Marriage

1910

1920 Census

1920

Civil District 4, Madison Co., TN, USA, age 60, farmer; and stepson Fried Brooks Donnell, 16, TN²

ParentsD

parents born in TN

Pedigree

Citations

[S1231] 1910 U.S. Federal Census , Civil District 12, Madison, Tennessee; Roll: T624_1511; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 0165; FHL microfilm: 1375524.
[S1232] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , Civil District 4, Madison, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1755; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 159.