Houghton Surname Project

Alice Houghton^1,2,3,4

F, #1921, b. 1737, d. before October 1775

Father*: Thomas Houghton b. 14 Sep 1700, d. 1760
Mother*: Maria Mershon b. 5 Mar 1701/2, d. 12 Feb 1773

Family: Abraham Stout b. 26 Jul 1735, d. 1777

Marriage*: Alice Houghton married Abraham Stout on Jan 19, 1774 w/2.^7,3,8

John Stout+^2,5 b. 27 Feb 1775, d. 23 Jun 1841

Biography

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Birth

1737

Amwell, Hunterdon Co., NJ, USA^5,6

Marriage

Jan 19, 1774

w/2^7,3,8

Death

before Oct, 1775

Amwell, Hunterdon Co., NJ, USA, Husband married third wife^9,6

Pedigree

Citations

[S3] Vivian Imogene Uran, Houghton Genealogy - V.I. Uran, p. 647.
[S190] Houghton, Our Houghton Heritage, p. 19.
[S191] Primm, Genealogical Memoirs, p. 34.
[S815] Marshall L. McClanahan, John Houghton, Pioneer of Hopewell NJ;, M, p. 1, 2 #28.
[S415] E-mail from Bill Stout, June 23, 1999.
[S415] E-mail from James Lowell Houghton, Feb. 4, 2000.
[S190] Houghton, Our Houghton Heritage, p. 19, 25.
[S815] Marshall L. McClanahan, John Houghton, Pioneer of Hopewell NJ;, M, p. 1, 2.
[S190] Houghton, Our Houghton Heritage, p. 24.

Abraham Stout^1,2,3

M, #1922, b. 26 July 1735, d. 1777

Family 1: Elizabeth Houghton b. 5 Jul 1735

Marriage*: Abraham Stout married Elizabeth Houghton, daughter of Thomas Houghton and Maria Mershon, on 1755 w/1; MLM: also gives marr. Sept. 27, 1755, Elizabeth Herbert.^7,2,8

Eli Stout³
Solomon Stout⁴ b. 17 Feb 1759, d. 26 Oct 1776
Mary Stout³ b. 30 May 1762
Rachel Stout³ b. 16 Feb 1764
Joab Stout⁵ b. 23 Sep 1767

Family 2: Alice Houghton b. 1737, d. b Oct 1775

Marriage*: Abraham Stout married Alice Houghton, daughter of Thomas Houghton and Maria Mershon, on Jan 19, 1774 w/2.^9,2,10

John Stout+³ b. 27 Feb 1775, d. 23 Jun 1841

Family 3: Ann Stout

Marriage*: Abraham Stout married Ann Stout on Oct 26, 1775.^6,9

(?) Stout⁶

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Birth

Jul 26, 1735

Bound Brook, Somerset, NJ, USA^4,5,6

Marriage

1755

w/1; MLM: also gives marr. Sept. 27, 1755, Elizabeth Herbert^7,2,8

Marriage

Jan 19, 1774

w/2^9,2,10

Marriage

Oct 26, 1775

^6,9

Milit-Beg

circa Oct 28, 1776

White Plains, NY, USA, He was wounded at the battle of White Plains; he returned home where he died soon after.¹¹

Death

1777

NJ, USA, MLM: 1776^4,5,6

Biography

Married Alice after her sister Elizabeth died. Married thirdly Ann Stout on 26 Oct. 1775.⁹

ParentsS

John Stout⁶

Research

Bill Stout gives 5 children with bds as those of Elizabeth Houghton not Alice. H. Houghton gives Alice as mother.

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Pedigree

Citations

[S3] Vivian Imogene Uran, Houghton Genealogy - V.I. Uran, p. 647.
[S191] Primm, Genealogical Memoirs, p. 34.
[S190] Houghton, Our Houghton Heritage, p. 19.
[S190] Houghton, Our Houghton Heritage, p. 24.
[S415] E-mail from Bill Stout, June 23, 1999.
[S815] Marshall L. McClanahan, John Houghton, Pioneer of Hopewell NJ;, M, p. 2.
[S190] Houghton, Our Houghton Heritage, p. 19, 24.
[S815] Marshall L. McClanahan, John Houghton, Pioneer of Hopewell NJ;, M, p. 1, 2, 5.
[S190] Houghton, Our Houghton Heritage, p. 19, 25.
[S815] Marshall L. McClanahan, John Houghton, Pioneer of Hopewell NJ;, M, p. 1, 2.
[S190] Houghton, Our Houghton Heritage, p. 25.

John Merrill^1,2,3

M, #1923

Family: Sarah Houghton b. 1730

Marriage*: John Merrill married Sarah Houghton, daughter of Thomas Houghton and Maria Mershon.^3,2,4

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Marriage

^3,2,4

Pedigree

Citations

[S3] Vivian Imogene Uran, Houghton Genealogy - V.I. Uran, p. 647.
[S191] Primm, Genealogical Memoirs, p. 34.
[S190] Houghton, Our Houghton Heritage, p. 19.
[S815] Marshall L. McClanahan, John Houghton, Pioneer of Hopewell NJ;, M, p. 1, 2.

John Smith^1,2,3

M, #1924, b. circa 1730, d. circa 26 April 1826

Family: Anne Houghton b. 1734

Marriage*: John Smith married Anne Houghton, daughter of Thomas Houghton and Maria Mershon, on 1753 at Hunterdon Co., NJ, USA.^3,2,5,4

Benjamin Smith⁴ b. 10 Nov 1754
Absolom Smith+⁴ b. 20 Nov 1757, d. 28 Dec 1834
John Smith+ b. 4 Jun 1762, d. 19 Mar 1852
Sarah Smith⁴ b. 19 Nov 1764
Mary Smith⁴ b. 5 Aug 1767, d. c 1820
Amos Smith⁴ b. 9 Jan 1769, d. 1830
Andrew Smith⁴ b. 10 Dec 1772

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Birth

circa 1730

Trenton, Mercer Co., NJ, USA⁴

Marriage

1753

Hunterdon Co., NJ, USA^3,2,5,4

Milit-Beg

French Indian War

Death

circa Apr 26, 1826

Hunterdon Co., NJ, USA⁴

Burial

Apr 26, 1826

Hunterdon Co., NJ, USA⁴

Note

Kunce states that he and his wife died while their children were young, but gives a dd for John at age 96⁴

ParentsS

Thomas and Ruth Smith⁴

Pedigree

Citations

[S3] Vivian Imogene Uran, Houghton Genealogy - V.I. Uran, p. 647.
[S191] Primm, Genealogical Memoirs, p. 34.
[S190] Houghton, Our Houghton Heritage, p. 19.
[S415] E-mail from Ruth Ann Kunce, Feb. 15, 2001.
[S815] Marshall L. McClanahan, John Houghton, Pioneer of Hopewell NJ;, M, p. 1, 2.

William Drake^1,2

M, #1925, b. circa 1750, d. before 21 June 1826

Family: Mary Houghton b. 5 Feb 1754, d. b Apr 1826

Marriage*: William Drake married Mary Houghton, daughter of Col. Joab Houghton and Catharine Runyan.^4,5,6

Katherine Drake⁹ b. c 1775, d. b Apr 1826
Mary Drake⁹
Permelia Drake+⁹ b. 2 May 1781, d. 26 Aug 1855
Aaron Drake³
Gideon Drake³ b. c 1782, d. c 1850
Sarah Drake³
Else Drake³ b. 1783, d. 6 Mar 1821
Elizabeth Drake³ b. 1788, d. 1843
Joab Drake³ b. 16 Mar 1793, d. 16 Mar 1853
Nathan Drake³ b. c 1798, d. 12 Nov 1866
Francina Drake³ b. c 1798
Amos S. Drake⁹ b. 16 Dec 1800, d. 9 Jun 1873
Susanna Drake³

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Birth

circa 1750

NJ, USA³

Marriage

^4,5,6

Church

Apr 18, 1802

Old Baptist Church, Hopewell, NJ, USA⁷

Residence

NY, USA⁸

1820 Census

1820

Lyons, Wayne Co., NY, USA⁸

Children+

His will states 13 children

Death

before Jun 21, 1826

Lyons, Wayne Co., NY, USA⁸

Biography

William Drake who died about 1752 and Susannah Farmsworth

The first time William appears in the Hopewell town records is:
Page 111
William Drake Records one Black heifer two yers old last
Spring with a white Spot on the Rump and white Down the
Inside of her hind Legs With Some White on her Belly Mark
With a Swallow fork in her Near Ear
January ye 18 1776
The Hopewell Baptist church records contain:
Page 156
Apr. 18. 1802
Catharine Drake
Catharine Houghton dismissed
Mary Drake "
William Drake "
Which corresponds to the time they left New Jersey for New York, i.e. the Lake country. Catharine Houghton went to Kentucky at this time where many of her other children had alread gone. William and Mary probably went to Lyons Co., NY becasue their eldest daughter Catherine was now living there with her husband Amos Stout, and their Daughter Permelia had moved there with her husband John Stout.⁸

Pedigree

Citations

[S3] Vivian Imogene Uran, Houghton Genealogy - V.I. Uran, p. 647.
[S190] Houghton, Our Houghton Heritage, p. 19.
[S415] E-mail from Bill Stout, Sep 30, 2005.
[S190] Houghton, Our Houghton Heritage, p. 19, 65.
[S191] Primm, Genealogical Memoirs, p. 34.
[S815] Marshall L. McClanahan, John Houghton, Pioneer of Hopewell NJ;, M, p. 1, 2.
[S192] Lida Cokefair Gedney, Hopewell NJ Town Records, p. 156.
[S415] E-mail from Bill Stout, 15 July 1999.
[S415] E-mail from Bill Stout, June 23, 1999.

Joab Houghton Jr^{1,2,3,4,5,6,7}

M, #1926, b. between 1755 and 1756, d. 17 January 1844

Father*: Col. Joab Houghton⁴ b. 10 Jul 1725, d. 17 Oct 1798
Mother*: Catharine Runyan b. c 1732/33, d. c 1817

Family 1: Phebe (?)

Marriage*: Joab Houghton Jr married Phebe (?) w/1.^4,5,9

Family 2: Abigail Wood b. 1788, d. 17 Aug 1844

Marriage*: Joab Houghton Jr married Abigail Wood on Nov 13, 1809 at Mason Co., KY, USA, w/2.^{10,4,5,6,9,11}

Abigail Houghton
Phebe Houghton b. 27 Feb 1812, d. 17 Feb 1842
Oliver Perry Houghton+²⁰ b. 27 Feb 1814, d. 15 Jun 1879
Lydia Ann Houghton+ b. 2 May 1816, d. 2 Jun 1864
William D. Houghton+ b. c 1819, d. 1883
Martha W. Houghton b. 3 Jun 1823, d. 1 Mar 1849
Eveline D. Houghton+ b. 18 Oct 1823
Elizabeth Houghton b. 1831

Family 3:

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Birth

between 1755 and 1756

Hopewell, Hunterdon, NJ, USA, DAR: 1756; MLM: 1756; Uran: 1788 (error); age 60-70 in 1840 census^8,4,5,9

Marriage

w/1^4,5,9

Marriage

Nov 13, 1809

Mason Co., KY, USA, w/2^{10,4,5,6,9,11}

1810 Census

1810

Mason, Mason Co., KY, USA, 9 individuals: 10220-12100;1 male 0-9, 2 male 16-25, 2 male 26-44, 1 female 0-9, 2 female 10-15, 1 female 16-25¹²

Milit-Beg

1812

KY, USA, in the War of 1812, 4th Regiment, (Pogue's), KY Volunteers Militia, Fife Major.^4,13,14

Research

1812

KY, USA

1820 Census

1820

Mason, KY, USA, a millwright and wagon maker¹⁵

1830 Census

1830

Western District, Mason Co., KY, USA, 11 Total: 2 male under 5 (1826-1830), 1 male 5 to 10 (1821-1825), 1 male 15 to 20 (1811-1815), 1 male 20 to 30 (1801-1810), 1 male 50 to 60 (1771-1780)// 2 female 5 to 10 (1821-1825), 1 female 10 to 15 (1816-1820), 1 female 15 to 20 (1811-1815), 1 female 30 to 40 (1791-1800)¹⁶

Immigration

1834

near, Dupont, Jefferson, IN, USA, 9 miles north of Madison⁴

1840 Census

1840

Lancaster Twp, Jefferson Co., IN, USA, 7 Total: 1 male 5 to 10 (1830-1835), 2 male 10 to 15 (1825-1830), 1 male 60 to 70 (1770-1779) // 1 female 5 to 10 (1830-1835), 1 female 15 to 20 (1820-1825), 1 female 40 to 50 (1790-1799)¹⁷

Death

Jan 17, 1844

Jefferson Co., IN, USA, H. Houghton: Jefferson Co., IN "according to the DAR Listing", but DAR gives KY^18,4,5,9,11

Burial

Rock Creek Cemetery, Menard Co., IL, USA, a Col. Joab Houghton; Gary Lint says there is no such grave at this cemetery¹⁹

Biography

In 1834 "he made a purchase of 160 acres of land from Joshua Kemper on Upper Big Creek. According to Jefferson County historian, E. O. Muncie, a "Jacob" Houghton was listed as an operator of the first horse drawn gristmill of Upper Big Creek. Local records spelled his name as Jacob. On land records at the Register of Deeds office in the county seat of Madison Indiana, he signed his name clearly as "Joab"."⁴

Problem

Birthdate: He supposedly was born in 1755, but that means his last 2 kids were born when he was 69 and 76 years old. It may be 1775 or 1778 which makes more sense. But that elimates his Rev. War service per DAR.

Research

JWH: All the 13 listed children were erroneously given by J.W. Houghton, p. 343, as the children of Joab Jr.'s father Col. Joab, including a William and a Joab (probably Joab Jr and brother William).²⁰

Research

Mason Co., KY, USA, Possible relationship

Research

MLM: erroneously gives marriage to Joab Houghton, Jr.⁹

Research

KY Volunteers

Research

John next door to Reuben in 1820 census

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 343 #462.
[S3] Vivian Imogene Uran, Houghton Genealogy - V.I. Uran, p. 649-650.
[S185] Ege, Pioneers of Old Hopewell, p. 22.
[S190] Houghton, Our Houghton Heritage, p. 57.
[S213] National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution Centennial Admin., DAR Patriot Cent. 2, p. 1495.
[S979] Liahona Research, Kentucky Marriages: 1801 to 1850, p. 332.
[S815] Marshall L. McClanahan, John Houghton, Pioneer of Hopewell NJ;, M, p. 2 #52.
[S3] Vivian Imogene Uran, Houghton Genealogy - V.I. Uran, p. 650.
[S815] Marshall L. McClanahan, John Houghton, Pioneer of Hopewell NJ;, M, p. 2.
[S185] Ege, Pioneers of Old Hopewell, p. 110.
[S27] DAR Application, of Gladts Irene Houghton, 1960.
[S1222] 1810 U.S. Federal Census , Mason, Mason Co., KY, M252_7, p. 259.
[S264] National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Patriot Index III, p. 345.
[S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, War of 1812 Service Records, Oct. 10, 2001.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1820 Mason Co., KY, p. 47.
[S1224] 1830 U.S. Federal Census , Western Division, Mason, Kentucky; Roll: 39; Page: 245.
[S235] U.S. Census, Lancaster, Jefferson Co., Indiana; Roll: 83; Page: 102; line 7.
[S35] DAR Patriot Index I, p. 345.
[S782] Patricia Law Hatcher Rev. Patriots Graves II, p. 170.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 343.
[S16] CJV opinion.
[S190] Houghton, Our Houghton Heritage, p. 58.

William Houghton^{1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8}

M, #1927, b. 25 September 1757, d. 29 June 1835

Father*: Col. Joab Houghton b. 10 Jul 1725, d. 17 Oct 1798
Mother*: Catharine Runyan b. c 1732/33, d. c 1817

Family: Margaret Sexton b. 29 Oct 1775, d. 6 Mar 1865

Marriage*: William Houghton married Margaret Sexton on Oct 20, 1793 at Hopewell, NJ, USA.^9,6,7,10,11

Sarah Houghton b. 7 Aug 1794, d. 1873
Nancy Houghton b. 28 Jan 1796, d. 3 Oct 1875
Catherine Houghton b. 31 Mar 1798, d. 1873
William Sexton Houghton b. 1 Aug 1803, d. 9 Sep 1805
John Sexton Houghton+⁶ b. 9 Sep 1805, d. 28 Aug 1865
Aaron Houghton b. 22 Jun 1807, d. 1 Mar 1837
Elizabeth Houghton+ b. 28 Nov 1812, d. 22 Jan 1883
Joab Houghton+ b. 24 Sep 1813, d. 31 Jan 1876
William Houghton+ b. 26 Sep 1816, d. 26 Jan 1890

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Birth

Sep 25, 1757

Hopewell, Hunterdon, NJ, USA, Houghton: Sep 27^{9,6,7,10,11,12}

Research

1776

Milit-End

May, 1779

having served 20 months and 15 days

Marriage

Oct 20, 1793

Hopewell, NJ, USA^9,6,7,10,11

Deed

May 17, 1796

"Joab's own signature is on a copy of an Indenture dated May 17, 1796 wherein Joab is transferring one hundred acres of land to his son, William Houghton."¹³

Deed

Dec 16, 1801

An Indenture deeding land from the estate of Joab Houghton to his son William, settling the estate of Joab to his children on land he had purchased from the heirs of Aaron Runyan in 1794. The signatures clearing the title are of William's brothers and sisters. Elijah Houghton is not on this document.¹⁴

Immigration

circa 1808

near, Homer, Cortland, NY, USA, "He named the farm, "Houghton Hill."^6,11

Residence

Homer, Cortland, NY, USA

1830 Census

1830

Homer, Cortland Co., NY, USA, 7 Total: 1 male 10 to 15 (1816-1820), 2 male 20 to 30 (1801-1810), 1 male 70 to 80 (1751-1760)// 1 female 15 to 20 (1811-1815), 1 female 20 to 30 (1801-1810), 1 female 50 to 60 (1771-1780)¹⁵

PensionInx

Oct 2, 1832

Cortland Co., NY, USA; RWG: "W19816, BLW #26558-160-55, NJ Line"^16,10,17

Death

Jun 29, 1835

Homer, Cortland, NY, USA, DAR: 6/28/1835; H. Houghton: Jun 29, 1839; RWG: 29 Jun 1835^6,7,10,11

Burial

Atwater Cemetery, Homer, Cortland Co., NY, USA^6,18,11,19

Research

JWH erroneously gives Nehemiah as father of William²⁰

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 343 #461, 318 #183.
[S3] Vivian Imogene Uran, Houghton Genealogy - V.I. Uran, p. 649-650.
[S28] DAR Lineage Book, 108: 99.
[S28] DAR Lineage Book, 89: 176.
[S185] Ege, Pioneers of Old Hopewell, p. 22.
[S190] Houghton, Our Houghton Heritage, p. 59.
[S213] National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution Centennial Admin., DAR Patriot Cent. 2, p. 1495.
[S815] Marshall L. McClanahan, John Houghton, Pioneer of Hopewell NJ;, M, p. 2 #53, 4.
[S101] Revolutionary War Pension, Box 1335, p. 1053.
[S249] White, Geneal. Abstr. of Revol. War II, p. 1719.
[S815] Marshall L. McClanahan, John Houghton, Pioneer of Hopewell NJ;, M, p. 2.
[S1183] Arthur Louis Finnell, National Huguenot Society Bible Records, p. 391.
[S190] Houghton, Our Houghton Heritage, p. 53.
[S190] Houghton, Our Houghton Heritage, p. 53, 65.
[S1224] 1830 U.S. Federal Census , Homer, Cortland, New York; Roll: 88; Page: 126.
[S190] Houghton, Our Houghton Heritage, p. 38.
[S946] Unknown compiler, Rev. War Pension Application Index, p. 273.
[S782] Patricia Law Hatcher Rev. Patriots Graves II, p. 171.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://interment.net/data/us/ny/cortland/atwater/…
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 318.

Sarah Houghton^1,2,3,4

F, #1928, b. 17 November 1760

Father*: Col. Joab Houghton b. 10 Jul 1725, d. 17 Oct 1798
Mother*: Catharine Runyan b. c 1732/33, d. c 1817

Family: Amos Corwine b. 1756

Marriage*: Sarah Houghton married Amos Corwine.^5,8,3,9

Aaron Houghton Corwine³ b. bt 1780 - 1800, d. Jun 1830
Joab Houghton Corwine+³ b. 1788, d. 20 May 1837
Richard Corwine³
William Corwine³
John Corwine³
Clarissa Corwine³

Biography

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Birth

Nov 17, 1760

Hopewell, Mercer, NJ, USA, H. Houghton: Nov. 17, 176-; James Houghton: Nov. 17, 1767; Huguenot Bible Records: Nov 19 1767^5,3,6,7

Marriage

^5,8,3,9

Will

May 19, 1820

Pedigree

Citations

[S3] Vivian Imogene Uran, Houghton Genealogy - V.I. Uran, p. 649-650.
[S185] Ege, Pioneers of Old Hopewell, p. 22.
[S190] Houghton, Our Houghton Heritage, p. 61.
[S815] Marshall L. McClanahan, John Houghton, Pioneer of Hopewell NJ;, M, p. 3 #54.
[S3] Vivian Imogene Uran, Houghton Genealogy - V.I. Uran, p. 650.
[S815] Marshall L. McClanahan, John Houghton, Pioneer of Hopewell NJ;, M, p. 3.
[S1183] Arthur Louis Finnell, National Huguenot Society Bible Records, p. 391.
[S185] Ege, Pioneers of Old Hopewell, p. 24.
[S815] Marshall L. McClanahan, John Houghton, Pioneer of Hopewell NJ;, M, p. 3, 4.

Alice Houghton^1,2,3,4,5

F, #1929, b. circa 1769, d. 3 June 1824

Father*: Col. Joab Houghton⁶ b. 10 Jul 1725, d. 17 Oct 1798
Mother*: Catharine Runyan b. c 1732/33, d. c 1817

Family: Conant Cone b. 15 Apr 1761, d. 8 Oct 1835

Marriage*: Alice Houghton married Conant Cone on May, 1780.^8,4,9

Amelia Cone⁴ b. 1782, d. 1856
Rev. Dr. Spencer Houghton Cone+ b. 30 Apr 1785, d. 28 Aug 1855
Eliza Cone⁴ b. 1787, d. 24 Apr 1823
Catherine Cone⁴ b. 1790, d. 20 Mar 1821
Joseph Cone⁴ b. 1793, d. 4 Jan 1830
Martha Cone⁴ b. 1795, d. 2 Dec 1840

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Birth

circa 1769

Hopewell, Hunterdon, NJ, USA, MLM: ca. 1774^4,7

Marriage

May, 1780

^8,4,9

Church

1785

Hopewell, Hunterdon, NJ, USA, Baptist Church¹⁰

Death

Jun 3, 1824

¹¹

Biography

Ege: "She was a woman of extraordinary piety and consecration, which, coupled with a mind of rare culture and refinement, stamped itself upon all of her childrn."¹⁰

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 323 #185c.
[S3] Vivian Imogene Uran, Houghton Genealogy - V.I. Uran, p. 649-650.
[S185] Ege, Pioneers of Old Hopewell, p. 22.
[S190] Houghton, Our Houghton Heritage, p. 62.
[S815] Marshall L. McClanahan, John Houghton, Pioneer of Hopewell NJ;, M, p. 3 #56.
[S810] Earl Cranston Am. Biog. Libr.: Notable Amer., II.
[S815] Marshall L. McClanahan, John Houghton, Pioneer of Hopewell NJ;, M, p. 3.
[S3] Vivian Imogene Uran, Houghton Genealogy - V.I. Uran, p. 650.
[S815] Marshall L. McClanahan, John Houghton, Pioneer of Hopewell NJ;, M, p. 3, 4.
[S185] Ege, Pioneers of Old Hopewell, p. 27.
[S415] E-mail from James Lowell Houghton, Feb. 4, 2000.

Amos Corwine^1,2,3,4

M, #1930, b. 1756

Family: Sarah Houghton b. 17 Nov 1760

Marriage*: Amos Corwine married Sarah Houghton, daughter of Col. Joab Houghton and Catharine Runyan.^6,2,3,7

Aaron Houghton Corwine³ b. bt 1780 - 1800, d. Jun 1830
Joab Houghton Corwine+³ b. 1788, d. 20 May 1837
Richard Corwine³
William Corwine³
John Corwine³
Clarissa Corwine³

Biography

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Birth

1756

near, New Market (now Linvale), NJ, USA^2,3,5

Marriage

^6,2,3,7

ParentsS

Abigail Hixon and George Corwine⁸

Research

MLM gives Ida as daughter of Amos but dates improbable.⁹

Pedigree

Citations

[S3] Vivian Imogene Uran, Houghton Genealogy - V.I. Uran, p. 649-650.
[S185] Ege, Pioneers of Old Hopewell, p. 24.
[S190] Houghton, Our Houghton Heritage, p. 61.
[S668] Edward Tanjore Corwin, Corwin Genealogy, p. 1.
[S815] Marshall L. McClanahan, John Houghton, Pioneer of Hopewell NJ;, M, p. 3.
[S3] Vivian Imogene Uran, Houghton Genealogy - V.I. Uran, p. 650.
[S815] Marshall L. McClanahan, John Houghton, Pioneer of Hopewell NJ;, M, p. 3, 4.
[S415] E-mail from Emily Irons Rogers, 1998.
[S815] Marshall L. McClanahan, John Houghton, Pioneer of Hopewell NJ;, M, p. 4.

William Houghton^{1,2,3,4,5,6,7}

M, #1931, b. 15 October 1782, d. 31 August 1834

Father*: Aaron Houghton b. 15 Apr 1761, d. 8 Oct 1835
Mother*: Elizabeth Sexton b. 1761, d. 16 Nov 1835

Family: Celia Ann McKay b. 4 Nov 1781, d. 14 Apr 1864

Marriage*: William Houghton married Celia Ann McKay on May 10, 1803 at Mason, KY, USA, Lint: Oct. 17.^{1,11,5,6,10,12}

Jeanette Houghton+¹⁷ b. 2 Sep 1804, d. 1845
Aaron Houghton+ b. 9 Mar 1807, d. 7 Jul 1897
William Hileary Houghton+ b. 18 Apr 1809, d. 8 Feb 1885
Jared Sexton Houghton¹⁸ b. 4 Jun 1811, d. 7 Feb 1901
Phoebe Houghton¹⁹ b. 13 Oct 1813, d. 1839
Sarah Houghton²⁰ b. 10 Jun 1819, d. 13 Sep 1829
Bonham Runyan Houghton+¹⁸ b. 27 Dec 1820, d. 1893
Elizabeth Houghton¹⁸ b. 8 Jul 1821, d. 13 Mar 1907
Albert Kirk Houghton²⁰ b. 19 Aug 1825

Biography

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Birth

Oct 15, 1782

Hopewell, Hunterdon, NJ, USA, Primm, Uran, MLM: 1783^1,8,9,6,10

Marriage

May 10, 1803

Mason, KY, USA, Lint: Oct. 17^{1,11,5,6,10,12}

1810 Census

1810

Mason, Mason Co., KY, USA, 8 individuals: 2 male under 10 (<1800), 2 male 10 thru 15 (1795-1800), 1 male 26 thru 44 (1784-1766)// 2 female 10 thru 15 (1795-1800), 1 female 45 and over (bef. 1765); near Charles Houghton^13,14

Immigration

circa 1818

Daviess, IN, USA¹³

Residence

Sep 19, 1818

Barr Twp, Daviess Co., IN, USA, He built a log cabin on 169 acres he bought in¹⁵

Death

Aug 31, 1834

Barr Twp, Daviess Co., IN, USA, H. Houghton, p. 113, dp and Aug 13.^1,16,5,6,10

Burial

Reilly Cemetery at Mt. Pleasant, near Loogootee, IN, USA¹³

Church

Baptist Church¹⁵

Pedigree

Citations

[S3] Vivian Imogene Uran, Houghton Genealogy - V.I. Uran, p. 649.
[S28] DAR Lineage Book, 134: 25.
[S28] DAR Lineage Book, 94: 10.
[S28] DAR Lineage Book, 52: 104.
[S190] Houghton, Our Houghton Heritage, p. 60, 98, 113.
[S191] Primm, Genealogical Memoirs, p. 35.
[S815] Marshall L. McClanahan, John Houghton, Pioneer of Hopewell NJ;, M, p. 3 #101 & #117.
[S28] DAR Lineage Book, Vol. 78, p. 151.
[S190] Houghton, Our Houghton Heritage, p. 60, 71, 98, 113.
[S815] Marshall L. McClanahan, John Houghton, Pioneer of Hopewell NJ;, M, p. 3.
[S28] DAR Lineage Book, Vol. 52.
[S415] E-mail from Gary Lint, March 1, 2001.
[S190] Houghton, Our Houghton Heritage, p. 113.
[S1222] 1810 U.S. Federal Census , Mason, Mason, Kentucky; Roll: 7; Page: 259.
[S190] Houghton, Our Houghton Heritage, p. 115.
[S28] DAR Lineage Book, 78: 151.
[S190] Houghton, Our Houghton Heritage, p. 121.
[S190] Houghton, Our Houghton Heritage, p. 118.
[S190] Houghton, Our Houghton Heritage, p. 124.
[S190] Houghton, Our Houghton Heritage, p. 125.

Charles Pickerel Houghton^1,2,3,4,5

M, #1932, b. 13 December 1789, d. 5 September 1835

Father*: Aaron Houghton b. 15 Apr 1761, d. 8 Oct 1835
Mother*: Elizabeth Sexton b. 1761, d. 16 Nov 1835

Family: Elizabeth VanDeventer b. 1795, d. 13 Dec 1836

Marriage*: Charles Pickerel Houghton married Elizabeth VanDeventer on Nov 21, 1810 at Mason Co., KY, USA, H. Houghton: 1807.^1,11,3,8,5

Sevigna Houghton+¹⁸ b. 1 Dec 1810, d. 31 Jan 1889
William C. Houghton+⁹ b. 15 Jul 1814, d. 6 Dec 1893
Catherine Davis Houghton+¹⁸ b. 1817, d. 1892
Aaron Runyan Houghton+ b. 7 Feb 1825, d. 10 Mar 1895

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Dec 13, 1789

KY, USA, 1880 census of son William gives NJ as bp; Lint: Hopewell, Hunterdon, NJ; DAR, MLM: 1790^{1,6,7,2,3,8,9,10}

Marriage

Nov 21, 1810

Mason Co., KY, USA, H. Houghton: 1807^1,11,3,8,5

1810 Census

1810

Mason, Mason Co., KY, USA, 2 individuals: 00100-00100;1 male 16-25,1 female 16-25,¹²

Taxation

1819

Lewis Co., KY, USA¹³

Note

1820

He owned 5 horses, valued at $200¹³

1820 Census

1820

Elksburg, Lewis Co., KY, USA, 6 Individuals: 1 male 0-10, 1 male 10-16, 1 male 26-45; 1 female 0-10, 1 female 10-16, 1 female 26-45^14,15

1830 Census

1830

Sangamon Co., IL, USA, 11 Total: 1 male under 5 (1826-1830), 1 male 5 to 10 (1821-1825), 2 male 15 to 20 (1811-1815), 1 male 40 to 50 (1781-1790)// 2 female under 5 (1826-1830), 2 female 10 to 15 (1816-1820), 1 female 15 to 20 (1811-1815), 1 female 40 to 50 (1781-1790); next door to brother Elijah¹⁶

Death

Sep 5, 1835

Petersburg, Menard Co., IL, USA, age 45; DAR: 1835; Primm, Uran, MLM: 1833^{1,7,11,3,8,9,17}

Burial

Rock Creek Cemetery, near Petersburg and New Salem, Menard Co., IL, USA¹⁸

Research

KY, USA

Pedigree

Citations

[S3] Vivian Imogene Uran, Houghton Genealogy - V.I. Uran, p. 649.
[S190] Houghton, Our Houghton Heritage, p. 60, 103.
[S191] Primm, Genealogical Memoirs, p. 35.
[S815] Marshall L. McClanahan, John Houghton, Pioneer of Hopewell NJ;, M, p. 3 #106, 5 #3.
[S979] Liahona Research, Kentucky Marriages: 1801 to 1850, p. 332.
[S28] DAR Lineage Book, 69: 281.
[S28] DAR Lineage Book, 155: 131.
[S815] Marshall L. McClanahan, John Houghton, Pioneer of Hopewell NJ;, M, p. 3, 5.
[S415] E-mail from Gary Lint, March 1, 2001.
[S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Rock Creek, Menard, Illinois; Roll: T9_236; Family History Film: 1254236; Page: 253B; Enumeration District: 140; sheet 30; line 41, dwl 268-273.
[S190] Houghton, Our Houghton Heritage, p. 61, 103.
[S1222] 1810 U.S. Federal Census , Mason, Mason Co., KY, M252_7, p. 258.
[S415] E-mail from Gary Lint, Nov. 23, 2001.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1820 US Census, Elksburg, Lewis Co., KY, p. 97.
[S1223] 1820 U.S. Federal Census , Elksburg, Lewis, Kentucky; Roll: M33_20; Page: 97; line 22.
[S1224] 1830 U.S. Federal Census , Sangamon Co., Illinois; Roll: 24; Page: 135.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , https://sites.rootsweb.com/~ilmaga/menard/cemetery/…
[S190] Houghton, Our Houghton Heritage, p. 103.

Sarah Ann Houghton^{1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9}

F, #1933, b. 24 April 1790, d. 23 February 1876

Father*: Aaron Houghton b. 15 Apr 1761, d. 8 Oct 1835
Mother*: Elizabeth Sexton b. 1761, d. 16 Nov 1835

Family: Abraham Golden b. 14 Oct 1780, d. 1866

Marriage*: Sarah Ann Houghton married Abraham Golden on Nov 6, 1806 at Mason Co., KY, USA.^{1,5,2,3,6,7,11,8}

Aaron Houghton Golden¹² b. 3 Jan 1807, d. 3 Feb 1863
Eveline B. Golden+ b. 20 May 1808, d. 10 Nov 1847
Elizabeth Golden¹² b. 1811
Ure Golden¹² b. 1812
William Golden+¹² b. 1814
Charlotte A. Golden¹² b. 1818
Jeanette Golden¹² b. 1821
Catherine Golden+ b. 1828
Achsah Golden¹⁴ b. 1828
Charles Pikkle Golden+ b. 12 Dec 1831, d. 1905

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

Apr 24, 1790

Mason, KY, USA, Houghton: Oct. 24; MLM: Oct. 25, 1790^{2,5,10,6,7,11}

Marriage

Nov 6, 1806

Mason Co., KY, USA^{1,5,2,3,6,7,11,8}

Immigration

1833

Sonora Twp, Hancock, IL, USA, They were pioneers of this section, their cabin being one of the first erected on the edge of the prairie; being just after the close of the Black Hawk war; many roving Indians, who were hostile, held in ceck by a semi-military company, known as the "Illinois Rangers; several of their sons and sons-in-law were members of the Rangers.¹²

Death

Feb 23, 1876

Sonora Twp, Hancock Co., IL, USA, MLM: 1886^{1,5,2,10,6,7,11,13}

Obituary

Sarah is described as a sweet and lovable lady who really was able to control her obstinate husband, who would rather be wrong than give up his opinion. She and her daughters smoked little shaker pipes as they sat around the fireplace in the evening, lighting their pipes in the embers.
Since the Golden cabin was on the traveled trail, she was often hostess to passers by.
***She was a charter member of Golden Point Christian Church.
Sarah died at the "Red House", where her daughter Charlotte and husband Henry Benner lived.
Obituary:
Died in Sonora Township of Hancock , Ill. February 24, 1876, Mrs. Sarah Golden, relict of the late Abram Golden, of the same place.
The deceased was born at Peluma Station ( now Washington, Mason County), Kentucky on the 24th of October, 1790. She emigrated with her husband and family to Morgan County, Ill. In 1824, from there to Sonora township in 1833 and has been a constant resident of this place from that time until her death. It was her husband that Golden's Point was named after, he being the first settler on the prairie opposite the rapids.
The deceased was a highly respected Christian woman being of the Christian church for more than 40 years. She has resided, since the death of her husband some nine years ago--with her children, the principal part of the time with her daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Benner, at whose home she died. Deceased raised a family of nine children, five of whom survive her. She has a great number of grandchildren, great grandchildren, and some great great grandchildren.
There are many now living who will remember of sharing the hospitality of her frontier cabin 30 or 40 years ago at Golden's Point.

Pedigree

Citations

[S3] Vivian Imogene Uran, Houghton Genealogy - V.I. Uran, p. 649.
[S28] DAR Lineage Book, 84: 213.
[S28] DAR Lineage Book, 76: 309.
[S28] DAR Lineage Book, 88: 186.
[S28] DAR Lineage Book, 120: 111.
[S190] Houghton, Our Houghton Heritage, p. 60, 102.
[S191] Primm, Genealogical Memoirs, p. 35.
[S979] Liahona Research, Kentucky Marriages: 1801 to 1850, p. 332.
[S815] Marshall L. McClanahan, John Houghton, Pioneer of Hopewell NJ;, M, p. 3 #103.
[S28] DAR Lineage Book, V. 76.
[S815] Marshall L. McClanahan, John Houghton, Pioneer of Hopewell NJ;, M, p. 3.
[S190] Houghton, Our Houghton Heritage, p. 102.
[S415] E-mail from Ruth Hundley, Oct. 25, 2002.
[S190] Houghton, Our Houghton Heritage, p. 103.

Celia Ann McKay^{1,2,3,4,5,6,7}

F, #1934, b. 4 November 1781, d. 14 April 1864

Family: William Houghton b. 15 Oct 1782, d. 31 Aug 1834

Marriage*: Celia Ann McKay married William Houghton, son of Aaron Houghton and Elizabeth Sexton, on May 10, 1803 at Mason, KY, USA, Lint: Oct. 17.^{1,10,11,6,12,13}

Jeanette Houghton+¹⁶ b. 2 Sep 1804, d. 1845
Aaron Houghton+ b. 9 Mar 1807, d. 7 Jul 1897
William Hileary Houghton+ b. 18 Apr 1809, d. 8 Feb 1885
Jared Sexton Houghton¹⁷ b. 4 Jun 1811, d. 7 Feb 1901
Phoebe Houghton¹⁸ b. 13 Oct 1813, d. 1839
Sarah Houghton¹⁹ b. 10 Jun 1819, d. 13 Sep 1829
Bonham Runyan Houghton+¹⁷ b. 27 Dec 1820, d. 1893
Elizabeth Houghton¹⁷ b. 8 Jul 1821, d. 13 Mar 1907
Albert Kirk Houghton¹⁹ b. 19 Aug 1825

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Nov 4, 1781

Frederick Co., MD, USA, age 70, MA, in 1850 census;^8,9

Marriage

May 10, 1803

Mason, KY, USA, Lint: Oct. 17^{1,10,11,6,12,13}

Immigration

circa 1818

Daviess, IN, USA⁸

1850 Census

1850

Barr Twp, Daviess Co., IN, USA, Ann C., 70; next door to son Wm. H. Houghton¹⁴

Death

Apr 14, 1864

Daviess, IN, USA⁸

Burial

Reilly Cemetery at Mt. Pleasant, near Loogootee, IN, USA⁸

ParentsD

William McKay (acc. to family records)¹⁵

Pedigree

Citations

[S3] Vivian Imogene Uran, Houghton Genealogy - V.I. Uran, p. 649.
[S28] DAR Lineage Book, Vol. 52 , p. 104.
[S28] DAR Lineage Book, Vol. 78, p. 151.
[S28] DAR Lineage Book, Vol. 94 , p. 10.
[S28] DAR Lineage Book, Vol. 134 p. 215.
[S191] Primm, Genealogical Memoirs, p. 35.
[S190] Houghton, Our Houghton Heritage, p. 60.
[S190] Houghton, Our Houghton Heritage, p. 113.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1850 US Census, Barr Twp., Daviess Co., IN, p. 167,, line 9, dwl 1149.
[S28] DAR Lineage Book, Vol. 52.
[S190] Houghton, Our Houghton Heritage, p. 60, 98, 113.
[S815] Marshall L. McClanahan, John Houghton, Pioneer of Hopewell NJ;, M, p. 3.
[S415] E-mail from Gary Lint, March 1, 2001.
[S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Barr Twp., Daviess Co., IN, Box 140, p. 167, line 9, dwl 1149-1149.
[S190] Houghton, Our Houghton Heritage, p. 126.
[S190] Houghton, Our Houghton Heritage, p. 121.
[S190] Houghton, Our Houghton Heritage, p. 118.
[S190] Houghton, Our Houghton Heritage, p. 124.
[S190] Houghton, Our Houghton Heritage, p. 125.

Elizabeth VanDeventer^1,2

F, #1935, b. 1795, d. 13 December 1836

Family: Charles Pickerel Houghton b. 13 Dec 1789, d. 5 Sep 1835

Marriage*: Elizabeth VanDeventer married Charles Pickerel Houghton, son of Aaron Houghton and Elizabeth Sexton, on Nov 21, 1810 at Mason Co., KY, USA, H. Houghton: 1807.^3,8,5,6,1

Sevigna Houghton+¹⁰ b. 1 Dec 1810, d. 31 Jan 1889
William C. Houghton+⁹ b. 15 Jul 1814, d. 6 Dec 1893
Catherine Davis Houghton+¹⁰ b. 1817, d. 1892
Aaron Runyan Houghton+ b. 7 Feb 1825, d. 10 Mar 1895

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

1795

NJ, USA^3,4,5,6,7

Marriage

Nov 21, 1810

Mason Co., KY, USA, H. Houghton: 1807^3,8,5,6,1

Death

Dec 13, 1836

Petersburg, Menard Co., IL, USA^3,4,5,6,9

Burial

Rock Creek Cemetery, near Petersburg and New Salem, Menard Co., IL, USA¹⁰

Pedigree

Citations

[S979] Liahona Research, Kentucky Marriages: 1801 to 1850, p. 332.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , https://sites.rootsweb.com/~ilmaga/menard/cemetery/…
[S3] Vivian Imogene Uran, Houghton Genealogy - V.I. Uran, p. 649.
[S28] DAR Lineage Book, 69: 281.
[S191] Primm, Genealogical Memoirs, p. 35.
[S815] Marshall L. McClanahan, John Houghton, Pioneer of Hopewell NJ;, M, p. 3, 5.
[S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Rock Creek, Menard, Illinois; Roll: T9_236; Family History Film: 1254236; Page: 252D; Enumeration District: 140; sheet.
[S190] Houghton, Our Houghton Heritage, p. 61, 103.
[S415] E-mail from Gary Lint, March 1, 2001.
[S190] Houghton, Our Houghton Heritage, p. 103.

Abraham Golden^{1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8}

M, #1936, b. 14 October 1780, d. 1866

Family: Sarah Ann Houghton b. 24 Apr 1790, d. 23 Feb 1876

Marriage*: Abraham Golden married Sarah Ann Houghton, daughter of Aaron Houghton and Elizabeth Sexton, on Nov 6, 1806 at Mason Co., KY, USA.^{1,10,13,14,6,7,11,8}

Aaron Houghton Golden¹⁵ b. 3 Jan 1807, d. 3 Feb 1863
Eveline B. Golden+ b. 20 May 1808, d. 10 Nov 1847
Elizabeth Golden¹⁵ b. 1811
Ure Golden¹⁵ b. 1812
William Golden+¹⁵ b. 1814
Charlotte A. Golden¹⁵ b. 1818
Jeanette Golden¹⁵ b. 1821
Catherine Golden+ b. 1828
Achsah Golden¹⁸ b. 1828
Charles Pikkle Golden+ b. 12 Dec 1831, d. 1905

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Oct 14, 1780

near, Hopewell, NJ, USA^1,9,10,11

Residence

Moved to Maysville, KY when he was young and lived there until 1824, when they moved to Morgan Co. IL; in 1833 they settled in Hancock Co. IL¹²

Marriage

Nov 6, 1806

Mason Co., KY, USA^{1,10,13,14,6,7,11,8}

Immigration

1824

Morgan Co., IL, USA

Immigration

1833

Death

1866

^16,10,9,7,11

Burial

1866

Stearns Cemetery, Sonora Twp, Hancock Co., IL, USA¹²

Obituary

Abram was born is Hopewell, NJ. He moved to Maysville, KY, where he met and married Sarah Ann Houghton, 16 year-old daughter of Revolutionary War soldier, Aaron Houghton and Elizabeth Sexton, and grand-daughter of Hopewell's Colonel Joab Houghton.
***Abram served in the war of 1812 as a volunteer in the army of Govenor Isaac Shelby's 3rd regiment, Kentucky Mounted Militia, in Captain Arthur Mitchell's company under the command of Colonel Pogue. This unit was also known as the "Kentucky Rangers". His service dates were from August 1812 - November 1813. He fought in the Battle of Thames in which the Michigan Territory was won back from the British General Proctor. In this battle, the Indian, Tecumseh, was killed. He received a sum of 27 cents a day for his service and was allowed an additional 40 cents daily to feed his horse. After losing his horse near the mouth of the Portage River, he was allowed $65.00 for this loss. Records show that he received more for the horse than for risking his life !!
***Abraham resided in Maysville until 1824, when he moved with his family (8 children), and relocated near Jacksonville, in Morgan County, Illinois. His last two children were born in Morgan County. It is thought he lived there until 1832, when he moved further west, stopping in Sonora Township, Hancock County, Illinois, near the town of Commerce (which was later named Nauvoo by the Mormons). It is said that he carried two-year-old Charles much of the way on his shoulders.
***He was one of the first settlers of Sonora Township.
***Pioneers of Old Hopewell records that "Mr. Golden was the pioneer of that region, his cabin being the first to be erected on the edge of the prairie near the rapids, and being just after the close of the Black Hawk way, amy roving bands of hostile Indians still infested the country."
***In 1833, he built a cabin and settled on the north side of "Golden's Creek", now called Larry's Creek". The land along this creek was mostly wooded and extended from a point of timber along the creek onto the prairie, almost reaching the Mississippi. This large tract of land was later divided into smalled farms and given to family members, or descendants, or sold to friends and new settlers.
***In 1847, he was joined by his brother Jared, who, with his family, also came from Maysville, Kentucky and settled on the south side of the creek. The holdings of Abraham and Jared were originally described as "S part of Sec 27,28,29 and N part of Sec 32,33,and 34, Sonora Township, 6N R8W, of 4th Prin. M along Larry Creek, Hancock County.
***Abraham was an early pioneer of this region, building his cabin on the edge of the prairie, a few miles inland from the DesMoines Rapids of the Mississippi River. This location became known as Golden's Point Crossing". Near this place, were the crossroads of the Old Rock Island Trail and others, running in different directions. From here, travelers could go west to Sonora Landing and Post Office; Northwest to Commerce or Nauvoo, North to Old Niota, and to a ferry crossing into IA or on to Appanoose and Pontusuc, where grist mills were located; Eastward to Carthage, Fountain Green and Webster; and South to Elderville, Warsaw, Keokuk and Quincy.
***Abraham, with his sons and son-in-laws were members of the "Illinois Rangers", which succeeded in driving hostile Indian bands to the west side of the Mississippi River.
***On the lowlands along the creek, a log and frame church was built, known as "Golden Point Christian Church". Later, because the water from the creek threatened to flood the area, the church was torn down, and a new building was built about 3/4 of a mile south, on land donated by Isaac and Eugenia Baxter. The church still carries the name Golden Point Christian Church (2006)
***The old Golden Schoolhouse, is now a home. It stands near the Golden homestead and is still known as the "Golden Schoolhouse". A few hundred yards behind the schoolhouse, is where Abraham build his cabin and barn.
***In October of 1844, he was among 96 men summoned by the Hancock Count Circuit Court for jury duty in the trial of the men who had killed Joseph Smith, founder of the Mormon Church. He was later excused -- two of his daughters, Evelyn and Catherine, had married Mormons.
***Abram died at the home of his daughter, Jeanette and her husband, James Wilson. This house still stands west of the Sterns Cemetery. (2006) It was one of the first non-log houses built in the area. It was originally built of stone, but it has since been covered in stucco.
***The death date on most records say Jan 10, 1866, however the memorial stone clearly says Jan 10, 1867.

ParentsS

William Golden, Sr., (a Revol. War Capt., son of Joseph Golden, Sr. (1710-1777), a son of William Golden) and Christann Hortman¹¹

Biography

They were pioneers in IL. They erected one of the first cabins on the edge of the prairie soon after the Black Hawk war. Hostile Indians were kept in check by "The Illinois Rangers", a semi-military company, in which some of Golden's children and sons-in-laws were members.^15,17

Pedigree

Citations

[S3] Vivian Imogene Uran, Houghton Genealogy - V.I. Uran, p. 649.
[S28] DAR Lineage Book, Vol. 120, p. 111.
[S28] DAR Lineage Book, Vol. 88, p. 186.
[S28] DAR Lineage Book, Vol. 76 , p. 309.
[S28] DAR Lineage Book, Vol. 84, p. 213.
[S190] Houghton, Our Houghton Heritage, p. 60, 102.
[S191] Primm, Genealogical Memoirs, p. 35.
[S979] Liahona Research, Kentucky Marriages: 1801 to 1850, p. 332.
[S28] DAR Lineage Book, 76: 309.
[S28] DAR Lineage Book, 120: 111.
[S815] Marshall L. McClanahan, John Houghton, Pioneer of Hopewell NJ;, M, p. 3.
[S415] E-mail from Ruth Hundley, Oct. 25, 2002.
[S28] DAR Lineage Book, 84: 213.
[S28] DAR Lineage Book, 76: 309.
[S190] Houghton, Our Houghton Heritage, p. 102.
[S3] Vivian Imogene Uran, Houghton Genealogy - V.I. Uran, p. 650.
[S185] Ege, Pioneers of Old Hopewell, p. 79.
[S190] Houghton, Our Houghton Heritage, p. 103.

Charlotte Hart^1,2,3

F, #1937, b. circa 1783, d. circa 1816

Family: Elijah Houghton b. 11 Oct 1783, d. 7 Oct 1852

Marriage*: Charlotte Hart married Elijah Houghton, son of Aaron Houghton and Elizabeth Sexton, on Feb 5, 1803 at Mason Co., KY, USA.^1,2,3,5

Alfred Gleason Houghton+ b. 5 Feb 1804, d. 6 May 1870
John Hart Houghton+ b. 14 Nov 1809, d. 27 Mar 1869
Susan Grayson Houghton+ b. 25 Oct 1814, d. 26 Sep 1845
Amanda Houghton⁸
Eliza Houghton⁸
Mary Houghton+⁸ d. 22 Sep 1847

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

circa 1783

Alice Smith: I do have a copy of an early, hand-written MS--by one John Bellanger
Cox-- who names Charlotte, and confirms her d. date as c.1819, if she was b.
c.1786. But that would also work if she was b. 1783 and d. 1816, as you
have it. The latter birth date, however, doesn't quite jibe with the birth
date of her next younger sister, Mary, who was b. c.1784 according to Cox.⁴

Marriage

Feb 5, 1803

Mason Co., KY, USA^1,2,3,5

Death

circa 1816

Mason, KY, USA, Ege: died at the age of 33; Elijah remarried in 1821^6,7,5,4

ParentsD

granddaughter of John Hart, signer of the Declaration of Independence for New Jersey. (This information is documented in Pyne’s Registry)^7,5

Pedigree

Citations

[S3] Vivian Imogene Uran, Houghton Genealogy - V.I. Uran, p. 650.
[S190] Houghton, Our Houghton Heritage, p. 60, 98.
[S979] Liahona Research, Kentucky Marriages: 1801 to 1850, p. 332.
[S415] E-mail from Gary Lint, March 1, 2001.
[S815] Marshall L. McClanahan, John Houghton, Pioneer of Hopewell NJ;, M, p. 2.
[S185] Ege, Pioneers of Old Hopewell, p. 23.
[S190] Houghton, Our Houghton Heritage, p. 98.
[S190] Houghton, Our Houghton Heritage, p. 100.

Elizabeth Lucas^1,2,3,4

F, #1938

Family: Joab Houghton Corwine b. 1788, d. 20 May 1837

Marriage*: Elizabeth Lucas married Joab Houghton Corwine, son of Amos Corwine and Sarah Houghton.^3,2

Aaron Houghton Corwine⁶ b. bt 1825 - 1835
Sarah Houghton Corwine

Biography

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Corresponded with author

Marriage

^3,2

Research

MLM: erroneously gives marriage to Joab Houghton, Jr.⁵

ParentsD

General Samuel Lucas^3,4

Pedigree

Citations

[S3] Vivian Imogene Uran, Houghton Genealogy - V.I. Uran, p. 650.
[S185] Ege, Pioneers of Old Hopewell, p. 24.
[S190] Houghton, Our Houghton Heritage, p. 61.
[S815] Marshall L. McClanahan, John Houghton, Pioneer of Hopewell NJ;, M, p. 4.
[S815] Marshall L. McClanahan, John Houghton, Pioneer of Hopewell NJ;, M, p. 2.
[S668] Edward Tanjore Corwin, Corwin Genealogy, p. 1.

Margaret Sexton^1,2,3

F, #1939, b. 29 October 1775, d. 6 March 1865

Family: William Houghton b. 25 Sep 1757, d. 29 Jun 1835

Marriage*: Margaret Sexton married William Houghton, son of Col. Joab Houghton and Catharine Runyan, on Oct 20, 1793 at Hopewell, NJ, USA.^4,2,3,5,6

Sarah Houghton b. 7 Aug 1794, d. 1873
Nancy Houghton b. 28 Jan 1796, d. 3 Oct 1875
Catherine Houghton b. 31 Mar 1798, d. 1873
William Sexton Houghton b. 1 Aug 1803, d. 9 Sep 1805
John Sexton Houghton+² b. 9 Sep 1805, d. 28 Aug 1865
Aaron Houghton b. 22 Jun 1807, d. 1 Mar 1837
Elizabeth Houghton+ b. 28 Nov 1812, d. 22 Jan 1883
Joab Houghton+ b. 24 Sep 1813, d. 31 Jan 1876
William Houghton+ b. 26 Sep 1816, d. 26 Jan 1890

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

Oct 29, 1775

NJ, USA, age 75, NJ, in 1850 census; 1880 census of son William gives NJ^4,2,5,6,7

Marriage

Oct 20, 1793

Hopewell, NJ, USA^4,2,3,5,6

PensionInx

Oct 2, 1832

Cortland Co., NY, USA; RWG: "W19816, BLW #26558-160-55, NJ Line"^8,5,9

PensionInx

Aug 21, 1838

Cortland Co., NY, USA, Cathrine Hart aged 40 and Lizur B. Canfield, aged 50 were witnesses⁵

1850 Census

1850

Homer, Cortland Co., NY, USA, age 75, property $5000; and Henry Witt, 32, NY, farmer¹⁰

1860 Census

1860

Summerhill, Cayuga Co., NY, USA, age 84¹¹

Death

Mar 6, 1865

Cortland, NY, USA, Rev. War Pension: In 1855 Margaret was in Cortland Co, NY, a widow; MLM: 1864^12,13,4,2,6

Burial

1865

Atwater Cemetery, Homer, Cortland Co., NY, USA, Margaret, d. Mar 6 1864, age: 88y 4 m 8d¹⁴

ParentsD

Judge Jared Sexton of Hopewell NJ, who represented Hunterdon Co. in the legislature of 1777-1779 and filled many public offices until his death, May 10, 1785, aged 48.⁶

Pedigree

Citations

[S3] Vivian Imogene Uran, Houghton Genealogy - V.I. Uran, p. 650.
[S190] Houghton, Our Houghton Heritage, p. 59.
[S213] National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution Centennial Admin., DAR Patriot Cent. 2, p. 1495.
[S101] Revolutionary War Pension, Box 1335, p. 1053.
[S249] White, Geneal. Abstr. of Revol. War II, p. 1719.
[S815] Marshall L. McClanahan, John Houghton, Pioneer of Hopewell NJ;, M, p. 2.
[S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Paolo Twp, Miami Co., KS, Roll: T9_389; Family History Film: 1254389; Page: 419C; Enumeration District: 141;, Reel 19, Vol. 12, E.D. 141, Sh. 3, Ln. 28, dwl 21-22.
[S190] Houghton, Our Houghton Heritage, p. 38.
[S946] Unknown compiler, Rev. War Pension Application Index, p. 273.
[S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Homer, Cortland, New York; Roll: M432_493; Page: 296; line 5, dwl 613-672.
[S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , Summerhill, Cayuga, New York; Roll: M653_728; Page: 22; line 37, dwl 188-187.
[S28] DAR Lineage Book, 89: 176.
[S28] DAR Lineage Book, 108: 99.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://interment.net/data/us/ny/cortland/atwater/…

Conant Cone^1,2,3,4,5

M, #1940, b. 15 April 1761, d. 8 October 1835

Family: Alice Houghton b. c 1769, d. 3 Jun 1824

Marriage*: Conant Cone married Alice Houghton, daughter of Col. Joab Houghton and Catharine Runyan, on May, 1780.^2,4,8

Amelia Cone⁴ b. 1782, d. 1856
Rev. Dr. Spencer Houghton Cone+ b. 30 Apr 1785, d. 28 Aug 1855
Eliza Cone⁴ b. 1787, d. 24 Apr 1823
Catherine Cone⁴ b. 1790, d. 20 Mar 1821
Joseph Cone⁴ b. 1793, d. 4 Jan 1830
Martha Cone⁴ b. 1795, d. 2 Dec 1840

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

Apr 15, 1761

Princeton, Mercer Co., NJ, USA, Cone: New Haddam, CT^4,6,7

Milit-Beg

circa 1776

a fellow soldier of Col. Joab Houghton⁴

Marriage

May, 1780

^2,4,8

Death

Oct 8, 1835

⁶

Biography

CONANT CONE, son of Joseph Cone [61] and Martha
Spencer, b. East Haddam July 6, 1760, m. Alice Houghton,
second dau. of Joab Houghton Maj', 1780. She d. June 3, 1824,
aged 62 years. He was a gallant soldier during Revolutionary War,
enlisting Feb. 16, 1777, for three years in Capt Eliphalet Holmes's
company, in regiment commanded by Col. Jedidiah Huntington, of
Connecticut Line. Took the field at Peekskill, N. Y., spring of
1777. Remained in camp until ordered to Gen. Washington's army
in Pennsylvania in Sept. 1777. Was in battle of Germantown.
Wintered at Valley Forge 1777-8. Was in battle of Monmouth.
June 28,1778, and served in 1779 in repelling forces in Gen. Tryon's
'•'Invasion," and was discharged Feb. 16, 1780. He removed to
Princeton, N. J., soon after marriage, and all his ch. were born
there. He d. insane in 1799.
Ch.
237. AMELIA, b. 1782; d. unm. 1856.
238.* SPENCER H.. b. April 30, 1785, m. Sally W. Morrell; d. Aug. 28, 1855.
239. ELIZA, b. 1787, m. James Lesley; d. April 24, 1823.
240.* CATHERINE, b. 1790, m. John Norval; d. March 20, 1821.
241.* JOSETH, b. 1793, m. Mary Cave; d. Jan. 4, 1830.
242. MARTHA, b. 1795; d. unm. Dec. 2, 1840.

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 323 #185cs.
[S3] Vivian Imogene Uran, Houghton Genealogy - V.I. Uran, p. 650.
[S28] DAR Lineage Book, I: 148.
[S190] Houghton, Our Houghton Heritage, p. 62.
[S815] Marshall L. McClanahan, John Houghton, Pioneer of Hopewell NJ;, M, p. 4.
[S815] Marshall L. McClanahan, John Houghton, Pioneer of Hopewell NJ;, M, p. 3.
[S193] Cone and Cone, Life of Spencer Houghton Cone, p. 10.
[S815] Marshall L. McClanahan, John Houghton, Pioneer of Hopewell NJ;, M, p. 3, 4.

Phineas Willard¹

M, #1941

Family: Mary Sawyer b. c 1705

Marriage*: Phineas Willard married Mary Sawyer, daughter of William Sawyer Sr. and Mary Houghton.^2,3

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Marriage

^2,3

Pedigree

Citations

[S36] Letter, to Charles J. Vella from Robert Caldwell, May, 1998.
[S117] Burr & Gage, "John Houghton of Lancaster, Mass." , pp. 392-400, p. 396.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 12.

John Hart Houghton^1,2,3,4

M, #1942, b. 14 November 1809, d. 27 March 1869

Father*: Elijah Houghton b. 11 Oct 1783, d. 7 Oct 1852
Mother*: Charlotte Hart b. c 1783, d. c 1816

Family: Ellen LeMar b. 13 Jan 1815, d. 8 May 1896

Marriage*: John Hart Houghton married Ellen LeMar on Oct 16, 1834 at Sangamon (Menard) Co., IL, USA.^2,9,10,11

Dr. Charles W. Houghton M.D.+¹⁶ b. c 1837, d. 14 Jun 1880
Elijah Houghton+¹⁶ b. 1 Jul 1842, d. 27 May 1928
Zephaniah H. Houghton+¹⁵ b. c 1846
Amanda Jane Houghton¹⁶ b. c 1849, d. b 1873
Caroline Houghton+¹⁵ b. c 1855, d. 19 Apr 1874

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Notable

Birth

Nov 14, 1809

Mason, KY, USA, age 50 in 1860 census²

Research

1832

Milit-Beg

Apr 21, 1832

Enlisted Apr. 21, 1832 from Sangamon Co., in Brigadier General Whiteside's Brigade, 4th Regiment of Mounted Volunteers, Captain Abraham Lincoln's Company in the Black Hawk War.

srv in Capt Lincoln's Co. of IL Mtd Vols in the Black Hawk War^5,6,7

Milit-End

May 27, 1832

at the mouth of Fox River, IL.⁸

Occupation

a farmer

Marriage

Oct 16, 1834

Sangamon (Menard) Co., IL, USA^2,9,10,11

1850 Census

1850

Cass Co., IL, USA, age 40, a farmer, property $ 1000, and Catharine Conover, age 11, b. IL^3,12

1860 Census

1860

Richmond, Cass, IL, USA, age 50, farmer; property $5500-1500^3,13

Death

Mar 27, 1869

Cass Co., IL, USA²

Burial

Newmansville Cemetery, Newmansville, Cass Co., IL, USA²

Estate

May 17, 1873

probate notice on sale of his estate¹⁴

Note

knew Abraham Lincoln.²

Contributn

Dr. Caroline Houghton Chapman contributed the genealogy of John Hart Houghton to Howard B. Houghton and to Dr. Charles J. Vella^8,15

Pedigree

Citations

[S3] Vivian Imogene Uran, Houghton Genealogy - V.I. Uran, p. 651.
[S190] Houghton, Our Houghton Heritage, p. 99.
[S446] Dr. Carolyn Chapman, "John Hart Houghton Genealogy."
[S815] Marshall L. McClanahan, John Houghton, Pioneer of Hopewell NJ;, M, p. 3 #150.
[S190] Houghton, Our Houghton Heritage, p. 99, 109.
[S446] Dr. Carolyn Chapman, "John Hart Houghton Genealogy", Obit., The Atlanta Argus, Jun. 1, 1928.
[S1345] Virgil D. White, Pension Index for Indian Wars, p. 395.
[S190] Houghton, Our Houghton Heritage, p. 109.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1850 US Census, Cass Co., IL, Box 99, p. 9.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1870 US Census, Chicago, Cook Co., IL, Reel 207, p. 418B, line 6, dwl 783-768.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763-1900: Houghton Surname search.
[S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Cass Co., Illinois; Roll: M432_99; Page: 9; line 5, dwl 104-104.
[S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , Richmond, Cass, Illinois; Roll: M653_160; Page: 132; Sheet 132, line 26, dwl 921-921.
[S95] Newspaper, The Jeffersonian, Virginia, Cass, IL.
[S446] Dr. Carolyn Chapman, "John Hart Houghton Genealogy", 1997.
[S190] Houghton, Our Houghton Heritage, p. 100.

Alfred Gleason Houghton^1,2,3,4,5

M, #1943, b. 5 February 1804, d. 6 May 1870

Father*: Elijah Houghton b. 11 Oct 1783, d. 7 Oct 1852
Mother*: Charlotte Hart b. c 1783, d. c 1816

Family: Priscilla W. Summerill b. Feb 1822, d. 8 Nov 1910

Marriage*: Alfred Gleason Houghton married Priscilla W. Summerill on Apr 7, 1852 at Green Co., WI, USA, Green Co. Marriage Record, vo. 1, p.201.^6,3,7,8

Jennetta Houghton⁹ b. c 1854
Edna B. Houghton+ b. May 1861

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Feb 5, 1804

KY, USA, age 46 in 1850 census; age 56 in 1860 census; MLM: also 1824^6,3,7,5

Milit-Beg

1831

Black Hawk War³

Research

1831

1850 Census

1850

Dist. 4, Sylvester, Green Co., WI, USA, age 46, farmer; with Polly Ball, 51, PA; Amanda M. Ball, 15, PA; Sylvia M. Ball, 13, PA; Wilder M. Ball, 20; and the Sylvester R. Stephens family.⁵

Marriage

Apr 7, 1852

Green Co., WI, USA, Green Co. Marriage Record, vo. 1, p.201^6,3,7,8

1860 Census

1860

Sylvester, Green Co., WI, USA, age 56, farmer; property $4500-1000⁹

Death

May 6, 1870

Andrew Co., MO, USA, Missouri^6,3,7

Biography

Howard Houghto: "Alfred was stationed at Fort Blue Mounds, Wisconsin during the Black Hawk War in 1832. He was a lead miner in te employ of Ebenezer Brigham when hostilities broke out, and was undoubtedly one of the builders of the fort. He was listed in the roster as a 4^th sergeant. Wm Hileary Houghton, my great grandfather, was also stationed at the fort, as first sergent. After the war , Alfred moved to Monroe, Green County, Wisconsin, later moving to Sylvester Twp. There in 1838 he entered four "eighties" and one "forty" in sections 35 and 36....In 1865, they moved to Andrew County, Missouri, where he died."³

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 343 #460c.
[S3] Vivian Imogene Uran, Houghton Genealogy - V.I. Uran, p. 651.
[S190] Houghton, Our Houghton Heritage, p. 99.
[S815] Marshall L. McClanahan, John Houghton, Pioneer of Hopewell NJ;, M, p. 2, 3 #150.
[S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Sylvester, Green, Wisconsin; Roll: M432_999; Page: 229; line 23, dwl 22-23.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 343.
[S815] Marshall L. McClanahan, John Houghton, Pioneer of Hopewell NJ;, M, p. 2, 3.
[S415] E-mail from Carolyn Chapman, May 24, 2001.
[S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , Sylvester, Green, Wisconsin; Roll: M653_1411; Page: 281; sheet 79, line 25, dwl 2022-33.

Susan Grayson Houghton^1,2,3

F, #1944, b. 25 October 1814, d. 26 September 1845

Father*: Elijah Houghton b. 11 Oct 1783, d. 7 Oct 1852
Mother*: Charlotte Hart b. c 1783, d. c 1816

Family: John G. Conover b. 15 Dec 1812, d. 7 Sep 1893

Marriage*: Susan Grayson Houghton married John G. Conover on Sep 5, 1833 at Sangamon Co., IL, USA, H. Houghton: 4 Sep 1845.^1,2,3,4

Dr. Alfred Grayson Houghton Conover+⁶ b. 15 Jun 1834, d. 13 Mar 1874
Peter Elijah Conover⁶ b. 11 Nov 1835, d. 19 Sep 1838
Hannah Elizabeth Conover⁶ b. 17 Nov 1837, d. 6 Oct 1839
Catherine Conover⁶ b. 16 Aug 1839
Mary Elizabeth Conover⁶ b. 31 Oct 1841, d. 6 Nov 1841
John Coombs Conover⁶ b. 21 Nov 1842, d. 27 Jun 1864
Susan Conover⁶ b. 16 Sep 1845, d. 25 Oct 1846

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

Oct 25, 1814

Morgan Co., IL, USA

Marriage

Sep 5, 1833

Sangamon Co., IL, USA, H. Houghton: 4 Sep 1845^1,2,3,4

Death

Sep 26, 1845

age 30^2,5

Pedigree

Citations

[S3] Vivian Imogene Uran, Houghton Genealogy - V.I. Uran, p. 651.
[S190] Houghton, Our Houghton Heritage, p. 100.
[S815] Marshall L. McClanahan, John Houghton, Pioneer of Hopewell NJ;, M, p. 3.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.conovergenealogy.com/conover-p/p1710.htm#i432170
[S654] Electronic Web Site,.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.conovergenealogy.com/conover-p/p498.htm#i3465

John G. Conover^1,2

M, #1945, b. 15 December 1812, d. 7 September 1893

Family 1: Susan Grayson Houghton b. 25 Oct 1814, d. 26 Sep 1845

Marriage*: John G. Conover married Susan Grayson Houghton, daughter of Elijah Houghton and Charlotte Hart, on Sep 5, 1833 at Sangamon Co., IL, USA, H. Houghton: 4 Sep 1845.^1,2,4,5

Dr. Alfred Grayson Houghton Conover+³ b. 15 Jun 1834, d. 13 Mar 1874
Peter Elijah Conover³ b. 11 Nov 1835, d. 19 Sep 1838
Hannah Elizabeth Conover³ b. 17 Nov 1837, d. 6 Oct 1839
Catherine Conover³ b. 16 Aug 1839
Mary Elizabeth Conover³ b. 31 Oct 1841, d. 6 Nov 1841
John Coombs Conover³ b. 21 Nov 1842, d. 27 Jun 1864
Susan Conover³ b. 16 Sep 1845, d. 25 Oct 1846

Family 2:

Mary F. Mitchell+ b. c 1837

Family 3: Hannah Brisby

Marriage*: John G. Conover married Hannah Brisby on Apr 7, 1846.³

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Dec 15, 1812

CT, USA³

Marriage

Sep 5, 1833

Sangamon Co., IL, USA, H. Houghton: 4 Sep 1845^1,2,4,5

Marriage

Apr 7, 1846

Death

Sep 7, 1893

Verdon or Stella, Richards Co., NE, USA³

Biography

step-daughter of J. G. Conover, one of the early and prominent pioneers of Illinois

1879 History of Menard & Mason Counties
Chicago
Published by: O.L. Baskin & Co., Historical Publishers
186 Dearborn Street

JOHN G. CONOVER
Page 860
JOHN G. CONOVER, farmer; P. O. Biggs. As early as 1790, Peter Conover, of Monmouth Co., moved with his family to Woodford Co., Ky., where, in December, 1812, the subject of this sketch was born. The elder Conover was the youngest of five brothers, and the four oldest were all soldiers of the Revolution. In 1822, the Conover family, with a large number of relatives and acquaintances, desirous of locating beyond the influence of slavery, moved by wagons to this State, the journey occupying some months, and attended with hardships that would have deterred any but the stout-hearted. The party reached Springfield in June, and, after an examination of the country, chose the Jersey Prairie, in what is now Morgan Co., as the site of their future home. Peter Conover and his wife remained in this locality until their death, which occurred to the first in May, 1835, and to the latter in October, 1846. John G. Conover was married, in 1833, to Miss Susan Houghton; she died in 1845, and he was married, in 1846, to Mrs. Hannah Mitchell. He moved to this county in 1841, and settled in the vicinity of Bath. In 1849, he crossed the plains to California, and returned by way of the Isthmus in 1851. In the early days of Morgan and Menard Cos., he enjoyed the acquaintance of Lincoln, Yates and Col. Hardin, the latter making his home, in his youth, with the Conover family. Mr. Conover settled upon the place he now occupies, on Sec. 31, in 1866, consisting of 160 acres, well improved, and worth about $30 per acre. His business capacity and integrity have been recognized by the people of Sherman Township, and on various occasions they have chosen him Justice of the Peace, and, for five years in succession, Assessor.⁶

ParentsS

Peter Conover and Hannah Coombs¹

Biography

Dominicus John Garret Conover married Hannah Brisby on 7. Apr. 1846 at Cass County, Illinois.

Pedigree

Citations

[S3] Vivian Imogene Uran, Houghton Genealogy - V.I. Uran, p. 651.
[S190] Houghton, Our Houghton Heritage, p. 100.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.conovergenealogy.com/conover-p/p498.htm#i3465
[S815] Marshall L. McClanahan, John Houghton, Pioneer of Hopewell NJ;, M, p. 3.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.conovergenealogy.com/conover-p/p1710.htm#i432170
[S446] Dr. Carolyn Chapman, "John Hart Houghton Genealogy", History of Menard and Mason Counties, Illinois, 1879.

Phebe M. Houghton^1,2,3,4,5,6

F, #1946, b. 22 January 1823, d. 1903

Father*: Elijah Houghton b. 11 Oct 1783, d. 7 Oct 1852
Mother*: Catharine Merrill b. 18 Sep 1797, d. 12 Sep 1890

Family: Charles Willett Masterson b. 1819, d. 1903

Marriage*: Phebe M. Houghton married Charles Willett Masterson on Sep 30, 1841 at Menard Co., IL, USA, Lic. 94, Book A, p. 16.^2,3,4,5,7,8

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

Jan 22, 1823

^1,3,7

Marriage

Sep 30, 1841

Menard Co., IL, USA, Lic. 94, Book A, p. 16^2,3,4,5,7,8

Death

1903

MO, USA⁹

Pedigree

Citations

[S3] Vivian Imogene Uran, Houghton Genealogy - V.I. Uran, p. 651.
[S190] Houghton, Our Houghton Heritage, p. 101.
[S191] Primm, Genealogical Memoirs, p. 36.
[S415] E-mail Ancestery.Com: Marriages--Illinois to 1850.
[S977] Liahona Research, Illinois Marriages: 1826 to 1850, p. 402.
[S815] Marshall L. McClanahan, John Houghton, Pioneer of Hopewell NJ;, M, p. 3 #153.
[S815] Marshall L. McClanahan, John Houghton, Pioneer of Hopewell NJ;, M, p. 3.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763-1900: Houghton Surname search.
[S415] E-mail from Sue Henry, Apr. 23, 2002.

Andrew Merrill Houghton^1,2,3,4

M, #1947, b. 12 October 1826, d. 2 January 1891

Father*: Elijah Houghton b. 11 Oct 1783, d. 7 Oct 1852
Mother*: Catharine Merrill b. 18 Sep 1797, d. 12 Sep 1890

Family: Barbara Ann Renshaw b. 18 Sep 1829, d. 11 Oct 1918

Marriage*: Andrew Merrill Houghton married Barbara Ann Renshaw on Apr 9, 1856 at Sangamon Co., IL, USA.^2,3,5,9

Anna Maria Houghton+² b. Jul 1858, d. 1910
Wiley P. Houghton² b. 6 Jun 1861, d. 4 Oct 1864

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

Oct 12, 1826

IL, USA, age 23, IL, in 1850 census; age 33, IL, in 1860 census; age 43, IL, in 1870 census; age 53 in 1880 census; Lint: Mason Co., KY)^1,2,3,5,6,7

1850 Census

1850

Sacramento, Sacramento Co., CA, USA, age 24, hospital, none⁸

Marriage

Apr 9, 1856

Sangamon Co., IL, USA^2,3,5,9

1860 Census

1860

Petersburg PO, Menard Co., IL, USA, age 33, a farmer¹⁰

1870 Census

1870

Ry W., Menard Co., IL, USA, age 43, a farmer, property $16,000¹¹

1880 Census

1880

Tallula, Menard Co., IL, USA¹²

Death

Jan 2, 1891

Menard Co., IL, USA⁶

Burial

Rock Creek Cemetery, Menard, IL, USA¹³

Biography

Andrew Merrill "A.M." & Barbara Ann (Renshaw) Houghton

Andrew Merrill Houghton, son of Elijah and Catherine Houghton, was born in 1826 [12 Oct 1825 - 2 Jan 1891 on stone], and always lived on the home farm.

He was a man of staunch character, a good neighbor, an enterprising and prosperous farmer, and had a large tract of fine land.

He married Miss Barbara A. Renshaw [18 Sep 1829 - 11 Oct 1918], of Sangamon County, Illinois, April 9, 1856. They had two children.

Lamenting the loss of their only son by death, they took into their home a little orphan boy, Marshal Grider, who grew to manhood and is now an honored citizen of Sangamon County.

Their daughter, Anna Maria, wife of John S. Hurie, died in 1910. Her influence in the home and community was gentle, refining and permanent.

Of the four sons of Mr. and Mrs. Hurie, one, Wiley Lin, is a minister; another one, Erle, an elder; and the oldest one, Andrew, a deacon.

Source for photos and bio is: The Book Committee. Rock Creek Presbyterian Church Christian Heritage 175 years, Menard Co. IL. 1997. This includes a reprint of ROCK CREEK, A Retrospect of One Hundred Years, by Alice Keach Bone, written ca 1922, page 81, 82. It is a history of Rock Creek Cumberland Presbyterian Church and it's people

Submitted by: Marjorie Grebner Welsch

Pedigree

Citations

[S3] Vivian Imogene Uran, Houghton Genealogy - V.I. Uran, p. 651.
[S190] Houghton, Our Houghton Heritage, p. 101.
[S191] Primm, Genealogical Memoirs, p. 36.
[S815] Marshall L. McClanahan, John Houghton, Pioneer of Hopewell NJ;, M, p. 3 #155.
[S815] Marshall L. McClanahan, John Houghton, Pioneer of Hopewell NJ;, M, p. 3.
[S415] E-mail from Gary Lint, March 1, 2001.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1870 US Census, Twp 18, Range 8 West, Tallula P.O., Menard Co., IL, Reel 260, p. 145, line 2, dwl 44-42.
[S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Sacramento, Sacramento Co., CA, Box 35, p. 172; line 40, dwl 762.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763-1900: Houghton Surname search.
[S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , Twp 17 Range 7, Petersburg P.O., Menard Co., IL, p. 767, line 36, dwl 156-146.
[S1228] 1870 U.S. Federal Census , Township 17 Range 7, Menard, Illinois; Roll: M593_260; Page: 83.
[S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Tallula, Menard, Illinois; Roll: T9_236; Family History Film: 1254236; Page: 251B; Enumeration District: 140; sheet 26, line 22, dwl 224-228.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , https://sites.rootsweb.com/~ilmaga/menard/cemetery/…

Mariah E. Houghton^1,2,3,4

F, #1948, b. 22 September 1828

Father*: Elijah Houghton b. 11 Oct 1783, d. 7 Oct 1852
Mother*: Catharine Merrill b. 18 Sep 1797, d. 12 Sep 1890

Family: F. E. Stevenson b. 22 Sep 1828

Marriage*: Mariah E. Houghton married F. E. Stevenson on Apr 4, 1855 at Menard, IL, USA, Lic. 871, Book A, p. 140.^1,2,3,5,6

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

Sep 22, 1828

IL, USA, age 22 in 1850 census^1,2,3,5

Marriage

Apr 4, 1855

Menard, IL, USA, Lic. 871, Book A, p. 140^1,2,3,5,6

Pedigree

Citations

[S3] Vivian Imogene Uran, Houghton Genealogy - V.I. Uran, p. 651.
[S190] Houghton, Our Houghton Heritage, p. 101.
[S191] Primm, Genealogical Memoirs, p. 36.
[S815] Marshall L. McClanahan, John Houghton, Pioneer of Hopewell NJ;, M, p. 3 #156.
[S815] Marshall L. McClanahan, John Houghton, Pioneer of Hopewell NJ;, M, p. 3.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763-1900: Houghton Surname search.

Elizabeth Houghton^1,2,3,4

F, #1949, b. 25 October 1830

Father*: Elijah Houghton b. 11 Oct 1783, d. 7 Oct 1852
Mother*: Catharine Merrill b. 18 Sep 1797, d. 12 Sep 1890

Family: Carl Archer

Marriage*: Elizabeth Houghton married Carl Archer on Sep 4, 1867 at Menard Co., IL, USA, Lic. 2246, Book A, p. 325.^1,2,3,5,6

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Oct 25, 1830

IL, USA, age 20 in 1850 census; age 29 in 1860 census^1,2,3,5

Marriage

Sep 4, 1867

Menard Co., IL, USA, Lic. 2246, Book A, p. 325^1,2,3,5,6

Pedigree

Citations

[S3] Vivian Imogene Uran, Houghton Genealogy - V.I. Uran, p. 651.
[S190] Houghton, Our Houghton Heritage, p. 101.
[S191] Primm, Genealogical Memoirs, p. 36.
[S815] Marshall L. McClanahan, John Houghton, Pioneer of Hopewell NJ;, M, p. 3 #157.
[S815] Marshall L. McClanahan, John Houghton, Pioneer of Hopewell NJ;, M, p. 3.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763-1900: Houghton Surname search.

Amilda Rachel Houghton^1,2,3,4

F, #1950, b. 5 August 1832

Father*: Elijah Houghton b. 11 Oct 1783, d. 7 Oct 1852
Mother*: Catharine Merrill b. 18 Sep 1797, d. 12 Sep 1890

Family: Samuel Kyle

Marriage*: Amilda Rachel Houghton married Samuel Kyle on Jan 24, 1861 at Menard Co., IL, USA, Lic. 1443, Book A, p. 222.^1,2,3,5,6

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Aug 5, 1832

IL, USA, age 17 in 1850 census; age 27 in 1860 census^1,2,3,5

Marriage

Jan 24, 1861

Menard Co., IL, USA, Lic. 1443, Book A, p. 222^1,2,3,5,6

Pedigree

Citations

[S3] Vivian Imogene Uran, Houghton Genealogy - V.I. Uran, p. 651.
[S190] Houghton, Our Houghton Heritage, p. 101.
[S191] Primm, Genealogical Memoirs, p. 36.
[S815] Marshall L. McClanahan, John Houghton, Pioneer of Hopewell NJ;, M, p. 3 #158.
[S815] Marshall L. McClanahan, John Houghton, Pioneer of Hopewell NJ;, M, p. 3.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763-1900: Houghton Surname search.