Jonas Houghton

Abt 1663 - 1723  (60 years)

• Name	Jonas Houghton
  Birth	Abt Apr 1663	Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1]
  Moved to	15 Apr 1676 (13 years)	Charlestown, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [2]
  John, Beatrix and their children moved from Lancaster, Massachusetts during King Philip's War.
  History	1704 (40 years)
  He was one of the petitioners in 1704 to the Massachusetts General Assembly for relief after the destruction of Lancaster. During this raid, Jonas lost one ox.
  History	1704 (40 years)	Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
  In the 1704 list of garrisons, Jonas was assigned to Capt. Thomas Wilder's garrison house.
  Offices Held	say 1704 (40 years)
  He was a surveyor for the town of Lancaster.
  Religion	1708 (44 years)
  Jonas was a member of the First Church of Lancaster when the covenant was renewed in 1708.
  Death	20 Sep 1723	Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1]
  Burial	Old Common Burial Ground, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Old Common Burial Ground,  Lancaster, Massachusetts
  Here lyes ye Body of MR JONAS HOUGHTON Who Died Sept. 20th, 1723 Aged 60 Years & 5 Mo. Here lyes ye Body of MR JONAS HOUGHTON Who Died Sept. 20th, 1723 Aged 60 Years & 5 Mo.
  Siblings	3 brothers and 3 sisters
  > 1. John Houghton, Jr. Esq,   b. Abt 1650   d. 3 Feb 1736/37, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 87 years) ▻ Mary Farrar,  m. 22 Jan 1671/72 ;   Hannah Atherton,  m. 27 Jan 1724/25 + 2. Robet Houghton,   b. 28 Mar 1659, Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 7 Nov 1723, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 64 years) ▻ Esther Lippenwell   3. Mary Houghton,   b. 22 Mar 1660/61, Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. + 4. Jonas Houghton,   b. Abt Apr 1663, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 20 Sep 1723, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 60 years) ▻ Mary Berbeane,  m. 15 Feb 1681 ;   Sarah   5. Beatrix Houghton,   b. 3 Dec 1665, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   6. Benjamin Houghton,   b. 25 May 1668, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. Before 1721  (Age 52 years)   7. Sarah Houghton,   b. 30 Jul 1672, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. Before 1733, Hanover, Morris County, New Jersey, U.S.A.  (Age 60 years)
  Patriarch & Matriarch	father Houghton   (2 x Great Grandfather)  Beatrix,   b. 1628, England d. 8 Jan 1711/12, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 84 years)  (Mother)
  Person ID, Branch	I353	Roy Line
  Last Modified	19 Oct 2018

  
  

  Father	John Houghton,   c. 24 Dec 1624, Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England d. 29 Apr 1684, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age ~ 59 years)
  Mother	Beatrix,   b. 1628, England d. 8 Jan 1711/12, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 84 years)
  Family ID	F388	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner 1	Mary Berbeane,   b. 2 Jul 1661, Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 31 Dec 1720, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 59 years)
  Marriage	15 Feb 1681	Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1, 3]
  Age at Marriage	He : 17 years and 10 months - She : 19 years and 7 months.
  Children	7 sons and 6 daughters
  1. Captain Jonas Houghton,   b. 2 Sep 1682, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 15 Aug 1739, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 56 years)     2. John Houghton,   b. 24 Jan 1683, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.     3. Mary Houghton +   4. Benjamin Houghton,   b. 1691, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 28 Feb 1764, Sterling, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 73 years) ▻ Zerviah Moore  m. 28 Jul 1720     5. Daniel Houghton >   6. Eunice Houghton,   b. 1 Mar 1698, Lancaster, Worcester County, Province of Massachusetts Bay d. 24 Jun 1748, Lancaster, Worcester County, Province of Massachusetts Bay (Age 50 years) ▻ Lt. Ephraim Sawyer  m. 4 Mar 1720     7. Josiah Houghton,   b. Oct 1698, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 29 Sep 1723, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 24 years)     8. Ruth Houghton     9. Stephen Houghton   10. James Houghton   11. Dorcus Houghton   12. Jemima Houghton   13. Dinah Houghton,   b. Apr 1711, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 23 Sep 1723, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 12 years)
  Family ID	F93	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2019

  
  

  Spouse / Partner 2	Sarah
  Marriage	Yes, date unknown  [1]
  Family ID	F390	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 Oct 2018

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Jonas Houghton(Abt 1663 – 1723) 2John Houghton(1624 – 1684) 4John Houghton(1593 – ) 8John Houghton( – 1618) 16father Houghton 17 9Catherine Houghton 18John Houghton 19Asmull 5Damaris Buckmaster 10 20 21 11 22 23 3Beatrix(1628 – 8 Jan 1711/12) 6 12 24 25 13 26 27 7 14 28 29 15 30 31

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - Abt Apr 1663 - Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Moved to - 15 Apr 1676 - Charlestown, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Marriage - 15 Feb 1681 - Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. History - 1704 - Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Death - 20 Sep 1723 - Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Burial - - Old Common Burial Ground, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

  [S1105] Burr, Annie Lane and Thomas Hovey Gage. "John Houghton of Lancaster, Mass., and Some of His Descendants", (Boston: The New England Historical and Genealogical Registe, volume LXXIX, 1925). [S84] Wyman, Thomas Bellows. The Genealogies and Estates of Charlestown, Massachusetts 1629-1818 , (Boston: David Clapp & Son, 1879). [S1094] Ward, Andrew Henshaw. "Lancaster Records" , (Boston: The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, volume XVII, 1863).