In a message dated 5/22/2001 12:32:03 PM Eastern Daylight Time, kehrt@home.com writes: > Does anyone know about these: I am descended fom Sarah Houghton ¥b© > July 1672 in Lancaster MA¤ and married Daniel Goble© I think her father > was John Houghton III, b© 1624 in Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire© He married > Beatrix Jocelyn Walker in 1647 in Elland, Yorkshire© I don't know when > they came to the US© The family apparently originally came from Howton > Tower in Lancashire© I have a Thomas Houghton who was born there about > 1433© None of this has been verified, so if anyone has any info, I > would love to hear from you© > > Michaele > Hello, I have done some research into the Houghton family as it is related to the Goble family. Below is a chart of ancestors of Sarah Houghton. 1 HOUGHTON, Thomas b: Abt 1433 in Howton Tower, Lancastershire, England src: Carl English Porter . 2 HOUGHTON, William b: Abt 1466 in Hawton Tower, Lancastershire, England src: Carl English Porter .... 3 HOUGHTON, Edward b: Abt 1501 in Houghton Tower, Lancastershire, England src: Carl English Porter ....... 4 HOUGHTON, William b: 1532 in Creker, Tavistoke, Devonshire, England src: Carl English Porter d: Unknown ........... +VEMY, Anne src: Carl English Porter b: Abt 1536 in Ferfeld, Somersetshire, England src: Carl English Porter m: Abt 1562 d: Unknown Father: John VEMY .......... 5 HOUGHTON, John b: Abt 1563 in /of Creker Tavistoke, Devonshire, ENG (Bedfordshire, England) src: Carl English Porter d: April 28, 1618 in Eaton Bray (Bedfordshire, England) src1: Jack Faulkner - 1994 Mel Karsten - 1996, src2: Carl English Porter ............. 6 HOUGHTON, John, 2nd b: May 19, 1593 in St. Mary's Church Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England (christened) src: Genealogical Dictionary of First Settlers of New England, by James Savage d: Unknown in England ................. +BUCHMASTER, Damarius b: March 8, 1592/93 in St. Mary Bray, Eaton, England src1: Jean Bogart - Hacienda Heights, CA - 1996-1998, src2: Mel Karsten Cornelius, OR - 1996 m: Abt 1612 in England d: Unknown in England Father: Andrew BUCHMASTER Mother: Marie ROBERTS ................ 7 HOUGHTON, William b: 1613 in England (Early inhabitant of Connecticut.) src: Genealogical Dictionary of First Settlers of New England, by James Savage, page 471. .................... 8 HOUGHTON, Ralph b: Bef. 1635 in (Lived in Lancaster, MA) src: Genealogical Dictionary of First Settlers of New England, by James Savage, page 471. d: Unknown ........................ +JANE b: Unknown d: Unknown ................ 7 HOUGHTON, John, 3rd b: December 24, 1624 in St. Mary, Eaton Bray Co. Bedford, England src1: Houghton Family Genealogy, src2: "Jack Faulkner", src3: Maurine Stander Doyle d: April 29, 1684 in Lancaster, Worcester, MA src1: "Jack Faulkner", src2: Houghton Family Genealogy, src3: Pioneers of Massachusetts, src4: New England Historical and Genealogical Register .................... +WALKER, Beatrix (Joselyn) src1: LDS-Latter Day Saint, src2: Maurine Stander Doyle, src3: Marilyn Duncan, src4: Lanny David Kegley - 1996, src5: Carl English Porter b: Abt 1625 in Bedfordshire, England src1: Carl English Porter, src2: Maurine Stander Doyle m: Bet. 1648 - 1650 in England or Mass (need a source) src: Carl English Porter d: January 8, 1719/20 in (or 1712) Lancaster, Worcester, MA src1: Carl English Porter, src2: Maurine Stander Doyle, src3: Genealogy of the Hand Family and Related Families, src4: Houghtons of Bedfordshire, England, src5: Signe Parrish Father: William WALKER? .................... 8 HOUGHTON, John (IV) b: Abt 1650 in Dedham, MA (or possibly England) src1: Houghton Family Genealogy, src2: Houghtons of Bedfordshire, England d: February 3, 1736/37 in (86 years) Lancaster, MA src: Houghton Family Genealogy ........................ +FARRAR, Mary b: 1648 in England src: Houghton Family Genealogy, by John Houghton, page 299 m: January 22, 1670/71 in Denham, Norfolk MA src1: Maurine Stander Doyle, src2: Houghton Family Genealogy d: April 7, 1724 src: Houghton Family Genealogy, by John Houghton, page 299 Father: Jacob FARRAR Mother: Ann FARRAR .................... *2nd Wife of HOUGHTON, John (IV): ........................ +WILDER, Hannah Atherton src: Houghtons of Bedfordshire, England b: Unknown m: January 27, 1724/25 src: Maurine Stander Doyle d: Unknown .................... 8 HOUGHTON, Robert b: January 28, 1658/59 in or March 28 ("1st mt") Dedham, MA src: Houghtons of Bedfordshire, England d: November 7, 1723 in (age 64) Lancaster MA src: GS ........................ +LEFFINGWELL, Esther b: 1657 m: Bet. 1679 - 1680 in probably Lancaster, Worcester, MA d: 1740 .................... 8 HOUGHTON, Jonas b: July 2, 1660 in either Dedham or Lancaster, MA src1: Maurine Stander Doyle, src2: Houghtons of Bedfordshire, England d: September 20, 1723 in Lancaster, Worcester, MA src: Maurine Stander Doyle ........................ +BURBEEN, Mary src: Maurine Stander Doyle m: February 15, 1680/81 in Lancaster, Worcester, MA src: Maurine Stander Doyle .................... 8 HOUGHTON, Mary src: Maurine Stander Doyle b: March 22, 1661/62 in Dedham/Lancaster, Worcester, MA src1: Ded VR, src2: Maurine Stander Doyle d: Bef. 1740 src: Maurine Stander Doyle ........................ +HARRIS, John m: June 20, 1680 in Lancaster, Worcester, MA src: Maurine Stander Doyle .................... 8 HOUGHTON, Benjamin b: March 25, 1663 in Lancaster, MA src1: Lanc VR, src2: Maurine Stander Doyle, src3: Diane Ruth Bell d: July 20, 1721 in MA src: Maurine Stander Doyle ........................ +__, First Wife .................... *2nd Wife of HOUGHTON, Benjamin: ........................ +MOORE, Zarviah m: July 20, 1720 in Lancaster, Worcester, MA src: Maurine Stander Doyle .................... 8 HOUGHTON, ?Ralph b: 1664 in Dorchester d: June 7, 1692 in Port Royal, lost when the town was sunk by earthquake of Jamaica. (age 28) ........................ +MARY .................... 8 HOUGHTON, Beatrix b: October 3, 1665 in (or December, "10th month") Lancaster, MA src1: Houghtons of Bedfordshire, England, src2: Maurine Stander Doyle d: Bef. 1684 in (not mentioned in father's will) ........................ +POPE, John m: September 30, 1683 in Lancaster, Worcester, MA src: Maurine Stander Doyle .................... 8 HOUGHTON, Sarah b: July 30, 1672 in Lancaster, Worcester County, MA src1: Genealogical Dictionary of First Settlers of New England, by James Savage, src2: Houghton Family Genealogy, src3: Genealogy of the Hand Family and Related Families d: Abt February 1715/16 in Morristown, NJ src1: Houghton Family Genealogy, src2: Family History Center of the Church of the Latter Day Saints ........................ +GOBLE, Daniel/David (3) src: Historic Morristown, New Jersey - The Story of its First Century b: May 21, 1669 in Concord, MA src1: Concord Births, Marriages, and Deaths, src2: Jean Bogart - Hacienda Heights, CA - 1996-1998, src3: Goble Families, NB, src4: The Goble Family, src5: Genealogy of the Hand Family and Related Families, src6: Concord Registers, Book I, src7: Concord Registers, Book II, src8: Maurine Stander Doyle m: June 23, 1689 in Lancaster, MA src1: Maurine Stander Doyle, src2: John Norris Buchanan, src3: The Goble Family, src4: Goble Families, src5: The Goble Grandfathers, src6: Genealogy of the Hand Family and Related Families d: Abt 1733 in Morristown, NJ src1: Genealogy of the Hand Family and Related Families, src2: Goble Families, NB, src3: The Goble Family, src4: Maurine Stander Doyle, src5: Sons & Daughters of the Pilgrims Father: Daniel (2) GOBLE Mother: Hanna (Anna) BREWER For more information on this line go to: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~goble/homepage/lines.htm and click on Houghton. 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