Thanks for replying. I have not been able to find which Joseph was the father of my Benjamin, but there were two Joseph Houghtons in Leominster. One died in 1770. The other one had 5 children in Leominster and may have been the father of my Benjamin. A Joseph H. was in Pownal, VT for the 1791 Census and died before 1800. Your Peter must have been a different family, maybe cousins. Jane Woodward ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.