HOUGHTON FAMILY 28 August 2019 GENERATIONS August 7, 2019 1. Richard de Houghton 1395-1468\\ Mrs. Jane Unknown 1413- \\ 2. Thomas Houghton 1433-1481 Unknown 1437- \\ 3. William Houghton 1466-1497 Unknown 1467-1539 \\ 4. Edward Houghton 1500-1610 Unknown 1504 5. William Houghton 1532-1640 5.a. Anne De Verney 1530-1622 5.a. Sir John Verney V 1504-1551 5.a.1. Joan Malet 1508-1530 5.a. Robert De Verney 1480-1547 5.a.2. Elizabeth De Sydenham 1480-1570 5.a. John De Verney IV 1450-1507 Katherine Gambon 1454-1507 \\ 5.a. William De Verney III 1425-1489 Jane De Broughton 1427- \\ 5.a. John De Verney 1404-1461 \\ Eleanor Brent 1408- \\ 5.a.1. William Mallet 1477-1511 5.a.1.a. Alice Yonge Young 1477-1534 5.a.1. Sir Thomas Malet 1440-1501 \\ 5.a.1.b. Joan Wadham 1443-1477 5.a.2. Alexander Sydenham 1442-1523 5.a.2.a. Agnes Edmonds 1444-1530 5.a.2. Sir Kn. John Sydenham 1420-1468 Johanna Stourton 1424-1472 \\ 5.a.2. Henry de Sydenham 1401-1423 \\ Margery Whyton 1403-1446 \\ 5.a.1.a. Sir Thomas Young III 1446-1506 5.a.1.a.1. Joyce Joan Cotton 1450-aft 1515? 5.a.1.a. Sir Knt. Thomas Young I 1419-1476 \\ Lady Isabell Burton 1424-1495 \\ 5.a.1.b. John Wadham 1405-1476 \\ Lady Elizabeth Popham 1404-1476 \\ 5.a.2.a. William II Lord Duntreath Edmonstoune (William Edmonds)1420-1460 \\ Unknown \\ 5.a.1.a.1. Walter Cotton 1420-1455 \\ 5.a.1.a.1.a. Blanche Fraunceys 1425-1463 5.a.1.a.1.a. Sir Hugh Francis 1400-1427 \\ Philippa Hemmys or Hamme 1399-1427 \\ 6. Sir John Houghton I 1560-1618 6.a. Catherine Houghton 1563-1640 6.a. John Hoghton 1525-1584 6.a.1. Agnes Asmull 1541- \\ 6.a. Henry Houghton 1500- 6.a.2. Jane Guest 1510- \\ 6.a. John Hoghton 1462- 6.a.3. Elizabeth Ferquhavson 1465-1518 \\ 6.a Sir William Hoghton 1424-1453 6.a.4. Mary Southworth 1455-1540 6.a. Sir Henry Hoghton 1400- \\ Helen Elena Ellen Mosson 1420-1486 \\ 6.a.4. Sir Richard Sotheworth 1440-1467 \\ Lady Elizabeth Molyneux 1424-1518 \\ 7. John Houghton II 1593-1635 7.a. Damaris Buckmasdter 1593-1666 7.a. Andrewe Buckmaster 1567-1598 \\ Marie Roberts 1567-1635 \\ 8. John Houghton III 1624-1684 8.a. Beatrix Jocelyn Walker 1622-1712 8.a. William F. Walker 1590-1634 NE 1633 8.a.1. Jane Unknown possible “Cole” 1592-1666 [Her mother married (1) Clarke; (2) Collier in 1611] NE 1633 8.a. Edward Walker 1566- \\ Unknown 1570- \\ 9. Justice John Houghton V 1650-1737 9.a. Mary Farrar 1648-1724 (SEE FARRAR) 10. Henry Houghton 1675-1756 10.a. Abigail Barron 1680-1711 (SEE BARRON) 11. Henry Houghton 1704-1777 11.a. Elizabeth Randall 1698-1797 (SEE RANDALL) 12. Nathaniel Marble I 1722-1802 (SEE MARBLE) 12.a Abigail Houghton 1733-1825 13. Nathaniel Marble II 1767-1808 13.a. Mary Faunce 1770-1864 14. Nathaniel Marble III 1800-1845 14.a. Mary “Polly” King 1802-1881 15. Hyrum Austin Marble 1841-1912 15.a. Melinda Andersen 1851-1930 16. Silas Andrew Marble 1883-1961 16.a. Mary Evaline Burbank 1883-1970 17. Merlin Junius Romer 1914-1974 17.a. Emma Margrette Marble 1918-2004 (Reference: The Houghton genealogy : the descendants of Ralph and John Houghton of Lancaster, Massachusetts; with an introduction giving the Houghton families in England from the time of William the Conqueror, 1065, to Lord Henry Bold Houghton, 1848,”) All about the Hoghtons Richard de Hoghton, Sheriff of Lancashire in 1282, 1291, and 1300, had by Christiana his wife a son Richard ; and daughters, Johanna, and Margery. Richard de Hoghton, son of Richard, died without issue. He was party to a deed of quit-claim to the Abbey of Whalley in r309. To this Richard, Adam son of Richard Banastre confirmed one messuage and all his land in the vill of Wythenhill, &c., to hold of the chief lord of that fee ; and if the said Richard de Hoghton should die without heirs of his body, remainder to Christiana mother of the said Richard; remainder to Johanna and Margery sisters of Richard ; remainder to Richard son of Adam de Hoghton and his heirs. Thomas de Hoghton, brother of Richard, died also without issue. Adam de Hoghton, the other brother, married Avicia de Howick, widow of Roger de Alston, and had sons, Richard; and Thomas. He held the third part of a knight's fee in Hoghton, Clayton, Penwortham, Whelton-com-Hepay, Withenhill, and Rothelsworth, for which he paid 13s. 4d. yearly to the chief lord, the Duke of Lancaster. Adam de Hoghton was dead before 1307. Richard de Hoghton, son of Adam, and heir to his cousin Richard son of Richard, was Knight of the Shire i6th Edw. II (1323). Sir Richard de Hoghton had married, in 1309, Sibil, daughter of William de Lea, and sister and heir of Henry de Lea, lord of Lea. By this marriage, the manor of Lea and other possessions of the De Lea family 7n HISTORY OF BLACKBURN. were attached to the De Hoghtons. Sir Richard, by this heiress, had issue a son, Adam ; and daughters, Katharine, wife of Hugh Venables ; and Sibyl, wife, first, of WilHam, son of Richard de Bold, and, secondly, of Robert de Cliderhou. Sir Richard de Hoghton occurs as witness to a deed in 1347, and died in 1349. His son — Sir Adam de Hoghton, was Knight of the Shire in 1349. He was twice married,and Mr. Wm. Langton thinks the first wife, Philippa, was mother of his children, Richard, Henry, Agnes, and Sibyl. His second wife was Ellen Venables, who survived him, and re-married. Sir Adam de Hoghton occurs as party to a deed with Robert de Cliderhou, dated 1 3 S3- His daughter Agnes married, first, Thomas Banastre, secondly, Sir Wm. Molyneux, and thirdly, Richard de Balderstone ; the younger daughter, Sibyl, married Wm. Banastre, son of Adam Banastre, Knt. Henry de Hoghton, second son of Sir Adam, was Knight of the Shire in 1408. Sir Henry, by his wife Jane, daughter and heir of Richard de Radcliffe, had no issue ; but he had a natural son, Richard, of Leagrim Park, whose son Henry Hoghton was the first of the Hoghtons of Pendleton. Sir Henry de Hoghton died Nov. 25th, 1424. Sir Richard de Hoghton, son and heir of Sir Adam, was in posses- Ric. Hoghton, chevalier, held one knight's fee in Walton, Mellor, and Eccleshill of the lord of that fee. He was Knight of the Shire in 1422 ; he occurs as Duchy Escheator in 1380 ; and as Seneschal in 1410. By his wife Johanna he had sons, William, and Edward. Sir Richard de Hoghton died June 30th, 1415. The Inq. post mart, taken at Preston nth July, 1422, shows that he held at death the manors of French Lee and English Lee by knight service ; half the manor of Ashton ; the manor of Hoghton, with its members, Clayton, Queleton [Wheelton], Hepey, Rothlesworth, Wythinhull [Withnell], and Conyldmores, of the King by knight service, as of the fee of Penwortham ; half the manor of Whithill in the Woddes ; also 40 acres of land in Livesey of the heirs of John de Livesey in socage ; and estates in other parts of Lancashire. Before his death he had enfeoffed William de Hoghton and Alice his wife in the manor of Gosenargh ; and Richard de Ewod, and William de Langton, chaplain, in the manor of Chernock Richard. Sir Richard de Hoghton founded a chantry in Ribchester Church in 1405. Sir William de Hoghton, son of Sir Richard, died in his father's lifetime, leaving by his wife Alice a son Richard, bom about 1399. Richard de Hoghton became heir on his grandsire's death in 141 5 ; by whom he had been endowed in 1410 with the manor of Charnock Richard. Richard de Hoghton was found heir of his great-uncle Sir Henry in 1425, being then aged 26 years. He was knighted in 1443. HOGHTON, LORDS OF WALTON. 713 By Margaret his wife he had sons, Henry, born about 1420 ; and Ralph. Sir Richard de Hoghton settled his estates May loth, 1458 j and died before February, 1468. . The inquisition for the escheat, taken at Preston Feb. 14th, 1468, shows that he had enfeoffed Edmund Locke, Vicar of Kirkham, and Thos. Brown, Chaplain, in all his manors, messuages and lands in the counties of Lancaster and Chester. Henry Hoghton, Esq., was found heir, aged 40 years in 1468. He had married clandestinely, or kept as his mistress, for eighteen years before his succession, Helen Mosson, and in April, 1468, a Bull from Pope Paul H. enabled him to make the oifspringof that connexion legitimate. By Helen his wife he had sons, Alexander, William, Lawrence, George, and Arthur (in Flower's Visitation are added Thomas, and Edward) ; and a daughter Helen. He died in 1479, and shortly before that event, " Henry Hoghton, son and heir of Richard Hoghton, Knt., deceased," quit-claimed to John Hulton, gent., all right he and his father had in certain lands of the gift of John Hulton. In the 5th Henry VII. (1489), an inquisition was taken, proving Henry Hoghton to have been seized of the manors of Hoghton and Lee, and half the manor of Ashton, with 200 messuages, 2000 acres of land, 5000 acres of meadow, 2000 acres of pasture, 300 acres of woodland, 1000 acres of turbary, and 500 acres of moor in Hoghton, Lee, Alston, Grimsargh, Goosnargh, Whittingham, Halghton, Cuerden, Asheton-juxta-Preston, Tulketh, Ravensmeles, Chipping, Dilworth, and Goldbome. After his death, Helen Hoghton, his widow, founded a chantry at the altar of our Lady in the Parish Church of Preston, endowed with burgages in Preston, and parcels of land in Walton, Lea, and Fishwick. Alexander Hoghton, his heir, was aged 26 years in 1489. He was created a knight-bannaret in 1482. He married Elizabeth Troutbeck, and had a daughter Anne. Sir Alexander Hoghton died before 1499, when it was found by inquisition that his daughter and heir, Anne Hoghton, was aged ir years. She died before 1508, seized of divers lands in Lancashire. William Hoghton, Esq., brother of Sir Alexander, succeeded to the entailed estates, and was subsequently knighted. He married, Mar- garet, daughter of Sir Christr. Southworth, Knt., and had a son Richard, bom about 1469. Sir William Hoghton died before 1500; seized of Hoghton and Lea manors, and of the landed estates before enumerated. His son and heir, Richard, was then aged 3 1 years. Sir Richard Hoghton, Knt., son of William, is referred to in the record of the heraldic Visitation of Lancashire in 1533: — "Sr Ric Houghton Knight, did mary [marry] Alice, doughter & one of the heyres to Sr. Thomas Asheton Knight. The said Sr Ric. hath putt away 90 7i4 HISTORY OF BLACKBURN. his lady and wife, and keepeth a concubyne in his house, by whom he hath divers children, and by the lady he hath Ley Hall,' wh. armes he beareth quartered with his in the first qr., he says that Mr. Garter licensed him so to doe, and he gave Mr. Garter an angle noble, but he gave me nothing nor made me no good chere, but gave me proude woordes." Besides the daughter Katherine, only named in this record, Sir Richard had by his first wife, sons, Thomas, and Alexander ; and a daughter Isabel, wife of — Holden of Duckworth. Sir Richard's second wife was Alice, daughter of — Morley, yeoman ; by her he had sons, Thomas, and Rowland ; and daughters, Agnes, wife of Richard Butler of Rawcliffe, Esq.; Alice, and Anne. His third wife wa Elizabeth, daughter of John Grygson, yeoman, by whom he had a daughter Bridget. His fourth wife was Anne, daughter of Roger Browne, yeoman, who had before been his mistress ; by her he had no issue after marriage. By her or other mistresses. Sir Richard Hoghton had natural children, most of whom seem to have borne the father's sur- name, these : Richard Hoghton of Park Hall (who by Margaret his wife had a son, Richard . Hoghton, of Park Hall gent, in 1613); Gilbert Hoghton (named as progenitor of Hoghtons of Red Lee, in Tockholes) ; Arthur, of Astley ; Leonard, and George Hoghton ; as well as daughters, Elizabeth (wife of Robert Talbot natural son of John Talbot of Sales- bury); and another Elizabeth, wife of James Standish of Duxbury, Esq. Sir Richard Hoghton died in 1558, seized of the manor of Hoghton, with lands in Hoghton, Clayton, Wheelton, Hepay, and Withnell, held of the Queen as of her Duchy of Lancaster, worth £,20 ; lands, &c., in Chamock Richard, Walsh Whittle and Sherrington, held of the Queen, worth 20 marks ; lands in Ashton, held of the Queen, worth 5 marks ; manor of Lee, held of the Queen, worth 53s. 4d.; half the manor of Alston, held of the Queen by fidelity, worth 20 marks ; lands in Chipping, Hothersall, and Dilworth, held of the Queen, worth 20 marks ; lands in Hawethe and Catterall, held of the Queen, worth 40s.; lands in Goldbome, held of Thomas Hoghton, worth 40s.; with other lands in Roddlesworth, Bromcroft, OUerton, Plessyngton, Sholley, Ribchester, Ellston, Heskyne, Tockeholes, Sawreby, and Cophull, held of the Queen by fidelity, worth ;£6 ; tenements in Preston in free burgage, worth iocs.; lands in Chorley held of Edward Earl of Derby, Thomas Lord Monteagle, and Richard Shirburne, Knt., as of their manor of Chorley, worth 60s. 8d.; lands in Ince Blundell, held of- the heir of I Lea Hall did certainly not come by this lady, but as has been shewn from a remote ancestress, whose arms were borne quartered with a similar coat of counterchanged tinctures which the Hoghtons assumed as descendants of that heiress of Lea. The coat tricked by the herald gave the Ashton coat s as home quarterly ; whereas, as those of a wife, they should have been impaled, or borne on an escutcheon of pretence. HOGHTON, LORDS OF WALTON. 715 William Blundell, Esq., worth 6s. 8d.; lands in Eukeston held of Richard Molyneux, worth los.; and lands in Walton-in-le-Dale held of Thomas Langton, Knt., worth 40s. Sir Richard Hoghton had died on the sth August preceding ; and Thomas Hoghton was his son and heir, agi.d 41 years. Thomas Hoghton, Esq., succeeding Sir Richard, his father, in 1558, married, Katherine, daughter of Sir Thomas Gerard of Bryn, and had a daughter Jane, wife of James Bradshaw, Esq. Between 1563 and 1565, Thomas Hoghton built Hoghton Tower, to replace the former manor- house at the foot of the hill at Hoghton Bottoms. Connected with this work were suits which Thomas Hoghton had, in the 5th Eliz., with Bar- nard Townley and Ralph Holden respecting a contract for building and other works in Hoghton Manor j and in the 6th Eliz. (1563-4), with Jane Banister and William Mason, charged with trover and conversion of certain timber trees which had been felled by plaintiff for repairs, and were carried away by the rising and flowing of a river (the Darwen) through the Park of Hoghton; the place of their trover was Walton-in- le-Dale. Thomas Hoghton was not long permitted to enjoy his new mansion. He was a Roman Catholic, and being denounced to the Government as an associate of Cardinal Allen, he was forced to quit the country about the year 1 569.' He sailed for the Netherlands, and re- mained there until his death, a period of about eleven years, having failed in an attempt to make terms with the Court for his return to Eng- land. Thomas Hoghton, Esq., died at Liege, June 2nd, 1580. It was found on the escheat that Alexander Hoghton, brother of Thomas, was next heir ; and that Jane, wife of James Bradshaw, was Thomas Hoghton's daughter and heir, then aged 26 years. Alexander Hoghton, Esq., was lord of Hoghton in succession to his brother during about one year. He married, first, in Feb., 1575, Dorothy, daughter of Richard Assheton, of Middleton, Esq., and secondly, Elizabeth, daughter of Gabriel Hesketh, of Aughton, Esq.; but had no issue by either of his wives. He dwelt chiefly at Lea Hall, and died there in August, 1581. His Will, dated Aug. 3rd, was proved Sept. i2t'h, 1581. Testator "Alex. Hoghton of the Lea, Esq.," desires to be buried with his father Sir Richard and first wife Dorothy in Preston Church ; makes Elizabeth his then wife sole executrix ; names a bastard daughter Margaret, wife of Roger Crichlowe ; and brother Thomas Hoghton of^Brynescoules ; and mentions a deed of agreement, dated 20th July, 1580, between testator and his younger brother Thomas, for I There is preserved a pathetic ballad, purporting to be composed by Thomas Hoghton, Esq., when he had to leave his ancestral home and country for conscience-sake. It is entitled :— The Blessed Conscience ; written on the Departure from Merry England of Thomas Hoghton, Esq., of Hoghton Tower." The ballad is printed in Harland's " Ballads and Songs of Lancashire." 7i6 HISTORY OF BLACKBURN. settlement of his manors, lands, &c. Failing issue of Alexander, the estates passed to his half-brother Thomas as next heir. Thomas Hoghton, Esq., is the next scion. By articles between Alex. Hoghton, Esq., dated Aug. 19th, 1581, it was agreed that one capital messuage called Ashton Hall, and all lands, &c., late the inheri- tance of Thomas Hoghton, Esq., be conveyed to the said Elizabeth for her life ; and she, at the request of the said Thomas Hoghton, should cause her brethren, Bartholomew and Thomas Hesketh, to convey to Thomas Hoghton all their estate in one messuage and one mill in Hoghton. Thomas Hoghton married Anne, daughter of Henry Kighley, Esq., and had sons, Richard ; William (who married Grace, daughter of Sir Richard Sherburne, and had an estate in Grimsargh) ; Thomas (who married Katherine, daughter and co-heir of John Hoghton of Pendleton, gent., and had four daughters, co-heirs); Adam ; and Henry ; and daughters, Katherine, wife of Thomas Middleton, of Leigh- ton, Esq.; and Mary, wife of Thomas Walmesley of Dunkenhalgh, Esq. The document below is an abstract of a plaint made in the Chancery Court of Lancaster by this lord of Hoghton, in 1582, soon after his entrance upon the estates : — "To the Rt. Worshipp'l Sir Gilbert Gerard, Knt., M'rof the Roles, and Vice- Chancellor of the Co. Palatine of Lancaster. — Humbly complayning sheweth unto your worshippe Thomas Hoghton, Esq., that Richard Houghton of Parke-Hall, gent., bastard brother of the said compl't, hathe as well duringe the tyme that Thomas Houghton, late of Houghton, Esq. , deceased, was inhabitinge and abydinge within this realme and also after his departure out of this realme and beyond the seases [seas] had the rule and government of all or the most p'te of the landes, tenementes, leases, and goods of the said Thomas Hoghton, deceased, which said landes, &c., are law- fully descended and come to the said comp'Ite, and all and singular charteres, deedes, evidences, parchmentes, wrythinges, Corte Roles and Rentales are of right belonging to the said comp'Ite, and ought to be delivered to [him]; and also whereas the said Richard Houghton had an intereste, estaite and terme for divers yeares yet enduringe of and in the rectory and livinge of X'ston [Preston], and also an estaite for divers yeares yet enduringe of the tythes of Houghton and also leases ilande of the demise of John fBeetwoode, Esq. , and by reason of havinge of the severall leases and estaite of the said last-recyted [ ], the said Rychard Houghton hath and had in his custodie dyvers originall leases and assignmentes, grauntes, covenantes, boundes, and other wrytinges and appurtenances of the said Rectory and parsonage of Preston and the other tythes of Preston, &c., which said leases, &c., complainant hathe by conveyance, covenantes, boundes, and other wrytinges concerninge the same Rectory and tythes afforesaid and of ryghte belonginge to the said complainant ; and now so it is, ryghte Worshippful if it may please your Worshippe that the said char- tres, dedes, &c. , of the said manor landes and tenementes of the said complainant and the said original leases, grantes, &c., to be delivered to him by the said Richard Houghton upon his corporall othe, yt may therefore please your Worshippe to grante the breves, warrantes, precepts, &c., to be directed to the said Richard Houghton, HOGHTON, LORDS OF WALTON. 717 commanding him thereby to deliver to said compl't all and every the chartres, dedes, &c., he now hathe or at any time heretofore had touchinge or in any wyse belonginge, &c., to the manors, messuages, landes, tenementes, and hereditamentes of the said complainant, or any p'te thereof, lyinge and beinge within the County of Lancaster or elleswhere, and also all and every the originall leases, assignmentes, &c., which he now hathe or at any time had touchinge and concerninge the Rectory and tythes affore- said, and every or any part thereof, and the complainant humbly prayeth that the said Richard may make his answeare uppon his corporall othe touchinge all and singular the premisses, and that the same answeare may be recorded in this Ilon'ble C't, and your said orator shall dulye pray for the prosperous estaite of your woi'shippc in healthe longe to contynue. " The plaint is signed " Thomas Morte. " The answer of Richard Hoghton, the defendant, is signed " Thomas Walmysley. " The quarrel which occurred in the year 1 589 between Thomas Hoghtonn the Parishe of Lea- Esq., and his neighbour Thomas Langton, Esq. (referred to before in my account of the Langtons),terminated fatally to Thomas Hoghton. He died Nov. 20th, 1589. The Inq.post mart, taken 32nd Eliz., shows that Thomas Hoghton, Esq., had held the manors of Hoghton and Lea, &c., with 800 messuages, 400 cottages, 6 dovecots, 2000 gardens, 1000 orchards, 20 water-mills, 10 windmills, 6000 acres of land, 2000 of meadow, 3000 of pasture, 2000 of woodland, 1000 of moor, 1000 of turbary, 1000 of rushland and heath, and ;^2o of rents in Hoghton, Lea, Chipping, and many other townships. Richard Hoghton, son and next heir, was aged 20 at the date of the escheat. " In ye margine it is written that this Thomas Hoghton was slain at Lea ; he marryed Anne, ye daughter of Henry Kighley, shee was afterwards marryed unto Richard Shirbume, Sonne and heire of Sir Richard, his second wyfe." After Thomas Hoghton's death, Thomas Langton surrendered the Manor of Walton to his heir. Richard Hoghton succeeded to the estates on his father's death, at the age of 19 (he was born Sept. 28th, 1570). During his minority he was ward of Sir Gilbert Gerard, Knt., Master of the Rolls, whose daughter Katherine he married, about 1590. He was Sheriff of Lanca- shire in 1598, and was knighted in 1599 by the Earl of Essex, with whom he was serving in Ireland. In 1603 he was returned to Parlia- ment as Knight of the Shire. Sir Richard was a favourite of James I., and by that monarch he was created one of the first batch of baronets, on the institution of the Order, May 22nd, 161 1. It was this Sir Richard Hoghton who received the King at Hoghton Tower in August, 161 7 (see ante, pp. 95-100). By Katherine his wife (who died, aged 48, Nov. 17th, 1617), Sir Richard had issue, sons, Gilbert; Thomas; Richard ; Ratcliffe (married Anne Walmesley, daughter of Thomas of Banister Hill); and Roger ; and daughters, Anne, wife of Sir John Cotton of Landwood, Knt; Frances; Catherine, wife of Robert Dew- hurst of Alston, gent.; Elizabeth ; Alice ; Margaret ; Gilibert ; and7i8 HISTORY OF BLACKBURN. Eleanor. After his wife's death, Sir Richard Hoghton had two other sons by Jane, widow of Robert Hesketh, Esq., but whether in wedlock is uncertain. Sir Richard Hoghton, Knt. and Bart., died Nov. 12th, 1630, aged 60. The Inq. post mort., taken at Blackburn, 7th Chas. I., showed that Sir Richard was seized of the estates before enumerated, for term of his life ; remainder to his son and heir, Gilbert Hoghton, Knt., for his life ; remainder to Richard Hoghton, Esq., son of the said Gilbert, and the heirs male of his body, &c. Thomas Hoghton, Esq., second son of Sir Richard, and described as "of Hoghton Tower" in 1627, had sons, Thomas, bapt. at Brindle Church, Feb. 12th, 1625-6, buried Dec. 28th, 1627 ; Richard, bapt. July 22nd, 1632, died in 1658 ; and Gilbert, died young, in June, 1632 ; and a daughter Elizabeth, bapt. April 20th, 1628. Sir Gilbert Hoghton, son and heir of Sir Richard, was bom in 159 1; and at the age of 1 5 was knighted at Whitehall, July 21st, 1606. He " was in high favour with James I., and had the honour to be in his ser- vice at Court." Canon Raines adds that " he was celebrated for his elegant accomplishments, and especially in dancing. He frequently took part in the beautiful masques of this reign, and is even mentioned poet and satirist Nicholas Breton, dedicated, in 16 14, his piece entitled " The Good and the Bad, or Descriftiotis of the Worthies and Unworthies of this Age" to " the Right Worshipfull and Worthy, Sir Gilbert Hough- ton, of Houghton, Knight, the noble favourer of vertuous spirits." In 1614, Sir Gilbert Hoghton was returned to Parliament as Knight of the Shire, and represented Lancashire in three subsequent Parliaments. In 1 616 he went to France as a member of the English Embassy. He was Sheriff of Lancashire in 1643. Sir Gilbert Hoghton was one of the fore- most leaders of the Royalist forces in Lancashire in the Civil War. His part in that conflict has been described in a former chapter. Sir Gilbert married, before 1613, Margaret, daughter and co-heir of Sir Roger Aston, Knt., of Cranford, Co. Middlesex. He had sons, George, died in infancy; Richard, bom in 1616; Roger Hoghton, a Royalist officer, " slain with a cannon bullet at Hessam Moore, fighting on the King's part, 1643") ; Gilbert Hoghton (" major in the regiment of Sir Gilbert Gerard, Knt.," Governor of Worcester to King Charles I.; he married Lettice, daughter of Sir Francis Gamall, Knt., and died in 1661); by name in Ben Jonson's Antimasque ' for the honor of Wales,' presented before the King and his courtiers, in 1 618-19." The brilliant Jacobean Thomas, died young ; and Henry (see p. 670); and daughters, Katherine, wife of Thomas Preston of Holkar ; Mary, wife of Sir HugR Calverley ; Margaret, wife of Alexander Rigby of Middleton ; and Anne, died young. Sir Gilbert Hoghton, Knt. and Bart, died in 1647. His HOGHTON, LORDS OF WALTON. 719 widow, Lady Margaret Hoghton, died in 1657. Mr. Isaac Ambrose, the Puritan minister at Garstang, preached a funeral sermon for her, published with the title : — " Redeeming the Time ; a Sermon preached at Preston, in Lancashire, January 4th, 1657, at the Funerall of the Hon. lady, the Lady Margaret Houghton." The following letter, written from Walton Hall in 1634, by Sir Gilbert Hoghton to Roger Dodsworth the antiquary, I print from the Dodsworth MSS. on account of its reference to the early passages of local estates of the Hoghtons : — To my very much esteemed loveinge friende Mr. Roger Dodsworth at Hutton Grange these. Being advertised of your return home, I have addrest these lynes to you, and my desire is, yt if you can possiblie you would come hither to Walton to- morrow or ye first day yt leasure will p'mit you, yt we may c'ferre together for ye manageinge of ye business whereof wee have had some fonner speech. And this is for proveing the tenure of Over Darwent. You know I have a deed of ye grant of ye body, lands and marriage of John de Keu[er]dale by Sir John de Langton unto Alice K. his mother, of lands in Parva Darwent. It appeares that this John K. dyed and Joan his sister became heire, and married Thomas Molineuxde la Edge, who had issue Katherine, who married Alexr. Osbaldeston. I desyre you to informe yourselfe how to prove this Pedigree and yf Parva Darwent is Over Darwent. And whether this Alexander O. was ye heire of ye Osbaldestons, and how ye pedigree may be proved from him to Sir Edward yt now ys. As also how y ye Langtons Lords of Walton. I intend to sitt on office one of these days, and must intreat your furth'ance and testimony in ye premisses about Darwent. I pray you informe yourselfe fully, and thus with my love I reste, y'r very loveing frend, Gilbert Hoghton. — 30 Maii, 1634. Sir Richard Hoghton succeeded his father in the estates and title. He married Sarah, daughter of Philip, Earl of Chesterfield, and had issue, sons, Philip, Ferdinando, Gilbert, Henry, Charles, and Benja- min ; and daughters, Lucy, Arabella, Cordelia (buried at Walton, May 29th, 1685), and Sarah, married, first, — Dymock, and, secondly, John Walmesley of Ince, gent. Sir Richard Hoghton was an energetic sup- porter of Parliament against the King. He was returned as Knight of the Shire in 1656. After the Restoration, Sir Richard adhered to the Presbyterian party, and was a great supporter of the ministers ejected under the Act of Uniformity. He died in February, 1677-8, and was buried at Preston Church, in which his funeral sermon was preached by the Vicar, Dr. Bushell. His widow, " Lady Sarah Hoghton of Ince," was buried at Walton, May 21st, 1698. The four first sons of Sir Richard died unmarried in his lifetime, and the title devolved upon the fifth son, Charles, as next heir to the estates. The youngest son was Benjamin Hoghton, Esq., who was made a Governor of Blackburn Grammar School in 1694, and was living at Cuerden Green in 1695. Sir Charles Hoghton, was bom in 1643 > married, in 1676, Mary, daughter of John Visct. Massarene, and had sons, John ; Henry ; Philip ; Skevington (bapt. Oct. 7th, 1687 ; Skevington Hoghton died in Feb., 1768); Hugh, born in 1688: and James, born in 1690; and daughters, Mary; Cordelia (bapt. July 23rd, 1686; married Robert Davie, Esq.); Anne (married, Oct. 9th, 1721, Samuel Crook of Crook, gent.); Margaret (bapt. Feb. loth, 1691-2; married at Walton, Aug. 27th, 1 7 16, Samuel Watson of Hull, gent); Elizabeth (bapt. May 2nd, 1693 ; married, Feb. 14th, 1715-16, to Thomas Fenton of Hunslet, Esq.); and Lucy (bapt. Oct. 29th, 1694; married, Feb. 6th, 1721-2, to Thomas Lutwidge, Esq.) Like his father. Sir Charles was a kind patron of the Nonconforming divines, among them of John Howe, Henry New- come, and Oliver Heywood. Sir Charles built a new wing to Hoghton Tower in 1700. He was returned Knight of the Shire in 1681 and 1688. In 1709, he founded a school at Withnell, and endowed it with ;^4oo by deed dated June 30th, 1709. He died June loth, 1710, and was buried at Walton Church, June 15th. His widow, Lady Mary, sur- vived him twenty-two years, dying on April 30th, 1732. " Dame Mary, relict of SirCharles Hoghton, Bart.," was buriedat Walton, May 4th, 1 732. John Hoghton, eldest son of Sir Charles, died in his father's life- time, unmarried, in 1699, aged about 21. He had entered the Temple in 1698, and appears to have died in London. His funeral sermon, preached by John Howe, was published with the title " The Redeemer's Dominion over the Invisible World," prefaced by a dedication, dated May 17th, 1699, to "Sir Charles and the Lady Mary Hoghton of Hoghton Tower." Sir Henry Hoghton, second son and eventual heir of Sir Charles, was returned to Parliament as Member for Preston four times, in 17 10, 1715, 1728, and 1735. He also contested Preston at the election in 1722 ; and was shortly after returned Member for Eastlow, in Cornwall, in 1724. Sir Henry Hoghton held some years the office of Judge- Advocate General. He was the most active local supporter of the Government against the Jacobites in the rising of 1715, and took effectual measures at Preston and Walton to check the advance of the Rebel army. He was thrice married, first, to Mary, eldest daughter of Sir Wm. Bough ton, Bart, (she died at Dover, in 17 19); secondly, to Lady Russell, relict of Lord James Russell ; and thirdly, to Susannah, daughter of Thomas Butterworth, Esq., of Manchester (her marriage dowry was ;i£'8ooo). Sir Henry had no issue by any of these marriages, and on his death, in 1768, the title and estates passed to the son of his brother Philip Hoghton. The obituary of Sir Henry in the Annual Jiegisier mns : — "Feb. 23, 1768, [died] Sir Harry Houghton, baronet, at his seat in Lancashire, aged 90." HOGHTON, LORDS OF WALTON. jai Philip Hoghton, Esq., married, first (at Brindle, Jan. 8th, 1724-5), Elizabeth, daughter of Thomas Sclater, Esq., and by her had issue, sons, Charles (died in his father's lifetime, in May, 1 743); and Henry, bom Oct. 22nd, 1728; and two daughters, both of whom died unmarried. The mother died in March 1 731-2. Philip Hoghton married, secondly, Mary, daughter of Edward Rigby of Middleton, Esq., by whom he had a daughter Anne, who married Rev. Humphrey Shuttleworth, Vicar of Preston. Philip Hoghton, Esq., was buried Nov. 14th, 1747. Sir Henry Hoghton, Bart., son of Philip, who succeeded his uncle Sir Henry in 1768, at the age of 40, married, first, Elizabeth, only daughter of Wm. Ashhurst, of Heddingham Castle, Co. Essex, Esq., and had a daughter Elizabeth (married, July 15th, 1783, Lewis Magendie, Esq., and died in 1833). Sir Henry married, secondly, in 1766, Fanny, daughter and co-heir of Daniel Booth, of Hutton Hall, Co. Essex, Esq. By her he had two sons, Henry Philip ; and Daniel. Sir Henry Hoghton was returned in the Whig interest as M.P. for Preston in 1768, and afterwards represented that borough in five successive parliaments until his death. He died, aged 67, March 9th, 1795. Sir Henry Hoghton was the acknowledged parliamentary leader of the Nonconfor- mist party, for whose relief he introduced and carried some important measures. Daniel Hoghton, second son of Sir Henry, bom Aug. 27th, 1770, entered the army, and rose to the rank of Major-General. He fought in the Peninsular War, and was killed at the head oi his regiment at the battle of Albuera, May i6th, 181 1. On a white marble slab in the chancel of Walton Church is inscribed : — " Major-General Daniel Hoghton, died in the battle of Albuera, in Spain, May 16, 181 1, aged 41." Sir Henry Philip Hoghton, seventh baronet, was born June I2th, 1768. He was returned M.P. for Preston, in the stead of his father, in 1795, and sat in the House of Commons until 1802. He married, Nov. 1 2th, 1797, Susannah, daughter of Peter Brooke of Astley Hall, Esq., and relict of Thomas Towneley Parker, Esq., and had a son Henry, bom Jan. 3rd, 1799 ; and a daughter Fanny Elizabeth, bapt. May loth, 1800. Sir Henry Philip Hoghton died at Walton Hall, aged 67, Nov. 27th, 1835. His son and heir, Henry Hoghton, married. May 25rd, 1820, Doro- thea, second daughter of Peter Patten Bold of Bold, Esq.; she became, on her sister's death, sole heir of the Bold estates, and on that account her husband Henry Hoghton assumed, by royal license, the additional name and arms of Bold. Sir Henry Bold-Hoghton, Bart., had issue, Miller, Esq.; and daughters, Mary, married John Ireland Blackbume, Esq.; and Dora, married Priestley Birch, Esq. His first wife dying in Dec, 1840, Sir Henry Bold-Hoghton married, secondly. Miss Smith of Norwich, and by her had issue, sons, James, Daniel, and Gilbert, and a daughter Frances. He was High Sheriff of Lancashire in 1829. He died July 19th, 1862, at Anglesea, near Gosport, and was buried at Anglesea Chapel. Sir Henry, ninth baronet, who succeeded his father, resumed by royal license the ancient prefix o{ De Hoghton. He was born Aug. 22nd, 1821 ; married, first, Aug. 14th, 1845, Louisa Josephine, fourth daughter of Joseph Sanders, Esq., by whom he had a son Cecil, born Feb. 5th, 1849. This marriage was dissolved by Act of Parliament in June, 1849. Sir Henry de Hoghton married, secondly, July ist, 1851, Alice, third daughter of Sir Henry Jervis White-Jervis, Bart., by whom he had issue a daughter Alice Marion, bom Dec. 8th, 1852. Lady de Hoghton died Dec. 29th, 1852. Sir Henry's third wife, married Sept. 6th, 1854, was Ellen Ann, daughter of Ralph Harvey, Esq. (she survives her husband), and by her he had issue a daughter Eleanor Isabel, born May 1 2th, i860. Sir Henry de Hoghton served the office of High Sheriff of Cardiganshire in 1849. During the term of his tenure of the estates Sir Henry de Hoghton spent vast sums in their improve- ment, and also commenced the restoration of Hoghton Tower, the ancient family seat. He restored the church of Farnworth near Warrington, and beautified the chancel of Preston-Parish Church. He resided chiefly in London, and died there, aged 55, Dec. 2nd, 1876. His remains were interred in the Bold Chapel of Farnworth Church, His only son, Cecil de Hoghton having died unmarried before his father (July 24th, 1874, aged 25), Sir Henry was succeeded in the title and estates by his brother — Sir Charles de Hoghton, the present baronet. He was born in 1823 ; and is unmarried. The heir presumptive is his brother, Richard de Hoghton, Esq. By the Will of Sir Henry de Hoghton, dated Feb. 9th, 1875, testator directs that the income of his real and personal estate shall accumulate for 2 1 years, subject to annuities to his wife, brothers, &c. ; after that date all real estate to go to his brother Charles, if then living, with remainder to his first and every other son in succession ; and other contingent remainders. The Lancashire estates of Sir Henry de Hoghton were returned in 1873 ^.s comprising 41 12 statute acres, with a rental of ;^i 0,144. Walton Hall, the Manor-house of Walton-in-le-Dale, was demolished about 40 years ago. It had previously undergone alterations which WESTERN GATEWAY, HOGHTON TOWER. [Pagk 723 HOGHTON TOWER. 733 gave it a modem aspect. (An engraved view of the Hall as it stood shortly before its removal will be found in Baines's History of Lanca- shire, first edition.) It was a large structure of brick and stone, with classic porch in the centre, in the pediment of which was the Hoghton arms, and projecting gabled wings. The park near the site still contains some fine old trees. The offices of the Hoghton estates, and the modern residence of Sir Charles Hoghton's steward, R. J. Flowerdew, Esq., J. P., now occupy a portion of the hall grounds. Hoghton Tower occupies the summit of an isolated hill, four miles west of Blackburn. On the north-east side the hill is precipitous, and at its base the river Danven passes through a deep wooded ravine. Built in the first years of Elizabeth's reign, the Tower presents the features of the Tudor style of domestic architecture. Its plan consists of blocks of buildings set at right angles, and forming two quadrangles, enclosing outer and inner courts. The south-western front is composed of three towers, with embattled parapets and connecting walls. The central tower is larger than the side towers, and has an entrance gateway under a depressed arch, 12 ft. wide, springing from moulded capitals. On the outer wall above the gateway-arch is a panel containing sculptured figures in relief, and in the upper comers the initials of the builder's name " T H " (Thomas Hoghton). The panel is flanked by Ionic pillars supporting a cornice. On the left hand, entering the lower court, are buildings called the " King's Stables," said to have been built shortly before the royal visit in 161 7 ; and a small building covering the wind- lass of the draw-well, which is 40 yards deep. On the right hand are buildings of three storeys, with square doorways and windows, added by Sir Charles Hoghton in 1 700. On the wall is a moulded stone panel, bearing the initials " C H M H " (for Charles and Mary Hoghton), the date " 1 700 " and a scripture text. The upper part of the outer court is a terrace, fronted by a low wall, with square pillars forming a gateway in the midst, at the top of a flight of semi-circular steps. In front, the block of building between the courts is pierced centrally by a gateway, i3>^ft. wide, and i2^ft. high to the ape.x of the Tudor arch. An elaborate panel is seen above the arch, in which are sculptured the arms of Hoghton (sable three bars argent) quartered with Asheton (argent a mullet sable), with the Hoghton supporters (two bulls), helm, and crest (a bull passant). Here, again, are the initials "TH" of thefounder. On the inner wall above the gateway the armorial sculpture is repeated, as are the initials " T H "; and in this panel there are traces of the date of the erection, a.d. 1565, of which the two last figures "65 " alone are barely distinguishable. Passing into the inner court, which is a square 70ft. by 69^ft., the buildings on each side of the quadrangle appear to be of 724 HISTORY OF BLACKBURN. the original fabric, excepting that the walls of the block over the middle gateway, above which rose the lofty tower' which gave the mansion its name (destroyed by the explosion of gunpowder during the Civil War) show indications of having been rebuilt. In the midst of the court stands a statue of William the Third, in bronze ; the figure is six feet high, and stands on a square corniced pedestal, about Syift. in height. This statue was formerly at Walton Hall. The doorways opening from the inner court are low and square-headed, with massive lintels. The windows are square, with moulded mullions and transomes. On the north-west facade, above a flight of semi-circular steps, is a doorway with low pointed arch, beneath a square head-moulding; the spandrels contain carved flowers and foliage. Above this entrance the roof-line is gabled. The large window of the dining-hall occupies the middle of this front, to the right of which is a large bay window, surmounted by a projected gable. The interior of the wing contains the banqueting hall and kitchen and rooms in connection therewith. At the west end is a panelled oaken screen, supporting the Minstrels' Gallery, which is protected by a ballustrade. The broad arch of the original open fire- place has been built up, but is yet visible beneath the plaister. The transeptal bays at the east end of the Hall add largely to its capacity. Each bay forms five sides of an octagon, and is loft. deep by i ift. wide. The bays are lighted by lofty oriel windows, mullioned and triple transomed. The main window of the Hall is of unusual size, extending laterally from the screen to the oriel, and is also lofty, having three lines of transomes. The roof of the Hall has been renewed in the recent restorations. In the basement of the same block is the kitchen, reached by a stair from the passage behind the hall-screen. Its fire-place is 8ft. 2in wide by 2ft. gin. deep, and 6ft. high. Domestic offices are in the rear of the kitchen. The north-east wing of the quadrangle contains some of the state-rooms of the mansion. The chief entrance from the court admits to a spacious Hall, from which a stair, 6ft. wide, with spiral ballusters, called " The King's Staircase," conducts to " The King's Room" on the upper floor, a spacious apartment 27ft. by 20ft., used by King James the First when he was here as a reception room. The walls of the room are panelled in oak, in deep moulded panels ; and the chimney-piece is of classic design, with a bold cornice. The King's Bedroom is a long narrow chamber, 26ft. by 12ft., at the north angle of the Tower, with panelled walls and ornamental cornices similar to those of the audience chamber adjoining. On the right of the first staircase in this wing is another of the state-rooms, a handsome I Dr. Richard Kuerden, who knew the Tower before its mutilation, records : — " Betwixt the in- ward square court and the 2d, was a very tall strong tower or gatehouse, which in the late unhappy dvil wars was accidentally blown up with powder," &c. HOGHTON TOWER. 725 panelled room, 28ft. by 20ft.; with a massive arcuated stone fire-place, which has been restored. The south-east wing contains, on the upper floor, a suite of four large rooms which have been stately in their aspect, but prior to the recent restorations had become greatly decayed. The fifth room in the range is a smaller room behind the corridor, its walls covered with small oak panels, having gilt discs in the four comers of each panel, and therefore named the " Guinea Room." A panel over the fire-place displays the armorial bearings of the Hoghtons. The minor rooms on the ground floor of this wing and in the central block are too many to enumerate. At the north side of the Ministrels' Gallery is a large panelled room, which may have been used by the lord of the mansion and his favoured guests as a withdrawing room. It occupies a projection from the main block and has windows upon three sides, commanding charming land- 720 HISTORY OF BLACKBURN. e lands came from ye Banastres to scapes down the vale of Darwen and towards the estuary of the Ribble and the sea-coast line of Lancashire. The,extemal walls of the Tower are massively built of large blocks of compact gritstone, quarried from the rock on which the Tower stands. On the rearward aspect of the Tower are seen the wide and deep chimney projections. Over a square- headed doorway at the exterior angle on the north is another stone panel, enclosing the arms of Hoghton, with the baronet's badge, and the family crest. The projecting wing on the north side has circular-arched openings flanked by carved pillasters supporting a moulded string-course. The gardens and pleasure-grounds are enclosed by the old stone walls, which extend to the edge of the cliff on the north side of the Tower. Below the outer gateway an extensive lawn slopes to a boundary consisting of a pallisade with the pillars of a gateway opening opposite the central tower. On the north-east side of the la\vn stands a large bam built by Sir Charles Hoghton, as attested by a stone above the bam-door, bearing the letters " C H" and the date "1692." In the keeper's house lies the old chapel-bell, removed from its place on the roof of the Tower some years since. The bell was cast, I conjecture, at an earlier date than the erection of the Tower, and may have been first used as the sanctum-bell or saint-bell of some local chantry. It is about 14 inches high, and bears the legend in missal characters : — g^nqbida sii pandas Irlnitas + Below are genealogical notices of some of the more important ancient and recent freeholding families in Walton. ATHERTON OF WALTON. A document in possession of Rev. J. S. Birley recites that John Atherton of Walton-in-le-Dale, Esq., had Banister Hall in Walton and other lands there ; and726 HISTORY OF BLACKBURN. by his Will, dated 4 Feb., 1768, he leaves Banister Hall, &c., to his son John Atherton, Esq., remainder to his grandson John Joseph Atherton eldest son of John ; remainder to Henry Blundell Atherton, second son of testator's son John Atherton ; remainder to right heirs of said John. Testator's wife, Frances ; son John ; nephew John Atherton of Prescot ; and Robert Richmond of Liverpool, gent., executors. John Atherton, gent., the son, died about 1785 ; his Will is dated Oct. 13th, 1785. John Joseph Atherton (son of John) of Walton Hall, Major in the 3rd regiment of Light Dragoons, married, in 1796, Miss Mitford, daughter of Bartram Mitford of Mitford Castle, Co. Northumberland, Esq. William Assheton, Esq., of Cuerdale Hall, eventually purchased the Banister Hall estate. BANESTER OF DARWIN HALL (BANISTER HALL). A family of Banesters, in the position of gentry, held an estate and resided in Walton-in-le-Dale until the seventeenth century, and was presumably a branch of the ancient manorial house of Banastre of Walton, merged in the Langtons. Flower the herald, in his Visitation of 1567, styles this family Banester of Darwin, which is mis- leading, and suggests one of the townships of Darwen as its place of residence. The correct description is Banester of Darwen or Banester Hall in Walton ; the older name of Darwen Hall given to the seat of these Banesters obtaining from its proximity to the river Darwen. John Banastre of Walton, occurring in 2nd Henry V. (1414), is the first member of this family I have observed. It is not unlikely that Geoffrey Banastre, Vicar of Blackburn from 1419 to 14S7, was of this branch. Canon Raines remarks of this Vicar : — " He may have been the grandson of John Banastre of Wakon-in-le-Dale, by his Will, dated 4 Feb., 1768, he leaves Banister Hall, &c., to his son John Atherton, Esq., remainder to his grandson John Joseph Atherton eldest son of John ; remainder to Henry Blundell Atherton, second son of testator's son John Atherton ; remainder to right heirs of said John. Testator's wife, Frances ; son John ; nephew John Atherton of Prescot ; and Robert Richmond of Liverpool, gent., executors. John Atherton, gent., the son, died about 1785 ; his Will is dated Oct. 13th, 1785. John Joseph Atherton (son of John) of Walton Hall, Major in the 3rd regiment of Light Dragoons, married, in 1796, Miss Mitford, daughter of Bartram Mitford of Mitford Castle, Co. Northumberland, Esq. William Assheton, Esq., of Cuerdale Hall, eventually purchased the Banister Hall estate. , Esq. " It was Richard, a son of John Banastre of Walton, who, by marrying Johanna, daughter and heiress of John de Alvetham, became possessor of Altham manor and founded the line of Banastre of Altham. Another John Banastre of Walton appears in the loth Henry VI (1432), as giving fines for certain writs of that date. Flower's descent begins with Richard Banester, who must have lived early in the fifteenth century, and may have succeeded the above John. Thomas Banester, his son and heir, had a son and heir William Banester, whose heir was Lawrence. Lawrence Banester of Derwyn, gent., had a jon and heir, George Banester of Derwin ; and the latter, who was assessed for his lands in Walton to a Subsidy in 1523, married Jennet, daughter of Lawrence Ainsworth of Pleasihgton, gent., and had issue sons, Lawrence, Henry, William, and George. Lawrence Banester of Darwen Hall, in Walton, gent., son of George, had to wife Jane, daughter of Richard Hoghton, Knt., and had sons, Richard ; a second Richard ; Thomas, and William ; and daughters, Alice, Mary, Grace, and Margaret. Lawrence Banester died August 6th, 1558, and the escheat taken at Preston, Oct. Info from Blackburn History THE HOUGHTON FAMILY June 30, 2018 The Houghton/Hoghton Tower, also called Ho(u)ghton Castle has been well known in Lancashire for several centuries. The Houghton family is an old one of Norman descent, with a history dating from 1065. That is when documents show that the earliest Houghton came over on the same ship with William the Conqueror. The Houghton coat of arms is the oldest Cheshire coat of arms and the second oldest in England. It is mainly a shield with horizontal strips going across it and an animal standing above the shield with intricate detail all around it. The Latin motto means: “In spite of wrong.” In the 1500’s the Catholic Houghton’s of Lancashire, England, were underground supporters of Catholicism. These were the days when the Catholic Faith was outlawed. They formed a secret underground society called “The Gunpowder Plot.” William Shakespeare, Thomas Houghton, his brother Alexander Houghton, their cousin Richard Houghton, his brother-in-law Barthotomew Hesketh, John Cottom’s, John Cottom’s cousin, Thomas Jenkins, Father Edmund Compain, John Finch, Debdale, Hunt, Robert Catesby were some the recruited members of this secret society of gunpowder plotters whose base was Houghton Tower. Many were Lancastrians. All roads lead to Houghton Tower. In his book Shakespeare: The “lost years,” Ernst Honingmann revealed to the public a theory—first proposed in 1937 that the dramatist William Shakespeare spent some early years in Lancashire, as a servant in a chain of Catholic households; and that he is identifiable with William Shakesshafte. (Shakesshafte had been his grandfather’s name.) John Cottom, his Stratford schoolmaster from 1579 to 1581, who was William’s teacher, belonged to the secret Lancashire gentry who were relatives and clients of the Houghtons. The Houghton’s were fervent Presbyterians Dissenters, and the banqueting hall was often used as a Dissenting chapel. The label “Presbyterian” was a much more ambiguous designation than it is at present. Employed broadly as a synonym for a Calvinist, a dissenter, or a republican, the term was used with considerable imprecision in the eighteenth century. Furthermore, it was used as a demagogic tool to inflame popular passions. The term Presbyterian carried with it the connotation of a fanatical, anti-monarchical rebel. + Adopting the hypothesis that the first Houghton emigrants to America might have left landed or other real property in England undisposed of, inquiries were instituted on that point in the Colonial Office, the Home Office, The Tower, the Prerogative Court, Commissary's Office, the Bishop of London's Office, the Two Dutchy Offices, etc. . . . Nothing, however, was learned after the most strict inquiry — not a syllable tending to prove that any such property had been left. Acting on the supposition that the American Houghtons might have descended either hneally or collaterally from the Hoghtons of Hoghton Tower (the word is more often Houghton than Hoghton) the pedigree of that family was rigidly examined, elucidated, and all the direct and collateral branches traced as far as possible. + Tradition says the American founder of this family is descended from Sir Richard HOGHTON, Bart., of Houghton Tower, Lancashire, England. His family fought for the King although Ralph HOUGHTON of Lancashire is said to have fought against [p.260] the King. The HOGHTONS of Hoghton Tower are descendants of Roger DE BUSLI, one of the followers of William the Conqueror, A.D. 1066. The earliest ancestors of John the emigrant, known in the genealogy and his descent through three generations is: John HOUGHTON, I, buried at Eaton Bray, 23d April, 1618, no further record. John HOUGHTON, II, christened May, 1593, m. Damaris BUCKMASTER and had ten children. He was a passenger on theAbigail, 1635, where his age was entered by mistake as four years, an error probably through carelessness. He was in 1629 and 1630 Warden of St. Mary's Church, Eaton Bray. During his wardenship the tower of this ancient church was repaired. This church was built in the beginning of the twelfth century. In the year 1635 the ship Abigail 300 tons, Capt. Sir David KIRK'S flagship, sailed from London with many families and servants because of the religious troubles disturbing old England. Many of those who came out were Puritans and others had Puritanical leanings, and among those who sailed from London in the Abigail was John HOUGHTON, II, the progenitor of Capt. Timothy HOUGHTON. This John was christened 19th May, 1593, in St. Mary's Church at Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, where his father, John HOUGHTON, I, was buried 28th April, 1618. The following is a transcription of the passenger list 28th June, 1635, passengers from London to New England in the ship Abigail, HACKWELL, Master, John HOUGHTON, III, four years old, certificate of his conformity from Justice of the Peace and Minister of Eaton Bray, in county of Bedford, England. This gentleman did not remain in New England but returned to England, where he had left his family, after the trouble had subsided. 24th December, 1624, John HOUGHTON, III, son of John II, who sailed in the Abigail was born. He came to New England about the year 1647 with his wife, Beatrix and his cousin Ralph HOUGHTON, with his wife Jane STOWE. The inscription on his tombstone in the old Granary Burying Ground, shows that John, III, died on the old Common 29th April, 1684, aged sixty years. An incidental proof of John HOUGHTON'S connection with the Houghtons of Lancashire, England, is found in the fact that one of his descendants in this country has now a sword said to have been brought from England by John, as the eldest son and heir. It has the rose and thistle on it, previously mentioned as belonging to the family coat of arms granted by King James I in 1612, by writ under the privy seal, to Sir Roger as an augmentation to his coat of arms. This sword is now in the possession of one of his descendants in Washington, D. C. He m. Beatrix, surname unknown, circa 1648-1649; after her husband's death she m. Benjamin BOSWORTH and d. 8th January, 1711-1712. HOUGHTON TOWER Hoghton Tower From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Hoghton Tower Location Hoghton, Lancashire, England Coordinates 53.7329°N 2.5735°WCoordinates: 53.7329°N 2.5735°W OS grid reference SD 623,264 Elevation 560 ft (170 m) Built c, 1560–65 Built for Thomas de Hoghton Restored 1862–1902 Restored by Sir Henry de Hoghton Sir Charles de Hoghton Architect Paley and Austin, James Bertwistle, Robert Dudley Oliver Listed Building – Grade I Designated 22 October 1952 Reference no. 1072532 Hoghton Tower is a fortified manor house located about two-thirds of a mile (1 km) to the east of the village of Hoghton, Lancashire, England, and standing on a hilltop site on the highest point in the area. It takes its name from the de Hoghton family, its historical owners since at least the 12th century. The present house dates from about 1560–65. It was damaged during the Civil War and subsequently became derelict, but was rebuilt and extended between 1862 and 1901. The house is listed at Grade I, as is the Great Barn in its grounds, which is dated 1692. Also in the grounds are two structures listed at Grade II. The house and garden are open to the public at advertised times, and are administered by a charitable trust, the Hoghton Tower Preservation Trust. History[edit] Hoghton Tower by Arthur Devis (1712–1787) The property is situated on a hill which may be described as "the last, southwesterly tip of the Pendle range".[1] The land on which the house stands has been in the possession of the de Hoghton family from at least the 12th century. The present building dates from about 1560–65, and was built for the Right Worshipful Thomas de Hoghton (1518-1580),[2]replacing an earlier house on or near the same site. It has been suggested that the property has links to William Shakespeare through Alexander Hoghton who died in 1581.[3][4] King James I stayed in the house for three days on 15–18 August 1617.[5]. James was accompanied by his favourite George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham and by the Earls of Pembroke, Richmond, Nottingham, and Bridgewater; Lords Zouch, Knollys, Mordaunt, Grey, Stanhope and Compton; the Bishop of Chester many baronets and knights; and a crowd of Lancashire notables.[6] Following a petition of Lancashire folk he lifted the restrictions on Sunday recreations, that culminated in the publishing, initially just for Lancashire, and nationally the following year, of the Book of Sports.[6][a] In 1643 the house was damaged by Parliamentary forces during the Civil War. In February 1643, after the taking of Preston by Seaton, Hoghton Tower was besieged by Parliamentary troops under Captain Nicholas Starkie of Huntroyd. At the time the house held a garrison of only 30-40 musketeers, who capitulated on 14 February. But when the Roundheads entered the house, the powder magazine in the old pele tower, between the two courtyards, exploded with immense force, killing over 100 Parliamentary men. This central tower was never rebuilt.[8] From 1662, for over a hundred years, Hoghton Tower housed nonconformism in the Banqueting Hall, after Sir Gilbert's son Sir Richard (1616-1678) converted to Presbyterianism[9] and by 1664 it had become a centre, in the Blackburn District, for both Independents and Presbyterians.[10] John[9] and Charles Wesley are reputed to have preached at Hoghton.[11] In 1692–1702 Sir Charles de Hoghton, who founded Preston Grammar School, carried out repairs and rebuilding. King William III was a frequent visitor to the house, being a personal friend of Sir Charles.[12] In 1768 the family permanently moved to another property and it was rented to local farmers;[13] by the middle of the 19th century the house was derelict.[14] Sir Henry de Hoghton, the 9th Baronet, inherited the estate in 1862 and decided to restore the house. It is not known who carried out the earlier part of the restoration, but by 1876 the Lancaster architects Paley and Austin were involved, having carried out work on rooms including the banqueting hall. Sir Henry died in 1876, and restoration work was continued by his brother, Charles, the 10th Baronet, although the house was not ready for him to take up residence until 1880. By that time Paley and Austin had restored the gateway tower and the adjacent walls (1877), designed an entrance lodge (1878), carried out work on the offices in the east wing, built a new kitchen, a new underground service corridor, and made other alterations (1879–80). Further work on the stables and farm buildings was carried out by the Blackburn-based architect James Bertwistle. Sir Charles died in 1893, and from 1896 to 1901 the London architect Robert Dudley Oliver added nursery accommodation, a smoking room, a billiards room and a large drawing room (later used as the ballroom).[15] In 1854 Charles Dickens visited the house and found it in a depressing state of disrepair. The mood of the place inspired his 1868 short story George Silverman's Explanation, in which the house features prominently.[16][17] Architecture[edit] Inner courtyard Hoghton Tower is constructed in sandstone, with stone slate roofs. It has a double courtyard plan, the outer courtyard being entered on the west side through a large gatehouse.[14] The gatehouse is embattled and in two storeys, with a central tower rising by more than one additional storey. Above its archway is a 16th-century cartouche containing a carving of Samson and the Lion. On each side of the gateway, embattled walls lead to square corner pavilions, which are also embattled. Buildings of differing dates stand on the north and south sides of the outer courtyard. This is in two levels, the eastern part being higher than the western. Between the two levels is a wall, and steps leading up to a gateway with 18th-century wrought iron gates between gate piers. In the northeast corner of the courtyard is a 17th-century well house, which stands on the traditional site of the original tower that was destroyed in the Civil War.[18] The inner courtyard has a west gateway, a great hall and kitchen on the north side, state rooms on the east, and living rooms on the south and west sides; it is mainly in two storeys. At the north east corner is a porch (this was formerly the site of a chapel). Bay windows project from the north and south sides of the great hall.[14] Interior[edit] The building has many interesting features including the Tudor Well House, which is 120 feet (37 m) deep and has a horse-drawn pump and oaken winding gear. The State Bedroom contains the State Bed carved at Samlesbury in about 1560-65. The beautifully proportioned Ballroom has fine, decorative late Victorian doors and panelling by Gillows of Lancaster. The Banqueting Hall has windows with 4,000 panes of Flemish stained glass, original decorative ceiling and a Minstrels' gallery.[12] The house is known to contain three priest holes, including one cut into the side of the well.[19][20][21] Gardens and grounds[edit] Gateway seen through the entrance to the inner courtyard The house is approached by a long straight drive leading eastwards from the A675 road. It passes through a pair of gate piers about 200 yards (183 m) west of the house.[18] Between these gates and the entrance to the outer courtyard is a grassed area known as the Tilting Ground, which is enclosed by a wall on the south side and the Great Barn to the north. On the east side of the house is a walled garden, known as the Wilderness, and on the south side are smaller walled gardens, the Rose Garden and the Rampart Garden.[13] The Great Barn is constructed in sandstone with a slate roof, and incorporates a carthouse. It is dated 1692, and has ball finials on its gables. To the northwest of the house are the coach house and stables, also in sandstone, and dating from the 17th or early 18th century. A small cupola was added to it in the 19th century. At the entry to the drive on the main road is Paley and Austin's lodge of 1878.[13] Present day[edit] Hoghton Tower and the Great Barn were designated as a Grade I listed buildings on 22 October 1952.[14][22] Listed at Grade II are the coach house and stables,[23] and the gate piers on the drive to the west of the house.[24] The gardens are listed at Grade II on the National Register of Historic Parks and Gardens.[25] In 1978 the Hoghton Tower Preservation Trust was established as a charity for the preservation of the house, and to encourage education and research. It raises income by "charging an admission fee to visitors, running events, providing holiday accommodation and being rented out as a venue for weddings, filming, corporate entertainment and private functions".[26] The house and gardens are open to the general public at advertised times. An admission fee is payable, which includes a guided tour of the house. Inside the house is a collection of dolls' houses.[27] Interior photography is not permitted. Refreshments are available in the tea room, and the stables have been converted into a gift shop.[28] Residential accommodation is available in a converted former garrison.[29] The house has been used as a film location on a number of occasions. For example, parts of the second series of Last Tango in Halifax (2012) were filmed here[30][31] and the 2005 drama Cassanova starring David Tennant was partly filmed at the house.[12] Since 2015 the house and estate has been run by a team headed by Elena Faraoni, daughter of the current 14th Baronet, Bernard. [32] PAINTING OF HOUGHTON TOWER BY Arther Devis 1712-1787 HOUGHTON TOWER INNER COURT OldLeaHall_Preston http://ashtononribble.com/wpashton/?p=1002 We can only find snippets of the history of Old Lea Hall but those snippets link Old Lea Hall to one of the area’s most famous families: the Hoghtons. The Hoghton family bought the Manor of Lea towards the beginning of the 14th century. The family apparently used Lea Hall as their main home until Hoghton Tower – another grade one listed building – was built in 1565. Old Lea Hall is the only surviving building of complex of buildings that made up the Manor House of Lea, although today’s building mostly dates from the late 17th century or early 18th century. The only other tantalising snippet of history is that one of the Hoghton’s was killed at the manor house. According to the document Old Lea Hall Farm, from the Lancashire Archives: ‘There must have been several other ranges of buildings at Lea Hall because an account of “a great affray” here in 1589 records that Thomas Hoghton was killed “in the outer court of the manor house.”’[2] The hall goes back to a time when the west of Preston was made up of a series of farms and manor houses. As late as 1842, the area was sparsely populated, with a map of the time showing Old Lea Hall with other old buildings, since disappeared, such as Lea House, New Lea Hall and Tulketh Hall. Those other places would eventually be swamped by the development of Preston. By staying just outside of Preston’s urban area, Old Lea Hall has managed, in part, to survive to the present day. -   1. RICHARD DE HOUGHTON (1395-1468) 1.a. MRS. JANE (1413-) \\ RICHARD HOUGHTON was born about 1395 of Lancashire, England, to unknown parents. He married Jane Unknown about 1433 of Hoghton Tower, Hoghton, Lancashire, England. Richard De Houghton died about 1468 of Preston, Lancashire, England, age 73. Houghton Tower Houghton Castle Ch. of ADAM13 DE HOGHTON (Richard12, Adam11, Richard10, Adam9, Adam8, Adam7, Adam6, Adam5, William4, Hamo3, Walter2, Herverus1). 33 i • Sir Richard14, of whom it is said that he did his homage and had his livery of his lands in Hoghton and Lea in 1426. He was a Knight in 1444 and died in 1468. The first name of his wife was Margaret. (Houghton Book.) Houghton Tower Ancestral home of the de Hoghton family since the Norman conquest, Hoghton Tower, a fortified hilltop Manor House is one of the most dramatic looking houses in the North of England. There have been three houses on the site. Houghton Tower, Lancastershire, England listed as born here: Richard Houghton, b. 1590 Edward Houghton, b. abt. 1501 William Houghton, b. abt 1466 Thomas Houghton, b. abt 1433 Child of Richard and Jane de Houghton: 1. *THOMAS HOUGHTON (1433-) + 2. THOMAS HOUGHTON (1433-1481) 2.a. UNKNOWN (1437-) \\ Parents of William Houghton (1466-1497) THOMAS HOUGHTON was born abut 1433 of Hoghton, Lancashire, England, to Richard de Houghton (1395-1468 and Mrs. Jane de Houghton (1413-.) He married Unknown about 1464 of Oldham, Lancashire, England. Thomas Houghton died about 1481 of Lancashire, England, age 48. Houghton Tower Ancestral home of the de Hoghton family since the Norman conquest, Hoghton Tower, a fortified hilltop Manor House is one of the most dramatic looking houses in the North of England. There have been three houses on the site. Houghton Tower, Lancastershire, England listed as born here: Richard Houghton, b. 1590 Edward Houghton, b. abt. 1501 William Houghton, b. abt 1466 Thomas Houghton, b. abt 1433 MARGARET RICHMOND (1435-) Dress of the 1400's Children of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Houghton: 1. *WILLIAM HOUGHTON (1466-1497) 2. Thomas Houghton (1468-) + 3. WILLIAM HOUGHTON (1466-1497) 3.a. UNKNOWN (1467-1539) Parents of Edward Houghton (1501-1610) WILLIAM HOUGHTON was born about 1466 of Houghton Tower, Lancashire, England, to Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Houghton(1433-1481.) He married unknown. William Houghton died about 1497 of Lancashire, England, age 31. Houghton Tower Ancestral home of the de Hoghton family since the Norman conquest, Hoghton Tower, a fortified hilltop Manor House is one of the most dramatic looking houses in the North of England. There have been three houses on the site. Houghton Tower, Lancastershire, England listed as born here: Richard Houghton, b. 1590 Edward Houghton, b. abt. 1501 William Houghton, b. abt 1466 Thomas Houghton, b. abt 1433 Child of Mr. and Mrs. William Houghton: 1. *EDWARD HOUGHTON (1500-1610) + 4. EDWARD HOUGHTON (1500-1610) 4.a. MARGARET UNKNOWN (1504- ) \\ EDWARD HOUGHTON was born about 1500 of Houghton Tower, Lanceshire, England, to William Houghton (1466-1500) and Unknown. He married (1) *Margaret Unknown (1504-) about 1530 of Creker, Tavstoke, Devonshire, England; and (2) Margret Sharlocke (1504-.) Edward Houghton died at age 110? about 1610 of Devon, England. Houghton Tower Ancestral home of the de Hoghton family since the Norman conquest, Hoghton Tower, a fortified hilltop Manor House is one of the most dramatic looking houses in the North of England. There have been three houses on the site. Houghton Tower, Lancastershire, England listed as born here: Richard Houghton, b. 1590 Edward Houghton, b. abt. 1501 William Houghton, b. abt 1466 Thomas Houghton, b. abt 1433 Houghton Tower Ancestral home of the de Hoghton family since the Norman conquest, Hoghton Tower, a fortified hilltop Manor House is one of the most dramatic looking houses in the North of England. There have been three houses on the site: + Child of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Houghton: 1. *WILLIAM HOUGHTON (1532-1640) + 5. WILLIAM HOUGHTON (1532-1640) 5.a. ANNE DeVERNEY (1530-1622) WILLIAM HOUGHTON was born in about 1532, of Tawstock, Devonshire, England, to Edward Houghton (1501-1610) and Mrs. Houghton (1504-.) He married Anne Verney about 1557, in Tawstock, Devon, England. He died before 1640. Houghton Tower Ancestral home of the de Hoghton family since the Norman conquest, Hoghton Tower, a fortified hilltop Manor House is one of the most dramatic looking houses in the North of England. There have been three houses on the site ANNE VERNEY was born about 1530, of Ferfield, Somerset, England to Sir John Verney (1504-1537) and Joan Mallet (1508-1530.) She married William Houghton about 1557, ofTawstock, Devon, England. Ann Verney passed away about 1622, in England, at about 86 years old. Children of William Houghton and Anne Verney: 1. William Houghton, b. 1559; md. 1584 Elizabeth Combe; living in 1559. 2. *SIR JOHN HOUGHTON I (1560-1618) 3. Catherin Houghton, b. 1561; md. 1593 Thomas Campion. 4. Willmot Houghton, b. 1565; md. 1594 William Bond. 5. Mary De Houghton, b. 1565; md. 1580 William Guliclmus Todd; d. 1560. 6. Dorathey Houghton, b. 1569. (The Houghton Genealogy: The Descendants of Ralph and John Houghton of Lancaster, Massachusetts: with an introduction giving the Houghton Families in England from the time of William the Conqueror, 1065, to Lord Henry Bold Houghton, 1848, by John W. Houghton, A. M., M. D. Wellington, Ohio, 1912; plus other references.) + 5.a. SIR JOHN VERNEY V (1504-1551) 5.a.1. JOAN MALET (1508-1530) SIR JOHN VERNEY V was born about 1504 of Fairfield, Stoke Courey, Somerset, England, to Robert De Verney (1480-1547) and Elizabeth Sydenham (1480-1570.) He married Lady Katherine Joan Sydenham in about 1529 of Fairfield, Stogursey, Somerset, England. John Verney died about 1551, of Fairfield, Stoke Courey, Somerset, Engand, about age 47. compton-verney Linked To Sir Richard Verney Sir Richard Verney John Verney Warwickshire, England JOAN MALET was born about 1508 of Enmore, Somerset, England, to William Mallet (1477-1511) and Alice Yonge (1477-1534.) She married John De Verney about 1530 of Fairfield, Somerset, England. Joan Malet passed away about 1530 of Somerset, England, age 22. She appeared as "Joon MALETT" in her grandmother, Yoice YONGE's, will dated 4th May 1530. She appeared as "Joan MALET, sister to the said Hugh MALET" in her grandmother, Yoice YONGE's, will Codicil dated 13th May 1530. Married:John Verney Children of John Verney and Joan Malet: 1. Sir Hugh de Verney (1530-1556) 2. *ANNE DE VERNEY (1530-1622) + 5.a. ROBERT De VERNEY (1480-1547) 5.a.2. ELIZABETH SYDENHAM (1480-1570) ROBERT De VERNEY was born about 1480 of Somersetshire, England, to John De Verney IV (1450-1507) and Katherine Gambon (1454.1507.) He married Elizabeth De Sydenham about 1503 of Somerset, England. Robert De Verney died about 1547 of England, age 67. ELIZABETH SYDENHAM was born about 1480 of Brampton, Somersetshire, England, to Alexander Sydenham (1455-1523) and and Agnes Edmonds (1444-1530.) She married Robert De Verney about 1503 of Somerset, England. Alice Sydenham passed away about 1570 of Somerset, England, age 90. Child of Ralph Verney and Elizabeth Sydenham: 1. *SIR JOHN DE VERNEY V (1504-1537) + 5.a. JOHN De VERNEY IV (1450-1507) KATHERINE GAMBON (1454-1507) \\ JOHN De VERNEY IV was born about 1450 of Fairfield, Somerset, England, to William De Verney III (1425-1489) and Jan De Broughton (1427-.) He married Katherine Gambon. John De Verney died about 1507 and was buried at St. Andrew Church, Fairfield, Somerset, England, age 57 St. Andrew Church, Fairfield, Somerset, England KATHERINE GAMBON was born about 1454 of Buckland, Devon, England, to unknown parents. She married John De Verney. Katherine Gambon passed away after 1507, Somerset, England, age 53. Children of John De Verney and Katherine Gambon: 1. *ROBERT DE VERNEY (1480-1547) 2. John Verney (1482-) 3. George Verney (1484-) 4. Agar Verney (1486-) 5. Joanna Verney (1488-) 6. Joan Verney (1489-) + 5.a. WILLIAM De VERNEY III (1425-1489) JANE DE BROUGHTON (1427- ) \\ WILLIAM De VERNEY III was born about 1425 of Fairfield, Somerset, England, to John De Verney (1404-1461) and Eleanor Brent (1408-.) He married Jane Broughton. William De Verney died about 1489, of Somerset, England, age 64. JANE DE BROUGHTON was born about 1427 of Sampford Bickford, Somerset, England, to unknown parents. She married William De Verney. We don’t know when or where Jane passed away. Child of William De Verney and Jane De Broughton: 1. *JOHN DE VERNEY iv (1450-1507) + 5.a. JOHN DE VERNEY (1404-1461) \\ ELEANOR BRENT (1408-) \\ JOHN DE VERNEY was born about 1404 of Fairfield, Somerset, England, to John De Verney II (1380-1448) and Unknown. He married Eleanor Brent about 1428 of Fairfield, Somerset, England. John De Verney died about 1461 of Somerset, England, age 57. Glastonbury Tor Glastonbury Tor is a hill at Glastonbury, Somerset, England, which features the roofless St. Michael's Tower. ELEANOR BRENT was born about 1408 of Cossington, Somerset, England, to unknown parents. She married John De Verney III about 1428 of Fairfield, Somerset, England. We don’t know where or when Eleanor died. Child of John De Verney and Eleanor Brent: 1. *WILLIAM DE VERNEY III (1425-1489) + 5.a.1. SIR WILLIAM MALLET (1477-1511) 5.a.1.a. ALICE YOUNG YONGE (1477-1534) SIR WILLIAM MALLET was born about 1477 of Currypool, Somerset, England, to Thomas Malet (1440-1501) and Joan Wadham (1443-1477.) He married Alice Yonge about 1496 of Enmore, Sedgemoor, Somerset, England. William Mallet died 17 September 1511, Enmore, Somerset, England, age 66. Excerpt from "Notices of an English Branch of the Malet Family", by Arthur Malet, published 1885, pp 41-43: WILLIAM MALET OF ENMORE AND DEANDON. William Malet, the eldest son of Thomas Malet, probably by his first wife, Joan, the daughter of Sir William Wadham, inherited Enmore and the chief part of his father's property, West Quantockshead (St. Audries) having been left by will to his younger brother Baldwin. He was born about 1470; his latest deed extant is dated in 1506, when as lord of the manor of North Wraxall, Wilts, in rights of his wife, he presented to a Chauntry there.* The inquest post-mortem, according to Collinson,** was held at Bridgwater on the 26th October, 2 Henry VIII (A.D. 1511). He married Alice, the daughter of Thomas and Alice Young, of Easton, in Gordano, Somerset, by whom he had six children: 1. Thomas Malet, o.s.p. 2. Hugh Malet, his heir. 3. Richard. 4. William. 5. Joan, married to John Verney. 6. Jane, married to Thomas Warre of Hestercombe, who by her, as stated by Collinson, had issue Richard, John, William, Henry, Thomas, Edward; Johanna, married to Thomas Michell of Cannington; Mary, married to George Sydenham of Chilworthy. William Malet's wife, Alice, died in 1505. view all 12 William Malet's Timeline 1450 1450 Birth of Hugh de Keynes Enmore, Somerset, , England 1471 1471 Birth of William Corypole, Somerset, , England 1474 1474 Age 3 Birth of Baldwin Mallet Enmore, Somerset, England, United Kingdom 1476 1476 Age 5 Birth of Richard Mallet Enmore, Somerset, England, United Kingdom 1478 1478 Age 7 Birth of William Mallet Somerset, England, United Kingdom 1482 1482 Age 11 Birth of Joan Warre Enmore, Somerset, England, United Kingdom 1495 1495 Age 24 Birth of Thomas Mallet Bridgewater, Somerset, New Jersey, USA 1495 Age 24 Birth of Alice Mallot Berkshire, , England 1499 1499 Age 28 Marriage of William to Alice Malet Bristol, Gloucestershire, , England 1506 1506 Age 35 Birth of Thomas Malet Enmore, Somerset, England, United Kingdom William Mallet-photo and information copied from UK find a grave website Birth: unknown Death: Sep. 7, 1511 Burial: St Michael Churchyard Enmore Sedgemoor District Somerset, England Enmore Castle Oxford University Enmore Castle ALICE YOUNG YONGE was born about 1477 of Enmore Castle, Bridgewaer, Somerset, England, to Thomas Young III (1446-1506) and Joyce Joan Cotton (1450-.) She married William Mallet about 1496 of Enmore, Sedgemoor, Somerset, England. Alice Yonge died 11 October 1534, ENmoe Castle, Bridgewate,r Somerset, England, age 57. Somerset Enmore_Castle Devon, England Children of William Mallet and Alice Yonge: 1. Jane Malet (1485-) 2. Hugh Mallet (1497-1541) 3. Richard Mallet (1499-1548) 4. Baldwin Mallet (1503-1548) 5 William Malet (1505-) 6. *JOAN MALET (1508-1530) + 5.a.1. SIR THOMAS MALET (1440-1501) \\ 5.a.1.b. JOAN WADHAM( DE MERRYFIELD) (1433-1477) SIR THOMAS MALET was born about 1440 of Enmoe Castle, Somerset, England, to Lord Hugh Mallet (1395-1460) and Joan Roynon (1392-1460.) He married (1) *Joan Wadham about 1463 of Enmore, Somerset, England (2) Elizabeth; (3) Isabella Courtney. Thomas Malet died 9 July 1501, Enmore Castle, Somerset, England, age 61. Excerpt from "Notices of an English Branch of the Malet Family", by Arthur Malet, published 1885, pp 40-41, appendices O1-O4: THOMAS MALET OF ENMORE AND DEANDON. Thomas Malet, the son and heir of Hugh Malet, by his wife Joan, the daughter of John Ronyon. The first entry that I find in Sir William Pole's collection concerning Thomas Malet is a portion of a deed executed by him in 1467,* which must have been near the time of his marriage to the mother of his eldest son, who was more than thirty years old at Thomas's death in 1501.** Thomas Malet married three wives: 1st. Joan, daughter of Sir William Wadham. 2nd. Elizabeth. 3rd. Isabella, daughter of Sir William Courtney. I do not find any information as to which of the wives the issue is to be attributed, but from the age of William I presume that he must have been the son of the first wife; the children were: 1. William Malet. 2. Baldwin Malet, of St. Audries, Somerset (West Quantockshead). 3. Margaret. 4. Hawise, married to John Coker, of Powderham. 5. Elizabeth, married firstly to John Ashley, secondly to Hugh Trow. The settlement on her first marriage is extant,*** and a copy of an extract from it from Sir William Pole's MS. is appended. Thomas Malet's will was dated August 28th, 1500. The Rev. F. Brown's extract from it is appended,+ by it, among his other bequests, he leaves the manor of West Quantockshead to his son Baldwin, so that from this time the families of Enmore and St. Audries separate; William Malet taking the former, and Baldwin Malet the latter. The inquest post-mortem was held at Bridgwater in 1502;++ it notes that Thomas Malet died on 9th July, 1502, and that his son William was then more than thirty years old, so that he was born towards the end of 1471 or at the beginning of 1472. Thomas Mallet's Timeline 1428 1428 Birth of Thomas St. Audries (Present West Quontoxhead), Somerset, England 1458 1458 Age 30 Marriage of Thomas Mallet to Elizabeth Luttrell 1460 1460 Age 32 Marriage of Thomas Mallet to Joan Malet England 1462 1462 Age 34 Birth of Joana Fitzpen-Phippen Cornwall, England 1471 1471 Age 43 Birth of William Malet Corypole, Somerset, , England 1473 1473 Age 45 Birth of Baldwin Malet Abt. 1473 Of St Audries, Somerset, England 1502 July 9, 1502 Age 74 Death of Thomas at Enmore Castle Enmore, Somerset, England ** In Mr. Chisholm Batten's paper on Henry VII in Somersetshire, in the Somerset Archaeological and Natural History Society's Proceedings relative to Perkin Warbeck, he writes: "In October, 1498, some bonds were taken for good behaviour from persons in various counties who were not fined; among them is one from William Heron of Ford Castle, in Northumberland. In Somerset are such bonds taken from Thomas Malet of Enmore, Gentleman; Alex. Pym of Cannington, Gentleman; and John St. Abyn of Cannington, Esq., by three bonds; each of these three are made surety for the others. Their signatures are Thomas Malet, Alex. Pym, John Seynt Abyn. The documents are in the Record Office, Miscell. 916/14" + Thomas Malett, Aug. 28, 1500 [Blamyn.]-- To be buried in the Church of St. Michael Enmore, Som't--My son Wm Malet to have the manor of Corypool--Isabel my wife-- My son Baldwyn Malet to have the Manor of West Quantockshead--William Malet to find a priest at Enmore to pray for me and for the souls of Sir Baldwin Malet and Dame Avise his wife, of Hugh Malet and Johanna his wife, of Thomas Malet and Jone, Elizabeth, and Isabel, his wives, in perpetuity-- Isabel my wife to have Sutton Malet for her life-- She to be executrix-- My daughter Margaret-- and Jesus have mercy of my soul-- July 24, 1501 Somerset, England Mallet Court Manor House Buildings, England - Enmore, Somerset - Enmore Castle main view Enmore Castle at Enmore, Somerset, England Enmore Castle home of malets Thomas Malet 1428–1502 St Michael Churchyard JOAN WADHAM was born about 1443 of Merrifield, Somerset, England, to John Wadham (1405-1476 and Elizabeth Popham (1404-1476.) She married Thomas Malet about 1463, Enmore, Somerset, England. Joan Wadham passed away about 1777 of Enmore, Somerset, England, age 34. . Edge Manor, Ilminster, Somerset, England Children of Thomas Malet and Joan Wadham: 1. Joana Malet (1457-1505) 2. Sir Baldwin Mallet (1475-1533) 3. *WILLIAM MALLET (1477-1511) 4. Elizabeth Malet (no dates) 5. Helewise Malet (no dates) + 5.a.2. ALEXANDER SYDENHAM (1442-1523) 5.a.2.a. AGNES EDMONDS (1444-153-) ALEXANDER SYDENHAM was born about 1442 of Brympton, Somersetshire, England, to John Sydenham (1420-1468) and Johanna Stourton (1424-1472.) He married (1) Agnes Edmonds; (2) *Unknown mother of Elizabeth Sydenham. Alexander Sydenham died 19 October 1523, North Petherton, Somerset, England, age 81. 15th C. England A History of the County of Somerset: Volume 6, andersfield, Cannington, and North Petherton Hundreds (Bridgwater and Neighbouring Parishes). Originally published by Victoria County History, London, 1992. In 1504 Alexander Sydenham acquired land at Moorland from Gilbert Collins. Alexander, who lived at Huntworth, gave all his estates in Moorland, Dunwear, and Chadmead to his son Sylvester and to Sylvester's wife Joan in 1511. Alexander died in 1523, Sylvester in 1526, and Joan in 1547. Sylvester's nephew John held an estate called MOORLAND manor in 1578. John was dead by 1603 when the manor was in the hands of Sir John Poyntz of Iron Acton (Glos.), husband of Elizabeth, daughter and heir of Alexander Sydenham, John's brother. In 1603 Sir John let and then sold the manor to Thomas Webber of Luxborough. Thomas (d. c. 1609) was succeeded by his son John (d. 1627) and John by his son Thomas. Thomas held the manor in 1640 but was dead by 1667 and probably by 1647. His son John (d. c. 1673) left his estate to his widow Gertrude (d. c. 1675) found on: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/som/vol6/pp283-300#anchorn389 [13 BODFE1.DE.] June 5th, 1523. Alexander Sydnam, esquire, my body to be buried in the church of B.M. of North Petherton. Cathedral church of Wells \2d., and to the fabric of the church of No'rth Petherton 6s. 8d. Residue: Agnes my wife, John Sydnam, senior, Silvester Sydnam and John Sydnam junior my sons (executors). I will that Silvester Sydnam restore one chain of gold to the value of £17 to the use of George and John sons of John Sydnam, junior. Witnesses: John Popeham "generosus" William Parkhous and William Reffe, clerk. Proved at St. Paul's, London, October 19th, 1523. AGNES EDMONDS was born about 1444 of Brympton D’Evercy, Somerset, England, to William Edmunds (1420- 1460) and Unknown. She married Alexander Sydenham about 1460. Agnes Edmonds died 3 August 1530, England, age 86. St. Mary Parish Churchyard, North Petherton, Sedgemoor, Somerset, England Children of Alexander Sydenham and Agnes Edmonds: 1. John Sydenham (1460-1557) 2. Sylvester Sydenham (1475-1525) 3. *ELIZABETH SYDENHAM (1480-1570) + 5.a.1. SIR KNIGHT JOHN SYDENHAM (1420-1468) \\ JOHANNA STOURTON (1424-1472) \\ SIR KNIGHT JOHN SYDENHAM was born about 1420 of Brympton D’Evercy, Somerset, England, toWalter Sydenham (1394-1423) and Margery Whyton (1396-1420.) He married Johanna Stourton about 1434 of Brimpton, Somerset, England. John Sydenham died 4 April 1468, at Brympton D’Evercy, Somerset, England, age 48. His Will: • I, John Stourton of Preston, the elder, son of John Stourton, formerly Lord de Stourton, brother of William Stourton, son and heir of the said John Stourton de Stourton, on the tenth day of November, 1438, make my will in this manner : I bequeath my body to holy burial in the church of Staverdale. Item, I will that my body shall be carried thither in my best waggon (plaustro), and that the same shall be drawn by my ten best oxen, and that the waggon and oxen shall remain to the said house for a memorial of my soul Item, I will that on the day of my burial the prior of the said place shall have 40s. ; and every canon there 20s. Item, I bequeath to Katherine, my wife, 14 oxen being at Preston, with the waggon, ploughs, yokes, iron chains, " dragges," harrows (herpices) with all the apparatus to the same, and which belongs to husbandry there. Also 200 sheep (multones) and one half of my corn and grain at Preston, both in the barns there and sown in the fields, equally to be divided between the said Katherine and my executors. I give to her also all my brewing vessels (vasa pandoxabilia) and all that belongs to my bake-house (pistrinam) and my brewing house (domum pandoxabiliem) there, both lead, brass and wood, and all my vessels of tin, brass, stone and iron, with iron spits (veruferreis) and other necessaries and utensils belonging to the offices of the kitchen and larder (lardarie) there. Also all that " stuffe " which belongs to my chambers there, and to the pantry and butlery there, such as beds, sheets, blankets (lodicibus), " matreas, quyltes, fetherbedys, pylowes," cloths, towels, and other necessaries, and all things belonging to the said houses, except all jewels and all silver vessels gilt or not gilt, which I reserve at the disposition of me and my executors. Item, I bequeath to the said Katherine of vessels (de vasis) two chased silver salts, whereof one is covered, and all cups which are assigned by writing in the butlery to Thomas " Panter," with one " potte " of silver there. Also one pair of vestments for the chapel, which belonged to Master Richard, my brother of black " tartryne " and red, with all the apparel to the same for the altar. Also one white chalice, one " frount " and " rere- frount " of " Grenetarteryn," and two phials which belonged to the said Master Richard. Also one silver cup covered, which belonged to St. Thomas the Martyr (quod fuit sancti Thome martiris). Also all my " stuffe " which belongs to the hall as well for the summer as for the winter, except the silver vessels. Item, I bequeath to the said Katherine one cup called " le Note" harnessed with silver and gold and covered. Item, one grey " ambler " horse, which I had of the receiver of the Lord Bishop of Bath. Also one silver cup called " a stonnynge cuppe" "coueryd and gyld enameled the pomelle of blew, paysynge 2 Ibs. 7½ ounces." Item, I bequeath to John Stourton, knight, my good psalter which belonged to William, his father, and one pair of vestments of blue cloth of gold, one gilt chalice, two cruets of silver, one bell of silver, two candlesticks of silver, and three " quysshyns " of silk for his chapel. Item, I bequeath to the Lady Abbess of Shafton one piece of silver, " flatte," and covered and gilt, which belonged to Master Edward Prentys. Item, I bequeath to Anastasia, my sister, one piece of silver, " flatte," covered. Item, to William Carent and Margaret his wife, one pair of beads of gold. Item, to the said William, my black horse which I had of Thomas Knyvalle, knight. Item, I bequeath to Cecilia, my daughter, one cup of silver covered and gilt, which I had of Nicholas Orteys. Item, I will that the church of Staverdale and the cloister there shall be completed in all things, as well in glazing the windows as in other buildings there to be done, and that the expenses and costs thereof shall be borne by my executors. Item, I will that two images carried thither by me (per me cariatas), shall be ordained and placed in the middle of the choir of the said church, between the stalls there, and that underneath shall be made a certain tomb (sepulcrum), ordained and walled (muratum) for the bodies of me and my wife to be placed therein reasonably and honestly after our death, with one " closet " of iron bars around the said tomb ; and that the reading-desk (lectrinum) shall be at the head of the said tomb. Item, I will that the aforesaid church shall be throughout (in omnibus) honestly paved with " Tyle " of my arms and the arms of my mother. Item, I bequeath to the Friars of Dorchester 6s. 8d. Item, to the Friars of Brygewater 6s. 8d. To the fabric of the church of Yeuelle 40s. To the fabric of the church of St. Andrew of Wells 6s. 8d. Item, I will and firmly prohibit that any great cost be incurred on the day of my burial, nor further cost on the day of my anniversary, except such as must of necessity be borne, but that what is [usually] spent in these uses should be distributed among the poor, though it reach (licet attingaf) the sum of 20li. Item, I bequeath to Joan Sydenham, my daughter, one covered cup gilt in the likeness of a custard (costardi) with leaves. Item, to William Carent, for his labour and friendship, beyond what is bequeathed to him, l0li. Item, to William Bochelle, 10 marks. To John Godewyne, for the execution of the will of Master Richard Stourton and mine,10li, Item, I bequeath to Lewis, rector of the church of Penne [Pendomer], 100s. Item, I will that a tomb (tumba) shall be made by my executors at Dowlysshwake of two images, one of a man armed and the other of a gentlewoman, designed (deputate) for a memorial of John Keynes and his wife, at the cost of my said executors, and that the images shall be placed between the high altar of the church there, and the chapel of the chantry of the said John Keynes. Item, I will that if John Stourton, knight, my nephew, shall make complaint (querelaverit) to my executors for any things which belonged to William his father, and if he be not content with what I have bequeathed to him.... (et de remanere maneriorum terrarum et tenementorum meorum quod sibi et heredibus suis post diversos status terminandos rectis heredibus mei prefati Johannis Stourton) ; but if he make no complaint, then I will he shall have what I have disposed. Item, I will that all my garments shall be distributed amongst my household servants, at the discretion of my executors ; and all the residue of my goods not bequeathed I give and bequeath to my executors to distribute for my soul, and to perform my last will. And I ordain William Carent, John Godewyne and William Bochelle (Bocheft), my executors. Proved 2/th January in the year abovesaid, before Master John Lyndefeld, commissary, and administration committed to the executors named, in the person of William Payne, their proctor in this behalf. Brympton_DEvercy received as a dowry when John married. JOHANNA STOURTON was born about 1421 of Preston Plucknet, Somersetshire, England, to John De Stourton (1384-1438) and Alce Denys (-1407.) She married John Sydenham about 1434 of Brimpton, Somerset, England. Johanna Stourton died 21 April 1472, of Somerset, England, age 51. Johanna Stourton, wife of John Sydenham, MP, of Combe Sydenham in Somerset, who inherited from her father the manor of Brympton d'Evercy, Somerset, later the seat of her descendants the Sydenham baronets.[5] Brympton d'Evercy Manor uk-wiltshire-stourton-village-st-peters-parish-church-hoare-family-ahxrp1 Sydenham-Brymptom Manor House Sydenham's gained ownership of Brymptom House through the marriage of John Sydenham and Joan Stourton. It the passed on to there eldest son Walter Sydenham Stourton Castle St. Andrews Church Children of John Sydenham and Johanna Stourton: 1. Joan Sydenham (1434-1472) 2. Walter Sydenham (1440-1469) 2. Joanna Sydenham (1440-1472) 3. *ALEXANDER SYDENHAM (1442-1523) 4. Richard Sydenham (1444-1501) 5. Henry Sydenham (1447-) 6. Jane Sydenham (1448-1490) 6. George Sydenham (1449-1523) 7. Johanna Sydenham (1451-) 8. Marcella Sydenham (1454-) 9. Alice Sydenham (1455-1492) + 5.a.1.a. SIR KNIGHT THOMAS YOUNG III (1446-1506) 5.a.1.a.1. JOYCE JOAN COTTON (1450-AFT. 1515?) SIR THOMAS YOUNG III was born about 1446 of Bristol, Somerset, England, to Thomas Young I (1419-1476) and Isabell Burton (1424-1495.) He married Joyce Joan Cotton 21 November 1468, Frampton, Dorset, England.. Sir Thomas Young died 4 May 1506, Bristol, Somerset, England, age 60. Grey Friars London London City of London Greater London, England St_Mary_Redcliffe_church Gloucestershire, England-6 Gloucestershire is a county in South West England. JOYCE JOAN COTTON was born about 1450 of Northover, Somerset, England, to Walter Cotton (1420-1455) and Blanche Fraunceys (1425-1463.) She married Thomas Young 21 November 1468, Frampton, Dorset, England. Joyce Cotton passed away at unknown date and place. Landwade Chapel Cambridgeshire England Landwade, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, St Nicholas, Landwade was originally the private chapel to the Cotton family of the nearby Landwade Hall. Built in about 1465, as a result of brothers Walter and Thomas Cotton, purchasing Landwade it has many memorials to the Cotton family. Children of Thomas Young and Joyce Cotton: 1. Pearse Younge I (1470-1500) 2. Roger Yonge (1473-) 3. *ALICE YONGE (1477-1534_ + 5.a.1.a. SIR KNIGHT THOMAS YOUNG II (1419-1476) \\ LADY ISABELL BURTON (1424-1495) \\ SIR KNIGHT THOMAS YOUNG II was born about 1419 of Bristol, Avon, Gloucestershire, England, to Sir Thomas Young I (1394-1427) and Joan Canyges Wootton (1377-1428.) He married Isabel Burton about 1445 of Bristol, Gloucestershire, England. Thomas Young Died about 1476, Bristol, Avon, Gloucestershire, England, age 57. • We have now to return to the elder line. Thomas Yonge, son and heir of Thomas (who died in 1427-8), by his wife Joan Can- ynges, became a student at law at the Middle Temple, London, and in 1463 was appointed Recorder of his native town, Bristol. In 1463 he was engaged by the Rector and Churchwardens of the Church of St. Ewen's, Bristol, to conduct a suit at law against one John Sharp, for the recovery of a rent of assize of 30s. a year, which had fallen into arrear, and which Sharp refused to pay. In this suit Thomas Yonge was successful. Much curious information is given in the Churchwardens' accounts for St. Ewen's in this and the following year, of the relations which at this period existed between a great lawyer and his clients (see ante, p. 174). During the course of the proceedings, Mr. Yonge, on 7th November, 1463, was summoned to take the degree of a Serjeant-at-law, and the following day was appointed a King's Serjeant. An account is given of his official robes on his appearance in court, apparently for the first time, after attaining that degree (see ante, p. 175n He was returned as one of the burgesses in parliament for Bristol in seven parliaments in succession, from 1435 to 1451, and again in 1455, for the eighth time. In 1454, however, (33 Henry VI.) he got into trouble for moving from his place in the house, that, as King Henry was without children, the Duke of York should be declared heir presumptive to the Crown. This motion was, however, premature, and Mr. Yonge was committed a prisoner to the Tower. 1 It was not long, however, before Edward actually succeeded to the throne, (4th March, 14G0-1), and Mr. Yonge petitioned parliament for damages on account of his imprisonment, which he estimated at 1000 marks. The King assented to the petition and referred it to the lords of his council to provide what should be thought convenient and reasonable At that time a lawyer was not precluded from having a seat in Parliament by reason of practising in the courts, as appears above. On the first opportunity Mr. Yonge was raised to the bench as one of Justices of the Common Pleas, and was knighted ; and on the temporary restoration of Henry VI., in October, 1470, he was not removed, nevertheless, he lost his office on the return of Edward IV. six months afterwards, but not, apparently, from any displeasure on the part of the King. He was again appointed a Judge on the 29th April, 1475, but in the King's Bench instead of the Common Pleas. He lived not long afterward, but died in the following year In the Inquisition, taken at Bath after his death, for the county of Somerset the jurors found that he did not hold anything in that county in capite, but that he held the Manor of Easton-in-Gordano of Sir W lliam Berkeley by fealty, at the rent of 2d. quarterly, which manor he gave to George Yonge (his second son) and Johanna his wife and the heirs of their bodies, in default to his own right heirs. And they say that Thomas, the son of the said Thomas, is his next heir, and is aged 30 years and more. A further Inquisition as to Thomas Yonge, late one of the Justices of the Common Pleas, was taken at Amesbury before the Escheator for the county of Wilts as to the Manor of Wraxhall, West Wraxhall, and lands in Marshtield, held ot the Honour of Trowbridge, so from Elizabeth Queen of England, of which the said Thomas and several others named are assignees. He is styled Thomas Yonge, son and heir of Thomas Yonge, and his son and heir Thomas Yonge is found, as before stated, to be aged 30 years and more. The said Thomas named in the writ died the 5th May, 1476. Sir Thomas Yonge, the Judge, married Isabel, daughter and sole heir of John Burton, burgess of Bristol, an eminent and opulent merchant; Bailiff, 1416; Sheriff, 1418; Mayor, 1421, 1424, 1430, 1449, 1451; died 1455. He founded a chantry at the altar of St. John Baptist, in the Church of St. Thomas, in Bristol, by licence from King Henry VI christ church LADY ISABELL BURTON was born about 1424 of Bristol, Somerset, England, to John Burton (1382-1457) and Isabel Mowbray (1410-.) She married Thomas Young about 1445 of Bristol, Gloucestershire, England. Isabell Burton died 25 November 1495, Bristol, Avon, Gloucestershire, England, age 71. Isabell Young (born Burton), 1424 - 1495 Isabell Young (born Burton) was born in 1424, at birth place, to John Burton andIsabel Burton. John was born in 1382, in Bristol, Somerset, England. Isabel was born in 1386, in Bristol, Somerset, England. Isabell married Thomas Young. Thomas was born in 1420, in Bristol, Somerset, England. They had one son: Pearse Young. Isabell passed away on month day 1495, at age 71 at death place. Children of Thomas Young and Isabell Burton: 1. *THOMAS YOUNG III (1446-1506) 2. Pearse Yonge (1447-1500) 3. Alice Young (1448-1488) 4. George Yonge (1450-1534) 5. Pearse Young (1473-1520) 6. Hugh Young (1479-1565) 7. George Young (1485-) + 5.a.1.b. JOHN WADHAM (1405-1476) \\ LADY ELIZABETH POPHAM (1404-1476) \\ JOHN WADHAM was born about 1405 of Branscombe, Devon, England, to Sir William Wadham (1373-1451) and Margaret Cheselden (1375-1438.) He married Lady Elizabeth Popham. John Wadham died 5 December 1476, Merfield, Somerset, England, age 71. Buried at Afton, Devonshire, England. Edge Manor, Ilminster, Somerset, England LADY ELIZABETH POPHAM was born about 1404 of Basingstoke, Hampshire, England, to Stephen Popham (1386-1444) and Margaret Rede (1395-1432.) She married John Wadham Elizabeth Popham passed away about 1476 of Merifield Manor, Ilminster, Somerset, England, age 72. Merifield Manor, Ilminister, Somerset, England Basingstoke_St_Michael's_church Basingstoke is a town in northeast Hampshire, in south-central England. ElizabethPopham_IltonChurch_Somerset 15th century alabaster effigy thought to represent Elizabeth Popham, heiress of Merryfield, Ilton Church.[13] She was the wife of Sir John III Wadham and the collar of roses worn around her neck is said to represent the crest of Wadham,[14] a rose argent between a pair of antlers (as visible on the monument to Nicholas II Wadham (d.1609) in Ilminster Church Children of John Wadham and Elizabeth Popham: 1. Alice Wadham (1415-) 2. Elizabeth Wadham (1425-1474) 3. John Wadham, Knight (1429-1502) 4. Sir William Wadham (1430-1473) 5. Joan Wadham (1431-1490) 6. Edward Wadham (1432-1473) 7. Idan Johanna Wadham (1432-) 8. Marjery Wadham (1434-1473) 9. Margaret Wadham (1435-1473) 10. *JOAN WADHAM (1433-1477) 11. Mary Elizabeth Wadham (no dates) + 5.a.2.a. (WILLIAM EDMUNDS) WILLIAM II LORD DUNTREATH EDMONSTOUNE (1420-1460) \\ UNKNOWN \\ (WILLIAM EDMUNDS) WILLIAM II LORD DUNTREATH EDMONSTOUNE was born about 1420 of Huntsworth, England, to unknown parents. He married (1) Matilda Stewart; (2) *Unknown. William Edmunds died about 1460, England, age 40. • Sir William took an active part in public affairs during the reign of James III and was one of the Lords of the Articles several times. Upon their marriage, Isabella, the Duchess of Albany, granted the lands of Duntreath to William and his wife Matilda with the proviso that his father retained a life rent. The substitutes are Andrew, Allan and Murdoch Stewart, Matilda's brothers. William's marriage to Matilda is also attested to by a precept of sasine to the lands of Dumgoyak and other portions of Duntreath dated 17 May 1456. Also, Lord Avondale, Matilda's brother, acquired the life rent of the earldom of Lennox and the guarantee of the lands of Duntreath to his brother-in-law, Sir William Edmonstone. In the charter chest of the Duke of Montrose is a deed dated 24 June 1477 which referred to the resignation of the lands of Lennox which were previously held by the Edmonstone family to the Chancellor, Lord Avondale by John, Lord Darnley on the stipulation that "our cousing Wilyeam Edmonstoun of Duntreath be made sicker (sure)... of the lands of Duntreth, Dungroyabir, the Quhilt, Ballewane, Blairgaro (Blairgar), Enbaly (?Edinbelly), the Glyn and Carcane lyande in the same Erledome quhilk he has be infeftment and gyft heretably of our progenitour (King James II) of before, that our said Chancellor and cousing Willyam of Edmonstoun beand contenetaid sicker, as said is, in the best forme that can be divisit... Wrytten under our privat sele, and sbuscryvit with our hand at Stirling, the 21st day of June, and of our regne the thritene yer (1472/3). Subscript litere. James." The charter of confirmation by James II which is referred to was made at Stirling 10 Dec. 1452: "To Willeilmo de Edmonstone de Culloden and Mary Countess of Angus (our aunt) in conjunction with their son, of the lands of Duntreath, Arleywin, Dunguyock, with the mill thereof. The Quilt lying to the south side of the Burn of Blane, and the half of the lands of Balleun Easter, the Cluney's Glen, and Gartkalon, and mill thereof, all lying within the earldom and shire aforesaid, and all by the same charter erected into a free barony, to be called the Barony of Duntreath. On the resignation of the above William of Culloden and Marion Stewart, Countess of Angus, the King's aunt, father and mother of the said William Edmonstone, the younger, tenure in fee and heritage for ever. Cum furca et foss (gibbet and jail), yok, yak (priviledge of trying actions), thol et theim (relating to franchises of market), infangandthef, and outfangandthef (power to execute justice when a thief is caughter with the spoils) and so on, a long amplification, reddendo, a pound of pepper yearly at Duntreath at the feast of the nativity of John the Baptist, if asked only. Reserving to the same William of Culloden, and the said Marion, Countess of Angus, and longest liver of them their liferent." The witnesses included William Turnbull, Bishop of Glasgow, William, Lord Crichton, Chancellor, and "dearly beloved cousin Andrew, Lord Gray, Master of the Household." The Acts of Parliament from 1464 show that he was one of the lords who took control of the government during the turbulent minority of James III. In May 1469 he was made Justice General. In 1471 and in 1478 he was one of the Lords of the Articles, the standing committee that prepared measures for the Scottish Parliament. William was instrumental in restoring the Lennox lands and on 2 Aug. 1472 John, Earl of Lennox, by grant gave the Superiority of Duntreath to Sir William Edmonstone, allowing him to hold the lands immediately of the King and confirming the charter of 1452 from James II "in respect of the great kindness, labour and expense of the said William, in recovering the Earl's part of the Earldom of Lennox." A charter exempting the Barony of Duntreath from the jurisdiction of Lennox's courts is dated 5 Aug. 1472. On 30 Jan. 1480 a charter of confirmation from King James III shows that Sir William bought the lands of Cambus Wallace, near Doune. Issue- • 6I. ARCHIBALD- m. JANET SHAW, d. 1502 • II. James- m.1. Elizabeth Cunningham of Polmaise, 2. Helen Murray of Touchadam • III. James- Prior of the Collegiate Church of Kirkeugh, St. Andrews • IV. John- m. d. of Sir John Stewart of Ardgowan & Blackhall • V. George- • VI. William- deputy master of the household of James IV • VII. ______- m. Lawrence, Lord Oliphant Ref: The History of the Family of Edmonstone of Duntreath- Sir Archibald Edmonstone, Duntreath, 1875 "The Scottish Nation"- William Anderson, A. Fullarton & Co., Edinburgh, 1880 Duntreath Castle Upon their marriage, Isabella, the Duchess of Albany, granted the lands of Duntreath to William and his wife Matilda with the proviso that his father retained a life rent. The substitutes are Andrew, Allan and Murdoch Stewart, Matilda's brothers. William's marriage to Matilda is also attested to by a precept of sasine to the lands of Dumgoyak and other portions of Duntreath dated 17 May 1456. Also, Lord Avondale, Matilda's brother, acquired the life rent of the earldom of Lennox and the guarantee of the lands of Duntreath to his brother-in-law, Sir William Edmonstone. Watercolours of Duntreath as a ruin done by Sir Archibald Edmonstone, 5th Bt • The Family of Edmonstone - Virtus Auget Honorem The legend of a knight called Edmund coming from Hungary with Queen Margaret, wife of Malcolm III, cannot be substantiated. More factually the Edmonstones descend from a male-line of the Setons who took his name from the estate; where most surnames originally stemmed from a designation. The word tun or ton signified a town and therefore it seems probable that an Edmund, of the race of Seton, received the lands of Edmonstone in Midlothian, in the parish of Newton, four miles to the east of Edinburgh, as his appendage. The similarity of the three crescents which appear in the coats of arms in the Edmonstones of Duntreath and of the Setons of Abercorn, near Linlithgow, give obvious added evidence of relationship between the families concerned. ARMS-Or, three crescents, within a doublet tressure, flory-counter-flory, gu. CREST. Out of a ducal coronet, or, a swan's head and neck, ppr. SUPPORTERS. Two sons, rampant, gu. MOTTO. Vertus Auget Honorem. Following the near extinction of her family in 1425, the Duchess of Albany, daughter and heiress of the Earl of Lennox. had taken refuge in a fastness of the island of Inchmurrin in Loch Lomond. James, her only surviving son, had fled to Ireland taking with him the widow and children of his brother Walter. Walter's sons Andrew, Arthur and Walter, had letters of legitimisation under the Great Seal on 17th April 1479. Andrew, under the designation of Andrew Stewart of Albany, was a member of James II's council in 1440, and later, created Lord Avondale, became Chancellor of Scotland. After the death of James I, in 1437, the Duchess of Albany regained her inheritance. Her granddaughter Matilda, described by Sir Archibald Edmonstone, 3rd Bt., as "the only daughter of her surviving son James" married William, 2nd of Duntreath, son of Sir William Edmonstone and his wife the Princess Mary. Child of Mr. and Mrs. William Edmunds: 1. *AGNES EDMONDS (1444-1530) + 5.a.1.a.1. WALTER COTTON (1420-1455) \\ 5.a.1.a.1.a. BLANCHE FRAUNCEYS (1425-1463) WALTER COTTON was born about 1420 of Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, to Walter Cotton (1376-1445) and Joane Reade (1376-1445.) He married Blanche Fraunceys about 1445 of Wickhambrook, Suffolkshire, England. Walter Cotton died 22 May 1455, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, age 35. Landwade, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, St Nicholas, Landwade was originally the private chapel to the Cotton family of the nearby Landwade Hall. Built in about 1465, as a result of brothers Walter and Thomas Cotton, purchasing Landwade it has many memorials to the Cotton family. BLANCHE FRAUNCEYS was born about 1425 of Wickhambrook, Suffolk, England, to Sir Hugh Francis (1400-1427) and Philippa Hemmys or Hamme (1399-1427.) She married Walter Cotton about 1445 of Wickhambrook, Suffolk, England. Blanche Fraunceys died in July 1463, Wickhambrook, Suffolk, England, age 38. Children of Walter Cotton and Blanche Fraunceys: 1. Clement Montrevil Cotton I (1488-1559) 2. *JOYCE JOAN COTTON (1450-) + 5.a.1.a.1.a. SIR HUGH FRANCIS 1400-1427 \\ PHILIPPA HEMMYS (1499-1427) \\ SIR HUGH FRANCIS was born about 1400 of Gifford Hall, Hartest, Suffolk, England, to Robert Franceys Sheriff of Nottingham (1360-1404) and Isabel De Pershale (1363-1410.) He married Philippa Hemmys about 1417 of Wickhambrook, Suffolk, England. Sir Hugh Francis died about 1427 of Wickhambrook, Saint Edmundsbury, Suffolk, England, age 27. Giffords Hall PHILIPPA HEMMYS OR HAMME was born about 1399 of Wickhambrook, Saint Edmundsbury, Suffolk, England, to Stephen Hamme (1330-1407) and Dionisia Unknown (1335-1394.) She married Hugh Francis about 1417 of Wickhambrook, Saint Edmunsbury, Suffolk, England. Philippa Hemmys died about 1427 of Gifford Hall, Harteswt, Suffolk, England, age 28. Philippa Hemmys407 was born 1399 in Wickhambrook, Suffolk, England407, and died 1427 in Gyffords, Suffolk, England407. She married Hugh Fraunceys on 1420 in Wickhambrook, Suffolk, England407. More About Philippa Hemmys and Hugh Fraunceys: Marriage: 1420, Wickhambrook, Suffolk, England.407 Children of Philippa Hemmys and Hugh Fraunceys are: 1. +Margaret Fraunceys, b. 1427, Wickenbrook, Suffolk, England407, d. June 03, 1492, Kenton, Suffolk, England407. Suffolk, England Children of Hugh Francis and Philippa Hemmys: 1. Lady Margaret Frances (1417-1492) 2. Sir John Frances (1420-1492 3. *BLANCHE FRAUNCEYS (1425-1463) +   6. SIR JOHN HOUGHTON I (1560-1618) 6.a. CATHERINE HOUGHTON (1563-1640) SIR JOHN HOUGHTON I was born about 1560, in Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England, to William Houghton (1532-1640) and Anne Verney (1536-1622.) He married (1) Ann Bishop about 1581. He married (2) *Catherine Houghton about 1590, in Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England. John Houghton died 28 April 1618, at Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England, at about age 58. Houghton House, Bedford, England Houghton House is a 3 story stately home built by Lady Pembroke in 1621. Houghton is reputedly the model for"House Beautiful"in Pilgrim's Progress. Painting of Hoghton Toweer by Arther Devis 1712-1787 St Marys Eaton Bray Bedfordshire • The Houghton Genealogy the descendants of Ralph and John Houghton of Lancaster, Massachusetts pg 295 "Passenger from London to New England in ship Abigail, Heckwell, Master, John Houghton forty years old, certificate of his conformity from Justice of the Peace and Minister at Eaton Bray, in County Bedford, England." This gentleman did not remain in New England, but returned to England, after the civil trouble had subsided, where he had left his family. In those days, as now, it was and is the practice of many to take a home in America for the family who should come later. December 24, 1624, John Houghton the son of John who sailed in the Abigail, was born. pg 296 The second John Houghton above, married Damaris Buckmaster...John Houghton who came to New England in 1635 in the Abigail, was in the year 1629 and 1630 church warden of St. Mary's Church, Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire. During his wardenship the tower of this ancient church was repaired. The church was built in the beginning of the twelfth century (1205), was repaired--------- but the tower had been untouched and needed repair. "Both Bishop Ely and Vicar Mr. Sutton think that were the descendants of John Houghton to come forward with donations for the repairing of the tower it would indeed be a graceful act and a brass in memory of John Houghton would be fastened in the walls of St. Mary's as a recognition of his worth and in appreciation of his descendants. Therefore the object is so praisworthy and distinguishing, the descendants ought to use every effort to provide for the said repairs. Few descendants of the early settlers have such an opportunity to distinguish themselves and the chance should not be allowed to slip. The kindness of the Vicar and Bishop Ely in furthering the genealogical inquiry shall never be forgotten and we ought by all means to show our appreciation." The foregoing is taken from a correspondence and statement and has reference to an application made by Bishop Ely and Vicar Sutton to the descendants of Timothy Houghton to aid in the repair of the tower of the above named church. CATHERINE HOUGHTON was born about 1563 of Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England, to John Hoghton (1525-1584) and Agnes Asmull (1541-.) She married John Houghton about 1590, Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England. Catherine Houghton died about 1640 of Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England, age 77. Leighton Hall Children of Sir John Houghton and Catherine Houghton: 1. *JOHN HOUGHTON II (1593-1635) 2. Anne Houghton (1599-1599) 3. Edmonde Houghton(1607-) 4. Elisabeth Houghton (1622-) (The Houghton Genealogy: The Descendants of Ralph and John Houghton of Lancaster, Massachusetts: with an introduction giving the Houghton Families in England from the time of William the Conqueror, 1065, to Lord Henry Bold Houghton, 1848, by John W. Houghton, A. M., M. D. Wellington, Ohio, 1912; plus other references.) + 6.a. JOHN HOGHTON (1525-1584) 6.a.1. AGNES ASMULL (1541-) \\ JOHN HOGHTON was born about 1525 of Titchfield, Hampshire, England, to Henry Houghton (1500-) and Jane Guest (1510-.) He married Agnes Asmull about 1540 of Pendleton, Whalley, Lancashire, England. John Hoghton Died about 1584 of Lancashire, England, age 59. AGNES ASMULL was born about 1541 of Pendleton, Whalley Parish, Lancashire, England, to unknown parents. She married John Hoghton about 1540 of Pendleton, Whalley, Lancashire, England. Agnes Asmull died at unknown date and place. Children of John Hoghton and Agnes Asmull: 1. *CATHERINE HOUGHTON (153-1640) 2. Mary Hoghton (1566-1601) 3. Katherine Hoghton (1578-) + 6.a. HENRY HOUGHTON (1500-) 6.a.2. JANE GUEST (1510-) \\ HENRY HOUGHTON was born about 1500 of England, to John Hoghton (1462-) and Elizabeth Ferquhavson (1485-1518.) He married Jane Guest about 1531 of Pendleton, Whalley Parish, Lancashire, England. Henry Houghton died at unknown place and date. JANE GUEST was born about 1510 of England, to unknown parents. She married Henry Houghton about 1531 of Pendleton, Whalley Parish, Lancashire, England. Jane Guest died at unknown date and place. Child of Henry Houghton and Jane Guest: 1. JOHN HOGHTON (1525-1584) + 6.a. JOHN HOGHTON (1462-) 6.a.3. ELIZABETH FERQUHAVSON (FARQUHARSON) (1465-1518) \\ JOHN HOGHTON was born about 1462 of Houghton, Lancaster, England, to William Houghton (1424-1453) and Mary Southworth (1450-1540.) He married Elizabeth Ferquahavson. John Houghton died at unknown date and place. ELIZABETH FERQUHAVSON (FARQUHARSON) was born about 1465, England. She married John Hoghton. Elizabeth died about 1518 of England, age 53. Child OF John Hoghton and Elizabeth Ferquhavson: 1. *HENRY HOUGHTON (1500-) + 6.a. SIR WILLIAM HOUGHTON (1424-1453) 6.a.4. MARY SOUTHWORTH (1450-1540)? SIR WILLIAM HOGHTON was born about 1424 of Houghton, Lancashire, England, to Henry Houghton (1400-) and Helen Elena Ellen Mosson (1420-1486.) He married Mary Southworth. William Hoghton died about 1453 of England, age 29. MARY SOUTHWORTH was born about 1455 of Hoghton, Lancashire, England, to Richard De Sotheworth (1420-1467) and Elizabeth Molyneux (1424-1518.) She married Sir William Houghton Mary Southworth died about 1540 of Preston, Lancashire, England, age 85. Burnley, Lancashire, England Burnley is a market town in Lancashire, England, with a population of around 73,500. It is 21 miles (34 km) north of Manchester and 20 miles (32 km) east of Preston, at the confluence of the River Calder and River Brun. (Wikipedia) St. Peters Parish Church, Burnley, Lancashire, England Child of William Houghton and Mary Southworth: 1. *JOHN HOUGHTON (1462-) + 6.a. SIR HENRY HOGHTON (1400-) \\ HELEN ELENA ELLEN MOSSON (1420-1486) \\ SIR HENRY HOGHTON was born about 1400 of England to unknown parents. He married Helen Mosson about 1429 of Pendleton, Lancashire, England. Henry Houghton died at unknown place and date. Hoghton Tower HOUGHTON TOWER GATE Hoghton_Tower_inner_court Old Lea Hall, Lea, Preston, Lancashire. From the outside the building does not show many signs of its age. A closer look shows old timbers in the eaves and hand made bricks cladding the house’s original wooden frame. • The house was completed by Thomas Hoghton in 1565, but Thomas, a Catholic, stayed in it only four years before fleeing to the Low Countries, where he died. Thomas' nephew Richard enjoyed rather more politically correct views, and earned the favour of James I, who made him a Baronet in 1611 (see de Hoghton Baronets) and visited Hoghton in 1617. Sir Richard, who was hoping to convince the king to relieve him of money-losing alum mines[citation needed], laid out the red carpet for James' visit - literally. Red carpeting was laid for the entire length of the half mile avenue leading to the house. The king must have been impressed by the lavish welcome, and the feasting which followed, for he did buy the mines. An amusing but unsubstantiated tale has it that at the feast in the banqueting hall given in James' honour the king was so moved by the excellent loin of beef he was served that he took his sword and knighted it "Sir Loin", giving us the term 'sirloin' (now also the name of a local pub). Richard's good fortune did not last long; only a few years later he was imprisoned in Fleet Prison for debt. Richard's son, Sir Gilbert, fought for Charles I in the Civil War, though Gilbert's own son (named Richard, like his grandfather), chose the Roundhead cause, and Hoghton Tower was besieged by Parliamentary troops in 1643. Eventually the defenders capitulated, but when the Roundheads entered the house the powder magazine in the tower between the two courtyards exploded with terrifying force, killing over 100 Parliamentary men. The tower was never rebuilt. Following in Richard Hoghton's footsteps, succeeding generations of Hoghtons were fervent Presbyterian Dissenters, and the banqueting hall was often used as a Dissenting chapel (quite a change from the gaiety of entertaining the royal court). [edit]Disrepair and restoration Later generations of Hoghtons took a strong interest in parish affairs, and moved away from Hoghton Tower to be closer to the political action. Without them the house fell into disuse, and when Charles Dickens visited it in 1854 he found it in a depressing state of disrepair. The mood of the place did prompt Dickens to write a story, "George Silverman's Explanation", in which the house features prominently. Hoghton Tower was not restored until 1870, after a century of neglect. Despite the loss of many family portraits and collectibles in a fire, the work was finished in 1901, and visitors today can see several attractive rooms in a guided tour that lasts about 40 minutes. Highlights include excellent Queen Anne panelling, the galleried banqueting hall, good period furniture, and a doll house collection. You may also delve into a Tudor well house. Today, Hoghton Tower is the regimental base of Sir Gilbert Hoghton's Company of Foote, a regiment of The Sealed Knot battle reenactment society. In the middle of the last century, the family returned to the Roman Catholic faith. [edit]Trivia On August 4, 1581, Alexander Hoghton, a scion of the family residing at Lea, wrote a will, containing the names of 11 annuitants whose care he was entrusting to one Thomas Hesketh, one of whom is named "William Shakeshafte." This has led to speculation that William Shakespeare could have a connection to Hoghton Tower or its inhabitants. Sir Henry de Hoghton; died 1479, leaving [William], with other issue, including an elder son (Sir Alexander, KB 1482, dsp 1498). [Burke's Peerage] ---------------------------- The following is from "The Pedigree of de Hoghton of Hoghton Tower", Sir Henry de Hoghton 1468-1479, Founded a chantry in Preston Parish Church. Received Papal Indulgences in 1470 and 1475. HELEN ELENA ELLEN MOSSON was born about 1420 of England, to unknown parents. She married Henry Houghton about 1429 of Pendleton, Lancashire, England. Helen died about 1486 of England, age 66. Child of Henry Houghton and Helen Mosson: 1. *SIR WILLIAM HOGHTON (1424-1453) + 6.a.4. SIR RICHARD SOTHEWORTH (1440-1467) \\ LADY ELIZABETH MOLYNEUX (1424-1518) \\ SIR RICHARD SOTHEWORTH was born about 1420 of Samlesbury, Lancashire, England, to Sir Thomas de Southworth (1393-1432) and Joanna De Boothe (1386-1436.) He married Elizabeth Molyneux about 1437, Sefton, Lancashire, England. Richard Sotheworth died 21 December 1467, Samlesbury Hall, Lancashire, England, age 47. Richard, the son of Sir Thomas and Joan Southworth, was born in 1420 and married Elizabeth Molyneux, whose Norman ancestors came to England with the entourage of William the Conqueror. Richard de Southworth, b 1420; died 21 Dec., 1467; m. Elizabeth Molineux, d. of Richard and Joan (Haydock) Molineux." Samlesbury Hall Salmesbury St Leonard Church Samlesbury Hall Chapel LADY ELIZABETH MOLYNEUX was born about 1424 of Sefton, Lancashire, England, to Sir Richard Molyneux (1395-1459 and Joan Haydock (1397-1440.) She married Richard De Sotheworth about 1437, Sefton, Lancashire, England. Elizabeth Molyneux passed away about 1518 of Samlesbury, Lancashire, England, age 94. Lancashire, England Salmasbury Hall bradley hallelizabethmolyneux Children of Richard De Sotheworth and Elizabeth Molyneux: 1. Sir Christopher Sotheworth (1444-1502) 2. Julianna de Southworth (1449-1485) 3. Anne Southworth (1450-1520) 4. Elizabeth de Southworth (1453-) 5. *MARY SOUTHWORTH (1455-1540) 6. Margaret de Southworth (1455-) 7. Emma de Southworth (1457-1540) 8. Jane Southworth (1458-1495) +   7. JOHN HOUGHTON II (1593-1645) 7.a. DAMARIS BUCKMASTER (1593-1666) [1635] (Returned to England) JOHN HOUGHTON II was christened 19 May 1593, in Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England, born to John Houghton I (1560-1618) and Catherine Houghton (1563-1640.) He married Damaris Buckmaster about 1622, of Eaton Bray. He died 28 April 1635, in Eaton Bray, at the age of 42 or about 1645, Eaton Bay, Bedfordshire, England, age 52. Houghton House, Bedford, England St Mary's Church of Eaton Bray The following is a transcription of the passenger list 28th June, 1635, passengers from London to New England in the shipAbigail, HACKWELL, Master, John HOUGHTON, III, four years old, certificate of his conformity from Justice of the Peace and Minister of Eaton Bray, in county of Bedford, England. This gentleman did not remain in New England but returned to England, where he had left his family, after the trouble had subsided. 24th December, 1624, John HOUGHTON, III, son of John II, who sailed in the Abigail was born. He came to New England about the year 1647 with his wife, Beatrix and his cousin Ralph HOUGHTON, with his wife Jane STOWE. The inscription on his tombstone in the old Granary Burying Ground, shows that John, III, died on the old Common 29th April, 1684, aged sixty years. Strangely there are no Houghton entries in Eaton Bray parish register after 1648. Where did they go? America? One report says that johhn born 1624 emigrated c1647. The john Houghton who emigrated in 1635 on the Abigail apparently had a certificate of conformity issued by the vicar of Eaton Bray. He was aged 4, which some think was 40. But John baptised 1593 was baptising children in Eaton Bray until 1646. BUT in the list of children above there's a gap between 1634 and 1641. What if they emigrated in 1635 after Deborah; and the children 1641 onwards are a different John? They all disappeared though! I have just seen one report which says that John returned to England, where he had left his family. It would explain the gap between 1634 and 1641. There's no burial of John in Eaton Bray in 1646. ID: I11186 • Name: John Houghton • Sex: M • Birth: 1593 in Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England • Note: Name: John HOUGHTON Given Name: John Surname: Houghton Sex: M Birth: MAY 1593 in Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire,England Death: ABT 1650 in Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire,England Note: John Houghton, age abt.40,was a passenger on the ship Abigail, Heckwel, Master,, from London, England to New England in 1635. He did not stay in New England, but returned to his family in England. In 1629 and 1630, he was warden of St. Mary's church, Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England. During his wardenship of the church, which was built in 1205, the tower was repaired under Bishop Ely and Vicar Mr. Sutton. The ancestry of John give Houghton Conquest House in Bedfordshire as his ancestrial residency. Change Date: 15 MAY 2000 at 21:40:27 Houghton forty years old, certificate of his conformity from Justice of the Peace and Minister at Eaton Bray, in County Bedford, England." This gentleman did not remain in New England, but returned to England, after the civil trouble had subsided, where he had left his family. In those days, as now, it was and is the practice of many to take a home in America for the family who should come later. December 24, 1624, John Houghton the son of John who sailed in the Abigail, was born. pg 296 The second John Houghton above, married Damaris Buckmaster...John Houghton who came to New England in 1635 in the Abigail, was in the year 1629 and 1630 church warden of St. Mary's Church, Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire. During his wardenship the tower of this ancient church was repaired. The church was built in the beginning of the twelfth century (1205), was repaired--------- but the tower had been untouched and needed repair. "Both Bishop Ely and Vicar Mr. Sutton think that were the descendants of John Houghton to come forward with donations for the repairing of the tower it would indeed be a graceful act and a brass in memory of John Houghton would be fastened in the walls of St. Mary's as a recognition of his worth and in appreciation of his descendants. Therefore the object is so praiseworthy and distinguishing, the descendants ought to use every effort to provide for the said repairs. Few descendants of the early settlers have such an opportunity to distinguish themselves and the chance should not be allowed to slip. The kindness of the Vicar and Bishop Ely in furthering the genealogical inquiry shall never be forgotten and we ought by all means to show our appreciation." The foregoing is taken from a correspondence and statement and has reference to an application made by Bishop Ely and Vicar Sutton to the descendants of Timothy Houghton to aid in the repair of the tower of the above named church. Father: John HOUGHTON b: ABT 1560 in England Mother: CATHERINE Marriage 1 Damaris BUCKMASTER b: 1593 in Eaton Bray,Bedfordshire,England Children John HOUGHTON b: 24 DEC 1624 in Eaton Bray,Bedfordshire,England Damaris HOUGHTON b: 1627 in Eaton Bray,Bedfordshire,England Mary HOUGHTON b: 1629 in Eaton Bray,Bedfordshire,England Daniel HOUGHTON b: 1632 in Eaton Bray,Bedfordshire,England Deborah HOUGHTON b: 1634 in Eaton Bray,Bedfordshire,England Thomas HOUGHTON b: 1640 in Eaton Bray,Bedfordshire,England Johnathan HOUGHTON b: 1644 in Eaton Bray,Bedfordshire,England Richard HOUGHTON b: 1646 in Eaton Bray,Bedfordshire,England [1635] (returned to England) DAMARIS BUCKMASTER was born 8 March 1593, Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England, to Andrew Buckmaster and Marie Roberts. She married John Houghton about 1623, of Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire England. She died in about 1666, of Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England, at about age 73. They immigrated to New England in 1635 and then returned to England. Bedfordshire County, England Colonial Families of the United States of America: Volume 7 ISSUE page 260Tradition says the American founder of this family is descended from Sir Richard HOGHTON, Bart., of Houghton Tower, Lancashire, England. His family fought for the King although Ralph HOUGHTON of Lancashire is said to have fought against [p.260] the King. The HOGHTONS of Hoghton Tower are descendants of Roger DE BUSLI, one of the followers of William the Conqueror, A.D. 1066. The earliest ancestors of John the emigrant, known in the genealogy and his descent through three generations is: John HOUGHTON, I, buried at Eaton Bray, 23d April, 1618, no further record. John HOUGHTON, II, christened May, 1593, m. Damaris BUCKMASTER and had ten children. He was a passenger on the Abigail, 1635, where his age was entered by mistake as four years, an error probably through carelessness. He was in 1629 and 1630 Warden of St. Mary's Church, Eaton Bray. During his wardenship the tower of this ancient church was repaired. This church was built in the beginning of the twelfth century. In the year 1635 the ship Abigail 300 tons, Capt. Sir David KIRK'S flagship, sailed from London with many families and servants because of the religious troubles disturbing old England. Many of those who came out were Puritans and others had Puritanical leanings, and among those who sailed from London in the Abigail was John HOUGHTON, II, the progenitor of Capt. Timothy HOUGHTON. This John was christened 19th May, 1593, in St. Mary's Church at Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, where his father, John HOUGHTON, I, was buried 28th April, 1618. The following is a transcription of the passenger list 28th June, 1635, passengers from London to New England in the shipAbigail, HACKWELL, Master, John HOUGHTON, III, four years old, certificate of his conformity from Justice of the Peace and Minister of Eaton Bray, in county of Bedford, England. This gentleman did not remain in New England but returned to England, where he had left his family, after the trouble had subsided. 24th December, 1624, John HOUGHTON, III, son of John II, who sailed in the Abigail was born. He came to New England about the year 1647 with his wife, Beatrix and his cousin Ralph HOUGHTON, with his wife Jane STOWE. The inscription on his tombstone in the old Granary Burying Ground, shows that John, III, died on the old Common 29th April, 1684, aged sixty years. An incidental proof of John HOUGHTON'S connection with the Houghtons of Lancashire, England, is found in the fact that one of his descendants in this country has now a sword said to have been brought from England by John, as the eldest son and heir. It has the rose and thistle on it, previously mentioned as belonging to the family coat of arms granted by King James I in 1612, by writ under the privy seal, to Sir Roger as an augmentation to his coat of arms. This sword is now in the possession of one of his descendants in Washington, D. C. He m. Beatrix, surname unknown, circa 1648-1649; after her husband's death she m. Benjamin BOSWORTH and d. 8th January, 1711-1712.View Full Context Children of John Houghton and Dariaris Buckmaster: 1. Elizabeth Houghton, b. 1622. 2. Rowland Houghton, b. 1623; d. 1623. 3. *JOHN HOUGHTON III (1624-1684) 4. Alice Houghton, b. 1626. 5. Damaris Houghton, Chr. 9 Apr 1627, Eaton Bray. 6. Ellen Houghton, b. 1627. 7. Mary Houghton, Chr. 17 Dec 1629, Eaton Bray; d. 1638, Eaton Bray. 8. Daniel Houghton, Chr. 12 Apr 1632, Eaton Bray, d. 1648, Eaton Bray. 9. Deborah Houghton, Chr. 1 Nov 1634, Eaton Bray. 10. Samuel Houghton, Chr. 21 Dec 1636. 11. Thomas Houghton, b. 1640, Eaton Bray; d. 1640, Eaton Bray. 12. Jonathan Houghton, b. 1 July 1644, Eaton Bray. 13. Richard Houghton, b. 1646, Eaton Bray. (The Houghton Genealogy: The Descendants of Ralph and John Houghton of Lancaster, Massachusetts: with an introduction giving the Houghton Families in England from the time of William the Conqueror, 1065, to Lord Henry Bold Houghton, 1848, by John W. Houghton, A. M., M. D. Wellington, Ohio, 1912; plus other references.) + 7.a. ANDREWE BUCKMASTER (1567-1598) \\ 7.a.1. MARIE ROBERTS (1567-1635) \\ ANDREWE BUCKMASTER was born 30 November 1567, at Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England, to unknown parents. He married Marie Roberts 4 December 1587, Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England.. Andrew Buckmaster was buried 10 April 1598, Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England, age 31. MARIE ROBERTS was born about 1567 of Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England, to unknown parents. She married (1) *Andrewe Buckmaster 4 December 1587, Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England; (2) Thomas Harding 31 July 1958, Chesham, Buckingham, England.. Marie died about 1635 of England, age 68. Child of Andrew Buckmaster and Marie Roberts: 1. Elizabeth Buckmaster (1590-1590) 2. *DAMARIS BUCKMASTER (1593-1666) 3. John Buckmaster (1596-) +   8. JUDGE JOHN HOUGHTON III (1624-1684) 8.a. BEATRIX JOCELYN WALKER (1622-1712) [1635, 1651] JUDGE JOHN HOUGHTON III was born 24 December 1624, in Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England, to John Houghton (1595-1635) and Damaris Buckmaster (1593-1666.) He married Beatrix Walker on 24 February 1647, in Elland, Yorkshire, England. John Houghton passed away 29 April 1684, Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, at age 60. He was buried in the Granary Burying Ground. The following is a transcription of the passenger list 28th June, 1635, passengers from London to New England in the ship Abigail, HACKWELL, Master, John HOUGHTON, II, four years old (40), certificate of his conformity from Justice of the Peace and Minister of Eaton Bray, in county of Bedford, England. This gentleman did not remain in New England but returned to England, where he had left his family, after the trouble had subsided. 24th December, 1624, John HOUGHTON, III, son of John II, who sailed in the Abigail was born. He came to New England about the year 1647 with his wife, Beatrix and his cousin Ralph HOUGHTON, with his wife Jane STOWE. The inscription on his tombstone in the old Granary Burying Ground, shows that John, III, died on the old Common 29th April, 1684, aged sixty years. John Houghton came from England on the ship Abigail in 1635. Many of the passengers were Puritans, and others had puritanical leanings. A town record of Lancaster, Massachusetts, says: "John Houghton and his wife, Beatrix, fled from Lancashire, England, to America to enjoy their religion." (However, other sources say that Beatrix was born in Massachusetts. The list of Abigail's passengers lists John, but not Beatrix, and they did not marry until 1647.) A cousin, Ralph Houghton, accompanied John. The settlers bought a tract of land from Native Americans which became the town of Lancaster, Massachusetts. However, in 1675 Indians destroyed the town during King Philip’s War, Ralph moved to Woburn and John to Dorchester. Ralph later moved to Milton, where he settled permanently. John lived in Dedham, Massachusetts, until his marriage to Beatrix, when he moved back to Lancaster, which had been resettled. The graves of both John and Beatrix are in the Granary Burying Ground at Lancaster. Sources: The Houghton Genealogy by John Houghton, Immigrant ships: Abigail. Compiled from information including The Original Lists of Persons of Quality 1600-1700 by John C. Hotten. Accessed online at http://www.immigrantships.net/v2/1600v2/abigail16351008.html Following is the short story of his immigration: John Houghton (1624-1684) immigrated as a child with father John and mother Damaris in 1635, in the ship “Abigail,” from London, but returned later to his native land. John Houghton again arrived in New England in 1651 or 1652, with wife Beatrix; his son John; and his cousin Ralph; and settled on a large landed estate in Lancaster, west of Boston, where he died 29 April 1684. "In 1655 John Houghton, aged four (40) years, came from Bedfordshire, England, in the ship `Abigail,' of London, to Salem, and although the name of J. Houghton (and Joseph Houghton) appears on the town records, in some of the subsequent years, still no further trace of him or his descendants can be found" (It has since been ascertained that the John Houghton above mentioned was the father of the John, who, with his cousin Ralph, 25 settled in Lancaster, Mass., in 1647, as will appear hereafter, and that his age was 40 instead of 4 years.) "William Houghton, a butcher, aged twenty-two, embarked in the ship 'Increase ' the same year and came to this country. About the year 1646 or 1647 John and Ralph Houghton (supposed to be cousins) emigrated to America from England, from Lancashire, according to tradition, and first settled in Watertown, Mass. John brought with him his wife, Beatrix and three children, John, Jacob and Mary. Ralph brought his wife, Jane Stowe, and his sons, Ralph and James. Nearly all the Houghtons in the United States and Canada are sprung from these two families. (Houghton book.) He sailed to New England June 20, 1635, on the “Abigail.” This John Houghton did not remain in New England, but returned to England after the civil trouble there had subsided, where he had left his family. The Abigail 1635 He returned to New England in about 1647-1652, with his wife Beatrix; his son John; and his cousin Ralph. He was a founder of the town of Lancaster and died there. He settled on a large landed estate in Lancaster, west of Boston. He became a prominent citizen of Lancaster. He had already signed the town and church covenant, 24 September 1653, and was therefore a freeman. He possessed a large estate for the time in the present towns of Lancaster, Bolton, Clinton, and berlin. Lancaster, Bolton, and Milton were names of the villages around Houghton Tower in England. John Houghton came from England on the ship Abigail in 1635. Many of the passengers were Puritans, and others had puritanical leanings. A town record of Lancaster, Massachusetts, says: "John Houghton and his wife, Beatrix, fled from Lancashire, England, to America to enjoy their religion." (However, other sources say that Beatrix was born in Massachusetts. The list of Abigail's passengers lists John, but not Beatrix, and they did not marry until 1647.) A cousin, Ralph Houghton, accompanied John. The settlers bought a tract of land from Native Americans which became the town of Lancaster, Massachusetts. However, in 1675 Indians destroyed the town during King Philip’s War, Ralph moved to Woburn and John to Dorchester. Ralph later moved to Milton, where he settled permanently. John lived in Dedham, Massachusetts, until his marriage to Beatrix, when he moved back to Lancaster, which had been resettled. The graves of both John and Beatrix are in the Granary Burying Ground at Lancaster. $71,700 Chest Dedham, Massachusetts John Houghton, a furniture maker, made this chest for Jonathan Fairbanks of Dedham, Massachusetts. It was in the Fairbanks house until at least 1898, when it was sold with other household furnishings. In 2003 a Fairbanks descendant (also named Jonathan Fairbanks) bought the chest at an auction at Christie’s in 2003 for a final bid of $71,700. The chest is on view at the Fairbanks House in Dedham during the summer, when the house is open to the public. During the winter the chest is displayed at the Dedham Historical Society. Source:http://www.fairbankshouse.org/history.html John Houghton: bottom of map--Lancaster. Houghton family From the book "The Houghton Family" DEED FROM INDIANS TO INCORPORATORS OF LANCASTER ss., A. s n art paid, and the rest secure to be paid by John Houghton, and Nathaniel] Wilder, of aid Nashuah, alias Lancaster, To me, the said George Tahanto, for which consideration I, the r art : All which land or meadow be it more or less, to be to the said Ensigne John oore, John Houghton and Nathaniell Wilder, their Heirs, and Assigns, To Have and To Hold as it was formerly granted them or their ancestors y my uncle Shanlon and laid out to them by Ensigne Thomas Noyes and Confirmed by ye ave r PRESENTS OF The following is a copy of a deed given by the Indians to John Houghton of Lancaster, Ma D. 1701, and conveys land additional to the original grant of Lancaster which was eight by ten miles in extent. Know all men by these Presents that I, George Tahanto, Indian Sagamorr, for and in consideration what Moneys, namely Twelve Pounds, was formaly paid to Shanlon my Uncle, sometimes Sagamore of Nashuah, for the purchase of D. Tonneshey and also for Forty-six Shillings formerly paid by Ensigne John Moore and John Houghton of said Nashuah to Jame Wiser, alias Quenniperist, now deceased; But especially for and in consideration of Eightee Pounds p s said George Tahanto, do for myself, my Heirs, and Assigns, Grant, Bargain, Sell, Convey, and confirm to said above named Ensigne John Moore, John Houghton and Nathaniell Wilder thei Heirs, Executors and Assigns, FOREVER, a certain tract of land on the west side of the westward line of Nashuah Township adjoining to said land and butts southerly for the most p on the Nasuah River, Bearing westerly towards Wachusetts Hills and runs northward as far as Nashua Township M FOREVER; and the said George Tahanto do hereby promise and engage to procure order from ye Honored General Court for their allowance and Confirmation of the sale of said lands, as aforesaid; And also that I will show and Mark out the bounds of said lands in convenient time not exceeding four months, and also make such Deeds and conveyances as may be necessary for the Confirmation of ye premises; And also I, the said George Tahanto, do by these presents fully notify and confirm all and every the said Township of Nashuah, alias Lancaster, to the inhabitants and Proprietors thereof, according b Honored General Court for ye performance of all as above said; I, the said George Tahanto, h set my hand and seal this twenty-sixth day of June in the Thirteenth year of the reign of ou Sovereign, Lord William, the Third, over England and King. throughout said Domain, One Thousand Seven Hundred and One. IN John Womsquon His x mark Peter Tuckabaugh, His x mark. George Tahanto His C mark and Seal. John Aguibieus His x mark. Jonathan Wilder John Guile Mary Annoscamig Her s mark. FOUNDING OF LANCASTER The evidence concerning the date of the arrival of Ralph and John in America, as already noticed, is somewhat conflicting. Some authorities give the date as previous to 1647 and the founding of Lancaster as taking place that year. Others fix the date of the founding of Lancaster s occurring in 165258, and say further that Ralph brought with him from England two children, is said ans , riting are its ashachum Pond, Nashua River, Wataquodock Hills, Assabet River, Kequasagansett Pond, etc. its o e orthern a Ralph and James. Besides these he had seven other children, born in this country. James to have been born in 1651 and if he came from England with his parents they must have reached this country sometime in that year or early in the year following in order that Ralph and John associated with eight others might have founded the town of Lancaster in the year 1652. It seems impossible to fix these dates with certainty though they are no doubt approximately correct. As mentioned heretofore, Ralph and John with eight others bought a tract of land of the Indi eight by ten miles and organized the town of Lancaster. Additional grants of land adjoining bought subsequently received the names of Sterling and Bolton. Ralph was chosen the first town clerk; one of the six prudential managers; representative in 1678 and 1689; and held various other offices. He is said to have been a beautiful penman and some specimens of his w still in existence. The Nashua Plantation was incorporated as the town of Lancaster in 1655, but the survey was delayed till 1659, when it was found by the surveyor (Noyes) that Marlboro though later in settlement was earlier in the field of survey, and consequently the Lancaster grant which had been originally ten miles north and south by eight miles east and west, lost its southeast corner. Old Lancaster, now divided into a number of other towns, is in Worcester County, Mass., on eastern border and adjoining Middlesex County. It is thirty-three miles west of Boston and about seventeen northeast of the city of Worcester. It was traversed from north to south throughout its entire length by the Nashua River. Large finds of Indian implements and shell heaps attest former long continued occupancy of the Indians, and many local names are survivals of aboriginal nomenclature, as for instance W So long as old chief Sholand lived he kept faith with the whites, but successors acted and fared differently. Sholand, alias Shwanan Sachem of the Nashuaways, died Oct., 1654. After the burning of Lancaster by the Indians, in 1675, and the massacre of a large number of inhabitants, Ralph and John Houghton, who were away at the time, left with others and went t Woburn and Dorchester. Ralph removed later to Milton where he settled permanently, while John returned to Lancaster when the town was resettled. At the close of King Philip's war th Nashua tribe was broken up, some of them joining the Penacooks, Mohawks and other n and western tribes. After a lapse of three or four years the former residents and new settlers began to return and rebuild the old town of Lancaster on a new charter granted by the General Court of Massachusetts. Among the returned refugees were John Prescott, John Houghton the emigrant, and his son, John, Jr. Ralph returned for a brief time but again went to Milton where he ended his days. 74 During King William's war, in which the English colonists were pitted against the French an Indians, the northern tribes, led in part by French officers, made frequent raids on the isolated and more exposed settlements. Lancaster was visited by a small band of these savages July 16, 1692, but the town was well fortified, having eight garrisons in different parts, and escaped with the loss of five killed and three captured and carried away. d s sons. een , the nally f d he settlement of the town at the early date of 1648 was the trading adventure made y Thomas King of Watertown and Henry Symonds of Boston, by invitation of Showlan, chief terling. sive meadows already bearing grass in abundance for its cattle, was an inviting field for the enterprising pioneer who began to feel straitened for room in the older towns. This trucking house became the nucleus around which settlements began. The tract of land bought of Showlan was ten miles north and south and eight miles east and west, and the consideration was twelve pounds. King and Symonds both died within about a year, and consequently their rights in the Nashuah Company fell into other hands. John Prescott of Watertown became the owner of the trucking house lot, 1647. He was a man of great energy and enterprise, and was really the About five years later, Sept. 11, 1697, the town was again attacked, with more disastrou consequences. The garrisons were strong and efficient, but the people having become careless were not apprehensive of danger and were taken by surprise. Nineteen were killed and eight captured, who, being at work in the field, or in their houses, were unable to reach the garri King William's war closed in this same year, but was soon followed by another, known as Qu Anne's war, 1704. Here again Lancaster, being on the extreme and exposed frontier, had to suffer. In the summer of 1704 a large force of French and Indians, led by a Frenchman called Boorcor, attacked Northampton but as that place was well fortified and defended they soon retired. A part of the force returned to Canada but about 400 turned eastward and made an onslaught on poor old Lancaster. In this attack, which began early in the morning of July 31 enemy was beaten off with considerable loss, and reinforcements having arrived during the day from Marlboro, the town was saved from other loss than four killed (two at least being A,farlboro men) and a number of dwellings and the meeting house burned. The nest visit of Indians with hostile intent was in Oct., 1705, when Thos. Sawyer, Jr., his son, Elias, and John Bigelow of Marlboro were captured and carried away to Canada. They all fi returned home in safety. This was the last actual attack which Lancaster suffered though a number of Lancaster men were killed by Indians in other places. In 1732 the northeast corner o Lancaster was set off and became the town of Harvard. In 1738 about a third part of the old town of Lancaster became the town of Bolton. The part, now the city of Clinton, was separate from Lancaster in 1850 and Bolton was subdivided into Berlin and Hudson in 1784 and 1868. The present town of Lancaster covers about one-fifth of its original territory. We condense from William A. Houghton's History of Berlin a brief account of the early settlement of Lancaster. "The town of Lancaster was the earliest in settlement, and in town grant in Worcester County. What led to t b of the Nashaway tribe of Indians, whose headquarters were near the Washacum Lake in S This place was quite distant from other settlements, the nearest being Sudbury, fifteen miles distant. Its isolated position was such that immediate succor could not readily be obtained in case of an Indian outbreak. The natives were friendly and not very numerous in the immediate vicinity. Hence it may be seen that this valley of the Nashaway, with its rich and exten 75 founder of the town of Lancaster. Associated with him in the new settlement was Thomas Sawyer, who married his daughter, Mary; also John Houghton, John Moore, Jonas Fairbanks, William Kerley, Steven Gates, Ralph Houghton and three others. The descendants of these men were among the first settlers on our territory. Th Nashuah Plantation was incorporated as the town of Lancaster in 1658, but the survey of the township was delayed till 1659. Lancaster had been settled more than thirty years and had attained the proportions of a considerable town. Peaceful relations had been maintained with the neighboring tribes. Showlan was dead, and Sagamore Sam, alias Shoshanim, igned in his place. The Indians were less friendly than at first, but no fear of immediate rupture was entertained as probable before hostilities were comm the meantime hillip, or his emissaries, had succeeded in enlisting a number of the more northern tribes in his onfederacy, and among them were the Nashaways with Sagamore Sam and Monoco, alias One yed John of the Nipmucks, at Brookfield. The first bloody raid on Lancaster was made August 6, 1675, by Monoco with the Nashaways and other Indians. Eight persons were killed and their odies mangled in the most horrible and barbarous manner. As a precautionary measure of fety, soon after five of their houses were fortified, being furnished with a stockade. The work n these garrisons, as they were called, was incomplete when one of the most bloody tragedies of dian warfare ever known in the province occurred on the tenth day of Feb., 1676, in the almost ntire destruction of old Lancaster. This has some times been called the " Rowlandson the fact that the Rev. Joseph Rowlandson was at the time minister there, and that his wife, Mary, and three children were carried into captivity, and that after her ransom and return she wrote a book giving a vivid and thrilling account of her captivity and life among the Indians, which had an extensive circulation. After the defeat of Phillip with the Narragansetts the December previous, five hundred of his warriors united with the Nashaways, Nipmucks and other tribes for the destruction of the frontier settlements. The assault was made at sunrise in five places. The people were nearly all in the fortified houses. The greatest slaughter was at the Rowlandson mansion, which was burned, and nearly all the inmates were either killed or carried away captives. Nearly all the houses were burned except the garrisoned ones. The total number of casualties appear to have been fifty-five. Of these, twenty were carried into captivity, most of whom were afterwards ransomed. Soon after this event the town was abandoned, and all the remaining houses, except the meeting house and two others, were burned by Indians prowling in the vicinity. At the close of King Phillip's war, 1676, the Nashaway tribe was broken up. The chiefs, Sagamore Sam and One Eyed John, having surrendered to the authorities, were hanged in Boston September 26, 1676, their wives and children sent to the Bermudas and sold as slaves. The great conspirator, Phillip, deserted by his former friends and allies retired to Mount Hope, the home of Phillip near Swansea, R. I., and was hunted down and killed by one of his own tribe. e re enced by the southern tribes in the summer of 1675. In P c E 1 b sa o In e Massacre" from 76 THE FAMILY OF RALPH HOUGHTON Lancaster is the oldest town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, and was the original “mother town” for much of north central Massachusetts. The first early settlers came to what is now Lancaster in 1642, and the town was officially incorporated in 1653 with nine families including the Houghton’s. He subscribed to the Lancaster Covenant in 1653. On 5 Feb 1659, John received the 18th lot in the second division meadow. On 1 Dec 1663, John Houghton, who had been given one and a half home lots, was given permission to lay down another half. On 30 Dec 1666, John was given the right to take timber from the commons for his trade use. He was a carpenter. On 8 Dec 1670, John was granted 20 acres of second division land to lay down a highway. On 9 August 1675, the Native Americans attacked at Lancaster. The New England Confederation officially declared war on the Native Americans on 9 September 1675. Of all the towns affected by King Philip’s War, Lancaster probably fared the worst. Being on the western edge of the English settlements, with a huge gap between Lancaster and the Connecticut River settlements, the town was easy prey for the Indians. The first attack occurred on 22 August 1675, when eight persons were killed. In six months, on February 10, 1675, came the massacre. There were about 50 families living in Lancaster at this time, with five garrison houses. The Indians attacked three of the garrisons, with the worse outcome at the house of the minister, Mr. Rowlandson, where 42 people fled. After two hours of attack in the early morning, the Indians found a way to set fire to the rear of the house. Only one person escaped; the rest either died or were taken prisoners. In the entire town 50-55 people were slain. The survivors congregated in two of the remaining garrison houses, and included John Houghton’s family. A petition was immediately sent to Boston requesting carts to remove them all to a place of safety. Every white person left, and when they did, the Indians finished the job and burned all of the remaining houses except for the meeting house and one dwelling. Later that spring, most of the captives including Mrs. Rowlandson were ransomed. But the town of Lancaster was gone, completely empty for a year or two. At sunrise on 10 February 1676, during King Philip’s War, Lancaster came under attack by Narragansett, Wampanoag, and Nashaway/Nipmuc Indians and was destroyed. Both John and John Jr. were members of the garrison on the east side of the North River. Mary Rowlandson and her three children, Joseph, Mary, and Sarah, were among the hostages taken. For more than 11 weeks and five days, she and her children were forced to accompany the Indians as they fled through the wilderness to elude the colonial militia. She later recounted how severe the conditions during her time of captivity. On 2 May 1676, Rolandson was ransomed for £20 raised by the women of Boston in a public subscription. King Phillip’s War After her return, Rowlandson wrote a narrative of her captivity recounting the stages of her odyssey in twenty distinct journeys. She witnessed the murder of friends, the death of her youngest child Sarah, and suffered starvation and depression, until she was finally reunited with her husband. During her captivity, Rowlandson sought her guidance from the Bible; the text of her narrative is replete with verses and references describing conditions similar to her own. She saw her trial as a test of faith and considered the “Indians” to be “instruments of Satan.” Her final escape, she tells us, taught her “the more to acknowledge His hand and to see that our help is always in Him.” (He and his father John were not in Lancaster at the time of the massacre.) After the massacre John Houghton fled to Charleston, along with others of the fleeing and homeless settlers, under escort, for a time to secure the safety of his family. The Houghton’s returned to Lancaster soon after and settled east of the Nashua River on Bridecake Plain, now the Old Common, opposite the present (1908) Girls’ Reform School. Where he died. John’s estate was situated in what are now the towns of Lancaster, Bolton, Milton, and Clinton. Ralph later moved to Milton where he settled permanently. The return of settlers happened slowly, until 17 or 28 families had returned in 1681. Lancaster was attacked by Indians one more time in its history, during Queen Anne’s War in 1704. Four men were killed in that raid. • JOHN HOUGHTON Posted 26 Oct 2012 by DJRSonntag In 1635, rumors of war with the natives, led Massachusetts Bay Colony to establish two inland communities (Concord and Dedham) to relieve pressures on the growing population of its coastal communities and to create buffers between the "wilderness" and its coastal communities. Settled by approximately thirty famiilies from Roxbury and Watertown, Dedham was created in 1636 on an area of land named TIOT, "land surrounded by waters," by the Algonquian Indians. In 1637, Jonathan Fairbanks, signed the town Covenant and was allotted twelve acres. Fairbanks House, original home of Jonathan and Grace Fairebanke, is considered to be the oldest timber frame house in the US, circa 1638-41. Eight generations of Fairbanks occupied the home. Today it is still owned by the Fairbanks family, but it is a museum, 511 East Street in Dedham. In 2003, the Fairbanks Family Association was able to purchase a chest original to the family homestead. This chest, circa 1655-1670 was originally built/carved by John Houghton (1624-1684) an apprentice to the master John Thurston here in the colonies. [Ruth Houghton, a fourth generation descendent of John Houghton, married Jonathan Fairbanks, a fourth generation descendent of Jonathan Fairbanks. January 1, 1644, in a unanimous vote, Dedham authorized the first US taxpayer-funded public school. Its first teacher, Rev. Ralph Wheelock, was paid twenty pounds annually. Sometime around 1651, the Wheelock family moved to Medfield, MA. which is one of fourteen communites created from the area originally granted by the Massachusetts Bay Colony for the formation of the village of Dedham. [Ruth Wheelock, a third generation descendent of Rev. Ralph Wheelock, married Benjamin Houghton, a third generation descendent of John Houghton.] John Houghton’s will is dated 8 April 1684 and proved 17 June 1684. He bequeathed to his wife Beatrix and his children John, Robert, Jonas, Benjamin, Mary, and Sarah. On 4 April 1721, after the death of his wife Beatrix, the estate was divided between John (the eldest son), Robert, Jonas, John Harris (who had married Mary Houghton), and Beatrix Pope. John’s gravestone has the oldest engraved death date in the cemetery. (Source: Anna Burr and Thomas Gage, “Some Descendants of John Houghton of Lancaster, Massachusetts,” NEHG Register, Oct. 1925, 392-400.) • John Houghton, Jr., according to tradition, born in England in 1650 and came to America with his parents the same year. He married 1, 22, 1671, Mary Farrar, b. in England in 1648, dau. of Jacob and Ann Farrar, who died 4, 7, 1724. John died 2, 8, 1787, aged 86 years. After the massacre of 1675, they, with wife's parents, fled to Woburn, Mass., where Jacob d. 8, 14, 1677. In the year 1700 John bought the lands formerly owned by his father-in-law. On the division of his father's estate, retained the homestead on the Common and gave the land for a meeting house there, and he was leader of the movement which took the place of meeting from the spot where the first and second churches stood, to the common. The important petitions to the legislature sent from the town in the time of Queen Ann's war were signed by him and his brother, Jonas. He was an expert penman and during nearly a generation was a leading man in Lancaster and vicinity. Between the years 1693 and 1724 he was delegate to the general court for 14 years, and seems to have been the only magistrate in town for many years after the rebuilding. He was commonly called Justice Houghton. He was quite celebrated as a man of weight and influence and was a very skillful conveyancer and writer of legal papers. At the age of 75 he married, 2nd, Hannah Wilder, who was then 72 years old. In 1704 he had command of a garrison house on the east side of the river Nashua in Lancaster. He was blind the last twelve years of his life. The epitaphs on his wife’s and his own tombstones, which still stand in the cemetery, read as follows: “Here lies the body of Mrs. Mary Houghton, ye wife of John Houghton Esquire, who died April the 7th, Ano dm 1724 and in the 76th year of her age.” “Here lies the body of John Houghton Esquire, As you are now so were we, as we are now so you will be Who died February 3d. anno doming 1737, and in the 86th year of his age.” The practice of marking graves by inscribed headstones probably did not begin until after the massacre in 1676, and resettlement thereof. Another epitaph of a later descendant, Eleazer Houghton 1690-1790: They were born in Lunenburg in the year 1726. They lived together a married life 69 years and upwards. He lived a peaceable and quiet life and never had a law suit in all his life. By this you see we are but dust, prepare for death and follow us. Again in 1704 Lancaster was hit by the Indians. This garrison was on the north side of the Old Common, near the center of the Industrial School buildings. The family suffered a great deal from the Indian raid, July 31, 1704. John Houghton made the report of the losses. His son, John, lost three swine, one large dwelling house one ox. A petition signed by John and Jonas Houghton, bearing date November 13, inhabitants of Lancaster, being under the awful rebuke of God's hand in the manifest tokens of his displeasure towards us," etc., stating in particular that many had sustained much, "The late awful stroke of God's hand loss of our revered minister who was very worthy and desirable is ready to sink our spirits and having formerly one and another taken away by a more awful stroke; the poor people felt the need of help." The petition asks that the tax of £86 be remitted. The descendants of John Houghton have a record taken from the town record of Lancaster, Mass., inserted at the request of a member of the family, which says: " John Houghton and his wife, 220 Beatrix, fled from Lancashire, England, to America to enjoy their religion, they being the parents of came with them in his infancy". According to the inscription on his tombstone found in the old Granary Burying Ground (Lancaster), John died on the old Common 29 April 1684, aged 60 years. Old Settlers Burial Yard, Lancaster, Worcester, Mass JOHN HOUGHTON D1684 OLD SETTLERS BURIAL FIELD MEMORIAL Granary Burying Ground Boston, Massachusetts The Granary Burying Ground is located near the intersection of Park Street and Tremont Street in Boston Massachusetts (Suffolk County). The coordinates are 42° 21' 27" N, 71° 3' 41" W. The Granary Burying Ground was established in 1660, making it the third oldest cemetery in Boston. It was originally known as the South Burying Ground because it was located on the south side of the city. As the city grew, it soon became known as the Middle Burying Ground. It got its current name in 1737 - a building used for grain storage (known as a granary) stood next to the cemetery, where the Park Street Church stands today. Source: Cemetery Photos. http://www.graveaddiction.com/granary.html [1651] BEATRIX JOCELYN WALKER was born 2 Mar 1622, in Elland, Briggate, Leeds, York, England, to William Walker (1592-1625) and Jane Unknown (1592-1666.) She married (1) *John Houghton, 25 February 1647, Elland, Yorkshire, England. After John Houghton’s death she married (2) Benjamin Bosworth. Beatrix Walker passed away 8 January 1712, in Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, at about age 89. She was buried in the Old Burying Ground, Lancaster. John Houghton came from England on the ship Abigail in 1635. Many of the passengers were Puritans, and others had puritanical leanings. A town record of Lancaster, Massachusetts, says: "John Houghton and his wife, Beatrix, fled from Lancashire, England, to America to enjoy their religion." (However, other sources say that Beatrix was born in Massachusetts. The list of Abigail's passengers lists John, but not Beatrix, and they did not marry until 1647.) A cousin, Ralph Houghton, accompanied John. The settlers bought a tract of land from Native Americans which became the town of Lancaster, Massachusetts. However, in 1675 Indians destroyed the town during King Philip’s War, Ralph moved to Woburn and John to Dorchester. Ralph later moved to Milton, where he settled permanently. John lived in Dedham, Massachusetts, until his marriage to Beatrix, when he moved back to Lancaster, which had been resettled. The graves of both John and Beatrix are in the Granary Burying Ground at Lancaster. Children of John Houghton and Beatrix Walker: 1. *JOHN HOUGHTON (JUSTICE) (1650-1737) 2. Robert Houghton, b. 28 Jan 1659; md. Esther Leppingwell, 1680; d. 7 Nov 1723. 3. Mary Houghton, b. 22 Mar 1661; md. (1) Thomas Wilder 23 Jun 1688; (2) John Harris; d. 1740. 4. Jonas Houghton, b. 1 Apr 1663; md. (1) Mary Berbeam 15 Feb 1681; (2) Sarah; d. 20 Sep 1723. 5. Beatrix Houghton, b. 3 Dec 1663; md. John Pope 30 Sep 1783; d. 1700. 6. Benjamin Houghton, b. 25 May 1663; md. Jerthema Moore 20 July 1720; d. before 20 Jul 1721. 7. Sarah Houghton, b. 30 Jun 1672; md. John Harris 23 Jun 1698; d. before 1723, of Morristown, New Jersey. (The Houghton Genealogy: The Descendants of Ralph and John Houghton of Lancaster, Massachusetts: with an introduction giving the Houghton Families in England from the time of William the Conqueror, 1065, to Lord Henry Bold Houghton, 1848, by John W. Houghton, A. M., M. D. Wellington, Ohio, 1912; plus other references.) + 8.a. WILLIAM F. WALKER (1590-1634) 8.a.1. JANE UNKNOWN possibly “COLE” (1592-1666) \\ [Her Mother married (1) Clarke ?; (2) Collier in 1611]? [1633] WILLIAM F. WALKER was born about 1590 of Briggate, Leeds, Yorkshire, England, to Edward Walker (1566-) and Unknown (1570-.) He married Jane Unknown about 1615 of Market Bosworth, Leicestershire, England. William Walker died about 1634, USA. Immigrated 1633. Age 44. Immigrated When 1633. Massachusetts Bay [1633] JANE UNKNOWN POSSIBLY “COLE” [Her Mother married (1) Clarke ?; (2) Collier in 1611] Jane may have been born about 1592 of London, England, to unknown parents. She married William F. Walker about 1615 of Market Bosworth, Leiestershire, England. They immigrated in 1633. Jane died after 1666, Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, age 74. Steven Herrick on ancestry.com writes: "steven herrick I believe Jane (Cole) (Clark) Collier did marry John Clark prior to her m. to William Collier. On 07 Jun 1653, Jane made a claim on behalf of her "granddaughter" (actually step-granddaughter) Sarah (Walker) Warren b. 1622. She probably did so as Sarah's parents died in 1625 and her biological grandparents were both deceased. One more connective clue is that William Walker, Sarah's only sib. is mentioned as a kinsman to William and Jane Collier." FROM FAMILYSEARCH: THEY LIST JANE COLLIER CLARKE (1592-1666) as their first daughter. I question this. Merle Romer (2019) Family Members SPOUSES AND CHILDREN Thomas Clarke 1570-1627 Marriage: May 13,1600 Westhorpe, Suffolk, England Rose Kerrich 1572-1627 Children (14) 1. Jane Collier Clarke 1592-1666 2. Margaret Clark 1600-1608 3. Margaret Clarke 1600-1680 4. Carew Clarke 1603-1679 5. Thomas Clarke 1605-1674 6. Mary Clarke 1607-1681 7. Dr. John Clarke 1609-1676 8. Captain William Clark Jr 1609-1682 9. Robert Clarke II 1610-1664 10. James Clark 1610-1689 11. Hugh Clark 1613-1693 12. Francis Clarke 1614- 13. Thomas Clark 1615-1615 14. Joseph Clarke Senior 1618-1694 POSSIBLE GRANDPARENTS OF JANE CLARKE WALKER: She was Jane Clarke on her 1611 marriage record to William Collier.[1] But she was likely a widow at that time: "John Insley Coddington has suggested that when William Collier married her, Jane Clark was a widow, and that by her Clark husband, she had a daughter who married a Walker [TAG 51:93-93]. Coddington further suggests that Sara, daughter of William Walker baptized at St. Olave's, Southwark, on 10 November 1622 was the grandchild of Jane Collier who married Nathaniel Warren. If this solution proves to be correct, it would explain the 1650 land transaction in which William Collier granted to "my kinsman William Clark" [PCR 12:182]"[2] As Jane Clarke, she married William Collier at St. Olave, Southwark, Surrey, 16 May 1611.[3] She died after 28 June 1666 when she consented to a deed made by her husband.[4] + Jane CLARKE was born 20 Oct 1591 in London, Middlesex, England. Her parents were NOT John CLARK and Elizabeth HOBSON. I think some hobbiest filled in John and Elizabeth for lack of anything else. Jane died after 28 Jun 1666 when she consented to a deed made by her husband in Plymouth Colony. On 19 Nov 1645 Nathaniel Warren, son of Richard Warren married at Plymouth Sarah Walker. On 7 Jun 1653 “Mrs. Jane Collyare in behalf of her grandchild the wife of the said Nathaniel Warren” petitioned Plymouth Court in a land dispute. The petition suggests this grandchild was kin to her and not to her husband William Collier. John Insley Coddington has suggested that when William Collier married her, Jane Clark was a widow, and that by her Clark husband she had a daughter who married a Walker. Coddington further suggests that the Sara, daughter of William Walker, who was baptized at St. Olave’s, Southwark, on 10 Nov 1622 was the grandchild of Jane Collier who married Nathaniel Warren. If this solution proves to be correct, it would also explain the 1650 land transaction in which William Collier granted to “my kinsman William "What of the Clarke ancestry? A clue may lie in the will of John Arnold, dyer, of St. Olave's, Southwark, dated 16 Mar 1617/18 (PCC) Soame no. 1228). In it the testator referred to Richard, Hugh and William Clarke, sons of testator's late sister Joyce Clark, dec'd, and the children of his brother Thomas Arnold. Of this will, a witness was William Collyer, doubtless the man who in 1633 came to New England, for note that the latter was in 1612 obligated to John Arnold, dyer, for setting as his surety, and 1612 is the year after Collier married Jane Clark, perhaps kinswoman to John Arnold's sister Joyce? It is worth also stating that a John Clarke married Elizabeth Hobson on 17 Aug 1589 at St. Olave's, Southwark, the parish in which the Colliers are found. While this is very inconclusive as to the Clarke line, it is hoped that these data will permit researchers into that family to gain further insight into its possible origin." St Olave's Church, Southwark St Olave's, Southwark, engraving by Benjamin Cole, 1756 Plague_in_London 1625 London, England Child of William F. Walker and Jane: 1.*BEATRIX JOCELYN WALKER (1633-1712) + 8.a. EDWARD WALKER (1566-) \\ UNKNOWN (1570-) \\ EDWARD WALKER was born about 1566 of England, to unknown parents. He married Unknown. We don’t know when or where he died. Child of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Walker: 1. *WILLIAM F. WALKER (1590-1634) +   9. JUSTICE JOHN HOUGHTON V (1650-1737) 9.a. MARY FARRAR (1648-1724) [1651] JUSTICE JOHN HOUGHTON V was born 26 April 1650, in Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, to John Houghton (1624-1684) and Beatrix Walker (1622-1712.) Tradition says he came with his parents to America as a baby in 1651. He married (1) *Mary Farrar 22 Jan 1671, in Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts. She died 7 April 1724 in Lancaster; (2) married Susannah Hunt 27 January 1725. John Houghton died 3 February 1737, at Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, at age 87. He is buried in the Old Common Burial Ground, Lancaster. John Houghton Born: 1650 – Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England Immigrated: 1651 or 1652 – Massachusetts Bay Colony Died: February 3, 1737 – Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts Buried: Old Common Burial Ground – Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts Mary Farrar Born: 1648 – Yorkshire, England Immigrated: 1658 – Massachusetts Bay Colony Died: April 7, 1724 – Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts Buried: Old Common Burial Ground – Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts Revised May 20, 2018 John Houghton was born in 1650 at Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England. He was the eldest of seven children born to John Houghton (1624-1684) & Beatrix Walker (1622-1712). John Houghton was the fourth generation John Houghton to be born, and named his first-born son “John”, but there is no indication that they were known as John Houghton I, II, III, IV, V, etc., except for current historical reference. In 1651 or 1652, when John was still an infant, his parents emigrated to the Massachusetts Bay Colony, where his father was one of the early settlers of the frontier town of Lancaster, about 30 miles west of Boston. In Lancaster, John Houghton's parents had six more children; Robert (1659), Mary (1660), Jonas (1663), Beatrix (1665), Benjamin (1668), and Sarah (1672). The nine year gap between the births of John and Robert suggests there were possibly other pregnancies that failed. On January 22, 1671, in Lancaster, John Houghton, age 21, married Mary Farrar, age 23. Mary Farrar was born in Yorkshire, England in 1648. She was the fourth of six children, and only daughter, born to Jacob Farrar (1614-1677) and his wife Ann [possibly Ann Whitemore] (1620-1701). Three older brothers, Jacob, John, and Henry, were born in England. Jacob Farrar, Mary's father, accompanied by his brother, John Farrar, immigrated to the Massachusetts Bay Colony in about 1650. After establishing a homestead in the community of Lancaster, Jacob sent for Ann and the children, who then came to the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1658. In New England, two more boys, Joseph and George, were born, Between 1672 and 1696, John Houghton & Mary Farrar had 13 (possibly 14) children; John (1672), Jacob (1674), Henry (1676), twins Benjamin & Joseph (1678), Mary (1680), Mercy (1682), Anna (1684), Jonathan (1686), Rebecca (1690), Beatrix (1692), William (1695), and Hepsibeth (1696). John and Jacob were born in Lancaster, Benjamin, Joseph, Mary and Mercy in Woburn where the Houghton family lived for several years, and the remaining children back in Lancaster. By some accounts there was also a 14th child, a son named Israel who was supposedly a twin with Henry, born in 1676. If there was a son named Israel he almost certainly died young for there are no further references to him beyond his possible birth. In 1675-1676, King Philip's War raged and the town of Lancaster was the site of some of the worst Indian atrocities. Lancaster was attacked on August 22, 1675, when eight persons were killed. This was merely a prelude to the attack on February 10, 1676, when the town was ravaged and over 50 persons were killed. Lancaster at that time had five garrison houses, three of which were overrun and destroyed. The Houghton family was lucky enough to take refuge in one of the two garrison houses that survived. Following the February 1676 massacre, Lancaster was abandoned with the survivors moving eastward to safer locations. The Houghton family temporarily moved to Woburn. Following the depredations of King Philip’s War, Lancaster would remain deserted for a year or two and then be slowly resettled. Many references to John Houghton survive in Lancaster town records. In March 1676, John Houghton was one of the inhabitants of Lancaster who petitioned the government for assistance following the Indian attacks. On April 7, 1683, he was on a jury of inquest investigating the untimely death of John Whitcomb Jr. John Houghton served as the Lancaster town clerk almost every year between 1685 and 1724. He frequently represented the town in the legislature. He was on a committee to lay out a highway to Concord in 1691. John Houghton practiced law and was widely known during his life as Justice Houghton. From 1693 to 1724, he was a delegate to the General Court of Massachusetts, and was the only magistrate in Lancaster for many years following the town's resettlement after King Philip's War. During this period he was the most prominent resident of Lancaster. John Houghton wrote a petition for assistance on behalf of the inhabitants of Lancaster on Mar 3, 1694. In 1700, he bought all of the lands in Lancaster owned by his father-in-law, Jacob Farrar. On April 20, 1704, John Houghton and Captain Thomas Wilder commanded a garrison in Lancaster; also in the garrison were his widowed sister Beatrix Pope, his son John, Gamaliel Beaman and his son John, Jeremiah Wilson and James Butler. On July 31, 1704, during yet another Indian attack, John lost three swine and a house belonging to him and his wife's son, Philip. Following the attack, on October 25, 1704, John and Jonas Houghton petitioned for tax relief for Lancaster. Mary Farrar Houghton died at about age 76 on April 7, 1724, in Lancaster. She was buried in the town's Old Common Burial Ground. On January 27, 1725, less than a year following Mary's death, John Houghton married the widow Hannah Atherton, age 72. Hannah was born in 1652 in Lancaster. She was the daughter of James Atherton (1624-1710) & Hannah Hudson (1628-1713). Hannah had first married Thomas Wilder Jr. (1644-1716), and with Thomas had five children, three daughters and two sons. Thomas Wilder Jr. had first married Mary Houghton (1646-1677), a cousin of John Houghton, and with Mary had fathered nine children, five daughters and four sons. In Lancaster, John Houghton died at about age 86 on February 3, 1737. His second wife, Hannah, outlived her second husband by less than a year, dying at age 81 on January 4, 1738, in Lancaster. John Houghton and Mary Farrar Houghton were buried in the Old Common Burial Ground in Lancaster. Their gravestones are pictured below: Gravestone of John Houghton Inscription Here Lies Buried Ye Body of John Houghton, Esquire, As You Are so Ware We. As We Are So you Will be. Who Died February ye 3rd Anno Domini – 1736/7 and in ye 87th Year of His Age Gravestone of Mary Farrar Houghton Inscription Here Lies Buried ye Body of Mrs. Mary Houghton ye Wife of John Houghton Esq’r Who Died Apriel ye 7th Ano DM, 1724, & In ye 76 Year of Her Age * * * * * The lives of the children of John Houghton & Mary Farrar are summarized as follows: • John Houghton (1672-1724) married twice, first in 1698 to Mary Prescott (1680-1720), and second in 1720 to Sarah Gulliver (1693-1724). Mary Prescott has first been married to Philip Goss (1651-1698), and with Philip had four children, two sons and two daughters. John had no children of his own with first wife Mary Prescott. With second wife Sarah Gullier, John fathered two daughters. John Houghton lived most of his life in Lancaster, Massachusetts. It is not known where John or his wives were buried. • Jacob Houghton (1674-1750) married, in 1694, Rebecca Whitcomb (1671-1752). Jacob & Rebecca lived most of their lives together in Lancaster, but later moved to Bolton, Massachusetts. They had seven children, five sons and two daughters. Jacob & Rebecca were buried in the Old Common Burial Ground in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts. • Henry Houghton (1676-1756) married, in 1700, Abigail Barron (1680-1711). Henry & Abigail lived their lives together in Watertown, Bolton and Lancaster, Massachusetts. They had seven children, five sons, two of whom died very young, and two daughters. After Abigail’s death, Henry married a woman only known as Anna (1681-1748) and with Anna fathered eight more children, five daughters and three sons. Henry Houghton and his two wives were buried in the Old Settlers Burial Ground in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts. • Isaac Houghton (1676-1676), a twin of Henry Houghton, died shortly after birth. By many accounts, however, there never was an Isaac Houghton. • Benjamin Houghton (1678-unknown) is unknown beyond his birth and probably died in infancy. • Joseph Houghton (1678-unknown, but before 1718) married, in about 1705, Isabella Houghton (1687-unknown, but after 1718) [a cousin or second cousin]. Joseph & Isabella lived their lives together in Lancaster and Bolton, Massachusetts. They had five children, three daughters and two sons. It is not known where Joseph or Isabella were buried. • Mary Houghton (1680-1754) married, in 1700, William Sawyer (1679-1741). Mary & William lived their lives together in Bolton, Massachusetts. They had eleven children, six daughters and five sons. It is not known where Mary or William were buried. • Mercy Houghton (1682-1733) married, in 1702, Ebenezer Wilder (1683-1745). Mercy & Ebenezer lived their lives together in Lancaster, Massachusetts. They had four children, three sons and a daughter. Mercy & Ebenezer were buried in the Old Common Burial Ground in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts. • Anna Houghton (1684-1733) married, in about 1706, John Priest (1681-1756). Anna & John lived their lives together in Lancaster and Bolton, Massachusetts. They had nine children, six daughters and three sons. Anna Houghton was buried in the Old Common Burial Ground in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts. It is not known where John Priest was buried. • Jonathan Houghton (1686-1737) married, in 1712, Thankful White (1689-after 1737). Jonathan & Thankful lived their lives together in Lancaster, Massachusetts. They had ten children, five sons and five daughters. It is not known where Jonathan or Thankful were buried. • Rebecca Houghton (1690-1702) died at about age 11 or 12 in Lancaster, Massachusetts. It is not known where Rebecca was buried. • Beatrix Houghton (born 1692) is unknown beyond her birth and may have died in infancy. • William Houghton (1695-1737) married Experience Houghton (1702-1787) [a cousin or second cousin and the sister of Isabella Houghton, wife of William’s older brother, Joseph Houghton]. William & Experience lived their lives together in Lancaster, Massachusetts. They had no children. After William’s death, Experience married Timothy Sabin (1694-1780) and lived out her life in Pomfret, Connecticut. William Houghton was buried in the Old Common Burial Ground in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts. It is not known where Experience Houghton was buried. • Hepsibeth Houghton (1696-1770) married, in 1715, Joseph Brabcook (1685-unknown) in Lancaster, Massachusetts. Hepsibeth & Joseph lived their lives together in Lancaster, Massachusetts. They had three children, two sons and a daughter. It is not known were Hepsibeth or Joseph were buried. * * * * * Ancestral Relationships to Clayton Allan Stubbins (born 1947): • John Houghton (1650-1737) & Mary Farrar (1648-1724) are 8th great-grandparents. • John Houghton's & Marry Farrar's son, Jacob Houghton (1674-1750), and his wife, Rebecca Whitcomb (1671-1752), are 7th great-grandparents. • Jacob Houghton's & Rebecca Whitcomb's son, Benjamin Houghton (1699-1754), and his wife, Ruth Wheelock (1701-1762), are 6th great-grandparents. • Benjamin Houghton's & Ruth Wheelock's daughter, Ruth Houghton (1734-1777), and her husband, Jonathan Fairbanks (1732-1817), are 5th great-grandparents. • Jonathan Fairbanks' & Ruth Houghton's daughter, Azuba Fairbanks (1772-1857), and her husband, David Learned (1771-1856), are 4th great-grandparents. • David Learned's & Azuba Fairbanks' daughter, Hannah Learned (1795-1870), and her husband, Phineas Ames (1790-1878), are 3rd great-grandparents. • Phineas Ames' & Hannah Learned's daughter, Elizabeth Ames (1814-1908), and her husband, George Aussem Galloway (1812-1894), are 2nd great-grandparents. • George Galloway's & Elizabeth Ames' daughter, Phoebe Jane Galloway (1848-1937), and her husband, George Edmund Stubbins (1848-1933), are great-grandparents. • George Stubbins' & Jane Galloway's son, Clayton Ashley Stubbins (1873-1942), and his wife, Emma (Molly) F. Schrader (1876-1920), are paternal grandparents. • Clayt Stubbins' & Molly Schrader's son, Allan Linder Stubbins (1907-1963), and his wife, Mary Louise Funk (1914-1999), are the parents. John Houghton, Jr. petitions for help after raid Posted 28 Oct 2012 by Ava Marshall Taken from the Houghton Family Genealogy: This garrison was on the north side of the Old Common, near the center of the Industrial School buildings. The family suffered a great deal from the Indian raid, July 31, 1704. John Houghton made the report of the losses. His (John's) son, John, lost three swine, one large dwelling house with three firs, belonging to him and Phillip Ross, and about £16 of personal estate. Brother Jonas lost one ox. A petition signed by John and Jonas Houghton, bearing date November 13, 1704, was presented to the General Court, which " Showeth that, the distressed inhabitants of Lancaster, being under the awful rebuke of God's hand in the manifest tokens of his displeasure towards us," etc., stating in particular that many had sustained losses and some were almost ruined as to their estate and that their meeting house was destroyed by fire. They continue in these words, "The late awful stroke of God's hand in the last week, in the loss of our revered minister who was very worthy and desirable (Rev. Mr. Gardner) whose loss is ready to sink our spirits and having formerly one minister slain by Indians, and another taken away by a more awful stroke; the poor people felt the need of help" The petition asks that the tax of £86 be remitted. Seal of Massachusetts His headstone inscription reads: Here Lies Buried Ye Body of John Houghton, Esquire. As you Are So Ware We. As We Are So You Will be. Who Died February ye 3d Anno Domini- 1736/7 and in ye 87th Year of his age. (Burial Old Common Burial Ground, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts.) [1652] MARY FARRAR was born about 1648, Lancaster, Halifax, England, to Jacob Farrar (-1677) and Mrs. Ann Farrar (1620-.) She immigrated in 1652 to Dedham, Massachusetts. She married John Houghton 22 January 1671, in Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts. Mary Farrar died 7 April 1724, in Lancaster, at about 76 years old. She is buried in the Old Common Burial Ground, Lancaster. Her headstone inscription reads: Here Lies Buried Ye Body of Mrs. Mary Houghton Ye Wife of John Houghton Esq’re. Who Died Apriel ye 7th Ano DM, 1724, & In ye 76 Year of her Age. (Burial Old Common Burial Ground, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts.) Children of John Houghton and Mary Farrar: 1. Lieutenant John Houghton, b. 13 Dec 1673, Lancaster; md. (1) Sara Guliver, (2) Mary Goss; d. 5 Apr 1724. 2. Jacob Houghton, b. 17 Feb 1674, Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts; md. Rebecca Whitcomb 16 Dec 1704; d. 1752. First town clerk of Bolton. 3. *HENRY HOUGHTON (1675-1756) 4. Israel Houghton, b. 23 Feb 1676, Woburn; md. Martha Wheelock. 5. Joseph Houghton, b. 26 Feb 1678, Woburn, md. Isarella; d. 1746. (Twin.) 6. Benjamin Houghton, b. 26 Feb 1678, Lancaster; md. 1703 Mrs. Isabelle Houghton; d. before 1714. (Twin.) 7. Mary Houghton, b. 7 Feb 1679, Woburn; md. William Sawyer 1700; d. 1 Apr 1754, Bolton, Worcester, Massachusetts. 8. Mercy Houghton, b. 15 Mar 1682, Lancaster; md. Ebenezer Wilder; d. 7 Jan 1733. 9. Anna Houghton, b. 8 May 1684, Lancaster, md. John Priest III, 1700; d. 3 Apr 1751, Lancaster. 10. Jonathan Houghton, b. 20 Feb 1685, Lancaster; md. Thankful White 6 Nov 1712; d. 3 Apr 1737. First County Treasurer of Worcester. 11. Hepsibeth Houghton, b. 1687, Lancaster; md. Joseph Brabrook 1715; d. 1770, Lancaster. 12. Rebecca Houghton, b, 1689, Lancaster; md. Joseph Moore 17 Nov 1726. 13. Beatrix Houghton, 1692, Lancaster; md. Elias Sawyer, 1710, div. 1715; d. 21 Apr 1772, Lancaster. 14. William Houghton, b. 1695, Woburn; md. Experience 4 June 1724; d. 15 Jul 1737. (The Houghton Genealogy: The Descendants of Ralph and John Houghton of Lancaster, Massachusetts: with an introduction giving the Houghton Families in England from the time of William the Conqueror, 1065, to Lord Henry Bold Houghton, 1848, by John W. Houghton, A. M., M. D. Wellington, Ohio, 1912; plus other references.) + 10. HENRY HOUGHTON (1675-1756) 10.a. ABIGAIL BARRON (1680-1711) HENRY HOUGHTON was born 23 February 1675, in Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, to John Houghton (1650-1737) and Mary Farrar (1648-1724.) He married (1) Abigail Barron 2 January 1699, in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts. She died in 1711. Married (2) Hannah West 23 Apr 1712, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts. He was a soldier in the garrison commanded by Josiah Whitcomb at Lancaster during Queen Anne’s War, 1704, composed of those who lived in Bolton, toward the northeast corner. Was himself in command of a garrison at Lancaster. Henry Houghton died 17 December 1756, in Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, at the age of 81. ABIGAIL BARRON was born 30 May 1680, in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, to Ellis Barron, Jr. (1633-1712) and Lydia Prescott (1641-1723.) She married Henry Houghton, 2 January 1700, in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, at age 23. Abigail Barron died about 1711 of Lancaster, Worchester, Massachusetts, at about age 31. Inscription: "Here lyeth the body of Abigail the wife of Henry Houghton" Old Settler’s Burial Yard, Lancaster, Massachusetts Old Settlers Burial Field Children of Henry Houghton and Abigail Barron: 1. Henry Houghton, b. 19 Apr 1702, Watertown; d. 1702. 2. *HENRY HOUGHTON (1704-1777) 3. Joseph Houghton, b. 1705, Massachusetts; md. Susanna Broaks 1766; d. 1785, Watertown 4. Abigail Houghton, b. 1706, Watertown; md. Albert 1730; d. 12 May 1764, Watertown. 5. Nehemiah Houghton, b. 1707, Woburn, md. unknown. 6. Son Houghton, b. 1708, Watertown; d. 1708. 7. Hazadiah Houghton, b. 24 Apr 1709, Watertown; d. 1711, Watertown. (The Houghton Genealogy: The Descendants of Ralph and John Houghton of Lancaster, Massachusetts: with an introduction giving the Houghton Families in England from the time of William the Conqueror, 1065, to Lord Henry Bold Houghton, 1848, by John W. Houghton, A. M., M. D. Wellington, Ohio, 1912; plus other references.) + 11. HENRY HOUGHTON (1704-1777) 11.a. ELIZABETH RANDALL (1705-1797) HENRY HOUGHTON was born about 1704, of Watertown, Worcester, Massachusetts, to Henry Houghton (1675-1756) and Abigail Barron (1680-1711.) He married Elizabeth Randall 24 November 1725. Henry Houghton died 24 December 1777, at about age 73, at Harvard, Worcester, Massachusetts. ELIZABETH RANDALL was born about 1705, of Stow, Middlesex, Massachusetts, to Stephen Randall (1669-1729) and Mehitable Crane (1665-1715.) She married Henry Houghton 24 November 1725. Elizabeth Randall passed away 10 November 1797, in Stow, Middlesex, Massachusetts, at about 92 years old. Elizabeth Randall Houghton headstone Harvard, Worcester, Ma. Birth: 1697 Death: Nov. 10, 1779 Family links: Spouse: Henry Houghton (1704 - 1777)* *Calculated relationship Burial: Harvard Center Cemetery Harvard Worcester County Massachusetts, USA Children of Henry Houghton and Elizabeth Randall: 1. Captain Asa Houghton, b. 21 Jan 1726, Lancaster, md. Elizabeth Randall 16 Jan 1749; d. 14 Mar 1808. 2. Joseph Houghton, b. 22 Apr 1728, Lancaster; md. Ame Rumaha Haskill 26 Sep 1751. 3. Aretas Houghton, b. 17 July 1729, Lancaster; md. Anna Randall 24 June 1752. 4. Elizabeth Houghton, b. 21 Apr 1731, Lancaster. 5. *ABIGAIL HOUGHTON was born 3 April 1733, Harvard, Worcester, Massachusetts, to Henry Houghton (1704-1777) and Elizabeth Randall (1705-1797.) She married Nathaniel Marble 31 March 1756, Harvard, Worcester, Massachusetts. She died 1 Nov 1825, Marbletown, Wayne, New York, at age 92. 6. Sarah Houghton, b. 9 Mar 1734, Harvard; md. Jonathon Pierce 9 July 1759. 7. Lieutenant John Houghton, b. 14 Jan 1739, Lancaster; md. Esther Tarbell 11 Mar 1760. (The Houghton Genealogy: The Descendants of Ralph and John Houghton of Lancaster, Massachusetts: with an introduction giving the Houghton Families in England from the time of William the Conqueror, 1065, to Lord Henry Bold Houghton, 1848, by John W. Houghton, A. M., M. D. Wellington, Ohio, 1912; plus other references.) + 12. NATHANIEL MARBLE I (1722-1802) 12.a. ABIGAIL HOUGHTON (1733-1825) NATHANIEL MARBLE I was born about 1722, of Sudbury, Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts, to Edmund Marble (1684-1764) and Mercy Jewell (1697-1789.) He married Abigail Houghton 21 March 1756, at Harvard. Nathaniel Marble I died 8 January 1802, in Marbletown, Wayne, New York, at about 80 years old. His parentage is proved by the following deed: “To all Christian People to whom these presents shall come greeting Know ye that I Edmund Marble of Stow . . . Husbandman for and in the Consideration of the Love I have for my son Nathaniel Marble and for the great desire I have for his Comfortable support in this World Have given and granted unto him the said Nath. Marble…a certain tract…within the Township of Stow and is part of the Lott that was formerly Benjamin Bosworth’s the Northwest part of the same and is by estimation four acres…also sixteen acres…twenty first day of September 1743.” Although we may infer that Nathaniel had attained his majority when he received this gift of land, and hence was born by 1722, he did not marry until 1756 (age 34); at least, no record of a prior marriage has been found. He married Abigail Houghton, 31 March 1756, at Harvard, Massachusetts, Abigail’s home town. Nathaniel and his wife settled in Stow following their marriage, and remained there until after the death of his father. Feeling the call of the frontier, and perhaps in the hope of improving his material condition in one of the newer towns in western Massachusetts, he sold the land which his father had given him over sixteen years before. (See deed printed above.) Because of the depreciation of colonial money at the close of the French and Indian War (1755-1762), it is difficult to figure the value, as regards purchasing power, of the money which Nathaniel received for his Stow property. It was at least the equivalent of several hundred dollars, and it would buy a larger tract of land in Conway, where he soon settled, than in the older settled town of Stow. The deed is important because the description of the land sold tallies exactly with that which Nathaniel received by gift from his father, Edmund; and the mention of his wife, Abigail, who signed to convey her dower interest, and of his mother, Mercy, who apparently was expected to sign to convey any dower right she might claim as the widow of Edmund, establishes his identity with certainty. Nathaniel had one child, Aretas, recorded at Stow; and with his wife and mother and only child he now moved to Harvard, Massachusetts. This was Abigail’s girlhood home and she had many relatives there. Possibly it was the original intention, when the Stow property was sold, to settle in Harvard; but more likely, the idea was to make an extended visit, as was the custom of old days, with various relatives of Mrs. Marble, before venturing further west. The right opportunity had perhaps not yet presented itself, and Nathaniel wished to take time to investigate and to make no mistake in the investment of his capital. On 2 December 1760, Nathaniel Marble, his wife Abigail, son Aretas, also his mother, Mercy Marble, all from Stow, were warned out of Harvard. It is proved by the records quoted above that the Marbles were not penniless by any means, and in fact were at the time awaiting a favorable chance to invest their small fortune. But the town of Harvard was taking no chances, and the scrupulous Selectmen were discharging their duty to the town in observing this technicality. For many years it had been the law that strangers entertained in any town for the space of three months, and not warned out, would be considered as inhabitants of such towns. Mr. Blake, in his introduction of the printed Worcester County Warnings, has this to say on the subject: “In some towns a large proportion of its inhabitants, many of whom became prominent citizens, appears in the list of persons warned; and the fact that a family was warned to leave town is not to be considered as indicating that they were paupers or even in indigent circumstances. It is true that some were in this condition, but very many were not.” Nathaniel and his family remained in Harvard for some time after receiving the official warning. Nearly two years later, in fact, in August 1762, he acknowledged the sale of his Stow land, in Worcester. Another child, Abijah, was doubtless born during his sojourn in Harvard (1761), for though the birth was entered in Conway, the record specifically states that he was not born there. Just when he left Harvard, we do not know, but he was certainly in Deerfield, Massachusetts, as early as 1767, and he bought land in Conway in 1768. Deerfield was one of the earlier settlements in the Connecticut Valley. Conway, lying south-west of Deerfield, was a part of that township until 1767, when it became a separate town. On 15 January 1767, Nathaniel had his three sons, Aretas, Abijah, and Nathaniel, baptized at the First Church in Deerfield. Another child, doubtless Ephraim, was baptized at Conway, 25 Oct. 1767, but entered the Deerfield Church records, which indicates that the Deerfield minister officiated at the baptism in Conway. Nathaniel is included among the first settlers of Conway. The petition of the inhabitants and owners of lands within that tract in the township of Deerfield which was called the South West Division, for the section to be set off as a separate town, was signed 12 January 1767. Among the signatures appear the names of Abra. (?) Marble and Nathaniel Marble. No Abraham Marble has been found who might have been in Deerfield in 1767, and the interrogation point indicates that the first name was difficult to read and that there was uncertainty as to the accuracy of the reading. Quite probably, the signature was that of Nathaniel’s brother Abner, who was born in 1740, and the following year (1768) was married in Hardwick, Massachusetts. Hardwick, though in Worcester County, is less than 25 miles southeast of Conway. On 4 September 1768, Nathaniel Marble of Conway bought 115 acres in Conway from Thomas French of that town for £33. The land was a part of lot #86 in the fourth range of lots. This was over eight years after Nathaniel sold his paternal acres in Stow for over £45. Presumably he had worked to support his family in the interim without cutting much if at all into his capital, for he had at least £33 of it left in 1768, and with it he purchased 115 acres in a new and growing community. It must have cost him something in cash, besides his own labor, to equip his large farm and place it under cultivation. It will be seen, therefore, that by striking out for himself, he had decidedly bettered his fortunes. He was now over 45 years old and had four growing boys, who would soon be old enough to help with the chores and the farm work. On 23 December 1773, Nathaniel Marble of Conway, yeoman sold to Gideon Cooley for £91.16s., part of lot #86 in Conway. Nathaniel signed, as always, with his mark. His wife never joined with him in any sales of his Conway land. We must admire this remote ancestor for his shrewdness. Having sold his original twenty acres for something over £45, and waited eight years for a real bargain, he bought 115 acres for £33; and five years later, he sold less than half of his acreage for over £91. In place of the twenty acres at Stow, he now owned some 65 acres at Conway, not to mention a clear cash profit of over £100. This is not figuring the fluctuations in the value of money during that period, and it would be difficult to explain in modern dollars and cents just how much Nathaniel profited by these transactions; but of the fact that he profited very considerably, there can be no question. It is possible that Nathaniel Marble’s wife Abigail possessed a “sharp tongue,” or at least could hold up her end in a neighborhood dispute, for under date of 29 March 1775 we read: “Brother Dunsmore being desired to offer the reason for his absenting [from the Communion], told the church it was on account of an offense he had received from Sister Marvel with whom he could not yet sit down at the table of the Lord which however was not judged a sufficient reason to justify his absenting; and after some debate Brother Dunsmore acknowledged to the brethren that he was convinced he had been to blame and asked their forgiveness upon which the church voted to forgive the offense and restore him to their charity upon his returning to the Communion.” The second Monday in March 1775, Nathaniel was chosen in town meeting in Conway, “deerriff,” but did not take the oath of office. Nathaniel was considerably over 50 when the Revolutionary War broke out, which was old for active service, and he had besides a wife, five young children, and an aged mother, dependent on him. The Patriotic sentiment of the family appears from the service rendered by the oldest boy, Aretas, who died in the Army in July 1776, when just over 17 years of age. This must have been a great blow to the parents, and as the next oldest boy was but 15, while the youngest boy was not yet 9 years old, the best service that Nathaniel could give his country was to till his fields and raise his family. The eldest daughter, who had received her mother’s name, died in early childhood. Nathaniel’s mother lived to be 92, and died at Conway on 28 April 1789. The older boys were now grown up and married, with families of their own. Nathaniel Marble Jr., of Conway, husbandman, bought on 20 June 1787, 60 ¼ acres and 18 rods in Conway. The younger Nathaniel always signed his name. On 3 September 1791, Nathaniel Marble Sr., of Conway, yeoman, sold 12 acres in Conway to Nathaniel Jr., for £12. On the same date he sold for £200 to Ephraim Marble of Conway, 40 acres. Both deeds were witnessed by Ira Whitney, and Ephraim Marble witnessed Nathaniel’s deed, while Nathaniel witnessed Ephraim’s deed. This was quite evidently a family arrangement, and the elder Nathaniel neglected to acknowledge the deeds until 12 April 1794. These transactions may account for the fact that there is no probate record in Franklin County for Nathaniel Marble Sr. The conveyances may have been acknowledged by him 12 April 1794 in the belief that he had not long to live. Nathaniel Marble died 8 January 1802, in Marbletown, Wayne, New York, at about 80 years old. “History and Folklore of Marbletown,” New York, by Lois D. Pelis, May 1963: Tucked in the southeast corner of the Town of Arcadia of Wayne County, New York, lies the tiny crossroads community of Marbletown, less than a mile from the Ontario County line. Today the settlement is composed of a few dairy farmers, a few general farmers, and many weekend farmers who are employed elsewhere and cultivate only their lawns and occasionally a vegetable garden on the weekends. There has been an outcropping of so many new homes and trailers in the area that it appears only a continuation of another residential district of Newark. A story is told of a Burroughs that was chased by a bear. One of the Marbles tried to be a hero and help his neighbor, but was hugged by the bear and well chewed on his thigh. The pioneers came on foot from Massachusetts and New Jersey and later with wagons and oxen or horse. When they arrived they found Marbletown a howling wilderness. When the Dunwells arrived in Marbletown, then called Taunton, the Marbles were already settled here. Four Marble brothers, Nathaniel, Abijah, Ephraim (built a chair factory,) Jeremiah, and a brother-in-law, Mr. Coates, were the leading spirit of the settlement. The parents of the four brothers had immigrated to this section with their children. Nathaniel Sr. was born in Sudbury, Massachusetts, in 1722, and died in Marbletown, June 8, 1802. His marker and that of his wife, Abigail, who died in 1825 at age 93, are in the Marbletown Cemetery on Sweed Road. The Marbles were energetic men and had planted a vigorous settlement. Nathaniel owned three hundred acres between Marbletown Road and Vienna Street Road. He donated land for the cemetery, the church, and the school. Although some of the Marbles moved to other sections, many of them and their descendants lived in Marbletown for three generations. Miss Verona M. Marble, who now resides in Newark, is the great-great-great-great granddaughter of the first Nathaniel Marble to settle in the section that now bears his name. Daniel and Abijah Marble had cattle earmarks registered in the first town book of Phelps. Cattle were allowed to roam in the woods then, and the earmarks served the same purpose as branding cattle in the West. Miss Verona Marble’s father, the late Ray W. Marble, was interested in family history. He sent to a place in Massachusetts for a genealogy of the Marble family. Of the several children and their descendants of Edmund Marble, born in Andover, Massachusetts, in 1684, all had been traced except Nathaniel who, according to the family historian, had immigrated to York State and never heard of again. Mr. Marble was pleased that he could fill in the “missing link” to his family’s history. The elder Marble was the second person buried in the little cemetery, enclosed with a stone wall, just west of Marbletown. Tombstones for Nathaniel Marble and his wife read: In Memory of Nathaniel Marble Who died June 8th, 1802 In the 82nd year of His age In Memory of Abigail Wife of Nathaniel Marble Who died April 1st, 182*5 In the 93rd year of Her age Gravestones of Nathaniel Marble and Abigail Houghton Marble Old Marbletown Cemetery, Marbletown, New York ABIGAIL HOUGHTON was born 3 April 1733, at Harvard, Worcester, Massachusetts, to Henry Houghton (1704-1777) and Elizabeth Randall (1705-1797.) She married Nathaniel Marble, 21 March 1756, at Harvard. Abigail Houghton died 1 November 1825 in Marbletown, Wayne, New York, at the age of 92. She was buried in the Marbletown Cemetery, Wayne County, New York. Birth: Apr. 3, 1733 Harvard Worcester County Massachusetts, USA Death: Apr. 1, 1825 Arcadia Wayne County New York, USA Family links: Spouse: Nathaniel Marble (1722 - 1802)* Children: Nathaniel Marble (1764 - ____)* • Calculated relationship Note: Aged 92y, Wife of Nathaniel Burial: Marbletown Cemetery Newark Wayne County New York, USA Abigail Houghton Marble Headstone Gravestones of Nathaniel Marble and Abigail Houghton Marble Old Marbletown Cemetery, Marbletown, New York Children of Nathaniel Marble and Abigail Houghton: 1. Aretas Marble, b. 12 May 1759, Stow, Middlesex, Massachusetts; d. in the Revolutionary War, July 1776. (Conway Church Records.) 2. Abijah Marble, b. 26 June 1761, Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts; md. 13 Apr 1786, Margaret Andrews. 3. *NATHANIEL MARBLE II was born 15 January 1764, in Conway, Franklin, Massachusetts, to Nathaniel Marble I (1722-1802) and Abigail Houghton (1733-1825.) He married (1) Sarah Bird in 1788. She died 7 years later in 1795. Nathaniel married (2) *Mary Faunce of Williamsburg, 21 Dec 1795. Nathaniel Marble II died, 19 Nov 1808, Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, age 44. 4. Ephraim Marble, b. at Conway, Massachusetts, 9 Sep 1767; bapt. at Conway, 25 Oct 1767. 5. Abigail Marble, b. 31 July 1770, Conway, Franklin, Massachusetts; bapt. at Conway, 26 Aug 1770; d. there 3 May 1774, age about 4. Child. 6. Relief Marble, b. 5 Oct 1772, Conway; d. abt. 1775, Conway. Child. 7. Relief Marble, b. 5 Nov 1775, Conway, Massachusetts; md. Elijah Warner, 3 Oct 1793; d. 10 Apr 1841, Phelps, Ontario, New York. (7 children.) OLD MARBLETOWN CEMETERY Graves of Nathaniel Marble and Abigail Houghton ABIGAIL HOUGHTON was born 3 April 1733, at Harvard, Worcester, Massachusetts, to Henry Houghton (1704-1777) and Elizabeth Randall (1705-1797.) She married Nathaniel Marble 21 March 1756, at Harvard. Abigail Houghton passed away 1 November 1825, in Marbletown, Wayne, New York, at the age of 92. She was buried in the Marbletown Cemetery, Wayne County, New York. OLD MARBLETOWN CEMETERY GRAVE OF ABIGAIL HOUGHTON Graves of Nathaniel Marble and Abigail Houghton Children of Nathaniel Marble and Abigail Houghton: 1. Aretas Marble, b. 12 May 1759, Stow, Middlesex, Massachusetts; d. in the Revolutionary War, July 1776. 2. Abijah marble, b. 26 June 1761, Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts; md. 13 Apr 1786, Margaret Andrews. 3. *NATHANIEL MARBLE II (1767-1808) 4. Abigail Marble, b. 31 July 1770, Conway, Franklin, Massachusetts; d. 3 May 1774, Conway. 5. Relief Marble, b. 5 Oct 1772, Conway; d. abt. 1775, Conway. Child. 6. Relief Marble, b. 5 Nov 1775, Stow, Middlesex, Massachusetts, md. Elijah Warner 3 Oct 1794; d. 20 Feb 1849, Phelps, Ontario, New York. (The Houghton Genealogy: The Descendants of Ralph and John Houghton of Lancaster, Massachusetts: with an introduction giving the Houghton Families in England from the time of William the Conqueror, 1065, to Lord Henry Bold Houghton, 1848, by John W. Houghton, A. M., M. D. Wellington, Ohio, 1912; plus other references.) +