James HOUGHTON, JR.
LANCASTER , WORCESTER, MASS. UNITARIAN CHURCH REC., FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST (811,848). WORCESTER CO., MASS. PROBATE REC. (856,281) WILL DATED 18 NOV 1769 AND PROVED 9 AUG. 1770. HOUGHTON GENEALOGY BOOK (929.273 H814h). MORTON FAMILY TREE. LANCASTER VITAL REC. (974.43/L3 V.L.). SHREWSBURY V.R. TO 1850 974.43/S1 v2 p. 170.
JOHN HOUGHTON AND DESCENDENTS B 15 A69 pp 7-10.
TRADITION SAYS THAT HE WAS A PAYMASTER IN THE ARMY, UNDER WASHINGTON, AND THE WRITER OF THIS EARLY RECORD SAYS FURTHER THAT, AS A RESULT OF HIS LABORS IN THE CAUSE OF FREEDOM, HE HAD COLLECTED A TRUNK FULL OF DEPRECIATED CURRENCY. HIS HONESTY IS UNQUESTIONABLE; HAD IT BEEN OTHERWISE HE WOULD HAVE GATHERED COIN. FARMER . HOTEL KEEPER, LANCASTER.
He married Mary Jones 8 Oct 1724/25 at Concord, Middlesex, Mass. . Mary Jones was born at of Concord, Middlesex, Mass. 8 Mar 1700 daughter of Nathaniel Jones and Mary Rait .
They were the parents of 9
children:
Sarah Houghton
born 23 May 1723.
Mary Houghton
born 2 Aug 1726.
Silence Houghton
born 2 Dec 1727.
Nathaniel Houghton
born 31 Mar 1730.
Ammite or Amity Houghton
born 14 Nov 1731.
James Houghton
born 13 Dec 1733.
Kate Houghton
born 29 Nov 1735.
Tamor Houghton
born 27 Sep 1737.
Lavina Houghton
born 2 Jan 1739.
James Houghton, Jr. died 8 Oct 1724 at Lancaster, Worcester, Mass. .
Mary Jones died 17 Jan 1749 .