52 Ancestors - Week 458: #729 Mehitable (Garnsey) Horton (1673-1742) of Milton and Rehoboth, Massachusetts

Mehitable Garnsey (1673-1742)   is #729 on my Ahnentafel List, my 7th great-grandmother, who married #728  John Horton (1672-1752) before 1690 in Milton, Massachusetts.

I am descended through:

*  their son #364 John Horton (1696-1796), who married #365 Mary Chase (1695-1734) in 1719.

*  their son, #182 Nathaniel Horton (1730-1819), who married #183 Sarah Pray (1734-1820) in 1753.

*  their daughter,  #91 Phebe Horton (1772-a1820), who married #90 Simon Wade (1767-1857) in about 1790.

*  their daughter #45 Miranda Wade (1804-1850), who married #44 Jonathan White (1803-1850) in 1824.

*  their son #22 Henry Arnold White (1824-1885) who married #23 Amy Oatley (1826-1864) in 1844.

*  their daughter #11 Julia E. White (1848-1913) who married #10 Thomas Richmond (1848-1917) in 1868.

*  their daughter #5 Alma Bessie Richmond (1882-1962) who married #4 Frederick Walton Seaver (1876-1942) in 1900.

*  their son #2 Frederick Walton Seaver (1911-1983) who married #3 Betty Virginia Carringer (1919-2002) in 1942.

*  their son #1 Randall Jeffrey Seaver (1943-living)

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1)  PERSON (with source citations as indicated in brackets):

*  Name:                  Mehitable Garnsey[1–4]

*  Alternate Name:  Mehitable Horton [5-6]

*  Sex:                       Female

*  Father:                  John Garnsey 1648-1722

*  Mother:                Elizabeth --?-- 1652-1714

2)  INDIVIDUAL EVENTS (with source citations as indicated in brackets):

*  Birth:                    2 November 1673, Milton, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States[1-2]

*  Baptism:               2 September 1677 (age 3) Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States[3]

*  Distribution:        16 April 1722 (age 48), father's estate administered, Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States[5]

Death                  15 October 1742 (age 68), Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States[1-4,6].

3)  SHARED EVENTS (with source citations as indicated in brackets):

*  Spouse 1:              John Horton 1672-1753

*  Marriage 1: about 1690 (about age 17), Milton, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States [6-7]

*  Child 1: Sarah Horton 1692-1725

*  Child 2: Jonathan Horton 1695-1774

*  Child 3: John Horton 1696-1796

*  Child 4: Thomas Horton 1698-1733

*  Child 5: Jotham Horton 1705-1797

*  Child 6: Hezekiah Horton 1714-1787

4)  NOTES (with source citations as indicated in brackets):    

Mehitable Garnsey was born 2 November 1673 in Milton, Massachusetts, the eldest child of John and Elizabeth (--?--) Garnsey[1-4].  She was baptized 2 September 1677 in Dorchester, Massachusetts[3].

Mehitable married John Horton (1672-1753) in Milton in about 1690[1-5].  John was the son of Thomas and Sarah (--?--) Horton of Milton and Rehoboth.  John and Mehitable (Garnsey) Horton had six children, all born in Rehoboth but not recorded in the town records:

*  Sarah Horton (1692-1725), married 1712 to John Millard (1692-1728).

*  Jonathan Horton (1695-1774), married 1725 Ann Millard (1706-1751).

*  John Horton (1696-1796), married (1) 1719 Mary Chase (1694-1733) (2) 1756 Elizabeth (a1705-1784)

*  Thomas Horton (1698-1733), married 1721 Kesiah Carpenter )1697-1763).

*  Jotham Horton (1705-1797), married 1729 Hannah Martin (1704-1739).

*  Hezekiah Horton (1714-1787), married 1735 Mary Martin (1715-1802).

Mehitable's father, John Garnsey of Rehoboth, died intestate on 31 March 1722, and his estate was probated by the Bristol County (Massachusetts) Probate Court[5].  The division of the personal estate of John Garnsey of Rehoboth was made so that:

• "widow Sarah Garnsey received one third of the personal estate, 26 pounds, 2 shillings.
• Henry Garnsey, the eldest son, received 2 shares of the remainder, or 8 pounds, 10 shillings, 10 pence.
• Ebenezer Garnsey, Joseph Garnsey, John Garney, Seth Garnsey; Mehetible Horton (wife of John Horton), Hannah Horton (wife of Thomas Horton), Elizabeth Bowen (wife of James Bowen), Mary Hix (wife of Samuel Hix), Waitstill Titus (wife of Timothy Titus) and Beriah Garnsey (son, whose guardian is Jacob Ormsbery) were granted one share each of 4 pounds, 5 shillings, 5 pence. The division was dated 13 July 1722."

Mehitable (Garnsey) Horton, wife of John, died 15 October 1742 in Rehoboth, Massachusetts[1-4,6].

There is no extant burial record for Mehitable, and there are no known probate records for Mehitable Horton.

5.  SOURCES

1. Judith L. Young-Thayer, The 2005 Garnsey, Garnsey, Guernsey Genealogical Dictionary (Baltimore, Md.: Gateway Press, 2005), page 134, John Garnsey family sketch.

2. Peter Thacher; Hannah Vose, Milton records : births, marriages and deaths, 1662-1843 (Boston, Mass. : A. Mudge & Son, 1900), Births, page 27, Mehittabel Garnsey, daughter of John, entry, 2 November 1673.

3. Judith L. Young-Thayer, The 2005 Garnsey, Garnsey, Guernsey Genealogical Dictionary, page 185, John Horton family sketch.

4. Margaret R. Jenks and Frank C. Seymour, Thomas Horton of Milton and Rehoboth, Massachusetts (n.p. : Margaret R. Jenks, 1984), John Horton family sketch.

5. Bristol County [Mass.] Register of Probate, Bristol County (Mass.) Probate Records, 1686-1880, American Ancestors, Estate File 10414 (22 images), John Garnsey of Rehoboth, 1722; digital images, American Ancestors (https://www.AmericanAncestors.org); citing original records at Probate Registry, Taunton, Mass.

6. James N. Arnold, Vital Records of Rehoboth, 1642-1895, Marriages, Intentions, Births, Deaths (Bowie, Md. : Heritage Books, 1992), Deaths, page 884, Mehitable Horton, wife of John, entry.

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NOTE:  Amy Johnson Crow suggested a weekly blog theme of "52 Ancestors" in her blog post 

 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks on the No Story Too Small blog in 2014.  I have extended this theme in 2022 to 468 Ancestors in 468 Weeks.

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52 Ancestors - Week 457: #728 John Horton (1672-1752) of Milton and Rehoboth, Massachusetts

John Horton (1672-1752)  is #728 on my Ahnentafel List, my 7th great-grandfather, who married #729 Mehitable Garnsey (1673-1742) before 1690 in Milton, Massachusetts.

I am descended through:

*  their son #364 John Horton (1696-1796), who married #365 Mary Chase (1695-1734) in 1719.

*  their son, #182 Nathaniel Horton (1730-1819), who married #183 Sarah Pray (1734-1820) in 1753.

*  their daughter,  #91 Phebe Horton (1772-a1820), who married #90 Simon Wade (1767-1857) in about 1790.

*  their daughter #45 Miranda Wade (1804-1850), who married #44 Jonathan White (1803-1850) in 1824.

*  their son #22 Henry Arnold White (1824-1885) who married #23 Amy Oatley (1826-1864) in 1844.

*  their daughter #11 Julia E. White (1848-1913) who married #10 Thomas Richmond (1848-1917) in 1868.

*  their daughter #5 Alma Bessie Richmond (1882-1962) who married #4 Frederick Walton Seaver (1876-1942) in 1900.

*  their son #2 Frederick Walton Seaver (1911-1983) who married #3 Betty Virginia Carringer (1919-2002) in 1942.

*  their son #1 Randall Jeffrey Seaver (1943-living)

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1)  PERSON (with source citations as indicated in brackets):

*  Name: John Horton[1–6]

*  Sex: Male

*  Father: Thomas Horton 1638-1716

*  Mother: Sarah --?-- 1644-1693

2)  INDIVIDUAL EVENTS (with source citations as indicated in brackets):

*  Birth: 6 June 1672, Milton, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States[1,3]

*  Distribution: 22 May 1716 (age 43), father's will administered; Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States[4]

*  Death: before 26 January 1753 (before age 80), deed names "John Horton, late of Rehoboth"; Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States[1]

*  Burial: before 26 January 1753 (before age 80), unknown burial site, Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States[5]

3)  SHARED EVENTS (with source citations as indicated in brackets):

*  Spouse 1:                       Mehitable Garnsey 1673-1742

*  Marriage 1: about 1690 (about age 18), Milton, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States[1,6]

*  Child 1: Sarah Horton 1692-1725

*  Child 2: Jonathan Horton 1695-1774

*  Child 3: John Horton 1696-1796

*  Child 4: Thomas Horton 1698-1733

*  Child 5: Jotham Horton 1705-1797

*  Child 6: Hezekiah Horton 1714-1787

4)  NOTES (with source citations as indicated in brackets):    

John Horton was born 6 June 1672 in Milton, Massachusetts, the son of Thomas and Sarah (--?--) Horton[1-3].

He married Mehitable Garnsey (1673-1742) in about 1690 in Milton[1-3,6].  She was the daughter of John and Elizabeth (--?--) Garnsey of Milton.  They had six children, all born in either Rehoboth or Swansea, Massachusetts[1]:

*  Sarah Horton (1692-1725), married 1712 John Millard (1692-1728).

*  Jonathan Horton (1695-1774), married (1) 1725 Ann Millard (1706-1751);(2) 1753 Elizabeth Perry (1718-1776).

*  John Horton (1696-1796), married (1) 1719 Mary Chase (1695-1734); (2) 1756 Elizabeth --?--) (1705-1784).

*  Thomas Horton (1698-1733), married 1721 Kesiah Carpenter (1697-1763.

*  Jotham Horton (1705-1797), married 1729 Hannah Martin (1704-1739).

*  Hezekiah Horton (1714-1787), married 1735 Mary Martin (1715-1802).

The inventory of the intestate estate of John Horton's father, Thomas Horton, was taken in 1716, and is in Bristol County (Massachusetts) Probate Records, Volume 3, Pages 270, 273, on FHL Microfilm 0,461,882)[4].  The court record says:

"I Nath-ll Byfield Esqr Duly appointed & Commissioned to be the Judge of Probate & Wills within the County of Bristol.  To John Horton of Rehoboth in the County of Bristol eldest son of Thomas Horton of Rehoboth afore-sd Deceas'd Intestate.  Trusting in your Care and Fidelity, I commit unto you full power to administer all and singular the Rights and Credits Goods & Chattels of the sd Dec'd..."

The Inventory of the Estate of Thomas Horton late of Rehoboth deceased was taken on 28 March 1716 by John West and James Bowen.  The inventory totaled 342 pounds, 9 shillings, 2 pence.  John Horton presented the inventory of the estate of his father to the Probate court at Bristol, and it was accepted by the Court, recorded 22 May 1716.  There is no record of the distribution of the estate to the heirs or of the Account of the administrator.

John Horton was taxed in Milton from June 1691 to January 1691/2, again in November 1693, and finally in April and August 1695. He is not on the tax lists of June to November 1692, January 1692/3, nor any list of 1694[1]. 

His final move to the Swansea-Rehoboth area must have come between August 1695 and January 1695/6. John was a member of the Rehoboth militia, Capt. Hunt's Co., on 24 Nov. 1710[1].

On 3 Nov. 1725 John signed the guardianship papers for Solomon and Simeon Horton, sons of his brother Solomon. The same signature was found on the bond, signed 17 July 1733, on the estate of Thomas Horton. This is further proof that the Thomas Horton who died 10 July 1733 at age 35 was a son of John Horton[1].

On 8 April 1723, John Horton of Rehoboth, sold land in Rehoboth for £8, to Stephen Moulton. The deed was signed by John and Mehitable and witnessed by Jotham Horton and Mary Horton. Recorded 15 Jan. 1723/4[1]. (Bristol County. Deeds, Volume 15, page 209)

On 3 April 1724, John Horton, yeoman of Rehoboth, sold 22 acres of land to John Martin for £60[1]. The land was on the side of Rock River near Manwhague Plains. Signed by John Horton, witnessed by John Horton, Jr. and Jotham Horton[1]. (Bristol County. Deeds, Volume 16, page 64)

On 21 June 1725, John Horton of Rehoboth, for "great love and natural affection which I have for my son Jonathan Horton of Rehoboth, shoemaker," gave him a piece of land of 27 1/2 acres in Rehoboth, westerly of the stream called Rocky River. Signed by John Horton, witnessed by Thomas Horton and Jotham Horton[1]. (Bristol County. Deeds, Volume 17, page 523)

On 26 Jan. 1753, Jotham Horton and Hezekiah Horton of Rehoboth, yeoman, for good causes quitclaimed to Jonathan Horton some land in the southwest corner of the homestead farm on which "... our honored father John Horton late of Rehoboth dwelt...", bounded northwest by the highway, southwest by Jonathan Horton's homestead, and east by Jonathan's land. Signed by Jotham Horton and Hezekiah Horton, witnessed by John Horton and Nathan Horton[1]. (Bristol County. Deeds, Volume 4, page 535)

John Horton died perhaps in 1752, certainly before 26 January 1753 in Rehoboth, Massachusetts, based on the 1753 land deed of Jotham and Hezekiah Horton[1].  

There is no known burial location, but there is a Find A Grave memorial with a death date of 15 October 1742, which is the day Mehitable (Garnsey) Horton died[5].  

There is no probate record in Bristol County, Massachusetts probate court abstract records for John Horton.

5.  SOURCES

1. Margaret R. Jenks and Frank C. Seymour, Thomas Horton of Milton and Rehoboth, Massachusetts (n.p. : Margaret R. Jenks, 1984), John Horton family sketch.

2. D. Hamilton Hurd, History of Bristol County, Massachusetts with biographical sketches of many of its pioneers and prominent men (Philadelphia, Penn. : J.W. Lewis, 1883), Part 2, page 583, "Maj. E.S. Horton and Edwin J. Horton" sketch.

3. Peter Thacher and Hannah Vose, Milton records : births, marriages and deaths, 1662-1843 (Boston, Mass. : A. Mudge & Son, 1900), Births, page 33, John Horton entry, 6 June 1672.

4. "Probate Records, 1687-1916; Index, 1687-1926 [Bristol County, Massachusetts]", digital microfilm images, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org), Volume 3, Pages 270, 273, Thomas Horton inventory and administration, on FHL Microfilm 0,461,882.

5. Find A Grave, indexed database and digital image,  (http://www.findagrave.com), unknown burial site, perhaps in Rwehoboth, Mass., John Horton memorial #84422081.

6. Judith L. Young-Thayer, The 2005 Garnsey, Garnsey, Guernsey Genealogical Dictionary (Baltimore, Md.: Gateway Press, 2005), page 185, John Garnsey family sketch.

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NOTE:  Amy Johnson Crow suggested a weekly blog theme of "52 Ancestors" in her blog post 

 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks on the No Story Too Small blog in 2014.  I have extended this theme in 2022 to 468 Ancestors in 468 Weeks.

The URL for this post is:  https://www.geneamusings.com/2022/11/52-ancestors-week-457-728-john-horton.html

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Treasure Chest Thursday -- 1672 Birth Record of John Horton in Milton, Massachusetts

  It's time to look in my digital image files to see what treasures I can find for my family history and genealogy musings for Treasure Chest Thursday.

The treasure today is the 1672 birth record of John Horton in Milton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts:

The birth record is the second record of the Horton section:

The transcription of this birth record is:

"HORTON, John,  Son of Thomas, June 6, 1672"

The source citation for this record is:

 Peter Thacher; Hannah Vose, Milton records : births, marriages and deaths, 1662-1843 (Boston, Mass. : A. Mudge & Son, 1900), Births, page 33, John Horton entry, 6 June 1672; indexed database with images, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com).

This record is a Derivative Source, with Primary Information and Direct Evidence of the birth of John Horton.  The original record is probably in a Milton town record book that is not extant.

John Horton (1672-1752) was born in Milton, Massachusetts, the son of Thomas and Sarah (--?--) Horton.  He married Mehitable Garnsey (1673-1742), the daughter of John and Elizabeth (--?--) Garnsey, in about 1690 in Milton.  They had seven children.

John and Mehitable (Garnsey) Horton are my 7th great-grandparents.  I am descended through their son John Horton (1696-1796), who married Mary Chase (1695-1734) in 1719 in Swansea, Massachusetts.

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Amanuensis Monday -- 1705 Will and Inventory of John Houghton (1647-1705) of New London, Conn.

 This week's document for transcription is the 1705 Will and estate Inventory of John Houghton (1647-1705) of New London, Connecticut Colony, which is in the New London County Probate Court records. 

[pages 310-311]

[pages 312-313]

The transcription of this will is:

[page 310, near the bottom of page]

I, John Houghton of New London being sick and weak of body but through

the goodness of god of perfect memory and good understanding doe

make this my last Will and Testament.  Revoking and making void

[page 311]

others.

First, I give and bequeath my soul to god, Beseeching him in his mercy to receive it, for

his meritts sake of Jesus Christ his only Son.  And my body to the ground to be buried

desently.  And what of the good things of this world god hath bestowed on me, I dispose

of them as followeth.

Item.  I will that all my just debts and funeral charges be first paid and discrayed.

Item. I give and bequeath unto my Sons Obadiah and Makepeace my youngest son being

all the Sons that I have by my now wife Ruth, a parcell of Land lying and being

at Cascoe Bay, being all that was given me by my now wife's father, John Browne

and to their heirs forever.  But in case they should dye without issue, then the

sand Land I will to my two daughters which I have by my now wife named

Hannah and Abiall and to their heirs forever.

Item.  All the rest of my Estate not above disposed on which only is moveable

Estate and but a small sum, I give and bequeath unto my well beloved wife

Ruth, to be improved by her for and toward the bringing up of my four children

the youngest four, namely Obadiah, Makepeace, Hannah and Abiall, and also

for hero wn relief if alsoe see cause to give a reason why I have not in this my

last will given legacies to the rest of my children, it is not out of any ill will or

for want of love and respect, they are all alike dear unto me, But chiefly because

there is no Real estate save only the small matter of land above mentioned given

to my youngest sons which came by my now wife, and a small matter of move-

able Estate.  And also that the other of my children are in some capacity to get

their living being brought up, and these four youngest unable to help themselves.

And I alsoe doe give my now wife Ruth full power to dispose of all my children

namely John and Samuel and all the rest of my children until they come of

age at her discretion after my decease.

Lastly, I doe appoint and constitute my well beloved wife Ruth my sole Executrix

to this my last will and testament.  And in testimony that this is my last will

and testiment, and in testimony I declare it by setting hereunto my hand

and Seal this 25'th day of March 1704.

Signed and sealed

in the presence of us                                             John Houghton {seal}

Joshua Bill

C. Luiver Davis

Sam Chester

Joshua Bill appeared in a Court of Probate in New London June the 6, 1705

and made solemn Oath that he saw John Horton sign and seal the above

written Instrument and heard him declare it to be his last Will and Testament

and that then he the said Houghton was of a sound and disposing mind and

memory to the best of his understanding and that he set to his hand as a wittness.

                                                                   Test. George Denison

                                                                           County Clerk.

Capt Samuell Chester appeared in a Court of Probate held in New London November 6

1705 and made Oath that he also saw John Houghton sign seal and heard him

declare the above written will to be his last will and that to the best of his

knowledge he was sound in his Reason & understanding and that he set to his

name as a wittness to it.

                                                                   Test. George Denison, Clerk.

[page 312]

The within written will was Recorded in the 3'd Book of Wills for the County

of New London on fol. 64 this 16'th of November 1705.

                                                                   pr George Denison

                                                                                Clerk of Probate.

The Inventory of the Estate John Houghton deceased, and a true prisal taken by us

ye date followeth                                                                      £     s     d

Eitem his waring clothes prised at ......................................... 1   10   00

Eitem to books .......................................................................      08   00

Eitem to one Gun ...................................................................      08   00

Eitem to one warming pan .....................................................      19   06

Eitem to ten pounds of wooling yarn ..................................... 4   10   00

Eitem to two beds and beding ................................................ 1   03   00

Eitem to Chest and boxes a table & chairs ............................       03   00

Eitem to a wooling wheel & a Linen wheel ..........................       10   00

Eitem to 2 pots one brass kettle and a pail ............................       18   00

Eitem to 3 puter platters 3 basons 1 quart pot & other dishes  5  00   00

Eitem to 12 Sheep and 16 lambs ...........................................      12   00

Eitem to 2 Swine & four pigs ................................................      13   00

Eitem to fourteen pound of Sheeps wool ..............................      10   00

Eitem to 2 axes and 2 hoes, a pr of beetle rings ....................      10   00

Eitem to Iron & heater & a pr of fire tongs ...........................      08   00

Eitem to a Sadle and a Bridle ................................................      08   00

                                                                                                18  10   06

An old horse ..........................................................................      15   00

N. London June 4, 1705               James Morgan Jun.

                                                      James Avery Jun.

Ruth Houghton widow and relict of John Houghton late of New London deceased,

appeared at a Court of Probate held in New London November the 6'th 1705 and

made Oath that she gave in to the apprizers a true and just account of the

Estate f her deceased husband and that if anything further appear to be

his Estate that is considerable Shee will add it to this Inventory.

                                                                           Test. George Denison

                                                                                            Clerk.

Recorded in the 3'd Book of Wills for New London County on fol. 64 this

16th of November 1705.

                                                                            pr George Denison

                                                                                Clerk of Probate.

The source citation for this probate case file is:

Connecticut, Probate Court (New London District), "Probate Records, 1675-1916," on 25 microfilm reels, Volume A-B (p.1-185) 1675-1716, Volume A, pages 310-312 (stamped) (images 439-440 of 731), estate of John Houghton, New London, 1705; FHL microfilm on FHL Microfilm US/CAN 1,311,924, Item 2.

John Haughton (1647-1705) married (1) Hannah  --?-- in about 1675, perhaps in Boston.  There is no record that provides Hannah's name at the time of marriage.  They had four children, all probably born in Boston:

*  Hopestill Horton (ca 1674-1734), married 1698 Ebenezer Snow (1680-1725).

*  Dorothy Horton (ca 1680-1738), married 1701 David Doane (1674-1748).

*  Samuel Horton (ca 1686-1778), married 1714 Hannah Atwood (1686-1771).

*  John Horton (ca 1688-1710).

John Haughton married, in about 1694 probably in Boston, 2) Ruth Browne (1668-????), daughter of John and Hester (Makepeace) Browne of Marlborough, Massachusetts.  They had four children, the first two probably born in Newbury, Massachusetts and the next two probably born in New London, Connecticut:

*  Obediah Haughton (ca 1695-1773), married 1719 Mary Leverick.

*  Makepeace Haughton (ca 1696-1773), married 1725 Joanna Coffin (1701-1781)

*  Hannah Haughton (1700-????)

*  Abiall Haughton (1703-????)

John Houghton of New London wrote a will on 25 March 1704 which was proved in the New London County Probate Court on 16 November 1705.  In the will, he appointed his wife Ruth to be executrix of his estate, and bequeathed his entire estate to his present wife, Ruth, for her support and care of their children.  He also bequeathed land in Cascoe Bay given to him by his wife's father, John Browne, to his youngest sons Obadiah and Makepeace Houghton, and if they do not survive, then to his daughters Hannah and Abiell by Ruth.   He mentions his older sons John and Samuel [in Eastham at this time], and "other children," and leaves it to Ruth's discretion to give them some of the personal estate.  The will was witnessed by Joshua Bills, C. Luiver Davis and Samuel Chester.  

An inventory of the estate of John Houghton was taken on 4 June 1705 by James Morgan and James Avery.  The inventory totals £19-5s-6d.

John and Hannah (--?--) Haughton are my 7th great-grandparents, through their son Samuel Horton (1686-1788) who married Hannah Atwood (1686-1771) in 1714 in Eastham, Massachusetts.

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NOTE: Genea-blogger John Newmark (who writes the excellent TransylvanianDutch blog) started a Monday blog theme years ago called "Amanuensis Monday." John offers this definition for "amanuensis:"

"A person employed to write what another dictates or to copy what has been written by another."

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52 Ancestors - Week 358: #569 Hannah (--?--) Haughton (ca 1650-ca 1690) of Boston, Massachusetts

Hannah --?-- (1650-1690)  is number 569 on my Ahnentafel List, my 7th great-grandmother, who married #568  John Haughton (1647-1705)  in about 1675, probably in Boston, Suffolk County,  Massachusetts.

I am descended through:

*  their son #284 Samuel Horton (1686-1778) who married #285 Hannah Atwood (1686-1771) in 1714.

*  their son #142 Nathaniel Horton (1721-1771) who married  #143 Eunice Snow (1722-1816) in 1742.

*  their daughter #71 Hannah Horton (1761-1797)who married #70 Thomas Dill (1755-1839)  in 1782.

*  their daughter  #35 Elizabeth Horton Dill (1791-1869) who married  #34 Alpheus Smith (1802-1840)  in 1826.

*  their daughter, #17 Lucretia Townsend Smith (1828-1884) who married #16 Isaac Seaver (1823-1901) in 1851.

*  their son #8 Frank Walton Seaver (1852-1922) who married #9 Hattie Louisa Hildreth (1857-1920) in 1874.

*  their son #4 Frederick Walton Seaver (1876-1942) who married #5 Alma Bessie Richmond (1882-1962) in 1900.

*  their son #2 Frederick Walton Seaver (1911-1983) who married #3 Betty Virginia Carringer (1919-2002)  in 1942.

*  their son #1 Randall Jeffrey Seaver (1943-living)

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1)  PERSON (with source citations as indicated in brackets):  

   

*  Name:               Hannah  --?-- [1–2]    

*  Sex:                   Female  

2)  INDIVIDUAL EVENTS (with source citations as indicated in brackets):

 

*  Birth:                 about 1650, Massachusetts, United States    

*  Death:                about 1690 (about age 40), Massachusetts, United States  

3)  SHARED EVENTS (with source citations as indicated in brackets):

 

*  Spouse 1:               John Haughton (1647-1705)    

*  Marriage 1:            about 1675 (about age 25), probably Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States[1-2]    

*  Child 1:                  Hopestill Horton (ca 1677-1734)    

*  Child 2:                  Dorothy Horton (ca 1680-1738)    

*  Child 3:                  Samuel Horton (ca 1686-1778)    

*  Child 4:                  John Horton (ca 1688-1710)    

4)  NOTES (with source citations as indicated in brackets):  

Margaret Horton Weiler wrote a periodical article "Descendants of John Haughton (Horton) of Eastham" for the Cape Cod Genealogical Society bulletin[1] and she also wrote the book Descendants of John Horton of Boston, Massachusetts and New London, Connecticut, through his son, Samuel Horton of Eastham, Massachusetts[2].  The sketch for John Horton/Haughton included:

"John Horton (Haughton) lived in Boston, MA with his wife, Hannah, perhaps the Hannah Harden, daughter of Joseph and Mary Long, who died in Boston 7 Jan 1690."  

The two resources indicate that the Hannah Harden who died in 1690 might be the daughter of Joseph and Mary Long, but did not have the Horton or Haughton surname.  Harden is another possibility, but there is no authoritative evidence.

Since John Haughton was born in about 1647, it is likely that Hannah --?-- was born about 1650, perhaps in Boston. 

John married Hannah  --?-- in about 1675, perhaps in Boston.  There is no known record that provides Hannah's name at the time of marriage.  They had four children, all were probably born in Boston, and Samuel's birth was recorded there:

*  Hopestill Horton (1677-1734), married 1698 Ebenezer Snow (1680-1725).

*  Dorothy Horton (1680-1738), married 1701 David Doane (1674-1748).

*  Samuel Horton (1686-1778), married 1714 Hannah Atwood (1686-1771).

*  John Horton (1688-1710).

It is likely that John Haughton moved his family to Eastham, Massachusetts in or before about 1690, and that is where daughters Hopestill and Dorothy, and son Samuel, married and made their home, and son John died there in 1710.

Hannah may have died between 1688 and about 1694, when John married again to Ruth Browne of Boston.

There are no known death or burial records for Hannah (--?--) Haughton/Horton in Massachusetts records.

  

5)  SOURCES

 

1. Margaret Horton Weiler, "Descendants of John Horton (Haughton) of Eastham," Bulletin of the Cape Cod Genealogical Society (Harwich, Mass. : Brooks Free Library), Vol. XI, No. 3 (September 1983), pages 57-64, John Horton/Haughton of Boston and Eastham sketch.

2. Margaret Horton Weiler, Descendants of John Horton of Boston, Massachusetts and New London, Connecticut, through his son, Samuel Horton of Eastham, Massachusetts ( Bradford, New Hampshire :  Penobscot Press, 1994), 121 pages.  Accessed at Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah, US/CAN microfilm 1,698,100, Item 9, John Horton/Haughton sketch.

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NOTE:  In 2014, Amy Johnson Crow suggested a weekly blog theme of "52 Ancestors" in her blog post  52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks on the No Story Too Small blog.  I have extended this theme in 2020 for a seventh year to 364 Ancestors in 364 Weeks.  The list of 52 Ancestors biographies from my great-grandparents to the 7th great-grandparents (in work) is in   https://www.geneamusings.com/p/ancestor-biographies.html.

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52 Ancestors - Week 357: #568 John Haughton (1647-1705) of Boston, Massachusetts and New London, Connecticut

John Haughton (1647-1705)  is number 568 on my Ahnentafel List, my 7th great-grandfather, who married #569  Hannah --?-- (1650-1690) in about 1675, probably in Boston, Suffolk County,  Massachusetts.

I am descended through:

*  their son #284 Samuel Horton (1686-1778) who married #285 Hannah Atwood (1686-1771) in 1714.

*  their son #142 Nathaniel Horton (1721-1771) who married  #143 Eunice Snow (1722-1816) in 1742.

*  their daughter #71 Hannah Horton (1761-1797)who married #70 Thomas Dill (1755-1839)  in 1782.

*  their daughter  #35 Elizabeth Horton Dill (1791-1869) who married  #34 Alpheus Smith (1802-1840)  in 1826.

*  their daughter, #17 Lucretia Townsend Smith (1828-1884) who married #16 Isaac Seaver (1823-1901) in 1851.

*  their son #8 Frank Walton Seaver (1852-1922) who married #9 Hattie Louisa Hildreth (1857-1920) in 1874.

*  their son #4 Frederick Walton Seaver (1876-1942) who married #5 Alma Bessie Richmond (1882-1962) in 1900.

*  their son #2 Frederick Walton Seaver (1911-1983) who married #3 Betty Virginia Carringer (1919-2002)  in 1942.

*  their son #1 Randall Jeffrey Seaver (1943-living)

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1)  PERSON (with source citations as indicated in brackets):  

   

*  Name:                      John Haughton[1–2]    

 *  Alternate Name:     John Houghton[4]    

*  Alternate Name:      John Horton[1–2]  

*  Sex:                         Male    

*  Father:                    Richard Haughton (1615-1682)    

*  Mother:                  Sarah --?-- (1618-1670)  

2)  INDIVIDUAL EVENTS (with source citations as indicated in brackets):

 

 *  Birth:                     about 1647, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States[2]

 

*  Death:                     before 4 June 1705 (before about age 58), inventory taken; New London, New London, Connecticut, United States[3]

*  Probate:                 16 November 1705 (about age 58), will proved; New London, New London, Connecticut, United States[3]   

    

3)  SHARED EVENTS (with source citations as indicated in brackets):

 

*  Spouse 1:               Hannah --?-- (ca 1650-1690)    

*  Marriage 1:            about 1675 (about age 28), probably Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States[2]    

*  Child 1:                  Hopestill Horton (ca 1677-1734)    

*  Child 2:                  Dorothy Horton (ca 1680-1738)    

*  Child 3:                  Samuel Horton (ca 1686-1778)    

*  Child 4:                  John Horton (ca 1688-1710)    

*  Spouse 2:               Ruth Browne (1668-????)    

*  Marriage 2:            about 1694 (about age 47), probably Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States[3]    

*  Child 5:                 Obadiah Haughton (ca 1695-1773)    

*  Child 6:                Makepeace Haughton (ca 1696-1773)    

*  Child 7:                Hannah Haughton (1700-ca 1761)    

*  Child 8:                Abiell Haughton (1703-    )  

4)  NOTES (with source citations as indicated in brackets):  

Margaret Horton Weiler wrote the book Descendants of John Horton of Boston, Massachusetts and New London, Connecticut, through his son, Samuel Horton of Eastham, Massachusetts[2].  The sketch for John Horton/Haughton included:

"John Horton, father of Samuel, was recorded in Boston tax lists of 1674, 1684, 1686, 1688 and 1695."

 John Haughton was born in about 1647, probably in Boston, Massachusetts Bay Colony, probably to Richard and Sarah (--?--) Haughton of Boston[1-2].  

He married (1) Hannah  --?-- in about 1675, perhaps in Boston[1-2].  There is no record that provides Hannah's name at the time of marriage.  They had four children, all probably born in Boston:

*  Hopestill Horton (ca 1674-1734), married 1698 Ebenezer Snow (1680-1725).

*  Dorothy Horton (ca 1680-1738), married 1701 David Doane (1674-1748).

*  Samuel Horton (ca 1686-1778), married 1714 Hannah Atwood (1686-1771).

*  John Horton (ca 1688-1710).

John's father, Richard Haughton, a mariner who resided in New London, Connecticut, died in 1682 in Wethersfield, Connecticut.  His estate was proved in Hartford, Connecticut, but he did not identify his children.

After Hannah died in about 1690, John Haughton probably moved to Newbury, Massachusetts and perhaps to Eastham, Massachusetts for a time (daughters Hopestill and Dorothy married there, and sons Samuel and John resided there the rest of their lives), and then to New London, Connecticut and was a shipwright there.  

John Haughton married, in about 1694 probably in Boston, 2) Ruth Browne (1668-????), daughter of John and Hester (Makepeace) Browne of Marlborough, Massachusetts[3].  They had four children, the first two probably born in Newbury, and the next two probably born in New London:

*  Obediah Haughton (ca 1695-1773), married 1719 Mary Leverick.

*  Makepeace Haughton (ca 1696-1773), married 1725 Joanna Coffin (1701-1781)

*  Hannah Haughton (1700-????)

*  Abiell Haughton (1703-????)

John Houghton died before 4 June 1705 in New London at about age 58 when an inventory of his estate was taken[3].  There is no known burial location for him.

John Houghton of New London wrote a will on 25 March 1704 which was proved in the New London District Probate Court on 16 November 1705[2].  In the will, he appointed his wife Ruth to be executrix of his estate, and bequeathed his entire estate to his present wife, Ruth, for her support and care of their children.  He also bequeathed land in Cascoe Bay given to him by his wife's father, John Browne, to his youngest sons Obadiah and Makepeace Houghton, and if they do not survive, then to his daughters Hannah and Abiell by Ruth.   He mentions his older sons John and Samuel [in Eastham at this time], and "other children," and leaves it to Ruth's discretion to give them some of the personal estate.  The will was witnessed by Joshua Bills, C. ????? Davis and Samuel Chester.  

An inventory of the estate of John Houghton was taken on 4 June 1705 by James Morgan and James Avery.  The inventory totals £19-5s-6d.

  

5)  SOURCES

 

1. Margaret Horton Weiler, "Descendants of John Horton (Haughton) of Eastham," Bulletin of the Cape Cod Genealogical Society (Harwich, Mass. : Brooks Free Library), Vol. XI, No. 3 (September 1983), pages 57-64., John Horton/Haughton of Boston and Eastham sketch.

2. Margaret Horton Weiler, Descendants of John Horton of Boston, Massachusetts and New London, Connecticut, through his son, Samuel Horton of Eastham, Massachusetts ( Bradford, New Hampshire :  Penobscot Press, 1994), 121 pages.  Accessed at Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah, US/CAN microfilm 1,698,100, Item 9, John Horton/Haughton sketch.

3. Connecticut, Probate Court (New London District), FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org), "Probate Records, 1675-1916," on 25 microfilm reels, Volume A-B (p.1-185) 1675-1716, Volume A, pages 310-312 (stamped) (images 439-440 of 731), estate of John Houghton, New London, 1705; FHL microfilm on FHL Microfilm US/CAN 1,311,924, Item 2.

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NOTE:  In 2014, Amy Johnson Crow suggested a weekly blog theme of "52 Ancestors" in her blog post  52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks on the No Story Too Small blog.  I have extended this theme in 2020 for a seventh year to 364 Ancestors in 364 Weeks.  The list of 52 Ancestors biographies from my great-grandparents to the 7th great-grandparents (in work) is in   https://www.geneamusings.com/p/ancestor-biographies.html.

The URL for this post is:  https://www.geneamusings.com/2020/11/52-ancestors-week-357-568-john-haughton.html

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