John Houghton Jr.1

b. circa 1650, d. 3 February 1736/37
John Houghton Jr.|b. c 1650\nd. 3 Feb 1736/37|p1335.htm|John Houghton|d. 29 Apr 1684|p1546.htm|Beatrix (—?—) (Houghton)|d. 1721|p1547.htm|||||||||||||
Family Background:
Underwood and Allied Families
     John Houghton Jr. was born circa 1650.3 He was the son of John Houghton and Beatrix (—?—) (Houghton).2 He married Mary Farrer, daughter of Jacob Farrer and Ann (—?—) (Farrer-Sears), on 22 February 1671/72 in Lancaster, Middlesex County (now Worcester), Massachusetts.1,4 He died on 3 February 1736/37.3
     
     John Houghton Jr. was prominent in the history of Lancaster where he was known as "Esquire" or "Justice" and served the town repeatedly as moderator, selectman, assessor, schoolmaster, representative to the General Court, town clerk, and clerk of the writs.3

Children of John Houghton Jr. and Mary Farrer

Citations

  1. [S203] Lilian K.P. Farrar, "The English Ancestry of Jacob Farrer of Lancaster, Mass.", The New England Historical and Genealogical Register 95 (January 1941): 11.
  2. [S216] Annie Lane Burr and Thomas Hovey Gage, "John Houghton of Lancaster, Mass., and some of his Descendants", New England Historic and Genealogical Register (NEHGR) 79 (October 1925): 393.
  3. [S216] Annie Lane Burr and Thomas Hovey Gage, "John Houghton of Lancaster, Mass., and some of his Descendants", New England Historic and Genealogical Register (NEHGR) 79 (October 1925): 394.
  4. [S202] Andrew H. Ward Esq., "Lancaster Records", New England Historical and Genealogical Register 16 (October 1862): 359.
  5. [S216] Annie Lane Burr and Thomas Hovey Gage, "John Houghton of Lancaster, Mass., and some of his Descendants", New England Historic and Genealogical Register (NEHGR) 79 (October 1925): 395.