Daniel Blish1,2

M, #991, b. 6 January 1817, d. 12 December 1856

Family: Mary Houghton Bruce b. 5 Oct 1817, d. 8 May 1893

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectY
BirthJan 6, 1817Jay, Essex Co., NY, USA, age 33 in 1850 census3
MarriageJan 8, 1840Jay, Essex, NY, USA4,2,5,3
1850 Census1850Jay, Essex Co., NY, USA, age 33, farmer; and mother Beulah Blish and Barney Bruce6
DeathDec 12, 1856Jay, Essex Co., NY, USA3
Contributn
ParentsSDaniel Blish (1780-1820) and Beulah Wilcox (1782-1861); David Blish, David Blish, Tristram Blish, Joseph Blish, Abraham Blish, b. 1618, Eng., who purchased land from Richard Moore, 1 Nov 1637 in Duxbury (Plymouth Colony), MA



0613 Daniel Blish, b. 6 January 1817 in Jay, NY, m. Mary Houghton Bruce, 8
January 1840 in Jay, NY, d. 12 December 1856 in Jay, NY


0343 Daniel Blish, b. 29 August 1780 in Glastonbury, Hartford Co., CT,
m. Beulah Wilcox, 30 December 1802 in Gilsum, NH, d. 15 May 1820


0165 David Blish, b. 16 September 1753 in Glastonbury, Hartford Co., CT,
m. Lucy Wilcox, bef. July 1776, d. 5 December 1817


0049 David Blish, b. 26 October 1732 in Colchester, CT, m. Zeruiah Skinner,
ca. 1752 in Colchester, CT, d. 26 October 1816/7, buried 26 October1816/7 in
New Cemetery, Marlborough, CT


0014 Tristram Blish, b. April 1694 in Barnstable, Barnstable
County, MA, m. 24 Anne Fuller, 17 October 1717, d. aft. 3 March 1752


0003 Joseph Blish, b. 1 April 1648 in Barnstable, Barnstable County, MA, m. 14
Hannah Hull, 15 September 1674 in West Barnstable, MA, d. 14 June 1730 in
West Barnstable, MA, buried aft. 14 June 1730 in West Barnstable, MA


0001 Abraham Blish, b. 1618 in England, m. Anne Pratt, 1640, m. Hannah
(Williams) Barker, bef. October 1654,m. Alice Derby, 4 January 1659, d. 7 September
1683 in Barnstable, Barnstable County, MA, purchased land from Richard Moore 1
November 1637 in Duxbury (Plymouth Colony), MA
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Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S3] Vivian Imogene Uran, Houghton Genealogy - V.I. Uran, p. 169 #301.
  2. [S33] Pollard, History of Baltimore VT, p. 112.
  3. [S415] E-mail from Daniel Blish, Apr 3 2004, from Blish Genealogy and its Supplement.
  4. [S3] Vivian Imogene Uran, Houghton Genealogy - V.I. Uran, p. 169.
  5. [S28] DAR Lineage Book, V. 38, p. 226.
  6. [S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Jay, Essex, New York; Roll: M432_504; Page: 204, line 16, dwl 2908-2978.

Lucy Blish1

F, #992, b. 9 October 1846, d. 26 September 1863

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
BirthOct 9, 1846Jay, Essex Co., NY, USA, age 3 in 1850 census; age 13 in 1860 census2,3
DeathSep 26, 1863Appleton, Outagamie Co., WI, USA2
BiographyDied unmarried
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S3] Vivian Imogene Uran, Houghton Genealogy - V.I. Uran, p. 169 #303.
  2. [S415] E-mail from Daniel Blish, Apr 3 2004, from Blish Genealogy and its Supplement.
  3. [S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Jay, Essex, New York; Roll: M432_504; Page: 204, line 16, dwl 2908-2978.

David Blish1

M, #993, b. 8 April 1841, d. 29 September 1913

Family: Elizabeth Hickok

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
BirthApr 8, 1841Jay, Essex Co., NY, USA, age 9 in 1850 census; age 19 in 1860 census1
MarriageMay 15, 1863Jay, Essex Co., NY, USA1
DeathSep 29, 1913Chicago, Cook Co., IL, USA1
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S415] E-mail from Daniel Blish, Apr 3 2004, from Blish Genealogy and its Supplement.

Frank Daniel Blish1,2

M, #994, b. 30 June 1852

Family: Alice Margaret Bay

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
BirthJun 30, 1852Jay, Essex Co., NY, USA, age 7 in 1860 census2
MarriageDec 5, 1878Chicago, Cook Co., IL, USA2
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S3] Vivian Imogene Uran, Houghton Genealogy - V.I. Uran, p. 169 #305.
  2. [S415] E-mail from Daniel Blish, Apr 3 2004, from Blish Genealogy and its Supplement.

Lillian Martha Blish1,2

F, #995, b. 13 February 1849, d. between 1920 and 1923

Family: Henry C. Purmont b. Dec 1845, d. b 1920

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
BirthFeb 13, 1849Jay, Essex, NY, USA, age 1 in 1850 census; age 11 in 1870 census; age 51in 1910 census1,2
MarriageNov 12, 1867Jay, Essex Co., NY, USA, mar 42 y in 1910 census3,2
1870 Census1870Chicago, Cook Co., IL, USA, age 24, book keeper4
1880 Census1880Chicago, Cook Co., IL, USA, age 34, lumber salesman5
1900 Census1900Chicago, Cook Co., IL, USA, age 54, lumberman6
Note19101 child born, none living7
1910 Census1910Chicago, Cook Co., IL, USA, age 64, lumber merchant7
NoteLillian sent records of Seth Houghton family to Sallie Bruce8
Deathbetween 1920 and 1923Chicago, Cook Co., IL, USA3
BiographyPollard: "We are indebted to Miss Bertha Field for this list of Seth and Sally Houghton's children. The one clue to the Houghton family comes from a package of letters yellowed with age which were written to Mr. Field by Mrs. Purmont of Chicago, who was tracing her genealogy."

Uran: "Lucy Mary always called Mattie. M. Henry Purmont. Henry Purmont was a lumber dealer in Chicago. Lillie Houghton and Lydia May Houghton-Morgan visited Mrs. Purmont in 1920. In 1923 Mrs. Morgan visited the home again. The Purmonts were both deceased, having no heirs they had willed their home to a faithful negro maid who had lived with them. It was during the race riots in Chicago and the negro maid was afraid to go outside her home. It is thought by some of the relatives that an infant son of the Purmonts died when young. No record has been found of such a child."9,3
AlertHoughton Genealogist of Seth Houghton family: The one clue to the [Seth ] Houghton family comes from a package of letters yellowed with age which were written to Mr. Field by Mrs. Purmont of Chicago, who was tracing her genealogy."9
Gen. Soc.DAR: #366391
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S28] DAR Lineage Book, V. 38, p. 226.
  2. [S415] E-mail from Daniel Blish, Apr 3 2004, from Blish Genealogy and its Supplement.
  3. [S3] Vivian Imogene Uran, Houghton Genealogy - V.I. Uran, p. 169.
  4. [S1228] 1870 U.S. Federal Census , Chicago Ward 5, Cook, Illinois; Roll: M593_200; Page: 270; line 8, dwl 1572.
  5. [S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: T9_186; Family History Film: 1254186; Page: 170.3000; Enumeration District: 26; line 13, dwl 3430.
  6. [S1230] 1900 U.S. Federal Census , Chicago Ward 4, Cook, Illinois; Roll: T623 247; Page: 18A; Enumeration District: 82; line 15, dwl 3420.
  7. [S1231] 1910 U.S. Federal Census , Chicago Ward 3, Cook, Illinois; Roll: T624_242; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 217; line 30, dwl 3430-95-134.
  8. [S1399] Unknown subject.
  9. [S33] Pollard, History of Baltimore VT, p. 109.

Henry C. Purmont1,2

M, #996, b. December 1845, d. before 1920

Family: Lillian Martha Blish b. 13 Feb 1849, d. bt 1920 - 1923

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
BirthDec, 1845NY, USA, age 64 in 1910 census3,4
MarriageNov 12, 1867Jay, Essex Co., NY, USA, mar 42 y in 1910 census1,5
Occupationlumber dealer
1870 Census1870Chicago, Cook Co., IL, USA, age 24, book keeper6
1880 Census1880Chicago, Cook Co., IL, USA, age 34, lumber salesman7
1900 Census1900Chicago, Cook Co., IL, USA, age 54, lumberman4
1910 Census1910Chicago, Cook Co., IL, USA, age 64, lumber merchant3
Deathbefore 1920Chicago, Cook Co., IL, USA1
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S3] Vivian Imogene Uran, Houghton Genealogy - V.I. Uran, p. 169.
  2. [S28] DAR Lineage Book, V. 38, p. 226.
  3. [S1231] 1910 U.S. Federal Census , Chicago Ward 3, Cook, Illinois; Roll: T624_242; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 217; line 30, dwl 3430-95-134.
  4. [S1230] 1900 U.S. Federal Census , Chicago Ward 4, Cook, Illinois; Roll: T623 247; Page: 18A; Enumeration District: 82; line 15, dwl 3420.
  5. [S415] E-mail from Daniel Blish, Apr 3 2004, from Blish Genealogy and its Supplement.
  6. [S1228] 1870 U.S. Federal Census , Chicago Ward 5, Cook, Illinois; Roll: M593_200; Page: 270; line 8, dwl 1572.
  7. [S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: T9_186; Family History Film: 1254186; Page: 170.3000; Enumeration District: 26; line 13, dwl 3430.

Widow (?) de Favare1

F, #997

Family 1: William (?)

Family 2: Richard (?)

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
Marriage11402,3
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1264] De Hoghton Pedigree II Chart;,, from Sir Bernard de Hoghton, BT, Apr 2004 (in possession of Charles J. Vella).
  2. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 21.
  3. [S166] Cutter, New England Families II, p. 962.

Walter (?)1,2

M, #998

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Birth
BiographyJWH: "No further record"1
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 20 #7.
  2. [S1265] De Hoghton Pedigree I Chart;,, from Sir Bernard de Hoghton, BT, Apr 2004 (in possession of Charles J. Vella).

Roger Pincerna (?)1

M, #999

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Birth
Biographyde Hoghton Pedigree I: "Lord of Warton";
JWH: "No further record."2,1
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1265] De Hoghton Pedigree I Chart;,, from Sir Bernard de Hoghton, BT, Apr 2004 (in possession of Charles J. Vella).
  2. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 20 #8.

Richard (?)1,2

M, #1000

Family: Widow (?) de Favare

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Birth
Living11892
BiographyJWH: "No record."1
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 21 #11.
  2. [S1265] De Hoghton Pedigree I Chart;,, from Sir Bernard de Hoghton, BT, Apr 2004 (in possession of Charles J. Vella).

Roger de Hocton1,2

M, #1001

Family: (?) Bussell

  • Marriage*: Roger de Hocton married (?) Bussell p. 21: "married a daughter of Hugh Bussell."3

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Birth
Marriagep. 21: "married a daughter of Hugh Bussell."3
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 21 #12.
  2. [S3] Vivian Imogene Uran, Houghton Genealogy - V.I. Uran, p. 28 #12.
  3. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 21.

(?) Bussell1

F, #1002

Family: Roger de Hocton

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Marriagep. 21: "married a daughter of Hugh Bussell."2
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 21 #12s.
  2. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 21.

Agnes (?)1,2

F, #1004

Family: Sir Adam de Hoghton d. 1290

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Marriage3,4,2
Living12962
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 22.
  2. [S1265] De Hoghton Pedigree I Chart;,, from Sir Bernard de Hoghton, BT, Apr 2004 (in possession of Charles J. Vella).
  3. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 22 #16s.
  4. [S1264] De Hoghton Pedigree II Chart;,, from Sir Bernard de Hoghton, BT, Apr 2004 (in possession of Charles J. Vella).

Master Richard de Hoghton1,2,3,4

M, #1005, d. circa 1316

Family: Christiana (?)

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
BirthEngland5
Marriage4
Residencebetween 1290 and 1316Hoghton Tower, Preston, Lancashire, England, Living2
Deathcirca 13164
Biographyde Hoghton Pedigree I: "Sheriff of Lancs. 1301, m. Christiana"
de Hoghton Pedigree II: "Richard, styled Filius dom. Adae, 2 Ed. I, Sheriff of co. Lancaster, 29 Ed. I, an officer in those days of great trust and authority."

JWH, p. 22: "Sir Richard, styled Filius dominus Adoe in 1274. He was sheriff of the County of Lancaster in 1301, an office in those days of great thrust and authority. He had a son, Richard, who died without issue, and two daughters, Margaretta and Johanna, who married William, son of Adam de Graistock, and left a son, Edmund, who held lands in Caterrale, called Howart."

2 Ed I. Sheriff of Lanc 29 Ed I

Hoghton Tower: Occupied Hoghton Tower, 1290-1316; Sheriff of Lancaster 1282, 1291, & 13015,3,4
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 22 #17.
  2. [S243] Hoghton Tower, p. 5.
  3. [S1264] De Hoghton Pedigree II Chart;,, from Sir Bernard de Hoghton, BT, Apr 2004 (in possession of Charles J. Vella).
  4. [S1265] De Hoghton Pedigree I Chart;,, from Sir Bernard de Hoghton, BT, Apr 2004 (in possession of Charles J. Vella).
  5. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 22.

Richard de Hoghton1

M, #1006, d. after 1345

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Birth
Deathafter 13451
Biographyde Hoghton Pedigree II: "Richard de Hoghton, died without issue, and was succeeded by his cousin."

JWH: by his cousin Adam3,2
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1265] De Hoghton Pedigree I Chart;,, from Sir Bernard de Hoghton, BT, Apr 2004 (in possession of Charles J. Vella).
  2. [S1264] De Hoghton Pedigree II Chart;,, from Sir Bernard de Hoghton, BT, Apr 2004 (in possession of Charles J. Vella).
  3. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 22.

Margaret de Hoghton1,2

F, #1007

Family: Thomas de Hothersall

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Birth
Marriage2
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1264] De Hoghton Pedigree II Chart;,, from Sir Bernard de Hoghton, BT, Apr 2004 (in possession of Charles J. Vella).
  2. [S1265] De Hoghton Pedigree I Chart;,, from Sir Bernard de Hoghton, BT, Apr 2004 (in possession of Charles J. Vella).

Joan de Hoghton1

F, #1008

Family: William de Greystock

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Birth
Marriage2,1
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1265] De Hoghton Pedigree I Chart;,, from Sir Bernard de Hoghton, BT, Apr 2004 (in possession of Charles J. Vella).
  2. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 22.

William de Greystock1

M, #1009

Family: Joan de Hoghton

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Marriage2,1
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1265] De Hoghton Pedigree I Chart;,, from Sir Bernard de Hoghton, BT, Apr 2004 (in possession of Charles J. Vella).
  2. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 22.

Edmund de Graistock1

M, #1010

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Birth
BiographyHeld lands in Caterale, called Howarth.1
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 22.

Thomas de Hoghton1

M, #1016

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Birth
Biographyp. 23, "No further record."2
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 23 #20.
  2. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 23.

William de Bold1

M, #1017

Family: Sibyll de Hoghton

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Marriage2,3
Biographyde Hoghton Pedigree II: "William, son of Richard de Bold";
JWH, p. 23: "son of Richard de Bold, Esq."2,3
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 23 #22s.
  2. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 23.
  3. [S1264] De Hoghton Pedigree II Chart;,, from Sir Bernard de Hoghton, BT, Apr 2004 (in possession of Charles J. Vella).

Mary Houghton1,2,3,4,5,6,7

F, #1018, b. 11 April 1653, d. 8 December 1697

Family: William Bently b. c 1645, d. b 1703

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
BirthApr 11, 1653Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Lancaster VRs: Marie, 4 m 11d 1653 ; JWH, AF: 4,11,1653; Nourse, Early Records: birth, Marie Houghton, 1653, 4m, 11d; BT: Nov. 4, 1653 (Jan. 1654); NEGHR: Nov. 4, 1653 from Middlesex records; MLM: Nov. 4, 1653; FWH: Dec. 4, 16538,2,9,10,11,12,13,5,14,15,16,17
MarriageJan 20, 1675Dorchester, Suffolk Co., MA, USA, 01 Jan 1674/75; Clemens: 20 Jan 167318,10,3,19,15,20,16,21
DeathDec 8, 1697Charlestown, Suffolk Co., MA, USA, JWH gives 10, 8, 1679 and baptism of triplets in 1691 [error? 1697]18
BiographyHad triplets.
AFNG421-TD22
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 91, 93 #120.
  2. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 9.
  3. [S52] Dorchester Births, Marriages, p. 23.
  4. [S80] Chandler, Houghton Genealogy, #11103.
  5. [S150] Savage, Genealogical Dictionary, II, p. 469.
  6. [S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 4 #3.
  7. [S200] Smith, Report to Houghton Association, p. 50 #3 (Francis Walter Houghton's Genealogy).
  8. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 91, 93.
  9. [S12] Nourse, Early Records of Lancaster, pp. 251, 314.
  10. [S42] Torrey, New England Marriages, p. 65.
  11. [S46] Boston Transcript, 5/27/1908 #9886, JCLC.
  12. [S46] Boston Transcript, 5/20/1908 #9886, JCLC.
  13. [S96] NEHGR, 14 [1860]:352.
  14. [S169] Wilder, Book of Wilders I, p. 1.
  15. [S200] Smith, Report to Houghton Association, p. 50, 62.
  16. [S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 4.
  17. [S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 337.
  18. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 93.
  19. [S96] NEHGR, 14 [1860]: 78.
  20. [S407] William Montgomery Clemens, Amer. Mar. Records < 1600, p. 36.
  21. [S904] Houghton Family Records;, Letter to Francis W. Houghton from Eben Tolman, Town Clerk, Dorchester, MA, 1853.
  22. [S13] "Ancestral File of LDS, Version 4.13", Ancestral File.
  23. [S200] Smith, Report to Houghton Association, p. 50 (Genealogy of Francis Walter Houghton).

William Bently1,2,3

M, #1019, b. circa 1645, d. before 1703

Family: Mary Houghton b. 11 Apr 1653, d. 8 Dec 1697

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectY
Birthcirca 1645Shudy Camps, Cambridge, England
ImmigrationMay 27, 1671"William came to New England in the ship Arabella, Richard Sprague, Master, sailed from Gravesend 27 May 1671."4
Origincirca 1675Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA5,6
MarriageJan 20, 1675Dorchester, Suffolk Co., MA, USA, 01 Jan 1674/75; Clemens: 20 Jan 16735,7,2,8,9,10,6,11
Deathbefore 1703Narraganset, Washington, RI, USA
AFNG422-3Q12
Contributn
ResearchLawrence H. Bentley vs Brian Manson theory:
The attached shows why I believe Brian Manson to be wrong. Because of a lack of records, all conclusions are circumstantial. However, I believe that the weight of evidence points to William Bentley who died in Kings Towne in 1720 as being the William Bentley who sailed on the ARABELLA in 1671 and who was my ancestor.
I also believe that the William Bentley who married Mary Elliot in Stonington on April 21, 1703 came from Massachusetts and possibly was descended from the William Bentley who sailed on the TRUELOVE in 1635.
Larry


BENTLEYS TO AMERICA
Only those to New England are listed. Another William Bentley went to Virginia in 1635.

THE COMPLETE BOOK OF EMIGRANTS 1607-1660 Peter Wilson Coldham
     Pg. 166 19 Sept. 1635 Persons transported from London to New England by the TRUELOVE, John Gibbs, Master William Bentley age 47; Alice Bentley 15; John Bentley 17
     
OUR EARLY EMIGRANT ANCESTORS, THE ORIGINAL LISTS OF PERSONS OF QUALITY 1600-1700 John Camden Hotten 1968 Same information

SAVAGE, VOL. 1, DICTIONARY OF FIRST SETTLERS OF NEW ENGLAND
     Pg. 110 John Bentley, Charlestown, perhaps son of William, d. 20 Nov. 1690
     Pg. 110 Richard Bentley, Charlestown, in 1690 had wife Margaret
     Pg. 110 William Bentley, a passenger to Boston, 1635, aged 47, in the TRUELOVE, with John, 17, and Alice 15,perhaps his children but where he pitched his tent, is unknown to me as also is anything about Mary, a passenger the same year in the DEFENSE, aged 20.

FOUNDERS OF NEW ENGLAND Samuel Gardiner Drake 1860
     Pg. 78 List of names of the passengers on board the ship ARABELLA, Richard Sprague, Master, bound for New England, May ye 27th, 1671 (landed at Boston) William Bentley from Gravesend to New England

PASSENGERS TO AMERICA Selected excerpts from the NRHGR. Same information as above

From what I can determine there were three male Bentleys who sailed from England to New England during the time period 1635-1671.

               WILLIAM BENTLEY OF RHODE ISLAND

ONE BRANCH OF THE BENTLEY FAMILY OF RHODE ISLAND Emilie Sarter 1953
Pages V-XV Introduction. Sarter sets forth in detail, with references, why she believes that John Osborne Austin (1849-1918) THE GENEALOGICAL DICTIONARY OF RHODE ISLAND mixed up the William Bentleys and erroneously showed William Bentley Jr., son of William Bentley and Sarah (either Eldred or Leithfield, or unknown last name) marrying Mary Elliot of Stonington. It has been well documented that William Jr. first married a woman named Elizabeth about 1800 and second married Bathsheba Greene Lewis, widow of Israel Lewis on August 1, 1734.

Pages 91-103 of the RHODE ISLAND GENELOGICAL REGISTER by Alden G. Beaman Oct. 1978, Beaman states that William Bentley was born about 1652 of Kingstown and his Inventory was taken 11 July 1720. He states that William married Sarah and that her last name was unknown but not Liethfield. He lists the children as named in the will. Beaman was also a descendant of this William Bentley and spent many years researching Rhode Island records trying to prove the ancestry of William. Stewarts work follows Beaman and accepts most of it except for the origin of William. Unfortunately, because of a fire in the Bank where the Kingstown records were kept, there are very few records from 1652.

GENEALOGICAL CLASSIFICATION BY FAMILY GROUP CODING FOR DESCENT FROM COMON ANCESTORS Vol. II 1986 Cameron Ralph Stewart. Volume II is Bentley Family Genealogy. On page 1054 Stewart states that "there is not the slightest evidence where William Bentley (1) of Kingstown came from or just when he arrived in the country." Stewart accepts and repeats Sarter's information. On Page 1069 and others he gives circumstantial information that William, who settled in Rhode Island, was christened on Sept. 13, 1640 in Ampthill, Bedfordshire, England. Factually, he died before July 11,1720, the date his will was sealed, in Kings Towne, Colony of Rhode Island. On Pg. 1041 Stewart cites a copy of a bible record on file at the Rhode Island Historical Society that contains the information "William Bently Born in Amphill in Bedfordshire England and departed this Life in Kingstown 83 yrs and 11 days of His age"---. Stewart cites much other information to support his suggestion that the William Bentley who sailed on the ARABELLA was the William Bentley who settled in Rhode Island. Since publication of his book, Stewart has been to England and discovered additional proof of the parents of William. Most historians and genealogists accept that this William Bentley was the passenger on the ARABELLA. Most important, he appears to have been born in 1640, which is after 1635 when the other William Bentley previously sailed to America. Since the William born in 1640 in Ampthill is the only Bentley who fits the 1671 sailing on the ARABELLA, there is strong circumstantial evidence that this William is the William who settled in Kings Towne, Colony of Rhode Island.

William settled in the present day area of Wickford, RI and established a tanning house. His first child, Jane was born in 1675 and son William Jr. on July 8, 1677. In 1678 he is compensated for "Carrying ye Chains" for surveying and in 1679 he signed a petition to King Charles II. In 1709 he purchased land in present day Exeter, RI. Through land record research I have been able to establish the location of this land.


This William Bentley is my ancestor with a well documented line of descent. His son William Jr. was born July 8, 1677 and grandson William born May 29, 1735. There were four other William Bentleys born in Rhode Island during this time period to siblings of William Jr.

               WILLIAM BENTLEY OF LEBANON     

HISTORY OF STONINGTON CONNECTICUT Richard Anson Wheeler 1900 Unfortunately, Wheeler repeats the Austin mistake on page 233. He states that William came on the ARABELLA and then goes on to state that he married Mary Eliot on Apr. 21, 1703 in Stonington. It is true that a William Bentley married Mary Elliot of Stonington but it was a different William Bentley than the son of the William who settled in Rhode Island. All the William Bentleys, who were living in Rhode Island Colony in 1703, old enough to have married Mary Elliot are accounted for. It was not until the mid 1700's that the family of George Bentley, son of William, Jr. settled in Stonington.

HISTORY OF THE FIRST CHURCH OF STONINGTON Richard Anson Wheeler There are several baptism records for the children of William and Mary Bentley of Lebanon. There are deeds on record in Stonington whereby Mary Elliot Bentley of Lebanon deeds land to her brother that she inherited from her father. There are not other Bentleys in the Stonington Land Records until 1751 when George Bentley Jr. of Westerly, married Amy Cartee of Stonington.

William Bentley of Lebanon is Brian Manson's ancestor. I believe I gave Brian the information on April 12, 2000 by Email that his William came from Dorchester. There is a manuscript titled WILLIAM BENTLEY, YEOMAN OF LEBANON, CONN. by Mrs. Edward M. Bentley that I have not read that may provide additional information. I also told Brian of two other documents at Salt Lake that pertain to the Lebanon Bentleys.


                    SUMMARY
My query to you was an attempt to see if additional information existed about the ancestors of William Bentley of Lebanon. My goal was, if possible, to clear up the confusion between William Bentley of Lebanon and William Bentley of Rhode Island. Yes, there were two contemptuous Williams who may or may not have been related plus other cousins also named William. At present there appears to be two different, though possibly related lines. Possibly one came from Cambridgeshire and one from Bedfordshire. However your information about Williams death in Narraganset before 1703 appears to be incorrect. The earliest date I have found for the death of a William Bentley in Rhode Island is 1720.

Most descendants of William of Rhode Island accept that the assumption that William arrived in America in 1671 and died in Kings Town during 1720. Also, that neither he nor any of his descendants married Mary Elliot of Stonington.

The entire area of Rhode Island Colony where William Bentley settled was known, in his day, as Narragansett Country. It was named after the local Indian Tribe. Kings Towne was first settled in 1636 and was incorporated on October 28, 1674. The village of Narragansett is located within the present day town of South Kingstown and did not keep independent records.

I hope that I have not confused the issue. Only a few documents from the 1700s have survived because of the fire, which destroyed the early Kingstown records. At best we can only take what few documents there are and build a circumstantial case to support an argument based on the weight of the evidence. I defer to Mr. Stewart in this case.
          
               Larry

Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 93 #120s.
  2. [S52] Dorchester Births, Marriages, p. 23.
  3. [S200] Smith, Report to Houghton Association, p. 50 #4 (Francis Walter Houghton's Genealogy).
  4. [S184] VanNoy, A Houghton Family, p. 4.
  5. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 93.
  6. [S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 4.
  7. [S42] Torrey, New England Marriages, p. 65.
  8. [S96] NEHGR, 14 [1860]: 78.
  9. [S200] Smith, Report to Houghton Association, p. 50, 62.
  10. [S407] William Montgomery Clemens, Amer. Mar. Records < 1600, p. 36.
  11. [S904] Houghton Family Records;, Letter to Francis W. Houghton from Eben Tolman, Town Clerk, Dorchester, MA, 1853.
  12. [S13] "Ancestral File of LDS, Version 4.13", Ancestral File.
  13. [S200] Smith, Report to Houghton Association, p. 50 (Genealogy of Francis Walter Houghton).

John Houghton1,2,3,4

M, #1020, b. 28 February 1655, d. 10 October 1679

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
BirthFeb 28, 1655Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, J.W. Houghton: 2, 28, 1655; Lancaster VR: 28, 2m, 1655; Nourse, Early Rec: 28=2d m 1655; NEGHR: Feb 28, 16556,5,7,8,2,9,10,11,12
DeathOct 10, 1679Charlestown, Suffolk Co., MA, USA, Lancaster VRs: age 20; JWH: 10, 1, 1679; two days after sister Hannah; Tolman: Dorchester, MA6,13,14,15,16,9,10,17,12
ResearchOct, 1679Charlestown, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, Both died at Charlestown MA, two days apart
AFNG421-VK (for J.W. Houghton bd); L3Q-8L18
ResearchBT: "Ege, with suitable reservations, suggests that this John may have been the fourth child and third son of Ralph and Jane Houghton of Lancaster and Milton, Mas. In this, however, Ege is undoubtedly incorrect, as this John Houghton, died at Charlestown Oct. 10, 1679, according to the Lancaster records."; C. Primm gives Ralph's son John as father of Thomas. Clearly an error. See Howard B. Houghton's Our Houghton Heritage.
CJV: Houghton DNA Project shows Ralph Houghton of MA and John Houghton of NJ were genetically unrelated.19,20
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 93 #121.
  2. [S150] Savage, Genealogical Dictionary, II, p. 469.
  3. [S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 4 #4.
  4. [S200] Smith, Report to Houghton Association, p. 50 #5 (Francis Walter Houghton's Genealogy).
  5. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 9.
  6. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 93.
  7. [S12] Nourse, Early Records of Lancaster, pp. 251, 314.
  8. [S96] NEHGR, 14 [1860]: 352.
  9. [S200] Smith, Report to Houghton Association, p. 50, 62.
  10. [S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 4.
  11. [S1085] Joseph Willard, Lancaster MA Hx - Willard, p. 80.
  12. [S747] Rev. Frederick Lewis Weis Lancaster MA Early Families II- Weis, p. 337.
  13. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 20.
  14. [S12] Nourse, Early Records of Lancaster, p. 251, 325.
  15. [S52] Dorchester Births, Marriages, p. 30.
  16. [S96] NEHGR, 14 [1860]: 152.
  17. [S904] Houghton Family Records;, Letter to Francis W. Houghton from Eben Tolman, Town Clerk, Dorchester, MA, 1853.
  18. [S13] "Ancestral File of LDS, Version 4.13", Ancestral File.
  19. [S191] Primm, Genealogical Memoirs, p. 33, Book #R123, Institute of Amer. Genealogy, 407 South Dearborn St., Chicago, IL.
  20. [S46] Boston Transcript, 1/11/1935, #9539.