(Work in Progress) Icons used in the Houghton Surname Project Website

Names in the Houghton Surname Project Website often have 1 or more icons alongside the given name.

The following explains what each icon means:

   Female

   Male

   Ralph Houghton Descendants: Ralph Houghton of Lancaster MA descendant

  John Houghton Descendants: John Houghton of Lancaster MA descendant

   John Houghton of NJ Descendants: John Houghton of New Jersey descendant

   Elijah Houghton Descendants: Elijah Houghton of Virginia descendant

   Military:  Houghtons/Haughtons who were in the US Military

   Slave Holder: Houghtons/Haughtons who owned slaves in the pre-Civil War south

   African American: Houghtons/Haughtons who were African American

   Native American: Houghtons/Haughtons who were Native American

   Unconnected Houghtons/Haughtons: Houghtons unrelated (by current research) to major Houghton lines 

   Foreign line Houghtons/Haughtons: Houghtons descended from a known Houghton who was born in foreign country, mostly in England and Ireland after 1700 and immigrated to USA