Houghton Surname Project
The Houghton/Haughton Surname
This is a genealogical site attempting to gather and distribute information on the descendants and ancestors of all the Houghton/ Haughton individuals and families who have immigrated to the United States from England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, and other countries.
It is also the largest world wide site for comparing Houghton lines from any country.
The Houghton Surname Project©
The Houghton/Haughton Surname in the United States
The Houghton Surname Project is a genealogical research site dedicated to the Houghton/Haughton surname in the United States and to Houghton DNA lines throughout the world. It is an attempt to gather and distribute information on the descendants of Ralph and John Houghton of Lancaster, Massachusetts, John Houghton of New Jersey, and all Houghton/Haughton lines, who have immigrated to the United States. I am updating John Wesley Houghton's 1912 Houghton Genealogy for future publication.
The Houghton Project database currently has 91,240 Houghton/Haughton individualsand their descendants (90,883 Houghton and 8564 Haughton surname individuals). If you are a Houghton or a Haughton descendant, please consider contributing your ancestry or descendancy. Any data submitted to the Houghton Project will be cited to the contributor in the final publication and the contributor will be noted on the website. If you need help with your Houghton/Haughton research, please contact me:
Email Dr. Charles J. Vella (click on the name)
Send any Houghton/Haughton descendancy data you want to contribute to the Houghton Project (I can use Gedcom, TMG, FTM, PAF, Word/WordPerfect/Dos Text formats) to the above email address or use the input method below. I use The Master Genealogist V. 8 as my genealogy program.
Please use the following citation if you use data from this site: "Houghton Surname Project, compiled by Charles J. Vella, PhD"Genealogical Proof in the Current Houghton Database
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The Current Work:
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Houghtons in the US Census 1790-1930
Houghton
Surname in US Censuses 1790-1940
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Houghton Bibliography: Sources and Census Data
Bibliography
and Sources for the Houghton Surname Project
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is currently in the Houghton Surname Project databast. As an example, all of the information in
John Wesley Houghton's 1912 Houghton Genealogy is included in the database.
The
Theory of a Connection of the American Houghtons to the Hoghtons of
Hoghton Tower of Preston, England
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Conclusion: Despite many historical theories, there is no current genealogically valid evidence for any known English ancestry for either John Houghton or Ralph Houghton of Lancaster, MA.
Anyone claiming such a connection is invited to send valid genealogical evidence.
The Early Houghtons
The
Earliest Houghton Immigrants to America
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A listing of the earliest Houghton/Haughton immigrants to America
The History of Houghton/Haughton Research
A
History of Houghton Research
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A brief listing of all prior Houghton researchers
Houghton Documents in the Possession of Dr. Charles J. Vella
Houghton Documents
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I will research anything in these documents if requested.
Join the world wide Houghton/Haughton DNA Database
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Current Number of Volunteers: Forty-four Contributors
Houghton Database Indexes
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Major Houghton genealogies (descendants are marked by colored icons in the actual Surname Index).
Double clicking on any surname in blue in any index will transfer you to their descendants or ancestors.
Other Indexes Houghtons in the Military
Slave Holding Houghtons & Haughtons
African American Houghtons & Haughtons
Houghton DNA Project Volunteers
Contributors to the Houghton Project
Correspondents to the Houghton Project
Descendancy Charts
Descendancy Chart of Ralph Houghton of Lancaster MA
Descendancy Chart of John Houghton of Lancaster MA
Descendancy Chart of John Houghton of New Jersey
Descendancy Chart of Elijah Houghton of Virginia
Search
the
Houghton Database
Search
for any name in the
Houghton Database (names in quotes
are more specifically searched).
Once a page is found, double clicking on a blue highlighted name takes
you to that name.
Houghton Surname Web Links
Here's how to subscribe to Houghton List Server on Rootsweb: Send a message to
HOUGHTON-L-request@rootsweb.com
that contains (in the Body of the Message) the command "subscribe" and no additional text (if you have difficulty removing your signature lines, you can put the word "quit" on the line after "subscribe").
You will receive a Welcome message providing full details for sending messages to this group.
Compiler: Charles J. Vella, PhD
Utube: Vella Family Halloween Pumpkins for 2012
Site updated on Mary 6, 2013: 91,240 people