Nancy Boyle
Nancy Boyle and husband John Stoughton (1805) resided on part of the homestead of his parents, John Stoughton and Catherine Covert in Muddy Creek Twp., Butler Co. PA, and raised a family of six children. By 1850, when John was age 45, his real estate was valued at $1,000. He died two years later, barely 7 weeks after signing his will. His youngest daughter was born in March of 1852; John signed his will in mid-April and died early in July. This suggests an illness that forewarned his death.
Nancy, now widowed, remarried by 1860 to farmer Jonathan Vogan of Slippery Rock Twp., Lawrence Co. PA. As Nancy inherited some number of step-children, her own older children moved out to stay with married siblings.
Nancy's daughter Catherine was married to farmer Samuel R. Emory and residing in Perry Twp., Lawrence Co. PA im 1860. Living with them were her younger sister Martha who was 18 and still in school, and her brother William, 16, who worked as a farm hand. (Three other children of Nancy & John Stoughton have not been located is 1860: Thomas Jefferson Stoughton age 20, Euphamia age 14, and Hannah Minerva, age 10.)
The five children present in the home of Nancy and Jonathan Vogan in 1860 appear to have been those of Jonathan's earlier marriage to Julia unknown. His older children had apparently also moved out to other homes. The youngest child, Jesse, was born in 1852, and as John Stoughton died in July of 1852, it is presumed that Jesse was a child of Jonathan & Julia unknown Vogan. Julia may possibly have died at Jesse's birth.
Date | Location | Notes | Sources | |
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Birth | 1807 or, calc. 1811 |
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Marriage | 1836 | to John Stoughton (1805) | [8][9][10] | |
Death | 14 June 1882 | Slippery Rock Twp., Lawrence Co. PA | [7][11] |
Ancestry chart segment
Generation 6 Generation 7 "Generation 8" Generation 9" +-- Alexander Boyle | +-- Francis Boyle ----+ | | +-- John Boyle -----------------+ +-- Charity Armstrong | (????-~1831) | | +-- Ann Scott Nancy Boyle --+ (1807-1882) | | | +-- Robert Boyd | | +-- Martha Boyd- /speculative/ -+ +-- Joseph Thornton (????-????) | | +-- Martha Thornton --+ | +-- Mary Unknown Sources: [9]
Children
(children with John Stoughton (1805))
Name | Gender | Date of Birth | Birthplace | Spouse | Notes | Sources |
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Catherine Stoughton | F | 1837 | Samuel R. Emory (b. ~1832) | [4][8][9][13] | ||
Thomas Jefferson Stoughton | M | 1840 | [4][8][9][12][R1][R2][R3] | |||
Martha Jane Stoughton | F | 1842 | [4][8][9][13] | |||
William Stoughton | M | 1844 | [4][8][9][13] | |||
Euphamia Stoughton | F | 1846 | [4][8][9] | |||
Hannah Minerva Stoughton | F | Mar. 1850 | [4][8][9] |
(Step-children, children of Jonathan Vogan & 1st wife Julia (d. 1852-1860))
Name | Gender | Date of Birth | Birthplace | Spouse | Notes | Sources |
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William Vogan | M | ~1835 | PA | [14] | ||
Albert Vogan | M | ~1837 | PA | [14] | ||
John Vogan | M | ~1839 | PA | [14] | ||
Joseph Vogan | M | ~1841 | PA | [5][14] | ||
Melvina Vogan | F | ~1843 | PA | [14] | ||
Estella/Catherine Vogan | F | ~ 1845 | PA | See Source Notes section below | [5][14] | |
Marshall Vogan | M | ~1847 | PA | [5][14] | ||
Sarah/Rebecca Vogan | F | ~1849 | PA | See Source Notes section below | [5][14] | |
Jesse Vogan | M | ~1852 | PA | [5] |
Photos
Sources
Ref. Num. | Description | Image of original |
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1 | 1820 United States Federal Census | |
2 | 1830 United States Federal Census | |
3 | 1840 United States Federal Census, Muddy Creek Twp, Butler Co, PA, page 21. Census is not dated. Family of John Stoughton: 1 male<5, 1 male 5-10, 1 male 30-40, 1 female <5, 1 female 20-30. | |
4 | 1850 United States Federal Census, Muddy Creek Twp, Butler Co. PA. Date of census 30 Aug 1850. Line 29: Catharine Stoughton, age 72, widow, born NY. Lines 30-37: Household of John Stoughton, 45, farmer, $1000 real estate; wife Nancy 43; children: Catharine 13, Thos. 10, Martha J. 8, Wm. 6, Euphama 4, Hannah M. 5/12. All born PA.. Lines 38-39: Andrew J. Stoughton, 25, farmer, $1200 real estate; Sarah J. 24. All born PA. Note: Catharine's son John Stoughton lives next door to her; in the following house is her grandson Andrew J. Stoughton age 25, & wife Sarah J. age 24. (son of William Stoughton). |
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5 | 1860 United States Federal Census Slippery Rock Twp, Lawrence Co, PA. Post office Princeton. page 247 (Ancestry.com pg 34) Date of census 14 Aug. 1860 Lines 1-7: Jonathan Vogan age 47, farmer, $5000 real estate, $800 personal estate; Nancy, age 48; Joseph 18, Estella 15, Marshall 13, Rebecca 11, Jesse (male) 8. All born in PA; 4 youngest children in school. Note: This is the family of Nancy Boyle (Stoughton), remarried after death of John Stoughton (1805), to Jonathan Vogan. Identity indicated by 1880 census, by presence nearby of Nancy Vogan's nieces, including niece Nancy Boyle Book. |
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6 | 1870 United States Federal Census Slippery Rock Twp, Lawrence Co, PA. Census date 11 July 1870. Lines 14-19: Jonathan Vogan, age 57, farmer, $16,000 real estate, $1200 personal estate; Nancy Vogan age 58; Joseph Vogan age 28, laborer, $600 personal;Marshall Vogan age 23, laborer, $150 personal; Rebecca Vogan 21; Jesse Vogan 18; Mary Dean, age 10. All born PA. Jesse Vogan & Mary Dean in school. Note: Mary Dean is a niece; see 1880 census. |
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7 | 1880 United States Federal Census Slippery Rock Twp, Lawrence Co, PA, Pg.9. Census date 7-8 June 1880. Lines 4-6 (dwelling 79): Jonathan Vogan age 69, farmer, he & parents all born PA; wive Nancy age 68, born PA, parents born Ireland; niece Mary Dean, age 20, servant, she & parents born PA. Lines 12-14 (dwelling 81): John Book age (17?), farmer; son Hamp Book age 33, farmer, & wife Nancy age 33. All & all parents born PA. Note from research of Jim Voltz.: Nancy Book, nee Boyle, is a niece of Nancy Vogan, nee Boyle. Nancy Boyle (Book) was a daughter of Jane Stoughton & Thomas Boyle. See source 7 above, History of Western Pa by Jourdan. |
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8 | Will of John Stoughton of Muddy Creek Twp., Butler Co. PA, Book C Pg 219. Microfilm at Butler Area Public Library. Will signed by John Stoughton on 19 April, 1852 names wife Nancy, oldest daughter Catharine, son Thomas Jefferson, daughter Martha Jane, son Wm., daughter Euphamy, daughter Hannah Manervy. Witnesses Henry Studebaker & Wm. Emery; executor Michael Stinetorf. Filed 6 July 1852 by Henry Studebaker & Wm. Emery. Property appraised by William Emery & George Book. James McJunkin, registrar. |
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9 | Jim Voltz, correspondence 2008 - ongoing, see Stoughton Contributors; a direct-line descendant of John Stoughton (b. 1805) & Nancy Boyle. Inherited family notes & records on the descendants of John Boyle; listing of 3 generations contributed April 2009. | |
10 | Genealogical and personal history of western Pennsylvania, Vol. 3, Editor-in-chief: John W. Jordan.
Author: Jordan, John W. (John Woolf), 1840-1921. Pages 1272-1274. | |
11 | Gravestone transcription, Unity Baptist Cemetery, Harlansburg, Lawrence Co. PA, from photograph submitted by Burke Stoughton.
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12 | Military records for Thomas J. Stoughton
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13 | 1860 United States Federal Census Perry Twp, Lawrence Co,PA, page 237 (Ancestry.com pg 7).Census date 16 August 1860. Lines 16-19: Samuel R. Emory age 28, farm agent, $700 real estate; Catharine age 27; Martha J. Stoughton age 18, in school; William Stoughton age 16, farm laborer. All born in PA. Note: This appears to be Catharine Stoughton now married, and her 2 siblings, whose father John Stoughton (1805) is now deceased. |
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14 | 1850 United States Federal Census, Slippery Rock Twp., Lawrence Co. PA, ancestry.com pg. 12. Date of census 29 Oct 1850. Lines 29-38: Jonathan Vogan age 39, carpenter, $1,000 value of real estate, he & all family born in PA. Julia, age 34, William 15, Albert 13, John 11, Joseph 9, Melvina 7, Catherine 5 in school, Marshall 3, Sarah 1. |
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Source notes
- Our initial listing of children included sons Thomas, and Jefferson. For now,per the research of Jim Voltz, these have been combined, on the following logic. The 1850 census has no mention of a son "Jefferson", and was only 2 years previous to John's death. The will of John Stoughton was not been seen by us, and may be abstracted incorrectly above (i.e. Thomas Jefferson may be one name). A complete will copy is on order (Aug 15 2008). Voltz cites the above military record for Thomas J. Stoughton, and notes that the only other Thomas Stoughton born about 1840 seems to be Thomas S. Stoughton, son of William and Mary (Wick) Stoughton.
- In the 1850 census, Jon Vogan household, there appear Catherine age 5 and Sarah age 1. Ten years later the ages for Estellla age 15 and Rebecca age 11 suggest to us two daughters named Catherine Estella b. 1845 and Sarah Rebecca b. 1849.
Conjecture
Research
The following census suggest that Thomas/Thomas J. Stoughton, born about 1840, married first Nancy Ann unknown by 1870, then Margaret unknown by 1900, residing in Butler Co. PA. By 1910 he is found in Cooper Co. Missouri, apparently a widower (enumerated as "single").
Ref. Num. | Description | Image of original |
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R1 | 1870 United States Federal Census, Parker Twp, Butler Co, PA, page 29. Census dated 20 Aug 1870. Lines 29, 30: Thomas Stoughton, 31, coal miner, b. PA; Nancy Ann, keeping house, b. PA. |
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R2 | 1900 United States Federal Census, District 72, Fairview Twp, Butler Co, PA, page 8. Census dated 5 June 1900. Lines 71, 72: Thomas Stoughton, 61, b. Aug 1838, married 6 years, day laborer, owns farm, can read, write and speak English; Margaret, wife, 48, b. June 1851, married 6 years, no children, can read write and speak English. Both and all parents b. PA. |
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R3 | 1910 United States Federal Census, District 78, South Moniteau Twp, Cooper Co, MO, page 7. Census dated 25 April 1900. Line 42: Thomas J. Stoughton, 70,single, farmer, general farming, owns farm, can read, write and speak English, b. PA, parents b. PA. |