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John Stoughton was born about 1773 in New Jersey, the second of nine children of Williams Stoughton and his wife, born a Voorhees.  John grew up in New Jersey in a community of English and Dutch families, and married Catherine Covert there in about 1795. John was about 22 years old, and Catherine was 18 when they married.  By the following year Catherine's father, Lucas Covert, had migrated west to the wilds of Butler County, PA. John and Catherine had 2 sons born in New Jersey, the first being born in 1797, when Catherine was 20. At some point John and Catherine along with John's parents and siblings (with the possible exception of his oldest brother William) moved west as far as Lewisburg, PA, in what was then Northampton County. By 1802 they settled in Butler County, PA, and their third son was born in Butler County in 1802.  John and Cathering build a home and cleared a farm.  John appears on the 1804 tax list with 100 acres, 2 cows and 2 horses. John and Catherine had a total of 5 sons and 4 daughters. They were members of Muddy Creek Baptist Church. Their children married into the families of Wick, Glenn, Boyle, Logan, and Patterson.  John Stoughton died in 1833, with a will. Catherine outlived him, and is listed as 72 years old in the 1850 census. Their burial site has not been located.   
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John Stoughton was born about 1773 in New Jersey, the second of nine children of Williams Stoughton and his wife, born a Voorhees.  He grew up in New Jersey in a community of English and Dutch families. <br>Note that this John Stoughton is NOT John Walker Stoughton.  <br> John Stoughton married Catherine Covert in about 1796. As census evidence indicates that the family of her father Lucas Covert was in Northumberland Co. PA by 1790, we expect that the marriage took place there. First child William was born there per census data.  On this same basis, we expect that all of the children of John Stoughton were born in PA, the first being born when Catharine was 20. The family remained in Northumberland Co. until at least 1800 (census), but were in Middlesex Twp., Butler Co. PA by 1803 (tax list). Two and possibly 3 of their children were probably born there, the remainder being born in Butler Co. PA.  John and Catherine build a home and cleared a farm.  John appears on the tax list with 100 acres, 2 cows and 2 horses. Eventually, he farmed 350 acres on three farms.  John and Catherine had a total of 5 sons and 4 daughters. They were members of Muddy Creek Baptist Church. Their children married into the families of Wick, Glenn, Boyle, Logan, and Patterson.  John Stoughton died in 1833, with a will. Catherine outlived him, and is listed as 72 years old in the 1850 census. Their burial site has not been located.   
 
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| '''Birth'''  || 1767 || NJ || || <sup class="reference">[12]</sup>
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| '''Birth'''  || 1773 || NJ || || <sup class="reference">[1A][12]</sup>
 
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| '''Marriage''' || ~1795 || NJ || To [[Catherine Covert]] || <sup class="reference">[8][9]</sup>
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| '''Marriage''' || ~1796 ||expect Northumberland Co., Lewisburg area;<br>see Source Notes || To [[Catherine Covert]] || <sup class="reference">[8][9]</sup>
 
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| '''Death''' || 8 May 1833 || Muddy Creek Township, Butler County, PA || Will signed on 8 Apr 1833, filed on 11 May 1833 || <sup class="reference">[7][8]</sup>
 
| '''Death''' || 8 May 1833 || Muddy Creek Township, Butler County, PA || Will signed on 8 Apr 1833, filed on 11 May 1833 || <sup class="reference">[7][8]</sup>
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                                          +-- [[William Stoughton]]
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                                          +-- [[William Stoughton]]
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                                          |  (1742-????)
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                                          |  (1742-????)
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                     +-- [[John Stoughton]] --+
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                     +-- [[John Stoughton]] ---+
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                     |  (1773-1833)     |
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   [[Andrew Stoughton]] --+                    +-- [unknown] Vorhees
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                    |                    +-- [unknown] Vorhees
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   (1802-1867)        |                       (????-????)
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                    |                        (????-????)
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                     +-- [[Catherine Covert]]
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                    |                      +-- [[Lucas Covert]]
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                                            +-- [[Cornelia Van Zandt]]
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                                                (1746-????)
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| [[William Stoughton (1797)|William Stoughton]] || M || 1796-1797 || NJ || Mary Elizabeth Wick || || <sup class="reference">[7][12]</sup>
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| [[William Stoughton (1797)|William Stoughton]] || M || 1796-1797 ||Lewisburg area, PA || Mary Elizabeth Wick ||farmer, res. Clay Twp. Butler Co.  || <sup class="reference">[7][8][11][12][14]</sup>
 
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| [[Jacob Stoughton]] || M || ~1800 || NJ || -never married- ||died ~1841 || <sup class="reference">[7][12]</sup>
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| [[Jacob Stoughton]] || M || ~1800 || Lewisburg area, PA<br>see Source Notes || -never married- ||died ~1841 || <sup class="reference">[7][8][11][12][14]</sup>
 
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| [[Andrew Stoughton]] || M || 1802 || Butler County, PA || [[Mary Glenn]] || Direct line || <sup class="reference">[7][12]</sup>
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| [[Andrew Stoughton]] || M || 1802 || Butler County, PA || [[Mary Glenn]] || Direct line || <sup class="reference">[7][8][11][12][14]</sup>
 
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| [[John Stoughton (1805)]] || M || 1805 || || Nancy Boyle || || <sup class="reference">[7][12]</sup>
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| [[John Stoughton (1805)|John Stoughton ]] || M || 1805 ||Butler County, PA || [[Nancy Boyle]] ||res. on portion of homestead || <sup class="reference">[7][8][11][12][14]</sup>
 
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|[[Luke Stoughton (1807)|Luke Stoughton]]||M || 1807|| ||Margaret Wick||died~1838/39 || <sup class="reference">[7][12]</sup>
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|[[Luke Stoughton (1807)|Luke Stoughton]]||M || 1807||Butler County, PA ||Margaret Wick||res. Worth Twp.;<br>Vet Wat of 1812;  died~1838/39 || <sup class="reference">[7][8][11][12][14]</sup>
 
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| [[Euphamia Stoughton (1810)|Euphamia Stoughton]] || F || 1810|| || Samuel Logan || || <sup class="reference">[7][12]</sup>
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| [[Euphamia Stoughton (1810)|Euphamia Stoughton]], "Effie" || F || 1810||Butler County, PA || Robert Logan, died in Civil War || || <sup class="reference">[7][8][12][14]</sup>
 
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| [[Hannah M. Stoughton]] || F ||26 Oct 1815 || || John Patterson ||died ~1845  || <sup class="reference">[7][12]</sup>
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| [[Hannah M. Stoughton]] || F ||26 Oct 1815 ||Butler County, PA || [[John Patterson]] ||res. Worth Twp; died ~1845  || <sup class="reference">[7][8][12][14]</sup>
 
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|  [[Barnard V. Stoughton]]|| M || 1817 || ||[[Susan Myer]]  ||  || <sup class="reference">[12]</sup>
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|  [[Barnard VanZant Stoughton]]|| M || 1817 ||Butler County, PA ||[[Susan Myer]]  ||farmer, died in Kansas || <sup class="reference">[8][12][13][14]</sup>
 
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| [[Jane Stoughton]] || F || 6 Dec 1821 || || Thomas Boyle||See "Source Notes" below || <sup class="reference">[7][12]</sup>
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| [[Jane Stoughton]] || F || 6 Dec 1821 ||Butler County, PA || [[Thomas Boyd Boyle]]|||| <sup class="reference">[7][8][12][14]</sup>
 
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| Mary Stoughton || F || || || || "Polly", not in will;died young || <sup class="reference">[8][14]</sup>
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| Mary "Polly" Stoughton || F || ||Butler County, PA || || not in will;died young || <sup class="reference">[8][14]</sup>
 
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| Lewisburg area<br> West Buffalo Twp., Northampton Co, PA<br>(now Union Co.)||after 1795<br>until ~1802  ||  ||<sup class="reference">[1A][8]</sup>
 
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| Middlesex Twp<br>Butler Co, PA|| by 1803|| from tax records;<br> may not indicate residence ||<sup class="reference">[4]</sup>
 
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| '''1800 United States Federal Census''', West Buffalo Twp., Northumberland Co. PA  (now Union Co.), ancestry.com pg. 6.  <br>John Stotin household: 1 male under age 10, 1 male age 16-26, 1 female age16-26.<br>William Stotin household:  2 males under age 10, 2 males age 16-26, 1 male 45 or over, 3 females 10-16, 1 female 16-26, 1 female 45 or over.
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| '''1810 United States Federal Census''', Center Twp, Butler Co, PA Page 2. Census is not dated.  Lists family headed by J. Stoughton: 3 males <10, 2 male 10-15, 1 male 26-44, 1 female <10, 1 female 26-44.  Family headed by W. Stoughton also on page. <br>This appears to correspond to sons Luke, John & William under age 10, Jaocb & William G. age 10-15, daughter Eupahme under 10; William age 37 & Catherine age 32.
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| '''1810 United States Federal Census''', Center Twp, Butler Co, PA Page 2. Census is not dated.   
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* Family of J. Stoughton: 3 males <10, 2 male 10-15, 1 male 26-44, 1 female <10, 1 female 26-44.  <br>This appears to correspond to John age 37 & Catherine age 32; sons Luke, John & William under age 10, Jacob & William G. age 10-15, daughter Eupahme under 10.
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* Family of W. Stoughton also on page; see [[William Stoughton]]
 
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| '''Jeanne Bortmes Eichelberger''',  correspondence, 2006.   
 
| '''Jeanne Bortmes Eichelberger''',  correspondence, 2006.   
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* Luke Stoughton b. 1807
 
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|'''Stoughton Family Genealogy and History''' research manuscript by Burke Stoughton, Apollo, PA, May-October 1996; G929.2 Butler Area Public Library, Butler, PA.  (''This source erroneously lists the father of the children on this page to be John Walker Stoughton (1767-1833), descended from a Jonathon Stoughton, Timothy Stoughton etc. family from E. Windsor, CT.'') <br> Notification by email Jan 2008 from the author, Burke Stoughton, indicates that the name John ''Walker'' Stoughton was erroneous, and that no connection to the Connecticut Stoughtons is presently known to us. He does however believe that such connection does exist.  Burke Stoughton cautions that his now outdated publication at Butler Library should be used with caution, as it contains several errors. Samuel Stoughton, for example, was the son of William Stoughton (not John Walker Stoughton), and was a brother of John W. Stoughton. Samuel Stoughton names a brother Andrew as an executor of his will.  This Samuel Stoughton's 2nd wife's name was Catherine McCune, and would be the Catherine mentioned in his will. <br>Burke Stoughton's research forward from this point (ie. the Stoughton family in Butler Co. PA) agrees with our findings and he has useful additions. For the children of John W. Stoughton he lists:  
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|'''Stoughton Family Genealogy and History''' Vol. III, Mechling Publishing Co. Butler, PA, April, 2011, pp 50-58.<br>3 volumes by Burke Stoughton, Apollo, PA; available at Butler Area Public Library, Butler, PA.   Also Burke Stoughton personal correspondence, 2008-ongoing. <br>For the children of John Stoughton he lists:  
 
* Luke (died 1838/39), married Margaret unknown, resided Muddy Creek; his will mentions 6  minor children age 1-16
 
* Luke (died 1838/39), married Margaret unknown, resided Muddy Creek; his will mentions 6  minor children age 1-16
 
* Andrew (born 1802)
 
* Andrew (born 1802)
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* Euphama married unknown Logan
 
* Euphama married unknown Logan
 
* Hannah (died ~1845)
 
* Hannah (died ~1845)
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* Jane.<br> We are in communication with Burke Stoughton, and anticipate additional new documentation per his research of this family.
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* Jane.
 
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|'''Genealogical and personal history of western Pennsylvania, Vol. 3''', Editor-in-chief: John W. Jordan.  
 
|'''Genealogical and personal history of western Pennsylvania, Vol. 3''', Editor-in-chief: John W. Jordan.  
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Author: Jordan, John W. (John Woolf), 1840-1921. Pages 1272-1274.<br>From the Historic Pittsburgh Full Text Collection. Collection is searchable; policy prohibits reproduction of text.<br>
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Author: Jordan, John W. (John Woolf), 1840-1921. Pages 1272-1274.<br>From the Historic Pittsburgh Full Text Collection. Collection is searchable; policy re. use on websites is ambiguous; may prohibit reproduction of text. See web address below for full text<br>
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http://digital.library.pitt.edu/cgi-bin/t/text/pageviewer-idx?c=pitttext;cc=pitttext;q1=catherine%20covert;rgn=full%20text;idno=03aee8434m;didno=03aee8434m;view=image;seq=0247
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Abstract: Jane Stoughton, wife of Thomas Boyle, was a daughter of John Stoughton and Catherine Covert.  Catherine Covert was of Holland descent; her mother's maiden name was Van Zandt, a family that settled on Manhattan Island, NY. John Stoughton, of English descent, was a farmer and owned 350 acres of land in three farms.  His brother Samuel Stoughton was a Baptist minister, and the entire family was strict in its religious observances. Children of John and Catherine Covert Stoughton were: William, Luke, Andrew, Jacob (died unmarried), John, Barnard, Jane (married Thomas Boyle), Hannah (married John Patterson),Effie (married Robert Logan),Polly (died young).
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|'''History of the Stoughton Family''', written out by Eva Coulter Conlan from information given her by Nancy Stoughton Patterson at her home in Lawrence Co., PA. Date unknown, manuscript not published. <br>For complete text see RootsWeb's World Connect Project:  http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=hollykat&id=I474<br> [[William Stoughton]] was born~1742/43 presumably in New York State; from there he enlisted the War of the Revolution, serving with Washington in the battle of Monmouth. After the war he moved to New Jersey where he married a ''Miss Voorhees'' from Albany New York, of Holland Dutch descent.<br>Their children were William, '''John''', Andrew, James, Effie, Delilah, Sarah, Ann, and [[Samuel Stoughton|Samuel]] the youngest, who was born 27 Aug 1795. William Stoughton moved to Lewisburg, PA, then in 1802 to Butler Co. PA. He was a shoemaker by trade.
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|'''History of the Stoughton Family''', written out by Eva Coulter Conlan from information given her by Nancy Stoughton Patterson at her home in Lawrence Co., PA, date unknown. Manuscript not published; now owned by Holly K. Anderson.<br>See RootsWeb's World Connect Project:  http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=hollykat&id=I474<br> [[William Stoughton]] was born~1742/43 presumably in New York State; from there he enlisted the War of the Revolution, serving with Washington in the battle of Monmouth. After the war he moved to New Jersey where he married a ''Miss Voorhees'' from Albany New York, of Holland Dutch descent.<br>Their children were William, '''John''', Andrew, James, Effie, Delilah, Sarah, Ann, and [[Samuel Stoughton|Samuel]] the youngest, who was born 27 Aug 1795. William Stoughton moved to Lewisburg, PA, then in 1802 to Butler Co. PA. He was a shoemaker by trade.
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| '''Documents relating to Estate of John Stoughton''', from the research of A. Fixx.<br> Set 1: sale of a portion of the land in 1849-50 to cover debts from estate of Jacob Stoughton.<br>See Source Notes section for implications regarding death date of Catherine Covert Stoughton.
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| '''Documents relating to Estate of Jacob Stoughton''', from the research of A. Fixx.<br> Set 2:  Documents related to sale of rest of the land and distribution of proceeds in 1858.<br>See Source Notes section for implications regarding death date of Catherine Covert Stoughton.
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|[[File:22 Settling of Jacob Stoughton's Estate.jpg|50px|left]]
 
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=Source notes=  
 
=Source notes=  
 
* 1790, 1800 census not found.
 
* 1790, 1800 census not found.
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* 1800 Northampton Co. PA index of 5374 names (ancestry.com index) scanned for John or William Stoughton (Stoton, etc.) with no result. John & William Stotin families in West Buffalo Twp., ages fit with what we know. Household of John Stotin has one son listed (matches William b. ~1796).  By the 1810 census, two sons are listed, ages 10-15 (matches William b. ~1796, and Jacob b. 1800).  Since the family was in Lewisburg PA area for the 1800 census, and Jacob was born in 1800, we list his birthplace as PA, not NJ as seen in some sources.  
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* 1800 Northampton Co. PA index of 5374 names (ancestry.com index) scanned for John or William Stoughton (Stoton, etc.) with no result.
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*John Stoughton names as executors in his will of 1833 his son [[Jacob Stoughton]] and William Stoughton. William's name is followed by what appears to be either "Junior", or "Senior" (written out, not abbreviated). John's father [[William Stoughton|William]] was already dead in 1833.   <br> In that era, the terms "senior" and "junior" were used to indicate an older and younger set of relatives, not necessarily a father/son relationship.  A possibility is that William G. Stoughton may have been referred to as "junior" because his grandfather was named [[William Stoughton|William]]. The executor is presumably either John's son [[William Stoughton (1797)|William]], or John's brother William, in which case the brother was indeed alive and residing in Butler County in 1822. It is possible that the word following William Stoughton in the will is neither junior or senior but something other.
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*In his will, John Stoughton leaves 4 of his sons (William, Luke, Andrew, & John) each one dollar, an indication that each had probably already received his inheritance or portion of land, possibly at marriage.   To son Bernard, he leaves $120 plus another $125 to be delivered to him by his brother Jacob when Bernard reaches age 21.   This argues that sons John and Bernard were two different individuals.  Jeanne Eichelberger lists a son John Bernard Stoughton, combining these two names; her source is not given.
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* '''Sale of land from John Stoughton Estate''' (sources 16 & 17):  Catherine's husband John Stoughton (who died in 1833) left his land in the care of their son Jacob Stoughton (who died in 1841). When John Stoughton owned the land, it was part of Muddy Creek Township, and was located in First Donation District, Number 149.  The land was to be kept for the care of Catherine Stoughton and not sold. <br>
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But when son Jacob Stoughton died (1841), there was so much debt that in 1849Jacob’s brother John Stoughton (who died in 1852) had to sell 20 acres of land to help pay off the debt. 
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*John Stoughton names as executors in his will of 1833 his '''son''' [[Jacob Stoughton]] and William Stoughton (Junior/Senior?). William's name is followed by what appears to be either "Junior", or "Senior" (written out, not abbreviated). John's father [[William Stoughton|William]] was already dead in 1833. John's brother William, Jr. seems the likely candidate, although Jeanne Eichelberger believes he may have either died or married and remained in NJ as no further evidence of him has been found. <br> In that era, the terms "senior" and "junior" were used to indicate an older and younger set of relatives, not necessarily a father/son relationship. John's son [[William Stoughton (1797)|William Stoughton]], although he has no son named William, could be addressed as William Sr. because his brother, [[John Stoughton (1805)]], has a son William.  However, it seems logical that in writing the will, the wording in that case would have been "my '''sons''' [[Jacob Stoughton]] and [[William Stoughton (1797)|William Stoughton]]. Another possibility is that William G. Stoughton may have been referred to as "junior" because his grandfather was named [[William Stoughton|William]]. <br> Even if the son of [[John Stoughton (1805)|John Stoughton]] were known as William Stoughton Jr., he would not be the person named as executor; his age was ~5 years at that date.  <br>No other William Stoughton candidates are known at present. The executor is presumably either John's son [[William Stoughton (1797)|William]], or John's brother William, in which case the brother was indeed alive and residing in Butler County in 1822. It is possible that the word following William Stoughton in the will is neither junior or senior but something other.
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Also, note that this land was located in what was known as Worth Township in 1858 - the 100 acres was bounded by land of George Book, James Moore, Margaret Stoughton (Luke's wife), Thomas Cooper and John Stoughton  This really helps us pinpoint where John Stoughton's land was located.
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Anyway -  20 acres was sold in 1849/1850, to help pay off debt. <br>
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Then in the other document set, John Stoughton(son of John & Catherine Stoughton) indicates he agreed to pay John Patterson for some loans after Mrs. Catherine Stoughton, his mother, died.  The property was then to be sold and John Patterson was to be paid. <br>
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When the land was put up for sale on  September 1, 1857,  John Stoughton had died (in 1852) and James S. Stoughton was assisting with settling the estate.  John Patterson was then paid.
  
 
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* Burke Stoughton gives the birth date for Luke Stoughton as 1792-93; Jeanne Eichelberger lists the date as 1807. Neither give a source.  The 1807 date seems to hold up better in consideration of the 1800 census for the family that shows only one child, as son, present.
 
* Research re. burial site of John Stoughton, with negative results: No gravestones found at various Butler County cemeteries visited in 2006-2007 by E. Wilson Williams (Mt. Zion Baptist Cemetery, Wolf Creek Cemetery, Muddy Creek Cemetery, Prospect's Emanuel Lutheran Cemetery, Prospect Presbyterian Cemetery or West Liberty Cemetery).  No record found in the entire 5 volume set of the Cemetery Inventory of Butler County, searched by research staff of the Butler Area Public Library, Oct. 2007.  <br>This suggests burial without gravestones, or that their stones deteriorated beyond legibility by the time of the Inventory; or burial at a small private cemetery not included in the Inventory.
 
* Research re. burial site of John Stoughton, with negative results: No gravestones found at various Butler County cemeteries visited in 2006-2007 by E. Wilson Williams (Mt. Zion Baptist Cemetery, Wolf Creek Cemetery, Muddy Creek Cemetery, Prospect's Emanuel Lutheran Cemetery, Prospect Presbyterian Cemetery or West Liberty Cemetery).  No record found in the entire 5 volume set of the Cemetery Inventory of Butler County, searched by research staff of the Butler Area Public Library, Oct. 2007.  <br>This suggests burial without gravestones, or that their stones deteriorated beyond legibility by the time of the Inventory; or burial at a small private cemetery not included in the Inventory.
  

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John Stoughton was born about 1773 in New Jersey, the second of nine children of Williams Stoughton and his wife, born a Voorhees. He grew up in New Jersey in a community of English and Dutch families.
Note that this John Stoughton is NOT John Walker Stoughton.
John Stoughton married Catherine Covert in about 1796. As census evidence indicates that the family of her father Lucas Covert was in Northumberland Co. PA by 1790, we expect that the marriage took place there. First child William was born there per census data. On this same basis, we expect that all of the children of John Stoughton were born in PA, the first being born when Catharine was 20. The family remained in Northumberland Co. until at least 1800 (census), but were in Middlesex Twp., Butler Co. PA by 1803 (tax list). Two and possibly 3 of their children were probably born there, the remainder being born in Butler Co. PA. John and Catherine build a home and cleared a farm. John appears on the tax list with 100 acres, 2 cows and 2 horses. Eventually, he farmed 350 acres on three farms. John and Catherine had a total of 5 sons and 4 daughters. They were members of Muddy Creek Baptist Church. Their children married into the families of Wick, Glenn, Boyle, Logan, and Patterson. John Stoughton died in 1833, with a will. Catherine outlived him, and is listed as 72 years old in the 1850 census. Their burial site has not been located.

Date Location Notes Sources
Birth 1773 NJ [1A][12]
Marriage ~1796 expect Northumberland Co., Lewisburg area;
see Source Notes 		To Catherine Covert [8][9]
Death 8 May 1833 Muddy Creek Township, Butler County, PA Will signed on 8 Apr 1833, filed on 11 May 1833 [7][8]
Burial 1833 site unknown were members of Muddy Creek Baptist church
See Research Notes		 [8]

[edit] Ancestry chart segment 

 Generation 6           Generation 7          Generation 8
 
                                          +-- William Stoughton
                                          |   (1742-????)
                    +-- John Stoughton ---+
                    |   (1773-1833)       |
                    |                     +-- [unknown] Vorhees
                    |                         (????-????)
 Andrew Stoughton --+                    
 (1802-1867)        |                      
                    |                      +-- Lucas Covert
                    |                      |   (1741-????)
                    +-- Catherine Covert --+
                        (1778->1850)       |
                                           +-- Cornelia Van Zandt
                                               (1746-????)

Sources: [8][14][15]

[edit] Children

(all children with Catherine Covert)

Name Gender Date of Birth Birthplace Spouse Notes Sources
William Stoughton M 1796-1797 Lewisburg area, PA Mary Elizabeth Wick farmer, res. Clay Twp. Butler Co. [7][8][11][12][14]
Jacob Stoughton M ~1800 Lewisburg area, PA
see Source Notes 		-never married- died ~1841 [7][8][11][12][14]
Andrew Stoughton M 1802 Butler County, PA Mary Glenn Direct line [7][8][11][12][14]
John Stoughton M 1805 Butler County, PA Nancy Boyle res. on portion of homestead [7][8][11][12][14]
Luke Stoughton M 1807 Butler County, PA Margaret Wick res. Worth Twp.;
Vet Wat of 1812; died~1838/39 		[7][8][11][12][14]
Euphamia Stoughton, "Effie" F 1810 Butler County, PA Robert Logan, died in Civil War [7][8][12][14]
Hannah M. Stoughton F 26 Oct 1815 Butler County, PA John Patterson res. Worth Twp; died ~1845 [7][8][12][14]
Barnard VanZant Stoughton M 1817 Butler County, PA Susan Myer farmer, died in Kansas [8][12][13][14]
Jane Stoughton F 6 Dec 1821 Butler County, PA Thomas Boyd Boyle [7][8][12][14]
Mary "Polly" Stoughton F Butler County, PA not in will;died young [8][14]

[edit] Places of Residence

Location Dates Notes Sources
NJ 1773- after 1795 married in NJ [8]
Lewisburg area
West Buffalo Twp., Northampton Co, PA
(now Union Co.)		 after 1795
until ~1802 		[1A][8]
Middlesex Twp
Butler Co, PA		 by 1803 from tax records;
may not indicate residence 		[4]
Center Twp
Butler Co, PA		 by 1810-after 1820 [1][2]
Muddy Creek Twp
Butler Co, PA		 by 1833-death [3][7]

[edit] Sources

Ref. Num. Description Image of original
1A 1800 United States Federal Census, West Buffalo Twp., Northumberland Co. PA (now Union Co.), ancestry.com pg. 6.
John Stotin household: 1 male under age 10, 1 male age 16-26, 1 female age16-26.
William Stotin household: 2 males under age 10, 2 males age 16-26, 1 male 45 or over, 3 females 10-16, 1 female 16-26, 1 female 45 or over.
1800 census pa northumberland west buffalo pg 6.jpg
1 1810 United States Federal Census, Center Twp, Butler Co, PA Page 2. Census is not dated.
  • Family of J. Stoughton: 3 males <10, 2 male 10-15, 1 male 26-44, 1 female <10, 1 female 26-44.
    This appears to correspond to John age 37 & Catherine age 32; sons Luke, John & William under age 10, Jacob & William G. age 10-15, daughter Eupahme under 10.
  • Family of W. Stoughton also on page; see William Stoughton
1810 census pa butler center pg 2.jpg
2 1820 United States Federal Census, Center Twp, Butler Co, PA Page 4. Census is not dated. Lists family headed by J. Stoughton: 2 males <10, 1 male 10-15, 2 males 16-25 1 male >45,, 1 female <10, 1 female 10-15, 1 female >45.
This corresponds to John Stoughton age 53, wife Catherine Covert age 52. Children: 2 males under age 10 are Barnard age 3,& Luke, age ~13; 1 male age 10-15 is John age 15; 2 males age 16-25 are Andrew age 18,& Jacob age 20; 1 female <10 is Hannah age 5; 1 female age 10-15 is Effie age 10. (Son William age 23 not enumerated here; possibly working & living elsewhere; married in 1822).
1820 census pa butler center pg 4.jpg
3 1830 United States Federal Census, Muddy Creek Twp, Butler Co, PA, page 13. Census is not dated. Family headed by John Stoughton: 1 male 10-15, 1 male 15-20, 1 male 20-30, 1 male 40-50, 1 female 5-10, 1 female 10-15, 1 female 50-60.
This corresponds to John Stoughton,age 53, & wife Catherine Covert, age 52. Children: 1 male 10-15 is Bernard age13; 1 male 15-20 probably John, Jr. age 25; 1 male 20-30 is Jacob age ~30; (Luke, age 23,is listed separately on next line of census; Andrew married by 1826, family enumerated in Center Twp); 1 female 5-10 is Jane age 8; 1 female 10-15 is Hannah age 14. (Euphemia age 20 is not enumerated here).
1830 census pa butler muddy creek pg 13.jpg
4 1803 Tax List Middlesex Twp., Butler Co. PA: John Stoughton, 100 Acres, 2 cows, 2 horses or oxen, Valuation 144, Tax 0.43
1895 History Butler Co., p. 58
5 Deed Transfer from John Stoughton to William Stoughton, dated 10 Feb. 1820. Witnesses George (P___), and John Timblin. Recorded 14 Feb 1820,Butler County, John Timblin, Esq.
1820 Deed John Stoughton.jpg

(Transcript)
6 Deed Transfer from John Stoughton to William Stoughton, dated 7 Apr. 1824. Centre Twp., Butler Co., PA, Deed E-222. 50 Acres for $75.00.
1824 Deed John Stoughton.jpg

(Transcript)
7 Will of John Stoughton, Estate File # S-40,Muddy Creek Twp., Butler Co. PA. Signed 8 Apr. 1833. (Microfilm, Butler Public Library, Vol. A, p. 264, 1833)
Lists wife Catherine; sons William, Luke, Andrew, John, Jacob, Bernard; daughters Eufame Logan, Hannah Stoughton, Jane Stoughton; executors: son Jacob Stoughton, & William Stoughton(Sr.?); witnesses: Samuel Stoughton & Robert Hemphill.
Will of John Stoughton 1833 p1.jpg

Will of John Stoughton 1833p2.jpg

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(Transcript)
8 Jeanne Bortmes Eichelberger, correspondence, 2006.
  • Luke Stoughton b. 1807
9 Covert Family of New York by Robert Thorton Covert. Notes that John Stoughton married Catherine Covert; lists her parents as Lucas Covert and Cornelia Van Zandt, who were cousins; lists the children of Lucas And Cornelia Van Zandt Covert. (This source noted by Jeanne Bortmes Eichelberger; not seen by this researcher.)
10 Personal correspondence from Elizabeth Wilson Williams, granddaughter of Bert Winfred Wilson.
N/A
11 Abstracts of the wills of 5 sons of John Stoughton received from correspondent Dolores Swaney.
Will of Andrew Stoughton of Clay Twp., Butler Co. PA; Book D, pg. 452; filed 2 Jan 1867, written 4 Dec. 1866. Lists wife Mary; sons Jacob, John; daughters Rachel Campbell, Effie Jane wife of Miller Cornelius, Hannah wife of John A. McCandless, Catharine Amanda wife of Robert Davis; grandson Oliver Stoughton; granddaughter Mary Isabella Stoughton; witness William S. Wick.
Will of William Stoughton of Concord Twp., Butler Co. PA; Book D, pg. 206; filed 28 Aug. 1863, written 15 July 1863. Lists wife Mary; sons John, A. J., Luke, Elisha, Thomas; daughters Elizabeth Shoaf, Catharine Thompson, Adella Bortmass; witness William Wick.
Will of John Stoughton of Muddycreek Twp., Butler Co. PA; Book C, pg. 219; filed 6 July 1852, written 19 Apr. 1852. Lists wife Nancy; sons Thomas, Jefferson, William; daughters Catherine, Martha Jane, Euphany, Hannah, Manervy.
Will of Jacob Stoughton of Muddycreek Twp., Butler Co. PA; Book B, pg. 195; filed 25 June 1841, written 2 Apr. 1841. Lists mother Catherin; brothers William, Andrew, John, Barnard; 2nd cousin William Stoughton; nieces Eleana Logan, Catherin Boile; nephews Thomas Patterson, Jacob Stoughton.
(Note: "2nd cousin William Stoughton" may be a grandchild of one of his brothers?)
Will of Luke Stoughton of Muddycreek Twp., Butler Co. PA; Book B, pg. 98; filed 11 May 1839, written 16 Dec. 1838. Lists wife Margaret.
12 Stoughton Family Genealogy and History Vol. III, Mechling Publishing Co. Butler, PA, April, 2011, pp 50-58.
3 volumes by Burke Stoughton, Apollo, PA; available at Butler Area Public Library, Butler, PA. Also Burke Stoughton personal correspondence, 2008-ongoing.
For the children of John Stoughton he lists:
  • Luke (died 1838/39), married Margaret unknown, resided Muddy Creek; his will mentions 6 minor children age 1-16
  • Andrew (born 1802)
  • John (born 1805)
  • Barnard (born 1817)
  • Jacob (died ~1841)
  • Euphama married unknown Logan
  • Hannah (died ~1845)
  • Jane.
13 1880 United States Federal Census, Lake City Twp., Barber Co., KS, Enum. Dist 316, pg. 1. Date of census 1 June 1880.
Lin3 4-5: Barned (sic) V. Stoughton, white male, age 61, farmer, b. PA, parents b. NJ. Susan, white female age 66, wife, b. PA, father b. Holland, mother b. PA.
Line 6-8: Thomas B. Hagan, white male age 45, farmer, all b. PA; Thomas, age 14, son, all b. PA; Jenmi, age 12, daughter, b. MO, parents b. PA.
  • See "Source Notes" below. Contributed by James Voltz.
1880 census ks barber lake city dist 316 pg 1.jpg
14 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.
From the Historic Pittsburgh Full Text Collection. Collection is searchable; policy re. use on websites is ambiguous; may prohibit reproduction of text. See web address below for full text
http://digital.library.pitt.edu/cgi-bin/t/text/pageviewer-idx?c=pitttext;cc=pitttext;q1=catherine%20covert;rgn=full%20text;idno=03aee8434m;didno=03aee8434m;view=image;seq=0247
Abstract: Jane Stoughton, wife of Thomas Boyle, was a daughter of John Stoughton and Catherine Covert. Catherine Covert was of Holland descent; her mother's maiden name was Van Zandt, a family that settled on Manhattan Island, NY. John Stoughton, of English descent, was a farmer and owned 350 acres of land in three farms. His brother Samuel Stoughton was a Baptist minister, and the entire family was strict in its religious observances. Children of John and Catherine Covert Stoughton were: William, Luke, Andrew, Jacob (died unmarried), John, Barnard, Jane (married Thomas Boyle), Hannah (married John Patterson),Effie (married Robert Logan),Polly (died young).


15 History of the Stoughton Family, written out by Eva Coulter Conlan from information given her by Nancy Stoughton Patterson at her home in Lawrence Co., PA, date unknown. Manuscript not published; now owned by Holly K. Anderson.
See RootsWeb's World Connect Project: http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=hollykat&id=I474
William Stoughton was born~1742/43 presumably in New York State; from there he enlisted the War of the Revolution, serving with Washington in the battle of Monmouth. After the war he moved to New Jersey where he married a Miss Voorhees from Albany New York, of Holland Dutch descent.
Their children were William, John, Andrew, James, Effie, Delilah, Sarah, Ann, and Samuel the youngest, who was born 27 Aug 1795. William Stoughton moved to Lewisburg, PA, then in 1802 to Butler Co. PA. He was a shoemaker by trade.
16 Documents relating to Estate of John Stoughton, from the research of A. Fixx.
Set 1: sale of a portion of the land in 1849-50 to cover debts from estate of Jacob Stoughton.
See Source Notes section for implications regarding death date of Catherine Covert Stoughton.
21 Jacob Stoughton land - forced to sell part of property after Jacob's death.jpg
22 Settling of Jacob Stoughton's Estate.jpg
17 Documents relating to Estate of Jacob Stoughton, from the research of A. Fixx.
Set 2: Documents related to sale of rest of the land and distribution of proceeds in 1858.
See Source Notes section for implications regarding death date of Catherine Covert Stoughton.
22 Settling of Jacob Stoughton's Estate.jpg

[edit] Source notes

  • 1790, 1800 census not found.
  • 1800 Northampton Co. PA index of 5374 names (ancestry.com index) scanned for John or William Stoughton (Stoton, etc.) with no result. John & William Stotin families in West Buffalo Twp., ages fit with what we know. Household of John Stotin has one son listed (matches William b. ~1796). By the 1810 census, two sons are listed, ages 10-15 (matches William b. ~1796, and Jacob b. 1800). Since the family was in Lewisburg PA area for the 1800 census, and Jacob was born in 1800, we list his birthplace as PA, not NJ as seen in some sources.
  • John Stoughton names as executors in his will of 1833 his son Jacob Stoughton and William Stoughton. William's name is followed by what appears to be either "Junior", or "Senior" (written out, not abbreviated). John's father William was already dead in 1833.
    In that era, the terms "senior" and "junior" were used to indicate an older and younger set of relatives, not necessarily a father/son relationship. A possibility is that William G. Stoughton may have been referred to as "junior" because his grandfather was named William. The executor is presumably either John's son William, or John's brother William, in which case the brother was indeed alive and residing in Butler County in 1822. It is possible that the word following William Stoughton in the will is neither junior or senior but something other.
  • Sale of land from John Stoughton Estate (sources 16 & 17): Catherine's husband John Stoughton (who died in 1833) left his land in the care of their son Jacob Stoughton (who died in 1841). When John Stoughton owned the land, it was part of Muddy Creek Township, and was located in First Donation District, Number 149. The land was to be kept for the care of Catherine Stoughton and not sold.

But when son Jacob Stoughton died (1841), there was so much debt that in 1849Jacob’s brother John Stoughton (who died in 1852) had to sell 20 acres of land to help pay off the debt. Also, note that this land was located in what was known as Worth Township in 1858 - the 100 acres was bounded by land of George Book, James Moore, Margaret Stoughton (Luke's wife), Thomas Cooper and John Stoughton This really helps us pinpoint where John Stoughton's land was located. Anyway - 20 acres was sold in 1849/1850, to help pay off debt.

Then in the other document set, John Stoughton(son of John & Catherine Stoughton) indicates he agreed to pay John Patterson for some loans after Mrs. Catherine Stoughton, his mother, died. The property was then to be sold and John Patterson was to be paid.

When the land was put up for sale on September 1, 1857, John Stoughton had died (in 1852) and James S. Stoughton was assisting with settling the estate. John Patterson was then paid.

[edit] Research Notes

  • Burke Stoughton gives the birth date for Luke Stoughton as 1792-93; Jeanne Eichelberger lists the date as 1807. Neither give a source. The 1807 date seems to hold up better in consideration of the 1800 census for the family that shows only one child, as son, present.
  • Research re. burial site of John Stoughton, with negative results: No gravestones found at various Butler County cemeteries visited in 2006-2007 by E. Wilson Williams (Mt. Zion Baptist Cemetery, Wolf Creek Cemetery, Muddy Creek Cemetery, Prospect's Emanuel Lutheran Cemetery, Prospect Presbyterian Cemetery or West Liberty Cemetery). No record found in the entire 5 volume set of the Cemetery Inventory of Butler County, searched by research staff of the Butler Area Public Library, Oct. 2007.
    This suggests burial without gravestones, or that their stones deteriorated beyond legibility by the time of the Inventory; or burial at a small private cemetery not included in the Inventory.

[edit] Conjecture

[edit] Research Wishlist

  • Will abstracts of Andrew, William, John Bernard, Jacob, and Luke
  • Will of John Stoughton Sr.
  • 1803 Tax Rolls Middlesex Twp. Butler Co. PA
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