Andrew Stoughton

Andrew Stoughton was the third child of his parents, John and Catherine Covert Stoughton. His two older brothers were born in New Jersey, but Andrew was born in 1802, the year his parents arrived in Butler County PA. Andrew was the third of nine children, and among the five boys, he was the middle brother. In 1825, when Andrew was 23 yrs. old, he married Mary Glenn, and they raised a family of nine children, four boys and five girls. The children married into the families of Campbell, Davis, McCandless and Hockenberry. Andrew lived through the years of the Civil War, and died a year after it ended. He wrote his will in early December of 1866, and died one month later, January 1867. He was sixty-five years old.

	Date	Location	Notes	Sources
Birth	1802[3]
Marriage			To Mary Glenn
Death	~1867		Will filed on 2 Jan 1867

Ancestry chart segment

 Generation 5            Generation 6           Generation 7
 
                                            +-- John Stoughton
                                            |   (1773-1833)
                     +-- Andrew Stoughton --+
                     |   (~1802-1867)       |
 John C. Stoughton --+                      +-- Catherine Covert
 (1832-1902)         |                          (????-????)
                     +-- Mary Glenn
                         (~1800-????)

Sources:

Children

(all children with Mary Glenn)

Name	Gender	Date of Birth	Birthplace	Spouse	Notes	Sources
Rachel Stoughton	F	1826		Robert Campbell
Mathew S. Stoughton	M	1832		Margaret J. Davis
John C. Stoughton	M	10 Nov 1832		Mary Jane McCandless	Direct line
Hannah A. Stoughton	F	1835		John A. McCandless
Catherine Amanda Stoughton	F	1839		Robert Henry Davis
Jacob B. Stoughton	M	1840	PA	Margaret Hockenberry
Effie Jane Stoughton	F			Miller Cornelius
Mary Stoughton	F

Places of Residence

Location	Dates	Notes	Sources

Sources

Ref. Num.	Description	Image of original
1	1840 United States Federal Census, Centre Twp., Butler Co. PA, (Ancestry.com pg. 11). Household of Andrew Stoughton: 1 male under 5, 1 male 5-10, 1 male 10-15, 1 male 40-50, 1 female under 5, 1 female 5-10, 2 females 10-15, 1 female 30-40. These seem to correspond to Jacob, John, Matthew, father Andrew Stoughton, Catherine, Hannah, Rachel, an unknown daughter, & mother Mary Glenn. The unknown daughter may have died before 1850, or may cast doubt on the match. However, Household of William Stoughton, brother of Andrew, seems to be next door	.
2	1850 United States Federal Census, Centre Twp., Butler Co., PA, Page 281, Lines 36-42 shows Andrew Stoughton, 48, married to Mary Stoughton, 50. They live with five children: son Matthrew Stoughton, 18; son John Stoughton, 17; daughter Hannah Stoughton, 15; daughter Catherine Stoughton, 11; and son Jacob Stoughton, 10. Note that this household appears at the bottom of the census page but does not continue on the next page. Andrew Stoughton is a farmer. Everyone was born in PA. Hannah, Catherine, and Jacob attended school within the census year. This census is dated 21 Sep 1850.
3	1860 United States Federal Census, Clay Twp., Butler Co., PA, Page 74, Lines 1-5 shows Andrew Stoughton, 57, married to Mary Stoughton, 58. They live with three children: daughter Catherine Stoughton, 21; son Jacob Stoughton, 20; and son William Stoughton, 9. Andrew Stoughton is a farmer, Jacob Stoughton is a laborer, Catherine is a "domestic." Everyone was born in PA. This census is dated 20 Jul 1860.
4	20th Century History of Butler & Butler Co.,by McKee, p. 1270, biographical sketch of Oliver W. Stoughton: "Matthew Stoughton, father of Oliver W., was born in Clay Township, Butler County, in 1831, and died in 1855, when aged but twenty-four years... Grandfather Stoughton was a leading member of Mt. Zion Baptist Church in Franklin Township, Butler County, in which he at times served officially..."	(For complete text, go to Biographical sketch Oliver W. Stoughton).
5	Will of Andrew Stoughton, abstract, from Book D, p. 452. Andrew Stoughton of Clay Twp., Butler Co. PA, filed 2 Jan. 1867 (possibly signed 4 Dec. 1866). Lists wife Mary; sons Jacob and 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.
6	Will of Jacob Stoughton, abstract, from Book B, p.195. of Muddy Creek Twp., Butler Co. PA (brother of direct line Andrew Stoughton); signed 2 Apr. 1841,filed 25 June 1841;lists nephew Jacob Stoughton.
7	Family tradition per correspondence of Paul Keith Heckathorn, was that Andrew Stoughton gave land for Muddy Creek Baptist Church (1829), which merged into Mt. Zion Baptist Church in 1844. He was a founding member of both Muddy Creek Baptist (Clay Twp.)and Mt. Zion Baptist Churches.
8	Reproduction, Map of Butler County, PA 1858 by Violet M. Covert. Mechling, Chicora PA, 2005, p.67 Franklin Township, shows land of John Stoughton. p. 31 Clay Township shows land of A. Stoughton, and And. Stoughton.
9	Personal correspondence from Elizabeth Wilson Williams.	N/A

Source Notes

Mt. Zion Baptist Church's present day location is in Franklin Twp.; location of original Muddy Creek Baptist Church now known to this researcher. If Andrew Stoughton donated land for the church, it may have been in Clay Twp., where it appears his land lay.

Research Wishlist

• Will of Andrew Stoughton
• 20th century histroy of butler co. by McKee