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|'''Genealogical and Personal History of Western Pennsylvania, Vol. 3''', ed. John W. Jordan, 1840-1921, pg. 1272-1274.<br>[[John Stoughton|John]] and [[Catherine Covert|Catherine (Covert) Stoughton]], both born in Pennsylvania. Mrs. Stoughton was of Holland descent, her mother's maiden name being [[Lucas Covert|Van Zant]], a family that had settled on Manhattan Island, New York.  [[John Stoughton|Mr. Stoughton]] was of English decent, became a farmer, and owned three hundred and fifty acres of land, in three farms. <br>Mr. and Mrs. Stoughton had children: [[William Stoughton|William]], a farmer, lived in Clay township; [[Luke Stoughton (1807)|Luke]], a farmer in Worth township, was in active service in the war of 1812; [[Andrew Stoughton|Andrew]], a wealthy and prosperous farmer of Clay township; '''Jacob''', a farmer, who died unmarried; [[John Stoughton (1805)|John]], also a participant in the war of 1812, lived on a part of the homestead, and married ''Nancy Boyle''; [[Barnard V. Stoughton|Barnard]], a farmer, died in Kansas; [[Jane Stoughton|Jane]], who married Mr. Boyle, as above stated; [[Hannah M. Stoughton|Hannah]], married ''John Patterson'', and lived in Worth township; [[Euphamia Stoughton (1810)|Effie]], married ''Robert Logan'', a farmer, who was killed during the Civil War; ''Polly'', died young.
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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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Revision as of 11:12, 12 April 2008

NOT A DIRECT ANCESTOR

Jacob Stoughton is not in my direct ancestry. He is 1 step removed in the following ways:

Date Location Notes Sources
Birth ~1800 New Jersey
Marriage unmarried [5]
Death June 1841 Muddy Creek Twp., Butler Co. PA


Sources

Ref. Num. Description Image of original
1 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
2 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
3 Will of Jacob Stoughton, abstract, from Book B, p.195. Jacob Stoughton of Muddy Creek Twp., Butler Co., PA filed 25 June 1841 (possibly signed 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.
4 Jeanne Bortmes Eichelberger, correspondence, 2006
5 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 prohibits reproduction of 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

Source notes

  • Andrew Jackson Stoughton, known as A.J., living next to his father William in 1860.
  • It appears from the will abstract that John and Barnard are two separate brothers; this may be the result of a misplaced comma; original will needs to be viewed.

Conjecture

Research Wishlist

Will of Jacob Stoughton, Muddy Creek Twp., Butler Co. PA Willbook B, p. 195

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