Luke Stoughton

NOT A DIRECT ANCESTOR Luke Stoughton is not in my direct ancestry. He is 1 step removed in the following ways: Brother of Andrew Stoughton Son of John Stoughton and Catherine Covert

	Date	Location	Notes	Sources
Birth	~1805, or 1792-93	PA, expect Butler Co.	died 1839 Muddy Creek Twp., Butler Co. PA
Marriage			to Margaret Wick
Military	unknown, between 1812-1815	battle of New Orleans 1815	with brother William
Death	May 1839	Muddy Creek Twp., Butler Co. PA	will filed 11 May 1839

Children

• Note: At least six children with Margaret Wick, from census data; birth order unknown beyond birth year spans.

Name	Gender	Date of Birth	Birthplace	Spouse	Notes	Sources
Mary Ann Stoughton	F	between 1820-1825		To
William Stoughton	M	between 1825-1830		To	not with mother in 1840 census
Covert Stoughton	M	between 1825-1830		To
Margaret Jane Stoughton	F	~1834		To
Nancy Stoughton	F	~1836		To
Jacob Stoughton	M	~1838		To

• Note: Census age ranges suggest two additional male children, but possibly only six with age discrepancies in the census.

Name	Gender	Date of Birth	Birthplace	Spouse	Notes	Sources
unknown Stoughton	M	between 1820-1825		To	not with mother in 1840 census
unknown Stoughton	M	between 1830-1835		To

Places of Residence

Location	Dates	Notes	Sources
Center Twp, Butler Co. PA	1820 census, with parents
Muddy Creek Twp, Butler Co. PA	1830 census, with parents
Muddy Creek Twp, Butler Co. PA	1840 census, widow Margaret & children
Worth Twp, Butler Co. PA		farmer

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).
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; 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). Family headed by Luke Stoughton: 2 males under 5, 1 male 5-10, 1 male 20-30, 1 female 5-10, 1 female 20-30. This corresponds to Luke age 23, wife, 3 sons and 1 daughter.
3	1840 United States Federal Census, Muddy Creek Twp, Butler Co, PA, page 23. Census is not dated. Family headed by Margaret Stoeton Margaret is age 30-40, so born ~1800-1810. Other females: one aged 15-20, and two aged 5-10. Males: one each at ages 10-15, 5-10, and under 5 yrs. This is possibly the recent widow and children of Luke Stoughton who died in 1839. The Margaret Stoeton entry is followed two entries later by that of Luke's brother Barnard Stoeton. William Wimer is the next entry after Barnard Stoeton.
4	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: 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, a farmer in Worth township, was in active service in the war of 1812; Andrew, Jacob (died unmarried); John, (also a participant in the war of 1812), Barnard, Jane (married Thomas Boyle), Hannah (married John Patterson),Effie (married Robert Logan),Polly (died young).
5	Will of Lake (sic) Stoughton, abstract, from Book B, p.98. Lake Stoughton of Muddy Creek Twp., Butler Co., PA filed 11 May. 1839 (possibly signed 16 Dec. 1838). Lists wife Margaret.
6	Jeanne Bortmes Eichelberger, correspondence, 2006
7	Burke Stoughton correspondence 2007 - ongoing. Luke was born 1792-93, & was a veteran of the War of 1812. Burke describes having had an old paper (now disintegrated), a note sent home by William Stoughton, who was with Andrew Jackson, at New Orleans and he mentions his brother Luke as being well. "The note opened with a short phrase praising God and then went on to say that he was as well as could be expected, as was Luke, and that he was not liking the south "because of the insects was so bad" and he mentioned the swamp. There was one passing mention of the British and the fact that a fight was imminent and he asked those at home to pray for them. The note was signed Will Stoten, and sent to ____ Stoton, Butler County PA"
8	A. Fix correspondence 2010 -ongoing; see Contributors. The 6 children of Luke Stoughton are Mary Ann, William, Covert, Margaret Jane, Nancy and Jacob.
9	1850 United States Federal Census, Muddy Creek Twp., Butler Co., PA, page 18. Census dated 29 Aug 1850. Lines 30-34: Alexander Maberry, age 55, farmer; Margaret, age 50; Margaret J., age 16; Nancy, age 14; Jacob, age 12, in school. All b. PA. This is Margaret Wick Stoughton remarried, with three of the children of Luke Stoughton.
10	Will of Luke Stoughton, from research of A. Fix. Beneficiary and executrix listed as wife Margaret.
11	Ownership Map of Worth Twp., Butler Co., PA, 1858. Map shops ownership of parcels in township.