William Stoughton - Revision history

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death date 1Apr 1822, Elora (from Ancestry), Elora in Muddy Creek Twp (from"Roadside Thoughts")

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date correction for Wm. Stoughton per source 12: 1742-43

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-| '''Birth'''  || 1742/43  || NY || || <sup class="reference">[12]</sup>
+| '''Birth'''  ||3 Oct 1742 || New York, NY|| || <sup class="reference">[12]</sup>
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 | '''Marriage''' || ~1770 || NJ || To unknown Vorhees <br>of Albany, NY<br> of Dutch descent|| <sup class="reference">[12]</sup>
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 | '''Military''' ||   || Revolutionary War <br>incl. Battle of Monmouth ||  served w/ Washington || <sup class="reference">[12][14]</sup>
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-| '''Death''' || 1 Apr 1822 || Butler County, PA || || <sup class="reference">[3]</sup>
+| '''Death''' || 1 Apr 1822 || Elora, Muddy Creek Twp., Butler County, PA || || <sup class="reference">[3]</sup>
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-| '''Birth'''  || 1745 or 1742/43  || NY || || <sup class="reference">[12]</sup>
+| '''Birth'''  || 1742/43  || NY || || <sup class="reference">[12]</sup>
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 | '''Marriage''' || ~1770 || NJ || To unknown Vorhees <br>of Albany, NY<br> of Dutch descent|| <sup class="reference">[12]</sup>

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 |'''Estate File of William Stoughton''', "Vendue paper", (this title implying a public auction), names Sally Timblin, Joseph Timblin, (Alexander) Gilgrist, Esther Badger, Ann Timblin, Andrew Stoughton, William Thompson, Jacob Rose, Edward Timblin, John Timblin,as recipients or purchasers of listed items, along with their value.
 |[[Image:Wm. Stoughton Estate 1822 01.jpg|50px|left]]<br style="clear:both;"/>[[Image:Wm. Stoughton Estate 1822 02.jpg |50px|left|]]<br>[[Estate of William Stoughton|(Transcript, Wm. Stoughton Estate 1822)]]
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 *Third document, dated 15 Aug. 1823, reads "Rec'd the within amt. in full from John Timblin, Esq.   David Shannon.
 |[[Image:Wm. Stoughton Estate 1822 03.jpg|50px|left]]<br>[[Image:Wm. Stoughton Estate 1822 04.jpg|50px|right]] [[Image:Wm. Stoughton Estate 1822 02.jpg |50px|left|]]<br style="clear:both;"/>[[Inquest, Death of William Stoughton|(Transcription, Inquest papers, Wm. Stoughton)]]
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 |'''1803 Tax List Middlesex Twp.''', Butler Co. PA:  ''William Stoughton'', 400 Acres, 2 cows, 2 horses or oxen, Valuation 360, Tax 1.08.<br> 1895 History of Butler Co.PA, p. 58
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 |'''1895 History of Butler Co.''', Brown & Co., p. 614 Chapter 59 Brady Township: "The development of coal deposits at Coaltown, begun some years ago ... the coal banks on the Hines, Boyd and Douglass, William Badger, ''William Stoughton'' and Louis Martsolf lands, and the old Cornelius, D.K. Graham and James Martin banks, now abandoned, are well known as fuel suppliers of the past and present.
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 |'''Early Settlers of Butler County, PA. 1800-1806''' ed. John F. Gall & David K. Webb. Chillicothe, OH 1934, p.4 Early Settlers - a list of names appearing in early Butler County records indicating residence:  ''Stouton, Wm.''  1806.
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 | '''Personal correspondence''' from [[Elizabeth Ann Wilson|Elizabeth Wilson Williams]], gr-granddaughter of Elizabeth A. Stoughton.
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 |'''Deeds  transactions of John Stoughton''' in which John Timblin serves as a witness.
 |[[Image:1820 Deed John Stoughton.jpg|50px|center]]<br>[[Deed Transfer 1820 John Stoughton|(Transcript)]][[Image:1824 Deed John Stoughton.jpg|50px|center]]<br>[[Deed Transfer 1824 John Stoughton|(Transcript)]]
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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''', 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 Stoughton|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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-|'''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.  [Family source: the introductory text on RootsWeb implies that Nancy Stoughton Patterson's great-grandfather was William Stoughton, born 1742-43.]<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.<br><br>[[Samuel Stoughton]] was a Baptist Minister, licensed on Nov 30, 1822; ordained 28 Nov 1823;  preached until his death in 1862 for the same church, possibly Muddy Creek Baptist Church.  He married 1st in 1816, to Isabel unknown. Their two sons were:<br> James Stoughton, b. 13 Jan 1817 - d.1875<br> Morgan Stoughton b. 13 Apr 1819 - d.1858. <br><br>[[Samuel Stoughton]] married 2nd ''Catherine McCune'' in 1821.  Catherine McCune (Stoughton) died 15 Jan 1865. Their children were:<br>Lucinda Stoughton (June 19, 1822 -June 13, 1858)<br>Sarah Stoughton ( Nov 22, 1824 - Sept 1, 1849)<br>Nancy Stoughton (Feb 12, 1827 - ??)<br>Samuel K. Stoughton (July 29, 1830 - Sept 16, 1849)<br>Mary Jane Stoughton (Dec 29, 1832 - May 15, 1905)<br>Emily Stoughton (June 30, 1836 -~ 1908)<br>Julia Stoughton (Sept 21, 1838 - ??)<br>Lavina Stoughton (Sept 16, 1840 - March 22,1802)<br>Isabel Stoughton (Aug 31, 1842 - Sept 21, 1893)<br>Elvina Stoughton (July 28, 1844 - Dec 25, 1906)<br>Lewis Cass Stoughton (June 27, 1846 - Sept 1, 1849).
+|'''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.  (Family source: the introductory text on RootsWeb implies that Nancy Stoughton Patterson's great-grandfather was William Stoughton, born 1742-1743).<br>See text at right).
+|[[History of the Stoughton Family by Eva Coulter Conlan]]
-<br>''Catherine McCune'' (Stoughton)'s mother Lucinda "Lucy" Moore was born about 1762 in Virginia or Maryland. She was ten years old the time of "The Boston Tea Party". Lucinda Moore married a Mr. McCune. Her children were:<br> Samuel McCune<br> Jane McCune<br> William McCune<br>John McCune<br>Mary McCune<br>Robert McCune Claypool (twin) <br>Catherine McCune Claypool (twin)<br> The twins were born August 18, 1802 just after their fathers death. Lucinda Moore (McCune) married 2nd a Mr. Claypool, so the twins were generally called Claypool.
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 =Research =
-* Stoughton line from England:  The Stoughton name is certainly English, and we assume that  ancestors of our William Stoughton (ca. 1745-1822), were English.  William and his children lived for a time in New Jersey, then in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, finally in Butler Cou., PA.  However, John Stoughton, the son of our William Stoughton, is NOT the same person as John Walker Stoughton.  John Walker Stoughton belongs to the family in Connecticut and connects to the records of immigrants from England.   Our John Stoughton's son Andrew married Catherine Covert, her family also being from New Jersey.  Note that there were more than one Andrew Stoughton in Butler County, and family trees are now found on the web that connect other Andrew Stoughtons to Catherine Covert, and our Andrew Stoughton to John Walker Stoughton and thus to English records.  These errors arise as the result of 1st) posting data without posting sources, and 2nd)over-zealous desire to connect to the longest chain of names.
+* Stoughton line from England:  The Stoughton name is English, and  ancestors of our William Stoughton (ca. 1745-1822), were English.  William and his children lived for a time in New Jersey, then in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, finally in Butler County, PA.  However, John Stoughton, the son of our William Stoughton, is NOT the same person as John Walker Stoughton.   Our John Stoughton's son Andrew married Catherine Covert, her family also being from New Jersey.  Note that there were more than one Andrew Stoughton in Butler County.
 * Roland Stoughton, not identified by us, listed as on pg. 377 in Annals of Buffalo Valley, 1755-1855, but page unavailable.  See instead, a transcription of this source at USGenWeb:<br>http://files.usgwarchives.net/pa/union/history/lynn/l369404.txt<br> "Of the daughters of Sheriff John Brady,... Jane married Roland Stoughton; her descendants, Mrs. Lyndall's children, still live in Lewisburg..."
-* 1790 census for Northumberland County (Townships are not delineated) gives a family of William Stoton: 1 male >16, 3 males <16, 6 females.  We expect that William Stoghton and family were still in New Jersey in this year, but there are no census records for NJ in this year available in the Ancestry.com dataset.
+* 1790 census for Northumberland County (No township listed) gives a family of William Stoton: 1 male >16, 3 males <16, 6 females.  We expect that William Stoughton and family were still in New Jersey in this year, but there are no census records for NJ in this year available.
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    ''Generation 7''         ''Generation 8''            ''Generation 9''
-                                            +-- [unknown]
+                                            +-- [[Timothy Stoughton]]
-                                            |   (????-????)
+                                            |   (1703-????)
                     +-- [[William Stoughton]] --+
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-''Note that this William Stoughton is NOT the father of John Walker Stoughton, who descended from the Connecticut line of Stoughtons; nor is he known as part of the Stoughon line who arrived from England on the ship Mary and John in 1630. There were various Stoughtons in Butler County PA, and researchers have confused and intermingled them, possibly in an attempt to connect back to the documented English line.''  See Research section below.<br>
-William Stoughton was born about 1742 - 1745 in New York and is reported to have been in the Revolutionary War, serving  with troops from New York until the close of the war.  Per the research of Jeanne Eichelberger, "He served in Washington's Army in the battle of Monmouth and was with Lee's division when Lee ordered a retreat.  He is said to have related afterward that the only time he ever saw Washington angry was when he came upon Lee's retreating division.  He asked "What means this ill timed prudence?"  They were turned back to the charge and victory finally was won."
+William Stoughton was born about 1742 - 1745 in New York. He moved to New Jersey where in about 1770 he married "a Voorhees woman" who was also originally from New York. He was in the Revolutionar War, serving  with troops from New Jersey.   William and his wife had nine children, all born in New Jersey.  <br>The older children were of marriageable age before the family left New Jersey.  The oldest son, William Stoughton Jr., possibly married and stayed behind in New Jersey when the family migrated westward, as he has not been found in the records.  <br> In about 1795, second son John Stoughton married Catherine Covert, the Coverts also a New Jersey family,but the marriage probably took place in the Lewisburg PA area, as the Covert family had lived there since 1790.   <br>The William Stougnton family also resided for a time in Lewisburg (then in Northumberland County, now in Union County). 'William Stotan' is recorded as an inhabitant of West Buffalo Twp. in 1796. <br>The Stoughtons continued west in 1802 to Butler County, and by 1804 were in Middlesex Township.  Members of the Voorhees family also migrated westward to Butler County, part of a migration of old English and Dutch families of New England, moving westward in search of land for their growing families. These included the Stoughton, Covert, Wigton, Vorhees, & VanZandt families.
-<br>William Stoughton moved to New Jersey where in about 1770 he married "a Voorhees woman" who was also originally from New York. It is possible that these two families knew each other in New York and migrated together to New Jersey, although that is speculation. William's son John Stoughton eventually married into a Covert family who were also from New Jersey.  William and his wife had nine children, all born in New Jersey.  <br>The older children were of marriageable age before the family left New Jersey.  The oldest son, William Stoughton Jr., possibly married and stayed behind in New Jersey when the family migrated westward, as he has not been found in the records.  <br>The second son, John Stoughton, married Catherine Covert in about 1795, probably in Lewisburg PA area, as the Covert family had lived there since 1790.   <br>The William Stougnton family, excepting possibly the oldest son, also resided for a time in Lewisburg (then in Northumberland County, now in Union County). William Stotan (sic) is recorded as an inhabitant of West Buffalo Twp. in 1796. <br>The Stoughtons continued west in 1802 to Butler County, and by 1804 were in Middlesex Township.  Members of the Voorhees family also migrated westward to Butler County. They were part of a migration of several of the old English and Dutch families of New England, moving westward in search of land for their growing families. These included the Stoughton, Covert, Wigton, Vorhees, & VanZandt families.
+<br>William was a farmer, and a shoemaker, as was his grandson [[Barnard VanZant Stoughton]].  William died without a will in April of 1822, and an inquest of sudden death was held. Families besides Stoughton mentioned in his estate settlement were Timblin, Gilgrist, Badger, Thompson and Rose.  Some of these names are possibly his sons-in-law.
-<br>William was a farmer, and a shoemaker.(See his grandson [[Barnard VanZant Stoughton]], also a shoemaker.)  He died without a will in April of 1822, and an inquest of sudden death was held. Families besides Stoughton mentioned in his estate settlement were Timblin, Gilgrist, Badger, Thompson and Rose.  Some of these names are possibly his sons-in-law.
 <br>[[William Stoughton biography|(Click here for complete biography & Stoughton name background)]]
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 |'''Revolutionary War Record of William Stoten''' from U.S. Compiled Revolutionary War Military Service Records, 1775-1783 collection of Ancestry.com, p. 644, https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/1309/images/MIUSA1775C_116878-00644?pId=200160, noted to us by J. Voltz, Aug. 2021.<br>Private Wm. Stoten served in Capt. John Sebring's Co. of Somerset (NJ) Militia of Col. Frelinghuysen's Battalion in General Lincoln's Brigade, stationed at Middle Brook. He appears on the company payroll from April 1 to May 1, 1777 for 15 days, at "1/8 pay" per day, for a total of 1 Pound 5 shilling.
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+|[[Image:USA Military Recd Wm Stoten, Rev War1775, Anc p 644.jpg|50px|right]]
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 ''Note that this William Stoughton is NOT the father of John Walker Stoughton, who descended from the Connecticut line of Stoughtons; nor is he known as part of the Stoughon line who arrived from England on the ship Mary and John in 1630. There were various Stoughtons in Butler County PA, and researchers have confused and intermingled them, possibly in an attempt to connect back to the documented English line.''  See Research section below.<br>
 William Stoughton was born about 1742 - 1745 in New York and is reported to have been in the Revolutionary War, serving  with troops from New York until the close of the war.  Per the research of Jeanne Eichelberger, "He served in Washington's Army in the battle of Monmouth and was with Lee's division when Lee ordered a retreat.  He is said to have related afterward that the only time he ever saw Washington angry was when he came upon Lee's retreating division.  He asked "What means this ill timed prudence?"  They were turned back to the charge and victory finally was won."
-<br>William Stoughton moved to New Jersey where in about 1770 he married "a Voorhees woman" who was also originally from New York. It is possible that these two families knew each other in New York and migrated together to New Jersey, although that is speculation. William's son John Stoughton eventually married into a Covert family who were also from New Jersey.  William and his wife had nine children, all born in New Jersey.  <br>The older children were of marriageable age before the family left New Jersey.  The oldest son, William Stoughton Jr., is thought to have possibly married and stayed behind in New Jersey when the family migrated westward, as he has not been found in the records.  <br>The second son, John Stoughton, married Catherine Covert in about 1795, probably in Lewisburg PA area, as the Covert family had lived there since 1790.   <br>The William Stougnton family, excepting possibly the oldest son, also resided for a time in Lewisburg (then in Northumberland County, now in Union County). William Stotan (sic) is recorded as an inhabitant of West Buffalo Twp. in 1796. <br>The Stoughtons continued west in 1802 to Butler County, and by 1804 were in Middlesex Township.  Members of the Voorhees family also migrated westward to Butler County. They were part of a migration of several of the old English and Dutch families of New England, moving westward in search of land for their growing families. These included the Stoughton, Covert, Wigton, Vorhees, & VanZandt families.
+<br>William Stoughton moved to New Jersey where in about 1770 he married "a Voorhees woman" who was also originally from New York. It is possible that these two families knew each other in New York and migrated together to New Jersey, although that is speculation. William's son John Stoughton eventually married into a Covert family who were also from New Jersey.  William and his wife had nine children, all born in New Jersey.  <br>The older children were of marriageable age before the family left New Jersey.  The oldest son, William Stoughton Jr., possibly married and stayed behind in New Jersey when the family migrated westward, as he has not been found in the records.  <br>The second son, John Stoughton, married Catherine Covert in about 1795, probably in Lewisburg PA area, as the Covert family had lived there since 1790.   <br>The William Stougnton family, excepting possibly the oldest son, also resided for a time in Lewisburg (then in Northumberland County, now in Union County). William Stotan (sic) is recorded as an inhabitant of West Buffalo Twp. in 1796. <br>The Stoughtons continued west in 1802 to Butler County, and by 1804 were in Middlesex Township.  Members of the Voorhees family also migrated westward to Butler County. They were part of a migration of several of the old English and Dutch families of New England, moving westward in search of land for their growing families. These included the Stoughton, Covert, Wigton, Vorhees, & VanZandt families.
 <br>William was a farmer, and a shoemaker.(See his grandson [[Barnard VanZant Stoughton]], also a shoemaker.)  He died without a will in April of 1822, and an inquest of sudden death was held. Families besides Stoughton mentioned in his estate settlement were Timblin, Gilgrist, Badger, Thompson and Rose.  Some of these names are possibly his sons-in-law.
 <br>[[William Stoughton biography|(Click here for complete biography & Stoughton name background)]]
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 *  Roland Stoughton (listed as on pg. 377, but this page omitted or blocked at this website. See alternate source in Research section below. Roland Stoughton is unidentified by us.)
 * Note also: [[Lucas Covert|Luke Covert]] on tax list in East Buffalo Twp. 1793 & 1796 (pgs. 278 & 299).
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-* In the 1800 census for the William Stotin family, 1st son William is not found; 2nd son John with wife Catherine and their son William are living nearby; the 2 males age 16-26 are sons Andrew (20) and James (18); the two males under age ten would include Samuel (age 5) and apparently a son who did not survive, or some non-family member; the 3 females age 10-16 would be Effie (15), Delilah (13), and Sarah (10). Ann (age 7) appears to have been marked in the 16-26 category.  The family was known to have been in the Lewisburg area at this time.  It has been suggested (Eichelberger) that oldest son William may have remained in New Jersey.
+* Source 1A. In the 1800 census for the William Stotin family, 1st son William is not found; 2nd son John with wife Catherine and their son William are living nearby; the 2 males age 16-26 are sons Andrew (20) and James (18); the two males under age ten would include Samuel (age 5) and apparently a son who did not survive, or some non-family member; the 3 females age 10-16 would be Effie (15), Delilah (13), and Sarah (10). Ann (age 7) doesn't appear to have been marked, and the female in the 16-26 category is unknown.  The family was known to have been in the Lewisburg area at this time.
 * Can not find William Stoughton in 1790 or 1820 census.
 *Do not find Joseph, Edward of John Timblin born before 1800 in 1850 census Butler Co. PA.
-*Photocopy of estate record received 2006 from Jeanne Eichelberger,with notation "Estate of William Stoughton, Dated 4-1-1822, No Will on record, filed 10-11-1822, Robert Scott, Recorder."
+*Source 2. Photocopy of estate record received 2006 from Jeanne Eichelberger,with notation "Estate of William Stoughton, Dated 4-1-1822, No Will on record, filed 10-11-1822, Robert Scott, Recorder."
 * Recipients/purchasers named in the estate sale record of William Stoughton include his son Andrew Stoughton, son-in-law Jacob Rose (husband of Effie Stoughton).  Sons John, William and Samuel are not named.  Preponderance of items to Timblin individuals (Ann Timblin, Sally Timblin, Edward Timblin, John Timblin and Joseph Timblin) suggest that perhaps two Stoughton daughters (Ann and Sarah (Sally?)) may have married Timblin brothers. Daughter Delilah Stoughton is not named. Others of unknown relationship: Alex'r Gilgrist, Esther Badger, William Thompson.<br> Photocopy of estate of William Stoughton, and of inquest papers, received from Jeanne Bortmes Eichelberger 2006.
-* Per Jeanne Eichelberger, the earliest Stoughton ancestors came from England in about 1591, settling in Connecticut, later in New York, and then in New Jersey.  Our documented line came from New Jersey to Butler County, PA in 1802, settling in Middlesex township where William Stoughton appears in the tax list of 1804.
+*The earliest Stoughton ancestors came from England in about 1591, settling in Connecticut, later in New York, and then in New Jersey.  Our documented line came from New Jersey to Butler County, PA in 1802, settling in Middlesex township where William Stoughton appears in the tax list of 1804.
 *1895 History of Butler Co. Pa p. 614 reference to coal banks on land of Wm. Stoughton is unclear whether to original homestead, or to a Wm. Stoughton producing coal in 1895.  If the latter, possibly William Stoughton born 1851, son of [[Andrew Stoughton]] per the 1860 census.