Revision as of 13:55, 15 August 2008

John Stoughton, Jr. and wife Nancy Boyle resided on part of the homestead of his parents John Stoughton and Catherine Covert. John Jr. fought in the War of 1812.

Children

(birth order unknown)

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; (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).
3	1840 United States Federal Census, Muddy Creek Twp, Butler Co, PA, page 21. Census is not dated. Family of John Stoughton: 1 male<5, 1 male 5-10, 1 male 30-40, 1 female <5, 1 female 20-30. This is John Bernard Stoughton
4	1850 United States Federal Census, Muddy Creek Twp, Butler Co. PA. Date of census 30 Aug 1850. Line 29: Catharine Stoughton, age 72, widow, born NY. Lines 30-37: Household of John Stoughton, 45, farmer, $1000 real estate; wife Nancy 43; children: Catharine 13, Thos. 10, Martha J. 8, Wm. 6, Euphama 4, Hannah M. 5/12. All born PA.. Lines 38-39: Andrew J. Stoughton, 25, farmer, $1200 real estate; Sarah J. 24. All born PA. Note: Catharine's son John Stoughton lives next door to her; in the following house is her grandson Andrew J. Stoughton age 25, & wife Sarah J. age 24. (son of William Stoughton).
5	Will of John Stoughton, abstract, from Book C, p.219. John Stoughton of Muddy Creek Twp., Butler Co., PA filed 6 July. 1852 (possibly signed 19 Apr. 1852). Lists wife Nancy; sons Thomas, Jefferson, William; daughters Catherine, Martha Jane, Euphany, Hannah, Manervy.
6	Jeanne Bortmes Eichelberger, correspondence, 2006
7	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
8	Military records for Thomas J. Stoughton Butler Co. History: Company H 78th regiment STOUGHTON, Thos. J., e. Oct. 13, 1861; dis. on Surg. cert. May 20, 1863. Civil War Pension Index: (Ancestry.com): Name: Thomas J. Stoughton State Filed: Missouri; Side: Union Regiment State/Origin: Pennsylvania Regiment Name: 76 Pennsylvania Inf. Regiment Name Expanded: 76th Regiment, Pennsylvania Infantry COMPANY: H Rank In: Private Rank In Expanded: Private Rank Out: Private Rank Out Expanded: Private Film Number: M554 roll 119 Note: Thomas J Stoughton appears in the 1900 census in Cooper, MO, b.~ 1840 in Pennsylvania. He is listed alone. Nothing further is known to confirm this as the son of John B. Stoughton.

Source notes

• Our initial listing of children included sons Thomas, and Jefferson. For now,per the research of Jim Voltz, these have been combined, on the following logic. The 1850 census has no mention of a son "Jefferson", and was only 2 years previous to John B."s death. The will of John B. Stoughton was not been seen by us, and may be abstracted incorrectly above (i.e. Thomas Jefferson may be one name).A complete will copy is on order (Aug 15 2008). Voltz cites the above military record for Thomas J. Stoughton, and notes that the only other Thomas Stoughton born about 1840 seems to be Thomas S. Stoughton, son of William and Mary (Wick) Stoughton.

Research

Ref. Num.	Description	Image of original
1	1870 United States Federal Census, Parker Twp, Butler Co, PA, page 29. Census dated 20 Aug 1870. Lines 29, 30: Thomas Stoughton, 31, coal miner, b. PA; Nancy Ann, keeping house, b. PA.
2	1900 United States Federal Census, District 72, Fairview Twp, Butler Co, PA, page 8. Census dated 5 June 1900. Lines 71, 72: Thomas Stoughton, 61, b. Aug 1838, married 6 years, day laborer, owns farm, can read, write and speak English; Margaret, wife, 48, b. June 1851, married 6 years, no children, can read write and speak English. Both and all parents b. PA.
3	1910 United States Federal Census, District 78, South Moniteau Twp, Cooper Co, MO, page 7. Census dated 25 April 1900. Line 42: Thomas J. Stoughton, 70, farmer, general farming, owns farm, can read, write and speak English, b. PA, parents b. PA.

Conjecture

Research Wishlist