John Stoughton (1805)

NOT A DIRECT ANCESTOR John Stoughton (1805) 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

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.

	Date	Location	Notes	Sources
Birth	1805
Marriage	1836		to Nancy Boyle
Military Record	War of 1812		Veteran
Death	6 July 1852	Muddy Creek Twp., Butler Co. PA

Children

(birth order unknown)

Name	Gender	Date of Birth	Birthplace	Spouse	Notes	Sources
Thomas Stoughton	M
Jefferson Stoughton	M
William Stoughton	M
Catherine Stoughton	F
Martha Jane Stoughton	F
Euphany Stoughton	F
Hannah Stoughton	F
Manervy Stoughton	F

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 lives next door; in the next house is her grandson Andrew J. Stoughton (son of William G. 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, ed. John W. Jordan, 1840-1921, pg. 1272-1274. John and Catherine (Covert) Stoughton, both born in Pennsylvania. Mrs. Stoughton was of Holland descent, her mother's maiden name being Van Zant, a family that had settled on Manhattan Island, New York. Mr. Stoughton was of English decent, became a farmer, and owned three hundred and fifty acres of land, in three farms. Mr. and Mrs. Stoughton had children: William, a farmer, lived in Clay township; Luke, a farmer in Worth township, was in active service in the war of 1812; Andrew, a wealthy and prosperous farmer of Clay township; Jacob, a farmer, who died unmarried; John, also a participant in the war of 1812, lived on a part of the homestead, and married Nancy Boyle; Barnard, a farmer, died in Kansas; Jane, who married Mr. Boyle, as above stated; Hannah, married John Patterson, and lived in Worth township; Effie, married Robert Logan, a farmer, who was killed during the Civil War; Polly, died young.	See full text