Zerviah Houghton

1721 - 1804  (83 years)

• Name	Zerviah Houghton
  Relationship	with Robert Alan Roy
  Birth	26 May 1721	Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts   [1]
  Christening	26 May 1721	Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts   [1]
  Death	Nov 1804	Sterling, Worcester County, Massachusetts   [2]
  Siblings	3 brothers and 6 sisters
  + 1. Zerviah Houghton,   b. 26 May 1721, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts d. Nov 1804, Sterling, Worcester County, Massachusetts  (Age 83 years) ▻Jonathan Wilder,   b. 5 Oct 1710, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts d. 13 Jan 1794, Sterling, Worcester County, Massachusetts  (Age 83 years) m. 23 Feb 1738/39     2. Mindwell Houghton,   b. 07 Mar 1722/23, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts   3. Michal Houghton,   b. 22 Jun 1725, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts d. 31 Dec 1816, Sterling, Worcester County, Massachusetts  (Age 91 years)   4. Dinah Houghton,   b. 8 Apr 1727, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts d. 1793, Sterling, Worcester County, Massachusetts  (Age 65 years)   5. Keziah Houghton,   b. 29 Mar 1729, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts d. 20 Oct 1822, Sterling, Worcester County, Massachusetts  (Age 93 years)   6. Benjamin Houghton,   b. 17 Nov 1732, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts d. 25 Apr 1759, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts  (Age 26 years)   7. Abigail Houghton,   b. 27 Jul 1735, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts   8. Joel Houghton,   b. 27 Sep 1737, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts   9. Eunice Houghton,   b. 15 Oct 1739, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts   10. Silas Houghton,   b. 7 Oct 1742, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts
  Oldest Known Ancestors	Paternal Line: father Houghton Maternal Line: Amy Wells   d. After 1670
  Person ID	I356	| Roy Line
  Last Modified	29 Aug 2018

  
  

  Father	Benjamin "Landlord Ben" Houghton,   b. 1691, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts d. 28 Feb 1764, Sterling, Worcester County, Massachusetts (Age 73 years)
  Mother	Zerviah Moore,   b. 1700

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Jonathan Wilder,   b. 5 Oct 1710, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts d. 13 Jan 1794, Sterling, Worcester County, Massachusetts (Age 83 years)
  Marriage Intent	25 Nov 1738	Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts   [3]
  Marriage	23 Feb 1738/39	Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts   [1, 3]
  Zerviah had promised herself to another. Jonathan challenged him and was victorious. The following are from the First Book of Lancaster Records, page 15: "November ye 25th 1738 Then Jonathan Wilder of Lancaster Entered his Entention of mariage with Zeruiah Houghton of said Town. December ye 1st 1738 David Farrar of Lancaster appeared and forbid ye banes of mariage being out asked betwix ye above Said Jonath. Wilder and Zeruiah Houghton, and aledged this Reson that shee had Promised him ye said farrar marriage from whch shee cannot Losly depart."
  Age at Marriage	She : 17 years and 9 months - He : 28 years and 4 months.
  Children	3 sons and 3 daughters
  1. Silas Wilder,   b. 27 Feb 1747, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]   2. Martha Wilder,   b. 16 Feb 1750, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] + 3. Hannah Wilder,   b. 22 Mar 1753, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts d. 12 Dec 1801, Wendell, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 48 years)   4. Calven Wilder,   b. 12 Jun 1755, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]   5. Rev. Elihue Wilder,   b. 11 Feb 1760, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts d. 18 Jun 1818, Sterling, Worcester County, Massachusetts (Age 58 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]   6. Martha Wilder,   b. 3 Nov 1761, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
  Last Modified	29 Aug 2018

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Zerviah Houghton(1721 – 1804) 2Benjamin "Landlord Ben" Houghton(1691 – 1764) 3Zerviah Moore(1700 – )

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 26 May 1721 - Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts Christening - 26 May 1721 - Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts Marriage Intent - 25 Nov 1738 - Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts Marriage - 23 Feb 1738/39 - Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts Death - Nov 1804 - Sterling, Worcester County, Massachusetts  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S1105] Burr, Annie Lane and Thomas Hovey Gage. "John Houghton of Lancaster, Mass., and Some of His Descendants", (Boston: The New England Historical and Genealogical Registe, volume LXXIX, 1925). [S1049] Whitcomb, Esther K. Inscriptions from Burial Grounds of the Nashaway Towns: Lancaster, Harvard, Bolton, Leominster, Sterling, Berlin, West Boylston, and Hudson, Massachusetts , (Bowie, Maryland: Heritage Books, 1989). [S464] Nourse, Henry S. The Birth, Marriage and Death Register, Church Records and Epitaphs of Lancaster, Massachusetts 1643-1850, (Lancaster, Massachusetts: Henry S. Nourse, 1890).