Icons used in the Houghton Surname Project Website
Names in the Houghton Surname Project Website ofteny have 1 or more icons alongside the given name. The following explains what each icon means:
Female
Male
Houghtons/Haughtons who were in the US Military
Houghtons/Haughtons who owned slaves in the pre-Civil War south
Houghtons/Haughtons who were African American
Houghtons/Haughtons who were Native American
Unconnected Houghtons/Haughtons: Houghtons unrelated to major Houghton lines listed below
Foreign line Houghtons/Haughtons: Houghtons descended from a known
Houghton who was born in foreign country, mostly in England
and Ireland after 1700 and immigrated to USA
Ralph Houghton of Lancaster MA descendant
John Houghton of Lancaster MA descendant
John Houghton of New Jersey descendant
Elijah Houghton of Virginia descendant