Ann Houghton: Robin's Roots Test

1679 - 1738 (59 years)

TNG Descendant Charts

Please note that you don't have to depend on these descriptions; you can quickly try out each of the chart types.

Graphical formats

"Standard" charts have a marvelous graphical format and show a fair amount of data for each person, but they generate so much whitespace that they tend to be wider than the screen (or a printed page) They tend to be hard to read and almost impossible to print if you generate more than three or four generations of data.
"Compact" charts have similar graphical layout, and are easier to read and print, but don't display any data other than each person's name.
Note that if you want to print a "Compact" chart with more than three or four generations of data, you should probably specify "Landscape" orientation when you print.
The "PDF chart" is kind of a cross between the standard and compact formats, generated as a PDF. On most computers, any web page can be printed as a PDF, but this PDF format handles page breaks for specific paper sizes, wheras PDF printouts of web pages just run the text through the page breaks

(The graphical charts' connecting lines sometimes disappear at certain zoom level. When they are missing, you can use you mouse scroll whell or hit control-plus or control-minus to change the zoom level.)

Text formats

"Text" charts follow a standard outline-style format that provides more (i.e. denser) data than the graphical charts do.
"Text+" charts are kind of a cross between the graphical and text formats. They can display much more data in less space than graphical charts or the "Text" chart. (That's good news and bad news). In particular, they requires much less horizontal scrolling, and can accommodate large charts in one printed page width (albeit sometimes with legal-sized paper in landscape mode). They are also much more flexible than the other formats, with several (perhaps too many) run-time options.
However,
- The process of printing a Text+ chart can be a bit daunting, and
- When you are looking at just a few generations, and when enough data is visible on the screen, the graphical charts tend to be easier to read.
"Register" charts are detailed descriptive reports. They contain almost all of the data that I have for each person, including free-form notes. But they aren't really 'charts' in the normal sense, and don't give this kind of overview of the family tree that the other charts give.
"Count" charts don't list descendants at all; they just show how many descendants a person has, broken out by generation.

Less detail

Generation: 1

Ann Houghton was born on 1 Jan 1679; died on 20 Oct 1738.

Other Events and Attributes:

Religious: 1733, Lawrenceville, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA; Attended the Presbyterian church in Maidenhead (now Lawrenceville)

Notes:

Name:
The surname Houghton is not documented, but only inferred from the surname of one of her sons. She fits in a Houghton family in New Jersey, but, like her husband Henry Mershon, she is reported to have been born on Long Island and to have moved to New Jersey, where they died.

Ann married Henry Mershon in 1698. Henry (son of Henri Marchand) was born in 1672; died on 20 Sep 1738. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

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2. Rebekah Mershon was born on 10 Mar 1711; died in 1786.
3. Andrew Mershon was born on 6 Aug 1706; died on 5 Jul 1793.
4. Mary Mershon was born about 1703.
5. Henry Mershon, III was born in 1698; died on 7 Mar 1777.
6. Houghton Mershon was born on 19 Jul 1717; died on 13 Jul 1798.
7. Peter Mershon was born in 1707; died on 6 Jul 1744.
8. Elizabeth Mershon was born on 22 Jun 1714; died on 12 Mar 1784.
9. Anna Mershon was born in 1706; died on 12 Jan 1785.
10. Sarah Mershon was born about 1717.
11. Thomas Mershon was born in 1710; died in 1790.

Generation: 2

Rebekah Mershon

(1.Ann¹) was born on 10 Mar 1711; died in 1786.

Other Events and Attributes:

Residence: 1895, Hopewell, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA

Notes:

Buried:
GRid=117179497; photo of Holder Hall at Princeton University where she and her husband Nathaniel FitzRandoph are buried. The construction of the building uncovered their graves

Rebekah married Nathaniel Fitzrandolph on 20 Oct 1729. Nathaniel (son of Benjamin Fitzrandolph and Sarah Dennis) was born on 11 Nov 1703; died in 1786. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

12. Ruth Fitzrandolph was born on 4 Jan 1735; died in 1781.
13. Hannah FitzRandolph was born on 5 Jan 1746/47; died on 11 Jun 1835.
14. Rebecca FitzRandloph was born in 1752; died on 1 Jul 1812.
15. Hannah Fitzrandolph was born on 20 Jan 1744; died on 7 Oct 1846.
16. John Fitzrandolph was born on 4 Apr 1749; died before 8 Feb 1815.
17. Eunice Fitzrandolph was born on 10 Nov 1730; died on 28 Mar 1759.
18. Ann Fitzrandolph was born on 7 May 1734; died in Apr 1798.
19. Job Fitzrandolph was born on 6 Nov 1737; died on 11 Apr 1760.
20. Abigail Fitzrandolph was born on 18 Oct 1739; died about 1767.
21. Rachel Fitzrandolph was born on 31 Jan 1742/43; died on 31 Mar 1829.
22. Sarah Fitzrandolph was born on 19 Jan 1751; died on 1 Jul 1812.
23. Nathaniel Fitzradolph, Jr was born on 24 May 1753; died on 16 Sep 1757.
24. Elizabeth Fitzrandolph was born on 15 Feb 1757; died on 6 Sep 1757.
25. Sarah Fitzrandolph was born on 26 Apr 1732; died on 3 Apr 1759.
26. Samuel Fitzrandolph was born on 2 May 1741; died on 25 Feb 1825.

Andrew Mershon

(1.Ann¹) was born on 6 Aug 1706; died on 5 Jul 1793.

Other Events and Attributes:

Residence: Abt 1731, Hopewell, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA; The Andrew Mershon House on the Old River Road, is the "Bear’s Tavern" used as a landmark during Washington's Crossing of the Delaware. Andrew Mershon was the keeper of Tavern during the Revolution. http://www.oldhouses.com/4610
Residence: Abt 1776, Hopewell, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA; At what is know known as the Andrew Mershon House on the Old River Road. He was the proprietor of "Bear's Tavern", which was used as a landmark when Washington crossed the Delaware.
Will: 10 May 1793, Hopewell, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA

Family/Spouse: Francia Anderson. Francia died on 28 Aug 1793. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

4.	Mary Mershon (1.Ann¹) was born about 1703. Other Events and Attributes: Residence: Abt 1724, Hopewell, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA Notes: Birth: The Story of New Jersey says "oldest daughter" Family/Spouse: Thomas Houghton. Thomas was born est 1710. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Henry Mershon, III

(1.Ann¹) was born in 1698; died on 7 Mar 1777.

Other Events and Attributes:

Residence: 1728, Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA
Will: 25 Nov 1771, Lawrenceville, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA

Henry married Mary Yard on 20 Jan 1728. Mary was born on 21 Feb 1708; died before 1739. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Henry married Ann Major on 11 Dec 1739. Ann died in unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Houghton Mershon

(1.Ann¹) was born on 19 Jul 1717; died on 13 Jul 1798.

Other Events and Attributes:

Will: 7 Nov 1794, Somerset County, New Jersey, USA

Notes:

Buried:
GRid=54239771; Roughly cut rectangular block gravestone with badly obscured inscription on the left side. Obit identifies only age at death.

Peter Mershon

(1.Ann¹) was born in 1707; died on 6 Jul 1744.

Notes:

Died:
perhaps 1747

Family/Spouse: Jane Van Cleave. Jane was born in UNKNOWN; died in unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

27. Aaron Mershon was born in 1740; died on 27 Aug 1776.

8.	Elizabeth Mershon (1.Ann¹) was born on 22 Jun 1714; died on 12 Mar 1784. Notes: Died: Some Family Data Collections say 1784, some say 1785 Elizabeth married Joseph Green on 15 Jun 1738. Joseph was born about 1710; died est 1776. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Anna Mershon

(1.Ann¹) was born in 1706; died on 12 Jan 1785.

Notes:

Buried:
GRid=16879512; Very old fieldstone with fine lettering in a stylized font. Inscription: January the 12 Departed this life: Ann Smith In in the 78 year of her age: 1785

Family/Spouse: Andrew Smith, III. Andrew was born on 4 Sep 1709; died on 20 Mar 1785. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

10. Sarah Mershon (1.Ann¹) was born about 1717.
Notes:
Birth:
The Story of New Jersey says she was the fifth daughter.
11. Thomas Mershon (1.Ann¹) was born in 1710; died in 1790.
Family/Spouse: Susannah Stockton. Susannah died in unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Generation: 3

12.

Ruth Fitzrandolph

(2.Rebekah², 1.Ann¹) was born on 4 Jan 1735; died in 1781.

Other Events and Attributes:

Residence: 1648, New Jersey, USA
Residence: 1650, Burlington, Burlington County, New Jersey, USA

Notes:

Died:
GRid=174012369; no photos; 1-paragraph bio lists names of 7 children

Ruth married Christopher Skillman on 4 Feb 1761. Christopher (son of Jan (John) Skillman and Anna Hull) was born in 1732; died in 1782. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

28. Rebecca Skillman was born on 11 Oct 1767; died on 15 Oct 1848.
29. Isaac Skillman was born on 24 Jul 1764; died in 1819.

13.

Hannah FitzRandolph

(2.Rebekah², 1.Ann¹) was born on 5 Jan 1746/47; died on 11 Jun 1835.

Notes:

Buried:
GRid=13563973;Large serpentine gravestone. Inscription: In memory of Hannah Fitz Randolph consort of William Pangburn. A second Baroque style gravestone with the same inscription appears much older and is damaged, some lines of the inscription unreadable.

Hannah married William Stephen Pangburn, Sr in 1770. William was born on 30 Mar 1744; died in 1815. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

14.	Rebecca FitzRandloph (2.Rebekah², 1.Ann¹) was born in 1752; died on 1 Jul 1812. Other Events and Attributes: Residence: 1796, Middlesex County, New Jersey, USA Family/Spouse: James Perrine. James was born on 26 May 1731; died on 26 Mar 1811. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

15. Hannah Fitzrandolph (2.Rebekah², 1.Ann¹) was born on 20 Jan 1744; died on 7 Oct 1846.
16. John Fitzrandolph (2.Rebekah², 1.Ann¹) was born on 4 Apr 1749; died before 8 Feb 1815.
17. Eunice Fitzrandolph (2.Rebekah², 1.Ann¹) was born on 10 Nov 1730; died on 28 Mar 1759.
18. Ann Fitzrandolph (2.Rebekah², 1.Ann¹) was born on 7 May 1734; died in Apr 1798.
Ann married Paul Fitzrandolph in 1757. Paul was born in 1736. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
19. Job Fitzrandolph (2.Rebekah², 1.Ann¹) was born on 6 Nov 1737; died on 11 Apr 1760.
Notes:
Died:
Cause: Smallpox
20. Abigail Fitzrandolph (2.Rebekah², 1.Ann¹) was born on 18 Oct 1739; died about 1767.
21. Rachel Fitzrandolph (2.Rebekah², 1.Ann¹) was born on 31 Jan 1742/43; died on 31 Mar 1829.
22. Sarah Fitzrandolph (2.Rebekah², 1.Ann¹) was born on 19 Jan 1751; died on 1 Jul 1812.
23. Nathaniel Fitzradolph, Jr (2.Rebekah², 1.Ann¹) was born on 24 May 1753; died on 16 Sep 1757.
24. Elizabeth Fitzrandolph (2.Rebekah², 1.Ann¹) was born on 15 Feb 1757; died on 6 Sep 1757.
25. Sarah Fitzrandolph (2.Rebekah², 1.Ann¹) was born on 26 Apr 1732; died on 3 Apr 1759.
26. Samuel Fitzrandolph (2.Rebekah², 1.Ann¹) was born on 2 May 1741; died on 25 Feb 1825.
Samuel married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

27.

Aaron Mershon

(7.Peter², 1.Ann¹) was born in 1740; died on 27 Aug 1776.

Notes:

Birth:
FindAGrave says 1745, Hunterdon Co

Buried:
GRid=100888738; No grave photos. Citation for death and report that he was shot in the forehead was "Our Pioneers East and West of the Mississippi, Family Sketches - Mershon: Peter Mershon and His Descendants," by Grace Lucile Olmstead Mershon.

Died:
Killed in the Battle of Brooklyn. Left a wife and 3 children under 6

Aaron married Mary Gapen about 1769. Mary was born about 1740; died after 1821. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Generation: 4

28.

Rebecca Skillman

(12.Ruth³, 2.Rebekah², 1.Ann¹) was born on 11 Oct 1767; died on 15 Oct 1848.

Other Events and Attributes:

Residence: 1830, Bledsoe County, Tennessee, USA; The census entry is in her name; she was widowed. Listed as 50-59; she was 63. A white female, aged 15-20 could be her daughter Betsy, who was 22. There are also four slaves in the household. She is listed immediately below her son, Alford.

Notes:

Charles II (Hutcheson) was the son of Sarah Estes and Charles Hutcheson I (or Hutcherson) and was born Aug 1763 in Amelia, Virginia. He died at about one o'clock Aug 17th 1829 in Bledsoe County, Tennessee. He married Rebekah Skillman, probably they were both living in Henry or Franklin County, Virginia. Rebekah (it is spelled Rebecka in the book of Fritz Randolph descendants) was born October 11, 1767 in Maryland. She died October 14, 1848 in Bledsoe County, Tennessee. They are both buried in the Hutcheson Family Cemetery near Pikeville, Tennessee." - Here It Is --Hutcheson Genealogy - Chapter II - page 13)

Birth:
FindAGrave says Maryland, but I don't buy it.

Buried:
GRid=50122256; above-ground crypt made from a fieldstones

Family/Spouse: Charles Hutcheson, II. Charles (son of Charles Hutcheson and Sarah Estes) was born in Aug 1763; died on 11 Aug 1829. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

30. John Hutcheson was born on 20 Jan 1800; died on 7 Mar 1873.
31. William Hutcheson was born on 20 Feb 1790; died on 8 Jun 1839.
32. Nancy Hutcheson was born on 2 May 1785; died in 1872.
33. Hezekiah Hutcheson was born on 7 Jul 1797; died on 30 Aug 1848.
34. Charles Hutcheson, III was born on 11 Apr 1807; died on 9 Sep 1842.
35. Alfred (Alphord) Leander Hutcheson was born on 22 Mar 1807; died on 30 Jan 1890.
36. Louis Hutcheson was born in 1788; died in 1866.
37. Elizabeth (Betsy) Hutcheson was born in 1808; died in unknown.
38. Sarah Hutcheson was born on 9 Jul 1803; died on 24 Aug 1876.
39. Christopher Hutcheson was born in 1795; died in unknown.
40. Mary Rebekah Hutcheson was born on 28 Nov 1801; died on 14 Sep 1849.

29. Isaac Skillman (12.Ruth³, 2.Rebekah², 1.Ann¹) was born on 24 Jul 1764; died in 1819.
Family/Spouse: Lydia Lindsey. Lydia was born in 1779; died on 6 Jul 1864. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]