John Houghton was born on 24 Dec 1630 in Eaton Bray, Bedford, England. His parents were John HOUGHTON and Damarius BUCKMASTER. He married Beatrix WALKER on 24 Feb 1647/48 in Elland, Yorkshire, England. John's father paid a visit to New England as early as ... John Houghton again arrived in New England in 1651 or 1652, with his wife Beatrix; his son John; and his cousin Ralph; and settled on a large landed estate in Lancaster, west of Boston, where he died 29 Apr 1684. ...