William first married Mehitabel Pratt, daughter of Ens. John Pratt (23 Feb 1644-) & Sarah Jones (20 Feb 1643/4-). Born on 6 Sep 1685 in Saybrook, CT.163 Mehitabel died in Wallingford, CT, on 5 Feb 1726; she was 40.90

Mehitabel, dau. of John and Sarah (Jones) Pratt.

Children of William and Mehitabel (Pratt) Hough, born at Wallingford:90
    i. Mary b. 10 Sep 1710;
    ii. Samuel, b. 5 Jul 1712, d. 8 Oct 1713;
    iii. Mehitabel, b. 15 Aug 1714, m. at Wallingford 14 May 1741 Ichabod Starke of Lebanon;
    iv. Deborah, b. 17 Dec 1716, m. at Wallingford 20 Jun 1737 Nehemiah Pratt of Saybrook;
    v. Ann, b. 28 Dec 1718, m. at Wallingford 27 Oct 1737 Samuel Austin;
    vi. Abiah, b. 15 May 1721, d. 18 Aug 1797 at Wallingford, m. there 17 Dec 1746 Noah Austin; and
    vii. Temperance, b. 25 Feb 1724, d. 12 Oct 1759 at Wallingford, m. there 16 Oct 1745 Abel Austin.55

On 14 Dec 1726 when William was 46, he second married Elizabeth Peck (12954) , daughter of Eleazer Peck (ca 1643-1735/6) & Mary Bunnell (4414) (4 May 1650-20 Jul 1724), in Wallingford, CT.90 Born ca 1692 in Wallingford, CT. Elizabeth died in Wallingford, CT on 8 Jun 1740.90

Children of Samuel and Elizabeth (Peck) Abernathy, born in Wallingford:
    i. Abraham, b. 1 mar 1712;
    ii. Abigail, d. Jun 1747 in Wallingord, m. there 4 May 1736 Robert Collins;
    iii. Elizabeth, m. John Ward 11 May 1736 in Wallingford;
    iv. Enos;
    v. Samuel b. 28 Dec 1718, d. 2 Jul 1724 in Wallingford;
    vi. Jesse, b. 24 Feb 1721, d. at Wallingford 2 Dec 1741; and perhaps
    vii. Martha, m. Job Brockett 27 Feb 1750/1 in Wallingford.55

Children of William and Elizabeth (Peck) (Abernathy) Hough, born in Wallingford:
    i. Samuel, b. 28 Dec 1727, d. 1746 at Cape Breton;
    ii. Susanna, b. 30 Mar 1730, d. 30 Jul 1752;
    iii. William, b. ca. 1732, d. 3 Feb 1816, resided at Stafford in 1773, m. 20 Dec 1752 Mary Hall (b. 17 Sep 1733, d. ca. 1817, dau. of Daniel & Martha (Doolittle) Hall;
    iv. Simon, b. 11 Jan 1734, d. 15 Dec 1819 in Richmond, MA, resided in Saybrook, removed to Richmond 1784, m. 1st 13 Dec 1759 Lucy Pratt (d. 11 Aug 1761 æ. 28), m. 2nd 27 Oct 1763 Hannah (d. 17 Jan 1777 æ.45), m. 3rd 20 Apr 1777 Lucy Sherrill (d. 13 Nov 1836 æ.97); and
    v. Benjamin, bp 16 Oct 1738.90

On 10 Feb 1707 when Susanna was 23, she married Joseph Andrews in Saybrook, CT.55

Joseph, of Farmington.