Esther Houston

Female 1724 - 1790  (66 years)


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  • Name Esther Houston  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11
    Birth 1724  Londonderry, Northern Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 12
    Gender Female 
    Relocated 1735  Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [12, 13
    with her Father from Ireland 
    Relocated 1747  Augusta County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    From PA 
    Residence 1754  Augusta County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [14
    Borden Tract; Beverley Patent SW, 247 1/2 acres, 1747, adjoining 150 acres acquired in 1754 
    Death 1790  Augusta County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I4829  MontyHistNotes_III | John Montgomery_Esther Houston
    Last Modified 8 Mar 2024 

    Father John Houston, Sr,   b. 1690, Antrim, Northern Ireland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 May 1755, New Providence, Augusta, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 65 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Margaret Mary Cunningham,   b. 1690, Antrim, Northern Ireland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1754, Timber Ridge, Augusta, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 64 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 1717  Antrim, Northern Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  [14
    Family ID F3494  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family John Montgomery, Sr,   b. 1719, Londonderry, Northern Ireland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1795, Augusta County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years) 
    Marriage 2 Jul 1738  New Providence, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 10, 15
    • by Rev Johann C Stoever, Jr; Earl Town
    Children 
    +1. Captain James Houston Montgomery,   b. 1740, Earl, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1809, Blount County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years)  [Father: natural]
     2. Isabella Montgomery,   b. 1740, Earl, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1805, Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 66 years)  [Father: natural]
    +3. Margaret Nancy Mollie Montgomery,   b. 1742, Earl, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Jan 1778, Washington County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 36 years)  [Father: natural]
    +4. Alexander Montgomery,   b. 1750, Augusta County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Jul 1830, Limestone, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years)  [Father: natural]
    +5. Reverend John Montgomery, Jr,   b. 5 Dec 1752, Augusta County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Feb 1819, Deerfield, Augusta, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 66 years)  [Father: natural]
    +6. Esther Houston Montgomery,   b. 27 Feb 1755, Augusta County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Jul 1807, Washington, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 52 years)  [Father: natural]
    +7. Dorcas Montgomery,   b. 1758, Augusta County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Dec 1834, Washington County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years)  [Father: natural]
     8. Ann Houston Montgomery,   b. 15 Aug 1760, Augusta County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Mar 1829, Sevier, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 68 years)  [Father: natural]
     9. Jane Jean Montgomery,   b. 11 Sep 1761, Augusta County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Feb 1843, Gosport, Owen, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years)  [Father: natural]
    +10. Robert Montgomery,   b. 1764, Augusta County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Oct 1813, Washington County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 49 years)  [Father: natural]
    Family ID F3127  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 8 Mar 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsRelocated - with her Father from Ireland - 1735 - Pennsylvania, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 2 Jul 1738 - New Providence, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsRelocated - From PA - 1747 - Augusta County, Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Borden Tract; Beverley Patent SW, 247 1/2 acres, 1747, adjoining 150 acres acquired in 1754 - 1754 - Augusta County, Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 1790 - Augusta County, Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Sources 
    1. [S765] Reference Material on John/Esther Montgomery, http://www.werelate.org/wiki/Person:John_Montgomery_%2865%29.

    2. [S766] Montgomery, Russ, RussMontgomery_FamilyLineReport, (Name: Date: Oct 8 2009;;), RussMontgomery-JohnMEstherHoustonLine.pdf.

    3. [S767] Hoffman, Susan Vaughan Montgomery, http://johnmontgomeryancestry.com/_HoustonInfo, (Name: Location: Madison, Alabama; Date: 2009;;), Website posted by Susan Vaughan Montgomery Hoffman and other familycollaborators, including Russ Montgomery, about the history of John Montgomery and Margaret Alexander Montgomery as it relates to John Montgomery and Esther Houston of Virginia.
      Appendix section covering John Houston information

    4. [S768] Anderson, Beulah Henry, John and Esther Montgomery, 1719-1973, (Name: Name: Brazos Printing Company; Location: Maryville, Blount, Tennessee,USA; Date: 1974;;), John Houston, pages 22-23.

    5. [S769] Griesbach Boyz Ancestors, Descendants of George William Weir, (Name: Location: http://www.swgdezign.com/wirtgriesbach/images/Weir.pdf;;), http://www.swgdezign.com/wirtgriesbach/images/Weir.pdf.

    6. [S642] Armstrong, Zella, Notable Southern Families, (Name: Lookout Publishing Company; Location: Chattagnooga, Tennessee, USA; Date: 1922;), Volume V Available on Genealogical.com Disk GPC 7191 The Crockett Family and Connecting Lines also outlined: http://www.palmspringsbum.org/genealogy/showsource.php?sourceID=S484&tree=Legends Also available on ancestry.com.
      Chapter IV The Montgomery Line

    7. [S770] Parham, Will E, Will E Parham Papers RE: Montgomerys, (Name: Location: McClung Library, Knoxville, Tennessee;;), Montgomery notes prepared by Will E Parham, kept on file at theMcClung Library in Knoxville, TN.

    8. [S37] Egle, William Henry, Egle's Notes and Queries of Pennsylvania, 1700s-1800s, (Name: Date: 1896-1900;;), Annual Volume 1899, Notes and Queries - IX, Page 38.

    9. [S771] Montgomery, Erick Dale, Email from Erick Dale Montgomery, (Location: Augusta, Georgia, USA; Date: 20 May 2015;).

    10. [S772] Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania, Lutheran Baptisms and Marriages, 1730-1799, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2000;).
      Record for John Mountgomery
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=4640&h=1734&indiv=try

    11. [S642] Armstrong, Zella, Notable Southern Families, (Name: Lookout Publishing Company; Location: Chattagnooga, Tennessee, USA; Date: 1922;), Volume II, Pages 179-198 Houston.
      Available on Genealogical.com Disk GPC 7191
      Montgomery Section Volume II Pages 241-252
      Also available on ancestry.com
      also outlined:
      http://www.palmspringsbum.org/genealogy/showsource.php?sourceID=S484&tree=Legends
      Notable_Southern_Families.pdf


    12. [S773] Montgomery, David B, Genealogical History of the Montgomerys and their Descendants, (Name: Name: J P Cox; Location: Owensville, Indiana; Date: 1903;;), Electronic Book .PDF 436 pages A_genealogical_history_of_the_Montgomery.pdf Also DBMontbgomery Index.doc.

    13. [S575] Ancestry.com, U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;), SAR Membership Number: 56342.
      Record for Charles Bolivar Leech Jr Ancestor Rev Samuel Houston Volume: 282
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=SARMemberApps&h=1195288&indiv=try

    14. [S774] Settlers of Virginia, http://www.werelate.org/wiki/Early_Settlers_of_Augusta_County%2C_Virginia_-_Surnames_K-O.

    15. [S778] Egle, WIlliam Henry, Egle's Notes and Queries of Pennsylvania, 1700s-1800s_Stoever, (Name: Date: 1896;;), Marriages performed by Johann Stoever.