John Houston, Sr

1690 - 1755  (65 years)

• Name	John Houston  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Suffix	Sr
  Birth	1690	Antrim, Northern Ireland   [4, 5, 6, 8, 9]
  Gender	Male
  Relocated	1730	Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA   [1, 3, 4, 7, 8]
  	From Ireland
  Relocated	1747	Augusta County, Virginia, USA   [10]
  	From PA
  Religion	Between 1748 and 1755	Augusta County, Virginia, USA
  	Active Timber Ridge and Old Providence churches
  Residence	1748	Augusta County, Virginia, USA   [10, 11]
  	Borden Tract; 228 acres, part of 92,100
  Burial	1755	Augusta County, Virginia, USA   [6, 9]
  	New Providence Cemetery
  Will	15 May 1755	Augusta County, Virginia, USA   [3]
  	Probated; WB2 Page 40
  Death	15 May 1755	New Providence, Augusta, Virginia, USA   [3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  	Helping to clear land for new fields
  Notes	Brought with them 4 sons and 2 daughters and John's widowed mother. Brought with them 4 sons and 2 daughters and John's widowed mother.
  Person ID	I5674	MontyHistNotes_III | John Montgomery_Esther Houston
  Last Modified	8 Mar 2024

  
  

  Father	Samuel John Houston,   b. 1648, Tyrone, Northern Ireland d. Bef 1735, Northern Ireland (Age < 86 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Margaret McClung,   b. 1650, Northern Ireland d. 1747, Augusta County, Virginia, USA (Age 97 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F3508	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Margaret Mary Cunningham,   b. 1690, Antrim, Northern Ireland d. 1754, Timber Ridge, Augusta, Virginia, USA (Age 64 years)
  Marriage	1717	Antrim, Northern Ireland   [10]
  Children	1. James Houston,   b. 18 Apr 1715, Antrim, Northern Ireland d. Bef 1730 (Age < 14 years)  [Father: natural] + 2. John Houston, Jr,   b. 1716, Antrim, Northern Ireland d. 1798, Logan County, Kentucky, USA (Age 82 years)  [Father: natural] + 3. Robert H Houston,   b. 1720, Northern Ireland d. 1761, Augusta County, Virginia, USA (Age 41 years)  [Father: natural]   4. Isabella Houston,   b. 1722, Northern Ireland d. 19 Oct 1781, Augusta County, Virginia, USA (Age 59 years)  [Father: natural] + 5. Esther Houston,   b. 1724, Londonderry, Northern Ireland d. 1790, Augusta County, Virginia, USA (Age 66 years)  [Father: natural] + 6. Samuel Cunningham Houston,   b. 1728, Northern Ireland d. 1797, Blount County, Tennessee, USA (Age 69 years)  [Father: natural]   7. Matthew Houston,   b. 1728, Antrim, Northern Ireland d. 1803, Blount County, Tennessee, USA (Age 75 years)  [Father: natural]   8. Mary Houston,   b. Aft 1730  [Father: natural]
  Family ID	F3494	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Mar 2024

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1690 - Antrim, Northern Ireland Marriage - 1717 - Antrim, Northern Ireland Relocated - From Ireland - 1730 - Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA Relocated - From PA - 1747 - Augusta County, Virginia, USA Religion - Active Timber Ridge and Old Providence churches - Between 1748 and 1755 - Augusta County, Virginia, USA Residence - Borden Tract; 228 acres, part of 92,100 - 1748 - Augusta County, Virginia, USA Burial - 1755 - Augusta County, Virginia, USA Will - Probated; WB2 Page 40 - 15 May 1755 - Augusta County, Virginia, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

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