Major James Houston

1757 - 1840  (83 years)

• Name	James Houston  [1, 2]
  Title	Major
  Birth	11 Nov 1757	Augusta County, Virginia, USA   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Between 1796 and 1817	Blount County, Tennessee, USA   [2]
  	Clerk of the Court
  Occupation	1796	Tennessee, USA   [2]
  	Tennessee Constitutional Convention
  Will	7 Mar 1839	Blount County, Tennessee, USA   [2]
  	LW&T
  Burial	1840	Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, USA   [2]
  	New Providence Churchyard Cemetery
  Death	22 Nov 1840	Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, USA   [2]
  Person ID	I6548	MontyHistNotes_III | John Montgomery_Esther Houston
  Last Modified	4 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Samuel Cunningham Houston,   b. 1728, Northern Ireland d. 1797, Blount County, Tennessee, USA (Age 69 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Elizabeth McCroskey,   b. 1728, Augusta County, Virginia, USA d. Abt 1797 (Age 69 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	20 Mar 1753	Augusta County, Virginia, USA
  Family ID	F3507	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Gillespie,   b. 26 Apr 1770, Augusta County, Virginia, USA d. 23 Jun 1830, Blount County, Tennessee, USA (Age 60 years)
  Marriage	6 Oct 1796	Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, USA   [1]
  	Barclay McGhee surety on bond
  Family ID	F3893	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 11 Nov 1757 - Augusta County, Virginia, USA Occupation - Clerk of the Court - Between 1796 and 1817 - Blount County, Tennessee, USA Occupation - Tennessee Constitutional Convention - 1796 - Tennessee, USA Marriage - 6 Oct 1796 - Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, USA Will - LW&T - 7 Mar 1839 - Blount County, Tennessee, USA Burial - 1840 - Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, USA Death - 22 Nov 1840 - Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S871] Ray, Worth S, Tennessee Cousins, (Name: Name: Genealogical Publishing Company; Location: Baltimore, MD; Date:1950;;), Historical data on early Tennessee, LCN 68-24685 ISBN 0-8068-0289-5. [S960] New Providence Churchyard Cemetery, (Name: Name:http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=16319&CScn=New+Providence&CScntry=4&CSst=45&; Location: Blount, Tennessee;;), FindAGrave http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=16319&CScn=New+Providence&CScntry=4&CSst=45& New Providence Churchyard Cemetery Maryville, Blount, TN.