Person:John Houston (16)
John Houston, II
b.1726 Ireland
d.1798 Logan, Kentucky, United States
Parents and Siblings
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m. Abt 1717
  1. James HoustonEst 1716 -
  2. Esther HoustonAbt 1718 - 1798
  3. Robert Houston1720 - 1761
  4. John Houston, II1726 - 1798
  5. Rev. Samuel Houston1728 - 1797
  6. Matthew Houston1730 - 1800
  7. Isabella HoustonBet 1733 & 1737 - Bef 1787
Spouse and Children
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  • H.  John Houston, II1726 - 1798
  • W.  Sarah Todd1727 - 1795
m. Abt 1749
  1. Alice Todd Houston1749 - 1832
  2. John Houston, Jr.Abt 1750 -
  3. James HoustonAbt 1754 -
  4. Margaretta "Margaret" HoustonEst 1756 - 1831
  5. Samuel HoustonEst 1758 - 1839
  6. Matthew HoustonAbt 1762 -
  7. William HoustonEst 1764 -
  8. Esther Houston1766 -
  9. Robert Houston1768 - 1863
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Facts and Events
Name John Houston, II
Gender Male
Birth[1] 1726 Ireland
Alt Birth? 1726 Antrim Ulster Ireland
Other[4] 1735 Came from Ireland with father
Marriage Abt 1749 Pennsylvaniato Sarah Todd
Other? Bet 1786 and 1788 High sheriff of Rockbridge County, VA
Military? 1795 Buried in a churchyard near Whipperwill Creek, Logan County, KY
Death[2] 1798 Logan, Kentucky, United States
Alt Death? Aug 1798 Whipperwill Creek Logan Co KY USA

John Houston, Jr. was one of the Early Settlers of Augusta County, Virginia

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Sources

Source:Houston, 1882
Source:White, 1902
Transcript:Will of John Houston, Augusta, April 1748/9
Register. Houstons in Old Augusta
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Land

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Acquisition of Land from Chalkley's:

John Houston's land (Borden Tract SW, 198 acres acquired from John Moore in 1750) as shown on the map meticulously drawn by J.R. Hildebrand, cartographer. This map is copyrighted©, used by permission of John Hildebrand, son of J.R. Hildebrand, April, 2009.

  • Page 812.--22d May, 1750. John Moore, wheelwright, to John Houston, Jr. 198 acres, part of Moore's Survey; corner Robert Kirkpatrick. Teste: Robert and Samuel Houston, David Sayers.

Disposition of Land from Chalkley's:

  • Page 369.--20th May. 1753. John Huston and Sarah to Wm. Robinson, 198 acres. In Borden's tract; corner Robert Kirkpatrick; corner John Moore. Teste: John Huston, John Perry, Samuel Huston.
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Notes

From Clan Houston Web Site (http://clanhuston.com/husterly.htm)

John Houston II, born 1726 in Ireland; died 1795 in Logan County, KY; married BEF 1750 to Sarah Todd; born May 29, 1727; died 1795 in Maryville, Blount County, TN. Private and Justice in Rockbridge Co. VA. Children: John, b. ca. 1750; James, b. ca. 1754, m. Elizabeth Weir; Samuel, b. Jan. 1, 1758, m. (1) Miss Hall, (2) Margaret Walker; Matthew, m. Patsey Cloyd; Robert, b. 1768, m. William Stephenson; Margaret, m. (1) Alexander McEwen, (2) Rev. Samuel Doak; Esther, b. 1766, m. Joel Wallace; William.

References
  1. ↑ Clan Houston Web Page (http://clanhuston.com/husterly.htm).
  2. ↑ John and Esther Houston Montgomery, 1719-1973, compiled by Beulah Henry Anderson, et al., pub. 1974, by Brazos Printing Co., Maryville, Tennessee
    p. 23.
  3.   John and Esther Houston Montgomery, 1719-1973, compiled by Beulah Henry Anderson, et al., pub. 1974, by Brazos Printing Co., Maryville, Tennessee
    p. 22.
  4. ↑ Genealogy of the Descendants of John Walker of Wigdon, Scotland
    588.
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