Person:Matthew Houston (1)
Matthew Houston
b.1730 Antrim, Ireland
d.1800 Blount County, Tennessee
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.  Matthew Houston1730 - 1800
  • W.  Martha LyleAbt 1740 -
m. 1758
  1. Esther HoustonAbt 1758 - Bef 1796
  2. John HoustonAbt 1759 - Abt 1835
  3. Samuel HoustonBet 1760 & 1774 - 1834
  4. Robert D. HoustonAft 1760 -
  5. James Houston1763 - 1810
  6. Rev. Matthew Houston1769 - 1853
  7. Margaret 'Peggy' HoustonAbt 1775 - Bef 1815
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Facts and Events
Name Matthew Houston
Gender Male
Birth? 1730 Antrim, Ireland
Marriage 1758 Augusta County, Virginia[area became Rockbridge County in 1778]
to Martha Lyle
Death[2] 1800 Blount County, Tennessee

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References
  1.   Lyle, Oscar K. Lyle family : the ancestry and posterity of Matthew John, Daniel and Samuel Lyle, pioneer settlers in Virginia. (New York: Lecouver Press, 1912)
    Page 171.

    1578. Martha Lyle, ex 1, b abt. 1740, m abt. 1758, Matthew Houston, son of John Houston from Ireland to Virginia abt. 1740. Matthew Houston was uncle of General Sam Houston. In 1790, he went from Virginia to Tennessee, settling first on French Broad River, in Blount County, and later, on Nine Mile Creek. Issue:

    1. John. (see 1579)
    2. Samuel. (see 1633)
    3. James. (see 1754)
    4. Matthew. (see 1787)
    5. Robert died unmarried
    6. Esther. (see 1796)
    7. Margaret. (see 1814)

  2. ↑ National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970.

    Name: Mathew Houston
    Birth Date: 1730
    Birth Place: Ireland
    Death Date: 1800
    Death Place: Blount, Tennessee
    SAR Membership: 77923
    Role: Ancestor
    Application Date: 29 Mar 1957
    Father: John Houston
    Mother: Margaret Cunningham Houston
    Spouse: Martha Lyle
    Children: Samuel Houston

  3.   Our Pioneer Ancestors: Families in the direct line of ancestry of Samuel B. Hynes and Ellen M. Hynes
    pg. 192.

    Matthew Houston, b. 1730 in Ireland, married Martha Lyle of Augusta Co., Va., moved to Tennessee in 1790.

  4.   Armstrong, Zella (Main Author), and Janie Preston Collup (Added Author) French. Notable Southern Families. (Chattanooga, TN: Lookout Publishing Company, 1918-1932)
    Vol. i, pg. 136-137.

    Martha Lyle, fourth child of Matthew Lyle and his wife, Esther Blair, was born about 1740. She accompanied her parents from Ireland to Virginia and married there about 1758, Matthew Houston, son of John Houston and an uncle to General Samuel Houston.
    Their children were John (who married Rachel Balch); Samuel (who married Nancy Gillespie, married second Mary Mitchell, by whom he had no children, and married third Annie Hutchison, by whom he had no children); Matthew (who married Margaret Cloyd); Robert D., (who died unmarried); Esther (who married her cousin, Major James Houston); and Margaret (who married Captain James Gillespie).

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