John Houston

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• another source claimed birthdate as Philadelphia, Pennsylvania The following is copied from a manuscript found among the papers of Rev. Samuel Houston, of Rockbridge County, Va, the father of the writer:
• "John Houston, my grandfather came from Ireland with is family when my father was nine years of age, about seventeen hundred and thirty-five (1735), bringing with him his mother, and wife, and all his childrn excepting the oldest son (James), who had received an education and was studing divinity, but died soon after the family left him of consumption. ... He remained after landing, in Pennsylvania, until his three oldest chilren were married; then removed to Virginia, and settled on 'Burden's Land;' and, with his son (and son-in-law-, John Montgomery), was a principal founder of the congregation of 'New Providence' to which he gave the name. In the cemetery of the dame, his mother, aged nienty seven (97), his wife, and himself, with several of his descendants, lie entombed.
• "My grandfather was killed by a limb falling from a burning tree, as he walked under it, which with its point foremost, penetrated his skull, and in a moment dispatched his life."

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"John Houston, my grandfather came from Ireland with is family when my father was nine years of age, about seventeen hundred and thirty-five (1735), bringing with him his mother, and wife, and all his childrn excepting the oldest son (James), who had received an education and was studing divinity, but died soon after the family left him of consumption. ... He remained after landing, in Pennsylvania, until his three oldest chilren were married; then removed to Virginia, and settled on 'Burden's Land;' and, with his son (and son-in-law-, John Montgomery), was a principal founder of the congregation of 'New Providence' to which he gave the name. In the cemetery of the dame, his mother, aged nienty seven (97), his wife, and himself, with several of his descendants, lie entombed. "My grandfather was killed by a limb falling from a burning tree, as he walked under it, which with its point foremost, penetrated his skull, and in a moment dispatched his life." Links

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John McClung Houston born 1689 in Ireland; was the son of John Houston and Margaret "Sarah" McCLung.

Margaret "Sarah" Houston (widowed- age 80) emigrated to America in 1735 with her two sons and their families. They lived for awhile in Pennsylvania. Margaret Houston and her son John McClure Houston; his wife Margaret Cunningham and children moved to Virgina.
(He had married Margaret Cunningham in Ireland 1717.)

Their children were all born in Ireland:
James (died 1740 in Ireland), Robert, (*Thomas), Isabella, Esther, Samuel, Matthew and John. (*Thomas has been added by me-Shirley Ann Barham - YDNA results have proven the above.)

The family settled near the site of Old Providence Reformed Presbyterian Church, near the northeast line of the Borden Grant in Virgina. Here he built a stockade and within it or near it was the place for worship where the New Providence Presbyterian Church was organized in 1746 by Rev. John Blair, with him as one of its first elders, and John McClung and his son-in-law, John Montgomery, it's chief promoters. His mother died at the age of ninety seven; he died in 1754 b a limb from a burning tree.
John died at the age of 65 by a falling tree limb while clearing one of his fields. His will was probated May 15, 1755 Augusta County, VA. (Will book 2, p. 39)

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The following is copied from a manuscript found among the papers of Rev. Samuel Houston, Rockbridge County, Virginia:
"John Houston came from Ireland with his family when my father Samuel was nine years of age, about seventeen hundred and thirty five (1735), bringing with him his mother, and wife, and all his children excepting the oldest son (James), who had received an education and was studying divinity, but died soon after the family left him of consumption.
PAGE 12: We know not whether she had any other children.

The other children were:
Robert Houston

• Thomas Houston *

Isabella Houston
Esther Houston
John Houston
Samuel Houston
Matthew Houston

John Houston (the emigrant) remained,after landing, in Pennsylvania, until his three oldest chidren were married; then removed to Virginia, and settled on Buren's Land and, with son (and son-in-law, John Montgomery), was a principal founder of the congregation New Providence, to which he gave the name. In the cemetery of the same, his mother, aged ninety seven (97), his wife, and himself, with several of his descendants, lie entombed.

John Houston was killed by a limb falling from a tree on fire, as he walked under it, which, with its point foremost, penetrated his skull, and in a moment despatched his life."

His Will was Probated May 15, 1755, Augusta County, Virginia,
Will Book 2 - page 38
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Researched and Submitted by:
Shirley Ann Carter Bennett Barham

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/76556393/john-houston#source

another source claimed birthdate as Philadelphia, Pennsylvania The following is copied from a manuscript found among the papers of Rev. Samuel Houston, of Rockbridge County, Va, the father of the writer:
"John Houston, my grandfather came from Ireland with is family when my father was nine years of age, about seventeen hundred and thirty-five (1735), bringing with him his mother, and wife, and all his childrn excepting the oldest son (James), who had received an education and was studing divinity, but died soon after the family left him of consumption. ... He remained after landing, in Pennsylvania, until his three oldest chilren were married; then removed to Virginia, and settled on 'Burden's Land;' and, with his son (and son-in-law-, John Montgomery), was a principal founder of the congregation of 'New Providence' to which he gave the name. In the cemetery of the dame, his mother, aged nienty seven (97), his wife, and himself, with several of his descendants, lie entombed.
"My grandfather was killed by a limb falling from a burning tree, as he walked under it, which with its point foremost, penetrated his skull, and in a moment dispatched his life."
Links

http://familypedia.wikia.com/wiki/John_Houston_(c1680-%3F)_
Reference: FamilySearch Family Tree - SmartCopy: Aug 9 2017, 20:07:43 UTC
Reference: MyHeritage Family Trees - SmartCopy: Aug 23 2017, 20:45:44 UTC
http://www.montyhistnotes.com/genealogy/getperson.php?personID=I151...

The following is copied from a manuscript found among the papers of Rev. Samuel Houston, of Rockbridge County, Va, the father of the writer:
"John Houston, my grandfather came from Ireland with is family when my father was nine years of age, about seventeen hundred and thirty-five (1735), bringing with him his mother, and wife, and all his childrn excepting the oldest son (James), who had received an education and was studing divinity, but died soon after the family left him of consumption. ... He remained after landing, in Pennsylvania, until his three oldest chilren were married; then removed to Virginia, and settled on 'Burden's Land;' and, with his son (and son-in-law-, John Montgomery), was a principal founder of the congregation of 'New Providence' to which he gave the name. In the cemetery of the dame, his mother, aged nienty seven (97), his wife, and himself, with several of his descendants, lie entombed. "My grandfather was killed by a limb falling from a burning tree, as he walked under it, which with its point foremost, penetrated his skull, and in a moment dispatched his life." Links

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