Mary Margaret Houston

Cleburne Huston, in his book "Bold Legacy, the Story of the Houston/Huston Ancestors", cites Aimee Houston Eck's book "William Huston of Voluntown CT." In the book she states that William was the brother of John Houston, Gentleman, who arrived in Philadelphia in 1730 with his widowed mother, wife Margaret Cunningham, 4 sons and 2 daughters.

Married

1. Samuel John HOUSTON who died in Ireland before 1730.

Children

1. Christopher Houston,   b. 1680, Ireland ,   d. 1726, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
2. John Houston, Sr,   b. 1690, Antrim, Northern Ireland ,   d. 15 May 1755, New Providence, Augusta, Virginia, USA
3. Joseph Houston,   b. 1692, Antrim, Northern Ireland ,   d. 29 Oct 1740, Montgomery, Orange, New York, USA
4. William Houston,   b. 1694, Strabaul, Antrim, Ulster, Ireland ,   d. 1740, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA
5. Sarah Houston,   b. 1695, Ireland ,   d. 1742, Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA
6. Mary Ann Houston,   b. 1698, Antrim, Northern Ireland
7. Margaret Houston,   b. 1700, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 1760, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
8. Robert Houston,   b. 1720, Ireland ,   d. May 1761, Augusta, Virginia, USA

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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 McClung 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,, Isabella, Esther, Samuel, Matthew and John.

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.

• http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=demason&i...
• http://joepayne.org/houston.htm

Sources

• http://johnmontgomeryancestry.com/_HoustonInfo, Hoffman, Susan Vaughan Montgomery, (Location: Madison, Alabama; Date: 2009;), Website posted by Susan Vaughan Montgomery Hoffman and other family collaborators, including Russ Montgomery, about the history of John Montgomery and Margaret Alexander Montgomery as it relates to John Montgomery and Esther Houston of Virginia. Appendix section covering John Houston information

Birth: 1650 County Antrim, Northern Ireland Death: 1747 Timber Ridge Rockbridge County Virginia, USA

Margaret and John Samuel were the parents of:

Samuel/ John McClung/1689 m. Margaret Cunningham

Came to America about 1735 with her son and six of his seven children. She died at age 97 in Rockbridge County, VA, and is buried in New Providence Cemetery.

After the death of Samuel Houston, John McClung Houston, his wife Margaret (nee Cunningham), his 80 year old mother, Margaret (McClung) Houston, and 6 of his 7 children sailed for America. They and the other emigrant passengers became suspicious that the Captain of their ship and the crew were planning to rob them and kill them, as they had sold all of their property in Ireland and had with them trunks of gold aboard. After discovering that many of the passengers knew how to sail and navigate the ship, they took over the ship and placed the Captain and crew in irons while they safely sailed the ship to Philadelphia. They settled 100 miles from Philadelphia in Lancaster, PA, and lived there for 17 years.

Family links:

Children:

 John Houston (1690 - 1755)*

*Calculated relationship

Note: 5-11-2012, Photo Vol states: "I have photographed all the early Houstons in the cemetery. The earliest stone I have found still standing is John Houston who died in September of 1791."

Burial: New Providence Presbyterian Church Cemetery Raphine Rockbridge County Virginia, USA

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Created by: Sue McDuffe:) Record added: May 11, 2012 Find A Grave Memorial# 89959897 http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=89959897

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Cleburne Huston, in his book "Bold Legacy, the Story of the Houston/Huston Ancestors", cites Aimee Houston Eck's book "William Huston of Voluntown CT." In the book she states that William was the brother of John Houston, Gentleman, who arrived in Philadelphia in 1730 with his widowed mother, wife Margaret Cunningham, 4 sons and 2 daughters.

Married

Samuel John HOUSTON who died in Ireland before 1730. Children

Christopher Houston, b. 1680, Ireland , d. 1726, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA John Houston, Sr, b. 1690, Antrim, Northern Ireland , d. 15 May 1755, New Providence, Augusta, Virginia, USA Joseph Houston, b. 1692, Antrim, Northern Ireland , d. 29 Oct 1740, Montgomery, Orange, New York, USA William Houston, b. 1694, Strabaul, Antrim, Ulster, Ireland , d. 1740, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA Sarah Houston, b. 1695, Ireland , d. 1742, Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA Mary Ann Houston, b. 1698, Antrim, Northern Ireland Margaret Houston, b. 1700, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA , d. 1760, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA Robert Houston, b. 1720, Ireland , d. May 1761, Augusta, Virginia, USA Links

http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=demason&i... http://joepayne.org/houston.htm Sources

http://johnmontgomeryancestry.com/_HoustonInfo, Hoffman, Susan Vaughan Montgomery, (Location: Madison, Alabama; Date: 2009;), Website posted by Susan Vaughan Montgomery Hoffman and other family collaborators, including Russ Montgomery, about the history of John Montgomery and Margaret Alexander Montgomery as it relates to John Montgomery and Esther Houston of Virginia. Appendix section covering John Houston information

Birth: 1650 County Antrim, Northern Ireland Death: 1747 Timber Ridge Rockbridge County Virginia, USA

Margaret and John Samuel were the parents of:

Samuel/ John McClung/1689 m. Margaret Cunningham

Came to America about 1735 with her son and six of his seven children. She died at age 97 in Rockbridge County, VA, and is buried in New Providence Cemetery.

After the death of Samuel Houston, John McClung Houston, his wife Margaret (nee Cunningham), his 80 year old mother, Margaret (McClung) Houston, and 6 of his 7 children sailed for America. They and the other emigrant passengers became suspicious that the Captain of their ship and the crew were planning to rob them and kill them, as they had sold all of their property in Ireland and had with them trunks of gold aboard. After discovering that many of the passengers knew how to sail and navigate the ship, they took over the ship and placed the Captain and crew in irons while they safely sailed the ship to Philadelphia. They settled 100 miles from Philadelphia in Lancaster, PA, and lived there for 17 years.

Family links:

Children: John Houston (1690 - 1755)* Calculated relationship Note: 5-11-2012, Photo Vol states: "I have photographed all the early Houstons in the cemetery. The earliest stone I have found still standing is John Houston who died in September of 1791."

Burial: New Providence Presbyterian Church Cemetery Raphine Rockbridge County Virginia, USA

Edit Virtual Cemetery info [?]

Created by: Sue McDuffe:) Record added: May 11, 2012 Find A Grave Memorial# 89959897 http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=89959897

Reference: FamilySearch Family Tree - SmartCopy: Aug 9 2017, 20:07:43 UTC Reference: MyHeritage Family Trees - SmartCopy: Aug 23 2017, 19:46:10 UTC Residence: United States Reference: MyHeritage Family Trees - SmartCopy: Aug 23 2017, 20:42:50 UTC