Rev. Samuel Houston

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Rev. Samuel Houston

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Virginia, Colonial America
Death: January 20, 1839 (81)
Rockbridge County, Virginia, United States
Place of Burial: Natural Bridge, Rockbridge, VA, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of John Houston, II and Sarah Houston
Husband of Mary Elizabeth Hall and Margaret Walker
Father of Elizabeth Stuart Houston; Marcia Marie Todd Houston; Jannetta Moore Houston; Matilda Rowe Houston; Elvira Margaret Walker Houston and 4 others
Brother of Alice Stevenson; James Houston; Alice Houston; Margaretta Doak; John Houston and 7 others

Occupation: Clergy
DAR: Ancestor #: A05777
Managed by: Judith "Judi" Elaine (McKee) Burns
Last Updated:

About Rev. Samuel Houston

Rev Samuel Houston, was born Jan 1, 1758 at Greene Co., Tn, and married Elizabeth Paxton who was born about 1750. Samuel died on Jan 20, 1839 at Greene Co., Tn. Elizabeth Paxton was married to Samuel Houston, Maj.. Rev. Samuel Houston was a first cousin of Major Samuel Houston who married Elizabeth Paxton and were the parents of Gen. Samuel Houston, who was Governor of both Tennessee and Texas, and president of the Republic of Texas.


As per Frances Donald-Kirtpatrick, The Great, Great, Great, Granddaughter of Maj. John Donald and Mary Jane Houston, Note: Mary Jane Houston-Donnald, is the daughter of Samuel and Anne Hamilton-Houston. Sam and Annie, are the Father and mother of Elizabeth (Eliza) Houston, the wife of Patrick Johnson. Sam, is the first cousin to the "Sam Houston, of Texas".

As per the World Family Tree Maker Information. Samuel Houston, the father of Elizabeth Houston-Johnson, is the 3rd cousin to Gen Samuel Houston of Texas. Elizabeth, would be a 4th cousin.

The Samuel Houston who went to Texas & secured the office of Governor of Tennessee, was a great man, but his father's cousin, Rev. Samuel Houston, was perhaps as near his equal as any other man in History, and was certainly a better man, from a religious standpoint. From the Reverend Samuel Houston V.D.M. by George West Diehl

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Rev Samuel Houston

  • BIRTH 1 Jan 1758
  • DEATH 20 Jan 1839 (aged 81)
  • BURIAL
  • High Bridge Presbyterian Church Cemetery
  • Natural Bridge, Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA
  • MEMORIAL ID 27424416 ·
  • Parents Sarah Todd Houston 1727–1795
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1 John Houston 1726 - Aft. 1798 b: 1726 Ireland d: Aft. 1798 Logan, Kentucky, USA

  • ...+Sarah Todd 1727 - 1795 b: May 29, 1727 Of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
  • ...... . 2 [1] Samuel Houston 1758 - 1839 b: January 01, 1758 d: January 20, 1839
  • ..........+Hall :
  • ..........+Margaret Walker 1771 - 1854 b: February 1771 d: August 14, 1854 Rockbridge, Virginia, USA 2nd Wife of [1] Samuel Houston:
  • ...... [3] Margaret Houston 1758 - 1831 b: March 10, 1758 Augusta, Virginia, USA d: September 02, 1831 Greene, Tennessee, USA

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/27424416/samuel-houston


GEDCOM Note

Age: 70orted Line 31339: 2 RIN MH:SC4516

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Rev. Samuel Houston's Timeline

1758
January 1, 1758
Virginia, Colonial America
1796
1796
Rockbridge, VA, United States
1799
1799
Rockbridge, VA, United States
1800
1800
Rockbridge, VA, United States
1802
1802
Rockbridge, VA, United States
1804
1804
Rockbridge, VA, United States
1806
March 12, 1806
Rural Valley, Rockbridge, VA, United States
1806
VA, United States
1809
January 6, 1809
VA, United States