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Capt WILLIAM ELLIOTT HOUSTON 1750–1824 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1750

Birth Location: Hays Creek, Rockbridge County, Virginia, Colonial Era

Death Date: 9 May 1824

Death Location: Providence, Union, North Carolina, United States

Father: John Jr

Mother: Sarah Houston

Spouse(s): Margaret Houston

Children(s): John Veteran, Mary Mann, William Jr., Margaret HOUSTON, Hannah Stevens, Elisabeth Stillwell

The story of Capt WILLIAM ELLIOTT HOUSTON began in 1750 in Hays Creek, Rockbridge County, Virginia, Colonial Era. Capt WILLIAM ELLIOTT HOUSTON married Margaret Williams Houston, and had children including Elisabeth Houston Stillwell, Hannah Houston Stevens, John M Houston Confederate Civil War Veteran, Margaret Houston, Mary Houston Mann, William Houston Jr. Capt WILLIAM ELLIOTT HOUSTON passed away in 1824 in Providence, Union, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Capt WILLIAM ELLIOTT HOUSTON began in 1750 in Hays Creek, Rockbridge County, Virginia, Colonial Era.
  • Capt WILLIAM ELLIOTT HOUSTON married Margaret Williams Houston, and had children including Elisabeth Houston Stillwell, Hannah Houston Stevens, John M Houston Confederate Civil War Veteran, Margaret Houston, Mary Houston Mann, William Houston Jr.
  • Capt WILLIAM ELLIOTT HOUSTON passed away in 1824 in Providence, Union, North Carolina, United States.

Immediate Family

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Children(s)

Capt HOUSTON's Ancestors

Self
Capt HOUSTON
1750–1824
Birth Place: Hays Creek, Rockbridge County, Virginia, Colonial Era
Parents
John HOUSTON, Jr
1726–1798
Antrim, Ulster, Ireland
Sarah (TODD) Houston
1727–1795
Down, Ireland
Grandparents
John (Robert) Houston
1689–1755
Ulster, Antrim, Ireland
Margaret (Mary) Cunningham
1694–1754
County Antrim, Northern Ireland
William Todd
1697–1769
County Antrim, Ulster - Northern Ireland
Mary (Ann "Nancy" HOUSTON) (p6GGM)
1696–1764
Armagh, Ulster, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
James 1661
1647–1765
Margaret (p7GGM)
1658–1763
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Capt HOUSTON's Descendants

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Capt (WILLIAM ELLIOTT) HOUSTON (1750–9 May 1824) m. Margaret (WILLIAMS) Houston (1751–1822)
  1. 1. John (M Houston, Confederate Civil War) Veteran 1784–1877 m. Elizabeth Potts 1792–1831
    1. 1. Hugh (McCombs) Houston 1817–1901 m. Margaret Reid 1818–1884
      1. 1. Martha (Margaret) HOUSTON 1843–1911 m. Leslie (A. W.) Turner 1835–1903
        1. 1. Cameron (J.) Turner 1867–1936
        2. 2. Robert (Frank) Turner 1867–1924
        3. 3. Callie Turner 1887–1953
        4. 4. Charles (A.) Turner 1882–1942
        5. 5. Leslie (Mccombs) TURNER 1863–1865
        6. 6. Lydia (Alice) Turner 1872–1876
        7. 7. Margaret (Ellen) Turner 1860–1879
        8. 8. Elizabeth (Potts) TURNER 1872–1876
      2. 2. Ellen (Elizabeth "Ella") Houston 1841–1916
      3. 3. Robert (Virgil) Houston 1846–1914
      4. 4. William (M) Houston 1840–1850
      5. 5. Alice (M) Houston 1858–1863
      6. 6. Hugh (L) Houston 1856–1857
      7. 7. Solomon (C) Houston 1852–1857
      8. 8. John (R) Houston 1851–1852
      9. 9. Samuel 1853–
      10. 10. Prince Houston 1858–
    2. 2. Margaret Houston 1825–
    3. 3. Susannah Houston 1822–
    4. 4. John (Patterson) Houston 1814–1895
    5. 5. Nancy (Agnes) Houston 1813–1895
    6. 6. William (McKee Houston,) MD 1824–
  2. 2. Mary (HOUSTON) Mann 1775–1860
  3. 3. William (HOUSTON,) Jr. 1782–1870
  4. 4. Margaret HOUSTON 1769–1839
  5. 5. Hannah (HOUSTON) Stevens 1778–1827
  6. 6. Elisabeth (HOUSTON) Stillwell 1773–1871

Capt HOUSTON's Timeline

2 Records

1750
1750
Birth of Capt WILLIAM ELLIOTT HOUSTON in Hays Creek, Rockbridge County, Virginia, Colonial Era
Hays Creek, Rockbridge County, Virginia, Colonial Era
1824
9 May 1824
Age 74
Death of Capt WILLIAM ELLIOTT HOUSTON in Providence, Union, North Carolina, United States
Providence, Union, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1750
    Event Place: Hays Creek, Rockbridge County, Virginia, Colonial Era

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 May 1824
    Event Place: Providence, Union, North Carolina, United States

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