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Capt James Franklin Houston 1757–1819 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1757

Birth Location: Susquehanna River, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 4 Aug 1819

Death Location: Mooresville, Iredell County, North Carolina, United States of America

Father: Robert Houston

Mother: Mary Houston

Spouse(s): Asenath Houston

Children(s): James Houston, Mary Lorance, Sarah McRee, Lydia Harris, William Houston, Robert Houston, Joel Houston, George Houston, Asenath Thomas, Eleanor King

The story of Capt James Franklin Houston began in 1757 in Susquehanna River, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA. Capt James Franklin Houston married Asenath Brevard Houston, and had children including Asenath Houston Thomas, Eleanor Houston King, George Sidney Houston, James Hiram Houston, Joel Brevard Houston, Lydia Houston Harris, Mary Caroline Houston Lorance, Robert Brevard Houston, Sarah Mclain Houston Mcree, William Alexander Houston. Capt James Franklin Houston passed away in 1819 in Mooresville, Iredell County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Capt James Franklin Houston began in 1757 in Susquehanna River, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • Capt James Franklin Houston married Asenath Brevard Houston, and had children including Asenath Houston Thomas, Eleanor Houston King, George Sidney Houston, James Hiram Houston, Joel Brevard Houston, Lydia Houston Harris, Mary Caroline Houston Lorance, Robert Brevard Houston, Sarah Mclain Houston Mcree, William Alexander Houston.
  • Capt James Franklin Houston passed away in 1819 in Mooresville, Iredell County, North Carolina, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Capt Houston's Ancestors

Self
Capt Houston
1757–1819
Birth Place: Susquehanna River, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
Robert Cunningham Houston
1720–1761
Templemore, Londonderry, Ireland
Mary (Margaret Dunlap Davidson) Houston
1725–1819
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
John (McClung) Houston
1690–1755
Londonderry, Templemore, Ulster, Ireland
Margaret (Mary Cunningham) Houston
1690–1754
Antrim, Ulster, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Capt Houston's Descendants

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Capt (James Franklin) Houston (1757–4 Aug 1819) m. Asenath (Brevard) Houston (26 Dec 1755–13 Jun 1843)
  1. 1. James (Hiram) Houston 1787–1826
  2. 2. Mary (Caroline Houston) Lorance 1798–1873
  3. 3. Sarah (McLain Houston) McRee 1786–1843
  4. 4. Lydia (Houston) Harris 1779–1817
  5. 5. William (Alexander) Houston 1777–1844
  6. 6. Robert (Brevard) Houston 1775–1783
  7. 7. Joel (Brevard) Houston 1793–1856
  8. 8. George (Sidney) Houston 1796–1870
  9. 9. Asenath (Houston) Thomas 1784–1824
  10. 10. Eleanor (Houston) King 1781–1841

Capt Houston's Timeline

3 Records

1757
1757
Birth of Capt James Franklin Houston in Susquehanna River, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
Susquehanna River, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
1819
2 Aug 1819
Age 62
Death of Capt James Franklin Houston in Iredell County, North Carolina, USA
Iredell County, North Carolina, USA
1819
4 Aug 1819
Age 62
Burial of Capt James Franklin Houston in Mooresville, Iredell County, North Carolina, United States of America
Mooresville, Iredell County, North Carolina, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1757
    Event Place: Susquehanna River, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Aug 1819
    Event Place: Iredell County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 4 Aug 1819
    Event Place: Mooresville, Iredell County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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