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Elizabeth Paxton 1757–1831 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1757

Birth Location: Rockbridge, Virginia, United States

Death Date: Aug 1831

Death Location: Bakers Creek, Tennessee, United States

Father: John Paxton

Mother: Mary Blair

Spouse(s): Samuel Houston, Governor Houston

Children(s): Mary Houston, Governor Houston

Elizabeth Paxton was born in 1757 in Rockbridge, Virginia, United States, the child of John Paxton And Mary Blair. Elizabeth Paxton married Governor Houston, Samuel Houston, and had children including Governor Samuel Houston, Mary Houston. Elizabeth Paxton passed away in 1831 in Bakers Creek, Tennessee, United States.

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Biography

  • Elizabeth Paxton was born in 1757 in Rockbridge, Virginia, United States, the child of John Paxton And Mary Blair.
  • Elizabeth Paxton married Governor Houston, Samuel Houston, and had children including Governor Samuel Houston, Mary Houston.
  • Elizabeth Paxton passed away in 1831 in Bakers Creek, Tennessee, United States.

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Elizabeth Paxton's Ancestors

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Elizabeth Paxton
1757–1831
Birth Place: Rockbridge, Virginia, United States
Parents
John Paxton
1716–1787
Drinngeny, Donoch Parish, Monachan County, Ireland
Mary Blair
1726–1821
Grandparents
John Paxton
1692–1737
Ballymoney, Antrim, Ireland
Elizabeth Alexander
1694–1756
Ulster, Ireland, 1652383
Martha (Campbell) Lyle
1726–1821
Great-Grandparents
Samuel Paxton
1670–1746
Agnes
1670–1746
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Elizabeth Paxton's Descendants

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Elizabeth Paxton (1757–Aug 1831) m. Samuel Houston (1745–22 Sep 1806) m. Governor Houston (1736–1833)
  1. 1. Mary Houston 1790–1840
  2. 2. Governor (Samuel) Houston 1793–1863

Elizabeth Paxton's Timeline

3 Records

1757
1757
Birth of Elizabeth Paxton in Rockbridge, Virginia, United States
Rockbridge, Virginia, United States
1781
12 February 1781
Age 24
Elizabeth Paxton was married in Bordens Tract, VA
Bordens Tract, VA
1831
Aug 1831
Age 74
Death of Elizabeth Paxton in Bakers Creek, Tennessee, United States
Bakers Creek, Tennessee, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1757
    Event Place: Rockbridge, Virginia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1757; Birth city: Bordens Tract; Birth state: VA.
    [2] Family Data Collection - Births

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 12 February 1781
    Event Place: Bordens Tract, VA
    Record Source: Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1757; Birth city: Bordens Tract; Birth state: VA.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Aug 1831
    Event Place: Bakers Creek, Tennessee, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1757; Birth city: Bordens Tract; Birth state: VA.
    [2] Family Data Collection - Deaths

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