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Maj. Samuel Davidson Houston 1745–1806 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Feb 1745

Birth Location: Timber Ridge plantation, Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 22 Sep 1806

Death Location: Timber Ridge, Rockbridge, Virginia, United States

Father: Robert Houston

Mother: Mary Houston

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In 1745, Maj. Samuel Davidson Houston entered the world in Timber Ridge plantation, Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA, born to Robert Cunningham Houston And Mary Margaret Dunlap Davidson Houston. Maj. Samuel Davidson Houston passed away in 1806 in Timber Ridge, Rockbridge, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1745, Maj. Samuel Davidson Houston entered the world in Timber Ridge plantation, Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA, born to Robert Cunningham Houston And Mary Margaret Dunlap Davidson Houston.
  • Maj. Samuel Davidson Houston passed away in 1806 in Timber Ridge, Rockbridge, Virginia, United States.

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Maj. Houston's Ancestors

Self
Maj. Houston
1745–1806
Birth Place: Timber Ridge plantation, Rockbridge County, Virginia, 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

Maj. Houston's Timeline

2 Records

1745
12 Feb 1745
Birth of Maj. Samuel Davidson Houston in Timber Ridge plantation, Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA
Timber Ridge plantation, Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA
1806
22 Sep 1806
Age 61
Death of Maj. Samuel Davidson Houston in Timber Ridge, Rockbridge, Virginia, United States
Timber Ridge, Rockbridge, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Feb 1745
    Event Place: Timber Ridge plantation, Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Sep 1806
    Event Place: Timber Ridge, Rockbridge, Virginia, United States

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