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Major Samuel Davidson Houston 1745 – 1806 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Feb 1745

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

Death Date: 22 Sep 1806

Death Location: Callighan's Hotel, Alleghany County, Virginia

Father: Robert Houston

Mother: Margaret Davidson

Spouse(s): Martha Sneed

Children(s): Preston Huston

The story of Major Samuel Davidson Houston began in 1745 in Timber Ridge, Rockbridge, Virginia, United States. Major Samuel Davidson Houston married Martha Sneed, and had children including Preston Huston. Major Samuel Davidson Houston passed away in 1806 in Callighan's Hotel, Alleghany County, Virginia.

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Biography

  • The story of Major Samuel Davidson Houston began in 1745 in Timber Ridge, Rockbridge, Virginia, United States.
  • Major Samuel Davidson Houston married Martha Sneed, and had children including Preston Huston.
  • Major Samuel Davidson Houston passed away in 1806 in Callighan's Hotel, Alleghany County, Virginia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Houston
1720 – 1768
Birth Location: Antrim, Ulster, Ireland
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Margaret Davidson
1725 – 1793
Birth Location: Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
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Spouses(s)

Martha Sneed
1760 – 1865
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Preston Huston
1780 – 1835
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
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Major Houston's Ancestors

Self
Major Houston
1745 – 1806
Birth Place: Timber Ridge, Rockbridge, Virginia, United States
Parents
Robert Cunningham Houston
1720 – 1768
Antrim, Ulster, Ireland
Margaret (Dunlap Mary) Davidson
1725 – 1793
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Major Houston's Descendants

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Major (Samuel Davidson) Houston (12 Feb 1745 – 22 Sep 1806) m. Martha Sneed (1760 – 1865)
  1. 1. Preston Huston (1780 – 23 Feb 1835) m. Hannah West\Houston (1790 – 3/11/1835)
    1. 1. Mary (‘Polly’ (Potter)) Houston (18 Oct 1809 – 10 May 1888) m. Isaac (Potter) Sr (1 Jan 1801 – 8 November 1874)
      1. 1. Hannah ((Sanders)) Potter (2 December 1833 – 15 July 1904) m. Wade (Hilliard) Sanders (Mar 13, 1820 – Nov 13, 1901)
        1. 1. Susan Sanders (14 Sep 1870 – 16 Nov 1946) m. Albert (Pendleton) Johnson (5 Dec 1868 – 12 Jul 1964)

Major Houston's Timeline

2 Records

1745
12 Feb 1745
Birth of Major Samuel Davidson Houston in Timber Ridge, Rockbridge, Virginia, United States
Timber Ridge, Rockbridge, Virginia, United States
1806
22 Sep 1806
Age 61
Death of Major Samuel Davidson Houston in Callighan's Hotel, Alleghany County, Virginia
Callighan's Hotel, Alleghany County, Virginia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Feb 1745
    Event Place: Timber Ridge, Rockbridge, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Sep 1806
    Event Place: Callighan's Hotel, Alleghany County, Virginia
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