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Robert H Houston 1720–1761 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Feb 1720

Birth Location: Ulster, Donegal, Ireland

Death Date: Sept 1761

Death Location: Timber Ridge, Rockbridge County, Virginia, United States of America

Father: John McClung-Houston

Mother: Margaret Houston

Spouse(s): Mary Davidson

Children(s): Christopher Houston, Major Houston, Mary Blackman-Houston\\\, Elizabeth McClung, Esther McKee, Anne Barnes

The story of Robert H Houston began in 1720 in Ulster, Donegal, Ireland. Robert H Houston married Martha Worke, Mary Margaret Dunlap Davidson, and had children including Anne Barnes, Christopher Houston, Elizabeth Mcclung, Esther Hetty Mckee, Major Samuel Davidson Houston, Mary Molly Blackman Houston. Robert H Houston passed away in 1761 in Timber Ridge, Rockbridge County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Robert H Houston began in 1720 in Ulster, Donegal, Ireland.
  • Robert H Houston married Martha Worke, Mary Margaret Dunlap Davidson, and had children including Anne Barnes, Christopher Houston, Elizabeth Mcclung, Esther Hetty Mckee, Major Samuel Davidson Houston, Mary Molly Blackman Houston.
  • Robert H Houston passed away in 1761 in Timber Ridge, Rockbridge County, Virginia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Robert Houston's Ancestors

Self
Robert Houston
1720–1761
Birth Place: Ulster, Donegal, Ireland
Parents
John McClung-Houston
1690–1755
Antrim, Northern Ireland
Margaret (Cunningham) Houston
1694–1754
Antrim, Ulster, Ireland
Grandparents
John ("Samuel") Houston
1657–1735
Johnston, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Margaret Houston
1650–1747
County Antrim, Northern Ireland
James Cunningham
1661–1765
Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Hugh Houston
1622–1702
Samuel McClung
1630–1670
Margaret Hafner
1634–1670
David CUNNINGHAM
1607–1691
Rachel Bruce
1612–1661
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel Houston
1601–1650
Lady Primrose
1599–1700
Lord McClung
1604–1670
Lady GG
1610–1682
JOSEPH cuz_lreed88)
1568–1637
Sir Bruce
1586–1630

Robert Houston's Descendants

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Robert (H) Houston (2 Feb 1720–Sept 1761) m. Mary (Margaret Dunlap) Davidson (1725–1819)
  1. 1. Christopher Houston 1744–1837
  2. 2. Major (Samuel Davidson) Houston 1745–1806 m. Elizabeth (Blair) Houston 1757–1831
    1. 1. Sam Houston 1793–1863
    2. 2. Mary Wallace 1797–1854
    3. 3. John (P.) Houston 1790–1838
  3. 3. Mary ("Molly") Blackman-Houston\\\ 1750–1834
  4. 4. Elizabeth McClung 1740–
  5. 5. Esther (Hetty) McKee 1743–1807
  6. 6. Anne Barnes 1758–1829

Robert Houston's Timeline

5 Records

1720
2 Feb 1720
Birth of Robert H Houston in Ulster, Donegal, Ireland
Ulster, Donegal, Ireland
1740
c.1740-1745
Age 20
Robert H Houston was married in Lancaster, Pennsylvania Colony
Lancaster, Pennsylvania Colony
1740
Bet. 1740–1745
Age 20
Robert H Houston was married In Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania USA
Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania USA
1745
1745
Age 25
Robert H Houston was married in Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
1761
Sept 1761
Age 41
Death of Robert H Houston in Rockbridge, Virginia, USA (Buried: Blue Ball Cemetery, Rockbridge, VA, USA)
Rockbridge, Virginia, USA (Buried: Blue Ball Cemetery, Rockbridge, VA, USA)

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Feb 1720
    Event Place: Ulster, Donegal, Ireland
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: c.1740-1745
    Event Place: Lancaster, Pennsylvania Colony

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Bet. 1740–1745
    Event Place: Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1745
    Event Place: Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Brief biographical accounts of many members of the Houston family
    [2] The captives of Abb's Valley : a legend of frontier life

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Sept 1761
    Event Place: Rockbridge, Virginia, USA (Buried: Blue Ball Cemetery, Rockbridge, VA, USA)
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Timber Ridge, Rockbridge County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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