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Robert Cunningham Houston 1720–1761 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Feb 1720

Birth Location: Templemore, Londonderry, Ireland

Death Date: May 1761

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

Father: John Houston

Mother: Margaret Houston

Spouse(s): Mary Houston

Children(s): Maj lll, Capt Houston, Mary Blackman, Ann Barnes, Elizabeth McClung, Maj. Houston, Esther McKee, (Capt) Sr, Captain Houston, Elizabeth Houston, James Houston, Anne Houston

Robert Cunningham Houston was born in 1720 in Templemore, Londonderry, Ireland, the child of John Mcclung Houston And Margaret Mary Cunningham Houston. Robert Cunningham Houston married Mary Margaret Dunlap Davidson Houston, and had children including Ann Esther Margaret Houston Barnes, Anne Houston, Capt John Carroll Houston Sr, Capt James Franklin Houston, Captain John Christopher Houston, Elizabeth Bettie Houston, Elizabeth Houston Mcclung, Esther Hetty Houston Mckee, James Houston, Maj Samuel Davidson Houston, Maj John Cunningham Houston Lll, Mary Molly Houston Blackman. Robert Cunningham Houston passed away in 1761 in Timber Ridge, Rockbridge County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Robert Cunningham Houston was born in 1720 in Templemore, Londonderry, Ireland, the child of John Mcclung Houston And Margaret Mary Cunningham Houston.
  • Robert Cunningham Houston married Mary Margaret Dunlap Davidson Houston, and had children including Ann Esther Margaret Houston Barnes, Anne Houston, Capt John Carroll Houston Sr, Capt James Franklin Houston, Captain John Christopher Houston, Elizabeth Bettie Houston, Elizabeth Houston Mcclung, Esther Hetty Houston Mckee, James Houston, Maj Samuel Davidson Houston, Maj John Cunningham Houston Lll, Mary Molly Houston Blackman.
  • Robert Cunningham 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: Templemore, Londonderry, Ireland
Parents
John McClung Houston
1690–1755
Londonderry, Templemore, Ulster, Ireland
Margaret (Mary Cunningham) Houston
1690–1754
Antrim, Ulster, Ireland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Robert Houston's Descendants

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Robert (Cunningham) Houston (2 Feb 1720–May 1761) m. Mary (Margaret Dunlap Davidson) Houston (1725–1 Sep 1819)
  1. 1. Maj (John Cunningham Houston) lll 1749–1809 m. Anna (Jean) Logan 1753–1809
    1. 1. Esther Houston 1774–1850
    2. 2. Anna (Houston) Scott 1786–1842
    3. 3. Jenny Johnson 1784–1854
    4. 4. Elizabeth (Mary Houston) Jackson 1771–1839
      1. 1. Sarah Durham 1804–1876
      2. 2. Levi Jackson 1816–1879
      3. 3. David (J) Jackson 1813–1863
      4. 4. Isaac Jackson 1808–1864
      5. 5. Sarah (Houston) Durham 1798–1862
      6. 6. John (Montgomery) Jackson 1803–1870
      7. 7. William (M.) Jackson 1800–1876
      8. 8. Jacob Jackson 1796–1880
    5. 5. William Houston 1776–1814 m. Mary (Polly) Poage 1783–1828
      1. 1. John (Franklin) Huston 1805–1889 m. Martha (A Cartwright) Huston 1815–1905
        1. 1. John (Calvin) Huston 1836–1918 m. Sarah (Jane Lockridge) Huston 1848–1904
        2. 2. Robert (Allen) Huston 1848–1927
        3. 3. Margaret (E) Huston 1852–1940
        4. 4. James (Knox Polk) Huston 1839–1912
        5. 5. Amanda (Lamanda) Huston 1843–1935
        6. 6. Francis (Caroline) Huston 1850–
        7. 7. Sarah (Jane) Huston 1841–1924 m. George (W) Browning 1837–1909
        8. 8. William (Logan) Huston 1845–1920
        9. 9. Marguis (D Lafayette "Lafe") Huston 1858–1922
        10. 10. Virginia (Ann "Hannah" Huston) McCune 1860–1945
      2. 2. Jane Houston 1809–1809
      3. 3. James (P) Houston 1809–1817
      4. 4. William (Logan) Houston 1813–1900
  2. 2. Capt (James Franklin) Houston 1757–1819 m. Asenath (Brevard) Houston 1755–1843
    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
  3. 3. Mary ("Molly" Houston) Blackman 1750–1834
  4. 4. Ann (Esther Margaret Houston) Barnes 1758–1829
  5. 5. Elizabeth (Houston) McClung 1740–
  6. 6. Maj. (Samuel Davidson) Houston 1745–1806
  7. 7. Esther (Hetty Houston) McKee 1743–1807
  8. 8. (Capt) (John Carroll Houston) Sr 1756–1809
  9. 9. Captain (John Christopher) Houston 1744–1837
  10. 10. Elizabeth (Bettie) Houston 1755–1761
  11. 11. James Houston 1746–1780
  12. 12. Anne Houston 1751–1829

Robert Houston's Timeline

7 Records

1720
2 Feb 1720
Birth of Robert Cunningham Houston in Templemore, Londonderry, Ireland
Templemore, Londonderry, Ireland
1734
31 Oct 1734
Age 14
Robert Cunningham Houston was married in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
1740
1740
Age 20
Robert Cunningham Houston was married in Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
1740
Bet. 1740–1745
Age 20
Robert Cunningham Houston was married in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
1745
1745
Age 25
Robert Cunningham Houston was married in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
1754
1754
Age 34
Robert Cunningham Houston was married in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
1761
May 1761
Age 41
Death of Robert Cunningham Houston in Timber Ridge, Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA
Timber Ridge, Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Feb 1720
    Event Place: Templemore, Londonderry, Ireland
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 31 Oct 1734
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1740
    Event Place: Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Bet. 1740–1745
    Event Place: Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1745
    Event Place: Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1754
    Event Place: Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: May 1761
    Event Place: Timber Ridge, Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    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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