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Robert Houston 1720–1761 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1720

Birth Location: Rockbridge, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 1761

Death Location: Rockbridge, Virginia, United States

Father: John Houston

Mother: Margaret Cunningham

Spouse(s): Margaret Davidson

Children(s): Samuel Houston

In 1720, Robert Houston entered the world in Rockbridge, Virginia, United States, born to John Houston And Margaret Cunningham. Robert Houston married Margaret Davidson, and had children including Samuel Houston. Robert Houston passed away in 1761 in Rockbridge, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1720, Robert Houston entered the world in Rockbridge, Virginia, United States, born to John Houston And Margaret Cunningham.
  • Robert Houston married Margaret Davidson, and had children including Samuel Houston.
  • Robert Houston passed away in 1761 in Rockbridge, Virginia, United States.

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Robert Houston's Ancestors

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Robert Houston
1720–1761
Birth Place: Rockbridge, Virginia, United States
Parents
John Houston
1690–1754
Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Margaret Cunningham
1690–1754
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
Grandparents
John Houston
1657–1735
Renfrewshire, Scotland
Margaret McClung
1650–1747
Ulster, Ireland
James Cunningham
1661–1765
Leinster, Dublin, Ireland
Margaret Cunningham
1661–1707
Scotland
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Robert Houston's Descendants

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Robert Houston (1720–1761) m. Margaret Davidson (1725–1745)
  1. 1. Samuel Houston 1745–1806 m. Elizabeth Paxton 1757–1831
    1. 1. Governor (Samuel) Houston 1793–1863

Robert Houston's Timeline

3 Records

1720
1720
Birth of Robert Houston in Rockbridge, Virginia, United States
Rockbridge, Virginia, United States
1745
1745
Age 25
Robert Houston was married in Lancs, PA
Lancs, PA
1761
1761
Age 41
Death of Robert Houston in Rockbridge, Virginia, United States
Rockbridge, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1720
    Event Place: Rockbridge, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1725; Birth city: ; Birth state: PA.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1745
    Event Place: Lancs, PA
    Record Source: Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1725; Birth city: ; Birth state: PA.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1761
    Event Place: Rockbridge, Virginia, United States

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