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Robert Cunningham Houston 1720–1768 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 02 Feb 1720

Birth Location: County Antrim, Northern Ireland

Death Date: 11 September 1768

Death Location: Timber Ridge, Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA

Father: John Huttson)

Mother: Margaret Cunningham

Spouse(s): Mary Davidson

Children(s): Elizabeth Houston, John Houston, Maj Houston, Esther Houston, Margaret Houston, Mary Houston

Robert Cunningham Houston was born in 1720 in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, the child of John Mcclung Houston Houstan Huttson And Margaret Mary Cunningham. Robert Cunningham Houston married Mary Margaret Houston Davidson, and had children including Elizabeth Bettie Houston, Esther Hetty Nannie Mckee Houston, John Houston, Maj Samuel Davidson Houston, Margaret Houston, Mary Polly Letcher Houston. Robert Cunningham Houston passed away in 1768 in Timber Ridge, Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Robert Cunningham Houston was born in 1720 in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, the child of John Mcclung Houston Houstan Huttson And Margaret Mary Cunningham.
  • Robert Cunningham Houston married Mary Margaret Houston Davidson, and had children including Elizabeth Bettie Houston, Esther Hetty Nannie Mckee Houston, John Houston, Maj Samuel Davidson Houston, Margaret Houston, Mary Polly Letcher Houston.
  • Robert Cunningham Houston passed away in 1768 in Timber Ridge, Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA.

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Robert Houston's Ancestors

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Robert Houston
1720–1768
Birth Place: County Antrim, Northern Ireland
Parents
John Mcclung Houston (Houstan, Huttson)
1690–1754
County Antrim, Antrim, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Margaret (Mary) Cunningham
1694–1754
County Antrim, Ulster, Ireland
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Robert Houston's Descendants

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Robert (Cunningham) Houston (02 Feb 1720–11 September 1768) m. Mary (Margaret (Houston)) Davidson (1725–1 September 1793)
  1. 1. Elizabeth ('Bettie') Houston 1739–1781 m. James (M.) McClung 1728–1813
    1. 1. James McClung 1770–1834
    2. 2. Agnes (Nancy) McClung 1763–1840
    3. 3. Annie McClung 1760–
    4. 4. Esther McClung 1761–
    5. 5. Jane McClung 1768–
    6. 6. John McClung 1767–
    7. 7. Margaret McClung 1764–
    8. 8. Mary McClung 1762–1843
    9. 9. Samuel McCLUNG 1772–
  2. 2. John Houston 1749–1809
  3. 3. Maj (Samuel Davidson) Houston 1745–1806
  4. 4. Esther (Hetty ‘Nannie’ (McKee)) Houston 1761–1793
  5. 5. Margaret Houston 1758–1829
  6. 6. Mary (‘Polly’ (Letcher)) Houston 1750–1836

Robert Houston's Timeline

2 Records

1720
02 Feb 1720
Birth of Robert Cunningham Houston in County Antrim, Northern Ireland
County Antrim, Northern Ireland
1768
11 September 1768
Age 48
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: 02 Feb 1720
    Event Place: County Antrim, Northern Ireland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 September 1768
    Event Place: Timber Ridge, Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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