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Samuel John Houston 1657–1735 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1657

Birth Location: Johnston, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Death Date: 1735

Death Location: Antrim, Ulster, Ireland

Father: John Houstine

Mother: Margaret Shaw

Spouse(s): MARGARET MCCLUNG, Grace Benson

Children(s): Reverend Houston, Christopher Huston, Samuel Houston, James Houston, Robert Houston, William Houston, Mary Houston, John Houston, Margaret Houston, Sarah Houston, William Huston

The story of Samuel John Houston began in 1657 in Johnston, Renfrewshire, Scotland. Samuel John Houston married Grace Newlin Benson, Margaret Mary Mcclung, and had children including Christopher Houston Huston, James Houston, John Houston, Margaret Huston Houston, Mary Ann Houston, Reverend Joseph Houston, Robert Houston, Samuel L Houston, Sarah Houston, William Houston, William Houston Huston. Samuel John Houston passed away in 1735 in Antrim, Ulster, Ireland.

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Biography

  • The story of Samuel John Houston began in 1657 in Johnston, Renfrewshire, Scotland.
  • Samuel John Houston married Grace Newlin Benson, Margaret Mary Mcclung, and had children including Christopher Houston Huston, James Houston, John Houston, Margaret Huston Houston, Mary Ann Houston, Reverend Joseph Houston, Robert Houston, Samuel L Houston, Sarah Houston, William Houston, William Houston Huston.
  • Samuel John Houston passed away in 1735 in Antrim, Ulster, Ireland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Samuel Houston's Ancestors

Self
Samuel Houston
1657–1735
Birth Place: Johnston, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Parents
John Houstine
1625–1702
Antrim, Antrim, Ireland
Margaret Shaw
1625–1719
Antrim, County Ulster, Northern Ireland
Grandparents
Sir (William III, 3rd Baronet of) HOUSTON
1608–1685
Castle Craig, Antrim, Ireland
Lady (Sarah Jane Todd Houston of) Primrose
1599–1700
Ballymena, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Sir Ii
1590–1631
Lady Adair
1593–1630
William Todde
1582–1632
Jane Shelton
1580–1650
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir I
1570–1613
Lady Fleming
1525–1614

Samuel Houston's Descendants

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Samuel (John) Houston (1657–1735) m. MARGARET (MARY) MCCLUNG (1650–1747) m. Grace (Newlin) Benson (1660–1721)
  1. 1. Reverend (Joseph) Houston 1694–1740 m. Isabella McClung 1694–1758
    1. 1. Elizabeth Houston 1720–1802 m. Thomas (Beattie) (Beatty) 1715–1807
      1. 1. Ruth (Green) Beatty 1744–1788 m. William (Stephenson) Stinson 1744–1809
        1. 1. Hugh (William (Col) Stephenson) (Stinson)* 1794–1855 m. Margaret (Elizabeth Stephenson) (Stinson) 1771–1842
        2. 2. Elizabeth Stephenson 1778–
        3. 3. Nancy Stinson 1788–1857 m. John Ferguson –1859
        4. 4. Hugh (Watson) Stephenson 1765–1841
        5. 5. James Stinson 1782–1867
        6. 6. William (M) Stephenson 1790–1870
        7. 7. John ("Stinson") Stephenson 1766–1820 m. Jane Stewart 1760–1838
        8. 8. Mary Stinson 1789–1843
        9. 9. Catharine Westbrook 1795–1867
      2. 2. Joseph Beattie 1758–1815 m. Eunice Harris 1785–1861
      3. 3. James Beatty 1763–
      4. 4. Thomas (Beattie) Jr. 1754–1800
      5. 5. Margret (Houston) Beatty 1740–
      6. 6. Isabella Beattie 1764–1807
      7. 7. Isabella Beatty 1741–1801
      8. 8. George (Robert Beatty Pvt. 4th VA) Regiment 1740–1790
      9. 9. John Beatty 1730–1806
      10. 10. Robert (Thomas) Beatty 1735–1779
    2. 2. Joseph (Huston) Houston 1733–1793
    3. 3. John (Huston) Houston 1721–1722
    4. 4. Phoebe (Huston) Houston 1725–
    5. 5. Ann Houston 1722–
    6. 6. Mary (Emerson) Houston 1724–
    7. 7. Capt (James) Houston 1726–1797
  2. 2. Christopher (Houston) Huston 1680–1726
  3. 3. Samuel (L) Houston 1685–
  4. 4. James Houston 1690–1754
  5. 5. Robert Houston 1697–1761
  6. 6. William Houston 1687–1723
  7. 7. Mary (Ann) Houston 1698–1729
  8. 8. John Houston 1689–1755
  9. 9. Margaret (Huston) Houston 1701–1761
  10. 10. Sarah Houston 1695–1742
  11. 11. William (Houston) Huston 1694–

Samuel Houston's Timeline

8 Records

1657
18 Feb 1657
Birth of Samuel John Houston in Johnston, Renfrewshire County, Scotland
Johnston, Renfrewshire County, Scotland
1657
1657
Birth of Samuel John Houston in Renfrewshire, Scotland
Renfrewshire, Scotland
1657
1657
Birth of Samuel John Houston in Johnston, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Johnston, Renfrewshire, Scotland
1657
21 Feb 1657
Samuel John Houston was baptized in , Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland
, Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland
1657
1657
Samuel John Houston resided here in Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland
Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland
1728
1728
Age 71
Death of Samuel John Houston in Timber Ridge Plantaton --- Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA
Timber Ridge Plantaton --- Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA
1735
1735
Age 78
Death of Samuel John Houston in Antrim, Ulster, Ireland
Antrim, Ulster, Ireland
1819
24 Mar 1819
Age 162
Samuel John Houston was baptized in Worcester, England
Worcester, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Feb 1657
    Event Place: Johnston, Renfrewshire County, Scotland
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1657
    Event Place: Renfrewshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1657
    Event Place: Johnston, Renfrewshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 21 Feb 1657
    Event Place: , Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland
    Record Source: Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 24 Mar 1819
    Event Place: Worcester, England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1657
    Event Place: Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland
    Record Source: Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Mobile, Alabama
    Record Source: U.S., Atlantic Ports Arriving and Departing Passenger and Crew Lists, 1820-1959, The National Archives at Washington D.C.; Series Title: Copies of Lists of Passengers Arriving at Miscellaneous Ports on the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts and at Ports on the Great Lakes, 1820-1873; Series Number: M575; NARA ID: 4; Record Group Number: 85; Reco

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Belfast, Ireland
    Record Source: Passenger List

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Belfast, Northern Ireland
    Record Source: U.S., Atlantic Ports Arriving and Departing Passenger and Crew Lists, 1820-1959, The National Archives at Washington D.C.; Series Title: Copies of Lists of Passengers Arriving at Miscellaneous Ports on the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts and at Ports on the Great Lakes, 1820-1873; Series Number: M575; NARA ID: 4; Record Group Number: 85; Reco

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: United States
    Record Source: U.S., Naturalization Records Indexes, 1794-1995, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Indexes and Registers of Declarations of Intention and Petitions for Naturalization of the U.S. District and Circuit Courts for the Western District of Pennsylvania, 1820-1906; Microfil

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1728
    Event Place: Timber Ridge Plantaton --- Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] Irish Records Extraction Database

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1735
    Event Place: Antrim, Ulster, Ireland

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