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Samuel Cunningham Houston 1721–1797 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 January 1721

Birth Location: Antrim County, Ulster Provence, Northern Ireland

Death Date: 1797

Death Location: Blount, Knox, Tennessee, United States

Father: John McClung-Houston

Mother: Margaret Cunningham-Houston

Spouse(s): Elizabeth McCROSKEY, Isabella Shearon-Houston

Children(s): James Houston, John Houston, Lucinda Houston, Margaret Houston, Mathew Houston, Robert Houston, William Houston

In 1721, Samuel Cunningham Houston entered the world in Antrim County, Ulster Provence, Northern Ireland, born to John Mcclung Houston And Margaret Mary Cunningham Houston. Samuel Cunningham Houston married Elizabeth Mccroskey, Isabella Shearon Houston, and had children including Eliza Beams, James Houston, John Houston, Lucinda Houston, Margaret Mccroskey Houston, Mathew Houston, Robert L Houston, William Houston. Samuel Cunningham Houston passed away in 1797 in Blount, Knox, Tennessee, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1721, Samuel Cunningham Houston entered the world in Antrim County, Ulster Provence, Northern Ireland, born to John Mcclung Houston And Margaret Mary Cunningham Houston.
  • Samuel Cunningham Houston married Elizabeth Mccroskey, Isabella Shearon Houston, and had children including Eliza Beams, James Houston, John Houston, Lucinda Houston, Margaret Mccroskey Houston, Mathew Houston, Robert L Houston, William Houston.
  • Samuel Cunningham Houston passed away in 1797 in Blount, Knox, Tennessee, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

John McClung-Houston
1690–1755
Birth Location: Antrim, Northern Ireland
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Margaret Cunningham-Houston
1694–1754
Birth Location: Antrim, Ulster, Ireland
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth McCROSKEY
1728–1797
Birth Location: Augusta, Virginia, USA
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Isabella Shearon-Houston
1704–1792
Birth Location: Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Children(s)

James Houston
1757–1839
Birth Location: Augusta County, VA
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John Houston
1754–1825
Birth Location: Blount County, Tennessee, USA
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Lucinda Houston
1770–1805
Birth Location: Rockbridge, Virginia, USA
LH
Margaret Houston
1764–1853
Birth Location: Rockbridge, Virginia, USA
MH
Mathew Houston
1772–1788
Birth Location: Rockbridge, Virginia, USA
MH
Robert Houston
1760–1834
Birth Location: Rockbridge, Virginia, USA
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William Houston
1767–1815
Birth Location: Rockbridge, Virginia, USA
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Samuel Houston's Ancestors

Self
Samuel Houston
1721–1797
Birth Place: Antrim County, Ulster Provence, Northern Ireland
Parents
John McClung-Houston
1690–1755
Antrim, Northern Ireland
Margaret (Mary) Cunningham-Houston
1694–1754
Antrim, Ulster, Ireland
Grandparents
John (Samuel) Houston
1657–1728
Johnston, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Margaret (Mary) McClung
1650–1747
Raheen, County Laois, Ireland
James ((m4 Jan 1689\Margarret Mccullough Kerr)) Cunningham
1661–1765
Leinster, Dublin, Ireland
Margaret (McCULLOUGH CUNNINGHAM) Learmounth
1658–1707
Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Sir HOUSTON
1625–1702
Lady Shaw
1625–1719
Samuel McClung
1630–1650
MARGARET SHAW
1634–1670
David Bruce)
1607–1691
Rachel Bruce
1625–1663
Andrew Cunningham
1626–1676
Katherine Kid
1643–1676
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir HOUSTON
1608–1685
Lady Primrose
1599–1700
Sir Shaw
1602–1694
Lady m1624
1608–1693
Lord GGF
1604–1670
Margaret Hodgin
1610–
Joseph Cunningham
1568–1637
Nancy Blessington
1570–1640
Sir (Baronet)
1590–1636
Rachel Bruce
1588–1631
James (p9GGF)
1574–1625
Robert Kid
1622–
Agnes Kid
1618–

Samuel Houston's Descendants

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Samuel (Cunningham) Houston (10 January 1721–1797) m. Elizabeth McCROSKEY (1728–1797) m. Isabella Shearon-Houston (15 September 1704–1792)
  1. 1. James Houston 1757–1839 m. Esther Houston 1756–1790
    1. 1. Melinda (Abigail) Houston 1786–1827 m. John Driskill 1790–1857
      1. 1. Moses Driskill 1827–
      2. 2. Sarah Royse 1822–1897
      3. 3. John (Jackson) Driskill 1812–1854
    2. 2. Betsy Houston 1783–1809
  2. 2. John Houston 1754–1825
  3. 3. Lucinda Houston 1770–1805
  4. 4. Margaret (Mccroskey) Houston 1764–1853
  5. 5. Mathew Houston 1772–1788
  6. 6. Robert (L) Houston 1760–1834
  7. 7. William Houston 1767–1815

Samuel Houston's Timeline

2 Records

1721
10 January 1721
Birth of Samuel Cunningham Houston in Antrim County, Ulster Provence, Northern Ireland
Antrim County, Ulster Provence, Northern Ireland
1797
1797
Age 76
Death of Samuel Cunningham Houston in Blount, Knox, Tennessee, United States
Blount, Knox, Tennessee, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 January 1721
    Event Place: Antrim County, Ulster Provence, Northern Ireland
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1797
    Event Place: Blount, Knox, Tennessee, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
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