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Thomas Houston 1723–1800 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1723

Birth Location: Ulster, Ireland

Death Date: 11 May 1800

Death Location: Abbeville, Anderson, South Carolina, United States

Father: John Houston

Mother: Margaret Cunningham

Spouse(s): Agnes Orr

Children(s): Samuel Houston, William Houston, Catherine HOUSTON, Mary Houston, Henry Houston, John Houston, Josiah Houston, Thomas Houston

The story of Thomas Houston began in 1723 in Ulster, Ireland. Thomas Houston married Agnes Moyrena Orr, and had children including Catherine Houston, Henry Rufus Houston, John Houston, Josiah Houston, Mary Houston, Samuel Allison Houston, Thomas Houston, William Houston. Thomas Houston passed away in 1800 in Abbeville, Anderson, South Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Thomas Houston began in 1723 in Ulster, Ireland.
  • Thomas Houston married Agnes Moyrena Orr, and had children including Catherine Houston, Henry Rufus Houston, John Houston, Josiah Houston, Mary Houston, Samuel Allison Houston, Thomas Houston, William Houston.
  • Thomas Houston passed away in 1800 in Abbeville, Anderson, South Carolina, United States.

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Thomas Houston's Ancestors

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Thomas Houston
1723–1800
Birth Place: Ulster, Ireland
Parents
John McClure Houston
1690–1755
Londonderry, Templemore, Ulster, Ireland
Margaret (Mary) Cunningham
1690–1754
County Antrim, Northern Ireland
Grandparents
Samuel (John) Houston
1657–1730
Johnston, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Margaret McClung
1650–1747
County Antrim, Northern Ireland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Thomas Houston's Descendants

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Thomas Houston (1723–11 May 1800) m. Agnes (Moyrena) Orr (5 Apr 1721–17 Jun 1810)
  1. 1. Samuel (Allison) Houston 1761–1840 m. Martha Sneed 1760–1865
    1. 1. Catherine Houston 1792–1827
    2. 2. Elizabeth Houston 1788–1860
    3. 3. Carter Houston 1800–1870
    4. 4. Josiah (Pompey) Houston 1782–1848
    5. 5. Frances Houston 1785–
    6. 6. Capt. (Thomas) Houston 1822–1899
    7. 7. Samuel (J) Houston 1820–1870
    8. 8. Mary (Houston) Donald 1785–1846
    9. 9. Mary Houston 1785–1846
    10. 10. Preston Houston 1780–1835 m. Hannah 1790–1835
      1. 1. Malinda Huston 1820–1857
      2. 2. Elizabeth (Harless) Huston 1814–1872
      3. 3. Lucinda Huston 1822–1903
      4. 4. Samuel Huston 1816–
      5. 5. HOUSTON 1815–
      6. 6. HOUSTON 1815–
      7. 7. Mary (Polly) Houston 1809–1887 m. Isaac Potter 1801–1874
        1. 1. Isaac (M) Potter 1833–
        2. 2. John (Boone) Potter 1828–1911 m. Susannah (Ellen Sookie) Sanders 1831–1892
  2. 2. William Houston 1751–1780
  3. 3. Catherine HOUSTON 1754–1819
  4. 4. Mary Houston 1766–1828
  5. 5. Henry (Rufus) Houston 1748–1834
  6. 6. John Houston 1765–1785
  7. 7. Josiah Houston 1767–
  8. 8. Thomas Houston 1758–

Thomas Houston's Timeline

2 Records

1723
1723
Birth of Thomas Houston in Ulster, Ireland
Ulster, Ireland
1800
11 May 1800
Age 77
Death of Thomas Houston in Abbeville, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
Abbeville, Anderson, South Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1723
    Event Place: Ulster, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: History of the Huston families and their descendants, 1450-1912 : with a genealogical record

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 May 1800
    Event Place: Abbeville, Anderson, South Carolina, United States

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