Diane, I do not know anything about your Beady HUESTON, but one of William Starling HOUSTON's daughters was named Beady Ophelia. Possibly your Beady was a sister or other relation of William Starling, and his daughter was named for her? --- Diane Cox <info@dianecox.net> wrote: > Jessica, do you have anything on a Beady Hueston, > married Angus Wilkinson > 12/11/1841? Wilkinson is my tree. > > > Diane Cox > drc@dianecox.net > > -----Original Message----- > From: ncrobeso-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:ncrobeso-bounces@rootsweb.com] > On Behalf Of Jessica Bonner > Sent: Wednesday, September 06, 2006 10:03 PM > To: NCROBESO-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [NCROBESO] HOUSTON family of Robeson co. NC > > I am researching the HOUSTON/HUSTON/HUESTON family > of Robeson co. NC. I am > descended from John Franklin HOUSTON Jr., who was > from Robeson co. NC but > moved with his family to Mississippi. > > In the 1790 Robeson co. NC census, there appears a > Daniel HOUSTON with 5 > whites males under 16 years of age residing in his > household. My John > HOUSTON Sr. may be a son of this Daniel HOUSTON. > > 1840 Robeson co. NC census > John Hueston > 1 male 10-15: John, Jr. > 1 male 15-20: William > 1 male 50-60: John, Sr. > 1 female 5-10: Emily > 1 female 15-20: Charity > 1 female 40-50: Chloe > > In November 1840, a John HOUSTON appears on the > Committee for the Robeson > co. NC District 39 school board. I believe he may be > identical to this John > HUESTON. > > >From the NC Marriage Bonds, the following marriages > are recorded: > Erick Leggitt HOUSTON, had married Eliza Ann > THOMPSON on August 22 1840 in > Robeson co. NC. > John F. HUESTON, Jr. married Drusilla SMITH on > February 22, 1845 in Robeson > co. NC. Bondsman was John MOORE. > > 1850 Robeson co. NC census > HUSTON, John, 60 > - Cloe, 50 > - Charity, 29 > - William, 25 > - Emily, 17 > - Doctor Franklin > - Wm. Britt, 74 > - Henry Britt, 15 > > Living next to them were: > > HUSTON, John F., 22 > - Drusilla, 23 > - John, 4 > - William, 2 > - Ann, 1 > > There are no HOUSTONs in Robeson co. in 1860. They > must've moved from North > Carolina to Mississippi, where they appear on the > 1860 Smith co. MS census: > > 1860 Smith co. MS census > HOUSTON, John F., 30 > - Drusilla, 34 > - John, 13 > - William, 11 > - Ann, 10 > - Henry, 9 > - Elizabeth, 6 > - Martha, 4 > - Reuben, 6 months > > John Jr.'s brother William Starling HOUSTON married > Mary Elizabeth SHAW of > SC. They must've left NC with his brother John Jr. > to move to Smith co. MS. > Their son Frank was born in Alabama, so possibly he > was born en route or > they lived in that state for a time before moving on > to Mississippi. > > 1860 Smith co. MS census > HOUSTON, W.S., 34, M, farmer, NC > - Mary, 25, F, SC > - Frances, 4, M, Ala > - Martha, 2, F, MS > - Sarah Homper, 16, F, MS > > I do not know who this Sarah HOMPER is. She might be > a relative, but that > seems unlikely, since she was born in MS. Probably a > boarder or household > help. > > Erick Leggit HOUSTON, the elder brother of John Sr. > and William, also moved to Mississippi with his > family. Here they are in the > 1860 Smith co. MS census: > > HOUSTON, Arrick, 50, M, farmer, NC > - Elizabeth, 36, F, MS > - Susan, 15, F, NC, attends school > - Sarah, 11, F, NC, attends school > - Nancy G., 5, F, MS > - Emma, 3, F, MS > - Francis G., 1, M, MS > - Catharine ----rie, 67, F, SC > - Panel G. Smith, 27, F, MS, married within the year > > John HOUSTON also appears on the 1860 Smith co. > slave census, with 10 > slaves. He appears to be the John HOUSTON who > purchased 76 acres in Smith > co. in 1861. > > 1870 Smith co. MS census > > HOUSTON, John F., 50, M, W, Farmer, NC, Value of > real estate 200, value of > personal estate 500 > - Drucilla, 52, F, W, keeping house, NC > - Christian E, 17, F, W, born Mississippi > - Martha J, 13, F, W, born Alabama, cannot read or > write > - Reubin G, 10, M, W, born Mississippi, cannot read > or write > - Mary E., 8, F, W, born Mississippi > - Robi, 6, M, W, born Mississippi > > A few houses down we find his brother Erick and > family: > > HOUSTON, Erick L., 60, M, W, Farmer, NC, value of > real estate 800, value of > personal estate 597 > - Eliza A., 46, F, W, keeping house, MS > - Susan G., 24, F, W, NC > - Nancy G., 15, F, W, MS > - Emmala J., 13, F, W, MS, at school > - Francis L., 11, M, W, MS, farm laborer, attends > school > - Thomas, 9, M, W, MS, attends school > - Julia A., 7, F, W, MS, attends school > > Next door is: > > HOUSTON, William S., 48, NC, farmer > - Mary E., 35, SC > - Frances M., 14, AL, attends school > - Marcia A., 12, MS, attends school > - Samuel L., 8, MS, attends school > - John O., 5, MS > - Sallie U., 3, MS > - Mary Briley, 35, MS > - Frances C. Briley, 2, MS > > Once again, I'm not sure who this Mary and Frances > BRILEY are, relations or > boarders? > > 1880 Boltons Depot, Hinds co., MS census > > HOUSTON, J. Flowers, 53, W, M, farmer, born NC, > father born NC > - Drucilla, 56, W, F, keeping house, born NC, father > born NC > - Reuben T., 20, W, M, farm laborer, born MS > - Mary E., 16, W, F, born MS > - Jas. R, 14, W, M, farm laborer, born MS > > 1880 Smith co. MS census > > HOUSTON, Wm S., 50, NC NC NC > - Mary E., 45, SC SC SC > - Sam S., 18, MS > - Oliver J., 15, MS > - Sarah V., 13, MS > - Bedia O., 9, MS > - Cary, 4, MS (dau) > - Mudock Shaw, 68, teacher, MS NC SC > > I am searching for descendants or relatives of this > HOUSTON family. I am > curious as to the family of Chloe, the wife of John > Sr. -- was she a > daughter of the William BRITT living with them in > the 1850 census? > === message truncated === __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! 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