Hello Ima and Felow Geni's, Some info. I have reference to thanks to my many Geni Friends. CARPE DIEM, Lori ****************************************************************************** ************************** Larry Houston and Janie Houston Pace: > > > > Our DAR Patriot #842644 and SAR when Larry fills out the paperwork: > > Capt William Houston born 1750 in PA died 1825 in Providence, >Mecklenburg > > Co, (now Union Co) NC. He married Margaret Williams 23 Dec 1767 in > > Providence Presbyterian Church, Mecklenburg Co, NC., daughter of >Patrick > > Williams and Christiana. She was born 1751 in Mecklenburg Co, NC and >died > > 1822 in Providence, Mecklenburg Co, (now Union Co,) NC. After their > > marriage they moved to Twelve Mile Creek in an area between Weddington >and > > Wesley Chapel. (Source: "The Heritage of Union County, NC, 1842-1992" > > Compiled and published by the Carolinas Genealogical Society, PO Box >397, > > Monroe, NC. 28111 in cooperation with Walsworth Publishing Co, Wayne > > Wolfe, > > publisher's representative. Page 250.) > > I sent gravestone pictures to our Houston website. The Union Co > > Historical > > Society and Barbara Moore, a member, was very helpful getting the photos > > of > > the gravestones. We all need to document this grave with a DAR/SAR > > marker, > > as there is none. They are buried in Wesley Chapel Cemetery, Union Co, > > NC. > > > > William's father was David John Houston born 1718 in Rowan Co, NC and >died > > 1763 in Providence, Mecklenburg Co, (now Union Co) NC. He married Mary > > Parks Morrison 1738 in PA, daughter of James Morrison and Mary Newlin. > > She > > was born 1719 in Philadelphia, PA and died in NC. He served in Capt > > Alexander Osburn's Company on 30 Oct 1759. These men are very familiar > > names in this company with David. The Liet. was Jon McWhorter and >Ensign > > was Zebulon Bravard. Source: Jeane Moore, Salisbury, NC. Colonial > > Records > > Vol XXII page 398. > > (I hope to prove for membership in the Daughters of American Colonies. > > Military service has to be before 1775.) > > > > David's father was David Houston b abt 1666 in Rowan Co, Ne and died >1726 > > in > > Rowan Co, NC He married Mary Barnette abt 1717 in Rowan Co, NC. She >was > > born abt 1690 in Providence, Mecklenburg Co (now Union Co) NC. > > > > David's father was John Houston b abt 1640 in PA. He died in Rowan Co, >NC > > (don't know when.) He married Easter Watson abt 1664 in Rowan Co, NC. > > She > > was born abt 1645 in Ireland. > > > > John Houston Sr was born 01 Jun 1611 in Scotland. He died abt 1671 in >PA. > > (Probably Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co, PA) He married Margaret >Hathaway > > 03 May 1638 in Jamestown, James City Co, VA Margaret was born about >1616 > > in > > Scotland. > > "John with his family of 4 sons and 2 daughters, and seven young men > > immigrated, May 4, 1654, to a point of the Deleware River, a few miles > > above > > where the town of Philadelphia was afterward located. There they >cleared > > several farms and established a trade with the Indians." > > "When William Penn arrived there in 1681 with a grant from King James >for > > the territory now called Pennsylvania, he employed John Houston as as > > assistant in surveying the land, laying it off in sections or counties. > > He > > also assisted in laying out the site which Penn named Philadelphia, >having > > named the grant Pennsylvania." > > "John Houston was one of the first to build a log residence at the site >of > > the birthplace of the city." > > Here Alfred leaves the lineage of his nephew, John Houston, and his > > family. > > John probably died in Philadelphia, PA. > > > > John's father was Abner Huston, > > See notes about names changes under Alfred Houston. > > Abnor sailed for Jamestown, September 3, 1616, but owing to a boisterous > > sea, did not reach his destined port until October 20, 1616. Before he > > left > > Wales there had been born to him three sons, Joseph, born October 9, >1609; > > John, born June 01, 1611, and Samuel, born Sept 13, 1613. > > Alfred and brother Abner married twin sisters (daughters of Welch >Sconce, > > a > > merchant of Aberdeen). > > Alfred married Ruth. > > Abner married Rachel. > > The lst legislative body to meet on American soil met at Jamestown, July > > 1619. Among the delegation were Alfred Houston and Abner Huston. > > JAMES RIVER FACTS. The first settlement along the James River was by >the > > Indians. In 1607 the English arrived and established Jamestown in the > > heart > > of the lands of the Powhatan Confederacy - a confederation of tribes >first > > led by Chief Powhatan. The James River was actually first known as > > "Powhatan Flu". > > > > Alfred Houston: > > Alfred and brother Abner married twin sisters (daughters of Welch >Sconce, > > a > > merchant of Aberdeen). > > Alfred married Ruth. > > Abner married Rachel. > > Alfred held the Position in the Academy as Professor of Philosophy and > > Mathematics. > > About this time the Reformation had given rise to violent religious > > controversy, and the two brothers decided to change their surname. > > Accordingly, Alfred proposed to write their name Houston, but Abner > > thought > > there was in this spelling too much of the sound of House, and proposed > > Huston, as further removed from the original, and more phonetic. > > Before they agreed upon this change of their name, Alfred resolved to > > emigrate to America. Accordingly, on the 12th of April, 1612, he and >his > > wife and one child, with several other families, embarked for the new > > world. > > After a voyage of 28 days they landed at Jamestown, on the James River, > > and > > cast their lots with the "London Colony," which had been established in > > 1607, by the famous Captain Smith, whose life had been saved by > > Pocahontas. > > Abnor, his brother, who remained in the old world, emigrated from Dublin > > to > > Wales, located in Corwon on the River Dee, where he engaged in his > > favorite > > calling, merchandising. > > There being no preacher of the "John Knox doctrine" in the London >Colony, > > upon the arrival of Alfred at Jamestown, he was employed to preach the >new > > doctrine to the colonists. He soon became popular both as a colonist >and > > as > > a preacher, though a "Knoxite" and differing with many of the colonists >in > > religious faith. > > Four years after Alfred located at Jamestown he wrote to his brother > > Abnor, > > giving him a glowing account of the new world, and insisting that he > > should > > emigrate and join him at Jamestown, and subscribed his name to the >letter, > > Alfred Houston. > > Abner accepted the invitation to emigrate to Jamestown, and wrote to his > > brother accordingly, to his letter signing his name Abnor Huston, >showing > > that each of the brothers had adhered to his preference of a new >spelling > > of > > their names. As the different spelling had become interwoven with their > > business and they had so spelled their names in the family records, they > > concluded, after they met at Jamestown, that each family should retain >the > > spelling respectively adopted. > > > > Don't have proof of this - our DNA - would certainly help! I'd like to > > apply for the Jamestown Colonies membership. Sean, can you help! > > > > many thanks, > > > > Janie Houston Pace > > Alfred Houston b, Dec.6,1572 from Ireland. I have it beginning >like this: In 1100 A.D. they went to Scottland. In 1450 moved back to their >homeland of Dublin, Ireland, emigrated to America in 1612. They arrived at >Jamestown, VA. Later moved into North Carolina, Kentucky and TN. There was >Robert Houseson,Celtic origin b.Jul 5, 1450, then his son John Houseson b. >Jun 2, 1475, his son Samuel Houseson b. Sep 3, 1523 who had Alfred and >abnor. > >Alfred changed the spelling of his name to Houston. His son Robert b. Apr >18, 1612 on ship during parents voyage to America. His son John Rolfe >Houston, his son Samuel b. 1709, his son Peter Houston b. 1765 KY.,his son >John Lucky Houston b. 1797 KY. > ************************************** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour