Hi........................ Here is all the valuable information on ALFRED & ABNER HUSTON, sent to us by our Dear Special Geni Friends: MAX & IMA BAWCUM 5/4/07 > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Max and Ima Jean Bawcum" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2007 1:18 PM > Subject: Re: [HOUSTON] HOUSTON Digest, Vol 2, Issue 16 > > >>I came from 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. >> >> My great great grandfather, I have part of his farm. >> Ima >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Janie H. Pace" <[email protected]> >> To: <[email protected]> >> Cc: "Cathy Foster" <[email protected]>; "Larry Houston" >> <[email protected]>; "Marsha Houston" <[email protected]> >> Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 2007 9:55 PM >> Subject: Re: [HOUSTON] HOUSTON Digest, Vol 2, Issue 16 >> >> >>> 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 >>> >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Sean Houston" <[email protected]> >>> To: <[email protected]> >>> Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 2007 6:00 AM >>> Subject: Re: [HOUSTON] HOUSTON Digest, Vol 2, Issue 16 >>> >>> >>>> Curious to know, how many people on this list have ancestors from >>>> Washington >>>> County PA? >>>> >>>> Because of the concentration of Huston/Houston's in the county it would >>>> be >>>> interesting to do a DNA study on the families. >>>> >>>> Thanks, >>>> Sean Houston >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>> From: <[email protected]> >>>> To: <[email protected]> >>>> Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 2007 3:10 AM >>>> Subject: HOUSTON Digest, Vol 2, Issue 16 >>>> >>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Today's Topics: >>>>> >>>>> 1. Huston/Houston Washington County PA (Sean Houston) >>>>> 2. Re: Huston/Houston Washington County PA (Janie H. Pace) >>>>> 3. WILLIAM HUSTON, wife: AGNESS ([email protected]) >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>>> >>>>> Message: 1 >>>>> Date: Tue, 1 May 2007 20:49:25 -0400 >>>>> From: "Sean Houston" <[email protected]> >>>>> Subject: [HOUSTON] Huston/Houston Washington County PA >>>>> To: <[email protected]> >>>>> Message-ID: <[email protected]> >>>>> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; >>>>> reply-type=original >>>>> >>>>> Does anyone have info on the family of: >>>>> >>>>> William Huston abt 1760 >>>>> married Agnus, Agnes sp? >>>>> Children: >>>>> James >>>>> John >>>>> Hannah >>>>> Martha >>>>> William >>>>> Agnes sp? >>>>> >>>>> Thanks, >>>>> Sean Houston >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> ------------------------------ >>>>> >>>>> Message: 2 >>>>> Date: Tue, 1 May 2007 20:59:45 -0500 >>>>> From: "Janie H. Pace" <[email protected]> >>>>> Subject: Re: [HOUSTON] Huston/Houston Washington County PA >>>>> To: <[email protected]> >>>>> Message-ID: <[email protected]> >>>>> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; >>>>> reply-type=original >>>>> >>>>> living where? >>>>> Janie >>>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>>> From: "Sean Houston" <[email protected]> >>>>> To: <[email protected]> >>>>> Sent: Tuesday, May 01, 2007 7:49 PM >>>>> Subject: [HOUSTON] Huston/Houston Washington County PA >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> Does anyone have info on the family of: >>>>>> >>>>>> William Huston abt 1760 >>>>>> married Agnus, Agnes sp? >>>>>> Children: >>>>>> James >>>>>> John >>>>>> Hannah >>>>>> Martha >>>>>> William >>>>>> Agnes sp? >>>>>> >>>>>> Thanks, >>>>>> Sean Houston >>>>>> >>>>>> ------------------------------- >>>>>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>>>>> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >>>>>> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> ------------------------------ >>>>> >>>>> Message: 3 >>>>> Date: Tue, 1 May 2007 23:32:33 EDT >>>>> From: [email protected] >>>>> Subject: [HOUSTON] WILLIAM HUSTON, wife: AGNESS >>>>> To: [email protected], [email protected] >>>>> Cc: [email protected] >>>>> Message-ID: <[email protected]> >>>>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" >>>>> >>>>> Abstracts of wills of Washington County, Pennsylvania, page 173. >>>>> >>>>> William Huston, dated December 7, 1802, proved January 24, 1803; >>>>> children, >>>>> James, Ann Boleyn, Dixson, Hamelton, Jane Smith (and her son William >>>>> and >>>>> her >>>>> husband John Smith), Peggy Paxton (and her four oldest children), and >>>>> Polly >>>>> Karr; grandsons Mordicai, William (a minor and eldest son of son >>>>> Hamelton), >>>>> and oldest son of Dixson; Sarah Armstrong wife of William Armstrong >>>>> now >>>>> supposed to be living on Green River and her children; witnesses, >>>>> David >>>>> Morris, Ja Brice and Jo Huston (will not signed). >>>>> >>>>> Page 171..... >>>>> >>>>> Alexander Houston of Cecil Township, Washington County, dated June 9, >>>>> 1802, >>>>> proved November 19, 1802; wife Mary; sons, Samuel (eldest) and Hugh; >>>>> brother, William Huston; executors; wife and sons Samuel and Hugh; >>>>> witnesses, Robert Henry, Joseph McComb and Nathan Caughy. >>>>> >>>>> Page 163....... >>>>> >>>>> William Huston, dated October 10, 1797, proved December 1, 1798; wife >>>>> Agness; children, John (minor), Sarah and others not named; executors, >>>>> wife >>>>> and David Patton; witnesses, James Chambers and Jn Wilson. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> CARPE DIEM. >>>>> >>>>> lori ; ) in Arizona formally from "Little Washington, Pa." >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> ************************************** See what's free at >>>>> http://www.aol.com. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> ------------------------------ >>>>> >>>>> To contact the HOUSTON list administrator, send an email to >>>>> [email protected] >>>>> >>>>> To post a message to the HOUSTON mailing list, send an email to >>>>> [email protected] >>>>> >>>>> __________________________________________________________ >>>>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>>>> [email protected] >>>>> with the word "unsubscribe" without the quotes in the subject and the >>>>> body >>>>> of the >>>>> email with no additional text. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> End of HOUSTON Digest, Vol 2, Issue 16 >>>>> ************************************** >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> No virus found in this incoming message. >>>>> Checked by AVG Free Edition. >>>>> Version: 7.5.467 / Virus Database: 269.6.2/784 - Release Date: >>>>> 5/1/2007 >>>>> 2:57 PM >>>>> >>>> >>>> ------------------------------- >>>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>>> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >>>> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >>> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >>> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject ************************************** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour