WILLIAM HOUSTON was the father of DAVID JOHN HOUSTON b. in Rowan Co., NC and d. in Providence, Mecklenburg Co., ( now Union Co. NC) in 1763. He married: MARY PARKS MORRISON in PA. in 1738. She was d/o James Morrison & Mary Newlin, born 1719 in Philadelphia, PA. and died NC. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> DAVID JOHN >> Subject: Re: [HOUSTON] HOUSTON Digest, Vol 2, Issue 16 This is from: Larry Houston and Janie Houston Pace: _mlhoust@earthlink.net_ (mailto:mlhoust@earthlink.net) >> >> 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, >> 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 >> >> 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 (_LJSLumpy@aol.com_ >> (mailto:LJSLumpy@aol.com) >> ) >> >> Message: 1 >> Date: Tue, 1 May 2007 20:49:25 -0400 >> From: "Sean Houston" _smhouston@rrbiznet.com_ >> (mailto:smhouston@rrbiznet.com) >> Subject: [HOUSTON] Huston/Houston Washington County PA >> To: _houston@rootsweb.com_ (mailto:houston@rootsweb.com) >> >> 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 >> >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Sean Houston" _smhouston@rrbiznet.com_ >> (mailto:smhouston@rrbiznet.com) >> To: _houston@rootsweb.com_ (mailto:houston@rootsweb.com) >> 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 >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >> 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." >> >> CHUCKLE: >> >> If at first you don't succeed, shred all the documents. ************************************** See what's new at http://www.aol.com