Hi, I am new to the list. I am looking for information on my houston line in my family. I am enclosing a few of the generations that I do have. Looking for help will most of the lines mentioned below. Dave Ward Descendants of James Houston Generation No. 1 1. JAMES1 HOUSTON was born 1731 in Augusta County, Virginia, and died 1821 in Green County, Tennessee. He married AGNUS WILSON June 17, 1749 in Augusta County, Virginia. Children of James Houston and Agnus Wilson are: 2. i. JOHN HOUSTON2 SR., b. 1764, Virginia; d. 1839, Washington County, Tennessee. ii. HANNAH HOUSTON, b. Virginia; m. ISAAC BAKER. 3. iii. WILLIAM HOUSTON SR., b. 1762, Augusta County, Virginia; d. 1842, Green County, Tennessee. iv. JOHN HOUSTON. v. AGNUS HOUSTON. vi. MARY HOUSTON. Generation No. 2 2. JOHN HOUSTON2 SR. (JAMES1 HOUSTON) was born 1764 in Virginia, and died 1839 in Washington County, Tennessee. He married MARY DUNGAN, daughter of Jeremiah Dungan and Mary Whitton. Children of John Sr. and Mary Dungan are: i. DEBORAH F.3 HOUSTON, m. FLOYD ROSE. ii. JAMES HOUSTON. iii. JEREMIAH DUNGAN HOUSTON, m. REBECCA FERRIS. 4. iv. JOHN HOUSTON JR., b. 1801; d. 1838. v. NANCY HOUSTON, m. BENJAMIN RENO. 5. vi. ORPHA MARTHA HOUSTON. vii. STEPHENSON HOUSTON. 6. viii. WILLIAM HOUSTON, b. December 30, 1793, Wataugo, Tennessee; d. 1859, Tennessee. 3. WILLIAM HOUSTON2 SR. (JAMES1 HOUSTON) was born 1762 in Augusta County, Virginia, and died 1842 in Green County, Tennessee. He married HANNAH SHERRILL April 17, 1796 in Green County, Tennessee. Children of William Sr. and Hannah Sherrill are: i. JOHN3 HOUSTON. 7. ii. HOWELL HOUSTON, b. 1798; d. 1841. 8. iii. MARY HOUSTON, b. 1801. 9. iv. ORPHA HOUSTON, b. 1801. 10. v. WILLIAM HOUSTON JR., b. 1813; d. 1895. vi. WARREN HOUSTON. Generation No. 3 4. JOHN HOUSTON3 JR. (JOHN HOUSTON2 SR., JAMES1 HOUSTON) was born 1801, and died 1838. He married (1) ? HUMPRIES 1817. He married (2) SARAH CARUTHERS March 10, 1825. Children of John Jr. and Sarah Caruthers are: i. ALBERT S.4 HOUSTON, b. 1827. ii. MARY ELIZABETH HOUSTON, b. 1831. iii. SARAH JANE HOUSTON, b. 1833; m. MADISON M. BARNES. iv. JAMES HOUSTON, b. February 20, 1838; d. February 25, 1925. 5. ORPHA MARTHA3 HOUSTON (JOHN HOUSTON2 SR., JAMES1 HOUSTON). She married JAMES CARATHERS. Child of Orpha Houston and James Carathers is: 11. i. DEBORAH4 CARATHERS, b. 1817, Washington County, Tennessee; d. 1885, Washington County, Tennessee. 6. WILLIAM3 HOUSTON (JOHN HOUSTON2 SR., JAMES1 HOUSTON) was born December 30, 1793 in Wataugo, Tennessee, and died 1859 in Tennessee. He married JANE JENKINS August 08, 1811 in Tennessee, daughter of John Jenkins and Pheobe. Children of William Houston and Jane Jenkins are: 12. i. ELIZABETH4 HOUSTON, b. 1814, Washington County, Tennessee. ii. JOSEPH HOUSTON. 13. iii. STEPHENSON HOUSTON, b. October 05, 1820, Washington County, Tennessee; d. 1880, Wasington County, Tennessee. 14. iv. DELILAH JANE HOUSTON, b. October 18, 1824, washington County, Tennessee; d. Tennessee. 7. HOWELL3 HOUSTON (WILLIAM HOUSTON2 SR., JAMES1 HOUSTON) was born 1798, and died 1841. He married ELIZABETH BAKER January 02, 1821 in Green County, Tennessee. Children of Howell Houston and Elizabeth Baker are: i. WILLIAM W.4 HOUSTON, b. 1824. ii. SALLY HOUSTON, b. 1825; m. ELBERT HANEY. iii. SUSAN HOUSTON, b. 1825; m. MR. ROLLINS, Green County, Tennessee. 15. iv. ELZE B. HOUSTON, b. 1829; d. 1909. v. ALEXANDER HOUSTON, b. 1830; d. 1883; m. MAHALA SOUTHERLAND, Green County, Tennessee. vi. EMILY MCNEW HOUSTON, b. 1832; d. 1916. vii. JAMES HOUSTON, b. 1835; d. 1864. viii. ANDERSON HOUSTON, b. 1836. ix. LOUISE HOUSTON, b. 1836; m. JESSE WILLIN. x. JEANETTE HOUSTON, b. 1841; d. 1880, Knoxville, Tennessee. 8. MARY3 HOUSTON (WILLIAM HOUSTON2 SR., JAMES1 HOUSTON) was born 1801. She married HIRIAM VANSANDT in Green County, Tennessee. Children of Mary Houston and Hiriam Vansandt are: i. ELIZA4 VINCENT, m. JAMES KNOX. ii. GEORGE WASHINGTON VINCENT, m. EMILY COOK. iii. HIRAM VINCENT. iv. HOUSTON VINCENT, m. JULIA ANN CLEMMER. v. HOWELL VINCENT, m. NANCY HAMPTON. vi. JAMES VINCENT. vii. JEFFERSON VINCENT. viii. LORENZO VINCENT. ix. MARY VINCENT, m. JAMES PURDUE. x. ORPHRA VINCENT. xi. SUSAN VINCENT. xii. WILIAM VINCENT, b. 1839; d. 1841. 9. ORPHA3 HOUSTON (WILLIAM HOUSTON2 SR., JAMES1 HOUSTON) was born 1801. She married JOSEPH HORTAN July 30, 1833 in Green County, Tennessee. Children of Orpha Houston and Joseph Hortan are: i. SUSAN4 HORTAN, b. 1834. ii. NANCY A. HORTAN, b. 1836. iii. WILLIAM J. HORTAN, b. 1843. iv. JAMES K. HORTAN, b. 1845. v. JOHN HORTAN, b. 1848. vi. ROBERT HORTAN, b. 1851. 10. WILLIAM HOUSTON3 JR. (WILLIAM HOUSTON2 SR., JAMES1 HOUSTON) was born 1813, and died 1895. He married MILINDA KING. Children of William Jr. and Milinda King are: i. JAMES4 HOUSTON, b. 1834. 16. ii. WILLIAM HOUSTON, b. 1834; d. 1864, Knoxville, Tennessee. iii. SUSAN HOUSTON, b. 1838. iv. ISAAC HOUSTON, b. 1842. 17. v. HOWELL HOUSTON, b. 1845; d. 1918. vi. MARY HOUSTON, b. 1848. vii. JOHN HOUSTON, b. 1849. viii. MARIE HOUSTON, b. 1850; m. JAKE WILLS. ix. ELIZABETH HOUSTON, b. 1855; d. 1931; m. CALVIN JONES, Green County, Tennessee. x. ORPHA HOUSTON, b. 1855. Generation No. 4 11. DEBORAH4 CARATHERS (ORPHA MARTHA3 HOUSTON, JOHN HOUSTON2 SR., JAMES1 HOUSTON) was born 1817 in Washington County, Tennessee, and died 1885 in Washington County, Tennessee. She married ANDREW JACKSON BARNES 1837. Child of Deborah Carathers and Andrew Barnes is: 18. i. ISACC NEWTON5 BARNES, b. 1852, Washington County, Tennessee; d. 1906, Sullivan County, Tennessee. 12. ELIZABETH4 HOUSTON (WILLIAM3, JOHN HOUSTON2 SR., JAMES1 HOUSTON) was born 1814 in Washington County, Tennessee. She married JONATHON BUCK March 16, 1830. Children of Elizabeth Houston and Jonathon Buck are: i. MARY5 BUCK, b. 1832. ii. PEGGY ANN BUCK, b. 1833. iii. ALLEN BUCK, b. 1836. iv. JOHN BUCK, b. 1839. v. LANDON BUCK, b. 1841. vi. BETHAL BUCK, b. 1845. vii. NOAH BUCK, b. 1848. 13. STEPHENSON4 HOUSTON (WILLIAM3, JOHN HOUSTON2 SR., JAMES1 HOUSTON) was born October 05, 1820 in Washington County, Tennessee, and died 1880 in Wasington County, Tennessee. He married CATHRINE EMILINE BARNES October 17, 1839 in Washington County, Tennessee. Children of Stephenson Houston and Cathrine Barnes are: 19. i. MARY JANE5 HOUSTON, b. September 28, 1840, Washington County, Tennessee; d. March 21, 1905, Andrew County, Missouri. ii. W.A. HOUSTON, b. 1842. 20. iii. JOHN LANDON HOUSTON, b. March 18, 1845, Carter County, tennessee; d. December 05, 1917, Dextar, Kansas. 21. iv. EMILINE MELVINE HOUSTON, b. April 30, 1850, Tennessee; d. June 14, 1915. v. LAFAYETTE H. HOUSTON, b. 1848. vi. MELOINA HOUSTON, b. 1850. 22. vii. HENRY BASHER HOUSTON, b. 1850; d. 1936, Wataugo, Tennessee. 14. DELILAH JANE4 HOUSTON (WILLIAM3, JOHN HOUSTON2 SR., JAMES1 HOUSTON) was born October 18, 1824 in washington County, Tennessee, and died in Tennessee. She married ANDREW JOHNATHON FORD. Children of Delilah Houston and Andrew Ford are: i. JOHN S.5 FORD. ii. DAVID E. FORD, b. 1848. iii. SAMUEL H. FORD, b. 1850. 23. iv. MARY ELIZABETH FORD, b. January 06, 1853, Washington County, Tennessee; d. January 06, 1920, Birmington, Alabama. v. ROBERT L. FORD, b. 1857. vi. LAURANA FORD, b. November 12, 1859.