John Houston Genealogy

Record modified: 2014-12-26
This is my ancestor 8 generations back.

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Born: about 1764-00-00 Virginia USA
Died: 1839-12-08 Washington Co, Tennessee USA
Marriages:
1. 1785-00-00 Mary Dungan

Children of John Houston and Mary Dungan:
*Orpha Houston b. about 1796-00-00


Notes:

married in Washington Co TN
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other children:
Nancy 1790 + Benjamin Reno
William 1793-12-30 + 1811-08-08 Jane Jenkins
Jeremiah Dungan 1794 + 1829-04-27 Rebecca Pharez/Faris/Ferris
James 1798 + 1825-03-10 Sarah Caruthers
John c1801 + 1824-10-16 Elizabeth Kelley; + 1829-07-15 Mary Rose [I think he married both women.]
Deborah F 1802 + Floyd Rose
Eliza + 1830-03-16 Jonathan Buck

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This page has:

WASHINGTON CO. TN LAND RECORDS
DEEDS, Books 19 and 20

19-72: 11 May 1830, John Houston, Sr., William Houston, Dungins
Houstin, James Houston, John Houston Jr., James Carothers and wife
Orpha, Maddison Rano (sic) and Mary Rano, heirs and representatives of
Jeremiah Dungins decd, to John Green of Town of Jonesborough, $30, Lot
3 in division of lands of John Houston Sr. & Mary his wife, one of heirs
of Jeremiah Dungins, we ... heirs of Jeremiah Dungin and also heirs of
Mary Houston, wife of said John Houston, Senr., decd, ....
Signed by Houstons, Carothers, and C.M. Rancon (sic), Mary (X) Rancon
(sic).

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1830 census Washington Co TN p223
John Houston Sr 1 M <5, 2 M 5-10, 1 M 60-70, 1 F 5-10, 1 F 15-20, 1 F 30-40

[Surely the children are not his. It looks like he has a widowed daughter living with him.]
[Also on this page are James Houston 20-30, William Houston 30-40, Dungan Houston 30-40, and James Caruthers 30-40 (husband of Orpha).]

1820 census is missing for Washington Co TN.

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