James Houston Genealogy
Record modified: 2025-05-16
This is my ancestor 9 generations back.
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Born: (unknown)
Died: 1820-00-00 Greene Co, Tennessee USA
Marriages:
1. (unknown) (unknown)
Children of James Houston and (unknown) (unknown):
Notes:
A message on the Ancestry.com Houston board says his parents were John Houston 1689 Northern Ireland d 1754 + Margaret Cunningham.
However, other messages say that James s/o John + Margaret died in Ireland unmarried.
He may instead be a son of John's brother William, or not from that family at all.
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Most trees say he married Agnes Wilson in Augusta Co VA, but that's questionable. Records seem to show that James Houston who was brother-in-law of George Wilson lived in Augusta Co up through 1808, long after this James moved to TN.
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other children:
William 1762 + Susan Long
Hannah c1760 + Isaac Baker
Absalom 1766
Agnes Grace 1768 + John Horton
Mary + c1770 (unknown) Russell
Johnson
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He is said by some to be the father of Sam Houston of TX fame, but this is incorrect. Sam's parents were Samuel Houston + Elizabeth Paxton. Sam may be more distantly related to my Houston family.
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He moved to Greene Co NC (now TN) about 1778. There is a Houston Valley there named after him.
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Greene Co TN Land Warrants
Warrant dated 1778-02-24?, surveyed 1785-09-06; 640 acres on north side of French River
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Greene Co Deeds 1785-1797
#70 1786-11-01 James Houston, 200 acres on Molachucky River on Richland Creek
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Tennessee, U.S., Early Land Registers, 1778-1927
#1622: James Houston, 1786, 200 acres, Greene Co, on the north side of Nolachuckee
#800: James Houston, 1788-11-19, 140 acres, Greene Co, on the north side of French Broad [?] River
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Greene Co TN Deeds 1787-1802
p10-11
1789-05-05 James Houston to Joseph Posey; 200 acres on Nolachuky River on Richland Creek; L187
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Tennessee, U.S., Early Tax List Records, 1783-1895
James Houston is listed in Greene Co TN in 1783 and 1805.
There is also a Samuel Houston in 1783.
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from a tree that no longer exists:
James Houston's Will:
I give and bequeath unto Hanna Baker, Johnson Houston, William Houston, and
John Houston all my estate to be equally divided amongst him except the property
that I shall hereafter devise. That is I give and bequeath unto George Jones, one
Negro by named Marshal and no more. I give and bequeath to Absolam Houston
one Negro girl named Tildey and a Negro boy Mitchall and no more. I give and
bequeath into Polly Russell a Mulatoo girl named Jane and no more. I give and
bequeath unto my granddaughter what money my bay mare saddle and bridle also
one bead and furniture will sell for, and also that my executors may keep the money
and interest until the said Rebecca comes of age and then the executors hereafter
named to lay out the money for a horse, saddle, and bridle and bead in case there will
be money sufficient for that purpose. I hereby appoint William Houston and John
Horton Executors of this my last will and Testament and lastly I do revoke all wills or
former wills by me made and declare this only to be my last will and Testament
whereof I the said James Houston set my hand and seal this 18th day of April 1820.
Hinds Site: Genealogy of Ken Hinds -- page 13815
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