Wife: Martha Work -m- 31 Oct 1734 at the First Presbyterian Church of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Children:
Pvt. Samuel Houston abt. 1735 - 21 Aug 1814
Robert Houston, Jr. abt 1738 - bef. 1835
John Houston abt. 1740 - bef. 1835
James Houston abt 1742 - 20 Jun 1780
Capt. Christopher Houston 18 Feb 1744 - 17 May 1837
Prudence Houston-Brown abt 1746 - ???
Rebecca Houston-Barnett-Edmond abt. 1748 - ???
Mary Houston abt 1750 - aft 1835
He is recorded as paying taxes in Rowan County, NC in 1778.
Robert is listed in his son's (James) Last Will and Testament dated 2 Aug 1776 that was probated in Rowan County in 1782. This same will is also probated in Washington County, Virginia.
His wife, Martha Work, is believed to be buried in Washington County, Virginia, and died after 1810. She was over 85 years old.
His body is believed to be in the Samuel Houston Cemetery on his eldest son's property in Shiloh Township in Iredell County, NC. The grave remained in place until a more recent property owner bulldozed the cemetery in the 1950s. Unfortunately, the stones are lost, but a partial list of those buried there survived and is in the Family History section of the library in Statesville, NC.
Children:
Pvt. Samuel Houston abt. 1735 - 21 Aug 1814
Robert Houston, Jr. abt 1738 - bef. 1835
John Houston abt. 1740 - bef. 1835
James Houston abt 1742 - 20 Jun 1780
Capt. Christopher Houston 18 Feb 1744 - 17 May 1837
Prudence Houston-Brown abt 1746 - ???
Rebecca Houston-Barnett-Edmond abt. 1748 - ???
Mary Houston abt 1750 - aft 1835
He is recorded as paying taxes in Rowan County, NC in 1778.
Robert is listed in his son's (James) Last Will and Testament dated 2 Aug 1776 that was probated in Rowan County in 1782. This same will is also probated in Washington County, Virginia.
His wife, Martha Work, is believed to be buried in Washington County, Virginia, and died after 1810. She was over 85 years old.
His body is believed to be in the Samuel Houston Cemetery on his eldest son's property in Shiloh Township in Iredell County, NC. The grave remained in place until a more recent property owner bulldozed the cemetery in the 1950s. Unfortunately, the stones are lost, but a partial list of those buried there survived and is in the Family History section of the library in Statesville, NC.
Wife: Martha Work -m- 31 Oct 1734 at the First Presbyterian Church of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Children:
Pvt. Samuel Houston abt. 1735 - 21 Aug 1814
Robert Houston, Jr. abt 1738 - bef. 1835
John Houston abt. 1740 - bef. 1835
James Houston abt 1742 - 20 Jun 1780
Capt. Christopher Houston 18 Feb 1744 - 17 May 1837
Prudence Houston-Brown abt 1746 - ???
Rebecca Houston-Barnett-Edmond abt. 1748 - ???
Mary Houston abt 1750 - aft 1835
He is recorded as paying taxes in Rowan County, NC in 1778.
Robert is listed in his son's (James) Last Will and Testament dated 2 Aug 1776 that was probated in Rowan County in 1782. This same will is also probated in Washington County, Virginia.
His wife, Martha Work, is believed to be buried in Washington County, Virginia, and died after 1810. She was over 85 years old.
His body is believed to be in the Samuel Houston Cemetery on his eldest son's property in Shiloh Township in Iredell County, NC. The grave remained in place until a more recent property owner bulldozed the cemetery in the 1950s. Unfortunately, the stones are lost, but a partial list of those buried there survived and is in the Family History section of the library in Statesville, NC.
Children:
Pvt. Samuel Houston abt. 1735 - 21 Aug 1814
Robert Houston, Jr. abt 1738 - bef. 1835
John Houston abt. 1740 - bef. 1835
James Houston abt 1742 - 20 Jun 1780
Capt. Christopher Houston 18 Feb 1744 - 17 May 1837
Prudence Houston-Brown abt 1746 - ???
Rebecca Houston-Barnett-Edmond abt. 1748 - ???
Mary Houston abt 1750 - aft 1835
He is recorded as paying taxes in Rowan County, NC in 1778.
Robert is listed in his son's (James) Last Will and Testament dated 2 Aug 1776 that was probated in Rowan County in 1782. This same will is also probated in Washington County, Virginia.
His wife, Martha Work, is believed to be buried in Washington County, Virginia, and died after 1810. She was over 85 years old.
His body is believed to be in the Samuel Houston Cemetery on his eldest son's property in Shiloh Township in Iredell County, NC. The grave remained in place until a more recent property owner bulldozed the cemetery in the 1950s. Unfortunately, the stones are lost, but a partial list of those buried there survived and is in the Family History section of the library in Statesville, NC.
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