Notes:

NOTE 1./Houston Family Cemetery Inscriptions Miller County, GA

Name: Houston Cemetery
Location: Miller County, Georgia

Directions: Located on US Hwy 27 at the Early County/Miller County Line The cemetery was established in 1887 on land donated by Edward J. Houston. A monument was erected in his memory by his descendants in 1980. Transcribed September 28, 1999 by Duane Eggleston

NOTE 2./
CONFLICTING DATA ON MARRIAGES FROM LDS VITAL RECORDS CD for Edward J. Houston Marriage.

1./ HOUSTON, Edward J. Marriage
Wife: Eliza Jane ROYALS
Marriage Date: 11 Sep 1860 Recorded in: Dooly, Georgia
Source: FHL Number 366650 Dates: 1846-1890

2./ HOUSTON, Edward J. Marriage
Wife: Eliza Jane ROGERS
Marriage Date: 11 Sep 1860 Recorded in: Miller, Georgia
Source: FHL Number 550631 Dates: 1893-1895

NOTE 3./ American Civil War Soldiers : Ancestry.com

Name: Edward J Houston , Residence: Dougherty County, Georgia ; Enlistment Date: 22 March 1862 ; Distinguished Service: DISTINGUISHED SERVICE
Side Served: Confederacy ; State Served: Georgia ; Unit Numbers: 403
Service Record: Furloughed at Hospl, Richmond, VA To Home Returned (From furlough) ; Sent at Orange Court House, VA To Richmond, VA (Sent to Hospl with pneumonia, in 1862). Enlisted as a Private on 22 March 1862 at the age of 40
Enlisted in Company K, 51st Infantry Regiment Georgia on 22 March 1862. Both Father and son enlisted in Company K, 51st Infantry Regiment. Son Stephen was wounded on 19 October 1864 at Cedar Creek, VA (In side & spine, & permanently disabled)

Battles Fought

Fought on 10 June 1862 at James Island, SC.
Fought on 15 August 1862.
Fought on 23 August 1862 at Catlett's Station, VA.
Fought on 25 August 1862 at Waterloo Bridge, VA.
Fought on 26 August 1862 at 2nd Manassas, VA.
Fought on 28 August 1862 at 2nd Manassas, VA.
Fought on 30 August 1862 at 2nd Manassas, VA.
Fought on 01 September 1862 at Frederick City, MD.
Fought on 14 September 1862 at Boonsboro, MD.
Fought on 14 September 1862 at Crampton's Gap, MD.
Fought on 14 September 1862 at South Mountain, MD.
Fought on 17 September 1862 at Sharpsburg, MD.
Fought on 13 December 1862 at Fredericksburg, VA.
Fought on 04 April 1863.
Fought on 01 May 1863 at Chancellorsville, VA.
Fought on 02 May 1863 at Chancellorsville, VA.
Fought on 03 May 1863 at Chancellorsville, VA.
Fought on 06 May 1863 at Wilderness, VA.
Fought on 02 July 1863 at Gettysburg, PA.
Fought on 03 July 1863 at Gettysburg, PA.
Fought on 04 July 1863 at Gettysburg, PA.
Fought on 10 July 1863 at Funkstown, MD.
Fought on 10 July 1863 at PA.
Fought on 23 August 1863 at Beverly Ford, VA.
Fought on 12 October 1863 at Warrenton Springs, VA.
Fought on 22 October 1863 at Beverly Ford, VA.
Fought on 09 November 1863 at Knoxville, TN.
Fought on 29 November 1863 at Knoxville, TN.
Fought on 01 December 1863.
Fought on 01 December 1863 at Knoxville, TN.
Fought on 01 December 1863 at Loudon, TN.
Fought on 03 December 1863 at Knoxville, TN.
Fought on 04 December 1863 at Knoxville, TN.
Fought on 05 December 1863 at Knoxville, TN.
Fought on 10 December 1863 at Knoxville, TN.
Fought on 15 December 1863 at Knoxville, TN.
Fought on 16 April 1864 at Russellville, TN.
Fought on 06 May 1864 at Mine Run, VA.
Fought on 06 May 1864 at Wilderness, VA.
Fought on 12 May 1864 at Spotsylvania Court House, VA.
Fought on 16 May 1864 at Drewry's Bluff, VA.
Fought on 01 June 1864 at Cold Harbor, VA.
Fought on 03 June 1864 at Cold Harbor, VA.
Fought on 15 June 1864 at Petersburg, VA.
Fought on 19 June 1864 at Petersburg, VA.
Fought on 15 August 1864.
Fought on 16 August 1864 at Deep Bottom Run, VA.
Fought on 16 August 1864 at Petersburg, VA.
Fought on 08 September 1864.
Fought on 15 September 1864.
Fought on 19 September 1864 at Winchester, VA.
Fought on 22 September 1864 at Fisher's Hill, VA.
Fought on 19 October 1864 at Cedar Creek, VA.
Fought on 15 December 1864.
Fought on 15 January 1865.
Fought on 02 April 1865.
Fought on 03 April 1865 at Amelia Court House, VA.
Fought on 06 April 1865 at Appomattox Court House, VA.
Fought on 06 April 1865 at Burkeville, VA.
Fought on 06 April 1865 at Farmville, VA.
Fought on 06 April 1865 at Frazier's Farm, VA.
Fought on 06 April 1865 at Harper's Farm, VA.
Fought on 06 April 1865 at Hatcher's Run, VA.
Fought on 06 April 1865 at High Bridge, VA.
Fought on 06 April 1865 at Richmond, VA.
Fought on 06 April 1865 at Sailor's Creek, VA.
Fought on 09 April 1865 at Danville, VA.
Fought on 15 April 1865.
Fought on 15 April 1865 at Macon, GA.
Fought on 20 April 1865 at Macon, GA.

NOTE 4./ Company K, 51st Regiment; Dougherty County; "Dougherty Grays" or "Dougherty Guards"
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Houston, Edward J. -- Private - Enlisted at age 40, on March 4, 1862 in Dougherty County, Georgia. Sent from Orange Court House, Virginia, to Richmond, Virginia, hospital with pneumonia in 1862. Furloughed home. Returned to command. Unfit for field duty. (Born in 1822. Died from consumption, contracted in service, January 2, 1887.)

NOTE 5./ 1870 Early County Georgia census,

Name Home in 1870 Est birth year Birthplace Race Gender
Edward Houston District 26, Early, GA abt 1819 North Carolina White Male
Eliza J Houston District 26, Early, GA abt 1831 Georgia White Female
Robert Houston District 26, Early, GA abt 1858 Georgia White Male
George H Houston District 26, Early, GA abt 1862 Georgia White Male
Edward Houston District 26, Early, GA abt 1863 Georgia White Male
Sammie Houston District 26, Early, GA abt 1866 Georgia White Male
Lucy Houston District 26, Early, GA abt 1866 Georgia White Female
Smily Houston District 26, Early, GA abt 1868 Georgia White Male

NOTE 6./ 1880 United States Census CD: Colquitt, Miller, Georgia, Census Place: Colquitt, Miller, Georgia: Source: FHL Film 1254158 National Archives Film T9-0158 Page 387D
Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace
Edward HOUSTON Self M M W 62 NC Occ:Farming Fa: NC Mo: NC
Eliza HOUSTON Wife F M W 40 GA Occ:Keeping House Fa: NC Mo: NC
George HOUSTON Son M S W 17 GA Occ: On Farm Fa: NC Mo: GA
Edward HOUSTON Son M S W 16 GA Occ: On Farm Fa: NC Mo: GA
Samuel HOUSTON Son M S W 14 GA Occ: On Farm Fa: NC Mo: GA
Lucy HOUSTON Dau F S W 14 GA Occ: At Home Fa: NC Mo: GA
Smily HOUSTON Son M S W 12 GA Occ: On Farm Fa: NC Mo: GA
Burrell HOUSTON Son M S W 10 GA Occ: On Farm Fa: NC Mo: GA
Nelly HOUSTON Dau F S W 8 GA Fa: NC Mo: GA
Mary HOUSTON Dau F S W 6 GA Fa: NC Mo: GA
Henry HOUSTON Son M S W 4 GA Fa: NC Mo: GA.

CSA married Lucy Ann ROYAL about 1842. Lucy (daughter of Raiford ROYAL and Nancy ODOM) was born on 12 Apr 1830 in Sampson County, North Carolina; died about 1859 in Dooly County, Georgia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. CSA Stephen HOUSTON was born on 05 Nov 1845 in Dooly County, Georgia; died on 05 May 1922 in Miller County, Georgia; was buried in Roberts Cemetery, Miller County Georgia.
2. William Mayes HOUSTON was born on 05 May 1847 in Dooly County, Georgia; died on 14 May 1905 in Miller County, Georgia; was buried in Miller County, Georgia, Houston Family Cemetery..
3. Elizabeth Ann HOUSTON was born in Nov 1849 in Dooly County, Georgia; died before 1860 in Miller County, Georgia.
4. Henry Raiford HOUSTON was born on 08 Nov 1850 in Dooly County, Georgia; died on 15 Nov 1894 in Miller County, Georgia; was buried in Miller County, Georgia, Houston Family Cemetery..
5. Robert Ridley HOUSTON was born on 01 Dec 1857 in Dougherty County, Georgia; died on 04 Jul 1911 in Early County, Georgia; was buried in Houston Cemetery, Miller County, Georgia.
6. Dolly HOUSTON was born about 1859 in Georgia.

CSA married Elizabeth Jane ROYAL on 11 Sep 1860 in Dooly County, Georgia. Elizabeth (daughter of Raiford ROYAL and Nancy ODOM) was born on 01 Jan 1840 in Dooly County, Georgia; died on 15 Dec 1907 in Miller County, Georgia; was buried in Houston Cemetery, Miller County Georgia.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. George Henry HOUSTON was born on 29 Jul 1861 in Miller County, Georgia; died on 06 Sep 1914 in Miller County, Georgia; was buried in Miller County, Georgia, Houston Family Cemetery..
2. Edward A. HOUSTON was born on 06 Feb 1863 in Blakely, Early County, Georgia; died on 22 Apr 1919 in Colquitt, Miller County, Georgia; was buried in Union Primitive Baptist Cemetery, Miller County, Georgia.
3. Lucy J HOUSTON was born on 16 Jul 1865 in Miller County, Georgia; died on 08 Sep 1917 in Georgia; was buried in George Cemetery, Early County, Georgia.
4. Samuel Lewis HOUSTON was born on 16 Jul 1865 in Miller County, Georgia; died on 25 Jan 1906.
5. Smiley Earis HOUSTON was born on 28 Aug 1867 in Miller County, Georgia; died on 22 Jun 1905 in Miller County, Georgia; was buried in Houston Cemetery, Miller County, Georgia.
6. Burrel HOUSTON was born in Oct 1869 in Georgia; died on 14 Dec 1887 in Miller County, Georgia; was buried in Houston Cemetery, Miller County, Georgia.
7. Nellie HOUSTON was born on 30 Nov 1870 in Miller County, Georgia; died on 12 Jan 1953 in Miller County, Georgia; was buried in Miller County, Georgia, Houston Family Cemetery..
8. Mary HOUSTON was born on 09 Jan 1876 in Miller County, Georgia; died on 08 Jun 1910.
9. Henry Larkin HOUSTON was born on 24 Aug 1878 in Early County, Georgia; died on 23 Sep 1938 in Miller County, Georgia; was buried in Houston Cemetery, Miller County, Georgia.

Notes:

NOTE 1./ Recorded from Jacqueline B. Perrin Information: Notes for Henry Houston:

1/ This Henry Houston was named for his Uncle Henry Houston, brother of Edward Houston, in our ancestry. Records in NC refer to him as "Jr".
2/ This material comes from Sara Bryan Houston's father-in-law's file:
Henry Houston and Elendor Stokes were married in Duplin, NC, in 1816. Three of their sons came to Georgia. Edward J., Henry, and George Houston came to Georgia after 1830. We find Edward J. Houston in Dooly County, there he married Lucy Royal, date not sure. After her death, he married her sister, Eliza Jane, September 11, 1860. They moved to Miller-Early County Line, where he died. He gave the land for the Houston Cemetery. He was a member of the new Hope Baptist Church and served in the Civil War. His brother, George, was living in Dooly County GA., in the 1850 census. Their mother, Eleanor Stokes, (born 1795, NC) was living with George at this time. We do not know where or when Henry, the father, died. We assume in Duplin County, NC.

NOTE 2./ Historical Note: The Year Was 1818

The year was 1818 and the Convention of 1818decided the northern boundary of the United States and the southern boundary of Canada as being the 49th parallel, between the Lake of the Woods in Minnesota and the Rocky Mountains. The land west of the Rockies was under joint control of the U.S. and Britain. That boundary was settled in 1846 with the Oregon Treaty.

South of 49th parallel, Illinois was admitted as the twenty-first state. Initially the northern boundary was set just below the southern end of Lake Michigan, but at a population of around 36,000, Illinois was short of the necessary 60,000 minimum required for statehood. Illinois Congressional delegate, Nathaniel Pope, suggested that it would make better sense to move the boundary northward to include the City of Chicago and the area upon which the I & M Canal would be built, connecting the Great Lakes with the Mississippi River, and from there the Gulf of Mexico.

In the South, the First Seminole War resulted from the escalation of conflicts between the Seminoles and settlers who were moving into Seminole territory. The Seminoles provided a sanctuary for escaped slaves and this provided additional fuel for the fire. Andrew Jackson pursued the Seminoles into Florida, which was then under Spanish control. His victory led to the accession of Florida to the U.S. the following year.

In the Ohio River Valley, an epidemic of what was commonly called "milk sick" broke out and in October it claimed Abraham Lincoln's mother, Nancy Hanks Lincoln. At the time, the illness was attributed to many things, but only a few suspected the real culprit. It wasn't until the early 1900s that it was determined that milk from cows that had eaten snakeroot caused the illness. By then it had claimed many other victims, the majority of them infants.

In literature, a young Mary Shelley's most famous book-- Frankenstein--was published. 1818 also marked the first time the Christmas hymn Silent Night was sung in the small Austrian village of Oberndorf.

Henry married Elenor STOKES on 17 Jan 1816 in Duplin County, North Carolina. Elenor (daughter of Redden STOKES) was born in 1795 in Duplin County, North Carolina; died after 1850 in Dooly County, Georgia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

The spelling of her name is difficult to read. It may be spelled Eleanor. The grand daughter is named Eleanor. George's second child.

Notes:

NOTE 1./
During the Revolutionary War, Edward HOUSTON served in the North Carolina Continental Line from Wilmington District. (Roster of Soldiers from North Carolina in the American Revolution, p.219; Audit Vouchers #1334 and #1314, North Carolina Archives.)

From census records of Duplin Co., NC, 1820- Edward HOUSTON, age 45+, has one male living in household, age 26-45 (Edward E. about age 35); 1830- Edward HOUSTON, AGE 40-50 (probably Edward E.); 1840- Edward A. HOUSTON, age 40-50; Edward E. moved to Barbour Co., AL.

Sources:
Text: DUPREE, Garland Monna Crowe, PEOPLE OF PURPOSE, VOLUME TWO, Walker Printing, 1990.

Exerpts from the DUPLIN COUNTY DEED BOOK IA Page 1: William Houston, Senr. of Duplin Co. to Edward Houston, 13 May 1784, for $1, a tract of 360A on th ES of the Northeast River of Cape Fear, being part of 840A granted to HENRY McCULLOH, ESQR. 3 Mar 1745, & later granted to William Houston, Esqr. May 1780, beg. at a stake on the river Griffeth Houston's lower corner & runs with his line S & N to a water oak & gum in Bridle Branch. William Houston & his wife to have lifetime rights on sd. land. Wit: Charles Ward, Joseph Bray, Sen. July Ct. 1784.

NOTE 2./ The North Carolina State Census,

1784 - 1787, indicates that Edward Houston's household was recorded in Capt Hubbard's Militia District by Samuel Houston in April 1786. The household consisted of 1 White male between the age of 21 AND 60, 2 White males either below the age of 21 OR above the age of 60, 2 White females, 2 Black slaves between the ages of 12 and 50, and 9 Black slaves either below the age of 21 or above the age of 5 0. This indicates that Edward Houston was born
between 1726 and 1765.
Edward's household is recorded on line 46

1790 Edward Houston household has 1 male over 16, 4 males under 16, 1 female, 6 slaves - Edward would have accounted for the Male over 16, His wife Mary the female - 4 sons under 16 Houston household has 1 male over 16, 4 males under 16, 1 female, 6 slaves A second 1790 census shows Edward Houston's household consists of 1 male over 16, 3 males under 16, 1 female, 6 slaves

1800 Census shows Edward Houston's household to consist of 2 males under 10, 1 male 10-15, 2 males 16-25, 1 male over 45, 2 females under 10, 1 female over 45 and 4 slaves. In conclusion Edward and Mary at this point are over 45 and have 5 sons and 2 daughters still living with them.

1810 Census show's Edward Houston's household consisting of 3 males 16-25, 1 male over 45, 2 females 10-15, 1 female over 45 and 3 slaves

1820 Census with his household consisting of 2 males under 10 (James Lafayette 4 & Edward "Ned" 7), 1 male 26-45 (Edward E. age 32), male over 45 (Edward), 1 female under 10 (I do not have a record of this child), 1 female 16-26 (This could be Winneford), 2 females between 26 & 45 (Possibly Rebecca and Hannah). There is a mark for 1 person foreigners not naturalized. This could be a column error and should have been for 1 female over 45 for Mary and 5 slaves. This appears to be a combined household with Edward and Edward E.

Research Notes: During the Revolutionary War, Edward HOUSTON served in the North Carolina Continental Line from Wilmington District. (Roster of Soldiers from North Carolina in the American Revolution, p.219 ; Audit Vouchers #1334 and #1314, North Carolina Archives.)

NOTE 3./ Duplin Co and Sampson Co were formerly a part of New Hanover Co. Duplin was formed in 1749. In 1784, Sampson Co was made from Duplin

NOTE 4./ By Jerome Tew: <> <>

HOUSTON, Edward, Private, NC Militia
Soldier is listed on Pierce's Register and lived in Duplin in 1790 with four males over 16. William Houston sold to (son) Edward Houston 360 acres in Duplin in 1784 for $1. Soldier was born in 1755 to Dr. William Houston and Anna Jones and died December 13, 1834. He married Mary Miller 1755-1818. Issue: 1-Henry Houston born 1795 in Duplin, moved to Dooly after 1830, and died 1841 in Dooly Co. GA. He married Eleanor Stokes. His son Edward Joshua b1818 in Duplin Co. NC married in Dooly Co. GA Lucy Ann Royal and 2nd Eliza Jane Royal, daughters of Raiford Royal born 1800 in Sampson Co. NC.
2-Griffith Houston, 3-Rebecca Houston, 4-Winnifred Houston, 5-James Houston, and 6-Samuel Houston. Henry's widow Eleanor 1795- was living with son George Houston 1850 in Dooly.

NOTE 5./ e-mail 1-12-2005 ; DAR Lookup Request ; Reply by CNelson at Roots Web.com
http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/SM.2ADE/4886.1

The DAR Patriot Index lists the following:

HOUSTON, Edward
Birth: NC Circa 1755
Service: NC
Rank: Sol
Death: NC 13 Dec 1824
Patriot Pensioned: No Widow Pensioned: No
Children Pensioned: No Heirs Pensioned: No
Spouse: (1) Mary Miller

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NOTE 6./ Historical Note: The Year Was 1789

The year was 1789 and in the U.S. a young government was beginning to take shape. In its first nationwide election, the popular Revolutionary War general, George Washington, became the country's first president and was sworn in at the first capitol of the United States, Federal Hall in New York City.

In France, a rebellion was underway and with the storming of the Bastille prison, the French Revolution began. In its reporting on the subject, The Times of London, England had the following to say of the conflict:

The spirit of liberty which so long lay in a state of death, oppressed by the hand of power, received its first spark of returning animation, by the incautious and impolitic assistance afforded to America. The French soldier on his return from that emancipated continent, told a glorious tale to his countrymen--"That the arms of France had given freedome to thirteen United States, and planted the standard of liberty on the battlements of New York and Philadelphia." The idea of such a noble deed became a general object of admiration, the [facets?] of a similar state were eagerly longed for by all ranks of people, and the vox populi had this force of argument--"If France gave freedom to America, why should she not unchain the arbitrary fetters which bind her own people.

Later that year, the Marquis de Lafayette, with the advice of Thomas Jefferson who was at the time the American ambassador to France, drafted the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen. It was adopted by France's National Assembly in August and ratified by Louis XVI in October.

There was unrest in other parts of the world as well. Sweden and Russia were at war, and briefly, Norway had joined the conflict, although a peace treaty was signed in July 1789.

In a smaller, but well-known conflict, the mutiny on the H.M.S. Bounty was also in the year 1789. On April 28, part of the crew of the Bounty, led by Fletcher Christian, mutinied and set Captain William Bligh and eighteen crewmembers adrift. Bligh managed to get the boat some 3,600 miles to Timor. Some of the mutineers were captured and prosecuted--three were hanged, while others, including Fletcher Christian ended up on Pitcairn Island, where some of their descendants live to this day.

In 1789, there was an epidemic of influenza in New England, New York, and Nova Scotia, which resulted in many deaths due to secondary cases of pneumonia. The new president was among those who fell ill. He caught a cold while visiting Boston, and later, was affected more seriously with influenza, which was dubbed Washington Influenza.

NOTE 7./ Historical Note: The Year Was 1780

The year was 1780 and the American Revolution wasn't going well for the Americans in the South. British forces captured Charleston and 5,400 American troops garrisoned there. During the siege, South Carolina Governor John Rutledge managed to escape and when word reached the British General Cornwallis, he sent Lt. Col. Banastre Tarleton to chase Rutledge and troops under Colonel Abraham Buford who were escorting him to North Carolina. Tarleton's men caught up with Buford's troops near the Waxhaws District six miles south of the North Carolina state line, as Governor Rutledge continued north. Buford's men put up a brief fight during which Tarleton's horse was shot from under him. As the American troops began to surrender, Tarleton's men, thinking he had been killed began renewed their attack on the surrendering Americans. More than one hundred men were killed outright and perhaps another hundred died of their wounds shortly after.

Up to that point, most thought that the South was going to remain loyal to Britain, but the Waxhaws Massacre became a rallying point for the rebels, with "Tarleton's Quarter" becoming synonymous with "no mercy."

The divisions in the South were apparent in the Battle of King's Mountain, which was fought between two American forces--Tories under the command of Major Patrick Ferguson, and the "Overmountain Men," American frontiersmen from what is now Tennessee and parts of Virginia. The Americans surrounded the Tories and this time it was they who gave "no quarter" to the surrendering Tory troops. Eventually American officers were able to reign in the troops and the battle was over. The defeat was a turning point in the Revolution in the South and forced General Cornwallis to retreat further south.

To the north, a British spy was captured with correspondence revealing that Benedict Arnold, who had recently been given command of West Point, planned to surrender it to the British. When news that the spy had been caught reached Arnold, he fled to the safety of a British ship and became a brigadier-general for the British, siding with them for the remainder of the war.

There was trouble in England as well. In 1778 a Catholic Relief Act had been passed, which reversed some of the Penal Laws of the late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries. It allowed Roman Catholics to join the armed forces with an oath amenable to Catholics and gave them the ability to hold longer leases on land. It also ended the requirement that a Catholic distribute his lands evenly among his sons upon his death. The Catholic Relief Acts weren't popular with some Protestants though and in 1780 Lord George Gordon established the Protestant Association in 1780. In June of that year an estimated 60,000 people marched on the House of Commons demanding the Relief Acts be repealed. The huge crowd turned violent and a week of rioting left two hundred and ninety people dead, and devasted Roman Catholic churches and related buildings, as well as the homes of prominent Catholics and supporters of the legislation. Troops had to be called in to end the rioting. Twenty-five of the leaders of the riot were hanged, but Gordon was found "not guilty" of treason.

May 19th was a dark day in New England--literally. A low-lying dark cloud that at times had a yellow and at times reddish hue descended on New England and was noted from Maine to as far south as New Jersey. It was darkest around northeastern Massachusetts and southern New Hampshire and Maine, where it became so dark that candles needed to be lit to see. The cause is thought to have been a combination of low clouds that mixed with smoke and ash from a forest fire, but at the time it wasn't known and the event caused panic for many.

New England's dark day was a minor event though in comparison to the hurricane season of 1780. Eight storms struck in various parts of America and the Caribbean. British fleets off American shores took heavy hits during several storms. (Hurricanes in the 1780s were the cause of more British Naval losses than battle.) The worst storm struck on October 10th devastating Barbados and the Windward Islands, and claiming an estimated 22,000 lives.

RS married Mary MILLER in 1771 in Duplin Co., North Carolina. Mary (daughter of George MILLER and Margaret MCCULLOH) was born about 1751 in North Carolina; died between 1818 and 1824 in Duplin County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

NOTE 1./ Marriage 1771: (Age 16) Mary Miller <>

This quite possibly was an arranged marriage, which was still common practice in this time with prominent families. Dr. William Houston's uncle was Henry McCulloch. Margaret McCulloch Miller ?(Mary miller's mother)? was probably a sister or daughter to Henry. Mary Miller would have been a 3rd cousin to Edward. The only daughter of Dr. William Houston married Henry McCulloch probably a son or grandson of his Uncle. Further research is necessary to prove this speculation.

WilliamEsq married Anna JONES about 1735 in North Carolina. Anna (daughter of Squire Griffith JONES and Margaret MCREE) was born in 1715 in Bladen County, North Carolina.; died about Apr 1805 in Duplin County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Sources:
1./ Text: MCEACHERN, Leora H., DUPLIN COUNTY OF PLEAS AND QUARTER SESSIONS, Abstract of Minutes, 1803-1805, Part 6., Duplin County Historical Society, Rose Hill, NC, 1984.
2./ Text: DUPREE, Garland Monna Crowe, PEOPLE OF PURPOSE, VOLUME TWO, Walker Printing, 1990.

George married Margaret MCCULLOH. Margaret (daughter of Henry MCCULLOH and Mary HOUSTON) was born about 1720. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Samuel married Sarah UNKNOWN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]