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- NOTE 1./ WILL:
Will made in Duplin Co., NC 19 Feb 1852, probated April Term 1852- DAR records show George Eustace HOUSTON, son of Dr. William HOUSTON and his wife Anna JONES, born 20 Jun 1772, Duplin Co., d. 20 Feb 1852, Duplin Co., m. Tabitha Williams, 20 May 1813, b. 27 Apr 1788, Duplin Co., d. 16 July 1853, Duplin Co.
Heirs listed in will were- (dates of birth and death added from tombstone records) son Calvin J. HOUSTON (Aug 1813- Aug 1861); son George E. HOUSTON, Jr. (Feb 1817- May 1897), m. Margaret x, daughter Sarah Eliza m. John MILLER, son Alfred HOUSTON (1823- 1882), d. 24 Oct 1882, m. Winnifred (28 Dec 1834- 28 Apr 1913), son Edward W. HOUSTON, daughter Temperance W. HOUSTON, grandson Henry Clay, son of George E. HOUSTON, Jr. Executors- Calvin and Alfred HOUSTON.
Tombstone records (Duplin County NC cemetery) show several children who died young, Stephen M, d. Mar 1810, age 11 yrs., Edward W., d. 12 Dec 1822, age 1 yr. 5 months, Henry, d. Aug 1820, age 5 yrs, 3 months.
Sources:
Text: DUPREE, Garland Monna Crowe, PEOPLE OF PURPOSE, VOLUME TWO, Walker Printing, 1990.
Duplin County, NC - Court Records
Source: General Assembly Records; November 1840-1841. Box 4.
State of No. C. Duplin Co.
To the Honorable the General Assembly of sd. State
Gentlemen we yr. Humble petitioners Laboring under a considerable incon-
venience & expence for the want of Inspectors for sd. County particularly
on the railroad do Humbly petition yr. Honorable body to pass an act
authorising our Court of Pleas & quarter Sessions to appoint one or more
Inspectors for sd. County & that when noticed they shall pass from Depot
to Depot or anywhere on the railroad within sd. County to Inspect Naval
Stores &c
Benjamin Cooper Jas. Williams J.B. Kelly
Tnomas Hill H. Bourdin Richd. Stricklin
John Cooper D. Gillespie William Chesnutt
A. Komegay, Jr. John F. Rhodes C.O. Hurst
J.M. Grady John L. Hill Herold Blackmore
Killy Bass O.D. Fillyaw R. Best
W.H. Hansley Zebulon Hollingsworth T.D. Love
J.M. Middleton Henry Colton Jno. D. Love
Th. J. Kinnar John Guy, Jr. O.R. Kenan
Jesse Butler John Gore David Stricklin
Haskkel Jones Daniel Boyette Cullen Izard
Culling Brown Wm. Pollock Pactrick
John Shine George Morisey Thomas Morsey
Jos. T. Rhodes W.L. Hill Jas. Pearsall
Geo. E. Houston Wright Boney Edwd. Pearsall
In Senate Dec. 25. Referred an motion of Mr. Hill to the
Court on Pro & Greavance. Ed By Order J.G. Howell(?).
In Senate Dec. 30. Mr. Moore rested against prayer agreed to.
Ed. By order Z.G. Stovel(?)
NOTE 2./ The gravestone of Maj George E Houston
located in the Houston Family Cemetery in a field on the right hand side of the road going from Kenansville to Sarecta, near the intersection of NC Hwy 11 and Hwy 1700. The information was collected 25 Nov 1960. The gravestone reads:
Maj George E Houston Died Feb 20, 1852, Aged 79 yrs. 8 mos.
"Behold my friends as you pass by As you are now so once was I, As I am now so must you be,
Prepare for death and follow me"
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1772 - 1852 (79 years)
