Individual Details
Henry Houston
(Abt 1746 - 11 Aug 1836)
Notes for HENRY HOUSTON:
DAR Patriot Index, Centennial Edition, Washington DC, 1990: Henry Houston born about 1746 in North Carolina, died 1820 in North Carolina, married Sarah Elizabeth Miller and service as a Lieutenant during the Revolutionary War from North Carolina. Two days afterwards [British Major] Craig Marched up to the Grove and Encamped at Colo Routledges House, lay there about three days, Collected some Cattle, destroyed some Crops of Corn Burned Capt. Gillespies and Lieut. [Henry] Houstons Houses, and destroyed such of their Property as they cou'd not carry away; Then Marched on towards Newbern, commiting depredations and Enticeing Negroes to Desert their Masters and go with them. They were followed and Harrassed by some Militia from Duplin, Onslow and Dobbs Counties, Capt. Gordon of the Brittish Dragoons was Killed on the way by some of the Onslow men. This happened in the first week in August 1781. [William Dickson, History of Duplin County, Wilmington Star, 1810]
Ref: Abstracts of RR Newspaper
HOUSTON:
Henry was born in N. C. in 1746, a son of Dr. William and Ann Jones Houston. Soldier received pay vouchers #3731 for 2/8/0 pounds and # 3823 for 1/10/0 pounds. In N. C. Army Accounts, Vol. V1, Bk 23, pg 43,voucher # 22 for 10/ 18/ 6 pounds principal with interest of 2/12/10 pounds.British General Craig marched up to the Grove (Duplin County) and encamped at Col. Routledge's and Lt.Henry Houston's house and destroyed what they could not carry off. Soldier's obituary in the Onslow Register stated "Lieut. Henry Houston age 89, died July 29, 1836. Married Sara Elizabeth Miller. Henry was a Methodist and pensioner.
DAR Patriot Index, Centennial Edition, Washington DC, 1990: Henry Houston born about 1746 in North Carolina, died 1820 in North Carolina, married Sarah Elizabeth Miller and service as a Lieutenant during the Revolutionary War from North Carolina. Two days afterwards [British Major] Craig Marched up to the Grove and Encamped at Colo Routledges House, lay there about three days, Collected some Cattle, destroyed some Crops of Corn Burned Capt. Gillespies and Lieut. [Henry] Houstons Houses, and destroyed such of their Property as they cou'd not carry away; Then Marched on towards Newbern, commiting depredations and Enticeing Negroes to Desert their Masters and go with them. They were followed and Harrassed by some Militia from Duplin, Onslow and Dobbs Counties, Capt. Gordon of the Brittish Dragoons was Killed on the way by some of the Onslow men. This happened in the first week in August 1781. [William Dickson, History of Duplin County, Wilmington Star, 1810]
Ref: Abstracts of RR Newspaper
HOUSTON:
Henry was born in N. C. in 1746, a son of Dr. William and Ann Jones Houston. Soldier received pay vouchers #3731 for 2/8/0 pounds and # 3823 for 1/10/0 pounds. In N. C. Army Accounts, Vol. V1, Bk 23, pg 43,voucher # 22 for 10/ 18/ 6 pounds principal with interest of 2/12/10 pounds.British General Craig marched up to the Grove (Duplin County) and encamped at Col. Routledge's and Lt.Henry Houston's house and destroyed what they could not carry off. Soldier's obituary in the Onslow Register stated "Lieut. Henry Houston age 89, died July 29, 1836. Married Sara Elizabeth Miller. Henry was a Methodist and pensioner.
Events
| Birth | Abt 1746 | North Carolina, British America |  | ||
| Military | Abt 1776 |  | |||
| Death | 11 Aug 1836 | Duplin, North Carolina, United States | | ||
| Marriage | Sarah Elizabeth Miller |
Families
| Spouse | Sarah Elizabeth Miller (1757 - ) |
| Child | Major George Eustace Houston (1772 - 1852) |
| Child | Jane Houston (1775 - ) |
| Child | William H Houston (1775 - 1850) |
| Child | Margaret Houston (1778 - ) |
| Child | Sarah Houston (1784 - ) |
| Child | Elizabeth Houston (1789 - ) |
| Child | Henry W. Houston (1789 - ) |
| Child | Stephen M Houston (1795 - ) |
| Father | Dr. William Houston Sr. (1710 - 1795) |
| Mother | Anna Jones (1715 - 1805) |
| Sibling | Samuel Houston (1735 - 1801) |
| Sibling | William Houston Jr. (1740 - 1760) |
| Sibling | Griffith Houston (1741 - 1801) |
| Sibling | Helen Houston (1750 - ) |
| Sibling | William Ann Houston (1755 - 1813) |
| Sibling | Edward Houston (1755 - 1824) |
Notes
Military
Henry Houston a soldier of the Revolution War. He made Lieutenant while serving his Country.Endnotes
1. Bob Epperson, compiler, Descendants of William Houston (repperson@kermantel.net:, 2006).
2. Schart, Sherri, "Houston and McCullough families," e-mail messages from
3. Bob Epperson, compiler, Descendants of William Houston (repperson@kermantel.net:, 2006).