Esther Houston

1724 - 1790  (66 years)

• Name	Esther Houston  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14]
  Birth	1724	Londonderry, Northern Ireland   [12]
  Gender	Female
  Relocated	1730	Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA   [4, 12, 15]
  Relocated	1747	Augusta County, Virginia, USA
  	From PA
  Family Search ID	97TQ-V51
  Residence	1754	Augusta County, Virginia, USA   [16]
  	Borden Tract; Beverley Patent SW, 247 1/2 acres, 1747, adjoining 150 acres acquired in 1754
  Death	1790	Augusta County, Virginia, USA
  Person ID	I4829	MontyHistNotes_III | John Montgomery_Esther Houston
  Last Modified	4 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	John Houston, Sr,   b. 1690, Antrim, Northern Ireland d. 15 May 1755, New Providence, Augusta, Virginia, USA (Age 65 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Margaret Mary Cunningham,   b. 1690, Antrim, Northern Ireland d. 1754, Timber Ridge, Augusta, Virginia, USA (Age 64 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	1717	Antrim, Northern Ireland   [16]
  Family ID	F3494	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	John Montgomery, Sr,   b. 1719, Londonderry, Northern Ireland d. 1795, Augusta County, Virginia, USA (Age 76 years)
  Marriage	2 Jul 1738	New Providence, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA   [3, 10, 17]
  	by Rev Johann C Stoever, Jr; Earl Town
  Children	> 1. Captain James Houston Montgomery,   b. 1740, Earl, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA d. 1809, Blount County, Tennessee, USA (Age 69 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] > 2. Isabella Montgomery,   b. 1740, Earl, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA d. Aft 1805, Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA (Age > 66 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] > 3. Margaret Nancy Mollie Montgomery,   b. 1742, Earl, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA d. 27 Jan 1778, Washington County, Virginia, USA (Age 36 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] > 4. Alexander Montgomery,   b. 1750, Augusta County, Virginia, USA d. 13 Jul 1830, Limestone County, Alabama, USA (Age 80 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] > 5. Reverend John Montgomery, Jr,   b. 5 Dec 1752, Augusta County, Virginia, USA d. 2 Feb 1819, Deerfield, Augusta, Virginia, USA (Age 66 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] > 6. Esther Houston Montgomery,   b. 27 Feb 1755, Augusta County, Virginia, USA d. 3 Jul 1807, Washington, Tennessee, USA (Age 52 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] > 7. Dorcas Montgomery,   b. 1758, Augusta County, Virginia, USA d. 29 Dec 1834, Washington County, Virginia, USA (Age 76 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] > 8. Robert Montgomery,   b. 22 Feb 1758, Augusta County, Virginia, USA d. 3 Oct 1813, Washington County, Virginia, USA (Age 55 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] > 9. Ann Houston Montgomery,   b. 15 Aug 1760, Augusta County, Virginia, USA d. 13 Mar 1829, Sevier, Tennessee, USA (Age 68 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] > 10. Jane Jean Montgomery,   b. 11 Sep 1761, Augusta County, Virginia, USA d. 11 Feb 1843, Gosport, Owen, Indiana, USA (Age 81 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F3127	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Relocated - 1730 - Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA Marriage - 2 Jul 1738 - New Providence, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA Relocated - From PA - 1747 - Augusta County, Virginia, USA Residence - Borden Tract; Beverley Patent SW, 247 1/2 acres, 1747, adjoining 150 acres acquired in 1754 - 1754 - Augusta County, Virginia, USA Death - 1790 - Augusta County, Virginia, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Folios		John and Esther Houston Montgomery, 1719-1973 Chapter 01 Pages 021-023 Houston Ancestry Anderson, Beulah Henry, Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, USA, Brazos Printing Company, 1974
  		The Montgomerys and their Descendants D B Montgomery Book - Pages 322-333 Montgomery-Houston Family of Pennsylvania, Virginia and Other States Montgomery, David B, A Genealogical History of the Montgomerys and their Descendants (Owensville, Indiana, USA, J P Cox, 1903), BooksAndPeriodicals https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/20593/?count=50&f-F00032DB=322 . Electronic Book .PDF 436 pages A_genealogical_history_of_the_Montgomery.pdf Also DBMontbgomery Index.doc Book found on Ancestry.com https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/20593/?ftm=1.

  
  

• Sources

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