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Esther Houston

Female 1724 - 1790  (66 years)

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  • Name Esther Houston  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14] 
    Birth 1724  Londonderry, Northern Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  [12] 
    Gender Female 
    Relocated 1730  Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Relocated 1747  Augusta County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    From PA 
    FamilySearch ID 97TQ-V51 
    Residence 1754  Augusta County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [15] 
    Borden Tract; Beverley Patent SW, 247 1/2 acres, 1747, adjoining 150 acres acquired in 1754 
    Death 1790  Augusta County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I6482  Clan Montgomery Society | John Montgomery and Esther Houston
    Last Modified 2 Jul 2026 

    Father John Houston, Sr,   b. 1690, Antrim, Northern Ireland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 May 1755, New Providence, Augusta, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 65 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Margaret Mary Cunningham,   b. 1690, Antrim, Northern Ireland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1754, Timber Ridge, Augusta, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 64 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 1717  Antrim, Northern Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  [15] 
    Family ID F3009  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family John Montgomery, Sr,   b. 1719, Londonderry, Northern Ireland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1795, Augusta County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years) 
    Marriage 2 Jul 1738  New Providence, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 10, 16] 
    • by Rev Johann C Stoever, Jr; Earl Town
    Children 
    +1. Captain James Houston Montgomery,   b. 1740, Earl, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1809, Blount County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    >2. Isabella Montgomery,   b. 1740, Earl, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1805, Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 66 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    +3. Margaret Nancy Mollie Montgomery,   b. 1742, Earl, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Jan 1778, Washington County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 36 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    +4. Alexander Montgomery,   b. 1750, Augusta County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Jul 1830, Limestone County, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    +5. Reverend John Montgomery, Jr,   b. 5 Dec 1752, Augusta County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Feb 1819, Deerfield, Augusta, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 66 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    +6. Esther Houston Montgomery,   b. 27 Feb 1755, Augusta County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Jul 1807, Washington County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 52 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    +7. Dorcas Montgomery,   b. 1758, Augusta County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Dec 1834, Washington County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    +8. Robert Montgomery,   b. 22 Feb 1758, Augusta County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Oct 1813, Washington County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 55 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    +9. Ann Houston Montgomery,   b. 15 Aug 1760, Augusta County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Mar 1829, Sevier County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 68 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    >10. Jane Jean Montgomery,   b. 11 Sep 1761, Augusta County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Feb 1843, Gosport, Owen, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F2074  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 2 Jul 2026 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 1724 - Londonderry, Northern Ireland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsRelocated - 1730 - Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsRelocated - From PA - 1747 - Augusta County, Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Borden Tract; Beverley Patent SW, 247 1/2 acres, 1747, adjoining 150 acres acquired in 1754 - 1754 - Augusta County, Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 1790 - Augusta County, Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 
    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Folios
    John and Esther Houston Montgomery, 1719-1973 Chapter 01 Pages 021-023 Houston Ancestry    		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

  • Notes 
    • Birthdate deduced from HOUSTON FAMILY compiled by Rev. Samuel Rutherford Houston D.D., published Cincinnati, 1882. Which gives immigration of John and Margaret Cunningham Houston family to America in 1735 at which time Esther was eleven years old.
      Birth record comfirmed at Templemore, Londonderry in 1724 by Earl W. Stalling, 90 South 300 East 6th, St. George, UT 84770.
      Submision by Jane Montgomery Peterson, CMSI # 1253, P. O. Box 584. Howe. In 46746, gives birth date as 1718, Antrim, IRE. Emigration date as 9 May 1729 on ship "George & Ann".

  • Sources 
    1. [S5564] Reference Material on John/Esther Montgomery, http://www.werelate.org/wiki/Person:John_Montgomery_%2865%29.

    2. [S2879] Montgomery, Russ, RussMontgomery_FamilyLineReport, (Name: Date: Oct 8 2009;;), RussMontgomery-JohnMEstherHoustonLine.pdf.

    3. [S5516] Hoffman, Susan Vaughan Montgomery, http://johnmontgomeryancestry.com/_HoustonInfo, (Name: Location: Madison, Alabama; Date: 2009;;), Website posted by Susan Vaughan Montgomery Hoffman and other familycollaborators, including Russ Montgomery, about the history of John Montgomery and Margaret Alexander Montgomery as it relates to John Montgomery and Esther Houston of Virginia.
      Appendix section covering John Houston information

    4. [S5524] Anderson, Beulah Henry, John and Esther Montgomery, 1719-1973, (Name: Brazos Printing Company; Location: Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, USA; Date: 1974;), Chapter 01 Pages 21-23 Houston Ancestry.

    5. [S4504] Griesbach Boyz Ancestors, Descendants of George William Weir, (Name: Location: http://www.swgdezign.com/wirtgriesbach/images/Weir.pdf;;), http://www.swgdezign.com/wirtgriesbach/images/Weir.pdf.

    6. [S4183] Armstrong, Zella, Notable Southern Families, (Name: Lookout Publishing Company; Location: Chattagnooga, Tennessee, USA; Date: 1922;), Volume V Available on Genealogical.com Disk GPC 7191 The Crockett Family and Connecting Lines also outlined: http://www.palmspringsbum.org/genealogy/showsource.php?sourceID=S484&tree=Legends Also available on ancestry.com.
      Chapter IV The Montgomery Line

    7. [S4505] Parham, Will E, Will E Parham Papers RE: Montgomerys, (Name: Location: McClung Library, Knoxville, Tennessee;;), Montgomery notes prepared by Will E Parham, kept on file at theMcClung Library in Knoxville, TN.

    8. [S4871] Egle, William Henry, Egle's Notes and Queries of Pennsylvania, 1700s-1800s, (Name: Date: 1896-1900;;), Annual Volume 1899, Notes and Queries - IX, Page 38.

    9. [S5565] Montgomery, Erick Dale, Email from Erick Dale Montgomery, (Location: Augusta, Georgia, USA; Date: 20 May 2015;).

    10. [S5566] Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania, Lutheran Baptisms and Marriages, 1730-1799, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2000;).
      Record for John Mountgomery
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=4640&h=1734&indiv=try

    11. [S4183] Armstrong, Zella, Notable Southern Families, (Name: Lookout Publishing Company; Location: Chattagnooga, Tennessee, USA; Date: 1922;), Volume II, Pages 179-198 Houston.
      Available on Genealogical.com Disk GPC 7191
      Montgomery Section Volume II Pages 241-252
      Also available on ancestry.com
      also outlined:
      http://www.palmspringsbum.org/genealogy/showsource.php?sourceID=S484&tree=Legends
      Notable_Southern_Families.pdf


    12. [S5199] Montgomery, David B, A Genealogical History of the Montgomerys and their Descendants, (Name: J P Cox; Location: Owensville, Indiana, USA; Date: 1903;), Pages 322-333 Montgomery-Houston Family of Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Other States 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
      https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/20593/?count=50&f-F00032DB=322

    13. [S5567] Houston, Rev Samuel Rutherford, Brief Biographical Accounts of Many Members of the Houston Family, (Name: Elm Street Printing Company; Location: Cincinnatti, Ohio, USA; Date: 1882;), Chapter I Pages 007-008 https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/11874/?f-F00032DB=7.
      Brief Biographical Accounts of Many Members of the Houston Family
      Book found at Ancestry.com
      https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/11874/
      https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/11874/?f-F00032DB=7

    14. [S5567] Houston, Rev Samuel Rutherford, Brief Biographical Accounts of Many Members of the Houston Family, (Name: Elm Street Printing Company; Location: Cincinnatti, Ohio, USA; Date: 1882;), Chapter III John Houston Pages 014-021 https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/11874/?f-F00032DB=14.
      Brief Biographical Accounts of Many Members of the Houston Family
      Book found at Ancestry.com
      https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/11874/
      https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/11874/?f-F00032DB=14

    15. [S4248] Settlers of Virginia, http://www.werelate.org/wiki/Early_Settlers_of_Augusta_County%2C_Virginia_-_Surnames_K-O.

    16. [S5571] Egle, WIlliam Henry, Egle's Notes and Queries of Pennsylvania, 1700s-1800s_Stoever, (Name: Date: 1896;;), Marriages performed by Johann Stoever.


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