Elizabeth Blair (Paxton) Houston (1757 - 1831)

Born 1757 in Rockbridge, Virginia

Ancestors

Wife of Samuel Davidson Houston — married 12 Feb 1781 in Rockbridge, Virginia, USA

Descendants

Died 8 Sep 1831 at about age 74 in Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States

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Biography

Elizabeth Paxton was born ca. 1760 of John Paxton and Mary (Blair) Paxton, and died 1831 in Bakers Creek, TN. She married Major Samuel Houston, 12 February 1781, son of John Houston and Margaret Cunningham. Their children were Samuel (who became General Sam Houston of Texas fame, etc.), William, James, John, Mary, Robert, Paxton, James, Isabella, Eliza, and possibly one more." (Source: Descendants of John Paxton & Elizabeth Alexander)

Memorial stone has "Died in her 74th year." (This would make her death in 1756 or 1757, but above has "ca. 1760.") "Member of Bakers Creek [Presbyterian] Church." "Mother of the famous Sam Houston." A memorial was erected in her honor at the cemetery in 1942 by the Mary Blount Chapter of the D.A.R., Maryville, Tenn.

Sources

• Houston Genealogy, Sam Houston State University. -- updated 3 March 2023; originally accessed July 23, 2013.
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18646558/elizabeth-blair-houston: accessed 03 March 2023), memorial page for Elizabeth Blair Paxton Houston (1757–8 Sep 1831), Find a Grave Memorial ID 18646558, citing Bakers Creek Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee, USA; Maintained by Rebecca Emmett (contributor 46624603).

Acknowledgments

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