Samuel Houston (abt. 1700 - bef. 1742)

Born about 1700 in East Nottingham Township, Chester, Pennsylvania [uncertain]

Ancestors

Husband of Esther (Cunningham) Houston — married [date unknown] in Chester County, Pennsylvania [uncertain]

Died before 1742 before about age 42 in East Nottingham Township, Chester, Pennsylvania [uncertain]

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Biography

Samuel was born about 1700.

He died in 1739. His Will was proved in 1741: “ B:82 Remarks: Samuel Houston of E. Nottingham. Farmer. September 19, 1739. May 27, 1741. B. 82. To wife Esther all real and personal estate during life, she paying £3 yearly to my mother Martha Houston during life and at her decease. Personal estate to Robert, Christopher and James Houston, Anne Walker, Margaret Linn, Jennet Linn and Martha Linn to be equally divided. The plantation called Philips Bottom and Philips hill with the improvements be returned to Christopher and James Houston free of charges they paying to Robt. Houston and others above named £10 each. Executrix: wife Esther, and Hugh Linn and Saml. Thompson, overseers. Witnesses: John Thompson, Mathew Thompson, Robt. Loughrig. There is nothing to show the relationship of above legatees to the testator. Actt filed by Henry and Esther Glesford. September 1, 1742. ”^[1]

Research Notes

• Possible record: * Ancestry.com. Pennsylvania, U.S., Land Warrants and Applications, 1733-1952 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.

The following is the will of Samuel Houston which was probated in 1742:

In the name of God amen, the nineteenth Day of September, in the year of our lord god 1739, I Samuel Houston of Penselviney in the County of Chester farmer, being very sick and weak in body, but of perfect mind and memory, thanks be given unto god therefore, calling to mind the mortality of my body, and knowing that all men once to Die, Do make and ordain this my last will and testament that is to say, principally, and first of all, I give and recommend my soul into the hands of god that gave it, and for my body, I recommend it to the Earth, to be buried in A Christian like, and decent manner at the discretion of my Executrix nothing doubting but at the general Resurrection I shall receive the same again by the mighty power of god and as touching such worldly estate where with it hath pleased god to bless me in this life I give, bequeath and dispose of the same in the following manner and form.

Ignatius, I give and bequeath to Ester my Dearly beloved wife, whom I likewise constitute, make and ordain my only and sole Executrix of my last will and testament, all and singular my estate real and personal during her natural life provided that she payes yearly to Martha Houston my mother three pounds penselviney money in lieu of or room (see below note) of the yearly maintenance my father will me to give her during her natural life in like maner that she clears all the debts I owe and puts all the personal estate to despodissment Excepting one Sixt of Inverse her sedeal and whit and her close and after the charges hereby accruing are all cleared, that she and the appraisers gives a true account of all the personal estate to the oversears after mentioned and that the one half of the then personal estate be returned at her decease to Robert Houston, Cristefer Houston, James Houston, Ane Walker, Margrat Linn, Gnat Linn, Martha Linn Equally to be divided amoungst them and if Cristefer or James Houston deyes befor this becomes due that the one that survives may have the other shear and if Robert Houston deyes that his oldest son have his shear and likewise that the plantation called Philips bottom and do [ditto] hill with both the rights thereunto belonging together with all the improvements thereon or in anywaye thereunto belonging be returned to Christefer Houston and James Houston free of all charges or encumbrances and that the said Christefer and James Houston are hereby obliged after their coming to full possession of the said land in the space of three years after shall pay to Robert Houston, Ane Walker, Margrat Linn, Gnat Linn, Martha Linn each of thos persons named hear teen pounds or their eaires and I hereby appoint over sears Hugh Linn' and Samuel Thomsen to see that the half of the personal to be returned at the decease of my Executrix be not vested and if they see cause to take seal for its being secuered and in like manner to prevent the plantation being abused for I will it not to be sowed with winter grain above one in three year each of the three fridge formerly in wheat and there be no more cleared excepting half of acre each year and that there be no eimber timber sold nor given of the plantation excepting poplar and I do hereby utterly disallow, revoke and disannul all and every other former testament, will and legacy bequests and Executors by me in any will before this time named, willed and bequeathed , ratifying and confirming this and no other to be my last will and testament in witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal, the day and year above written.

Note: The use of the word "room" is the archaic use of the word which meant place or stead.

On 1 September 1742, Henry and Esther Glasford provided an account for the estate of Samuel. Henry may have been related to the wife of Samuel's brother James, assuming the James who married Mary "Crasford" was Samuel's brother. Esther Glasford appears to have been Samuel's wife who married Henry Glasford after the death of Samuel.

Samuel states he was a farmer and his wife's name was "Ester", and his mother's name Martha, his father Christopher having preceded him in death. Samuel did not have any children and those listed were his siblings, nephews and in-laws. The Christefer (Christopher) and James Houston are not Robert's children as they had not been born. This infers Samuel may have had a brother who preceded him in death.

It is to be noted Samuel never states Robert, Christopher, James, Ann, Jeanette, Martha and Margaret were his children. To state they were is only an assumption and one needs to compare Samuel's will with Christopher's will. The comparison indicates Robert, Ann, Jeanette, Martha and Margaret were Samuel's siblings, and Christopher and James his nephews.

Sources

1. ↑ Lineages, Inc., comp.. Chester County, Pennsylvania Wills, 1713-1825 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000. Chester County Wills. Located at the Chester County Archives and Records Service, B:82.

• Ancestry.com. Pennsylvania, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1683-1993 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015, Estate Papers, 1713-1810; Author: Chester County (Pennsylvania). Register of Wills; Probate Place: Chester, Pennsylvania.
• Pennsylvania, Wills and Probate Records, 1683-1993, for Samuel Houston

• Chester County, Pennsylvania Wills, 1713-1825, states will was dated 19 September 1739 and proven on 27 May 1741, for Samuel Houston

• LW&T of Christopher Huston, dated 6 December 1726, Mill Creek Hundred, New Castle County, DE - from Delaware, Wills and Probate Records, 1676-1971