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1783-1791 Culpeper County, Virginia Will Book C; [Dorothy Ford Wulfeck];
Inventory and Appraisal of Estate of William Houston, decd Made 14 March, 1783 by William Pierce, James Gaincs, John Long, Jr.
Separate Inventory for things in Culpeper Co and those in Spotsylvania Co .
Spotsylvania Co made by John Herndon, John Chew, Henry Head, John Wiglesworth . 19 March, 1783 .
=== from this record, it appears the widow of William Houston was Judith Catlett. however, no Judith is mentioned as a daughter in Lawrence Catlett's will. This leads me to believe she married 2nd to Maj, Frederick Zimmerman in 1785 and was the d/o Andrew Bourne
The Virginia Genealogist Volume 28, 1984 [John Frederick Dorman] Page 48
1775-1803 British Mercantile Claims
Claim of Geo: McCall & Company [Page 91-92]:
William Houston, Spotsylvania. He inherited a handsome fortune from his father before the war which, as it
was acquired without any exertions of his own, was soon spent by dissipation and idleness. During the war he became quite insolvent. In one of his scenes of intoxication, for which he was very remarkable, he enlisted as a soldier in the American army and after serving some time in that character, he died. It was generally asserted and believed that reflections on his past conduct caused him to commit suicide, his death being very sudden. He left a widow but no child. From his death until some time since the peace his widow lived with her connections (chiefly with Major Reuben Zimmerman of Culpeper who married her sister) and drew all her subsistence from their liberality and a consideration which she received from a relinquishment of her right of dower in some lots in Fredericksburg sold by her husband during the coverture to which she had not previously relinquished that right in the manner prescribed by law.
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1762-1772 Spotsylvania County, Virginia Will Book D; [William Armstrong Crozier];
HOUSTON, William, Fredericksburg, d. Dec 21, 1770, Executors Bond dated Apr 9, 1771.
Wit. George Mitchell, O. Towles, John Brock.
Ex. Charles Yates and my sons Hugh and William.
Leg. my sister, Sarah Stacey of the city of Philadelphia £250 Va. Currency.
My two natural sons Hugh Wright, alias Houston, and William Wright, alias Houston, which said Hugh and William were born of the body of my deceased wife Elizabeth before intermarriage with her, and out of lawful wedlock, all the rest of my estate, both real and personal. (pg 475)
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1772-1798 Spotsylvania County, Virginia Will Book E, Guardian Bonds; [William Armstrong Crozier];
£5000 Hugh Houston, guard. to Wm. Houston, orph. of Wm. Houston, with Jacob Whitler and B. Johnston, sec. June 20, 1772.
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1774-1782 Spotsylvania County, Virginia Deed Book J; [William Armstrong Crozier];
April 20, 1775. John Wiglesworth and Philadelphia, his wife, of Spts. Co. to Wm. Houston of sd. Co. £100 curr. 540 a. in St. Geo. Par., Spts. Co. Jno. Brock, Reuben Straughan, Ro. Dudley. May 18, 1775.
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1774-1782 Spotsylvania County, Virginia Deed Book J; [William Armstrong Crozier];
April 20, 1775. Wm. Houston and Judith, his wife, of Fredksbg. to John Wiglesworth of Spts. Co. £100 curr. Lot 41 in town of Fredksbg., "whereon my father, Wm. Houston, Decd., formerly lived," etc. Jno. Brock, Reubin Straughan, Jno. Richards. May 18, 1775.
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1774-1782 Spotsylvania County, Virginia Deed Book J; [William Armstrong Crozier];
May 18, 1775. Wm. Houston and Judith, his wife, of Fredksbg. to Isaac Heslop and David Blair of Fredksbg., Mcrchts., etc. £192 curr. Lot 273 in town of Fredksbg. Jno. Wiglesworth, Benjamin Burbridge, Lodowick Oneal. May 18, 1775.
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1774-1782 Spotsylvania County, Virginia Deed Book J; [William Armstrong Crozier];
Oct. 20, 1775. Wm. Houston and Judith, his wife, and Fanny Houston of Fredksbg., widow and relict of Hugh Houston, Decd., to Oliver Towles, atto. at law, of the Co. afsd. £550 curr. Lots 255 and 265 in town of Fredksbg., etc. Whereas, Wm. Houston of afsd. town, Decd., being seized of two lots in the town of Fredksbg. (besides other valuable estate), etc., made his last will and testament, by which he devised all his estate to his two sons, Wm. Houston (party hereto) and Hugh Houston, except a legacy of £250 bequeathed to his sister, Sarah Stacey of Phila., and soon afterwards the sd. testator died, and the sd. Wm. and Hugh, by virtue of the devise, entered into possession thereof, and before a division of the estate was made the sd. Hugh died intestate, whereby the sd. became entitled to the sd. Hugh's undivided moiety, by survivorship; the sd. Wm. Houston, for the advancement of the sd. Fanny and her child, Sallye, agreed not to take more than a just share, giving to the sd. Fannie the remainder of her decd. husband's moiety, after his just debts paid, etc., etc., the sd. Wm, having agreed to sell certain lots to the sd. Towles, the sd. Fanny joining in this conveyance thereby releasing any right she may have thereto, etc. Witnesses, Jno. Chew, Will. Hamilton, Neil MeCoull„, Jno. Holloday, Wm. Daingerfield. No date of Record.
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1774-1782 Spotsylvania County, Virginia Deed Book J; [William Armstrong Crozier];
July 18, 1776. Wm. Houston of Spts. Co. to John Carter, Gent. £41 curr. Mortgage. 4 slaves. Witnesses, Jos. Brock, Jno. Brock. March 21, 1777.
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1774-1782 Spotsylvania County, Virginia Deed Book J; [William Armstrong Crozier];
April 7, 1777. Wm. Houston of Spts. Co. to Elisha Dickenson of same Co. £200 curr. A negro blacksmith (slave), his tools, etc. Saml. Hildrup, James Williams, Rob. Sharpe. May 15, 1777.
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1774-1782 Spotsylvania County, Virginia Deed Book J; [William Armstrong Crozier];
Decr. 27, 1777. Wm. Houston of Spts. Co. and Judith, his wife, to Jno. Chew of same Co. £23 10s. curr. 231/2 a. in St. Geo. Par., Spts. Co. Jno. Wiglesworth, Thos. Blanton, Thos. Megee, jr.; Jno. McCalley, Jno. Chew, jr. June 18, 1778.
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1774-1782 Spotsylvania County, Virginia Deed Book J; [William Armstrong Crozier];
Oct. 23, 1778. Wm. Houston of Spts. Co., in consideration of making a provision for his wife Judith, deeds in trust, certain goods and chattels, to John Chew, etc. Witnesses, Jos. Brock, Thomas Colson, Jas. Wallace. Nov. 18, 1778.
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1774-1782 Spotsylvania County, Virginia Deed Book J; [William Armstrong Crozier];
Octr. 23, 1779. Wm. Houston and Judith, his wife, of Spts. Co. to Samuel Todd of same county. £2000 cnrr. 388 a. in St. Geo. Par., Spts. Co. Jos. Brock, Thomas Colson, John Chew, Jas. Wallace. Novr. 18, 1779.
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Early Colonial Settlers of Southern Maryland and Virginia's Northern Neck Counties
Abt 1753 - 1783 (~ 30 years)