Source: ROYAL FAMILY HISTORICAL SOCIETY

HOUSTON, Edward, Private, NC Militia
Soldier is listed on Pierce’s Register and lived in Duplin in 1790 with four males over 16. William Houston sold to (son) Edward Houston 360 acres in Duplin in 1784 for $1.
Soldier was born in 1755 to Dr. William Houston and Anna Jones and died December 13, 1834. He married Mary Miller 1755-1818. Issue:
1-Henry Houston born 1795 in Duplin, moved to Dooly after 1830, and died 1841 in Dooly Co. GA.  He married Eleanor Stokes. His son Edward Joshua b1818 in Duplin Co. NC married in Dooly Co. GA Lucy Ann Royal and 2nd Eliza Jane Royal, daughters of Raiford Royal born 1800 in Sampson Co. NC.
2-Griffith Houston, 3-Rebecca Houston, 4-Winnifred Houston, 5-James Houston, and 6-Samuel Houston. Henry’s widow Eleanor 1795- was living with son George Houston 1850 in Dooly.

HOUSTON, Henry, Lieutenant, Duplin Militia
Henry was born in NC in 1746, a son of Dr. William and Ann Jones Houston. Soldier received pay vouchers # 3731 for 2/8/0 pounds and # 3823 for 1/10/0 pounds.

In N.C. Army Accounts, Vol. VI, Bk. 23, pg. 43, voucher # 22 for 10/18/6 pounds principal with interest of 2/12/10 pounds.   

British Major Craig marched up to the Grove (Duplin County) and encamped 6 Aug 1781 at Col. Routledge's house for 3 days, collected cattle, destroyed crops, burned Capt. Gillespie's and Lt. Henry Houston's houses and destroyed what they could not carry off.    Soldier's obituary in the Onslow Register stated: "Lieut. Henry Houston, age 89, died 29 July 1836. Married Sarah Elizabeth Miller, daughter of George Miller. Henry was a Methodist and RW pensioner."

Edward Joshua Houston  
b.   April 6, 1818
   d.  January 2, 1888
PVT CO K 51 REGT GA VOL INF
Confederate States Army
Husband of:
[1] Lucy Royal Houston
[2] Eliza J. Royal Houston
Eliza J. (Royal) Houston
b. January 1, 1840
d.  December 15, 1907
Wife of Edward J. Houston