Mary Huston

Notes:

Buried in Silver Spring Presbyterian Church Cemetery near Mechanicsburg.

The will of John McTeer, dated 10 September 1789, probated 9 June 1790, bequeathed to his wife Mary, one-third of the personal estate; to son James, the bed "he now has in Carlisle", bedding and 10 pounds; the remaining two-thirds of the personal estate to be divided equally between the seven youngest children: Samuel Huston, John, Andrew, Alice, Isabel, Mary and Ann. Executors: wife Mary McTeer, Samuel Huston McTeer and John McTeer. Witnesses: William McMeen, Robert McMeen, John Creigh.

The 1790 census of Allen Township, Cumberland Co., lists Mary McTeer as head of a household with four males over sixteen years and four females. On 4 February 1793 when a militia list was made for all male residents of Cumberland County between 18 and 45 years, three from this family were included, James, Samuel H. and John; Andrew was not quite old enough to be listed.

On 1 April 1795 Mary McTeer, Samuel Huston McTeer and John McTeer of Allen Township, "Gentlewoman and yeomen" conveyed to Michael Hurst of Refoo (Rapho) Township Lancaster County, Pennsylvania., for 1700 pounds "in gold or silver coin", two "contiguous" tracts totaling 137 acres 130 perches in Allen Township:
one piece of 100 acres granted by "patent" to James McTeer on 11 November 1760 and conveyed by Deed Poll of 8 December 1770 from James to his son John, bounded by lands of the late said James now of William McTeer and by land of Anthony McCue; the second piece of 37 acres 130 perches granted "patent" to John McTeer on 12 December 1770, bounded by James McTeer, Alexander Armstrong. John McTeer is now dead and by his will has empowered the present grantors, his Executors, to sell the property. Witnesses Henry Quigley, William Bryson, John Thompson. Acknowledged same date. Recorded 5 August 1795.

The will of Mary Mateer of Allen Township, written 11 January 1808, probated 6 April 1814, bequeathed to son James, the price of a suit of clothes; to daughter Isabella, furniture, wearing apparel, dresser, beds, kitchen furniture and cow; to daughter Mary Patterson, bedding; the principal assets of the estate were described as "several bonds or obligations conditioned and payable to me for my dower out of the real estate of my husband John Mateer deceased"; on these bonds her sons owed as follows: Samuel Huston, now deceased, 55 pounds 11 shillings 1 penny; John, now deceased, 122 pounds 4 shillings 6 pennies; Andrew, 222 pounds 1 shilling 2 pennies; these moneys were to be used to pay debts, funeral expenses, gravestone. Executor: son Andrew Mateer. Witnesses: Benjamin Anderson, William Mateer Jr.
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Reference:
"McTeer - Mateer Families of Cumberland County Pennsylvania", Frances Davis McTeer, 1975, p 31.
"History of the Huston Families and their Descendants", E. Rankin Huston, 1912, p 202, 227.

Mary — John McTeer. John (son of James McTeer and Margaret Anderson) was born 30 Apr 1736, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania; died 10 Apr 1790, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania; was buried Silver Spring Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet]

1. James McTeer was born Abt 1761; died Bef 3 Nov 1817.
2. Samuel Huston Mateer was born Abt 1760, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania; died 1803, York County, Pennsylvania.
3. John Mateer was born Abt 1765, , Cumberland, Pennsylvania; died 1795/1808.
4. Alice Mateer was born Abt 1767, , Cumberland, Pennsylvania.
5. Isabella Mateer was born Abt 1771, , Cumberland, Pennsylvania; died 30 Jan 1829, Lisburn, Pennsylvania.
6. Andrew Mateer was born 26 Mar 1773, , Cumberland, Pennsylvania; died 4 Aug 1837, , Cumberland, Pennsylvania; was buried , Cumberland, Pennsylvania.
7. Mary Mateer was born 7 Oct 1775, , Cumberland, Pennsylvania; died 15 Aug 1866.
8. Ann McTeer was born Abt 1777, Of, Cumberland, Pennsylvania.

Notes:

Samuel Huston is believed to be born in Ireland. He is thought to be brother
of John Huston who arrived in Cumberland Valley Pennsylvania about 1735 and
removed to Virginia on "Burdens Tract", in Rockbridge County in 1745.
Christopher Huston is also believed to be his brother. Christopher Huston
settled in the same neighborhood as Samuel. Samuel Huston's sister Janet
married John Clendenin and also lived in Samuel's neighborhood.

When Cumberland County, Pennsylvania was formed in 1750 there was among the
taxables within its territory a Samuel Huston, as appears by the records in the
Commissioner's Office at Carlisle. He was located in the part of East Pensboro
township that is now Silver Spring.

The records of the Internal Affairs Office show that on 9 November 1752 Samuel
Huston obtained a warrant for a tract of land in East Pennsboro township,
Cumberland County, the survey for which was returned on 7 March 1753. The
warrant for Samuel Huston's tract called for 200 acres but the survey made it
240 acres. The draft on record shows that it was bounded on the south by lands
of John Sample; on the east by John Carson and Richard Peters; on the north by
Robert Carothers, and on the west by John McClellan.

Samuel Huston was a member of the Silver Spring Presbyterian Church, now made
famous in history as the first church west of the Susquehanna river. His name
appears upon the church records in 1764 along with that of 42 other members of
this church and Carlisle who signed a call for the Rev. John Steel to become
pastor of this church.

Samuel Huston was "a private in Captain Henry McKinley's company, 12th
Pennsylvania regiment, commanded by Colonel William Cook, Revolutionary War."
He appears on a receipt roll which shows that he entered the service 11
November 1776, that he was in the service one month and four days and received
2 pounds 16 shillings and 8 pence as the full amount of his pay and 2 pounds
and 8 shillings as subsistence.

On 16 September 1784 Samuel Huston of East Pennsboro Township, Cumberland
County, Pennsylvania, made his will, which was probated on 12 October 1784.
Samuel Huston gave all his lands or real estate to his two younger sons, John
and Jonathan, to be held by them and their heirs in common, with the proviso
that they pay to his son William the sum of twenty-eight pounds, and to his son
Samuel fifty pounds in certain stipulated payments. To his wife he gave
one-third of his personal property, together with a reasonable maintenance out
of his real estate, and named his sons John and Jonathan as the executors of
his will.

The witnesses to the will were Jonathan Hoge, Walter and John Buchanan.
Jonathan Hoge being a Justice of Peace at the time, it is probable that he
wrote the will.

Samuel Houston was buried in Pine Hill Graveyard located in the northwestern
corner of the old Samuel Huston farm, near the edge of a precipitous hill.
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Reference:
"McTeer - Mateer Families of Cumberland County Pennsylvania", Frances Davis
McTeer, 1975, p 31.
"History of the Huston Families and their Descendants", E. Rankin Huston, 1912,
p 4, 25, 28, 29, 30, 32, 33, 34, 35, 38, 82, 202.
Janis Arlene (Meadath) Krulock family group sheets, 7 July 1994, p 4.

Samuel — Isabella Sharon. Isabella (daughter of James Sharon) was buried , Cumberland, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Buried in Pine Hill Graveyard.
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Reference:
"McTeer - Mateer Families of Cumberland County Pennsylvania", Frances Davis McTeer, 1975, p 31.
"History of the Huston Families and their Descendants", E. Rankin Huston, 1912, p 34, 202.
Janis Arlene (Meadath) Krulock family group sheets, 7 July 1994, p 4.