1. | Robert A. McChristian was born on 15 Feb 1819 in Bedford County, Tennessee (son of Joseph McCuistion and Mary Jane Willis); died on 11 Jan 1892 in Blandville, Ballard County, Kentucky; was buried in Blandville, Ballard County, Kentucky. Notes: Birth: Robert married Francis before 1848. Francis was born about 1825 in Tennessee; and died; was buried in Antioch Church. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] Children:
Robert married Sarah Elizabeth Martin in 1855 in Blandville, Ballard County, Kentucky. Sarah was born on 20 Mar 1839 in Ballard County, Kentucky; died on 31 Dec 1917 in Blandville, Ballard County, Kentucky; was buried on 1 Jan 1918 in Blandville, Ballard County, Kentucky. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] Children:
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2. | Joseph McCuistion was born in 1800 in Davidson County, Tennessee (son of Robert Newton McCuistion and Charity Dunn); died after 1860. Notes: George K. McCuistion speculates birth to be in Kentucky or Texas. (Hand written note in Leona McQuiston's book. Joseph married Mary Jane Willis about 1818. Mary was born in 1800; died before 1860. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
3. | Mary Jane Willis was born in 1800; died before 1860. Notes: Died: Notes: Married:
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4. | Robert Newton McCuistion was born on 2 May 1770 in Guilford County, North Carolina (son of Thomas McCuistion and Ann Moody); died on 31 Aug 1851 in Franklin, Robertson County, Texas. Notes: Robert's mother, Ann Moody McCuistion, gave him the little keg of gold coins because, she said, "he has Texas in his blood and he needs an inheritance that he can take to Texas with him." The gold was a family legacy handed down from the McCuistion ancestors and brought to America by Ann Moody McCuistion. Through Ann's lifetime she never used any of the gold and when she died, in 1819, the keg of coins was passed to her son, Robert. After San Jacinto, the Texas Republic was without funds and its only resource was land. The Texas dollar was worthless. Sam Houston knew his only hope to bolster the economy was to exchange public land for gold. To accomplish his purpose, the hero of San Jacinto invited seventeen men to exchange their gold for seemingly worthless land. Robert McCuistion was one of the seventeen men. By their contributions the value of the Texas dollar rose to almost par value on the world market and the Republic was saved. ..."the ten thousand acres of land accepted in exchange for the McCuistion gold remained worthless but Robert never regretted his gift to Texas." Robert married Charity Dunn on 1 Jul 1799 in Davidson County, Tennessee. Charity was born between 1775 and 1780; died in 1804. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
5. | Charity Dunn was born between 1775 and 1780; died in 1804. Notes: Died:
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8. | Thomas McCuistion was born on 17 Dec 1731 in Londonderry, County Londonderry, Ireland (son of James McCuistion and Sarah Jenut Behol); died on 9 Dec 1783 in Guilford County, North Carolina. Notes: The two story hewn log home of Thomas and Ann was briefly occupied by British General Cornwallis during the Revolutionary War. Thomas married Ann Moody on 15 Sep 1756 in Rowan County, North Carolina. Ann (daughter of Thomas Moody, Sr. and Jean McCuistion) was born on 17 May 1732 in Derry County, Ireland; died on 30 Sep 1819 in Shelbyville, Bedford County, Tennessee; was buried in Shelbyville, Bedford County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
9. | Ann Moody was born on 17 May 1732 in Derry County, Ireland (daughter of Thomas Moody, Sr. and Jean McCuistion); died on 30 Sep 1819 in Shelbyville, Bedford County, Tennessee; was buried in Shelbyville, Bedford County, Tennessee. Notes: Hearing that the British were approaching, Andrew Jackson, being older than Ann and Thomas McCuistion's children, helped his Aunt carry a little keg of gold coins down to the creek where they let it sink far out of sight among some fallen trees. It was while they had taken refuge in the smokehouse that a British officer ordered Andrew, then 13, to polish his boots. Andrew refused, and the officer struck him across the cheek with his sword, leaving a lasting scar. Andrew wrote home that 'Dear old great-aunt Ann bandaged it. Notes: Married:
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