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Robert Newton McCuistion

Robert Newton McCuistion[1, 2]

Male 1770 - 1851  (81 years)

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  • Name Robert Newton McCuistion 
    Born 2 May 1770  Guilford County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 5, 6] 
    • One source lists the date of birth 12 May whereas the other lists 2 May.
    Gender Male 
    Died 31 Aug 1851  Franklin, Robertson County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Person ID I165  Family
    Last Modified 28 Jun 2023 

    Father Thomas McCuistion,   b. 17 Dec 1731, Londonderry, County Londonderry, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Dec 1783, Guilford County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 51 years) 
    Mother Ann Moody,   b. 17 May 1732, Derry County, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Sep 1819, Shelbyville, Bedford County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years) 
    Married 15 Sep 1756  Rowan County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 7] 
    • Ann Moody and Thomas McCuistion were fifth cousins.
    Family ID F60  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Charity Dunn,   b. Between 1775 and 1780,   d. 1804  (Age ~ 29 years) 
    Married 1 Jul 1799  Davidson County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [8, 9] 
    Robert McCuistion and Charity Dunn Marriage Record 1799    		 Robert McCuistion and Charity Dunn Marriage Record 1799
    Children 
     1. Joseph McCuistion,   b. 1800, Davidson County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 1860  (Age > 61 years)
     2. Ann McCuistion,   b. 1802, Davidson County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Thomas McCuistion,   b. 1804, Davidson County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 23 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F71  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Elizabeth McQuerter,   b. 1775, Western District, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1839, Franklin, Robertson County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years) 
    Married 1807  Davidson County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 8] 
    • Carleen lists the year of marriage as 1806.
    Children 
     1. Charity McCuistion,   b. 1808, Bedford County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Sarah McCuistion,   b. 1810, Bedford County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Elizabeth McCuistion,   b. 22 Jun 1812, Bedford County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Aug 1834, Bedford County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 22 years)
     4. Lavinia Jane McCuistion,   b. 1813, Bedford County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Between 1846 and 1853  (Age 33 years)
     5. Rachel McCuistion,   b. 1813, Bedford County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     6. James McCuistion,   b. 1815, Coffee County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1864, Robertson County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 49 years)
     7. Milly McCuistion,   b. 22 Jun 1817, Coffee County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Jan 1903, Orange County, California Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years)
     8. Ann Marjorie (Margaret) McCuistion,   b. 22 Jun 1817, Coffee County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1879, Robertson County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 61 years)
     9. Cynthia McCuistion,   b. 1819, Coffee County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1830  (Age 11 years)
     10. Leathea McCuistion,   b. 1821, Coffee County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     11. Noah McCuistion,   b. 7 Oct 1822, Cumberland County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Jan 1903, Westminster, Orange County, California Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years)
     12. Nancy Agnes McCuistion,   b. 1824, Coffee County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Aug 1871, Chase County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 47 years)
     13. Naomi McCuistion,   b. 1826, Coffee County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Sep 1869, Wheelock, Robertson County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 43 years)
     14. Joshua McCuistion,   b. 2 May 1830, (Shelbyville) Coffee County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Mar 1906, Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years)
    Last Modified 23 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F142  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 2 May 1770 - Guilford County, North Carolina Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 1 Jul 1799 - Davidson County, Tennessee Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 1807 - Davidson County, Tennessee Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 31 Aug 1851 - Franklin, Robertson County, Texas Link to Google Earth
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  • 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."
      All of Robert's children were born in Davidson and Bedford Counties, Tennessee.
      Robert went to Robertson County, Texas in 1835 and established himself at a strong spring of good water, later known as the McCuistion Headwaters. This is near the present village of Easterly.

  • Sources 
    1. [S17] History of Robertson County, Texas, Pg 86.

    2. [S70] Daggett, Carleen.

    3. [S216] Founders and Patriots of the Republic of Texas.

    4. [S603] Memorandum, art# 298-320.

    5. [S672] McCuistion, Noah, pg 88.

    6. [S1668] McCuistion, A. A., 20-340., pg 628-629.
      Lists date of birth as 12 May 1770.

    7. [S357] Texas Women of Distinction.

    8. [S672] McCuistion, Noah, pg 56.

    9. [S3099] Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002 - Marriage, Robert McCueston marriage record; 1 July 1799; 232.